Chap.!. An Expafition upon the BookofJ pB. Verf4. fee then that it is a blefíing , and it is au extraordinaay Meiling, Therefore take noticeof it, you that have anagreeing family,chil- iren that live together in loveand unity, look upon it as a fpeci' al bleflìng from God. Secondly, we may obferve, That It it a very comely thingfor brethren andfilers to live together in unity, In jobschildren we have that of Pfal. 133. fulfilled, Behold Numeropluri (he calls all to look upon it) how good and pleadant it is for bre- mi eránt, ron- thren to dwell together in unity. Such a fight men drawall eyesfo cordia qu f after it. jobschildren were many in number, in heart but one, in onus, unanzmi- love the fame. And as there is nothing more troublefome,fo no- t6teatgue'111e thingmore uncomely and unnatural then rents and divifions in a ai9ne "aft family tdem, ong, Thirdly, we may note That It is lawful to ufe feaffing, The children ofjobhere went and feafted at their houfs;every one his day. The Chriftians in the Primitive, Churches had their Tertut ól. dyáas, Love-fees. In a Fee there are two things; extraordinary C. 39. provifion,and extraordinary company, both are lawful. Godbath Dear multo given us the creature, not only for neceflity,but for delight; and it Plaracandida is a clear argument that fuch ufing of the creatures ingteafin is gwbus¡.n:ile lawful, becaufe God bath made more creatures, ferving for f ti g f°rere delight of man, than he hathmade for the neceflityof mgan.If God necori 6 n . had meant that men should do nothing , but ferve their own ne- 6 oPuSell. cefsty , and maintain their lives, fo as they might go on in their Bez. in loc. placesand callings, one halfof the creatures might have been fpa- red. But God made nothing in vain, therefore he is willing we fkould ufethe creatures for moderate delight. Abraham made a great feaftat theweaningoflfaac , and Ijaac makes a feaft for A- Gea. 21.8. bimilech and Phicol the chiefCaptain of his Army, Gen.26.3o. And the like example we have in divers other places : And our Saviour Chrift himfelf was.at a feaft in Cana of Galilee , where whenwine failed, he fupplied it by miracle, joh.a. ut becaufe featling is fooften abufed , and many turn this li- berty into wantonneik being then moil wicked , When they thould be moil thankful, and grieving God mod, when he gives themmeans or.occafionofrejoycing. I (hall therefore briefly did- .cover the abufes of feafting , which will alfo hint rules for die right ordering of it. That we maÿ (as the Apoftle fpeaks) eat and drink,and do all to theglory ofGod. l T Thti
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