Pfll,IOf· •!. Hom. 8.:.8, 162. ~~ rV1 Commentar.ie -vpon Chap. 1. T hefccond JS,p~lcewlth thegodly :_who are A things to be fought for,are the fauour ofGocff all made ofonr bellnAndmmd,ICat. J I· 9:. The mChrafi,ancl the peace (J( a goodconfcience. rhiro " , peace witlt ou• foluc. 'Q"d 1har is a ConGderthecxample ofDauid, Pfal.'!.Vclf. ~ conformny ofthe wlll,atfeCllons;and indina• 7. and Pfal.73· vcrf. •<t,>5.and ofPaul,who uons_of mans nature to [he rone'.Ved mm~c. accounted all thmgs dung for grace & peace The founh is,peace in refpeCl ofour<nem1es. In ChnCI. And the peace ofgood confcienc« For the decree of God is,· Tguch not mitJean· is as aguard to keepe our heart and mind:,: in nointc~,anddoem1 Prophetsnoharme. Againe, Chnlt, Piul.4·7· The faulc of mofi men is, A/1th~»~stt~rne to thegood of them thnt loue qod, They fpcnd rhetr dayes and th~ir firength m The fiftiS, peace with the bea(ls ofthe field, feeklllg fiches, honours, pleafurcs: and rhey God makes a couenant wuh them for hJS thinke not on grace and peace.Afrerthe rnapeoplc.Ofe.z.t8.The crcawres dofire &wait ncr of beaUs, rheyvfcthe blefiings of God, tor the deliuerancc ofGods childrco.Rom,8 bur they looke oo1ar 1hecailfe; namely, the They that 1rufl in God fl•all walkevpon rhe grace ot God. Our dutiC is,aboue al thingsro Lycn and the Bafiliske, Pfal.91. lcckc for grace and peace. The reafon: 1rue The 1hird parr ofpeace is, profperitieand B happmetlc, which all men dcfire,conlillsin good fuccclfe: whatfocuerthc nghreous man peace, and 1s founded m grace; th~y arefa id dorh,it p10fpers. And all th4ngs profpered in robe happie and blelfed !hat mourne, and I 1he houfe ot Potipbcr, 11 hcn.Iolf~h was his fuffer pcrf.curion for iuflicefakc, Mar.s. bel!cwa..J,becaufe he feared God, Gen. 39·I.>; caufe 111 the inldde(l oftheirforrowesand miTo procecdc, Pwlfcrs downe rliCcaufes ferJes, they hauerhe fauour ofGod, and rhe ofgrace andpcace~ar1d tl1~y are twO; God rhe peace ofgood confcicncc, Farher,and ldusChn!l. And here ir muCl be Th~ruly,mthatgrace and peace areioyned, rcmc:mb!"eJ,that lh~ FaJhcr & Chnll,as they welearn)thatpea(..Cwirf:outgrace is nopeace. arc one Go?, tl.cy arc butonec~ufc: and yet 7htr~iJnopeaceto the rtit.:~ed,jaithmJ God, Ifai. mregard ofche manner of work1ng ;they arc ,57· . Ja!t. T beywh1ch make a coucnant\.\U.th rwo dillmtl cau{e<,Fotlhe Father giues grace ndl and dtath,arcfoondl deflroy<d. Ifai. >8, fiom none but himfelfc, by tbc Soune ; and I8.Utughrcr(CaithSaloruon)tsmAdnes: nameChrHl procuresgrace and peace,andheglUes Jy, whenit·u fcucrcd from gr~ccand peace, it vntomcn from the· Father. Furthermore WhenmmfaJ pcace.peace,thencomes deflruClirm, Chull is dcfcribcd by IllS prop<rry,O•r Lord, 1.Thelf5. The profpcrilieofthe men ofthis and by hise!feels in 1hc nextvcrfe. world,ends mperdi!lon,read< Pfal.7J. Thovfe, Whereas PaulbeginshiSproyer C PaullaJthnor limply rhatGrace&peacc with gracc)we I.carnethat grace JFJQod 1s the comes from God, but from God the Father, n,u c•ufe and beg1nningotall good thi"gsm and from Iefus Cl1nU: that he may tc:achvs vs.£kffimJis ojqr,tu.Rom. I I,verf.s. 'f'Oc11tion rightly to acknowledge& wor01ip God. For rof~/narioniJ of Grace, z.T1m.1.9. Faith is of Godistob-e ackoowJcdged and worfl1ipped Gr.cr. Ph!I.u 9.Jujllpca1i•• ufmiy by (lrAct. 1<1 •he Farher,inGhrifl,and in the holy Spirit. Rom.J.'4· um;isbyGract, l.loh-4-9· E"''T lrwas the fault ofrhe Pagans, and it is the good tncliaatiouis9(fjrace,Phll. I I 3.£Mryg-ood faulroffundric Chrillians ,-toworfhipanab- >mk! is cfqract. Ezech.J 6.>7. Ephe.>. Io. foluteGod, without the Fa1her, and without L:Jtclleriaf/ing isofGMce.Rom,6 13.Toauoid Chrill. This fault mufl be amended, for it anycuiUisrheleaCI good, and.eucry good is ,rurnes God roan idol. of.God. Irmay befaid,rbat.williR man is the Againe ~hen Paul faith, that grace pro.- caufe and bcgmning• of fomc goi>d things. cecde< from rbe Fa1herl and fecondly from Aufwcr: In thccreatii1g or imprintingol1hc lcfus Chrifl: hee fets downetb.eOrdcrwhicb fir(t.gracein 1hehcart, will is no coufearall, God obferue1h in 1he COIDI>l.unication .of but.afubieCI ro receiue the gracegiucn. Af~er D guce ami peace.The Father is the fount.Une rhe firtl grace i• giuen, will IS an Agen~in1he 1 of grace, and giues it from none ~ut fron> rccciulllg cfthe fccond grace, and 10 the do- !Jim[clfe. Chrifl againcis.(>ISJitwere) acon· ing ofany good workc. Yet this mull bereduir, or pipe, to conuaie'gra~e from the Famembrcd,rhat ~·hen wsll1s an agent, it is no rh·cr to vs. Of his fH/neffe lPO: receiHe .(rt~ce for rnorcbut an in[Jrurr.enr ofgracc,andgracem gr4ce,Ioh.z.:/nhimrf'e4r~complue, Col.z.. EGod is pr.opcrly the firCl, m1ddl<,&la!l caufe Iedion,lullificotiOn,Saluation,andal is done ofgrace in vs,audofeuerygood aCl.H":ce it m,;nd by ChriCl,>.Tim.1.9. Thevfe, I, Let fo!lowes, tbarchere bcnmany merJtunous them rhat traucllvnderrhe burdr.oo(abad u.orkstbatferue roprcparementorhcJriulhcanfctencc,and a bad hfc-,coroc.to Chrifi by ficar.to'n: and chat the Co-operation of mans rurnjng from their linncs, and by beleeuiog wa-!IA.vith.gracdn thc atlcofconucrtion,wher.. in him,and they 01aiJ obtainegrac~, a1~d finde by •'M r<conucrtcd of God, , . buta fie!ion 1·cflto 1heirfoules. 11. ln<Jur m•fwes, our uf.dn~~bramcnfman. La!lly, this doctrine he;lrtSmay noc be troubled ouer-much, but is.rhcfuondarion•ot humllltic: for it tcacherh wemull alwaics moder:~oteour fo.rrowes. For vs w:afCnbcall to grace, :tnd nothmg to cur If we bclceue in Cbrdl, wee f.haJJ.al~aies hape fclues; gr.ace &peace: Rcadcloh.l4,Z7. I II. vVe Secondlywcle11rnc, that thc chicfc good mufl moderate vur cares for this hfc. For tf. ...
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