371 .A[ommentarie "Ppon Chap.6. Chn(l,aod reconciliation with God.Second- A ther but fuperticiall,from the teeth outward: ly,io the end: Vaine glorie tendethto the adit comforrsa man in the midde{l of affiitliuancing ofour felues, in an opinion of out ono: whereas aman may hauc rhe other, proper iullice,and defer!. This true glorying andyetmthe mlddetlofmirth his heart will aimech a: the glorie ofGodalone. beforrowfull: this is permanent and during, Obie£1. Paul rcprooues tbo(e that conGthe~rher rranfitorieand fading. It islike the der cheirownegiftsonely, neucr comparing 10y mharueO. Pfal.4verf. 7. and which they thcmfelueswithothers. z.Cor.1o.u. Th<; haue that deuidcafpoyle. Efa.9.3· therefore vnd~rflat~dnot that theymetiJ{IIrt them(dues with SAlomonfaith it is Acontinr1•IJjefl/i. Prou. 1 s. themfob~u, andcompartthem(t!fteJ with them· IS. and Ptttrcalles ir ioJ vnfieak;A6!e,andglo- (c!tm. Thercfotc it feernes that a man, by rm-u,t.Per,I.8. comparioghJmfclfewirh otheu, may haue II I. This fl1ewes,tharrhere ismuch falfc whereofto reioyce. Anfw. He reproones [he ioy in the world, confitling wholly in hofalfe Apo!lles in that place for glorying in nours, profits, ple.afures: none of which the gifts which they had , and the number of haue their ground in a mans felfe: and thereProfely1es which they had wonne, neuor B fore beeing out of a mans felfe, they are not comparing themfelues with himfdfe, or any true& durable,bur falfe and vanifl1ingipyes. other Apo(IJe,whJch was thecaufe they were Nowthofcwhich hauc no comfort but our fo puffed vpwith pride. For tocompareour ofthemfclues,are offoure forts. Firtl,fuch as felues with rhofe that are eminently abouc reioyce and p,lorie in the opinion that the vs, is anotabiemeanes to abatepride: as I world bath o thcm,and nor in the tetlimony haucalready fl1ewed. Whereas the meafu. oftheir owne confcience. Secondly,fuch as ring ofoor fclues by ourfelues,with our infercioyce not in th~ir reconciliation witb'God, riours, is the oncly way to encrea(e it. And butin their blamelclfeconuerfation, in that this is it which the Apo(Ue reproouesin this they haue notbeene open offenders, or men place. offcandalous life.Luk.r8.rr. Thirdly,fuch Further, we may rcioyce,org1oric in the as reioyce in thevercucs of rhcir anceflours, tcftimonic of a good confcience, if we ob· asthelewes bragged they werethe feede of fcrue rhefc rut... Ahraham.loh.8.3 J.which vaineglorying of J,ln our bdl dcflres,endcauours,aaions, other mensvertues,lohnBaptJ!l reprooueth, we mull labour to feclc our owne defetls: c when he[aith,ThtnkenottofaJWith)OIJr{tlurs, tharwcdoenotrhegood weefhould, norin u·t haueAbrahamfor•urf•thcr, &c. Matth. that mannerwe ought. 3· 9· ·fourthly, fuch as reioyce and thinke Il.Wc mutl labour robaue cuen our betl themfelues in agood cafe,bccaufe they fee O• workcs,(our almca,praicrsJ&c.)couered with thersworfe then themfelucs: rhisis right the the righteoufnes ofChrill,:for Jt is the(weete PhariCiesloy,OGod I thank!thu,lamr.ot thUJ, odour ofhJS facrifice , that doth perfume al! andthm,orllkfthis Puhli&an.Luk,t 8.11. This our ae\ions, that they may be acceptable to is itwhich theApoflle diret!ly aimcth at in God, beingojfmd with thcpraurs ofthe S•ivts this place: when men rhinke thcmfelues iufi, vpon rbegolden;~/r4r~ Rcucl. 8.3. becaufe others are more wretched then theI,I I. We rnulf ackn01vledgc all rhegood felues:and pure, becaufcotheruremoredething•wehaue, thewillandthewotke, the filed. Whcteas other mens hainous finnes purpofc and the power, to proceede from llnll not iuOifievs and our lelferfinneo, faue God alone.Phil.z. 13.Iam.r. 17. only as·Ierufalem iuOified her fiOers, SoI V. W cmull reioyce inthem,norascaudome,andSamaria. Ezek. 11>. ;r. ButfGa fes,but as fruits ofiuOification: (o that ifthe man may be iuOified,and yet condemned. quefiion bewhether we be iu(iified bythem, D 5. Fot• '""!onefo•Hharehis ownt lmrdm. or not! we mull renounce them, trel:ld them HerePaullaics downea fccond rcafonof vnd<r our fcete, and account them as douog, hisalfettion,in the formerverfe, why euery a. Pauldid.Phil.3.8. man ought to prooue his owne worke,rarher Hence we learne fundry things. then to be curimlS in fearching inrotheliues, J. That if we would haue alight hcarr,and andskanningtheatlionsof ot!Jermen, bepalfe our time merrily with comfort and caufe euer; man Pu~O heAre hit owne 611rden> content,we mulllookeroapproueour heartS whichisallonewirh that Gal.r.ro. To6care to God in all ouratlions. a mtUJJ o11nt ittdgemtnt:and that Rom. 14. I%. I I. It confutes the opinion of the multiTogiucana&&DIInt to Godfcrhimfclfe.Itisa.prorude, who iudge rhofe thatmake confcience uerbi>ll fpe<ch, the meamng whereof rs exof!innc, and leadc amore firiCllife then the prelfed by the like.Ier.3t.3o. Euerymanthat Af~.24. common fort, endcauouring with PAul to taltth thejor>trgrape,histuthfo•lbtftr.n tdgc. 16 • haucalwaies aclearecO(cience toward God, And bytharwhiah is common amongOvs, and toward men, ofall others to lead a mo!l buryvcffe/1(haH[l•ndvponit"""' 6ott•me:that mdancholike,Cadde,and vncomfonaGle life. is euery man{hall beare the pumfhm<nr of For the truth is,rhis is theoncly rrue ioy, all hi; ownc finue. for as theIndian is nor therother ioy is but counterfeit in coruparifon:ir fore white, becaufe the Morian is more js rad!c::all, proceedmg from the heart: the obl:tcke, or as theC1nd bJindc is not there(ore ' lharpe '•
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