Ofthe R .Ji, suRRE c T 1 o N. Sermon 13 , knew the right talem r Thus. N ~n talem is here oppofe<i, to two: To the ~ Go o: Tonos (rharis) the ApoJtles. "'J. Ifi< he Ecrl<· IfIt be but offome one Church, but at C~rinth alone, it is too narrow· not lar . .P•w•D,;, not generall enough. If it be but taken up by fomeof ourmall:ersofla;e itistge, freOJ,itisnotancientenough: Nontalem, nofuch. ' 00 Bucbythefetwo, weknowourrighrqua/em. Ifirbe·Ecclejiarum (chat is) if" be generall: Ifnos con:etoit (that is) thet.Apoflles,ifit be ancient :thenit isrigb/ qualified; then u IS as It fl1ould be; then It may be alledged, and ll:ood upon then~ will bindc: and then, ifany oppofc,videlltrr contentio{us elfe. ' 1 I beginne with the Ch11rch (in the plurall.) Every charchhath power to begina tr;~fome: and that cuflome, power to binde h.er owne children, to it. Provided, her pnvare cuflo!lle atfroncnocrhegenerall,rec~JVed by all others:for rhe1,1 bindsit nor. By the R-ule mthe Mathemanques, EveryTotr1m eftparte majm: And by the rule in theMorals, Ever turpispars omnis,toti non c~ngrrut. As .f!Cither is any particular church bound to the private cuflome of another· like parcicular,as it felfe is. But ifrhe orher churches mfiome, have alfo beenrhege~ nerall cufl'omeofthechurch: then it binds, and may nor be fer light: Forrhenfaidit EJij/.uB.e.~. mull: be, char Saint v1t~guiline do~hfay, If the whole Chr~rch tl{ua!ly ha1N oijirwd ought. : to goe f!omthat, or t~ queslton, whether tt bee to bee ob(erved, infolentifim.c infam,ufl, It tavoursof ad1flempercommmg ofa hear, or humor ofpride: For 011el• ~'J pride (faith Salomon) c~mmeth mmntion. .This for the CbuTih•s 'u.' FtoY,tJ.tO• J ~ t flame. ' · rr~" (•hatis) Bur ifto this we adde; or rather, if before this wee!er; rhis (nos) the<.ApoDia thc.Ap•fllts had irroo, that it is vfpoflolil:e : we have then faidas much, asinthispoinrcaQ had it, bee [aid, as much as may content any, that is nor contmtiol/4, char-is nor more wedded eo 01ew his wit, than eo feeke the rruth: and more fet ~·•JT1"' .,w,• ~•·•· to main– taine his ownepofuion, than to regard the Churches peace. Forfure, ifa<~•liomt bee ro beeell:eeined by antiquity; fuch a cullome is ab heroiet5 uflluetemporibm : for they bee our Heroes; :. If it beeco bee efleemedbycheaurhor: whatauthor~ more worthy in~hewfelves, more worthy ofour imirarion, chan.they ~Nothing c.1n bee deviled more reafonable, than that in the ll8.qr•eft·•dorthod. Inlufli~ <.Martyr, Tb•t, ofand.fromwhomwereceived·Muxo:!=, to P"Y : o(andfromthem,~~ jherrldalfo rtceiVCTI""< "4xo&.how Andwhen,at what time,at whatfeaflsto dot it. Tbcit hample(that is,th~ Apojlles)rhe Ch11rchcommended to her children to praCl:ife(a b~· terShe could not : ) rhat practice, in timegrew to ac.ujlome. That cufrome is fA11111, 4 ThoVfe of this argu~cnt from cujJDml. AgainJlWhJt p<'llics. may fafely be alledged. . Lafily, asthisiheweth it may bealledged for agood argument in?ivinity: Sa cloth it, • whatthem~nareagainfl whom: 'what the matters,wherem: l whatth: · penalty, whereupon it may be alledged, . . r. Whom againfl. This may be alledged againfl fi qni! videtar contentll[m tJft, fuch as are, or atleaf! feeme contentiora. Habeml/4, or 'lX.!n h~bemm confoetudrnem, is their proper anfwer. No reafoning with fuch, it will bee eo fmall purpofe,.they will bejinefine dicentes. Saint Ar<griflinefaith well, they cancot diflinguifhberwe~e reJP.onderepojfe, and t4cere nelle ,• They rake them, for all one. So they cry lowd, .' and have theJail word,chey cake it rhey haveanfwered fufficiencly. Agamllthe1 e1t lieth moll: properly. None fo ready a way, ro flop their mouthes : forcuHo"/ 115 matter offaC!,Habemll4or Non habemusmay be put to rhe twelve men,and there san end. Saint Parrlihenufing it here againll: chefe, ceacherh us to ufe it againfl th~like. Againfl fuch parties; againfr fi quisvidet11r contmtiof tu e!Je, to pur it upon this; Is. thereacuflome, or is there none? . ., In wh•t •.,,. Specially ifche matter be ofthenature ofthis here in the Text, where thequeaJ. tm. - onleemedt~ concernebutmarrerof circllmjlance, andourwardorder; there bath~ his right ufe; thar,the proper place ofit. You will fay ; But had it not be~nego(if though to have ufed fo'me mfon for it ~ It had : And rhe AJeflle u[ed divers at that wo'uld have ferved: from the jignijicat~on, atth~ ~11!_1 '!!_er]e ; from tlemme,!h~
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