t-he Epi~le . to the qatdtians. Chap 6 401 I ~ . . . t holy.o_a.me, D••iJ hadan.ci•to rllis end,whc A kcep,eand preferue chem from thccontoagi· I he dtli<Cd ro liue for no orher end, but that on of finne,(rom falling from grace,or back· he mig!11 prai(e God, @ !<t mJ(o•lt !i~e, ••a fliding from rheir holy profcllion, by all I irfoaf/ Rrai(e rhu. The fecond 'cdncerneth good mcancs J as bygood cs.mlple, anu by t ourfe!~e,, Infeeking the kingdome ofGod, graciousfpecchesfcafoned wirh (alr,&c. as ( and the righreou{nelfe<hereof, bym~king Barntlbal did, whocrJmmit~g lo .AAtiocb, a':dfeeour~allingaod election Cure bygood works, ing thegrac.: ~f God th11t WIU giuen thtm , J>'.U z..Pff~J:~oj Thisend'ofamanslife Sa!omon gil4d,andconfirmd thms therrm, e.~borrir.g the-m I incima(5ch, whc:1heefaith, Letvs hearethe tbatwith purpo(vf he~trl thq woJt!d cleaue':Jnto enJof•ll,:fearc qed and f<!epe hi& comm•underh<Lord, ACt. 11. n. andforthiscaufc (as I ments.~.Jor thio· Uthn.,hole duetin;f11un, Ecclef. takcit)itisadded;v.13.t/U1t hew.u 11 go,uJmAn, lZ.ver(. 13. The rhird conccrnerhour bre' andfoilofth< holy qhoP,.andfatth. . rhren, in doinggood vnro them fo far forrh ThePniringgoodn<jje,is like.,ife robe praas poffibly we eau in rhecompalfe ofour cal. dif~d,in fettmg men at vniric, in recor:c1Jing hog: for it 1s the codof euc'ry mans call1ng, thofC' thatarear variance, tn making.peace ' mferuing of men to ferue God.; and this it B and amirie,wherc there 1s nothingbur cnmi· that wh'ichPaul vrgcth in this placc,robebe~ rie and drlfention! for, forthJScaufeChrr£1 mfw:iAILvnroaB. callerhp<ace-mak!r~,rhechildren of God, Mar. Thcfecond may bee raken from rhee<· s. 1o, becaufe herein rhey as liuely refcmble ample ofGod hrmfel(c. Wu mufl ;.,. good to thegoodnesof God rheir heauen!y Father, .. them that hat6711, that rrum:ry 6e the childre11 as any fonne doth refcmblc any qualuicor {)fourhea;un!J Father , Matth. 5. vn-/.44-45 propcrtie in his n~turall father; for he ma. , Forwcea.re more conformable vmo Go o kerhmenro be ofr,nemi'ndc·Jdcne houfe, mdoinggood vmo mhers (1t becing an ef· Pfal,67. fenr1ail properric in G b D to doegood roe. Thecomm•nic.ringgoodnes(beeingfpecialuery man, fccing that euery creature doth ly vnderllood in thiS place) harh foure de· drwke, or at Icall ralle of the fwcetecup of grccs.Firfi,fortemptJrafltbings we muficom· Godsgoodnelfe. Pfal. 145.v<r(<9) rhen in municate to the ncceilitk:s of the Saims, recciu"ioggood from them: for he rcceiueth Rom.1:.ver.1;.And forfPiritH•ilb!rJlingt we nothing from vs, as Duui.J. (airh, MJgoad"u - muti remcmberthcfayiogof P~ter, Lrt c1ury ret~cbtth nst 'othee,Pfal,J6.vtr(e z. To the exm::~n dl htluuh receiued agift, fomir.ifln- the ampleo(God wee mayadderbe example of (amrvnro.rhm.u gooddifpofm ofrhem•nifold godly Kings. Thechiefdlpraifeand com· C graceofGod,J..Pet.4. J o. . mcndation of He:c.ek.J~th and io(iall, is noted Seeondly, wee mull beeplentifull in the by therrgoodnelfe. Concerningtherellof workesofmcrcie, not contenting our fc:lucs eh< acts of Ht<.e~t·h and his G 0 0 D N E s, with this)th~t weare beneficiall to fomc in re· they are written~.#•• z.Chronic.J1.3 ~. Conlc"euingthem in their wants and neceffiucs: cerningthe rcU of the acts of ioft~h. and h1s bunve mull be rich in good workcs, 1. Tim. Go o oN£ s, doing as it was wrirtcn in the 6.18. ChargethrmtiUttarer~ch inr.hirworld, Lawe of rhe Lord, beholde they are writ· th4ttht] 6entJt hif.h minded, thattbry dotg'lod, ren ··-- z. Chror~. 35. v. z6,17, And rhio and berichin,goodwurftts,rtAdietodi;1ribut t and excellent nameof Goodneffeor Bounufulnefl', tocsmmunicau. Wclllullbe likeT.,hirh.~Z(or u·as (as ir may feeme) by the Law ofn•rrons, Dorc.u)"hocloarhed rhe poorewirh rhegar. afcribed toPrinces and Potcncates, in that it ·ments wh1ch flu:c made at her owne proper bc!lbefeemedthem, asinname, foin the colt and charges,Acl.9.39.and for rbis caufe · v ertueitfelfe,to exprclfe rhe diuine narure of rhe holy Gholl giueth rhis rdlio10nie of God,and rhereforctheywerecalled '"i.P)f'tltl, D her, That{htt"'"'richorfull ofgoodworf<!sand that is, bounrifull BenefaCtors, or gracious · almtswhichjhedid, v.36. like to rhet•crruous Lords,L•k• 13.15. woman,Prou,3 1.2o.whoopenerh rhe palme The rhird is drawne from tellimonie, di· of her hands to the pcorr)alld Hrctchcrh out uine,& humane. Our Sauior Chrill !•ith, lt her handsto rhe necdie:like !oh, ofwhom e If Ua blejJ(dthingtogis~e, r.11b" thentorectiHr, is faid that rhe loines of the poore bldled A[/,1o.35. that is,ro do good,rather then ro him,Iob 31,10, 1 Or~t- ~7· recC'iuegood.~ Na:t.iAn.faith,rhataman re~ Thirdly, wemu!lbeem•chingoodncfl'(as J~p.auperli (i:mblerh God in no properttc fo much as in the Swprure(peakerh ofGod)rhar is, abun· am·Jre,¥1"u in·,.,c6.rniu. doing good. And rhe hearhen Oraror Dt· dant in goodnclfe, in communicating vnro ;n!lli?"'·"r.o· m,Pbmtscould fay,rhar(h)doinsofgood,and others aboundanrly tho(e blcffings which m>~ •:c.« 3-i,. s"7\.ru~~~nj, (peakingthe trurh, makes vs mo!llrke 10 rheLord hath llored vs wirh•ll :not only in '(jt-ib,,~!~ff,, God himfelfe. louing our brethren,for which rheThelfalo. BonU pro· Bur to confider thh more parricularly, nians are comruended, that their louc one vhyl:ttticii vel confer~ Goodnrff"eUthreefold, Pre(eruing,Pniti•g,Com. towards another did abound; bur in ahberal ;1.arivum: m!4'1'licarinu: in all which particulars we are to [upplying oftheir wanrs, as Pa•lexhorts rhe t0ngreg:ui· practiCe this durie.And fir£l,forthepre/eruing Corinthiant, that M they dida6oFJndinfaith u.d \'Um.' com. goodnef[e '"'mull doegood not onely ro our ltNe,fotht]'RfouiJAboundinrich bber~hrie, ~. ·:.unicau· vum. felues, but to others alfo, in labouring to Cor.8.7.asgood06adiahdid,tn [pending his \ , [I 3 Jn.ung. 1 ..
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