152 Creation. rv1nExpojition o(Man. Now in the third followeth mans calling A ration whereof, mutt mooue euery man to a before hisfaU;which is twofold : !.particular. reuercnt fanetifying ofthe Lords day. II. generali. ·Mans particular calling wasto Now for .AJ4rm facraments they were two: .come into the garden ofEden, to keepe ir,and the tree oflife, and the tree of knowledge of todre!fe the trees & fruits rherof. Tb.is fhewes good and euiliorthefe did ferue to exercife Avmo vs a good le!fon, that euery man mull: d•m in obedience vmo God. The tree oflife; hauea particular ca1ling wherein beeought to was tofignifie alfurancoof life for euer, if he Geo '>9 walke: and thercforeluchas fpend their time did keepe Gods commandements : the trte•;J • ' idlely in gaming& vaine delights, hauemuch kno~ledgeofgmJ••de• iD, was afacrament to to anfwer toGod at the day ofiudgment This lhew vnto him,thatifhe did tranfgreffe Gcids will riotcxcqfe a man to fay then, that hee had commandements, hefhould die: and itwas fo land and liuingtomaintaine himlelfe,& therecalled, becaufe itdid fignifie that ifhec tranffore wasto line as he lill:;for euen .Ad•min his grefled this law, bee fhould haucexperience innoccncie had all thi~gsat his will, and wanbvth ofgood and euill in himfclfc:. tcd nothing, yet euerithe God imployed him Now inthe fourth place followeth the end in acalling:therefore no1e mull:be exempted, ofthe creation of man, which istwo-folde. but euery man both high and low mull:walke B Fir£1:, that there might be a creature (0 whom in his proper calling. A dams generall calling God mightmake manife£1: himfelfe, who ina was to worlhip his Creator, to.which he was fpeciall manner fhouldfet forth and acknowbound by the right of creation, conltdering ledge his wtfcdome, goodne!fe, mercy, in the the moralllawwas wrirten in his heartbynacreation of heauen and earrh, and of things Exod. 1 o. ture. Which is fignific:d in the Decalogue, thit are iA them, as alfohis prouidence, in where toe Lord requires worfhip &obedience gouerniug thefame. Secondly, God hauing ofhis people,becaufe he is lthou•h,th:tt is,one dtcrt!ed to glorifie his name in !hewing his which hath being in himfclfe, and giues beemer~y, and iull:ice vpon his creature, hereupmg to all men by creation. For the better vnon in time creatcth men to ihcw his mercy in derll:andingofthis point, wee are to confider the uluationoffome, and to fhew his iufiice three things. I. The place where Ad•mdid intheiufl: and deferued damnarion of other worfhip. I r. The time. I I I. The C.crafome. .And therefore he hath appointed the ments. For the firli:,God euer Ctnce the begin· creation fpeciaUy ofman, to be a meanes of ning had a place where he would be wortbipmanifell:ation an4 beginningof the execution ed, and it is called Gods Hou[e,which then was ofhis eternaU counk:ll, Gen.>B. thegardenofEden. For it wasvnto Ad., a C . Thus much concerning mans.creation in 1 7• place appointed by God for his worfhip: as generall. Thefpeciall parts ofmea are two: Church affemblies lre vnto vs : where al(o' body, and foule. And the reafon why the the Lord at fomerime did in a fpeciall manner L<>rd would haue him ftand on thefe 2. parts fhew himfelfevnto his creature.Touching the isthis: Some creatures made beforehimw<re time ofGods wor01ip, it was the feauenth onelybodily:asbeall:s,fifhes,fowles:fomefpiday from the beginning of the creation, the rituall,as Angels: now man is both: fpirituall Sabbath day. And here we mull:note,that the in regard ofhis foule, corporall and fcnuble keeping of the Sabbath is moral!. Some inin regard of his body, that nothing might be deede doeple.de that it is but a ceremonie; wamingtothe perfeftion of nature. Ifit bee yet falfely : for it was ordained before the 1:111 alleadged,thatman confill:s ofthree parts,hoofman, at which time Ceremonies fignifying dy,foule, and fpirit, becaufe P•ul prayeth, I. fanCtification had no place. Nay marke furThef.5·•l· thattheTheffol•ni•nsmaybe[.tnflither : Ad•m in his innocencie was notclogged fied~n body,foule,•oiifpirit: the anfweris, that with Gnne as wee are: yet then hee hadafet the{pmrfigmfies theminde,wherby men conSabbath r6 worfhip God his Creator : and · cemeand vnderftand fuch things as may be therefore much mar< neede hath euery one D vnderll:ood : and the fo•l~ is there taken for ofvs ofa Sabbath day, wherein we may feuer the will and affeftions : and therefore rhefe our felues from the works of our callings, twain are net two pam,butonlytwo dill:inft and the workes offin, ro the worfhip ef God faoulties ofone and the fame foule. in the exercifc ofreligion,and godly meditatiThebody ofman at the /ir£1: was formed by on ofour creation. T11is point mull: be learned God ofclay, or ofthe dull: ofthe earth,notto • ofvs, for when no occa(ionisoft".:rcd of bufibe the graue ofthe foule, as Pl•tofaid, but to nes,then menwill formally feeme to kecpe the be an·excellent and moll:fit inftrumeut to put Sabbath: but ifthere come occafion of breain execution the powers and faculties of the hing the Sabbath:as rraffike, gaming, & vaine foule. And howfoeuer in it felfe confidered, Ilu:wes, then Sabbath fan\·ell, men will haue it is mortal,becaufe it is compounded ofcontheir p!eaftJtes,lct themwodhipGod that wil. trary natures called Elements: yet by the apBut let vs remember in the feare ofGod, that pointment and blefsing of God in the creatiwhc.focuer conrinue in the breach ofthis law on,it became immortall till the fall ofman. b<ing morall,Goq will no k!fe poure forth his As for the foule, it is no accidcntarie qualip(.jnifhrnents v~nthem, then for the 15reach ty)but afpiritual & inuiftble cffence or nature, --··-- .l~!=~ other c~mandcment: the confidefubfiltingbyitfelte. Which plainlyapp~:_e:~ z,c,u.J
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