5O Chap.6. 44Commetstarie vpaa !call fnnc,fecingwe may taf ly deludemen, and dcctiue our (eltaes,btst Godwe cannot deseíut. I V. It ought to be a bridle tovs to curbs and Ikepe in our eorruptions,confideringhis ties pierce the darknefli,the snort fecret and hidden places, yea, cute the fecrct clofcts and cabi. 5 netsofour hearts. Thus muchofthe reafon: Tproceed to theconfirmation or proofeofhisreafon,in thefe words, For whatfoesrerarm"; few- eth,that'ballhe a4,0 'rope. Where the Apoffle prooucs, that Godwill notbe mocked with vaine excufes,fecing he will ;en t der to cuery man,accordingto his workes , which is fignihed by this allegorical) fpeech offowin%and reaping ro often vied in Scripturc,as t.Cor.9.r r. 2 Cor.9.6.in which placcs,labour and coffin doinggood , and being bencfrciall,fpecially to the miniflers ofthe word,is compared tofeed;the workerstofcâf_ t fi men;the miniflers to whome this benefit is conferred, to thetil- ledgroryrdthe gaine that accrewes vnto them thereby, to the hzrrsef?,wherewithGod will reward them, and 'that according to theirworkes,in the general! day ofretribution. This meta- phor offorring, doeth elfewhere liignife all the moral) aelions 20, ofa mans 1ife,whether they be good or euill: Ofgoodatlions Salomon faith, He thatfor'eth righteost/.*re;e, bath afurerccorr_ pence,Prott. r i. t 8. Elf cuill ahions,hefaith , He thatforperh ini- ritie,fbaltreape .ifiiciion.Proa.22.8. But here Paul refirair es it,to tholegood workes ofhberalitie, which are perorrncdì in ;5 the tnaintenanceofthe rniuifleric.And he calletli that which is. bellowed vpon the .niniíhLrs of theword,fede,which peeing fownc,doerh recompcncc the cvi ,eh r°ie, fsxtie , an hundred, fold:that fo theymight not think their L6or loll,nor their coif bellowed invaine,feeingtheywere to.rcceicat,that;which they 30 Did forthwith aduantage. But here it may be laid, This. prouerbiallfentence it not al. waie true:for fometime menfoweraruh,&gather tor. Iti[e,Dolt. 28.;8.Agg. r.6.nay fornetimc rhPy 6we,and reapenot.Mich.6. ,Againe.experience i}.ewes, that that which is fowen,ray ;,7 degenerate into another l ind.A#/'.It is not receffarie that pro- uerbiall Îentences ;herald be true at all Mlles ,,and :n euery par ticular:ifthey be true for ti mcafspart, or in that for which they are brought,it is fufftcie n, asthat,.NMatth. r-3.17.4prophat Yrnot accepted' if; his. owtm corrsttrit is for the trrof$' part true9;! thou t.
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