Fiabac4 .t6. r.Tin1.4.4. Mat.sr.z t. t88 Ofhonoir:. as it isameanestoderiueGods Welling vpon it,and to ob. taine the afiiflance ofhisholy fpirit,wherby we are inabled eovfe it aright, and according to Gods will reuealed vitto vs. Secondly,we mull not when we haue thefe things,fa- enfice toour Arsenets, asthe Prophet fpeaketh; norafcribe thepraife either to our ovinemerits, or to our induflry and labour; for this wereto rob God ofhis roiall prerogative, and to takeoccafion by his gifts to difhonour.thegiuer;but acknowledging with al humility,that whatfocuer wehaue, wehaue receiued it from the Lord ofhis meere bountie and goodneffe,we mullreturne vnto him all praife andthankC giuing,the which isthat tribute & homage whichour bra- nenlyKing requireth ofthem,who hold theirpoffeffions,by the tenureofhis free mercie. And thisisone oftheconditi- ons which theApoflle requireth tothe making ofthe crea- ture good to our.vfe; EmerycreatureofGod(faithhe) isgoad, :fit t e received with thankefgiuing. Finally, poffefling thefe earthlybleflings we are carefullyto imploy and vfe them, fo as that theymay fettle for furtherances andhelpes vetovs, for thebetterperformingofal Chriflian duties,that fo ther- byGodmay beglorified, our neighbours edified, and our owne faluation furthered, and more and moreaffured voto vs :and thatwe vfingour mailers talents to the bell aduan. tage,may,being found faithfull in little;bemaderulers over much,and enter into our wafters ioy. CHAP. II. 0fhonourt,andWhat cautions and conditions arerequi- red onto them,that theymay he unto wgood and (awful. Nd thus much in generall ofthc'lawfull vfe ofworldly things. In the next placewe are to fpeake particularly ofthe right vfe ofho- nours,riches and pleafures. Where firfl we are to know, thathonours are oftwo forts, the one lawfull and laudable theother worldly and wicked. The Ofthe dimes: kindsofhonero.
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