Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life…Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life…

and in this regard though the substance of a work seem very specious unto men, who judge according to the sight of their eyes, and measure the a•me and intention by the work which ⟨p. 239⟩they see, not the work by the intention which they cannot see; yet to God that seeth not as man seeth, it may be an abomination, Luk. 16. 15.

and in this regard though the substance of a worke seeme very specious unto men, who iudge according to the sight of their eyes, and measure the a•me and intention by the worke which ⟨p. 239⟩they see, not the worke by the intention which they cannot see; yet to God that seeth not as man seeth, it may be an abomination, Luk. 16. 15.

Secondly, we are to note, That amongst Christians divine works may be done morally and merely [Greek or Hebrew], according to the course of the places and times which a man lives in. Such were Saint Pauls services before his Conversion, which therefore he esteemed but dung, and suffered the loss of them, for a man may do good things, and yet when he hath done lose them all, 2. Joh. vers. 8. Nay they may be done profanely, as Balaam's blessing of Israel, and the false brethren's preaching, out of envy and ill will. Phil. 1. 15. 16. And moral things may be done spiritually and divinely; such were the Alms of the Churches¹ of Macedonia to the Saints, that which they did they did as unto God, which made them ready to consecrate not only their substance, but themselves to the service of the Saints. Such was the contribution of the Philippians towards the necessities of Saint Paul, it was