Chap.6; the Epi~le to the qalatians. no fmite at all, but to becorve vnprofitable A not be alike.This is further confirmed by the both to our felues and others. For the reafon parable of the talents, Luk. r 9• where the why men arefo cold• in their liberality, fo maller of the feruants doth proportionate fruicletfe,fovnprofitablc,ls,becaufetbey doe his wages: to rhcirworkes, maku1g btm rhat not beleeue the promifes of God, thathee is bad gained with his talent, 6ue talents, ruler cruc of his word, rhar whatfueuer'they giuc ouer fiue cities, him that had gamed tenne, to thepoore, ortbe Mmrlters of his word, rulerouerten. Andwherea•itmay beefaid, thqlentivnto th~ L1Jr4, 4nd whAtfo~ufrtht) !:.t] rhat all the labourers in the vineyard, recei· Mat,10.11. o11r,theL?rdwillrepore to tbtm .tgaine, Pro.J9; ued an equal! rewa'rd,namely a penny;as well . 17. For rf th.ey were as well per(wadcd of a •• thofethat wrought bur an hourc,orthofe •·ecompcnce at thelafl day, astlie husband· tbatbaretheburdcn,andheate of 1heday: I man is of a haruefl, they would bemorefreanfwer, it is true of effmri•N glory, all the e. quentm dnties of charity, and moreplcnti· lecl:fhall haue equall glory: butit IS not true tullingood workes,thoncommt;lnly they be, of accidenraa glory,ihercm all fhall not beeFurther let it bceobferued, that though quail. Takefundryvetfelsofdiucrsbigne~;& rhefe words bee but generally expounded in l:l caflrhem into the foa, all v.ill boe611cd 1•itb the verfe following,,vheretbe Apollle faith, warer,thollgh fomcroceiuc agroater quantiHeechar (oweth t• tiJCjlf/b,(J,a/1 of theflefhrtape ry,orhers alelfe: So all O~all haucfulnelfeof corr•ptio.: hec that {•.,etk ootheJPirir, (hall of glory;that JS,rhefamee/Jenti•O glory:thougb the JPirit "'P' life euerl.{ling: yet are they tnrefpectofaccidcntal/glory,fomelhallh•ue more part·icul"'LJ and dillinC!Iy fet downe ,more,andfomelelfe. S<•cundly,rhefcopc of e!fewhcre in Scripture: as:.Cor.9.6.Hechar the parable is nor tu thew tne equal11ie of fowtth tparingly, foal/ rrapej}~ringiJ. ,.,ndhu gforie, in the world to come, but that they that fowuh McraliJ, fo.c/1 rtapelib,.aiiJ :that whtch are lirl! called, ought not to infultois,theharueR fhall noronely becanliverable uer rheirbtcthren,whichare notasyetcalled, to the fcede,and rhc reward to the worke;but f<eing they may bee preferred bcfure them, greater or letfe according to the quantille, or(attheleafi) madeequallwiththem.Itre· and qu•lille ofthe worke. p., eHtr) man{ball maines therefore for aconduGon,that tber< reuiue hurew~trd accordi~g tohWprgperlahfJHr, !hall beedegreesofgloryinheauen, as rhere t, Corinth. 3·8. For the morethe bmbandare degrees oftormets in he!,& that as mens man Cowes, themor~ bee dotbvfually reape labours differ in goodnelfe, fo their rewards (except God blowe vpon it, in curling the fhall be different in greatnes. Nowmenslaland,as he did the lfraelits,who (owed mucb, C bouts differinT;oodnelfe threewaics; in the and gathered butlrtlc)and thcletfc he(owcs, ~nJ,,in rhequ•ntirj,andin thequAiiiJ. In the rtieletfe.Jhall his croppebee. Euen fo, the ~md•; in tbarfome'aremorenoblcin their more 1 plenufullwe are.infowing the [cedes of kinde, fomc more6afe; as to cure the malagood workes, the more \VCC fhall reapc: and dic:s ofthcfoule~s a~moreexcellent worke in tlJe rnorefparing wee are, the lc(fcO~all our it kinde,thentocure thedifeafesofthebody: haruell be: Hencelgathcr: Firll,that there and therefore it barb a greater degree of gloarc (Cuerall·degrees·of punifhments in bell, r'y promifed,Thry that turne "'""! ro rightrou(- accordiog to thegrcatnelfe and fmalnetfe of nes,flutOfoi'tt~ dJ tiJe{larrufor tHermure. In the linnes-: .fQtl(omefinncs.are but as mores, oqualitJ, or maner,in that fame are doneWith Oao,11.3. rhersas beames,Matth.;l:'f. fomeasgnars,ogreater loue,fomewlfh les:fomewith grea~ thers~scamels,Matth.''S·'4· and therefore zeale,fome with letfe : fome withgreatercare foine fhall b·ebeaten'with many flripes,fome and confctencero d1fchargeourduties, Come with fe,.e, ~n'd it O~all bee·eaGer (or them of with letle:now,thofe rhat are pcrformcd..irh SodOmeandGemor'th.a at the dayof iudge- D gre:tter loue,zealc,carc,and con(ciencc, fhaH mem,theofdrthetn ofC-:apcrnaum.Second· receiut agreater reward: th;.Jfe that are done Jy,that thue are(undry degreesofgldry and with letfe,a le!Thr: forfo is rhe promrfe, £,,.. 1 felicity in :hea-uen, propo,tionall ro m~ns m4N fo•Hr~ceiuehUwttgtJ accorJJng to hi&own~ wbrkcS: for all men Qoc.not [owe ahke, nei~ lahsHr, r.Corinth.3.8. In the quantii),ID rbar ther are the•r wOrkes equaU; but hauerilhdry famel<~.bour bur an houre, ochera bcare the degrees O~goodnelfe h1 them, and therefore burden& heate ofrhe day,and foaccording ther~·arbanfwerabledegrees ofglory whereto thegrcatnes and fmalncs of theirpaines, •·11h they Are ro-bee crowned. Thistruth is they fhall haue a greater orleiT~rroward. He raughoelfwhe<e more Jllaincly,as Dan.It.J. thaihadfo~arefullycmploied histalem,rhat Thq tb.r b"•ift, {hall fhin• M thebr~ghtoejJeof he had gained w11h it tennoothers,was made th~firm•&unr :,endthey;h11tturnem4"} tt~righ· rulerouer ten cirics : and hee that had raken UllR{neJJ~ ,fh411 foint a4 th~ /farrts for ~uermar~. leffe paincs, and gained but fiue, was made TI1CrefOreas there is agreater brtghtnelfc in ruler butouer fiue,rhat if,had his reward·yet the !larre, then in the firmament; fo there a letfc.rewardJutablcto hisworke. ' O~all be greater glory in onc,then in another. Further,as God dotl1 reward thegood x.Cor. 3. 8. €Her] m4,/httllrectiue biJr~w4rd, works of h1s fcruants,a:ccording to tbe ~inJe, tlccording to hU 9l'Pn! /.tbour1 therefore (ceing all thcqaantirit, And' qutr!iri~: fo ~~~e rewardeth 11 _ •_n_en_,_l_ab_o_u_r_sac..r_e_n_o_ra_l_•k_e,:... th_e_i_rr_e_w_ar_d_fh_a_l_J,__li_nn_e_s_n_o_to_nc_l,_y.:::according to their drgret (as K k : . WC ..
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