772 ~'Treatift cf[allings. I I nju!lice be vfcd in any mans calling,fo many A corpentions. Men of the famCrrades, h.auc barres and ftops rhere bee to keepe him from their \!Vardcns and MatlCra oftheir Compathe kingdomc ofGod. Lailly, let vs markc nies, yea decrees and ordinances, to which what.S. P••liaith ofhimfelfe,thar{:Cor.,.u.) they binde and conforme themfelues.Now if In allthings he bAdACIIYI to pleafe Gld,inCtJ!Jjifie. men be content to bindc thcmfelues ro their re~titJnofth~ terrour ofrhe"-ordo& that 'is as ifhe owne ordinances, fhall tlu:y not much more had faid; I know in the Jail day I mull come yecld rhcmfelncs to the comrnandemenrs of eo the barr(' of Gods judgmem,and there bee God~and walkc in their callings accordin~ to tried ofall the things I doe,and therefore doe th(l!l? Againe,whcn men rhus 1iue by f.1~rh, r endc:auour eo kecpe agood confcicncc: in all hau!ng regard to Gods conm1andcm'cnrs, ir the workes of my calling. And in the very cauferh them to doe their a'(tions in obedifame mann~r fhould cuery one ofvs tlirre vp ence. And when they n,all by the fame faith our fdues to the pra!tife of jutlic.:e, and to the rellvpon thepromifeofGod, it will make auoiding ofb:1d dealing in our callings: for at them call: their workes on the Lord, and free the Iall day, the bad praaifes ofeuery man toem from carking & diflrullfull cares, which thall be nude manifell, and we n,.u be judged pull rhe hcarr in peeces. And by this mcanes according ro that we haue wrought when we B ai(O, they (]1al1 cafe their rnindes, when rhcy I liucd in the Acth. Thus much for the tWo lye vnderthe crolfcs,rhat are incident \'hto e .. t vices to be auoidcd in eucry mans calling. oery calfing fincc the fall of.Adam:for in thi, The virtues which the word of God requipromifc we thall behold the bJelling & good- . 1 teth oi vs in the prall:ife ofour callings, arc nelfe of God in the middeil of our troubles. many,but two efpccially:F•ith, and Lo••· By As the wood that M•fit call imo the bitter ! f:~irh,l rneanc not oncly f:tuing fairh,but anowatcrs,rnadethcm fwectc : {o the promifc of eher parcicul:trfaich arifing ofir,wher~bywce God viewed by the eye offairh, fwcetneth muft be pc:r(wadcd,that ourparticular calling the troubles and crolfes ofCllllings. and the workes thereof, are plcafing vnro The fccond vertuc is louc, Faith which is a~ God: and that hee will giuea blelling vnro lone in juftificarion,gocth not alone in life& them for C)uillo fake. And wharfoeuer is not conuerfati6n, bur Joue & faith are both joy- ' ofthisfairh-,is fin. When N••b is faid to build ned together,forfaith worketh by loue.l\nd Hc:bu. an atke byfaith,we mullnot only vnderll:and yet theyarc not one and rhefamc vcr'rue, bur 7. julllfying fai'oh, burwithall,another pmicu• difFer in their altions:as chc man that {Cruech. larfaith Aowinglrom it:whereby he was peraMafon vpon the Jadder,hachvfe of both his fwaded, char the building ofthe Arkc was a c hands,with one he llaierh h.imfelfe, with the worke :acccpcablc vnro God, and that hee other he reacheth vp hisburden:fo hath euefhould Sndc: a blcffing therein. And wichonc ·IY man in his calling rhc vfe oftwo Jpiriruall eh is parciclllar fairh, no man Can pleafCGod hands,the hand offaith, & the hand of lou" in any callip.g. No~v there is l relation bethe hand offaith,kcepech him in compatfe,& C\Veene faith·, and the word: where f:lirh is, llaieth the minde vpon the word of God: & I theremutt be .3. word ofGod; snd where: the rhe had oflouereacheth out it felfc tG others " word is not,th<'te can be 110 faith. And rhere~ 111 duties of.loue towards God and man :and fore that rhc a6hons of our calhngs may bee thus faith and Joue differ. Now the praCiife of ' Oi!>nc jn faith, welnufl hauc: a~word whercon loue {lands in two things. Filit,wcrnuftrefer to'build ourtaith. And this word is twofold: a all the workes cf QUt calliags,to the honour, Tbu word of comniandcment, ~oci a word of pro~ praife,and·glory ofGod:and here is the prin· '~. mik. The Comm:mdcmcht is that word of cipall thing wherein lone confil!s.And there· God, wher:eby rheatlions ofeuery manscal· fore Pa•l faith notably ofhimfelfe, Thd•Meof 1,Cot•·f• lm~,are citl~cr exprdfely commanded, or ac Chriflconf/rllituth lfl'e,lignifying thercby,rhar '4· 1. lcaft approoue.d• .The promife, is a particular whereas Chrill had lo loued him,aHo /bed his word, either dir<ctly propounded, or by jull blood for him, tharv<ry loucdid conllrainc confcqucot ro bee gathered our of the Scrip· D him ro refer al that he could do,to rhc hanor turc l whereby God hath promifcd to bJcfle and praile of Chtill:. Now Jooke what P••l ' the labours and workes of our callings. Ancl hl"re faith,the famemutl eucry parricubrma forknowledge ofborh thefe, mufl cuery one in his calling lay of himfelfe: that rhe ]oue of 1~bour in lus place. The Maidhlte muft hauc Chrill in flJCdding his blood for him, coni!- a commandemenr-from God in l11s word that rainerh l1itn ro doe a11 chings for the honour muit aurhociz.e~birh to draw the{word: and a & praife ofhis name.The fccond duty oflouc promifc ofblcfiing and prace{lion,whcn vpis, eo apply the workes & durirs, and labours on good caufc heodrawes the fwor8 indeede. ofour callmgs, to the good of the Church & TheJikctnuJlthe Miniller haucfor h11 calCommon.weahh, :md rhe place whereof Wt ling,aod the man ofrr.1dc for his. And he that are members. Thus 'PA'H/iauh eo rhe G2Iariw harh n.o.c borh acomrnandemcnt & prom1fe, ans. God. 5.1 ;. D•ftruire ~~~~ tllfnethcr . y loNr. cannot pollibly docthe workes ofhis calling And this is done when we lrnploy our hbour I ' in faith. , ;·' for rhe good of our bre[hren:and thusbrir~, Nowifany Olall thinkcrhisllrange & hard, ly we 1ee how ]ouc: isput in praClifc. • . 1 I.et ~hem confider what h done in rownes ani::l / lf we thall C)iaminc our felu~s by rf1dt tW( - p~ ,.
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