Chap.7. aGóOrding t0St MATT Fi EYV. 285 patience,humility, contentedneffe ; inmortification elfin, mode- ration of paflion, holyguidance oldie tongue ; in works of mer- cy, truth and ¡office ; in felt-deniall, love of enemies, life of faith ; in heavenly- mindedneffe, fweet communionwithGod, c©mfor- table longing for the comming ofChriff,&c. Thefe bethofe fruits, and that doing of Gods will, without the which our Saviourhere averreth there's noheaven tobe had,no though men profefle large- ly, preach frequently, pray ardently, eat and drink at his table, caiaig, difpoffefié devils in his Narne,&c. 7udas did all this and was freaner ns's damned. Shalt thou to heaven that doeft no more ? nonor fo Perona7, fed much ? Woe to all careleffe profeffours, and carnali Gofpellers. L ÿ° 1 ° °'' The Lord will make all the Churches know that he f archet.h the hearts, and will not be beguiled wich the fig- leaves of formality.. And for thole chat carry it more cleanly, as they conceive, and can walk undifcovered; let_them know, that God ( that he may make the name of the wicked torot) many times fodete is their guile, that their wickedneffe rd fhenied to the whole Congregation, Prov.26.26. Or if not io, yet certainly he will doe it at ;hat ge- nerali judgement, that great Mize (as it follows in t'te next verle) when it {hall required of men, non quid legerint, fed quid egerint, non quiddixerint,fed quomodo vixerint, not how 3.10p,pctvctk- much they have- talkedof heaven, but how well they havewalked ci rte, in the way to heaven : rrot a proffering of words, but anoffering T"'' P'op °ydv of works, ,as Agaperus hath it. The foolith Virginswere found A"'' with their fc dicentes but the good fervants with their fic facientes. Vetfe 22. Many*illfay to mein that day,&c.] That dayof judgement,byan appellative proper,called that day ; or at the day of death; for every mans deathf -day is his doomtfday, Heb.9. Then they {hallcome bouncing at heaven gates, with Lord, Lord, open unto us : and make noother reckoning but to eurer with the fir{f. Which (hews, that an hypocrite may live and die in {elf- deluliion ; and,miffeofheaven,in the height of his hopes. Hehang- ed them uponnothing (asGod hath hang'd the earth) they prove unto him therefore as thegiving up ofthegho(t, which is but cold Job E t.: o. comfort : and ferve, him no better then Abfoloms mule did her her mafter in his greateff need. what, faith Lob, iks the hope ofthe Job s,,g s. hypocrite, though he bath gained much, when Godfhall take away his 1ul T Will God hear his cry when trouble comes upon him, ? will his crying Lord, Lord, refcue him in theday of wrath ? No, iJ no t
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