64 An Expo"fztion upon commandement. T i M. Which are the efpeciaf thing: that dtfcourage men in wel-doing ? Si L. Firfi,loßä of goods. Secondly, danger of life. Thirdly, revilings and Handers railed by Satan, and wicked men. La*ly,the great labour and paints that belongeth to well - doing. TI st. How Jball Chriflians arme them - felve, again ft theft andfacb like binderancet? S i L. By confidering theft few, and fuch like things: Fir *, that it is better to lore the world,then to lofe our fatties. Mateh.0 hap. 16. ver. 26. Secondly,that fuch as will lofe their lives for Chri *s fake, (hall five it. Thirdly, that it is a bleffed thing to be reviled for righteouf- neffe fake. La*ly,that the paines about godlineffe will be recompenced by the fruite which followes, and there is more labour a great dealt in committing Gnne, then in doing good workes. Ti M. What it the fruit and reward of gadlynef,or of a godly life ? SIT, Glory, honour, immortality. TIM. What learne we from tbefe werd, ? S i L. That the godly how infamous foever they be in the world, yet they are glorious with God, and honourable in his fight; for they (hall be placed on his right hand, and let upon thrones. Se- condly, that their glory is immortali and never withering. Thirdly,that their efiate is full of manifold glory, which the Apo *le would teach, by the hea- ping of fundry words here, as if there were not words enough to expreße their happineffe:feeing therefore the end of well doing will bee filch, wee ought with patience to abide and continue in well- doing. TtM. But howJhall glory bee rendered unto Infant: according to their worker which they bavenot,being unable to doe them? Or how can they which repent at the lafif boure,have their reward according to pati- ence, and continuance in well doing, fetng they doe not perfevere ? S r L. For Infants which be glorifi- ed, they are Caved by the free elebion of God, by grace of the covenant, and all() by Chrilt,into whom they are ingraffed by faith, which would be fruitfull in Chap./, good workes,if they did live till they were men : for true juftifying faith can never be without good workes, in fuch as for yeeres and firength are apt and able to doe them,no more then the Sun without light, or a good tree without good fruit. Touching fuels as be con- verted at the eleaventh houre, in the honre and moment of death, as the Theefe upon the Croße was, 1 fay of them, that for the time they live after their converfion their faith will be wor king,eoritis operative and cannot bee idle, becaufe it is livcly,and life is a&ive, as was leen in that repentant Theefe, whofefaith bra* forth byconfeffion of in ne, reprehenfion of his neighbour,pe- tition to God,glorifïcation of Chrilf, & Apologie for his innocency : yea iffuch as take the life of faith, whenthey be to leave the life ofnature, might be fuffer- ed to continue in this world,they would alto continue in good workes. Lafily, Paul fpeakcth here of Inch as were of full age, & alto might doe good workes being fpared to live, that by well living they might honour God, & beat length for evermore honoured with him. DIALOGUE VI. Vertes 8i9,10. But unto them that are contentiotu; and dif- ob y truth,& obey the unrigbteoufnef,fball bee indignation and wrath; tribulationand anguiJb Jhall be upon the foule of every one that dotb evill,oftbe Jew firff, and alfii of the Grecian ; but unto every one that dab good,Jhall beglory,bonour, and peaoe,to the Jew f r jl,and elfo to the Grecian. Ti MOTEEus. Hat it the coherence,drift, futnme,and part, of this Text? S i L. For coherence, either here is mentioned the other part ofdi*ributive ju *ice, the punifhment due to wicked workers, & the reward alto of good workes repeated,the moretoexcite and allure men with hope thereof,to becost fiant in wel- doing: or elfe the perlons to whom recompense flail be given.of the jufi Judge, as they hoe been let - forth
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