456 An Expofition upon DoUrine. Keafon. 7lfe. T i M. What profit is to be made hereof ? ny travailers; one encourageth ano- S 1 L. It commends the immeatu- ! ther. rabic mercy of God in delivering fuch a T s. M. What fruit may we reap by the rebellious and forlorn people. Second- knowledge of this truth ? S I L. It ferves to provoke all Chri- !liens to pray and leek for the turning many unto God, that they may be the ffronger. Secondly, to praife God hear- tily for fuch asbe called out of darke- neffe to light, as Paul often doth for the Gentiles,whereof fee the proof in his Epiftles to the Philippians and Colcffom. Laftly, to take heed we envy not the re- pentance of any, but ratherto rejoyce at it, after the Angels example, who were glad of the converfion of a fanner, Luke ss. so. ]y, his incredible power, being able to call unto Chrift a people that defpifed and flrongly refilled him,asiif he fhould raife the dead out of the grave. Laftly, fceing God is willing to pity them, it behoves us fo to doe, and earneftly to kpray to God for their recovery, and not to defpaire either of our felves or others,being very grievous fanners be- fore God. T s M. What is the third Doarine? S s L. That the true riches of a Chi iflian is not in gold or flyer, &c. but in the multitude of tic faithfull,and plentioufneffe of Gods graces in them, s Cor. 1.5. Ephe f. 3.16. Revrl.3, i S. The reafon is, becaute all other riches are earthly and vanifhing, but thefe are from heaven, and therefore everla- fling. T s M. What is the ufe of this do£{rine? S s L. It ferves to call our minds from corruptible riches, to fixe them upon, incorruptible, to labour to bee rich in Chrift, not to the world, as Chrift counfelleth, Math. 6. 19. Lay not up treafure, &c. Secondly, to ftreng- then thofe in their good refolation, which for the riches of Chrift have learned to contemne the world; for they have with Mary chofen the better part, which (hall never be taken from them. T o Al. What is the fourth do?Irine? S o L. That the converfion of one hindreth not the converfion of another, but rather much furthereth the fame; as it is written of the Gentiles, that it fhould much help their falvation, to fee the Jews generally converted. In the Rate of this world, the preferring of one often croffeth the preferment of another; butait is contrary in the flare of grace. The reafon is, becaute the more be converted, and the more full the body of the Church is, they do the more abound in mutual' help. As in an army amongst many Souldiers, one fuccoureth another ; and amongft nu- Dottrine. TI fr. DIALOGU E XL yVerf r3,14. For in that I fpeakto you Gentiles, in as much as I am the Apofsle ofthe Gentiles, lmn- tüfle mine office, to try if by any meaner I might provoke them of my Hells, to follow them, and might lave fame of them. TI MOTH EUs. WHat/ Both Paul performe in this l Text ? S 1 L.. Fir ft, he proveth the fen - tenee w hich he put forth before, tou- ching the falvation of the Jewes, by their emulation of the belceving Gen- tiles, verles 13, 1 }. Secondly, he cont- forteth the Jews, by giving them hope of being rcflored to Chriff, before the end o f the world. T 1 M.By what argument cloth Paul prove, that the converfion of the Gentiles,fiiall turne to the falvation of the dews? S o L. By a reafon taken from his own example, or from the end of his own Minifiery among the Gentiles, which was,by converting the Gentiles, to provoke many of the Ifraelites to follow them.The reafon ftandrth thus: The end which God propounded to his own coumfell in reje &ing the Jews,. andwhich I fet before mine eyes in my Miniftery and preaching, muff needs be attained unto; but as God in his coon- fell Propofita-1 on.
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