--2.-Booke. ~.- Cafes of[onjcience. 99 To tillS the Paptfls anliver aflirmanucly, / A othcrwifc; and that appeares by ver(e 35: placingthegrcarcll partof thc1r rcltgwn, 10 whereheefa1es,l fPcAizt: not thu to tangleyou inA praeltfcand obferuanceol thefe vowcs. foare, Thefc words do fltew,what Pauls minde Thatwe mayknow them the0etter, they was,coudH!Jgrhcvow ofpcrpcruaJJ virginiry: arctnnumber three: The firO ,., the vow of For heeleaucs euery manaccording to Gods cominencie,wh,reby amanrenouncethl\1a~ ordinance, to his owne l1bercie, wilJingoonc riage (or euar, a<.d ~oweth vmo God perpebyvowe to binde homfclfe fromthevfe there- , wall vtrgimty.Thef~cond,ofVolunt~ry Poof, .,. . " ucrty,which ts,when.a man giucs ouer all proNow for thevow of Regular Obedience, ' perry ofhisgoods,and bindeshimfelfeto Hue that alfo is aga~n£1 the word uf God, I. Cor•. ' by be•ging. The thtrd is, of Regolar obcdt7• z7· Ye nrc 6ought wzth apr~ee, bee not(he-(erence, ~hena man refignes himle.lfcin confciuanrsofmm, VVhcre the Apofllcforbids VS· ence to be ruled by another,and to keep fomc to fubicCl our hearts an~ confciences to the dcUifcd order, inallaC!ions and duties pertai- !awesand ordmanccs of men, in matters of nmg rorel1gion. Rellg1~n ;and confcquenrlyol!crthrowesrhe Now the~cflion beeing, whether thefc B vow of Regular obedrcncc. For,in that a man vowcs bindeor no/ lanliver in aword, they btndes hunfc)fc to be ruled (in all things bedoe not,and rhat for thefereafons. longing to Gods wor01ip) according to .the I. Firfl,they are flat agam£1 the law ofGod, wrll and plcafureofhis Supe~iour,yea to eate,. whrchl make manife(i in theparticulars.The drinkc,Oeepe,ro becloathed,&c.accordong to. vow ofperpctuallcha(litie,is cxprefly again£1 a ccrtatncrule giue~ and prefcrtbed by htm; Gods commandemem,I.Cor.79./fthe;·canwheras: mregardot confc1cncewe are bound ~qotab{ftmu,lctthemmarry:foritUbettert(HJJar~ uniyvnroGod. ; , ! f)·tlmJ roburnr. To this textthePapi!ls anLa!lly,rhevoweofvoluntariePouerty,is fwer,th'ree waies, alto a plainc abufe of Gods owne ordmance Ftrii theyfay, .that this placeof Scripture aAd appotntment,Deut. I 5-f. that therrfoco/4, I is oncly adiuinc pc:nmaion, and not a com· 6e nobegger in ljrad. mandement: we reply :gainedireClly, that ir Bur 11 may ieemc, thar this lawisnorpe~~ is a plamecommandemcnr. For the inrent of petuall. For in rh" NewTeClamenrwe rcadc, the holy Gho£1 in rharrext, and in the whole that there were beggers, as namely one, tha~ chapter is, toordainea necelfaryrcmedyfor C ".•• laidear thegate of theTemplc,dailytQ mconrinencie, wh1ch P~&~~! cals burning, and a11kealmes,Ad.3.Anf. Thi:.Lat\'neltherwas fOrthe auoidingof foroication,whichbrings then, nor Is n.owabrogatedbyGod,.but the de(iruClionto the foul e. And for that purobferuauonot 1t (atthattime,andfince) was pofe, hefpcakes not in permitting mancr,but mu~h ncglcC\eci. And thencgleCl of prouoli· Jn impcrariue tearmes,Let dJim marrie. on I or thepoore,isthecaufe of bcggmg; and Secondly they anfwer, that the words conthevowe ofperpetual! pouerry,lltllreulaones cerne only incontmcnt~crfons, thatcommit as amamfC!l: breachof Gods"holyordman~e, fornication. Weeonthcorher iideaflirme, notwtth(iandinganythmg rhar maybcpterhar rhey arc not only giuen to them that hue rcndod ro rheconrracy. incontincnrly, but to all perfons, which are ll. Thefe<ond reafon followes. Monkiih fubicCl: toburning, \\•h1cb burning may bewit~.. vowcs, as rheyare agamil Gods comma_ndc· ourincontinencic. mcnt, fo arc they alfoagain!ltheLibcrtteof · For the bettervndcrflanding whereof, !er Conference, which wee haue_by Chro£1 topit bee conGdcred, that there be three di!linCl chmg the vfe of thccrcarures,and ordmanccs, ' degrees of lull in man. The firii is,when the 'of God;asriches, marriage,ruearcs,drinkr.s, temptation is fir(! receiucd into theminde. ar.dapparell. StandJ.jf, fa11h rheApo£1Je,i" The fecond, when the fame temprauon pre- D theltber!lewhemuth Chnjf htuh.,adep4rre, uailerh, rho~gh withfome~efiftancc & trou. G~l.s.J.Againc,Letno'!1an.indgeyou in?J)ettle) blc of themmdeandconfetcnce, which alfo ormdrmi{r,crmrcspdl ofa• hof;d•y.Col,z. Hi. (though n? outward offence as yet follow) is In rhefe placcsthere ts graunredvm~n\a_o, a adegree ol burning. The third is, when rhc free vfe ofall rlungs inatftcrenr,foll benppn temptation fo farre preuailerh,rhat the heart cafe ofoflence. . and will areouercome,andthe duriesof reliNowinMonkiihvowes,thofethings which gionfor the time vttcrly hindcred.This is the God bath made mdoffcrent,and put m our hhighe!t and wor!l kmdcofburning.An~ ifwe berlle, arc made neceilarie: wherea>noordicon!idcr rhefe degrecswell;itwill eafily apnance ofman,can make things hmply necef. peare,thatthete may be butmng,without 10fa lit, ~nd parrs of Gods worfl1ip, whic~ bee. con~inent liuing. . btmfe!fe hath made tndifferem, and left free 1 h~rdly rhey anfwcr,thatrhtstexrfpcakes to thewill ofman. And hence it was,rhatthq of thofepcrfons alone that are fre~:. not of forbiddingofmeatesand marnage,wererear~o thofcwho are bound from marriage by fomcd byt~oApofile, The doEirineof diuds, I. lcmncvowe. Wee contrariwife affirme and Tim.4.1. holdc, that the words aregenerall,and plainBur (will fome fay) d<Jrh not rhe ciuill lydireCledtoall perfons, boundbyvowcor Magollrarc in ourCommon-wealtb, forbtd I z the
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