f114 [afes of Conjcience. 3· Booke. ' rhewdi.Thcverrue ofrhc mmd,IS Prudence. A tclsthc children of Ifracl, that herem flood j The verwe ofthe wil,isthar rhar 9rders mans rhmwrfedome and vnder!landing before the I will;and it is rwo-toldc:for icrcfpedcrh either eyes of all people,rhat rhey obferue andpra• our fclucs,or others. tt1fcal! rhc ordmanccJ& iudgments ofGod, That which rcfpeClethour (clues, is conwhich heehad commanded them,Deu1.4.6. uerfanr about two marne thmgs in the heart And Dauid profelferh ofhimfelfe,rhat by his of man, the rcucnging, and the lutlmg po"-'· da 1 ly n~cditation in the law of God, and kee.. er.That 1Yb1ch rcfpcd:ech the rcucnging pow· pmg h1s commaundcmcnts, hcchecttmc wiftr er, is Clcmcncic ;wh1cl~ fhndct~IIO theorde- ~henhM enemies,P_[al.ll9·98.)etJJ,ofmorevnder~ ring 11nd reforming at tbc rag111g pov.cr of Jl411dmgthcn alihM teacher~, v. 99· yc:a fUrther, anger. Thcnext,which rcfpctl:cchthe luiling moreprr.dent tbe~J rhet~uncimt,v.Ioo. poiVer,is T cmperance. Scccndly, IVCe mull conlidcr rhe rule of V utues that doe refped others, arc either Prudence; and char is, fpirituall vnder!lanconccrning curtelle, as Libcraliry;vrconcl:r. dmg, ~v hereby wee arc enabled to know and ningEquity.And thefcconGrl partly 111 domg conceluefplmuallyrrurhand falfhood, gcod of equ~ry,as Iu(licc; parrly in defcndmganu B a?d badde. ThiS Samt Paul wi01ed vnto the maintaining it,as Fonitude, Churcu of Colotl. when hce[alth,Weue4e Nmv accordmg to this d1£lintl:ionof verR nr;ttopray for JDH,Ilnddejire that 1emight befttLtu~s, thc~ellionsofConfciencc arc [Q bee {illrd wuh knorvledue ofhis will, ttur/1 nij(dome, dlflln_guifhcd m thts fort. Somec..f them con· and ;J:triwa!lvndr';;ltmding, ColoiT. 1, 9· And ccrnc Prudence, Come conccrnc Clemcoc1~, lhe tame Apofile exhor~ing the Romanes, fomcTc:mrerancc,fomc L1bcra.J1tie,fomeal . togwe vptlJCif bod1es aJiuing.facrific~, holy fo coneerne Iu(hce, and fame Formude. Of an J acceptablevmoGod,and not to fafl1ion alfwhicb in order. chemlducs l1ke vmo rhis world: hee makes the ground of hiS exhortation' and confe- ' 0 quemly thquleof their obedience thcreun- ' CHAP. I I. t~, tlu renr;ufltion of their mindu orvndrrj!An~ ~mgs,w rhis ende, That they might prooue)whP-t ·OfJ2.!..tt!{liomCOIKtrning t.:J lbcgoodwt/1 d" God) Mceptlfble andperfelt, and Prudf'na. an!\verablydo andpcrformc rhefamc,Rom. 1 2.2.And hisreafonis good,becaufe,though THere 3rctwomainc QjJcfiionsofC~m· C prudenccbc rherulcotaH~rtuesla!.·thean~ i fciencc,wbJchconccrne PrudcLJcc. CJ<:_nt PhiJofophl\_rs amor.g the hearhen hauc affirmed,yct 1t fclfcmu(l be ruled by a higher I. ~c!lion. ruic,wh1ch thcy knew not, oamely,byfpinru~ . ail vnderllandrng and knowlcdge,accordmg H I Pp a·;r tothcwordofGod. ; ' OH> a manSIJOU q raur e Thtrdly, IVCeorero conl!derwhat isthe P.rudence or ·Witedome? pratl.fe of Prudence, and wherein it conu- ':J' Ucrb. ThisI acknowledge, is a high point in the Jn rhe prachfethercof, two aC!ions arere.- J,(eofman, andfuch a£ cannot bee rrfolued q01r<:d: theone is Deli6ernllon, whereby ac~ as 1t ought, without great del1bcrat1on: notcorUwg to lpmtuaiJ vnderfianding, wee adwlthflandrPgJ wtlJ do rhmc-indcauour tO anwtewuac tsgoud and Dadde, whattru.th.:.and fwcr (omcthmg. J f~llhood, "·har IS to bccirnbraced and done, Conccrnmg Prudence, there are fundne a11d what not. The other is 'Determino1}1tJn_, thtn,gs tobecon(jdcrcd. \\hereby wee rcfoiucvpon tOrmer dclibc.rati· F~rll, what is the beginningof the pracbfe D ' oo,toimbrace.ro do,to fol!qw,and purluc;.the of rllis Vcrruc; and that in awurd,1s rile Feare belt rh11Jg~:~ m cu~ry kmde.And thcr-~in O~n.d1. of God. Thrs fcare !landcth pru ,c1pally in th<vcry uatureand formeofrrueChrillian t\vo things: the fidl is, a rcucrcnt awe of the pmucncc:,whcp a man (•vpon dueconliderot; Malclltc ofGod in all places,and at all rimes, UOll~tthings and adtons,rogeth~r wt~.h rh~ir whereby we ate rcfolued,that \yhCrefocuer we properrtc:sandClrcumllancCb) proceedes roa arC, wee arc in his prcfcnce, and wharfoeucr holy anJ gu1.Hy rc[olutton, accordmg ro rh~ we thmk~;ipeakc,or doe, •r aswhoJiy and perw leaton.ta1d.Now tbc pratlifeof Prudi:ncc f:-Ctly knownevnto hm1. The fecond rs,.trc.. 1n the!e twoactions, is t.-·ery large, and conijfolued care to wafkc as in the prefence of l!eth offundry branches. I will ondy couch God: that is,tokcepc h1scommaundemems, the pnnc1pall, and propound th~m in theft and to yceld obediencevnto his Maie!lie 1n Rules following. all things. Now that this fearc is the begin· The fir Cl Ruleisrhio: A.m•nmu£1 in the ning of wi(edomC,it aFpeares by fundrie plafir(} place, anda6ouealltlmgsinthfworld,care. ces or Scnpture,Pfa!m,j J 1. ro. Thcbtginnmg fully pr9uide f(/r rbc forgiu01rf{eo[ hi1./inttrJ,and ofwi{cdsme,iJthe[tiH'cof lcbonaiJ.Prou. 3· 7· the jaluMion of hu (ortlc. This our Sauiour Th~ bcgi1ining of~non•lcdgcU t/;efoarc Of du Lord: CheWcummandorh as afpcciall duric, Mar. fvoladc(Jnf:wtjediJmuindvndrljf.mdmg.Mo(,.s 6. 23. Sukey~ Frll the k.!_ngdome of God~ And his t
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