The suruey of popery vvherein the reader may cleerely behold, not onely the originall and daily incrementes of papistrie, with an euident confutation of the same; but also a succinct and profitable enarration of the state of Gods Church from Adam vntill Christs ascension, contained in the first and second part thereof: and throughout the third part poperie is turned vp-side downe.

The answere.

I say first, that thus to say and thinke is a probable signe of [ 1] the reprobate, who hath no feeling of Gods holy spirite, but is become senselesse in all spirituall contemplation. I say second∣ly, that albeit good workes doe neither iustifie nor merite, in [ 2] proper kinde of speech; yet be there many good and necessary causes, why we should doe good workes. First, because God is glorified therein. Therefore saith Christ; let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good workes, and glorifie your father which is in heauen. Secondly, because by good workes we shew our gratitude & loue towards God. Therfore saith Christ; If ye loue me, keep my cōmandements. Thirdly,* 1.1 because it is the end for which we were created. Therfore saith the apostle; For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Ie∣sus vnto good works, which God hath ordained that we should walke in them. Fourthly,* 1.2 because they are necessary effectes of our predestination, and consequently yeeld and euident morall certitude both to our selues & to our neighbours, that we are y^e childrē of God. Therfore saith the apostle; There is no cōdem∣nation to thē, y^t are in Christ Iesus, which walk not after y^e flesh

but after the spirite: as if hee had said, Who soeuer are the chil∣drē of God, cannot but liue after Gods holy lawes. Which is the selfe same doctrine, that Christ himselfe taught vs, saying; If ye shall keepe my commaundementes,* 1.3 yee shall abide in my loue; as I haue kept my fathers commandement, and abide in his loue.* 1.4 And S. Iohn confirmeth the same in these wordes: In this wee know that we loue the children of God, when we loue God and keepe his commandementes. For this is the loue of God, that we keep his commandementes. So then if we keep Gods commandementes, it is an euident signe, that we loue God, and that by faith wee are of his free mercie made his chil∣dren, for the merites and righteousnesse of Christ Iesus. See more hereof in the eleuenth preamble, in my first booke of Mo∣tiues.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Mat. 5. v 1••. Luke 1.75. Ioan. 14. v. 15.
• * 1.2

  Ephes. 2. v. 10. 1. Thess. 4. v. 7. 1. Pet. ••. v. 24. Rom. 8. v. 1. Rom 6. v. 4. 1. Ioan. 2. v. 6▪
• * 1.3

  Ioan. 15. v. 10.
• * 1.4

  1. Ioan. 5. v. 2.3.