8 Cafes ofCon/cience. I. Booke. fenr Lyons to deilroy the Alfyrians, that A thefinner is both a furthering caufe ol thef .;.-elc in Samario, fortheir idolarrie: yet fo finne,and alfo tharrhing which he abufcrhafooneasrhey had learned to feare the Lord gain!! his ownfclfe.Secondly,by thiS otlence, afrerrhe manner ofthcGod oflfrael,rhough he dorh nor oncly hinder, bur Jofe rherighc they mingled rhcfamewith their owne idolapower,and property ofhisbodie, in that he rrie, God for that halfe obedience, fulfered makes irrhe memberofan harlot,And laUJy, rhem ro dwdl 111 peace. though other finnes in rheir kind, doe bring Seff, IS, alhameanddiOJOnour vpon rhe bodie, yer The fixtdiilinchonofSinne• may be this: rhccr.is none rhar firrerh fo nigh,or leauerha Some arclinnes again(! God, fomc againfl blor fo decpcly imp.rinred in ir,as doth rhefin men. This d1HinCl::ion is grounded vpon a ofvndeanndfc. placcinSilmuci:I.Sam.l.I5, !fonem•nfinne Seff. 8. "'gaisft another, the Judge !hall i«dge it: hut if a The eightdHlinClion offinnes isgrounded m41.firme ag~tiuft the LIJrd, "l'ho foal/ pieadefor vpon PaulscxhortationtoTim~thie,I .Tml.S. him? zz.Communict~t~ not rrith orher"mufim. Sinnes SumcsagainCI God are fuch,.,aredireCIJy areeither Orher mens finncs, or Communiand immediately committed againfl the ma- B cation with other mcnsfinnes.Thisdiflinaiicfiie o(God. Such otrc Arhcifme,Ido1atrie, on is the rather eo be knowne otnd remem.. Bl.1fphem1e, Periurie, Profanottion of the bred,?ecaufcicferucs eo extenuate oraggra~ Sabbath,& all thebreaches ofrhe fir(! Table. uate hones committed. Sinnes againfl m('n, arc iniurics, huns, Communication with finncis done(undry loiTes,and damages; whereby our neighbour waics.Firll,bycounfell: thus Caiph.u finned is in his digmty, life, chailitic, wealth, good when he gauecounfell topur ChriCI ro death, name,or any other way iuflly offended, or by Secondly,bycommanndcment: foDauid finvs hindered. And fuchachons muCl beconlincd in the murrherofVrias.Thirdly,by condered twowaies. F1rll,as rhey :uciniuriesand (cm,or aaiffance,Rom.I.J I.thus Saul finned hurts done vnro our neighbour: and lecondin keepmg the garments of them thatCloned ly,asthey areanomics, or breaches ofGods Stcphen, ACI.n. 10. & 7· 58. Fourrhly,by law,(orbitid1ng vs to doe them: and in this fe. prouocat1on:thus they finne rhar prouoke ocond ccfpcCI they are called Gnncs, becaufe thcrsto linne:and hcreofPaulfptaketh when linncis properly again!l God: and therefore hefaith, FatiJrrsmufl notprouoke theircbiidrm by finnesagam(! men, we arc tovnderUand, ""''•th, Eph. 6, 4· Fiftly,by negligence or fi. iniuries,loffes,or dammages done vntothcm. C lenee.Th1s is the finne oftheMim!ler, when In rhisfenfemufi that place in Mauhew be men are called to rcprooue finne,anddo not. expoundcd:Marh,l S.15.I(thJ~rother fi.•neaSJxtly,by Aatterie,when men footb vp orhen gain~ thu~f.:/-:...c. mfinnc.Seuemhly, by winking ar finnes, or Seff. 7· pailingrhcmo"erby Oighrreproofe, Eph.;. ThcfcauenrhDifference of finnes, is nou. Thus Eli finned in rebuking his fonnes, tcd by S.Paul,whcre he fairh, 1.Cor.6. 1 8. Eand tbereby brought a temporal! iudgemem r-uryfinnethata r.um doth , Hrrzthout the hod;; vpon himfeifeandhis family, I.Sarn.z.chap. but he that commitJfornication,(innerhagai11jlhu and +E1ghdy,byparticipation,Eph.s.7· and owne6ody. In which placeir isirnplyed,that rhus..thcy doe finne, that are rtceiuers of Come linnes are without thebody, and fomc thecues. Ninthly, by defending another man againCl: mans ownebodie. in hisfinne:forherhat ihjhfitth rhewick.!d. And Sinneswithout the bodie, arefuch finnes condemneththeiufl, tHenthty both ~re at~ abomiasa man cornmitteth, his bod1c bceiog the nation to theL~Yd. inllrumentoftbclinnc, butnot thethinga- D bufed, Such arc Murther, Thcfr,and Drun· kennelTe:for in the committingof thclC fins, the bodieJS bura helper, >ndoncly oremore inllrumenrall caufc, and the thing abufcd JS without rhe bodie.For cxample:in drunken– nelfe, rherbingabu(edby rhe drunkard, is wmcor flrong drinkc: in theft, another mans goods:in muether, rhe inflrumenr whereby rhe fact is committed.The bodie indeed con– ferrcs his hclpcto rhcfcthings, burrhe inmrie is dircCled ro the creatures ofGod, to thc body and goods ofour neighbour. And fuch are all finnes,adulterie one]y excepted. Swnes againfl the body, arc thofcm which itf~lfe, i!lnotoncly tbcinftrumcntl burthe tbmgabu(edalfo. Such a Iinne is aduirerie one1y,and rhofc tbar arc of [hat kind,propcr– ly again!l the bodic:firf!,bccauferhc bodie of Seff, 9. The Ninth dillinCiion followerh, s.,, mens /inneJ ( faith P:iul) Are open bifore hAnd, (ome follow•fier, Which place byCome is<X• pounded rhus: Some mens finnes are kept fecrer, rill the Jail iudgemcnt, and fame are rcuealcdin this life, beforerharday. This I thinke is atruth, but not rhe meanmg of the tcxr.For in the z3· ver(c,thcApoillcfpakc of Ordination, giu1ngchargcro T1mothie,rhac he nwuld not fuddenly admit any into Ec– cleliaf!icall offices, ldl he did partake with rheir linnes. Now in thiS 24. \'erfe,herende– reth area(on thercof,faying, Somememfinnes are cpen bifore hand: that is, fame mens f3ultsand w~nts are knowne, before their or– dination to Ecclefiallicoll ofliccs, andoffuch the
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