Chap. 31. An Expofitiou upon the Booke of J o a. Verf. 33. C8 t~ he fpake not only (as every map maydoe) Upon the common cir.fiderationof humane fraylety, but upon confideracion of thofe fpeciafl and;eminent afflifions, which he mët with all the elayes of his hfe move other men. All which wereafter; reckon_ ing, (in way ofchaftifemenr, not at all of fatisfaftion) for that former fin. The Meilingwhich he got was an ineftimahle bene; fit, yet he was foundly payd, or he payd foundly for his:fraudu. lent getting ofit, thoughhis mother promifed to hand between himand harmer- way.As alfo(which isanother Scripture. inflance in this cafe) did Abfalom to his fervants, whenhe was refolved, and had plotted to takeaway his brother Ammons life (2 Sam: ,i 3. i8.) 2(w Abfalom (faith that Scripture) had commanded b:t fervants, laying, markefe now when Amnon: heart to merry with wine, andwhen Ifayuntoyou,finite Amnon, then kill khan., feare not; have not Icommandedyou be ceuragiotu, andbe valiant. As ifhe had fayd, Never queftion the matter, is it not enough that I bid you doe it, I will excufeyou to theking my father, if befhould be difpleafedat what is done , nor need you feint the difpleafure of God, feeing you have done it not as your own ad, but as my command. Proudmen will not onlygive wicked com- epands,but undertake to fave the inftruments of their wickcdneffe harmlefie, and fee them indemnified, Who thall obey them ": they will take the finand the curie upon themf.Ives ; aid they fhacl be lure enough ofit, and fo íhall they alío whoobey them. There- fore let fervants, children, and all inferiors, beware ofdoing that Upon the command of man which God bath not commanded. Children, fervants, and fabj fts mui} obey, but 'Lis in the Lord, they tauft not obey againft theLord. The Apeale faith to fcr- vants, Obey Tear Maßers in all things ( Col: 3. 22. ) that is, in all law all things-, as the next wordsexpound his meaning, act wich eyefervice as men plràfers,but infngler.effeofheart fearing God; obey your Mafters, but feareGod, that is, nbep them Ib tarre as is corfident with the feare ofGod.. No Matter bath power to id po ¡ command his fervant againft theLord, nor, hach any fervant ii fifinuagnod3a- berty too'ey his Mafteragaina the Loid-; no man hash power re vfamss. evther in commanding or obeying, beyond the Law. Wee muff fo pleafemen, as not to difpleafe God ; if the fupericer traofgrei feth the bounds ofhis power in commanding, the inferior iraaf- grtftetb the limitsofhis duty inobeying. Neyther doe we in this Sfff at
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