eA 'TreatifeofCallings. 771 the T urke 2n AGa 1 and riteS~aniard al(o,who A of the Prophet Mie.h,It u h•rif. find• A rit,b- Mi'ca:-j.a, fcekcs by all means eo make imfclfcthc Emteou1PJAn~tury ,m,., /4ina netfor pu brother,11nd perour of the Weft pms o~ the world. Like {ttketb hillurrt,bk hlootljawdvu•rvndcin:.This injuftice appems inthecalhng offuch m•g1is fo pJaine,rhac he which harh bur halfan c-ie £lrare.s as vf~: eo rake bribes, eo refpea mens m:~.yfee ir.Yer rhevnjull:man wJ.rerhnor expcrfons in execuring jufticeand j~dgemenr, cufes,bur fairh,Thcworld IS naught;& there injuil:ice alfo creeacs inro the ch:oure of M#- fore they char willliue in rhe world mull doe fit,whcn the wor ofGod, the food ofmens as other me do. .A11j. This indeed is rht blind loulc• is wirh·hddJ as alfo when iris cbrruprea!'on ofvngodly men:btlt S.PaiJ/giueth nn~ rcd,pardy by the poifon ofmens errors, par_cother rule,and bids vs walk.; '1111VIt~ma!Jlj in thU I'bii:~.is 1 Jh by rhc:d<"uircsofmansbraine. Injufticc111 pre{'"' ll'or!d, "'lights in rh: midd,ft of 4 cruok.!d t. ecalling of the L~wya,isto takclargerfees, •JperNtrfi ~e11eratio1~.And though the whole then ilatucea or confcience will allow: and to world fhold giuc rhernfducsco the praC!ire of m~ke delay offuires, yea to delay then:, not injull::ice,yc:r he d1at is the: child ofGod,.mufl: from morning rill night,:~.s lethro fa id eo Mec3rry himfdfe in his cailing in fuch m~riner, fos 1 but from tame to terme, yea from yc:arc char he may be a light ro them With whom he to yeare, for rhe increafing of rheir gaine. ln B liuerh.Othcr more blinde and lhanteldfc, for rhc calling of the 1'hylician,1t is inju!Hcc, r? the maintaining ofrheir inj~flice,all~dge the miniil:cr phyfick eo the bo~ies of men, rhat ~s example and pr,;tlifc: of our Sauiour ClJrift,ln M.ttll.•:h. learned our of bookes, Wlthour :my exp~n.. fending for an'orher mans A!fe and rhc Colr, encc; alto eo miniA:er phyftckc vpun rhe bare whe he wenr.to fcrufalem.Bur who dcrhnor 3• inlpclli6 of chc vrine-,which by the bdl:letr· fee che nororio"us abufi: of rhis place ofScripncd is judged tobe infufficicnr,& oftencimcs ture? Fnrour Sanioor.Chrill:: did rhisas Lord, decc:idull: yea eo prcfcribe drunkennetTe and not onely ofthe bea-!1:', but a\fo of the owner. fornication for the cure offomc difeafes: and And cherdOre when he fenc his Difciples, at eo minitl:c.r phyfickc: to panics ab(c:nr, vpon rhe fame rime he inclin~:d rhe heart of the rhc cre(tjng ofthe figure at the rime of thein owner,to b~ willingtofetchetrlJo: !hewing ccrrogati6. In the calling of the Merchant & thereby himfelfe oo be the Lord,t lat hath the rradcs-man,chcre is falfe wcigts,•odfalfe mea· beam of all men in his hand, & confequem· ' fures,diucrs weights and diuers mc.afures; inly the gouernourofall ching• clfc.Ochcr alie- ' ,I gtofling,minglii1.'cl1anging,fetting aglo!fe gacions for rhe defence of injuflice are ofno ' on wares by pow ering, ftarching, blowing, momenr. Now then, wemuft enter into cx'ai dorkc fhops,glo:ting,fmoothing,lying, fwea- C ruination of :~I) the workcsGf our ca}Jings, & ring,& •ll manner of bad dealing. In the pa• finding wlw flandsnotwirh equity &juftice cron,rhcre is prefenranon gmen, bur with fc· we are coforfah ic.And rhe beeter to perfwac.'l crer (Ondition of hauing his own: cythes, or v.a ht:reuuco,chefc rcafons may be vfedJ Fidl . fame other flec:ce our ofche liuing. In rhe ofall., it js Gods commandC:menf, ih.tt cutry land-lord,chere is racking of rents,caking itnman fhould dc.1lc jutl:ly in chc workes of his moderate fines, inclollng of grounds chac calling:as Faul faith to Titu1, Tlugr•ceofG•d Tir.J.u, h:me laicn common time our of mind: & rhc that 6rit~;,~th (aluatiol'l vnta .:elm:11 b4th"PP(ilred, c::mfe zs, want of fobriery and cempcrance jn & uachahvs,th•t wrjbDuld den) 1mg•dl;nes t~~~d ,._ diet& apparel. In che husb:1ndman & cornc.. wor/d/7 lu/h,•mJ tb•• We p,..IJ /iut f•lml;, righ· ,; monger, there is exaeding in~ullicc-,in horreoujl)',&t•diJ •••bu prtfo•< ~>vrld.llg•ine,L•r ding '"P gr2inc till the time offurther adt130• """'!i dtfrll•d w •pp,.tffe hU brfltber in an; thiwg, 1 •r-clt tJgt':& in raking whar(otucrchcy c3n get fot Now then,ifwe haue bin faulty in rhis-kinde 4 ' • the-ir ownc: 1 thogh it be to the fl1cdding o~ rhe heretofore: lee vs now begin to nzakc con ... blood of rhe poore. Jn rhcolling ofrhe Prin· !cicnce of rf1is commande:mcnr. S!.!condly,wc rcr,which fhould ferue.for the: fpecial good of muil confider wirh our feiuc:s,that 10 long as the Church and Ccrnmon-wealch,rhert!is ex- D we praltile injutl:icc in our particular calling, ceeding injufbcc: done eo both,by rhe publi- :ill our wodh1pand feruice of God in prayer \ fhing cflibc!s,:m~ htrccicall boJkcs,whereby and thanl::sgiuing,inh ~aring the vvord,&: rec1rors an.: fpn:ad abm:~.d, asalfo by publin1ing ceiuin¥,the Sacr:~.menu1is an abominaciOvn~ vnchal1, immoddl, & vnprofirable writings. ro the ord.Herrupon he faith to the lewes,J And in rhc caUing of che Booke.fdler there ahhfJr)DUr Sab~11tlu & "~w r:'JQQnu:;md the reaf¥•1'· 11 is like injulbcc,in rh.u rhcy ICI al books,good fon.is_,bcc;m{e their h:.~ndswere full of bJoo~. and bJd., of truth and faHhood, and char h:md Agaioe,rhe Lord profl tfuh drat rhc facri6ccs · ouer head, withouc any regard, to cucry one offtr~d vnro him by rhe lc.wes, were• as if a rhar commech. For arrhis day,in England a m411 fhiJIJ/d cur offa d"gs n(ck,:, an·d offer it him P:tpi!l: may furnifh himfclr"e aJrnon with all in a facrifice; bccaufe they liu"ed it'l cheir wic- Ef•y&6.3 kind 0fboolo:s ofhis own herefic-,and chat in kednc!Te, Thirdly,thcy that pra{life injuftice rhc tl.Joppesofrhe Prmdbms. A thing to be hauc thecurfe of God eo follow them. P••l rhoughr vpon, & chat which greatly hinders fairh,rhar chc •r.mil.:ft.m~tn (halintuerenter intorh~ t.Cor.&. I the good ofchis our Ghurch,Thusaucr all c-~ kjwgd•m,.fGod, And Mo[t1 faith, rhatthey 9ftaret & callings the canker of injullicelmh whirh vft [•If• weifhtt•ri •••hlmi••tl•• 11 th• Dcut. ar. ~clld tt felf,fo as we may take vp thccoplaint L~rJ. Lookc then how many pra{lilcs uf t6, : lnjuilice
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