II. These good works, done in obedience to God^s

commandments, are the fruits and evidences of a true and lively faith ' : and by them believers manifest theii thankfulness '\ strengthen their assurance % edify theii
thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to vialk Irjmbly with thy God ? Rom. xii. 2. And be not conformed to this world : but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acccptalile, and perfect will of God. Heb. xiii. 21. Make you perfect in every good -work, to do his will, working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
b Matth. XV. 9. But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doc- trines the commandments of men. Isa. xxix. 13. Wherefore the Lord said. Forasmuch as this people draw near ine with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear towards me is taught by the precept of men. 1 Pet. i, 18. Forasmuch as ye knov,' that ye were not redeemed with corrup- tible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation recei- ved by tradition from your fathers. Rom. x^ 2. For I bear them record, that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge, John xvi. 2. They shall put you out of the synagogues : yea, -ihe time co- m.eth, that whosoever hilleth you will think that he doeth God ser- vice. 1 Sam XV. 21. But the peo- ple took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which
should have beeti utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God in Gilgal, Ver. 22. And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great de- light in burnt-offerings and sacri- fices as in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice ; and to hearken than the fat of rams. Ver. 23. For re- bellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and strbbornness is as iniquity and idolatry : because thou hast reject- ed the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.