1 Cbap.6. the Epijile to H1e qatatians. . 397 V"'~'"m•••ubl<, and 001 00 mike llaytilcre, A ifinheritanct~Cololt;.>;.z4. And generallt~ I but to beeab 01411 J 4.,t "'''4i(J intb~ work.! 9_[ tlu what g~od th1rJg[oeuer 11 man doth,thejAmefoall L"J, 1, Corinthians IS. 58. And that we baem•"fth:Lord,wh<~bcrhebebondorfru. m~ydoe rhit indeede, ••• onutl fee do.,ne as a Eph. 6.8.H"hatfor(4~"f•ther cfr "'"her,&c; ccrraineconclu~on,rhat wee will not recoile f." C brifts[a'<_<,fb•lre<eiue••hundredfoldmore nor giu:backe 1 come what will come: and m rhu life, 4nd m tbe worldtocome ltf~ e11n-/4.. withal! wee mufllabourto quicken gur dull Ping, Mat,I9·'9· Thefe and theltkepromi. and drowGeCpiriro, to cird vp the loynes of fes were to no purpofe, 1f 1t were not lawfull our mindes, to Clrenothen our weake hando; for vs to looktto the rcward,and ifwe mighr and our feeble knees;bypublike and priuate not by confidering ofit, incite arid Clirrc vp esercifes ofreading,prayer,nleditation; con. our fclues to greater alacrity in thecourfe of ference,&c. chrifliaaity, in makingvs more feruent and Thu• much of therule: now followeth fre1uentin the duriesof piety. the reafon ofthe rule, or the motiue to en· 1 h~rdly, 11 m•y bee prooued by the pra. couragevs tothe performance ofthis duty, ili[eof the SaintsofGod: AGrah•mwas con· f<rindu•fe4••we fhdro•p•,if wef4int.,t, as B tenred to forf~ke his natiue countrey at the tf hee lhauld[ay marc fully, thut: Letvs be commaund of God,and to dwell in a Clrange alfure::l of this, that continuing and incrcaland,yca &that in tcnrs,bu""foh<f,.k_,Jfor 4 fingin well doing, our labour is not lofl, nor CIIJ h•uing <founJ•tion,..,ho(e 61/i/Jer,..dmai{tr fpcntinvalne. I,Cotinth.rs.s8.foi though uq>d,Hebrewes 11.vetfe9,ro, Mofueilecwee imagine that wee labour in vaine, anJ mcd the rebuke of Chriti greater rich<s; fpcnd our Clrengrh in vainc (as the Prophet then the tr<afures ofEgypt, 6<ca•(• hu had ,fpeakcth) yet Dllr wtJr~eiJ with the L 1rd, lltsd reffref! vnlo the r:comper~c~of~ewl!rd, verfc 2.6. ourta6ourwithourGod,F.fay49.4 Andalbe· Chnil (who[eexamplciSwtthoutall c"ccp· it WC'C m.ayfcemc ro ourfeluas aod orhers to tiO,betngexemplumlnd~ficiens as theSchoof· callawayour goad• in becingbcncficiall vn· men fpeake) did fwecten the bitterncllo uf to Cam<~, and (a5 theWife·man fpeaketh) to the croffe, with the conlideration ofthcglo· fo\Ve vponthcwaters ;yet aftermtii#Jydliitr wee ry which alitde after bee was to enioy: tOr fh•U findahmugaine, Ecci.IJ.I, In the mo. fo the ApoC!te faith, thatforthtiOJ that w.u tiue therebee thtee thingscontained. Firfl, tt be(ore h'"'• buenduredthecrojfo, and d<JPitherea[onllfdfe, which is a promife of re· fodthe f!wne,Hebrewes IZ, •· The'Coloffi. ward,we/h.tre•p.Secondly,thocircumflance C ans are commended by the ApoClle,for that ofri:ne,whcn this h.arueillhall be reaped,we they continued & iocrea[ed in faith toGod, lhallreapeinduej<A(on, Thirdly,theconditi· and loue to mao;fort!Je hopelf•k! thAt'"" on that is required on our parts, that we may l•idvp for them inheauen,Coloffians t.s.And reape, ifwe f•intnot, Ofrhefein order, and P••llhewes this to haue beene the pratltfe, fir!I of the rea[on orpromife it felfe. and to beethe duty ofall the Saintsof God; Whereas the Apoille (to theendife may fotorMnne,thattheJ"'•!•h•ine,&.CorinthJans nor beweary ofa good courfe) doth encou. 9·'4· ragevs to proceedeoo, by[cttins beforeour La(!(y,il may be prooued byre•fo•. For eye11beproruifed reward, I garber, that we firCl, thatwhich ts the endeof our actions, may encourage, animate, &exciteour (clues ought ro beconfidcred ofvs,asa mcanes to to the performance ofall good dutiC$ bythe !lirrevavp tothe attaining ofthis end:thereconuderation ofthe heauenly barueil which fore [eeingthe end ofour faith and hope isc• weearc"' reape, and the crowne of glory we ternallllfe,Romanes t;. ::, Te haueo•r (rniu areto receiueaftcrrhis life: as the husband· inholineffe_,•ndtheendellerlafJN~glife, •.Pet. J, man cloth(owe 10 hope that heelball reape: 9.Re<ttu.,gtherew.rdifJ••r f•itb, thefaiHR· and though fcede·time bee paineful( and D tiono(J••r(oufu: 'Fhereforewem•y,naywe chargeablevnroh1m, yet bee g10eth not o· oughttocail our eyes vpon it, and to direct uer for •11 that, but comforteth himfclfe all ourattiono for theattaining ofJt.Second· wirh the expetbtionof the haruell, wllich ly,if thelabourer worke,not in reoard ofthe will fully quit his cofl, and recompence his common good only, but•lfo wirhrcfpetl of labour. TlmthiS ua truth, llmayappeare his wages: heetharrunnetharacetoattaine by[undry arguments: byprecept, bypromi(e, J thegarland: ifthe husbandman fer and fowc by prafli(e, by reafon, For precept. It isthe plant and plow, in hope to reapea baruell; commauodement ofChn!l weelhould-~e and to receiueCome fruiteof his labours: it •• friends ofvnrightmu """'""", or the ri· is lawfull for Cbriflians alfo to doe oood in ches of iniquiry,tbat wbenwu(h.e,..nt, tbry regard of eternal! reward: for rhati;theA· moc1 rectiHevs into etur!".fting tAbernA,lts,Luk. pollJc~ rcafon~ 1.Corinth.9.1S.Thty rh11 rrrie I G. 9· maj/erw•bfl••"' fronu/1 thing,, thatth<J maJ For pr~mif~, Derides this place (which i' obt11i11t 1t corrttpti/Jie crowne: hut wufor 1 mvr~· very pregnant to rhepurpofe) Paul exhorts corr•ptiblt. It is Saint l•mu hi• reafon, fcruants, Tlw ..hAt(oeuer th<] doe, tbqwould lam. s. 7 1 8. as the husbandman waireth for I 1qe~t heArtily,;~~ to the lArd,4ndno! t1mm,~mwthe_precious~ruitoftheearth, and ha.th long l'lgtbat ofthe L'Jrdthe, /h11fl r1ce•uetbe rer#ard patacnce for lt, vnciiJ hee receme the form:_: Ll "'''' ..
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