`T'he life anddeath of Vorca , Gentiles., endhce commanded it to bepretfedby Preachers vponall pròfcf- b AEts tó. to, fours h. Thiswas he futer for to God, on theirbet, alfe with whom lore labou- rlt.3i8. zed c. Your conucrts and profeffours of the new Teffament of fpeciall not, `CoL,,9,tó their good worker are fpecified; as Mathew t hisgenerallwürkc is mentioned, lor.followedChrig : his particulars, asofbonnty, (hemade :Cps afrail ;) and tt Math:9.4. of charity, hec incited his fellow rob/leaks tobe quells, that theyalfo might e lo- be faued. Zacheua, BeholdLard,rhehalfeofmy goods É ere. Therewere his rLuc.xys. worker. The three thoufand brought to bee Difciples by Peters Miniffetie, s AEts t, They centinuedin the Apefiles DoEtrine, andfellowfhip s, &e. Theft weretheir 4f. Workcs. Cornelius, his prayers and aimes camevp entaremembrance with Gadh, nAftsro4 Suchwerehis workes. Thebcleeucrs at Ephefses came and confeffed,anrl fbew- ed tb=ir works! i Paul commended the Romans.for theirholinef , the Coria - ' Ab ,Éá8 thiars for their zcalet theThoglonians for their dilgenttere ' ",ec. $eholdattCorq ,r cloud of witnrifir: Whaefoeser things are honeff, andofgoodrepcrt, &c. thofe , t thella. ;, doe ". If theft-rltngs were memorable in others , furcly they areimitable in &e. vs. Why good marker ought to bee coupled with our good profeffiou, "Ph,l.4.8. therebe (asfaith the Apoflle)certainenee flryvfa",asnamely; Firfl, the a:irnr3.14, glorie ofClod P. It is anhonour to God,when his feruauts by profellion arc as r Mash.;.r6. zealous of good workes,as (,od-leffepeople are inwickedneffe.Secondly,the Won t P. comter(icn Of others S.ft ispollsble that they which refpe¬ the word,may a r Pets, is without theWordbescanneby the pureconuerfation ofbeleeuers c. Thirdly, the t t Pet.3, flopping of the osouches of gainefoyers 1 The credit of the Gofp ell nelf1 be 'thus s, i. deanonto vs, and woe tohim which maketh that weetby nameby which beeis reamed, tobe bla hemedc. Fourth] the declaratimr ofthe truthof our Faith.: 'lamett.q It is no lining fbut a titularEarth, which dothntit workeb} lonec. Fiftly,affu- 5 tomes 1.18 raneeof ourowore eleflion to our foulest. Good workes arethe :ray, which ÿV;«;rf Godhash ordainedvsto walk!in =. Thus you fee the truthof this affertïont A=EpheG;.,. trueD:fcip /emull notbelike the Tree whichChrift curfed, which load 'canes,. but nofruhe a; but like the 7 ree planted by the Risers (de, that will bringforth : Maczr; ,9 herfranc indue /eafonb,nay,which bringethforthberfraite in thiage t hereof,and n Pfahné t.;, is thenfat andßourifhing e, This is an excellent Do &ring, and ànecefíary; and ifIwere is eloquent and The v e. Mighty in the Scripture, as Apolloo d; asfallof the holy Ghesf, as Barnobaac; as a Aftslß, zq aboundinginfaithandpower,as Stenosl;pt had thebefe giftinperfwading,that 'Aft, n,tg Godbath,giuen vino any, I might well employ it in the furthering andpro- lts 6,8 muting c.f this onepoint t that wee would make confcience tobefreitfall in goodworkcs s. It is an ezhörtationwhich many among(} vsdoe muchneed. For áCofof. as o albeit the profcfïion of the Gofpell in thisKingdomehathnot bcene vnfruit- full, fo that for publike euídences ófcharity, andmonumentsofzeale tb piety and learning, weneede not feare to conteft with the grcatefl oppofites toour Religion' :betides theblamelcffe and hone(} cdnuerfationof many private .See so this Chrìflìans, whofe linesno doubt, doe adorne theDotirine of our Sauiosrh end, willee Whichthcyprofeffe : Yet put cafewc herefor our parts, who as the Iestes of in hi= syuop- olde,glarred in God i,fo doealfo boaft inourprofeftion,and in the(tile & name fir, Pa6.960, ofChriflienity;put cafewe(I fay)be dealtwith in particularmaywenut sell, I itus Iy be challengedfor ourfcárcity ofgoodworkes What better deedshauema--t Ram.r ty nyofvs, then the cryinglinnet ofSedente h, thevsfruitful!workesofdarkeneffeP, 5Gentß.to contempt of Gods furredword andwor(l:ippe,- blafphrming ofhis glories" r Ephcf. ;.st andfeareftellname 4, prophanationof his holy day, whoredome,pride,inalice, o Dcust.1 drunkenneffe, oppre(fiou, facrledge, and fuch like ? Whom would it not gteeuc that path in him theaffedlióus of a Chritlian, that nothing fhould bee in fogenerall a di+:grace as this one thing , to bee zealo u ofgoodworkes! and that the working one of our falaatienwith feare and trembling t , which is t, lshíl.t.xa. éuenthcverypith and iweete marrow of allgood workes, fhouldbee amass- LI4
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