238 o Joy À6 two No A ,. !twat &c.Greg. 2CaK, de philaf. erat.; . * team /is vidi - tcir animus car- pori el. ratio vi- t' is laugabil:ter imperare, fi tarn? Deo animus el- ratio ilia non f r. vit,nu.'lo modo torpori vitiifq; retti imperat -- Proindè virtu - te.i quac libi ha bere videtar -- Nifi ad Deg re tulerrt,etiam ip- fe vista font po- titis gum vtr- tu'er.4ig de ti. Dei,li. i 9.c. 2.5. Non iatim qui jejunat,aut ex ti dery pauperi matti Deoftene- rat, vicina Punt vrtia virtuti- burt'affic.leell 'Veo tantìiin In- dice effe conten- tun Hier. cen- t a Lucifcrianos ;Zuicquid h.rno voluti reclefece - ii,nifr.:d puta- tern qua in leg ell 11fe'a.tter, re- ctum dici noia o- portet. Aug. de fide ems, opalili. To ,1.4. e,p.7. The Juii/ulncffe of Sinne. and- in order unto God. A thing is morally good, when it is good in the fight of men, good unto humanepurpo- fes, good by way of Example, or way of Edification to others, who judge as they fee. But a thing is then done divinely when it is done wich the fpi_rit of holineffe and of' truth (for the Father feeketh fuch to wor(hip him) when it is done in obedience to the word ; for wee are to note that a thing may bee done by a man rationally out of the fway and rule ()fright reafon, and a certaine gene - roufneffe and ingenuitie of Ipirit, which loves not to con - demne it tel e in the thing which it allowes, and to walke croffe to the evidence-o -its owne mks, and yet that thing is all this while done but unto hirfelfe,and his owne reafon is fet upras an Idoll in Gods place, to which all the gtions of his life doe homage : or a thing may be done obedient ally, wich an eye unto Gods will that re- quires it, not only in a common conviaion, but in a fili- al l and fubmiiTive affeaion, as unto him ; when you fa- fled and mourned, faith the Lord, did you at all faff unto me, even to me ? If you will returne, á lfrael,return unto mee, faith the Lord,Zecb.7. s ler.4.1. A notorious (in- ner walkes contrary to the principles of his owne reafon and nature,`Rm.1.3 2. t Corat. r4. contrary to the pro/ße- rity and fecurity of his prefent life, Levit.26,i .. I . or. I I. 3o. and contrary to the Law and will of God. Now when man breakes off a finfull courte, with ayme onely at his owne reafon or profperity, th ugh this bee to re- turne, yet it is to turne to our felves, and not unto Cod. Then a femble themfelves for corne and wine faith the Pro- phet, and to feeme to recurne, but though they returne, it is not to the moll high : but like a deceitful) bow, though it feeme to direa the arrow to themarke, yetindeed it fends it out another way,Hof.7.14,16. and in this regard though the fubllance of a worke feeme very fpecious unto men, who judge according to the fight of their eyes and meafure the ayme and intention by the worke which they
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