i..wAP.2.LI. The wf1m of Godhack ioy. nodCarnation & inhrationto. gcth-e mans folly would hfioyne them. toh.e[. ttdt'ibae6 Be willing to enter into this 1,Loolewhcrin Cal uariou is of- fered to alla: e rs, 'Greatbentlii-n great benders Ptou.tg.t. Gen.;9.9 t Cvmmentarie upon the Vf . z. Many i loofe Chri(tian can well endure toheare, that thedo- &ttine ofgracebringeth faluation,and thebrighter it (hineth to this pur- pofe, the better : but oh,that the Apoflle had (hied there,and not come to teach them their dutie, for theyare flowof heart tobeleeue, and dull to learnt. Let a man cotale and offer faluation,and preachprotrifes:who will not pinnehimfelfe on filch a mans fleeue?but let him teach the fame men their duties, and the way to become partakers of thefe promifes, and they will tall offas fart, or fatter then theydid from Chri(l,when het askedhis owne Difciple., ifthey alto would goe away. But in great wifedome hash the Lordhappily ioyned thefe two toge- ther, ( aluation and in(1ruaion, toPhew that he that bath no care for the latter, hash no part in the former : gracebringeth faluation to none but to the fchollersofChrifls fchoole; it is thenno matter to thee that grace bath appeared,nor any benefit to thee that it bringeth faluation, vnlef e thou be alto intltuEtedby it in the lettons following. Doe thou become docible as a child, for fo the word impiieth; yeaas an obedient child fathi- on thyCelle and fufl'cr thy fells to be moulded into the obedienceofit,or ets in vaine cxpeEieft thou faluation by thisdoe-trine : never dare to di- uorcc the things which Godbath coupled. Secondly, out of themanner ofperfwaftou to yeeld an obedient Bare to the Gofpel, namely, bccalife it brir.ge:bfaluation: we learns what it a notable tucanes both to repretle any temptation or flirting tuft, by which we might be ouercatied veto euill ; as alio a prickeand motive to provoke our felues forward votogood, namely, to confider of Gods goodnef%towards vs, and what he bath done for vs. This argument is frequent in the Scriptures : fee t. Per. s. r 7. t8. Ifyowcallbrr Father; paffe the time ofyour dwelling here infears : knowing :baryonwere redeemed, &c. A:id the reafon is of great force, for gifts and good turnes haue great power to holdmens hearts to thebeilower, that a than is fcsrfe hisowne, but as the borrower le sferatant to the lender, fo much more Both the giuer bind the receiuer; hut if the gift be no trifle, but of great price and neceffarie vfe, the receiuer is much more flraightly bound then be- fore. Satomoa faith, that a gift prsfpereth where eaer itgoeth, noting the great power that giftshaue to fway the heart togood or euill, and this latter fo effeétually, as theycan make a man who hart+ cies of his owne, toPhut them vp, and feewith other mens,yea and force eueo wife men to peruert iudgement.lofeph when he wraflled with the wicked attempt ()this impudent miflris;how did he fortifie himfelfe againtl filch a flram tefle motion ? heconfidered, that his Mager had committted all intohis hand, and aduanced him abone all in thehoule, laue his Mi(lrifi'e how (hould I then (faith he)cotmnit a facet of Inch indignitic againft him;for betides
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