566 7 he protni f ofthe Spirit, of naking S a e r. XI. tettiporal, orof this world ; and therefore he onely commands Righteoufnefs in the general, , and commands that excellent Maxime, which an Heathen Em. perordid fo much admire, laying, Hereceived it from Chtiftians,whatyeWould have men do to you, deye to them, fer this i the Law and the Prophets, Mac. 7. r z. that is, All the duties commanded by the Law, orrequired by the Prophets, are comprized in this Maxim,wharfoeverye Would that men /boulddo toyer', doye even fe tethem : Oh theworld would not be full of fuch wickednefs, unrighteouf- nefs as it is, ifthis were obferved : And further mark , when our Saviour had preffed them to earneft prayer,. and incouraged them therein, he addeth this as a neceffarycondition to their prayers t So that let menbe never fach Angels in duties and expreftions, let them pretend never fo much 'Pietyand Religion, if they walk not by this rule, they.follownot Chrifes directions : Chrift therefore he bath onely givenus general rules of Righteoufnefs, and for the particulars, he doth command Chriftians to obeyand fubmit to thewholefom Laws of that place where they are ; asRem.t3. Pay tribute to Whom tribute, cuffom to Whom cuffem ; And this the Scripture cloth often peel, that none might thickthat the freedom they had by Chrilt, did take them off from HumaneObligations Freedom by and Relations : This was a great temptation, they thought becaufe theywere Chrilt cakes Chriftians, and made free by Chrift, that this alfo did take them offfrom obe- no man off diente to Civil Magifirates, and from the Laws they lived under No, the f*om Humane Scripture is diligentto teach this, ThatChriftianity and theGofpel doth not a- OElì3arions. P bolith Political and civil Government, but rather greatly advancet4 it as an inftitution of God, preflingobedience thereunto for coafcience fake. Thus I haveopened unto you the fòuntain and rife of all Righteoufnefs and Equity betweenman and man. Realen, ofabs Ndw let u5confider, what are the groundswhy converted' perfons are tender Dottrine, to dowhat is juft and righteous ; yea, the Doétrine may be heightned, They arenot onely tender about righteous things, bat they are very confcionable to do them, thoughto their external lofs. The Pfalmift defcribingwho (hall of - cend into the holy hill of Sion, a type of Heaven, giveth fuch Charalters, molt of which relate to duties of honefty and righteoufnefs, Pfal;15. a, 3,4; Verity in words of affection,' and veracity in Prnmires and Oáthes, Oar Saviour is large Mar. 5. in convincing andhe :ghtning thofe duties againftMur- Cher, Adultery, Perjury, condemning all the fubtil diftindtions the Pbarifees had invented to palliate their guilt: Andyou may read of Zacheeu,when con- verted, the firft thing that works upon his confcience is, to rettore fourfold wherehe had wronged any: Hewent above the command of God, that re quired not fo mach ; but a godly man is fo tender in mattersof wrong and in- ju(iice, that he had rather do above thenunder his duty. Well, Let us fee what is the caufeof tendernefs herein : And t. . Fidt, Becaufe thisnew heart promifid in the Te.vt, is nothing but that Which in .ether places is called the image of God: Now the Apoftlefaith, The imageofGott, which is renewed in all converted perforas, conffls partly i ightearefoefs, and partly in true holinefi, Ephef.4.24. Relinefs, that Beth pro rly in the things that belongto God. Righteoufnefs, in the matters that be ong to,ochers : So that wherefoever the imageof God is, there is Righteoufnefs as well as Holi- nell fothat a, we are calledupon Tobe holy, as God isholy; fo tobe righteous is our duty, as God is righteous. The Scripture dothmuch celebrate this ar tribute of Godsrighteoufnefs, that his nature is righteous, his jadgements,hís, word, his allions, yea all his ways: And now every converted man, la- bors to, write after this copy : If then you fee a man unjuft; unconfcionable and falfe inhi's ways, fay,. How is the imageof God in this man-? how is God the father of fuch an unrighteous man? Oh its not thy prayers, thy parts, thy abilitiés, all thy fpiritual inlargements, can witnefs thee to have Gods image onthy foul, unlefe this Alt) be accompanying thy convection. Secondly,
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