llow(on1e commandc· mcnt$arc little. Punithment ofaf.tlfe Prophet. d nExpojition ofChrifls COmmandementS, and teach lA abolilhed; andtheChurchofthenewT<ila- ' 1 Jh · l mcnt IS rcad1c to take place by Chr1Hs com~ men fo, f) ee an bee calledleafl I ming, and therdore repent and amend'. and, • th LJ .,1 lf-" h · b :hhtth, 1 1.12. Frorntht tmu of foh 11 IJirhcrro tn e'\nguome 0/ eatJen: Ut I "" /;j"gJ.me of hw1m jirjfmt/; Vio/rnc<. S; n>boroeuer Jhall obferue and then the meanmgofthlS firllconc~ulion ischis, 'j u ~' NVhofocuc:r btcakcth one of thcic lcaH com~ teach them , the fame }hall be mandemen!s of the Moralllaw (which afccrll d 0 ' 0 • ward I n)a!l expound) and tC<\chcrh men fo to ea e great tn the k!ngdomeif doe, he ibaU.be contemned, and not cocmccd h ·· , •· wortluc tobe amember ofthe ChurchofGod eauen. " '·· .,,, I 1(, the new Tc/lamenc.. ~ • , · . In this conclujio11, in thcpraC'hfe ofthe Icv.cs, Oi.lr Sauiour Cht1ll hauiug plaincly proChnflfcncchfonht\\onotablecorrupuonsof pounded tn l~1s' ApoJo""IC for hmlclfc, the , an hollo"\ hcart,cow~rds God: The firfi,fo fet HabJlltle and cccrlmlc of the whole law; dotll B httlc by the commandcmcnts of God, cficcheEcbtcdowne two notable copduiions, for m1ng no more ofthem, nay lc£fe, then of mens the vphol,hng: thereof: r. B~aufo thet Law~~ Iawes and tradmons! but_.Samt lAmn t faah,he lmrmttahleandeternall, thcr~for~hcthat Prrak;11h that brcak.frh ·one comn:antkmtr.t, be h ncucr rme of the lel'/f of the conifn.4ndethcnu, rrimd l folittlc,Uguiltieofa/1, though he m~kdhcw teacherh m!n fo, /hall he.calkd.l~.xfF-ilt rhe 1k;jJJjofkccping all;fo likcwifc,hc that makcth light Mmeof hea~:en-: ~. B~~auft rh~ Lrw··i.s eternal/, 1 and bafc account cfone cornmandC!llCnt cou~ therefore bu th~tt k.§cpeJ tlu &f»11111MdtmentJ, tcmneth all; though he fecmc to hono~~· eh~ a#d reacheth m'tn fo, p,.,/1 6e clllkd gre-at To tk reil: neuer fo n.1uch. ThoughHtrod h,ard ! 9 hn /:jngdome of he'!_tten. : -.. ~ _ gladly,and·obticdhls doCtrine-in ~a~1y things, For the firll; byU,tft commAndonmt 7 htC ,and fo fecmed to mak,c foJnc ac~ount of fonw mcaneth the Precepts of the M01·all I:rwc;. cotnalmdcmcnrs; yet becaufc he wouid needs thou~h in the former vcrfc,by[Law]he vnqe:i:- Jiuc in incdt", againft the fcaucnth con'!~lan,deltood the whole law in threepanS; IudiciaU,. mcnt ~ he <did in dfctt J:Ontcmne and breake Moral!, and Ceremoniall. A:bd he calleth them ' them al:fo at this day,thcrc ate many w)lo prolittle, not limply in regard of themfclues, as: fdfe religion, and giue.teHtmonie thereof, by though they were.fo indeed; for h~ it felfc cue.. C hearing the.word, and rccciuing the.Sacra. ry commandement·ofOod is great andwaigh- · tncnts; and hereupon they would be caume.d tic: but he fpeake.th 1 according •to the opin1on 1 loucrs-of Gods law: yet m.thc courfc oftheir of the !ewes, fc;,r·the Scribes andPhariti~shad liucs, and in their particular callings, they will ordained cert:iine"ritcs and,ccrcmbnics, acc0rnot £licketoopprdfe thepoore, and. to·dealc ding eo ihc traditiOnof their Fathers; theohvniufily for their adua~nagc: topropbanc: the: fcruation whereof,, they marle rgreatc:rmattcr 1 Sabbath for a little profit or plcafurc, and to of confcicncc, then the-keeping of fome of fwearc,and curfc,when.thc.yarc a littk prouo.. Gods commanrfcmcnts: and fo e!tcemcd them ked. Now howfocucrfuchperfans may make a little.Again, faying thefe/eaft c'Ommandmze}tts, glorious fucw of profeffion outw<J.rdly, yet by he poinrcth out wh:lt particular commandethcfc & fi1ch like particular aCHons, theyChew mencs of the Morall law, the Iewes cfiecmed plaindy chat they h:1uc but Pharifaicall hearts, Ictfcthcn the traditions ofmen; namdy,thofc which indcedc make little or no account of which afterward he cxpoundcth in this Chap~ Gods command{'Jllcnts,.I:ct vs tl1creforc euc:ry tcr, touching A-further, Adulterie, SwMring.) one lookc into our waics, and fcarch in our and the rdl;for they cfieenJed not all the cornhearts, whether this corruptionbe in vs,or no: .mandcmcnts ofthe law Ic!fcr. then their tracli.. .. D and if it be,lct vs r~pent and forfake it, and lations. Sh41L heclliltd leaf/ in the k.t.-,1gdome of hour·to become like uD.utid, who had refpeEl heautn: ] HercChri£l fetsdownc thcpunifh;. VHtoa/1 Godlcommandem~nrs: and fo lhall we ment ofa 6lfe Prophet, which brcakcs Gods not be defpii'ed in the Church of God. commandcmeiu,& reachcrhm~n fo;to 'Nit, his The .fecond corruption ofan hollow heart, ba[e eflceme Ht tlle Chur:ch of God: for the noted likcwife of Chrifi, in thefe lcwes, is to kingdome of God is twofold, the kingdom of place the ceremonies, rites, and traditions of grace, and the kingdomc ofglorie. The kingmcn,abouc the commandemcnts ofthe Moraii dome of grace,is the focierie arrd companic of law : Herewithhe doch expreffclycharge the Gods faithful fcru:mts here on carth:Thc kingIewifh rcach~rs,Manh.r 5· ~ .HhydotJeetranf- - I M"uh. 5 • v.Ig. Thcmc:a· uiug. Thec:orrup. ti~sufhy~o· cmurdtot– .::li..;gcods word. dome of elorie, is the blelfed cllatc of all the ' g>•Jfe rh, commandonen/lof God, 6, JOIIY'tradiSaints in hcaucn. Now hcr.eby the kingdome 1 tiom? And this is alfo the praC"'tifc of the x Yollcr. ofhcaucn, he mc:meth the kingdome o(grace, Cht1rch ofRomc at this day,chcy account xea- ~~:fc~t~~r. 'o\'hich is the militant Church on earth: and fo ting offleftJin f:er.t) and on theirf4ling d.tiet,a c~r .;. Iohn Bapti!lcallcth it, Matth. :;.z.Rtpent and dradfJ jinne: and yet theywill v difpenfc with fl"'L;~1c:~u· ammd, for tiJe J:.ingdome of htllHm is at hand: rreafons, and munhcrs of Chrifiian Princes: HrAr. that is,thc Church•ofthe old TeA:amcnt is now they 2. 3llow ofStue<;, theypermit and p:udon ~u;:pdix- --~~~------------------------------------------------~~--~S~o~d~o~tn~ie~:----~~
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