n.8 Cafes ofConjcience. 3.Booke.f aies,Luk, n. J3.fe0allthatth'"h•~ ;this_com- A commaundements of their firll cmba!fage, mandement mull behmued:for a man 1s nor were rcuerfed afccrward,Luk.u.3<i.Con!idebound to fell all at allt1mcs,but in the time of ring then thalli belonged onely ro their 6rll greatand vrgenr necctlity. Thus the C hrillicmbatfage, when they preached to tnc!ewes, ans in the PrirUJtiue Church, in the daics of it was nor g1uen them tor all times. imminentpetfecmion, foldallrheir po!fetliI V.Rulc.WcmuCI fovfcand po!fe!fethe • ons,Acl.>.<ff. And fo Paul ackncwledgerh goods we hauc, thatthcvfc and po!fellion of that the Church of Corinth rclecucd the thcm,maytendt.oGodsglotic,andthefaluaChurch ofMacc,donia, cuen beyond their ation ofourfoulcs. Rich men mull berich in bilitie, in the daicsof cxrrcmllythatwaoin good workes,and together w1th their nches, that Church, :,Cor.8. layvpa good foundation m confcicncc, aHcrcanotherQ!JeCiion maybe mooued; gain!! the cuillday,t.Tim.G. 18, Whethera man mayvoluntarily, and of his For the better pradizingofthis rule ,take owne accord,giuc away all his goods;.Hue vpthefc three cc:mions. o,n almes,&giue himfclfc to falling & praier/ I. vVemufl feekcro haueChrill and to be An[. Hemay inPop101 conceit giue himin btm iuCI,fiedandfanctificd: anu'bceing in (elf~(in rhisfort)tovo!untary poumy,wbicb B him,tbcnO~all we in him ~nd by him, haue thc)':hold to bclawfull, and(wh1ch is more) a the hoiy vfeof all that we haue. llatcofpcrfectiou. vVeon the conttaric doe Some willfay; Infidels haue the vfe of riagfwer, thatrhis prathfe IS in no fort lawfull, chcs. An[. They haue indced,and they are to v.,~e!fea mau hauefpeciallcalling& warrant them the gifts of God: Yet they [o inioy from God fa to doe. Forfirl!, rheLawofnatbem,asthat before God they arc bur vfurrure fers downe and prefcr1bes d1flindion of pers.Tbcy begifts ofGod in regard of Gods polfcnions, and proprietie ot·lands& goods, giu:ng, butthey are abufcs and thefts in reand rhe Gofpcl dorh nut aboli01 the law of gard oftheir rec<iuing, bccaofetbey rccciuc nature. Agaiue,thefamedillinction and prothem not asrhey ought. A father giues agift prietie, IS allo11able by the written Law of vnrobischild, vponcondition tharhe01all God.Salomon tcachcth,Pro. 5. I 5.thara man, thus and thustcceme it; now thechild Clea!es mun: ltt bid waurs flowout ofhi&cifler,e, but he .theglftthat isgiLJenhim, and therefore harh mull keepethtfonnt:,ineto JJ,mfe!fe.AndJProu. it not in that manner that his father would !o.u.ltutl"bl'JliagofGodto bmch,andhe•dhe fhould haue it. In likemancrdoe Infi~els dctbn:Jforrownto it. Men muH not tbercfore ileale and vfurpc the bJtffiogs of God, to voluntarily forfakc their r:ches, and fo bring C which they haue no iull title, rbemfelues befarrow to thefelues, Befidcs rhat,Agur pra:es ing our of Chrill; neither doe theyvfe them again!l: pouertie; Giue m,.(faithhe)~Jt<ithtrpo- !n tha.tmancrwhich God rcquireth.fanB:ify- ~uriJnorricher, Prou.3o.8. D.tutdm~kcs lt a mgthcmby the word and prayer, I,Tjm·4·1· cur[e,rob: a6','t"'•P[ol.to9.Io.andheneucr Il. We ought to pray roGod, rhathee fawrhc righteous mans [cede begg:ng their ' wouldgiuevshisgcace, righrlyrovfeourribrcad,Pfai.J7· >s.OurS•uiour Chnll biddes chcs to his glory,and our ownefaluation, For h(m that bad two coates, not to giue both aR1ches anti orher temporall bletlings , to finway,burone,Luk.p 1. AndPaulfaies,.ltua lull men that haue nor the gifrro vferhcm lWJreblef[ed thing togi:u,thenro;·ecci:u,ACt.zo, Vi ell, are da?gcrous, cuen as a knife in the 'Ji.T.hcreforc he btddcs euory man t9labour ·hand ofa chdd.They are rhornes,and choake wi!h his O\YilC handl;•~•' hemay ne<dnothing: rhe grace ofGod, they kcepe thofe that rru(l that is,tl]at he may nor ncede the rclcefe and , 1in them, ftom entrance into rhe kingdome of ' q~Jp.eofany man,orllfanything, 1. The)f.4. . heauen.Yeathey arethediuels fnare,whcrby . ~,1 ~,, D .hecarcheththewicked,al\dholderhrhemin Bur it isal)~adged to rhccontrary,Mat. I 9· 11 at his W)ll and;pleafure, .. u.,!fthouwrJ,tbep~rf;flfdiaii.A~[.Thewords ' ·• Ill. Ourriches mull be imploiedrone- •r,ca~p~rfonall ,and particular commaunde. celfarie vfcs, Thefc are firfl,rhe maintenance tp<:at,'- ForthiSyoungPrince,whomeChnR ofourownegood ellate and condition. Sefl'qa~.es vnto,wascalled to Qecome a Difciple condly, thegood of others, fpccially rhole ufChrill,& to preach the Gofpel, Luk.9·i9· thatareofour (anuly or kmdred,r,T1m.5.8. And:thecommaundcment jj n.orgiuen geneHetbatproui~tlhnotfor hiJowne~andmmuiJfor 1all~toall men,bpq)"articularly t<i>p"im alone, t.hf.m ofhu hJ#f!;old, hedmreth tht f.Urh, •ndis and wec;annot m~k~.~.geqeral rul~ofafpccial worfe thman ln{ideii,Thirdly,rhe reliefeof the corrimoindcmcntore~Jnple.Againe ~~rrher> poorc, according to the Oatc a~d condition i~was acn 1nmapdo11Jfn< qf,fp~ctallv:atl. of~ueryman. Fourthly rhe mamrenance of ,Secondlythey-a\\e~g,,Math.J9,9·!'•JftJfe the Church ofGod,and true religion, Prou, neithi!(fjt/d. !)Ot;jiluu;., ~~.,. mpnq..inJ~!!rpurfe;, 3·9·HonottrGod Jllithr/,yrjches,Fi.fdy,themain~ dnj,'Fhatca;tnrn:uJ~Crpcnt was temppral.and cenanceofthe,common-wcaJth: Gm~ tri~uu . g,iucnto thoDI[CJpfc_l but,g_nelY. foql)e time (faith Paul) to whom< tribu" bd•ngeth, Rom. ' otd1~ir firll en)balfagcinlo lurie,asappeares '3·7.Andgi•e vnto God,[aitbChrill, thethinp {ri th.C.5·,v-}vhere:'ChrHl .~i~1~ thc,p,not to goc rhat arcCjodt,~J.ndvnttJ C.efar, the things that ~re vet into. the way,of th~ Gentiles. And the C<(ars, Mwh.>2. >I, Thus much rouchtno J.: ... 1 , • •· • ., .~.. • rh: -
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