384 An Expofition upon Chap. io. 2.1)0l¡: S I L. That where there is the igno- ny thing;rather chufe to perrfh then to rance of God and his righteoufnefle, receive the righteoufneffe of Chrift, as there can be no true zeal for God ; for beggers do alms. in all right zeal,the thing which is ear- T I M. What is meant here by [ e(fa- neftly loved, muftbe diftin &ly knowne blifhing ?] of him that loves it. S I L. To ere&, fet up, and make to T I M. What profit to be made of this Rand; whereby is implyed, that mans point ? own righteoufnefle is very weak , like Si L. It reproveth the zeal of fuper- a dead- corps,orone that lyeth bed -rid, ftitious Papilts, and blinde Proteftants, or rin baby made of f to Celts th For as in to be vicious and diffembled : for what- g up £Dever earneftueffe they Phew ( as they make them to hand ; fo mans owne can be very holy and earner} ) about righteoufnefle by workes is unable to things pleating to God, and belonging (land before the exa& judgement feat of to his glory,as they think ; yet all that God,Pfal.i3o.3,4.Dan9.The reafon is, is nothing leffe then true zeal, fo long becaufe the works which men do before as they are ignorant of God and his grace,arefinfull and offend God, feeing Word : alfo it (hews the caufe why men they be not done out of faith, Rom. 14. lack good zeal, (to wit ) ignorance it Secondly,the works which follow faith is the mother of an erronious zeal. are imperfe& , and therefore cannot T I M. What dot!) accompany this their pleafe God and merit his favour. And ignorance ? la(tly, even our bell works are but the S r L. Arrogancy and haughtineffe fruits and effe &s of our ¡unification ; of mind,in that they fought to eftablifh and therefore can be no meritorious their own righteoufneffe. cauces of it. T I M. What it meant by their own [righ- T I M. Whereunto muff this knowledge teoufnejfe ?] S i t. The righteoufnefs oftheLaw, [ ortie S t us L. ? That we beware we trust not or of works inherent in themfelves,and in our own works to have righteouf- confìfting in their owne labours and neffe and life thereby ; left through working,either before grace by ftrength pride we fall into the fame condemna- ofnature ; or after grace by the Spirit, tion as thefe Jews did, whom if God whereby they thought to merit Gods fpared not for their unbeleef, how will favour and eternall life,as the Pharifee, he ¡pare us ? Luk IS. T I M. But what did follow the pride of T I M. What arc we to learn from hence, the Jews? that pride accompanieth ignorance? S I L. A wicked contempt of the 3. Doll. S r L. Firft, the talfehood of that righteoufnefle of God, for they would Popish principle, that ignorance is the not be £ubje& unto it. mother ofdevotion;whereas indeed it is T t M. What is it,not to be fubjelt to the the parent of errour and prefumption. righteoufnee of God? Secondly , we fee what a dangerous S I L. Not to receive it being offered, matter it is to be ignorant of God and but ftubbornly to refufe it, to call it Chrift, for filch do not take themfelves from us as athing fuperfiuous. to be in that finful and damnable mate, T .t M. What Dolrinearifeth from hence? and CO have needof.Chrift his fufferings S z L. That ignorant proud juftici- and obedience, but that by their owne aries which truft in the merits of their works and ferving ofGod,they (hall be own works,are rebels again it God and faved well enough, as there lever his grace : for it is rebellion againft thought;which is apride moil execrable: God,to rein his will in his promifes, The nature whereof is to makea man as well as in his commandements. For to leek for all felicity in himfelf, and as !rebels will not be fubje& to their not to be beholden to any other for a- Prince,but rife up in arms againfta c1 , Rcafon. vfz. Interpre- tation. 4. Doll. Reafon. il fe. Interpre- tation. 5.1)01 Reafon. Simili- tude. 8
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