V. Aeternall life, which shalbee giuen to the elect, is called, and is, a reward: yet due vnto vs onely vppon fauour, and not but for Christs sake.
For albeit it be a meere gift of God, which
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For albeit it be a meere gift of God, which
the elect shall receiue, and purchased by the meritts of Christ alone, yet we doubt not; but it is named, and that it is truely a reward: sith the Lord Iesus vouchsafed to call it so, namely a free reward: seing also that the good works themselues of the godlie, and all the causes wherefrom the same do proceed, are free gifts of God: free election: free redemption: free calling, faith, iustification, regeneration, for∣gruenesse of sinnes; and lastly a free pardon of all wants and imperfections wherewith our good works are infected, and a free imputati∣on of Christs perfect obedience, wherewith our imperfect obedience is clothed, and made acceptable to god and consequently to speak properly, is a reward, not due vnto vs for our owne workes considered in themselues, but for the meri••ts of Christ imputed to vs.