\ . 4-00 ~ Commentarie "ipon Chap.6. .\Vhcrcas S.Paulfaith we O>all reape,if"'' A ihall pluckethem out ofhis hand, lob. 1 ~. 1 inis co>o· [-"ntnot,hcfigni6cth, rhatwcmullperfcuete addefurther, that they are built vpon !he mop"'· a 1 nd continueto thecnd,otherwife we cannot cruth and fidelitieofhia promife, God w f•iY,. or , 1 ,.,. o<>keto rcape the haruell of eternall happi· fuN,& "'iKnotfitfferJ"',. beumpudabouerhAJ ues ir is nefie. It is nothing but contlancy and conti.. J~H be46/e,bm wiOgzuetbeiffue with thetem;: 4 .. n~~~ec~n- nuing in well doing, that doth crowncall our tlon~thlftyemaybe IIGietohtArtit,I.Cor•• o.l3· cwwncd. good workcs. Beconflant (faith our Sauiour Th11dly,vpon the prayerofChri!l,who praiNoncrelif· CbrHI ro the Church ofSmyrna, Apoc. 1. ed thatthey mrght bek<ptfr•m .uiU, lob. 17 . re, redper· 1o.)tmdI wi/Jgiue thee lbt cror¥ntoflife. lerome I s.that they might be flnt iNthtTrinit],;U hti.n fccilfc: vir¥ faith,itis rheproperty oftruevcrruc not to bethe F11ther,&theFAth~rinhim,V.'lJ .that they .ur;, ;0. ginw,fl,buttorndwe/I,Paul blameththefeGam•ybe withhim,Andfeehisglori•.verf.z4.Now latians for beginning in thefpirit and ending CbriCI waulway heardintbat which he pray. in the flelh;and Chrit! ihewes what a!hameit ed for,Ioh.sr.4z. is to him that bcginneth to build and cannot Lalilt, vpon thelifeof Chrill, which is finifhit:ititasgoodncucrawhitasnc:ucrthc communicated to aJl his Jiuing members, better:nay hio condition is better that neuer B Gal.z.v.zo.Pf'1nn Cbrifl whichil tb<irlif•fh•ll began,thmth<t ofluda~, whofc end was worfe •PP'"", then (ballthry alfo app<are wi<h him in rhen his beginning.Leuit.J.9.rhetaile ofrhc glori•.Col.3·4 . .f<!!•fl. Ifthey cannot alrogefacri6cewas commanded to be offcredvpon thcr faint and fall away, whydoth the holy rhealrar,bywhichwas figni6ed,that incuery Gboll make a doubt of it; as thoush they good workewe mu!! not only begin,but<:onmight? Anf. ltis the will ofGod to moouevs tmue in it to the end, and factifice the end of to perfcuerance,and to llirre vp our dulndTc 1t to God,as well as the begmniog: othcrwife by fuch fpeeches: rhat we 0Jould not be wanwe lofe our labour, and mitfe our reward: ring to our felues in thevfe ofthemeancs. thereforeS,l11hnbids vsloo~etuur{tlun, tluz1 I o. YPhil~wth4Nethtrtfore time la vs dot we fojt110t th(things"RRhich wehau~done,hut th,# goodvnto aflmen, but f}cciAI/y tathern which nre ""may receiue a[ullreward,1.loh.vcrC8.The ofthe houfoold offaith, labourers in the vineyard came at fundrie In thcfe words rhe Apo(!Je doth iterate rimes, !omc:inthe morning, orhcrsat the thcconclufionpropoundcdin thefixcverfc, third, otheroatthe fixt,andointb,oth<rs at asalfoin the ninth vcrfc imrncdiarely going the t•vclfth hourcofthe day, yet none rcceibefore; that we ihould doe thegood wecan, ued the labourers w•gcs, butthofc that con- C while we hauetlme; and withal!he doth rllu· tinuedintheworkc to the end, Matth. 10. Clrateitboth bytheobi,tlto whomcwemull God i• AlphaandOmrga, and therefore redoegood,and by thuirmmf/an-.oj'timr,how quirerh agood end, •• wellasa good begin. longwe mull continuetherein. And herein nmg:and rr is ourduty not onely to obey the heanf.,ereth afccret demand, which might commanderncnc ofChrifi,veniteadme, come be madevpon rheformc:r rule;fOrwhereasit vnron,,Marth.rr,z 8. butthat alfo, "'"""'in might bee thought that the Gentiles which me,abidm1mr, Ioh. 15. 4. for he oncly that profetfc not the fame religion with vs, were contrnucth to the cnd,fhall be faued, Matth. to be negleacd, ot at lea!!, not fo refpcaed 14·'3· (a•wereade,Aa.6.verf.r. the Grecians were Further,whcrcas the Apolllefaith,"''fbil/1 negleaed of the Ebrewes in theirdaily mircape,ifwrfai•t not. It may bee dcmaundcd, nificrie)the Apofllean(wereth,thatwe mull whether theSaint~ doefo faint at any time, 1 not rertraincourbountic:andgoodnetTeone~ that they finally fall away 1To which delytothofethatarc ofthe fame religion with maund I anfwcr in aword, thatthey doe not,' ' vs,but enlargeit vntoaii,PP•mHft do•g•odvn· nay tbey cannot totally and ftna!IJ fall frotn roallmm,bHt f}e<iall)lothemof th• hoN{holti of grace. For fi·rfi, if any thing OJOul<l make. D I F,;ith. . them fallawny, it is r.~ne; ·but they cannot lnthewordswemay confldct thrcethmgs. tinne, becaute the fcede of regeneration and Firll,thcduticitfelfe,Letvt dogood.Second!y, oraceremainethinthem, r·. Ioh.3.,9. And theobietlor pcrfonstowhomewemulldoe ~hough the Church Oe<pc, yet her heart wagood,which is laid downecomparatiudy, we kctb,Cantie.5.verf.1.And ifany thing make mu{/dorgfiOdt• AD'.6HtJ!eciaUJ rothoferhat "' rhcm faint,it!S affliaion and pcrfecution,but' ofthehoufoolaoffaith. Th11dly, rhecrrcumrhcfe and all uther croiT<s work! togetherfor fianoe cftime, when and how long ••eare to rheb•/1 vnr.rhcmthat lout God, Rom. 8. :8 doegood,whiif/ weha•etim<1 of thefc morAnd therefore thefe arc no hinderanceo, but· der,and fir!! ofthe duric. · funhcranccs rather to their faluation. Se· This gcnerall durie of doing good is rccondly,they arc burltand founded vpon ihe commondcd votovs by fundrie arguments. promifeofGod, J.,i/lput mJJPirit into their Tbefir!l maybectakcnfrom themamecnd hearrr,(,.hallh'JP'allnotdepArtfrom m•, I er. and fcope ofamans hfem thiSworld,_ ••hrch 3z. verf. 4G. Therefore Chri!l doth fo pre· as Paullignificth in thiiJ>Iace, isnothmgclfe (cructhcm by his power, prcuent them by butrodoeg<od: &thtsdomg ofgood llandeth hi< grace,guard'and guide them by his fpirit, in three thing•: the fir/! concerneth God, that rhcy f11all ncucrfall away,and [hat none ~ in prayfing, mag01fymg , and adormg h1s holy
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