396 The Spirituals Tillogee ki Cor :,9. neither ear, bathheard, neither came imam"; beast, arewhich Godhat4ripared fop. 1Lukcz,z9. them thatlone brink, As at thepoint ofdeath, theirfoules are fooled' from their 7l.uke re.a bodies, and caned byAngels into Abrahams bofme m, where they rift from their ePhil.;.: laborers":So in the their bodies beraifed out ofthe duft, and mad, like to pr Their.; 57 Chrfrglorieuc bodya, and recoupled to theirfoules, and then they (hall meets. the qzCor.4.17. Lbrdin the ayre,andfa6eesterwith the LardP, where they Qiall receive ameffexcel_ t ole aire leatandaneternallmaightofeerytThisisthefoerewardherefpokenofì 'y ourhedbyg Now touching the certainty of this reward , theScripture reafoneth two satamon. waies:firf1,by aprouerbiallfpcech, Whatfoeaeramanfneetbthat heefbal1reape e, eCi 1.e.r. holineflcinthe feed, happineffein the harue(l: When the courte hath been gracious,the end muff needs bee glorious; Secondly,by the truth ofGodspro- mife,and that is this; Knowyeewharfoeuergoodtbingany man loth, thefamefhalll: fEph era. recent ofthe Lord(: Theduties of righteournefleare ordained (as the way) te tEph.5.to, wakein t, This connecannot bebrokenaGod wi liner alter the thing that is gone 4P14g9. $4. ait efhfe hp.. This mull bee noted to flop themouthes ofPapifls, who vpon this and the likeplaces feeketoground their do&rineof merits,Againll whom we mull know. t. That the(cope of the Scripturehere is to fhew,who (hall be rewarded; not the caule why the reward is glues; the way to thekingdome, Bernard. de nottheexile ofraigninga. a. That the certaintyofthe reward,depends vpon inter''. a free promife , not vpon the worth of the thing done. God hathmade him- temi. (elfe a debter,notby owing,but bypromifinga, Yea,but (faith the Papift) here pw.3L. isa rewardfpokenof;andarewardprefuppolethmerit. Ianfwere, thereisa y Rorn,4,4, double reward; u, Arewardof fäuour, 2.A rewardofdebtr. This isa reward offauour,giuenas a freerecompence,not as a thing deferued. Toputit out of ZCol. ;.a4. queftion,it is called a rewardofinheritance*, and where is lelfe defectthen in the 4. Whae cafe of inheritance? And thusI haue ended the three firfl points. Now Icome Brine may dot tothe fourth : Thereare three pointsof Do&rinto be celleeted hence : firfi,The garheted. Lab:nrofAeligien rSecondly,theTriaIlofR:ligion: thirdly,theRewardifReligion. In thefiat we (hall fee Paints, in the fecond,P arien,, in the third,Pleafure : Of theft inorder. Tbei, Dell, ThefirfdDoetrineis, That the proffijeofgodlineffe iramatter whichregnireth great indnflry. I prooue it thus : It isa lowing. Whole life is fuller of labour then the husbandmans? It may be truly faidofhim,that hedoth Riifeearly; and aPfaL, 57.0. lie dowselate,and eatetbe breadofferrowa:He runneth in a ring,his labouris nouer bz Pet t.r. at an end. Let vs a little confiderthe labour ofReligion,Saint Petertalleth for dtd be 13.s4 alldiligenceb, our Sauiour forflriningg and forwatebinga s Thekingdom;ofbeams 4. fiefferethviolence e. l bectediame mybd.!, faith the Apollle,!followhardtoward the f i Corr9xy, markpg, !opened my monthandpanted, faith Dauidh. Marke thefe places well, and gcPhil,;.:;, you (hail fee that a manhath fomething to doe, that will be a good Chriffian, 54. I appeale toyour feluesihowmany doftrines doeyou heate, the hearingwhet. h .o ;.13x ar. . ofmakethyou togoawayforrowftl,like the richman in the Gofpell ;,andtofay, ;Mar. ro ktohne,5o, asfomeofChriffs hearers did; This isabardfaying:whe can heareiok?The Scrip- lDeur.xo.,6, tore 1peakethofeircumcifngtheheartt, ofcircnmcifing theflefhm,of(bekmgertbefin n,Gal. 5.4. thathanged,fofaflon°.Arc theft thingsofflight performance? How harda mat-, ,Hobs:,,. teris it toreforme anenillcourfewhichaman long continued in? It is like the labourof turningan old,forfaken,barren weedy,vneuenparcell ofground into tillage: fomewhat adoethere is to bring it into falhion, it will be foone out of orderagaine,ifit benot welllooked vnto.He isno rightChrittian,who rhinkes he may haue any (pare icifure time from thepraelife ofChriflianity: Whileme* 9Mara;.:f, ffepr,cametheenemy,andfewedtarrre.Al ittleintermillionofourholycare ,gtueth thediuell a great deale of aduantage. TheYfe, This ferueth todilcountenancethe common conceit of men, who thinkd it, ofall other matters oneof themod care, tobee aChriflian. Men fuppofe they be religious,though they neuer entertained one ferions thought touching Religion.
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