C'}tt.Y.3.I t.../1 CenrmtmarieVon the 564 andwillingly difpofedvnto, and in the doing ofgood ; z. Theft a. z7, The Lord mull firft mooueandperfwade the heart, ( forfo the word figni- fieth as well asto comfort ) and then eflablith his to euery good word CotoiEps and worke. Hence we arcexhorted to do euery thing heartily, as to the Lord. TheLord wouldhaue noneto offer any thing to thebuilding of Eaod.jr.29. theTabernacle,but whole heart incouraged him , andwhofe fyirit made him willing. If thou findeft not thine heart accompanyingthy duties,but thou doe it thy religious duties for necelfitie, law,fafhion,or for tome fi- nifier end; and thy duties of loue with a ffraight hand, or an euill eye, thinking any thing beflowedtoo good,or toomuch,thou hail {lain thy action before thebirth , it was neuer quickened , it hath no life, nor 2 foule;God who loueth onely a cheerefull giuer,will not endure it, s.Hc that is continually readie toeuery good worke, cannot but beabundant in good workes : the phrafe littlediffering from that , r.Tim.s. zo. The widow that bath beenecontinuallygittento emerygood worke : for elfe this i.rtaca;S,,r rs. readinefle couldnotbe other then an idlepreparation. Doeft thou con- tinue in prayer? in 41/thingssiue thanks. ? haft thou been diligent in tray_ ning vp thy family inGods teare?hall thou with Onefephorut,often refre_ ''r"r,"6° fhed theSaints?doch the (Dines ofmanyblare thee,and the Wellingof the poore andwidow returne vpon thee ? Phew me the coats and garments thou haft made; Chewme the knowledge and feareofGod in thy family; expreffe the faith thou profeffeff, by inch fruits of faith as thefe are,and thin thou haft profited in this precept, elfe thou as yet commea fhort of 3 it. 3. In fuch a partie will be a forgoingand departure with things of price, yea the belt thing he bath will not be too dcare to purchafe that dutie which he feeth God requiring at hishands; which if it be wanting (becaufe manygood works are coftly)a man cannot be readie toeuery good worke. Now toapply the point, if welooke ferioufly and vnpartially into many ofour facrifices andoblations to God and men,may we not accule our !clues, as theLord once did his people ? Tee harm peal offer the Malac,r.ij. thing which wasgood, and haueoffered the torne, andlame,andficl¿e : nay ma- nyof vs fnuffe at there lafi and wont. If the belt and moil religious a- stionwould charge manyaone but with a matter of tweluepencc,fuch is their readines toany good worke, that it ((tall tie in the dull : and al- though Godbath giuen them abundanceof outward things, to theend that they might be meanesof performingmany a good worke,yet (till theyplead want ofabilitie, whereas if they were' as willing as.able,they would become rare patternes ofwelldoing.But herein they thew them- (clues ( what euer they profeffe) forgetfull.of thisprecepr,and deffitute ofthis grace,which quickly and vpon euery Intl occalon findeth it (elfe called:,
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