John Trapp on 1 Corinthians 9:17
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1 Corinthians9:17
Verſe 17. I have a reward] Yet not earned, but of free grace, God crowning his own works in us. He was a proud Papiſt that ſaid, Coelum gratis non accipiam, V[illegible: 1 letter]ga. I will not have heaven for nought. And he another, that ſaid, Opera bona m[illegible: 1 letter]r[illegible: 1 letter]atura regni coeleſt is, Good works are the price of heaven.Bellarm. God will caſt all ſuch merit-merchants out of his Temple.
But if against my will] Virtus nolentium, nulla est. God will ſtrain upon no man. All his ſervants are a free people, Pſal. 110.3. All his ſouldiers voluntiers. They flee to their colours, as the Doves to their windows, Iſa. 60.8.
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