Chap.5. accerding to St MATTI' E y:. 179 not properly, but by finiilitude, becaufeit is given after the worke done. Next,tt is a reward, not legali, but evangelicall ; promifed in mercy,and in like mercy performed. Whence it isalfo called rift reward of inheritance. Now an inheritance is not merited, but Col. ;,a,}, freely defcendethon fonnes,becaufe they are formes. Let no fonne fay,with profane Eru,What is this birth-right tome ?.or with the prodigall in theGofpel, Give me here the portion that belongeth unto me (fuch are thofe that love their friends only, here theyhave love for love,and that's all they are to look for) but look up to the recompence ofr rd,wirh(Afofes ; and anfwer as Naboth, God forbid that I fhould fo farre gratifie the devil and mine own evil heart,as topart withmy patrimony, my hope ofreward,for a little revenge or whatfoever coyn,bearing Satans fuperfcription. Verle47. What doeye more then others ?] Singular things are expeced and requiredof fuch as have received fingular grace and mercy. As tobe eminent ingood IV orkr, to get above others, to avxalw "'v by haveour feet where other mens heads are.The Way ofthe righteous o's o at is on high, faith Solomon : he goes anhigher way to worke then lit.; 14 ordinary,andwalkes 01n0:ß c,accurately, exaîll hegets even to Ephef. 5.a Ç, .y = ayp¡3aoç TO FIç the very top-ofgodlineffe, as the wordimporteth. He knows that ïír_pov gxívav, more then the common [tint is required ofhim, and that he muff doe that, that the world will never doe : as to behot in religion, Rev.3. i6, Thecarnal Gofpellerfaith, Religio, im oportet efe, non Ce/liut religentem, It is fit tobe Religious, but not fo confciencious. So, tobe zealous of good works, Tit. x.r 4. but with difcretion, faith the worldling. The KingofNavarre cold Beza,he would launch pelago fe nott no further into the fea, then hemight be lure to return fafe to the irecornet; qa. haven. Though he (hewed force countenance CO religion, yet he rue eßer, gain would be fare to fave hianfelf. So, to abound in Gods work ; to quando liberet, have a heart full of goodneffe, as thofe Romanes, Chap. t5.14. a podem referre life full of good works, asTabitha, Ads But this is to be Eccet. 9.3 3 ccfef.y, t 6. Wife evermuch,faith the flefh. Philo(3phandeem,fedpaucis. What Cicero need this wafte ? faid yudas. It is toomuch'for you to goup to 7eru alem,to worfhip,faid yeroboam to the people : take a (hott- er cut rather to the goldencalves. Theyare idle, they are idle, laid Pharaoh of Gods bufief} fervants. So, God would have his to walke precifely. This the mad world mocks at : To pluck out EpheC 5,1 ç. their right eyes:this is a hard faying, faith the fenfualift : To offer Mat.549. violence toGods Kingdom ; Fair and füfilygoesfarre ; and its good keeping on the warm fide of thehedge, faith the Politician N 3 x®
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