~94 ACommentarie 11pon Chap.6. be~aU{I! IC I$ ~IUCO tO no~)C,bur thole chat arc A r· nothmg but thofethings that are pleafingro chrldr:n.But the word.~.r.~~, tranfiarcd Tt• the fle!h:fo that dying in that eClate,rhcy can ward,!15m6ech agift freelygiuen withouc re· reapc nothing but corruption: thc:rc:foreit fp_cct ofdeferr,ir becing all one with, ''""'• as hence followerh rhat Phrlofophen,heathen, CaMrc•cheth vpon the 7.Pfalme. . and all meereciurll,and naturallmcn,bccing I V. The Scrrprure teacherh tbarGod grI fuch1s neucr(owed ro rhefpirit, !hallreape ucth rewards fmu.~wates. Fir~1 hc_giucrh re:- not~ingbut corrupcion,dcarh,and condem· w_ard ofdue debr,m refpcct ot mem: thus he \ n~tton,contrary to theopinion offomeaungmcrh,crcrna!lltfc,asa reward duc,o'!t ro our ctent,and moderne writers. ,, merits, butto rhe merits of ChriU : tor none Further, obferue here,thatthoughthere can mem atrhe hands otGod, burhewhrch be Come thatare Nmmin religion, JukersGod.Secondly,hcgrue•a reward,m tefpett warmegofpellers, halting berweene twoopiot h" free and m<rcrfull promrfe, and thus nrons,fuch asareneirher fi!h nor fle!h- yerin loe rewards onely b~leCucrs. Thirdly, he gimoralIduties,thareare oo1Yeuurs, ~or me~ uethrewardsrohypocrites,in6del•,heathen, B dworn for all men areranged inro one of &c. bcetngne1thcr bound byhisowne prothefe tworanks,either cheyarefowc:rsto the mrfe_.r:or by th<ir m<rit, when they per forme fle!h,or rothefpirit. rhcoutwardworkesofthelaw,and leadea ci· HereaJfowee fee who are trueworldlings urll lrfeconformablethereto 1 a. when Ahab indeede1 towitfuch"' minderartbiJ thiwgs,in Pbii.J-'9· · humbled him(elfebefore the Lord, •- King. fpendingthemfclues,thelr Clrength,andwirs, u. And this God dorh to the end~e may vpon the world, hauingall therr care for it, pre[cruehumane focictic, and common hoand all their comfort in it:iothemeanerimc, nellie, and that bee may tcllific whatheeaphauing lirtJe or no ralleof rhe ioyes of the proouerh,and what hedifirketh.Lollly,he giworld to come, becaufcthey makerhcrrPauerh good (u,ccelfe in enterprifes &attempts, radife herevpon earth, and neuerlooke for according to his owneuecree, and the order ar:y hcaucnafter thislife.Asalfowhoarefpiofdiume prouidcnce: whrch metaphorically riruall men,namely, fuchaawalkein thefpiis called amvard,Ezech.t9.v. r9.to.bccaufe m,whorhoughthey lrueintheworld,in rhele it bath • fimihwd<thereunro, as when wichoufesofclay, 1et are not ofthe world, beked men through ignoronce, doe that wiccaufe rbey fer ootth<ir af!ctlion•vpon ir,bur . kedly,which he bath iuOiydccreed Oral come haue !heir couuerfation in huuen, where to pal!e, 1\rtfering them to fill their houfes C ChriCl firrcrh at Godsright hand, with the fpodeofrhe poore,which they haue Thisferues fir!! ofall , to dricouervntov; for rht>ir worke, as a manhath wages fOr his our own efl:arc,whethcr u.e beindecdcarnall, hondllabour. Thusthcfpoile of ludea , is or (piruuall:for ifwefow rothe fldh, that is, called the liire pr reward giuen to Tlglarhbe alwaies poring and digging in theearth Pd•Jlar for his Syrian warre, Ha. 7- •o. and wir~themole, fertingouraifectionsvponit, cbuSih' fpoyleofEgypt is faid to bee wages potreferring theblcffingsr>f God,to hisglo. giuenN ,bqchodmo(ar, for hli fer uicc agamCl ry,and the furtherance ofthe Gofpd1 burro Tjrtu. (crue our owne corrupt defiros:weareBelhly Further, let vs hereobfcme the different mind ed,(tlrough we pretend this, and that, il'anncrof(p_ecch whrch the Apo(\Jevfeth, andprore(l neuer fo much) and continuing in fpeaking ofothe fle01 &of the fpmt.Of the m rhrs eClare, we can cxpetl norhmg burrhe former he faith, He that(sweth to ho~ flefh,&c. barudl ofdeath and condemnation.WhereOf rh~ latter, Her hat fo«tffl lD theJJmir,not r. as on rhe ccnrrarylide,ifwefauour thethings h~ ffirit,by whrch is fignified,thatwhatgood ofthefpirit, _by fettingour affcllionsvpon loeucr ~mandoth in beeingbeneficiall to the them,& reeking tho(c things that are aboue, Mrnr(icrie in furrhermn the Gofpel, &c. D eftfooneo hfring vp our hearts by fecrer he doth it ~or by any go.;'dn•s that Is in himgrones andeiaculations, for the mioying of fdfc, but by the Spirit ofGod, who in euery rh_em,weare fpiritual men,and fhall v!'doub· good motion works in vs the will,and in eueredly in due timere~pc the harue!l ot eternal ry good ac'lron,the deede.Phil.>.13- Therehfe. fore no roan ought to flatrer himfclfe in rhis Secondly,this~ewraies the paucitfe offpire(pect, or ro thinke highly of hirnfclfe, as rituallmen, euen where theGofpcf is profef. rhouob hcc bad attained an cxtraordmane fed: and how the world fwarmcs wub multJmcaf~re offanClificarion,•irher for affeClmg. tudes ofcarnalf,and Belhly minded men.For or cifeCling any rhmg r!:at JS good: feeing , as'in formcrtim~sbefore the Rood, tht]Att, L . etPrim:>w whatfocuer good thing is in vs ,is eh~ gifr of thqdr~nfr.!, tbt? ho11f,hr, th?f~ld, the] pl11n1td, wk,tr.sr. r~~~~,~:lUIIC Gr.d,:u ltromt(aitb. On rheconrrarte, w_hat thq bNtlr. that rs," /OlJyaddu.'le~and d('UO· ()c, don• cuill foeucr a mau dotb hee dorh 11 ofhrmred themfclucsto thefe rhmgs:Sorn rhefclarfu•><qu~- fc!fe,God bceiug ncithc; theaurhor, the furrer'daies (which our Sauiour Chrill prophe- _lmi.Jue bo-~ rheru ,nor rheabcrrer thereof. cied 010uldbeacounrcrpameofchc former) n.dun,. A• oine we hcncclearne rhatall rhevnrethe multitude generally in euery place doe gene~are l;erfons, aro Cowers to the flelh, bew~olly employ and fpcnd themfclu<S ~ in canfe that bdorc their conucrfion they doe thmkmg,m afledmg. rn ralkmg, mfeckm~, · ' 10 ..
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