Reas. 1. His wayes bear the image of Satan, he was set in a good estate, but he ceased to do good, and set himselfe in a course now, not good.
2. From the necessary fruitfulnesse of the seed of God wheresoever it is, Psalm 1.2, 3. A childe of God is working in his minde and heart, and al∣wayes doing good.
3. From the hinderance which such put upon others that would do be ••r, if such were removed, Acts 13.10. The Devill is alwayes an impediment of good, Luke 13.7, 8, 9. A man if he can do good, and do not, he cumbers the ground, therefore cut him down.
Ʋse 1. To reprove the ignorance of such people that conceive, if they do no body any harm, they hope God will accept them; but if it go badly with them, what will become of whoremongers and adulterers, &c. Can you say you have devised good, and watched your opportunity to be doing good? This is a comfort to you. But do not comfort your selves meerly in your in∣nocency from evill, without doing good.
2. To teach us all, as ever we desire an evident mark to our selves that we are children of God, to turn Poets of righteousnesse, it is the seed o•• God that sets you a work. God requires that we should be doing good with our estates, that when we go hence we may say, as John 17.3, 4. Father, I have fi∣nished the work that thou hast given me to doe. 2 Kings 20.31. 2 Chron. Rehobo∣am did evil in the sight of the Lord, because he prepared not his heart, he studyed not to do good.
Neither he that loveth not his Brother.