I Ghap. 6. the fjpiflletothe Cjalatianr. 4071 1worktsafrer hiS death. o. Cor.J.io. rl1•mu/f A .umdel1kc ro·the (wine, ncucr doegood, nor ITSII~accot~ntfJr 4'1 cht~ti!J wt IJ.4u~ done in tbt boprofie any,rill their dying d4yi I (pe~ke nm al di•,rharis,in riJj l<f•. Where it istobe obfer. ~ainfl rhelaudablecuflomo of:b<quearhing ued rharrhe Aporllcfpeaking ofa! the IVOrks goods togodlJ vfu,bya mans Jail w1ll and re· , wh~reo(.wearc m-oi'uc ac:ouut,(iorh confine !hmenr;bucagainfithoferhar dolurle or no \\' ho ~e I rherO wlth!n thcc;mpalfe ofthis life; there~ good all the1r l1fe long, till the hourc of ~~~c~:J~nl! f'ore noworkes dhh<! doneafter ~his-l-1fe bee d~ath: Lettbefe men con!iO~r,tbac as Jatc re~ . but bo1dJe endeJ1.ervs hhare rhcrdlimony'ofrhe aunpentanceofmalefalftours,a lnrle before rhw d<edcs. cieiic.G)primttoDemetr. 0!:Jndeiftinee,:ce(· death,is aommoh1y but a ceremo_n!allrepen: [N 11 u!1 nul/m lac/Mpdmitmti<t rW, ,m/IUJfatUfaranee: [othefuntr!lll hen·ficrnc'e'Of thofc who aiiJIJiJ-eJfefltu. Icrome. Dt4m i.'1prkfontiftecu/Q giuc little or nothing in at their llfe,1svfuaiJy. (um;UiiHeorauonibtu,{l,.~. confiMsrlwJ~r:~mpsffe ~nofree,buta (ormaiJ, and cxw·rced gifr :.fo-N HJJ co.cduwttri, c'itmailttf11 'antt Chrifti trJbu~ mall,in doing1a·sorhcrs doe:cxtorted. 1 in rHat : ,ul vmuim~t~,nM Iob;nQn Dt~niel. nee Naero· itisgiuen to Uoppe the mouth of an accu..: g4rt pof{epro q!4oq~ta~n, (ed vnt4mq!temq; portare •Gngconfcience; Thevito1lhcneficence is rhat omu(uum. Andagaine, In hacvita,lictr nobM whichGoti accounrerhof,andby [o muclno quod vo!umu; ~minare: quum tran(ierit, op""an- B be preferred before the other, by how ruu~h ditempm _,tiffrmlr, &c. H~ncei gather two it cloth more euidendy declare a more )IUcly thing•. Firct,rhar rhe dothine ofPurgatoric faith in the promdenceofGoa , and a more is a\neerefable, becauferhereis notlmeaf· vnfainedloueofour brethren. Againe.<hey tcr th1s life is ended> lefr to doe good, either giuetdlimonte)that they rruil r:or in vncer~ ro eur{elucs or others, and therefOre not to raine rjchcs, but in the liuing God. L1fily, worke rightcov(ndfe,co repent, or to (J.tis6e cheyhauc the benefit of poore·mcns prlicrs, rhduflicc ofGod, which the Popilh fort fay ('to whome rheyarebeneficiall,)which orherii done in Purgarorie. Bur IVhar Dwuld l wife they lhould want. ctaud robarrerrhe paper walles of PurgaroVI LThecircumllance ofrime harh here ric, with the Canon Of the Scripture, which the force ofan argumenr/or it mforceth che werelong agoe burnt to a01c:;·, by the fire of , exhortation much,that we thouIddoe all the rhe word1 good wecan, and rakerhe benefireof rheopS<eondly,feeingallopporrunitie, nay all portunitie, becaufe rime will notalway Jafl: poilibilirieof d01r.ggood is coi1fined m the the holy Gholl infundry placesol Scnprurc, compaffe ofrhis hfe, eucry ma,, mull follow from the confideration of rhe flwrrnelfe of thecounfell ofthewife-man s.t""'"· d llrhat C our ri'me,cnforeerh the duties offairll,<epcnth]handPnz!lfindeto do(,do~itwuh aflthyporper; rance,n'Cw'obedience,as 1. Cor. 7. v. 29, 30 orthereUn11therwork._~. mrinuentidn, nor /:...now~ ) I. And thi&1[a7 brethren, 6ecau(e th~time ~ /(df_~.nor wifodom~,m th~gr11u~ whither tbougtJ· {hort,hereaftcrthat 6oth they that h~Hewiues,6e t/1.Ecclef.9.IO,Dauid[alth,in t~l"graueno1man .u;houghtheyhadnonc: and thq that wupe a.s wilt or c.cn pr.cif( qod. And th15 IS thecaufe thwghtluy 'Jtltpt not: and th~thAt reioJCe, ..u wheref0rc Paul dorhfo 1nfianrly vrge at men rh,ugh th')reiol'cdnor.Hcb.J.7,8. Tod<J i(J' to rake the prefcnt opp'Jrtunitic, Behold,now flli/! h~ar(his 'liO)Ct, hard(n ~JOt,oflr h~arts. and istbeacaptah!eume:behoid,r.iwi& theday offttlv, 13.Exhort 9nranoth(rdaz!y, whi/~it iscnlld urion,z.Cor.6.z. todaJ. Thegodly in all ages haue pracli(cJ V. Hencewearetaughtto accounteuery this Jutie. Peter knowing that the tilll~ was day,euen this prcfenr day,as thedayofdearh, at hand,thar he was ro l•y dowoe his taboror the day ofiudgemenr: for we mult doe all nacle, fiir-rcs vp himfelfe to greater diligence the good wecan while w~hauetime; now our 111 his calling,and faith, 1rrillnot benetJ!tf!tntto rir:pc is t~e ioilant,or prcfent ~ime~ for we are put yo.uit~~emembrt~nceoftkefothiligs, {o't~n!. M VOCertiunewhcthcrwe fh:aiJJJUe rJ!Jr0 nlOr• f 4, mthld t~Jbet:n4c/t, ~~(111'J!,) k!lOW tiJctime iJ rowor no, lam,<f 14. Thererore lookewhat D c1 ht~ndtbat I mu/flaJitdown(44 oHr L"rd / ,:flu we would dot> at thchour~ofdeath,ifwewere Chrifl hathl4ew~dm~,z..Pet.J,l z,z 3,1'4. The now at thclafi gafpe panung for breath, or Church praicththus toGod,T~Ach wtomtm~ ifwed1dfec::Chriit comming in thedoudes ber ,urdai~t, that is, foroconfiderthdhort. to iudgement;the very fame thing we ought netTe>vncertentie)and vanityofour life ThAt todoeeocry day, with like zea!e and ferueow~m"J"PPlJ8HYhtttrutoJPI{cdon1?,PfaJ.;o. rz. cie offpirit,to praife and magnifie the mercy Bur wicked mens pralfti(cis clcaneconrrary and goodneiTe of God; with likcfea.re and forrhey rakeoccafion vpon theflrorrnetfe of rrembling, toworkeoutourowncfaluation, their time, ro liuc as rhey liG, to take their and to feeke reconciliation; with hke louo plcafurcs, and to follow the lufis of their and finccritieofaffeiftion ,to bee beneficiall hcans: therefore they fav, Let vuar. and vnto our br~thren,~<"· . . drinJ:,!,for tQmorro.rP'W(foalldie.~(a.zz, 13 ,Our V I• •ThiS dolftrmc meeteth wtth all ITII· !if• wfoortandudtour, a•d•urnm• u .uafoad- [crable minded men, who hauing great dowtbatpajJ,thaw"]····Com• rhmfm and IN mcat~cs aodopportunrtieofdoi1~gg_?od, yet ?JsenioJ lh~p/ea{uruth,qtArepr(fmr. Wifd..z. 1 , let fi1ppc, orrathercur offalloccaiiOns that ~.6. And hence iris rhar fome fpend their mrghtmducethcm thereto, whom abrutdh rime in eatin~ &drmking, andgoing~orgc~ ---- - ------------------------- oully~--·--·· ..
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