-· eA 'Treatifeof('a//ings. 767 the other is nor; becaufc the one, tharis, the A ;;y things -migh; befel1earfed out ofGods Pharifier•yedin the pride ofhis hearr, and word for our bccrer. dire{tion in p:uticubr aprofane. the lawful anion ofpraicr:rhe Pub· Cl:ions,bur I wii reduce rhcrn al r.b nyo hc3ds. Jican prayed in the humilitie of his heart for For fome clireCtions fcruc for the cfchcwing rhe pardon ofhis fins, and his a!tion was nor ofvice,and fame orher for che pnaifcofvcr· onely lawful! in it fdfc, bur alfo holy in the cue. The vices·eo be cfchcwcd in the worksat doer. And·chir is the point that.mutt be lcarmens callings, are cdpecially two: Coueroul~ ncd and praCtifed in all che aelions ol ou• cal• nes,and Injufiice.Couccoufn~s is a notorious hngs: rhat they mutt nor onely be lawfull in vice, w,hcreby all men alm\'fl apply chcirc;al .. thcmfclues,buc alio lawfull in regud ofvs. lings,and rhe workes rherof, eo rhe gathering This difcouercrh che blindnc!fc,and igno· of wealth and riches·: this is one of rhe head ranee ofmoA: men amongft vs:which thin~ it and marter fins ofrhe world, and from ir a fea is fufficienr for them , if their a6tlons whzch ofcuils flow both into Church & Commonrh<y doe,be lawfuli.As for cxompl<;ch~pmen wealth, There be many rhac hauc good affc. chink rhey may vfe rheir ownelibercy in buyChons, & rcceiue rhe word with iov: yet l1ke ing and felling, becaufc bargaining isGo?s the rhornic ground,rhcyare choked with r~e ordinancc.and rhinkc it nced1e1fe to regard ln B cares ofchis world.Novv rhen confider Coue.. whar manner chcy buy G)tfcll; nay commonroufudfe isfovilc • fin, let fuch as be placed ly they do not fo mucl> as dreame of rhis 1 that in any calling, rake heede of ir, and be carethey are in fuch order to performe their ath· fulllcfl: ic rake place in their hearts, and draw ons, chat in their doings they may approouc them to many other cuilis. Saint fAHI faith, rhcmfelucs vnco God. I.Tim.6.ao. Tloejth<twiR bcricb, rhacis, fuch In rhc fantlificatien of the workcs ofour as rcfe~re the h.hour of rhcir callings to the calling cwo chings are required:Thc word & gatheiing ofwealth, f:~/JilltD m1nJ11,.dgrieNo~ prayer: 1. Tim. 4• S· for chat which PaNI fen tempitttions, & fo confec}ne~Jtly into damnaridownc of rhe vfe ofmearcs and drinkcs,muft on:and therefore he a~derh chat CoNtloHf••Jfo beexteded r0 all rhe ordinances ofGod what· u therooteofAll tHiO. Ir may be objellod, char !Ooucr. I will fpeakc of both theft in o1dcr. vnbc:Ieife is the firft particular finne that eucr J\nd firfrof aJI, rhe word ofGodmufrbcour came into rhc worJd,&confequemly.that eoI rule & fquare,wherby we arc to flame and fa. uctoufues is not the rootc ofal cui):I anfwer, 1hion all our aQ:ions, and accordin~ to direthatvnbeleefe is a mother of lin,whenceal oI Cl:ion recciued rhence,wemufl: doer ethings rher fins arife, .yd couetoufnes alfo ttaroote I we doC",or lc.tue them vndone. D~uid :a King C in an other rcfpetl: 1 becaufe, as ~he roote gihad no doubt a wife and godly Caunfcll, and ueth fappe and nourilbment to all the bran· he himfelfc was a man of great wifdomc, bechcs,!o doth coueroufnetfe to eucry otherfin Pfal.119. ing a Prophcr of God: and yec hec faith, the whatfoeucr: where ir rcignes,no finne dies or .•. word ,..,a the illfllel of G•J Are hU Ct~u•foUot~rs. decaio~ln the body whenthe fplccnc fwelld,. And char which the Lord commandcrh the alJ other parts deca·y and confume: euen fo, 0cUt.l7· King, char fitting vp~n his throne he lbould when the hearcfwclles wirh defire ofrichcs,al '9· h.auC' tht: booke ofthe l.aw before him, to doe the graces of God confumc and fade away. all rhingsrherin:rhc fame mutt euery fubjclt lltdMno doubt had many goodrhings in him: likcwife in his parricuhr place and tbnding heforfookc all robe a difciple o£ Chritt, hce performe.Peter filhcd al mght anci caught no· preached the Gofpcll ro the Iewesas rhc ref\ thing, in the morning Chriil came and bad of the difciples;he wrought miraclC's,and caft him caft his net into the fe::t; who prefently, out diuels' nay which is tnc.)le, he was one of though dtfcouraged wirh bad fuccclfe befote, Chrifl:s owne tamily,and as it were a ll:cward: faith,LNk.;.s.Lord,•tthyw.rdl wit dteit. And he bare the bag and difpcfed ofall rhmgs; & thus much lbould cuery man dayly lay in his D yerarche Jafr,becaufc he fulfcrod this damnaplace,that he wil doe the works of hiscalling ble finne of couecoufnetfe to preuailcwichin at Gods cornmandement, and according to his owne heart, he condefcended to fell his his word. When the people o£ l(rael came our M,{Jcrforrhirry pieces ofiilucr. And rhus all of Egypt,and wenc into Caoaan,a type ofthe good things in him came to noughr;for prckingdome of heaucnlin their ~hole journey, lem1y vpon this falt,he-..,·ent and defperarcly they were led by a pillar ofa cloud in rhe day, hanged himf<lfe; and with fuch violence call and by a pillar gffire m che night; when che himl<:!fc downeahac his bowells guflted out. cloud frood llil,rhcy ttood ttill,and rhey were And chuswillit fall our wirh all (uch as nou- . to foJlowirwhich wayfoeuer it wcnt)forward riCh chis linnc, and giue place vnco ic,chough or backward·Now lookeasthe Ifraelircs went they beneucr fofurnilhed with knoV~ledge. eo thccarrhly Canaan by following the pillar zeale, and commendable lite. lf it be fufof fire,& the cloud:fo muft we as icwere goe fc:rcd to preuailc, it will bring them ac Jail to blind-Jold,and fufferour fcluesco be ruled by fc:arcfull and lamemabl( ends. In a common rhe word of God in rhe works of our calling: fami]y, it is a great diforder to feet he Matler rhou~h we fecmc inr~afon to goe backward: pby the feruanr, and che feruanr to doe the ·what n doth command, that mull: we do;and officC' of the Maller: much more thc:n it is what it forbiddcch rhat mufr we cfchew.Maa diforder in the Church of God, which is - ' Ttr4 rh< - ----- - ------ - -- - - -~-
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