I 10 The thir-d Cornmandement. 'I'it.2.2o. condition,yet to bring fame glorie to God,andwinne fome reuerc:nce to their glorious pt·ofeffion, by their good beha.. uiour. The mea· No man is in fo meane a place,and fo contemptible ade.. ncftChri~ l h 'fl '11 k l f Ch '{l h' ftian in his grcc: }tlt t . at 1 1e Wl Ut. et le name o n 1 vpon a un, pl~ce may and the profcffignofChrHHan religion, hee mull adorne it ~~~~~J!ory atld decke it: \~ hich he may dobybeing faith full, and dili.. name.. gent in his place, and giuing euery manhi~ due confcionably.Eucn a tcruant,ifhe be not audacious,and arroglnt,nor giuen to picking and fa lfhood, but trullie, diligent, and fer– uiccable, patient,mecke, andhumble; he gl0rificth God,he graccth Religion, hec worketh out his owne faluati.on, and doth what in him lieth to conuert his vnbeleeuing mafler, and flull h:we rewardofthis feruke,as well as.ifhe we-re in a. higher and more honourable calling, that the world made more account of. · In th~ very firH petition ChriH bids vs fay, haUowed, or fon£lified be 1~1 namc:that is,let vs and al profdfors be fo wel · grounded in £he vnderf1andingof the Word, and rooted in good affection to the fame, 35J that our life, led in all good ., confcience, may bring glory to thy name and religion•. Now, for vs daily to make this prayer and neocr to regard our aCtions, how they beagreeable t·o this petition, what is that,hut to dif11onor God both in life,and prayer? And thus muchhow wee muf.l glorifieGod in deed. Now followcth, howwe muH glorifie him in word. '· Gocts word Firfl, we t.nufi fpeake ofGoJs Word with fuch care and, mu~ ~Ieyre. reuerence, as befeemes the great c:xcellencie ofir: and not uer... nt . h.andl~d. vaincly,nor ieHingly, but only to thofe good vfe-s, and with that goodaffetl:ion>that the Lord hathcommanded. And fo in Deut.6.7. 7/ufe 'Words {hall be in thine heart; And thtJufoa,ft. ·rehearfe themcontinuallJ· )&c. So that it is not left:it marts dif– crctio,whethc.r hauing Gods Word in his heart, hewil fpca~ . it:,or not;·but it is laidas acommandemenc, with eqLiall ·a~- ·., thoritywith the former, that hee fhall talke ofit, a.swell a~~ thinke ofir.And fureiy ,ifit dwdwithin:;itwil be heard with· · our,as Pfalm. j 7·39. The mouthofthe ri~hteotu 'Will JPe:tk!·of Wifdome.:for the l11wofGtJd.U. ;n h/4he"rt;.tndhisfeet jhaO not · . . Jlide..
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