Luk.1~.~o. ... I \ __ Chap. 6. the Epijile to the (ja!atiam·. , ; 11 followin• ofworldly things,feldomc(God A y<t they thall not reape corruption. Thus bd knowes)o~neuerminding the kingdome of perfwadedEu<, thatthough fhee did e>re of God,orrherigbreoufnclfethcreof, nor pra· rhe forbidden fruite, yet fl1ec fl10uld nor die chfing rhe Apoflles rule,S.rovf"hn..r/d,u thedeath, nay, lhee fl10uld not d10 at all, btJt rhouoh rhq vf,dit nJt, t .Cor.].J l~ hereyesthould beopened,and thee fl10uldbe' A •aine here we fee how the wi(edome of a• God himfdfe,knowing good and eudl.But God is co~nted folly, among worldly wife 1ve arcro beevndoubtedly refolued of this, men: and how the wJ(cdomeofthe world is that God hath linked with an yron chamc, foohnme!fc before God. For ifa man (ow to the pleafure of finne, and the punithmeur thefptrit,in ootfollowiog blind reafon, nor thereof:that ashe that fol!mves a riuer, mu[\ corrupted affection, norfalhioninghimfclfe oeedesatlength come to the Sea: fo he that eo theguife ofthe world, nor feeking his own followes thacourfe and flreame of his fins, good [o much asthe good ofothers, but de. mufl needscome atthe length to the gulfe of nying himfelfe,forfakingall(in h!Salfechon) eternal! deflruction. for theGofpelof Chn(l, and contemning 9· L.rv1not rhmfm ~' w<ari< of,,{{ dothis rempq,rall tratl1, mregard ofthe heaueni"l. :for in du: ~~~Jonwefot~llr~ape, sf wefaint ly treafure l he isaccoumed in the world but B noJ. afoo/.,whereas God accounts him truly w1fe: In thefe words, the ApoGie expoundcs for be isthe wife merchant man, whohaui•g the fiftgenerall rule appertaming to all forts Found aP'•rle ofgreat prict,w,nt and(oldalllh.r ofmen:and in it he afcendeth from theh;poheh4d,and bought it, Matth. 13. 46. For the thf(is to thethejis, that is, fforn thcp~rricuf~tr~ lelfe helaieth vp for himfelfevpqn earth,the tothegrneraU., fhcwingthat we ought not to more he rrea[urcrh vp for himfelfe in heafaint in any good courf~,eirhcr in doinggocd uen: and though he(ecme tofowcv_pon ~he to them rharJabour amongCl vs, and are owatcrs,yet after many daies hethall finde1ta· uervs in the Lord,and admomfl> vs; noryet game.Whereas rhey that minde nothing but in beeingbenc6ciall vnto others. And this the world, infowingto the fleth,arereputed verfe dependeth vpon the former, (as the •>1/< andprouidmt "''":when as God accounts word tbmf•redoth imply)byway ofnecelfa. them flarke foolcJ: Thouf"'', rhiJ night p,a/1 rie illation,and confequ<nce: for Cering that th'Jf"chawRy thyfoul<,& rhmwhof,fhallrhofc they which co'!ltiouc in well doing, in (owing thmgt b<which thou h</1prouid<d I and then it to the fpirir, thall ofthe fpirit reapelifecuer· foJioweth, s,u hethatgathereth rtchutohsmlafiing,verf.8, therefore no man ouglu to be (dfe,and i¬richin GoJ, For the morethey C wearyofwel dOmg.IrccnfiCl:erh of rwo parrs: rreafure vp riches,rhe more th!!y treafure vp ofa rule,orprecept) 10 the former parr of the ro rhemfelues wrath agaiofi the day otwrarh, verfe,Let vtnot ther~fore fuwtarieofw~/1daino: Rom.l .;,and fat rhemfclucs againO: rhe day anJ a reafon ofthe rui~Z,or a rnoriuc roinc1tc offlaughtcr~Iam.ss. - vs to rhe performance thereof, in theJarter Laftly, weare here warned ro rake hccdc putifori, duefta[onwe foal uape,ifrvc(aint not. ofthediuclsfophiflric.lt is a notablepohcy. In rhe rule, the Apoflle fpeakes tha.tplamc· oneofthecunningefl flratagemes tbodiuell ly, which in theformcrverfcs he bad deliuehath,tngood things commaunded, to feuer red n~ore obfeurely: for here he expounds the mcanes from rheend: and in eulll things himfelfe,what he meant by{tn:vir.gtorhc !fi 1 rir, forbidden,to feucrtheendfrom the meanes. namely, domgofgood, or (as it is in the next Helabourcth to feuer the mcanes from the verfe)d•ingofgoodvntoa/l,which may alfo ap· end,by perfwadinga man that he may come peareby that which followeth, "'/hnllr-.p<, torhe end though he neuervfc the mcanes, ifwefamt not, that is, we !hall re2pc the fruac rhathee may reape ereenall !Jfe, though he ofthat which we haue fowne to the fpirir, tf neucrfmvtbe feedesofthe fpirit in this life. we faint nor:therefore to fowe to thefpirir, is But we mull know, that as he which runneth D nothing elfe,butto doe good.Now,bywd/J,. notatail,canneuergaine the garland: bee i•g, theApofllemeanerh not onely the out. which laboureth not in the vineyard, rhela~ ward worke, whereby our neighbour is fur· bourers wages:he that neuer fowes,can neucr rhered, helped, rdeeued; but thedoing ofir reape: fo he that runncth not in the race of alfo in a good manner,and to agood end;fo, Chrtaiamtie, lhall neuerattainc rhe crownc as it may beagood workeindeede, not one- . ofhappinc!fe,andfdicitie: he thatlaboureth ly profitable to our neighbours,and cot» tor. i not in the Lords vineyard, the recompence table to our fclues, bllt acceptable to God. ofreward: he that in this life foweth notto This is a more nccelfarie precept: for moll thefpmt, thall ncucr after this life reape life men are fooncwearieof a goodcourfe, !Jke I cuerlafling. Forwee may not dreame of a to thcfe.GalatJa~s, P.ho beganr.e m the!firtt, good haruelt 1 without agood fecdetime, of burbee1ogweart.eofthatwalke,rurncd atide, (owingnothing to rcape fomething ; orfowand made an mdmrh' jl,{h, Gal. 3·3. L 1kcEingtares to reapc wheate.Againe,hc (cuereth phraima.nd lud4h,whofegoodnejfe WM 1 u 4 mor· theend from the meanes,by perCwad1ng men m1:1g cloHd,:tnd a1 the mornmlldewe whichvAmfh~ that they n~ay vferhe meancs & nettercome rthaway,Hof.6.~.This w~arifomncJfe in \~·cl to_th __ e_e_nd~,_th_a_t_t_ h_o __u_,gc.h_rh_e_,_y_Cc_o_w_to_ tb_e_fl_e_n_,, __dc.:o..:io'-'g'-'h'-a:...•h::.:.:f•::•::. ze:.:d:.:vpon the mofl.-cuen vpon 395 . all ..
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