402. Chap.S. 4Commentarievpoat hisvfe. The like did Abraham when hecome into the land of Canaan. And to thisend wemutt obferue. 5. rules. The firff ,, that the creatures of God muff be fanChfied by the word and praier. t Tim. 4.the word mull fhew vs, what we may doe:and praierobtaines the doing ofit.The 2 rule:we mutt be circumfpea left we finne in thevfe ofthecreatures.In this re- fpe£l Iob fends for hischildren after they had fulled together, & he fanfîifscs them.Iob. r. 5. The 3 rule:we mull vfe thegifts ofGodwith thankefgiuing.Rom. t4..6. Commonly in thefe dales there is nofeaflingor reioycing,vnles all mcmoric ofgod . be buried:for that isfaid tobreed melancholy. The 4 rule: We muff fuffer our felues to be limited and moderated in the vfe of our libertie,partly by the lawofthe magiffrate, & partlyby the lawofcharitie,inthe cafe of offece.Ifay in thevfe:becaufc liber- ty it kite is inwardly in the confcicnce:and the vfeof it is often in the outward atfion ;a.nd therefore voider the order of hu. manelaw. The 5 rule :Our libertymuff be vied for right ends; asnamely the glory ofGod. r. Cor. tO. á t .the prefcruation of nature,& not the pampering of the Nth. Rom. 13. 13. the good of our neighbour. Rom. i 2. 13. 20 Make confcience to obferuethis rule : and the rather, be- ours thehohe and fpirituall vfe ofChrifftan libcrtie,isafigne & token that tbou art in the kingdomsof God,& a true mem- ber thereof : as on the contrarie, the abufe of Gods blclfings fhewes thee tobe (fill in the-kingdomeofdarknes. Whenmen fell things ofgreat worth for a little value, and then afterward glue thcmfelucs to riotingand Upending, we commonly fay that they are theeues,and no right owners of the goods which they folds. The like may be Paid of them that abufc fpirituall libertie thatthey are but vlurpers,and norightowners of it. 30 Laffly,it mull be obferued, that this rule bath 2. branches. The firm is, that wemuff not minifler to the fiefhanyoccafion offinning The fccond is, that we mull glue no occafion of finning by meancs ofChriftian libertie. The fccond main rule followes , Bern onean other 6y lame : 1:; For the right cóceauingofit,Iwill propound three queftions. The firff is, why is this rule propounded in thisplacc ? Anf. It lets downe the endofall Apoflohke dot}tine, as Paulthcw- eth .1. Tim. I. 5. the etedofthe commar:dement i,r lame stet ofapre heart, coedconfcience,faith ?gained. Heremen commonlyvn dcaflan& to' ty ag
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