27 6 Q. Howwe riatefl love our Neighbours as our felves. ous fon to beput to death,Dem. 2 I . 18.then furely to provide him daily bread, is now as muchas a parent is obliged to. And if it be an express Command, that he that will nor labour net eat, 2 Thef. 3 . i o. fuch nfelefs members forfeiting their ve-- ry fnflenance, then furely he that is fuch or worfe, speeds fair if: you leave him food and rayment. 4. And the great command: of doingall to Gods Glory,andferving himwith or not be obeyed , if you leave your riches and eflates in the hands of fuchperfons meerly becaufe they are your Children. Nodoubt but that is a fi/fljb and unconfcionabie courfe, and the thing.that fets up the ungodly to difturbe the Chuteh , and. Lord it over theworld, whileparents furnifh themwith riches todo the Devil eminent fervice with. Obje6t. But who knows but God may convert them ? Anfw. You cannot guideyour actions by things unknown. You have no promife of their converfion ; nor much probab lit'', when theyhave fruftrated all your counfails and means of their good edutation ; and grace is fupernatural : and therefore you must proceedupon grounds that are known. Andfor remoter Kinked, if theymay be as ferviceable to GodwithwhatI give them as others nature teacheth me to preferr them before others : but Otherwife Grace teacheth me, both to love a godly ftranger better then ungodly kindred; and to lay out all that I have as may be moll ferviceable to. God. CHAP.- LVII. Q,Howwe ?null loveour Neighbours a..our felves:- Qzeft. ra. ow is it that Self-denial requireh `us to lov,e our neighbour as air felves: It is with thefame degreeof Love .I Anfw. I anfwered this on the by, before: Briefly, 1. The chiefpart of the precept is Negative : thus. q. d. [Set not Pip thyfedi againftithe welfareof thyneighbour.: .Draw.not from him, or
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