Chap.6. the Epijlfe t-otheqatatianr. \ worker; a'nd to the worker, not forthe merir A fie the heele ,or end ofany thing; and fa tht 1 of.h1sworke, but for rhe merirofChrill, a'i Hebrewword which figmfierh a her:!~. llgnifi~ hc:bch.r,:~1. Apoc. :...zo. Btfouhf~~/1 v11to eh~ end~4n~ 1wiN cch alfoarewtV'd, becaufe it is gi_ucn when the ~~~:~;i. h . made ro fideliry, bucca thefaithful! per[on, .femblancewl!h areward, tn thatlt "gmen at i giuahu thecrownet~f!ife. the promtfe IS not . worke is end~d:And erern~U Jlfc ~a_rh ~his re- Prou..: ;: 1 g I whof< tldcflticis a lignc rhar bo is in Clmll, rhc end of a manslife, afrcrrhat hi• rrauell , ~.Cor.J ,'?· fnn41omeallrheprom~ftsof qod~eye~-· and Aand warfare is ended.ThusrheGreekewords , men, char is, moll cerrameand mfalhble. Sewhich fignifieJtreward and a"ntnd,arevfed in- ,t.ucrS'r'NI.k condly,lfanythingbc due toworkes,ir is nor differently one for the other,1.Pct,J,9. ReOf the merit of-the workc. but ofGods merceiuing the end ofyour[Aitb,the(atuoHio~ ofJOUr I~.,..,._;,.,.~, In Pl•.•l'· ~ifull prom1fe. duuufbne[aith,G•dmadehim· (oulcs,tbat is,(as Be<-a bath firlyrranaated it,) ""'"· Non de· felft adebtcr. 110t b'j owing a"J thing. but 61protherewardofJoUr(ttith:forto tranflatcit,themd bmJo, fed m{lng. Thirdly,no rcwardts due to workcs of of;o•rfaith, cannot agree to the word rerei- ~~7:;~~sofe rcgeneracioo, vponcomp:~ct: and promtfc: umg, for we rcceiue noran end, but areward. fcmdcbi. fir!!, becaufe we arc not vndcrthc couenaot Thusreward fignificth a free gifr, or free re- '[oreru. ofworkes inwhich Goddath couentnt w1th muneration, as when themaller giueth his v•vponcondirionofourobcdieoc<: butvn- B fcruant fomething for his faithful! fcruice 'der the coueoant of grace, the renour of (though done vpon dutie)when as he owerh •·hichcouenanrruonctb vpon condition of him notthankes,much lcffem,ard. Luk.li. the merits of Chnfl ;pprchcnded by faith, 9.'Doth /"than/:! that(eruant, becaufe he did Secondly, though we were vnderthe legall thatwhicbwaJ commandedvntohim!ltrowcnot. couenanr, yet wee mcrtrc nor, becaufeour Thus Godgiucrhvs cccrnalJife,notbecaufc 8 11 d workesare notanfwerable ro the law. La(liy, he is bound in iufiicefo rodo,(for he owerh 1~n.f~~.3~ whereas tha piJJau of che Rom1Jh Ch~~ch vs neither rcward!nor thanks,forqur labour, rcach,that rhe promifemadevponcondiuen becaufewhenweh11uedonewh.:zt wecan,wt h.:zuc ofperforming rhe worke,makcrh the perforb11t doneo11r duty.v.l o ) but bccaufe hiS goodmerlo merit,IS very falfc. This is not fufficinelfe, and merciful! promifc made rhcreupent to make a mentorious Worke: ic is fur 4 on,doth excite him thereunto.And yet crer-' rherr«JUired, thatrhe worke beanfwerablc nalllifeiscalled a reward, becaufc it'dorh as , andcorrefpondent in worth and value,to rhc certainly foll0w good workcs, a) though it reward: a"f one O•all prornife a thoufand were due. And,good worksare mentioned in f'~~~.hr...rri ~';;.~~r~O. l'itA~.uo=, Epif\tl.t. Alia ell merccsfi. berahtaris &gratiz:h liudvirtu– tisfi.pen· dium, alia hboristecrownes to him that will fetch a litlc water the promife,becaufe they are tokens that the outofthenextwell; it is debt indeed in the C worker is in Chri!l,for whofe merit, rhc propromifcr,but no merit in the performer; bemife lhall be accompli01ed. And it is furrhcr cauferherc is no proportion betwcenc rhe called therewardor frulte of our faith, ( as workeandthcreward. hcretheharuefi) bccaufe it.is the way and Obi"1· I Y. Sowing to rh..Cpirit,is • good meanes ofobtaining ir. worke, and reapingeternalllif<, the reward : I I. Eternalllifeiscalleda reward ofgood _ • butreward preful'pofeth merit:therfore (ow· workeo,nor c•uf•/ly.as procur<d by them,but ~~on 't" '· 1ng to thcfpirit,doth merir>etemalllife. An[. conftq>tr.tly,as following them. .For albeltir 'f:l,,':,[;';;· There is adouble rcward,0neoffa1m~r, ano· be giuenproper/1 forthe merire bfChrill ap· '"'ophwr. 1hcrofdebt.Rom-4-4. To him th•t work!th,the prchended by fairh:yctir is g10cnconf•qmntly fiue<o~fcwages i4not C~Hnted6J{llrJquY, "but bJ de6t. So as arecornpenceofourlabours:as ao inbcri· qutJuuc. , faith Am!Jrofe,Thertis"";_re"rP~tfdofliber11btie, ranee is giuen to rhe heire, not for anydutie ••dfauoHr':aooclidrrmard,whlch u the[lipmd of or fcruice,but becaufe he is the hcire: yet by verwe,and recompeuccofour/ahour.Thcr~forc confcquent it is giuen in rccompcnce of his reward.figni1ies1generally·any recompence, D obedience. He.thatf~rfak!sft~ther andmothe-r or any gift that is bcfi01ved vpon another, ··-fhallreceiue an ,hundr<dfold more in riJiJ li(e, wbettler it be moreor letfe",wherheranfwcratmdJ" the worldtqcomc ciernJI /lfe, Mark. 1 o. blerotheworkeornot, whethervponcom- •9,30, · ' pact,or otnerw1fe: for the Scripture maketh I I I. Reward dorb not a!way prefuppofe mentionofreward,whererher~arcno prece. debr,butis ofrenfree, for whereas it is {aide, dent worke•, aoGen. 15. 1. Feare not Abr.- Marrh.s.46.lfJDIIIou<themthatloueyo>~,..,hat muncr~io. ham,!amthmecxceeding'grMtreward, 'that is, re'n'a~djbaUjehaul? It is thus in Luk. 6. 34. 1 thy full contenrand happine!Te. Pfal.127-3what th'!"k!fo•llphat,lbywhich we fecrhar Th•fm•t o(the wombe iJ • rer»arJ, that is, a rewArddotb notalway fignifie due debt, but blcffing,and a free gift ofGpd. In this fenfe rbankfullremembrance,and graciousacccp- (I grant)eterDaiJ life is a reward. Yet it is no ranee. . . .;,~.. n.:lmr. proper reward, but focalled byacaiachre(is, I V.Colo!T. 3·'4· Eternallltfc IS called the .;,"""''"'"'· which yetis 1lot an intqfl"ah'/c catachre{l1(as rewArdo/inherit..nce~whereby isfignified,that ..r. dcinfiif.J. B~llllrmine either ignorantly or malitioqfly irisnotgiucn,forourworkes,butbecaufewe <·<.J· :iflirrncth)buteaGeandfamiliar; for in the arerhefonnesofGod by adoption. Bel/ 4 r. phrafcoftheScripture, ·etcrnalllife is called rnin<anfwers, that it may be both • re)»ard, arcward,ina generall tignification, when it is andaninheritAnc~:A reward, becaufcit isgiuen 1 _·_fc_·d...:a:.:b.::fo:.:lu::t:::cl:;_y~,a:::n~d~n~ot:.:r~e~fi.::ri:::Cl::iu::e::1Yc;•o::'o:.:(::Jig,:_ru~··...:_.:_:t~o~la:::b:::o~u.::re::r:._sv:Jp~o~n~compad:: •• inherit.'""• b.ecaufc .. .
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