!RJiies for mz Upright [01z-verjation. Ca'., r; r;. that is l>eld or done by thofe that are his"adverfaries. But judge of the Words and Dads of thofe D'"'· •I· 16 · that are againfl him, as if they had been f•id or done by thofc of l)is own fide : Elfe he will live in 1 Cor. 6· 9· flmdering, backbiting and grofs unrighteoufnefs. M:rth. ?· , , :. 1 3· H~ mutt be deliberate in judgirig of 1hingJ and Per{un1: not ralb or hally in believino- reports jo~n 7· '4· or receiving opinions: not judging of Truths by the firf\appearance; but feuch into the n~kcd evi1~\;~~·~~~;~ 3· dc~ce : Nor judging of periOns by prejudice, fame and common ulk. · 14· He mull be willing to rtctive and obey the Tnnh at .r:hc deard\ tlfC ; efpecially of Jaboriotu ;~k's,'~;.':.' J!:~dy, and a felf-de~rying life: Not taking all to be Truth that coflcth men dear, nor yet thinking that y 1 c.v. 21 , 13 • fruth 1ndeed can be over-prrz.ed. · !'ol:mh. 1 s. >· I 5· He rnul1 be Humb\cand tf:lf.fufpicious,and ccmc toChrifh School as a liule child; and not have Prllv. :.6. 1 1. a proud over~v1luing of himfelf and his Own underfh.nding. The proud and fdti01. are blind and 16 . & :l:! 11. crofs, .and have ufu.ally fotne opinions or interefis of their own, that lye crofs to duty> and to 1 en. 5· 18 · other mens good. Pruv. i· 7 ' 16· He mufi have an eye to pojferitj•, and not only to the prefcnt time or age : and to oth~r Nati· /'2z;.8:.''·. ons~ and nor only to the CountTey where he liverh. M•ny things feem neceJl'.,y for fome prt{ent 1 lh>g:,J.: 6 . jlr.m, or !"?~k, that we would do ( whtch m the next a~e mar be of mtfchtevous elfeds :) Efpecially & 15 , 1 6. m EcclchJIHcal apd Poltt'!Cal profdJioos, Covenlnts and JmpohtJOns, we mu£\ look further than our Deut. 29· u. prefent needs. And many things feem necdfuy for a local nanow intercfi, which thofe at a dillancc . E:r.od. 12. 1 6· wi\1 othcrwife eHeem. · ~ f 1;';·:~~; :;: . '7· He rhu will walk uprightly mnfl be able to bear the difpleafurc of all the world, when the Co • mtcret1 of trutiJ required'\ 1t: ye1, to be rcjeded of learned and goad men thernfelves; and account johnr/4!~ 4' mans favour no bet:er than it is~ Not to dcfpifc it as it is a mtt~IIS to afry good, but to be quite above 1 Lu~e 14. 21. it s.s to h~s OJVJr int.l!rcjl•. Not that tt~riglmufi .doth u{C to make a :nan dcfpifed by the itpright; G:t!. 2. 1J.I4· but that tt may bnng Inm under the1r cenfure 10 fome particulArs, wh1ch are not commonly received Afcs 11 • 2 ' 3· or undertlood to be cif God. · Col.~· 4, I· '8. He mull make ita great put of the work of his life to kJU all thoft carnal dejiw, which the Rom.61,&t. fenfual mlkt: it their w01k aml felicity to plea{e: That Appetite, Ccpfe, and lull, and fclf-will ·~ ;:; ~:· 'l· may not be the conflant pcrvett<rS of his life: Asa fcol in • Droplie audyeth to pleafe his Thitfl, and a w1fe man to cure tt. Mmh. , 4 , 42 . 19· He mull live a life of COHJ1ant and Jkilful ff'atchfidnefi ; apprehellding himfeff in continual & : S· 13. domger; and knowing his partlcul.u Corruptions, 1'einptatiom and Rrnuditt. He mull have a tender ~~"· 'l ~7· confcienct, and keep as fir as poffible from temptation, and take heed of unneceJl'aryapproaches or de– :~::. ;.1/ li!?hrful thoughts of fin. 0 what arong R<folutions, 'what found knowledge,' have the near-bo~its 1 Cor. 1 ~. 1 ~· ot fc'•fuality ( mear, drink, lull and pleafures) overcome? Never think ycur felves fafe among nearM:.t h. 6. •3· trmptationi and opportmrilits of Gnning. 1 & l6, 41. 20. Live as tholC that are going to the grave: Dye daily ; and look on this world, as if you did E(clcf. 7 . 2~3 , look on it out ofthe.world to which you go. Lcr l:aith as conllantly behold the world unfeen, as .;,5,6. your eye feeth this. Death and Eternity make men wife: we eafily Confefs and Repent of many • ~0'·. ; ·, • 6 • 8 • things when we. come to dye, which no Counfels or Setmons. could make us penitently confefs be– luk!n.. ?; fore. Death w1ll an[wer a thoufand ob)tCbons and .temptations, and prove many vamties · to be 1 s, 19 , 10 .' fin, which ycu thought the Preachn did not prove: Dying men are tflot drawn to drunkcnnefs, &: 16. :2(l,&c. filthincfs, or timc~wallingfports >nor flJ.trered into folly by fenfual baits: Nor do they then fear the Mauh.tf.;,4, face or threats of perfccutcJs, As it is from another world, that we mull fetch the M11tivn, fo alCo Alh /':6;6!: the Drf.'nf"ive of an Uptight life. And 0 h•ppy arc they that faithfully practifc thefe Rules of llptightnefs. Among the THOl'gh it be my judgement that much more o{ th·e Dod:rinc of Paliticks or Civil Government }~w~ it w:~s bclongeth to Theology, than thofe men unded\and, who make Kings and Laws to be mee.r a.l oPew be a humane Creatures, yet to deliver my Reader from the fear lelll lhould meddle with matters that ~~;~~; 3~~,' belong not to my Ctlling, and my Book fwm that reproach, I O.all over-pafs all the le points; which not to be :t e1fc 1 fhould have· treated of, as ufeful to PraCbcc m Govcrmng and Obeymg. r. Of Man as :u.wyer and a fociab\c, and of Communities and Societies, and the Rcafon of tl~cm, of their Origin'll and the Obli1'11dt. gat ion on the member!. 2· Ofa City, and ofCivility. 3· Of a Rcpublick in general: l· Of its lnfl:i· tution: 2· Of its Confiitution ; and of its puts : 3· Of its Species: 4· .Of the difference b.:tween ir, J, Ar.d a Community in general: 2· A Family, 3· AVillage, 4· ACity, S· AChurch, 6. An acciden– tal Meeting. 5· Of its Adminillratian. 6. Of the Relation between Gods Government and Mans, and Gods Laws and Mans; and of their dilference: and between Mans J"dging and Gods Judging. Nay, I will net only gratitic yoll, by p~ffingover this ·and much more in the Theory, bm allo as to the Pra&ical part, 1fhall t>afs over, r. The DinCl:ions for Supream Govcr,nours : 2· And for inferi– our Magifhates towards God, and their Superioms, and the l)tople. 3· And the Determination of the ~Ilion> Hvw far Magifirates have ro do in matters of Religion? Whether they be Chrillian or Heathen? 4· How far they thould grant or not grant Liberty of Cbnfcience (as it is Clll~d ) viz. of Judging, Profeilingand PraCtifingin mattersofReligion: with other fuch matters bt:longing to Go– vernment : And all the Controvedies about Titles and Supremacy , Confervations, Farttitures, D~.:'af<.S> Da11gfrs, Remedies, and Retloratiom, which belong either to Politicians, LaW)'Crs or Divines : All
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