lipon the Epiffleof J A MB s. Vuts.18. pounded and drawn into one; ,dldrfo-wing implying: the hope and experhtt0n ofrhe reWard; and their fowing the fruit ofrighteouf pefr the quality of their ertdeavors, which wtll appear by ahtlter Ex:– plication of th~ t~rrns. Th1 fntit ofrigbteoufnefi] •fis an exptdlidtJ dfewhere ufed; as 'Phi/.1. I r. Bti11g_ftlled With thefruitJ of righteoRfnefs, which are 6) Chri.ft tu theprai{e Andglory dfGod: So Rorh.6.u.Havittg ]OH'I' fruit to h'rJ!ine{J,&u. And again, Heb.t 2..1 I. AffliiJiotZJyield £tfnm,ov x,cJf7T'OV J'tx.a.~oa-Jv»~, the q,aieifruit of righteoufnefs. J.n fi1orr 1thefrHit ofrighteoufnefs, either that fruit which is ofrighte– oafnc{s, to wi~, e~erna1 Hfe, whidr is the reward that ~ud bath promifcd to Sanctification; or elfe 'efs. put for Holinefs and Sand:i– ficati'on it felf, which i~ calledfruit ioScripture ; and that in many regards. 1. InregardoftheRoot,Cfiri·fr,Ioh.I)I.S,ll5. 2.Becaufe they an~ tlle free, native and noble off-fpringof the Sptttt in us ;. whereas fnfls and fins are a fervile drudgery : chat's the reaJon why tlte ApQ'fileel):prdfethhirnfeifwith {uchdifference, Gal.~. I 9· '€~)'" gJx,@-, the 'Wo,:fe.! £>/thefl(fh·; but verf.u~ xd~7T@- '7/'VWf-Cc&?~~ tht: f¥uj'tl of th~ Spirit. 3· Beca-afe of the increafe and gwwtf.r; as bait& by degrees come to maturity and ripenefs: So Phi!. I. I r. Thus in the C.tmtcles we reax:l of buds and te·ndtrgrapes. 4· B:- . caufe of its excellent and ~appy reward ; ·ewiU oe frt1it,not an emP'- , eyanddry tr~e : SoRo'71'1. 6. 2.z.. 5• In regard of the debyof this r-~'warct ; ·cwiUb~f~"uir, tnoagh noiW feed'; tfl'el'efore'Ple fa1'th, fh·e jrait afrigkireoufnefi i-J[own-, which rs rhe next term. . Is fowJ4] le ht~ptyeth ek~er their cfate of holinefs, they have fowh ir' tOt! the furenefs'Gf di~ reward of grace, '6s not as water fpilt tlp€>n'theground', brt t asfeed·cafl: ibtb theg'rot:md; ydUd'co not lofe your Iabour,fuch endeavors will yiekhn incli'eafe ~ See 1[.,.;.32.17· Or billy, it implyeth their l'lo~tenjoyment of the reward for the prefenr; they do not r-eap, btrt frJ.~: How the harvefi cf ap~aceable rigbteoufrrefs is net fo fot:m had. 'Tis ufual in Scripture to ex– pre(s f.uch effects. and confcquenrs of things as do not prefemly fbl 1low hy fo.wiHgandploughing~ JT In p,eo<~ce,J The meaning-is, either:in apeaceableand·fweet way, 9ut that fe·emeth tobe'expreffed in die !"aft claufe, fbat mcr/ze'ptace; o.r·elfe_wit~,mueh fpiritual' tt~anquillityand comfort, much refi and peace mthetr Souls for the prefem·: So Heb. t z, I r. ~nvmof!l x,J,~"'f(Jo'V' , ~hq pMcMbt~ fruit of ri'ghteoufnefs- : Rigbteonfoefs or_ Ggg 3 Sancti;.
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