I 32.:2._ · .. The eighth Commandtmtnl. · ~eca~fe theywould bee ill for vs, .and ~·ee could 'no~ o~are them.Hewould -haue vs tobegoodwithin,before.wte fe·tke goods without,and knowhow to vfetkhes, afore wc\haue them to. abufe. Therefore, as wee would not beecounted thecues andbreakers ofthis Commandement, fo let vs bee content to liue at Gods finding~ and to rell vpop.him, fo goad·aGod,that.thoughwe haue but a lirtle, yet hehath e– nough; andtho~ghhe giue vsnothingbeforc.hat'ld, yet he loues vs before-hand,andwill giue.vs comfort in all diflref .. fes, and thofeoutward things alfo fo farre as we haue need, andcandigellthem. Thus m·uch for the inward obedience ·: now·the outward fellowcs.And it conlifis in the·. righc.vfeof ourowne,and righteous dealingtowardsothers.- - · Therightvfeofourowneisfeenein frugalityand libera– lity. FrugalityHands in getting and keeping. Our getting . mu(l bee·byfonie faithfulllabour in an:honeHcalling, and' by hondl dealing in the c·alling : as Ephef.4..z8. Let !Ji~ · thPit flolefleale no. more> .6ut l~thourwith huhandsin th;~,t thing~ that u gosd. To thee!Jerywhich is a bre·ach -ofthisComman-: dement, and idleneffewhich is akindoftheft, he oppo(ech_:. Jabcu.r, as keeping ofthis Comm~undemen.t. :But then -~€e ; llttwes wh~tkiud ~flaboJ.u · it.mufl be·, ·namely in the·thing ~ thatisgo,od,in.foineIawfull andChriAian(alling.For-many• , labour·all day and al night:but that is in E:a.r-ding and dicb;g,• and gaming, and .vnthrifcineffe; whi~h . wifl neither tn.ake- . the_m haue£heart.to.doe good,~or ~b_i-li:ry: t?· doegGod; ·buf brings a ·cutfe~ponheart and ·ofiat.C' : dne is wick~~) ·and -th~· ~ other comm_only:wea·~~. ,As ·is -tohe feene~n; tbge.: playctis~:· ·. ·. a1_1d fuch like, that dr~IJV the people, away ,. toVah•itY,:; ·whic}i: takepaines indee~ · : but 1t is no ~~rofitable painesjand there-...· foreyeelds.no profit,~ither to theit f~mle~ or~b<;>dy;but· bti·ngi. · them a ha.rd heart,-an~J awicked·hand;a'tfd a-miferabl~ eita~J thai ofall menthey are the rnott ptop.hah·~ 'an'dl~~wde~The~~ t ..:. ·· fore as.a man mufl-not bee ·i~Ue (for·an'idl~pman cannot_bee· · an hondlma.n) fo this mull a'Iwaies-bee prouided, that t-hd lab6ur,is an.ho·nell and lawfull thing: dft ·i6tJe maytoyl~~and'fpend his ,bodie !n t.tau,~Ue.~ . a~<!- beeneuer 'aw~it· t~le~ honcflcr man,:ifhcc ferucinot~Ged.J. huffetue biS - liifi·~ ana: · · · ··: · - filthie:
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