Chap.6. accordng to St M A T T it E V v IóI point ofChriftian perfeftion : and let as many as are perfect, be thus minded. Benaiah was honourable among thirty, but heat- tained not to the firft three. A naturali man may be renowned for his patienceand beni6cence ; but thechildeof God muff hereingo beforeall the wicked men in the world, and Live tobe conformed. to the lint three,thebleffed Trinity. Verle q r3. Be ye therefareperfeïl,even as your father. &e.]The M. Harr;e on childe ( faith One ) is the father multiplied, the father of a lecond Mat, í. o, edition. Of Conftantixes formes Eufebiees teporterh, that they >,ov it/S4'!ortPre put on their fathers (a/bions, and didexallly refemblehim...,. And' Toe Kovsxvñvcv of Irenano, the fame Authou tellechus, that heexprefied, to the f1'7 '7,,fD°Ç life the learnin and verrues mafter. Pol car . It were happy T °`£ o ós g 1 P pl?y Kxa.w>fi.ox- for us ( and we mutt labour it) if we could palie into the likeneffe an,. EuE.o. cf -the heavenly patern. Our fïrm mina bongo; contifks in corn mu- Mon withGoL+,and conformity to him ; in keeping inward-peace with God, that he abhor no not becaufe of theprovoking ofhis (ôns and ofhin daughters, D. u'.3 3.19, and in [(eking and keeping (as much as may be) peace with all amen, and holineflè; purifying our (elves as he is une (inquality, though we cannot in anequality ) from the love ofevery fun (thegroundofall our wranglings, lam. 4.1.) but efpecially from the paflions and perturbations of the heart ; pofeffîng our (elves in patience. For if. patience have her perfeCt worke, we (hall be perfect and intrre, wanting nothing. j,., For(perfc.d)S, Luke bath it,Be mercifull,& . Cap.6 37. + CHAP. VI, Verte a . Take teed thatye doe not parr almes V Our jullace, faith the Syriac l , For firft,We doe the poor but 1. right when wereleeve them ; for they have an interef& in our goods, by vertueof the communion of Saints : whereupon Solo - tx;;nWithheldnot,faithhe,good from the oxnersthireef: i. e. thy poor brethren. God,the great Authour and owner ofall, hachen- rrov,;.7. truf}cd the rich (as his ftewards,as his Almoners) with the wealth A teo` t ofthis world. He bath entrufted thzm, i fay, not lent it them, (to g'"w,noilrurn fpeak properly, for that which is lent,. is our own at lea{( for a u f ì ba. ur,aliez urs. time) but put it into their handsonly, for this end, that their a- Bèdi,rgf. bundance may be oApplyfir others wants, 2 Cor;8 9. that their full cups may over-flow into others Lefler veflels,&c. which if it N 3 be ü
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