Gods husbandry

but another meeting with the like person, is provoked by the forenamed meditations, to help and comfort him, and by the stirring of such thoughts in his mind, hath his heart inclined to give him what he needeth: or if the suddenness of their meeting, or some other like occasion, cause, that he hath not these thoughts presently stirring in his mind, yet they have been in him often before, to beget in him an habit of liberality: this now is a fruit of grace, this is to bring forth fruit in Christ, this is a true good work, and such as God himself accepteth, and accounteth good. So in going to Church to hear the Word, or to receive the Sacraments, in labouring in a mans calling, in doing of justice, and in all other particular points of goodness; if we be not moved to these by love to God, in obedience to his Commandment, out of faith to his gracious promises in Christ, but by considerations taken merely from our selves, whether in regard of the present life, or that that is ⟨p. 120⟩to come, we cannot say, that we be fruitful branches, neither do we indeed serve God in such duties: but when our mind doth lift it self up to God, and by the consideration of his good will and pleasure, doth stir up it self to do good, because we know, he would have it to be done; whom we so love, that we cannot but desire, that his will should be satisfied and accomplished (for he that loveth any person, doth also carefully bind himself, to fulfil his will whom he loveth; unless his will be to have that done, which would be for his own hurt, which can never befall the Lord of heaven, because of his perfect and infinite wisdom): when (I say) our minds do thus stir up themselves to do good, or avoid evil, then do we truly serve God, and this is such obedience, as God doth take pleasure in, as it were in grapes of good taste, that grow upon the Vine of his own planting.

but another meeting with the like person, is pronoked by the forenamed meditations, to helpe and comfort him, and by the stirring of such thoughts in his mind, hath his heart inclined to giue him what hee needeth: or if the sodainenesse of their meeting, or some other like occasion, cause, that hee hath not these thoughts presently stirring in his minde, yet they haue been in him often before, to beget in him an habite of liberality: this now is a fruit of grace, this is to bring forth fruit in Christ, this is a true good worke, and such as God himselfe accepteth, and accounteth good. So in going to Church to heare the Word, or to receiue the Sacraments, in labouring in a mans calling, in doing of iustice, and in all other particular points of goodnesse; if we be not moued to these by loue to God, in obedience to his Commandement, out of faith to his gradious promises in Christ, but by considerations taken meerely from our selues, whether in regard of the present life, or that that is