The Morning exercise [at] Cri[ppleg]ate, or, Several cases of conscience practically resolved

In the next place follows the Reasons, to enforce the fore-named duties, taken from the benefit of performing them, which is in brief, assurance of eternal life, implied in these words, Laying up in store for themselves, a good foundation, against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life. The Apostle here, for their better encouragement to lay out a portion of their estate on good works telleth them that they are so far from loosing what they so lay out, as in truth they lay up thereby in store for themselves.

Yea, they lay up a good foundation, that is such a treasure as is like a foundation in the ground, that cannot be shaken nor over-thrown. This treasure the Apostle thus expresseth, in opposition to the forementioned uncertainty of riches. So as by a cheerful distribution of this worlds wealth, they do indeed but exchange uncertainties, for ⟨p. 275⟩certainties, and so no fear of loosing by such bargains. Yea, they thereby obtain eternal life.

Yea, they lay up a good foundation, that is such a treasure as is like a foundation in the ground, that cannot bee shaken nor over-thrown. This treasure the Apostle thus expresseth, in opposition to the forementioned uncertainty of riches. So as by a cheerfull distribution of this worlds wealth, they do indeed but exchange uncertainties, for ⟨p. 275⟩certainties, and so no fear of loosing by such bargains. Yea, they thereby obtain eternal life.

Quest. Are then good works the cause of eternal life.