1398 /1 [emm~ntariC, )!pori Chap.6. \ aad the lancr rol~nt:; SoWJfl/f w_'ebepatunt,4nd A (though not for our merirs, yet rh 10 ugh his , f ell le Mr he4riJ, for the commJ»g of tbe Lurd mercy:) 1fwcebellow trilnfirorygoods, wee drnwah""'.'• an~ hew1ll recompence euery 0Jall receJUea durablefubllance: Ifacup of man ac.c~rdiQg to hu workes. Thirdly, 1f n colde \\•ater,Gods kingdom·e,Mat.l0.4Z. . bl!c.l<twfuiJ for aman to abflame from finlle: Thefecond gen~rail point, is thec1rcmn~ I ror fC:arcofcrcrnaJ pumlhmenr,and rormenr Oan~eofrime, whf:n we JbalJreape, ro wir,;, I 10 hell, (as we know u is)lVlar. 1 o,z8. then it deuwm. This ductirue may be vndcrUood is lawfull ro ~oegood,in hope of crernall rein part ofthis'life: forgodlines harh the pro- . !' ward. It w1ll b<la1d,thar ltls the propmy of m1feof thi1 life,as well as of thcl 1feto·come,' a mercenary hirclmg ro looke for reward. I and rhe,worhs of mercy hane bccnecucn ih .1~liver," " the propcrric of a hireling to this life rccompenced w rhe full. The wi- /ook~ onely or prmcipAily fOr his htre, eaher dowc ofZ11reptA for cmcrraining rhe·PrOnot mind1ng the glory and honour of God, pbct Ehah,w•s mlraculour.y fuUamed in rhe udetfe re(peding Jt, rheo hi., ownc priu:Ht: dearth : tbe mt~tleinherharrefl did ntJt'w11J1~, aJuamagc: fo ttlar when the hope of h1s andthto)l~inhtt'crui{edtdnotdiminifo, 1.Kin. gatnci~Jgone, hecleaucrh his charge,and fliI B' '7· J6. And fo the shun,mire for thel!k'c «~away: hkethc.PopiO• Monke1,who were , kmdnelfe thewed torhe Propher Eh<.nu,bertght hirelings indeedc: for they minded no· mgbarren, obtainedafonne.: and wh(.n-1lee ctwug huc.rhetrownecommodtry, according was dead, thee obtained h1m to llfeagaine,_z.. to theolOc (aying, NPpmJlJoJ'Rt~rno{Jer.But King. 4· as tfie.widow of Zah~pta d1d her.sat ro Jookc rothe rccomp.cnce of reu:ard in rhe the prayer of Elt4h, t, King. 17. : 3. Foras fecond place after the glory of God, ih• God doth alwaies giueto lflsclllldren in thi• p~rformauceofour dury,and d!lchargeof a J,(e the fir!! frurres of his fpirit: fo heedolh good confcienc:e,tsnopropenyof ahtrdmgi often glue rhctn the firfl fruites: of the~r 'la~ fecmg God bath prom1fed to g10c to rh(m bours, asa rallc: of rhcir future fclicny, a11U whrch by continmmce tn wt/1 J~mg, fuf?.! gforil, ane:l~nefl ofthat happi!)eswhich after tlH~y fmdhuno1Jr;andimm~rtalme,ncrnR111ifc, R01n. Ihall fully cnioy. Our~Sauioor ChnH faat , z. 7. hcewill reward them an hundred fOid·i1) tbt:, · By this that harh becne (aid, 1<eemay fee lifc,Mattb. 19. But rhis dt~trimlls properly che impudencyof the Rlu m'{ls,wh0 in thc11 mcanr of rhc life ro come, \Vhit.:b hath two marginalhlotCS'VpOll Luke 14.1. Hcbr. 1 I, degrees, rhc fidl is at rhedayof dearh,whcn _ zG:and Apoc. 3- ; . doe nor.bly naundefV> the foule~nticth into hoppines: thefecond, and OurdoCl:rinc,111aucrnng rhat wc.·c: tcachJ C at the day of iudgement, when both foulc tbat llO man ought W doegood IO rcfpectoJ and body (beeingrc-United) 0JaiJ bee putifi De il!ft.fic. te11ard: the like may bcfa1d ofCardmal Brlfull polleflionof erernallgl6ry and fd>ciry: hb 5 cttp.8. larmrne,Bmsfeldiru,and orhers.For rhis is our fOr then rhcy IhaJJ be rewarded <lCCordmg ro Oe Iuf1dlc conflantdodrine, thar we n;ay,aad oughr ro their workcs: nor [o much as acLipofcolde ~~~~;1~~;: fh rrc\·pourdulnetfcwa!JchcarctuJnetft",m waterwhich they h.1uegiucn ro reJeeue ihc cond.• 5 . rhe d1fc harge of our duty, by feuing before Saintsof God, but thall berccompenced ro our·cycs the reward which i; promifed. Yet thefuli,Mat.ro.4z. fo,as that we ought nor ondy, nor principallJ, Pfe. Sc~ing God harh fet do\l·nca (et· and ro refpcd the reward: fOr rhezealeof Gods ccrta1ne time when wee-arc to reape;iris our glory, the care and cnnfciencewee haue ro dutywith patience ro expeCt ir, as the btut d 1 fcharge ourdury, ought rather to rnooue baudn,an deth, whohauing (owed his field, vsro be plcnufull in good workes, (in luc of doth not Jooke fora croppc rhc next day, or tbankfulnclfc vnto God forrhc riches of his weckc, or moncrh: but paticmlycxpeC'lcth mewe) then the greotnelfe of the reward; rhe harucll, that bee may rocciuethc prcci· fceing wee ought ro doe our duty, rbough ous fecdeof the earrh For he istoo vnreafothere \\'Crenohcaucn, no bell, no reward, no D nable, who hauing(owcd in Septrm6tr, loo· pumlhmeor,nodiucll rorormcor, noconfcikcrh for a croppc in 0£/ober: hccmuflwairc wee ro accule; thevery l•ucof God ••gbt to forthe monethof tA•g•fl, till theharud!; conftnljtJ(VJ, z.Cor.s. t 4· And hert:we mufl and in the meane rime indure fiorme atid wnb rbankfulnelfcocknowlcdge the cndlelle tcmpell, winde and \1/eather,fno,. an~ rain<, lone and mercy of God rowards vs, feerng haileandfroii.Sowemullfoweourfecd,•nd that, when heemight exact Urict obedrencc [owe plentifully, lhll expeeling the fruueof without any pomife ofrecompcnce for our our labourwirhpatience,riHrhegreatdl:har- !aDour: nay, when hcc mtghr Chiner vs in uefi come, the great day of retribution, in peeces with his yron (cepter,yet as Ahafo•'- which God wtl feparatc the wheat< from tbcrop, did ro~ccneEffhcr,bcholderh our h1s chaffc,garhcringtheone intohisg.1rners,& gold<n fcepter vnto vs in the preaching ol burningvprhcorhcrwith_vnque~chablefi•e, rhc word, that we mighr Jay holde of it, and Math. J·••· Lctvsconhderrhcexomplcof by •rapprchcnd oreroall life. Y··a it plcafcth God, who doth patiently expect, and (as I h1m rowinne vs by g1frs, ro incite vs by remay fay) waitesourleifure when wc~1I turr!e wards, ~o3flurc vs by promifes, 10 giaing his vnrohtm,rhathtmightluuumercyvpov1, Cta. w~rd,tbatifwc g~~c,wc may lookcro rcceme, 3o.8. he waucsat rhedoorcof our hearts}& -~~--------------------------'-lla.ldethl ...
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