3.Booke. Cafes of Conj'cience. 115 I In thevfe of Riches. 1 I. In the vfe ofMcate andDrinkc. Hl. IorbcvfeofApparell. IV. JothevfeofPieafures;whereinRe· creations arcto be confidered. S.EJ. t, Concerning the Moderation of Appetite in the vfc of Riches, there are two marne Q.!!ellions. I. ~ellion, A which In fome.lhorr rime ro come may her needefull, rhougl111~aue no prclcnr vie. For example: rhedowrythat a farherg•u<sro bis daughrcr ar rhe day of mamage,rhougt;irbc nor prcfently needefull, yer bccau(e ur ilJOtt time it may be nc:ceifarJC; rherefoteJtis to be. reputed amongCl occelflfie goods. : V. Rule. Weourfeluesdoeofrenerre'in iudgement, in dercrminmg ofchingsnecctfa~ f!C andlullicient for our[dues: ana therofore when men fcekerhingscompctent and neccf. farie, they mull alwaies pray ro God to giue U. j• 'th rhem rhat,which bee knowes in his wifedome I .lOW arre aman may;wz to bemeeteand necelfarie, nor prefc.ribinga good confcience,proued in the meafurevnrohim. 11 I come now to rheAnfwer of rheQ!JeOidejirmg and jeek.J.ng of 1<.j_, B on,which istwo-folde. h ? The fir!l is this:Man may wirh good cone es. fcience,dcfire and feeke for goods nccelfarie, The Anfwerofrhis Q!Jellion isthe rather wherher for nature, or tor his perfon, accorto be conGdered, hccau{ethi!t dodrmengbrding to the for,ncr ru!es: bur he may not de· Jy conceiued and voderllooJ, ferues greatly Greandfeeke for goods more then r:ccelfory, forthedirc~;on ot rhe whole courfc ot our forrfhc dorh,he linneth. The reafons ofthrs Jiues vncotheend. Here therefore! will firll anfwer,are thcfe: fer down the Ground ofthe Anfwer,aod then Firii,Deut.t7.16, t7.rhecommandement the Anfwerit felte. is giucn to the King, rhat harh mofl needcof The Ground of the•Anfwer,·I propound abundance, that he jbouldnot multiply hu horin fiueRules. (u,or hi&filuerorhi<go/de.Thatwhichth<King I. Rule. Weemuflconfider, that riches moynordoe, the lJbJetts ought much Jelle and goodsare oftwoforts: fomt are necetfato do; aud rherefore they are norro multiply ric, fome are more then necellarie,which the their goods. For thlb caufe rt is agreat fault m Scriprurccals.Abllndanu. fubie~s, remaining (asthey be) fubrc~s,to Goods and riches are two waics nccclfa.. C feeke ro atraineco the fiches of Princes. A. rie; nccelfaric to nature, or necelfarie to the gaine,Paul fa1th, J. Tirn. 6.8. Hauir~gfo,d~ tmd perfon ofa man. Goodsnecc[faric to nature, raimrntJ~tVJ 6~ therewithcontent. Betides tbar, are thof<J, without which nature and JitC canin rhc petition, GiHev1 d1is J".J. Oc. wee craue not be< well preferued; and thefe are moll but ondy bread for our fubflanco, thar is needfulI. Necclfaricm re!petl:of a mans per.. me~t :opNfcrue vs (or nature, m rharcalling fon, are thole goods, wlthoutlilhich a mans wherein weferueGod day by day. Theprayll~tc, condition, and dignitiewherein heeis, erofAgur is, that God wouldg:ue him food cannot be prcfcrued. ' conuement for him, or (asrhewords Cigmfic) Now Riches more then necelfarie,Irearmc 6read of hu patute, that is, wh1ch God in his thofe, 11ithout which, both the life of rnan, counfel hadappoinrodandordained for him, andhts good eflarc; may well b.ee.preferued. Prou.Jo.8, Forexarnple: To the callingof a Studenr, Secondly, fecking of abundance is a hameate, drinke, andcl orb, are nccelfariein rezard to the faluat10n ofthe foule.by rcafon of fp1tt efnarure; bclides·thofe,othcr things,as manscorruptlon,Thereforc,Mat,IJ.R.ches bookcs, andfuchlike, arealfonecc!Tariefor are called thorno, tlm choake the word of hinr,inrefpetlolhisco~dition&place. And D Godfowneinthe hearr.And 1.Trm.6 9.Thry wh~ufoeuer ~bcfide thde, ts more then ne· that w1/l, char is, dcficerobe rich, and cont:nt celfaric. not tbemfelucs w1th rhmgs n~ccifaric,jA"IIin:o II. Rule. Thingand goods,areto bciudthe(narufthediudl. ged oecclfarie and fuf!icient, net by rhealfeThirdly,Ceckingofabundance,is a fruit of <lion of the coue\OUs man which is vnfariadif!idenceintheprou;denccoiGod.Nowall ble ,:bu.iby two othcttbings; the iudgmcnt frUitesof vntelcefe mutl becur otf; we mufl of wifeand godly-tncn, and the example of notthereforedefircmorethennecetfary, fober and frugall pcrfonr. In rho neKt place,for the better clearing of III.Rule, Wcmu!lnotmakeonemeafurc this do~rine, the Obie~ions of Coucrous offuf!iciencie of goods necetTarie for all permenare to be anfwered, fans 1_for it varieth, according.to the diucrs Obieet. I. Gor>d thingsare to befought conditions of pcrfons,and according to time for 1 but abundance is a ~ood thing, and a & place. More things are necctfary to apubblelfing of God. Anfw. Good thmgs are of hke man,rh'en to:rpriuate ; and.more tohrm two forts, Someare !implygood, rhat is ro thar hatha chargc,then to.afing!eman. fay,goodboth in themfclues,and rovs,asre- __;l:..V;..:.: .R:.:.u:::l.::e·c.T::.::h:::atc:i•::ct:.:o..:b:.:e.:.it=td-'g"-e_d.::n.:.ec:c:e..:tl.:: iar:..ie_,'----"'m..:i.::ffi.:: lo.:.nc.o:::f_t.:.;j"nes, holinctfe, rightooufnetfc, L. 3 ar;rl
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