406 Chap.5. Commenurievon The (cope. Thewords ceitaine a 'cairnof the fccond Rule which may be framedthus : to ferue our neighbour in duties' ofloue, is the keepingof the whole law therefore this lettuce mutt carefully beperformed. The ife. Herewe fce that theendof a mans lift is to ferue God in(truingof man, ft this is the fumme of the whole law. 5 &imamsare commanded inferuing their maflers, to feruegod, and to dowhatfoeuerthey doe,as veto God. Col. 3.23. And fo mayman in his place, in dealing with menmufl todealeas ifhewere to deale with God himfeliè Therefere moil men prophane their lines, when they makethe 'fccipe and drift ther- of, tobe the gettingofriches, andhonours . Ands hough they haue great charges, that is noexcufe,for the principal end ofour lininghere is to performe feruice to mcn, and in this feruice todo homage to God , for whichhomage God will giuc the I honour and riches ,which&fees tobe conuenient for vs. "1 Secondly, here wemay obferue what is true religion and godlines namely, loue and (true God in (truing of man. He ;hat faith he ¡ma ged,Andyet tenet his teethe, ii Aher. i. . Ioh. 4,2o . And here it followcs that tohue out of all 20 focietieofrnen,though it be inpraierand fatting, (after Mow kith fafhion) is no fiateof perfeftion, but mere fuperflition: for thatis trucandperfeit loueof God, that is flievved in du- ties of loue,and in theedificationofour neighbour . Againe, thehypocrifie offundric Protellatits is heredifcoueredif they 35 tometo theChurch,andheare fermonsA frequent the Lords tahle, they thinke they maydoafterward what they will; and =any filch arc frequenters oftauernes, and alehoufes , and are giuen to riot, and licencioufnes. But it is not inough for thee to be holy in the Church : thou maieft be a Saint in the 3$ Church, and a Deuill at home. True religion is that which thewes it (elfe in thy privatehonk, privatedealings, and in the murk ofthineowne life: Much as thou art in thy particular cal- fuch art thou indeed and truth, what fhowes fearer thou snakefl beforemen. 3; i5. Ifyebiteanddeuoureonean- other, takeheed that yebe notcon- fumedone ofanother. The
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