1361. r.tA Commentarie "9pon Chap.6. ' faid, You GalariaiU arc taught eo ob(erue A felfe, is no cxathule whereby wee arc ro tri c lrhc hw ot A.foje,~circumci!ion, daies, and &examineourlooe, (asthePop1fhdoClors, ( Itimes, monc<hs,and ycares. Well, if ye will and fame others teach.) Forrhcn P•ul and nccdcsbe obferumg of Lawcs, here is a Law dtucrs of the Saints of God, Otould hauc \ for you to obferuc, bearc with the fra1lries done workei offupererogatton, more then one of anorher, and fa you (hall fulfil! rhc thelaw requtrcs, inlonmg rhetr neighbours I ~1opexcellent Law tbat cucrwas,theLaw of more then themicJues,Rom. 9.1. And if it C~pit,wh1ch is uccclfanc: to be kepr,whereas werea rulc,irwere but a leadenand falfe ruJc: the keepingot the Cercmomall Jaw,1s but in for wee are10 fome cafCs bound ro Jouc our vaine. neighbour more then our felucs,cfpwally it I //. Ji2!!_eff. vVhydorh p.,, call rhcloue heebe a greater mflrumcm of Gods gloric, of our brethren, rhc law of ChriU, rather tn procuttng rhe good o( the Church or rhen rhe law o~nature,or rbc Law ofGod,or common wealth: as to louc our godly Kmg rh~ law of MofcS? fCcwgicw.as w~ittcn 10 tllc more t~enourfelues, andprcfcnchhfatec 1 c mindc of man in Ehc crcauon, was giucnby and hfc: before ourownc,asrhc Ifraclitesdid· God hunrelfc in Mouar Smai, was wraren DAulds: Thou. urworth terrncthou( 4 ttdsof vs . , . ~ byMofes, rhc reli(jUC:.whercof arcyec remai- B :. Sun. 18. 3· for c«, is a note of fimiluude: ;;:,;::~~.,~. ning tn rhe rninde of man I An/. ltts fo ea!- and nor of equa!ltle, figmfymg, that as wee Theophyled, becaufe it I& anewcot~lnlaundcmcmgi· loqeourfcJucs hcaruly,and ear~1cflly,and in· ~ai~~~u!!O 1 •uen by Cnnll hun(dfe, after a fpeciall n>anwarctly, wtOungallgood ro our fdues: wtth dcs.v,t'to,. ncr. But it is hereupon fu1 rher demaunded, the like fincuayof alfeCboo we fhould louc h.qt 1xt1.in whythtscomw.mdcmcnroflouingourbreour brethren. So rhat Chnll harh added Epill.ad chren, lhould beecaJJcd a new commaundcnothing eo the law, in commaundingroJou<' Rom,q.Jo& mcnt! TowhJchiOmcmakeanfwcr, that u onc;anorhcrJashclouedvs. Orhersfa}: ir 1 s tsfo callcd 1 only bccaufe Jtlh~:wcs anewmanealied a new commaundcmcnr, becau!e it ,nerof loU!ngc~:~r brethren, afC(:r the examought eo bekcpr withasgrear acare, and di· plc of Cbr1lt ;aJ huhatbio11~dvs, Now this 1tgencc,as thoughit\~crcuew,aud bad beene ,manner of 1owng our brethren (as Chry[onow hrli gtucn: for new Jawes (we know) arc ftomeexpounds tt) is tilts: rbar as Cilrifl locommonly prectfcly kept arrbc firll, bur at: ued vs freely, nor mooucdby ac,y profi1 that rer a while, they begtnro bee negleCtcJ: and l fiiOuld redound vnto hunfclfc thereby:fuwe. men do (as irwcre) antlquatcthcm,acccunnwuJd frccJy loue one anorher, not tor any nng them as though they were nor. bendlr recemcd, or expeCted. But a111 Cyril C Others, by a ncwcommaundcmcnr, vn· 'of Ak; ..:.md. vpon /()htJ, expounds H,lt Oand~ dcrHand another diuers or ditlercnt COILJin this 1 that as Chntl loucd vs 010re then maundcmcnt;for ChriH 1r.1 tlJe bcgmningcf ·him[eltC, [o wee !hould Jouc our brcrhrcn theChapter,hadgJUenthcm acomtJ~aun3emore then our (Clues. But thascannor bee mcnt ro the pride, to bee humbJr, to 1mc ~H lhe meaning. forS.Iohn in hts .1. Ep1fl. 2. & peace, and concord one wHhanorhcr : and Eptti.z.repearmg rh1s new commatldcmeor tben hcfairh,Btll lgiut 7ou anew comma::md~- fanh undy, tbiJ u" ncwcommaund~menr, that m~nt,, acornmaundemem difFeringfrom rbe ;yeiont,m( ay,othcr, and ncucr aJdes, tU Chrifi former,that Jf lou~onc ll~Gother. 1/ot"dvs: rile wruch hec Omnld baue done, tf The wordNew,is often taken in Scriprure I chef~.: words [..u JIJ~1ru loTudyor-1] be an elfcntie in this fcnfc,as Exod.1.18.Therc~trofevp a new all pare of the newcommandemeau, which kjngwhichknewnot !Gfcph: chat isJ (as the7o l hccnioynerh v::~ toobftrue. mterpreters,andSaint Lul:.!, ACl:.7..18. tran· Belides,ourSamour htrnfclfc fairh,alittle flare it) another king. Mark 16. 17. th') p,ao after, By thi.J {hall allmen ~ow, thllt J~<~re mJ JPcakfmth ncrJit.QHgucs. that is,othcr,dillcn, or y.u~a:1!'1!9-1· I Dtjctples,ifyc!tmeoru tlnotter,noc adding; tU 1 diffcr(nt Janguages,from theirvfuaJI tongue: homciou~d yom therefore the new commaun- D for the meaning is not, that thay inuented a dcn)er:t is la1d downc in thefc words, Lou~on~ new language, whicb was ncucr fpoken bcla;ndm, norrefpeCtingrhofe that follow, •• fore, em that they fpakc in al•nguagc dt· ja mod1ficarionor limtrarton, M I haue lofJ~d uers from chat which theyvfcd before: for )'Ct!$. Befides' thi~ CNpoCiuon takes it for fo lt is faad, Act.Z.4. ThtJ 6~ganto u~ak.! u-ttb h<;_••wp.. &f,;_ l graunccd, chat themoralllaw 1 Loftethyneighothtr tommu; Thus our Sauiour Chrill !('}. =j~. bo11r1U th] (fife, isaccname rule,by wbichwe lethhis A.pofl:l~s, thAt bee 111111 not drink! li»J 1 arc rofqu.irC our loue, viz. thar wee rnufi be· mor~of tJ;cJmitof rbcvin~plihudrmlz~ i: new \ gm ac our {clues, and looke how much wee wirhrhemmt/gk!_ngdomeofGid,Mac. 26.29. Jouc our [clues, fn much wee ought to loue Wherebytu·wwine, hccmc:anerh nor rhe l~- 1 l our neighbour, and no more, and rhat therequor or iuycc: of rhcgrapc, topreferuc am·\ fore Ciuill nwuld giue anewcommaundemallhfe;butanorherdtffcr~ntdrinke,whcre1mrnr ofgreater pcrfC!d:ion, then chat in the with heewould cntertame all rhat were JnUJilaw, towtt, rhat we loueoncanorher as he lotcd,and camevnto his table.Bur rhefe cxpofucd vs, that ts,more then our[clues. Burrhis litions are not fofitte. I tsa Aarre miflaking of rhe Scripture: torrhe I take ir therefore to becalle~ ane,. eo>n· 1 commaundcmcnr, Lou~ th) 'uighbour IU rh) mandcmmt, eaher in re(pcdot Chnfl, or of vs: ..
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