. The Preface~ . I I and purgofely in the breach of any one con1tnandemenr, falls away from the refi: as contrarily he that bathrefpett to all the commandements,is fure that he ili;t.Il nruer bee con.. . founded. Pfalm.I 19.6. An_d fo lames faith,Chap.2.verf. 1 o.. · He that k!epeth all,r:md !Jreak!th one,i.fgu~!tie of a!!: not mea– ·.ning, that ifone r-hrough infirmi~y flip into any fault ,he was · llraightway guiltyofthewhole 1aw,(forit may be truly f<t id, that bee that breaketh all through ~caknes, not allowing himfelfe in it,but llriuing againH it, and crauing pardon, i' guiltyofnone)but this he meaneth,that whofoeuer fcemeth to keepcall the other commandemet~ts.~andyet wil willing- . lymaintaine, and beare t\·ith himfelfe in the breach ofone, he did neuer performe any trueobedience vnto any.Though ene be no thiefe,yetifhe be a Sabbath breaker} he breaketh the whole law.For ifone aske him,why d~noryou comtnit adultetie? and hee fay, becaufe God commandeth that J lhouldnot,thenhe would keep thcSa.bb;nhalfo,for they be both alike the commandementi ofGod:but ificbee not be.. caufe God commandeth then bedoth not obey the law, but fcrue himfdfe. Therefore he that makes no COtlfcience ofall .Gods tawes,hath no foundnes and fidelity in hi1n, becaufe he cloth not remember that God fpake all thc:fc words~ The vfeofthis is, { ·Gro Qnfute Popifb religion, and to Y{e. r. proue that th~y be a t0g .tber carna.llJand finfull people,and n1ak~ no confciencc 0 f an' 13 1 8 of God; becaufe,for the fecond commlndemc·t r, the~y do wholy allow thcmfdues to breake it: for the fco pr an I rum of that ccmmandement is, that we lhould/eruc {;o:i, nut according to our owne in... · uention, but accor~i : n g ~{' his wi.1 : bu~ rbdr religion, wh~t is it but a meered euiccvf mens b~·ain c s? and what doth it conGHof,but oft.hey ec{'ptsof men? For where doth the word ofGod te~ch ht~ ni eo make Jma,_'!,es lay· mens bookc.sf'~~ nayldoch t!ot Goddiret'tlycall them teachers ofliei? And H~a.~.1 t.. what warrant haue theyfor 'thdr Maffcs and l}rlgr~mage.s, · and fuchother Hufic, wherewith their religion is pd1ered? Therefore t~ey be hypocri :es, and snake·no confdcoce of any ofGods comman cl ernents. And r1ofl ofthemhalJe l1Q careof theSabbath,but haue more regard oftheir Idol holle ~ B . dayea
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