42o Chap. 5. .4Camnneratarie von thereforenot tobedone. /Inf. They are not limply finnes,but oncly by accident.For as Godcommands them they aregood: and as godly men doe them, they are good in part. Now the, reafon holds onely thus : That which is finnc , fo farce forth as it.is a (inne , or if it be fitnplic a finne, is not to .be done. Nowl S thenvpon this doétrine it followes , that there is no iuflificati !or by worlces, nor na fulfillingof the,law, for the time ofthis life. Thirdly,hence it follows,that thegrace ofGod for the time ofthis life, is mixedwith his contrarie , the corruptionof the to ¡fief]) , This mixture the godly feele in thrmfclucs to the great a eft fe of their hearts. When they wouldbelecue, their rnindra are oppreffed with vnbeleefe. They fee more ignorance in themfelues, then light of knowledge. There arc a number a mongfl vs, that fay , they know as much as all the worldcan 15 teach them , that they doe perfeffly belecue in Chrif?,and euer did, that they loue God with all their hearts, and didneuer fo much as doubt ofthemerdeofGod. But thefe men are voide of the grace ofGod : they are like emptie barrells that make a great found : they neuer knewwhat is meant by the combate to ofthe fielli, and fpirit. Fourthly,we are here to be admoni(hed,in all duties ofreli. gion to vie induflrie, andpaines,by willing , flriuing, and in- deuouring to the vttermofl, to, doe that which we ought to doe . We muff vfe aslfs,feck4g, b,ocking, Match. 7. 7. we aS mull' with Paul vfe rent/ili'n in oìfr nrviers. to god. Rom. 15. 3o. They that would haue knowlcd,e.in the broke of.God, mull doe more then Beare a Sermon : they mull (trice againil their ignorance, and blindnes , and laborioufly exerci(e their fenfes in the d.fcerningofgood and cull). They that wouldbe- 13Q leeuc, muff firiue against their naturali vnbeleefe, and indea. uour to belceue, Tiled (faith Salomon, Prou. z8.) it the MO that feareth himf. if or :mires hitnlfe to fearr. Paul faith of hitufelfe, that hi labored and tvake/mines to keepeaSood.confci ewe.Act.z4.rG, 35 Laflly,by reafon oft'is combate, we are put inmind& tovfe fobrictie, and watchfulneffe otter our ovene corruptions, with muchand inftant praier, leafl we fall into temptation. Match. 26.41. We fhouldpractife thefemore thenwe doe : for bcfide. the enemies without, wehaue an ensmie within , that recitesI our
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