d 'Freatife ofCaliings. 775 briefly to propound a caueat or two. TouI in time of contagious pellilence. It i~ allead· ching recreation-,thefe cauears'mull: l>e remeged , that ro Oie i• a flat dill:rulliog of God, bred.Firll ofaeir mullbe moderate,otherwife as though hee would not preterue and defend it is a mean.ro eaU and draw usfrom our calvs. I anfwer, that difirulling ofGod is not a Iings. Secondly,it mull becin things IawfuU. fault in the action offlying, but in the perfons Thirdly,it mull: be on the daicsoflabou<: for that flie. Men that labour for mcate and labour is then onelycommanded, and theredrioke,doemlJJY tiones-dillrull rhegoodne!fe fore recreotion >vhich is a furcealing from laofGod,yetthe fault is not in the labour it felf, bourfor a time, and temethoncly to make vs but in the parries that endure the labour. Se· more able to continue in labour, mull be on condly, it isallcadged,tbaero flie is to forfakc the fixe daies, & noronrheSabbarh: at which thofe to whom wee are vnitedin the bond of rime,becaufe we mull ablbine from ordinary neighbourhood,which is vnlawfull: I anfwer, labours ofour callin~:s. we are much more to when the parries vifited haue fufticient helpes abllaine from our accu!l:omed recreations:for appointed by the Magifir:u:e, both for their where thatwhich ismoft neceffary and prin. B bodiesand foules,rhen to llie is nottoforfake, cip~ll is forbidden, there the Ielfe nece!faty, is and in fuch cafes, parties vifited arenot to deforbidden alfo: bat labouris themore neceffire the prcfenceof theicntighbours. It is allary and principalJ, and recreation lerues for Jeadged,that 'D4HiJneuer fled away When the labour. This being fo, it is a notable abufe of peoplewere fmitten with the plague.Anfwer. many, to make the Lords day, a fet day of There be fpeciall rea!Ons thereof. Firll, that fporcand pallime, which fhould be aday fee plaguewas fent by God vpon a fuddaine. Seapartfor the 'Vorfhip]ofGod,and theincreafe condly.hisvccy fione was the caute ofthe faid induties ofrelision. And this is fpecially the plague vpon the people. Thirdly, D•Nidhad fault ofhoufholders, which hauing imployed oo caute to llie, becaufe hee then wasalfured their feruants to laboar fixe whole daies togerharhimfelfe fhould efcape. Thus then the vither ,giue them the feauenth day, which is the firing of neighboursand friends, thoughit bee Lords,forrecrearion. a needfiJ!I duty, fometimes admits vacatiAthird vacation is inrime ofnecefSity,when ons, in which wee may with good confcience men aredifabledby reafonofficknes,age,imgoe afide and feeke the fafe'tie of our owae prifonment,orony otlter iuft impedimet. And felues,and thofe that belong vntovs : iffo bee the ordinance ofGod is, that fuch perfons as C necelfary helpe beotherwife prouicled fOJ: the hauetherrembling hand (as Mo{es ipeaketh, ficke. Ltuit,•H5.) fhould be maintoined with fi1ch The fecond quell:ian is, whetherthe Minithings as benecdlary to life and htalth, by the ftcrs ofthe Go([>el mayfli< in timeofpertecuIabour ofother meas callings. This thing mull. tionl I anfwer,they may,ifthey be fre<d 'from net be maruelled at,forthe goods we haue are the bonds oftheir callings, whereby they are notour owne,butthe Lords:wee are but keetied to theircharges. Thus Mofes fled to Mipers and Ltewards ofthem. And itisGodswil dian;andPa~sloutofDamafcus :andourSaui· that the poore fho•ld h•ueritle toa partofeour Chrifi from among the Iewes.Secondly,I uery mans go<>ds : and for rhis caufe lt is a adde, that Minifiers not freed from their callhamciftheyhauenot releefe withoutrouing, ling>, maybytheconfenr oftheir people,for a begging,orcrying. time go afide.fortheir owne f.tfery,& tbefurAnd here two queftions are to be fcanned, thcr good ofmen,till the bruntofthe porfecuthataremuchfpokcnof, aud ofi:en mooned. tion beouer:fpeciallyifthey inparticulat be Firll:, whereas Iris agenerall duty to viGtour aymed at. Whe Demetrituhad raifed atumult neighbours intime offickeneffe, it is demanin Ephefasabout 'Dian• , and the people had ded,whct_he~itislawfull atalltofurccafe from D caught'l'alllscompa~ions. G•imandArift•rthiS duty m ttme ofplagueor pell:tlencef I anchus:Pautmooued w1th zeale, would haue en. fwer, there may bee and i• a lawfull vacation tred into the midllofthe preafe;but as S,Lisk,_e from this duty,and thatwith good confcience faith, certaine brethren ouerruled him and for fometime,& vpon fomeoccafion.For tirft would not fu£fer him to enter, but caafed him ofall,ir is lawfulto maintaineour owne Iiues, to withdraw himfelf. Thus then it is manifell fo itbe withoutthe hurt or hinderance of the that in common d••gers, publikecallings ad~ Iiuesofethermen: now to Aye in time ofconmit their vacations in fundry canfes. Thus tagious pe£liliice,is to preferuethe life offome much ofvacations,now I come tochanges. withoutthehu~tofany. Secondly,incommoa A change <;>f calling, is a lawful! going dangers, as mumeoffamme, lire, and {word, from <>necalhng to another. It is not the Amenfortheir fafety may Sic from their neighpofrles meaning ro barre men to diuett from hours,& therfore bylike proportion, we may this orthatcalling • buthe giues them an iitm flie_inthe time ofcantagiouslicknelfe.Third. t? keepe them from changing vpon cuery Iy, mrhe Church of the Iewes the Leper was hghr conce1t, and cuery fuddainc occafion. !'utapart from the f0cietie_ of men: at~d that And that changes may Iawfu1Iybee made, it m_etfea, wasas much, as1fall_the I_ewes had appears thus:Amosby calling wasfirfi a heard Wlthdrawneth~mfeluesfrom his foc1ety: An_d man, bur after a Prophet, the Difciples were therefore now lt ts not fimply vnlawfullto ll1e firft filher-mcn, and after Apofrles. OUr Sa. \ Yuu' ~ n.iQur
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