,~)lr Mtt/1-erJinal ,thing.t,that is,in all things that are-lawful: · for ifthe'1daAer:comma~d to lye, or fweare, or breake the Sabbath,thac is no~ t<? be ;d,o~1e: but in fuch acafe it is better' toobeyGoci, then man. Btlt . in aH indifferent and lawfull thing~,rheferuant is to fubmit himfc!fe, :1nd to obey. This obedience confitleth, both in· doing things commanded cheercfullyJ ,a~d faithfully, as alfow.ithpatie_nce,and~eeke- .neffi~_,tn fu ftcrlng: th~c rc:.~ul\e, and corr,~~ion, ~hat$.all bee !aide vpon him. t .Pet.:z.. I 8. Peter comman.ds t~fcare the Ma!ler. But what fay you, ifhe be froward and churlilh; yet reuerence himHill. But he corre£tcth me vniu!Hy. Though he doe,beareit quietly,fubtnit thy felfe, and by h()w much the Idle thou haH deferued it, the more reward fhalt tholl_ haue from God, if wiih agood andquiet hc~rtJ thou canll be content toendure it, till God rcleafe theeofit. For jfone deferue fuarpe correcHon, andbecontent to beare it, this is no thanks to him.When the the:efe bath !lollen and robbed, ~h~n for him_ to be content t,o be _exe~.uted, "is ~.o great mat– ter; for be is worthieofic,and hath deferu~d it,andhe lhaU haue it whether he will or no, and euery m·an will-put to his hand eohdpe him to it: but ifone haue done all good fer... uice\l\ith agood co:1fdence,and difcharged his duty faith.. f.ully,3nd be not yet kiodly d~alt withall, but for kindndfe dorcceiue wrong, and,for areward, Arip(s; then to fubdue · onrs owne pride, to tame and mafler his fldh,and inpati– ence to recommend hiscaufe toGod, this is acceptable to God; this fhewcth a great rnea(urcofgrace. Andhete, the leffe rewar,d the mafler giucth, God will giue more, and Chrifl will recompencchismalle~s vnkindqes, withkindncs from himfelfe. . But, contrary to this h the dealing offuch; that, being bidden to doe many things,will do what they lill;and being rebuk~d ~ ·~.urmur:ifcorretfed)':ithe1· fc~ke to reu~t;~ge,orrc– .ftG.Thts1s ~ linful and rude t.hing,not ~o f~.bmi~~ Qi~felfe ~o. God.s yoke. ·And thofeparents.that ha~e ~hildr~n abroad,. and ~earc fuch thingsofthe,l~uh~m ~ook :o ic b~~ime:. for certamly,thofethatbe !lubborne abroad, tfthey get a ltttle mo~~ llrepgth., wil r~b~l at ~om~. f\nd th~t pa~~·nt,tha,t ~ill . , - 0 4 · · · · · · allow
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