e./1 Sermon preached very rea'ding firaighr-way eviderir: as one faith ()fi:he XLI. P(alme (illtffed ithet;;;t jNdgttbrightly oftln fiiim) that it i!l Scriptura P.tuperflm, the ~oore"'"'"Scripture . So· of.this, it may berlghdy faid, that iris S&riptur'a Divitum, TheRich m 411 sScriP,u ' And;,if this be the Scripture for rich men; rhis place, is rhe placeof richmen , a~d theH:fote, ifthis Scripture have.his place, no where fo fir as in this place. For n<> • Etay 'H· whei:e is rhere fu€b ll:ore ofridm, by the •Harveft o[ ihe water, which farre fur'pa!· , &Etck.>S.u. feth rhe har\rell: ofthe grouod: No where atethe like Sti'mmesfealeJ; No where doe • :D•lll·ll·,, 9 , they '{uclre the abundance of the Sea and the trea(um hid in the[~tnd, in like meafure• ttEr'l'·•i·S· Nowhere are the <Merchants Noblemens fe/Jowes andable t8lend thtPrinmoftb~ earth, fo much, as here. Therefore when as. I £;ave all dil~gence ro fpeake,not onely t~uethmgs, but alfo feafonable, both f?r rh_1s m~eand rh1s pl~ce, I was direeled to this Striprure. I need not to fay much 1nth1s pmnr; to fhew, lt concerneth rhis Au– d(ence• I will tay, as the Fathers fay, upon the like occalion; Fa«it Dew tam tom· ~6d~t, '[•am eft ~··~o'!'moda ; I pray ~o 1> make it as profitable, aslt ispminent ;as fruitfu!l to you, as lt IS fit for you. ThiDlvif•"' I; This whole Scripture bath his name given itevefi in thelirfi wotd, chlll'gi · 1 (faithhe)the rich, &c. Iris acharge. · 1 j :1. It isdireCl:ed tci cerrairie men; namely, totherichofthis wor!J. • 1 3. It confill:eth of foure branches :Whereofrwo arenegatl'llt 1 forthe removing: Il • of twoabu[es. . . . I. The firll:, charge them, that they 6e not high-minded. z. The fecond, Charge them, that tkey truflllut in th1ir richet: The reafonis added (which is aMaximeand aGroundin theLawofNat11re, that wemull trull: to no uncerrainething' )Truft not in the uncertaintieof richer. The other two areaffirmative,concerning the true ufeof riches. I. Thefirll:: Charge themth11ttheytr11Hin Goo. Thereafon: Becaufe, Hee giveth them allthings to enjoy plenteoujly. z, The fecond.:charge them that they doegood; thatl is thefuhjlAntt: Thequaw1 titie, that they be richingood workes: the qt~antitie, that they he ready t• part with (anda fpeciall kinde ofdoing good)tocommtmicate, ro benefit thepuhlike. And all thefe are onecharge. There4jonofthem all dorh follow : Becaufe by this mcanesthey fhalllay ttp inflore, and that for ~hemfelver, agoodfountlation, again} the time to come. The end : t~at they rnay; htaine eterna/Jlife. I. p R<~.cipe divitibur : Charge the richofthis world,&c. Beloved, hereis~ Chute; ~char,,. aPr.ecipe,a Prttept, or aWrit;directedunroTimothy, and to rhofe ofh1s Commiffion to the worlds end, to coovenr and call before him ;H~, therichmelf o~ Ephefur; and we, therich menof thisCitie, aod <Xhers of other places ofrhcearrh. and to giv'e them acharge. , chargu(as you know) ufe to be given at A fifes inCourts from theGench. From thence is taken this judicial! terme~-,r'"''as ir apP,earerh, Afls5· 28. Dtdnot wee charge youflraightly ~faith the Bench in theConjif/ory judiciallyaffembled.Whereby, wearegiven to underll:and,rhat in[uch affemblies as this is, rheLordofHeavendorh hold HisCourt,whereunro all meo,and (they that ofJ!l men fceme le_a!t) rheruhand mighty of the worldoweboth fuit and fervice. For, as earthly Pnnces havetlmr L4wes,their CommifiMS,theirMiniflers ofthe Law,their Courts,andCMrt-daJef, for themaintenanceofrheir peace: So bath rhe Kingof Kint,s HisLawes andStatutes. ltoi11.7; HisPrecepts andCommiftons by authoritydelegare,Ittpr£iiicate, Goep~each rhe Gl· Matth.:>.3.r 9 , fie!!, His founfeUers At law,whgri.IAtlguftinecallethD!vil'li_ lHriJ Copfulw; HIS Cgur;~
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