1 386 ____4_ (ommentarie )lpon · Chap.6. . p11m{hd (w~Cnfo/d,.The meaning is nor!rhar A with mfinite and eternall pumlhmcnt. An(.,. rhe murthcrcr of Cam Owuld bee pumfl1ed S1nne beemg confidered in rcfpea oftheall, feauen fold c. more rhen hcc was punltlJed for 3S lt IS a tr4njitNt 11llionJis finict.Bucin athree~ krllmg hiS brother Abd, (for it lhould not fold colidcratton,itis infinite. firfl,inrcfpcC\ haue bcene ((,great afinncfor a man to haue ofthe ob1eCl agamll whome it is committed: krlled h1m, asrt was for him to krll hi, broforbeeing rheolfeoce ofan infiniteMa~efly, thcr)but rhat he Otould be mofl fcuercly and 11 dorh deferue mfinite puniOunenr: for if he groeuouOy punrlhed. . rhatclippestheKingscoync or defaceth the JY. o~,c!lson. lnfams hauc no workes Kmgs armcs, orcoumcrfei~cch the broad whereby they may be rudgcd,f"ingrhey do fcal• of England, orrhe Princespriuy feale, neither goou noreurll,asrhe Scrrprure fpeaought to die as a rraytour, becaufe rh 15 d 1 fketh of /aco6and Efau, Romans 9· rt,theregrace tendeth to the perfon of the Prillcc: fore all !hall not bee iudgcd accorJing to muchmore ought hee rharviolatesthe Law 'wotkes. Aft[. ThefepbrafesofScriprure,AJ of God,die the firCl and fecond deatb,(eemg a manfowl'S, (ofollfl htrt>~tpe: t'IUrJont /hall rethe breach thereof doth notonly tend to the ceiueaccording '" hi.J worJ:..e.r, &c. arc n~t to be B dcfacing.of his~wncImagein vs, bur to the exrend•d to all, bm mull bee re!lrarned to perfonof God h1mlelfe,who in euery finneis fucb as haueworkes and knowledge to drfcomemned,&drlhonourcd. Secondly,linne cernc betwixt good and ewH, which infanr:> Jsinfimteinrefpea:of thefubicd.For fceing hauenot, for befidesrhoc they are delllfute thar the foule ;, immorrall,and rhattheguilr of workes, they alfo wanrrhe vieof reafon: olfin & rheblortogirher,do Clamerhefoule, and rherfore they O~all nor be iudged by the as the crimfin orskarlerdie, the filke orrhe booke of confciencc, bur by the booke of wooJJ ;and can no more be feucrcd from the life. For eo fay as Hugodt S, PiU. Jorhvpon foule,rhen_fpors ffom the leopard: 1t remairhe Romanes,quxll. 59. that they fhall bee nethrhar C.nne isin6nitein durance, and to condemned for the Gnncs: which their pa~ dc(crueth eternall punilJ1mcnr. Thi.rdly,it 1s rentscomm1ttcd in theircunccption and na~ tnfimte in re(pet\ of themindc, ddire, and tiuiry;;rs rhough they tbcmfclucs b.adatl:ualintent of the finner 1 whofc dc!ire is fl1ll to lycommitted rhem,iscontrary tothat,Ezcc. walkc~m in hislinnc$,(&cxccpt God fhould J8.zo.Thefom;e{h.t!luct be;tYe theiniquityofthe c.ut ~ft the lineof his lifc)ncuerto giuc oucr fathn·. lmnmg,but eo runncon ininfinitum,comnllt· T'.Obi,[l, But how Orall they be pronoun· ring of finneeuen with grcedmclfe. ced iuCl, who bemgcomc royeares of difcre· C Thus hauing rhe meaningof thewords, tion,yer hauenogoodworkfs, as La;:.arm, & let vscome to thedoctrine andvfc.Thcrcbe thcrhcefevpon the crotTe,whoJiuing leudly two pnncipall rcafons which hinder men all his hfe long,wasc6uerredatthe laCigafp<r from beeing b<nefimll and lrberall ro rhc Anfi•. That u<-arm had no good workcs, Mrnifleric. The fir!! i•, becaufe they rhrr.ke whereby he nughr be declared ruCI,itcannot all is loCI that is bellowed that way. Thefebeprooued: thecontrary rather may begacond is, becaufe they are afraid lefl rhemthered out of Scripture : and that rhegood felues lhould want. To both which rheAtbeeft had no good workes,it is fiatu~agaioO pofilr. makes anfwer in this place, compathc text, Luk.z 3· 40,41. where hcc n1aketh a ringour lfeneficenccinthe\•pholdiog;~nain1 notable confdiion of Chri£l, and rebukerh taming,counteoancingof the Mimlterir, to hisfellow,laborrngro brinShim to rhe faith, /tedc,ro reach vs that as the husbadman doth which was a memorable fact of ChriUian fowe hiS corne m the ground, neuer fearrng charity. Secoodly,rhough it were graunrcd rho lotfe thereof, but hoping for a greater rharrbey had no good workes in action; yet increafe: not doubting his ownewanr, bur rhey were full of good workes in affetlion, alfurmg,bimfdfcofgrearer pkntie: So wee •nd by thefe they were to be iudged,God ac- D in (owing the feede• of good workes, mull ccptrng in his children the will for rhe deed. neuer dreame of lo!fe, or coli, conuderiog L~z:.,~nu by rca(onof his ('Xtrcame poueny, the more wee fowe,the ':Oorewee!haiJ 1eape: and rhe thecfe by reafonof the OJOrtnelfe of wee mull neuer feare want, feeing wee 01all timewhich he had ro liuein theworld,could receiuean hundred foldr, Mark. to. 30. If not bee pienrrfull in good workes, thereby men could bee perlwaded of rhis, rhat rhe to giue f[rfficient td!lmonie of their vnfairimeof this lrfers rhefeed-time; rh•rrhe!all n~d faith: yet God acccptcth a man aceoriudgcmentis the haruell;~nd rhar as ~crrcndino ro thatwhich hee harh, and nor accorly, as the husbandman wh1chfm.es h"feed, din~ to tbat which hcc hath not, accepting lookes forincrcafc;fo "'eforourgood w?rks, the will for the dcede, as bee accepted the a rccompence to the full; 0 how fruufull •v•llrngncsof A braham tofacrrficehis fonne, lhould wee bee, how plentifull, how full of as though hee had facrificcd him indeede, good workes/ Bur thecurfed roore of mfiGcn.oz. deluy,which rs mcuery man by narure,doth [ f/1. Obid l, God dorh not proportionate drie vp thefappc of •11 Gods graces Ill v•, ~he rcw2rd to cbeworkc, becaufc he dorh re. and make vs c1rhcr boaddcprbarrc~ trees,Cl· \\ ardw.orke'> whirh :He fin1rc and rempora/1, ther ro bring forrh fowcr f1 utres of finne, or --~--..:_~~-------------------------· llO,
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