C H A P. 5. ThePit' Commandement. Afecondaffcetionis, Clicerfulneffc and Ioyin that which is good, furrow and griefe ofheart, and an holy anger, when wee fee men to doe euill. OfChcerfulucffe, *rid by in good things, Darsid fpeaketh in the Pfalmes: o I reioyce in the way of thy Teflitnonies , ,ce being about,all o ppt ix9. a4. fahfiance P ThyTef#ivesnies are the ioyes of my heart. q I p Ve>Ç.r io. 'viols.? in thy Words, as one that fandethagreat bootie. So is q Yer¡,Ixo.4. it faid, r.Chron.29.9. The people wereglad , offeringfreely or cheerfolly. And,Verfs 17.1 witha right bears freely haste offered all tbofe things, and thypeople a1fo that are here pre- feht, doe I fee withcheerfselneffe freelyoffering visto thee. By this argument the r ApoRie exhorting to liberalitic,wil- r z.cor.9.7. leth eueryone to doe (at het parpofetb in hieheart) that is, freely and of his Ovine accord determineth with him_ felfe : For, faith hee , god lsueth a cheerfall Bitter: And thereupon the children of God are euery_where called, f e4 free- hearted people. Whereunto the fame Apo(}le f Pfal.t te.;. there maketh griefe and neceílìtie to be contrarie,Griefe, Cant.6.9. when we performegood duties heauily,and with grudg- ing ; not ofa franke and readie rninde.. Neceftis, when we doe them indeed,but again[} ourwill, onclybecaufe we muff needs doe fo, to fauc our credit and reputation among men; whereat otherwife we would not doe them. And fo doth Peter alto oppofe thefe two, 1.`Pet. 5.2. Of the other venuewe haue anotable example in our SauiourChri(}, a who was &wis andferry withall aethe x Marke;.f. bardnefe of the leaves hearts. The contrarie whereof, is vnaduifed anger : fuch as the Apof}le fpeaketh of,latn.r. 2o.The wrath ofmanworker h not the Right eotsfne f fe ofGod or that whichGodprefcribeth. For this, longs is repro- uedof God, ions 4.9. And Ahab o taxed, that 110 7401 u z.ljng.sr. difcontexted and angrie, boraufe NAB o T tt would not let him baue his 7neyard; The thirdaffelion, is, feare of of.. fending in any thing , which Salomon maketh the badge of Gods children : s Blef fed to the man that feareth al- a Pr0.28410 wayu, 123
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