1 J.Thcf.jolJ• iHeh.t3,l7· ! 1.Thcf.f•>J I /• I I Chap.6. the B/!i~le to the q alatians. 3771 uhhcm.Luk.It:l9.Stl'ii/~,rhou·h41m:1chgotJd1 A laid vpJorm,t'fl} yeare}. iLuk.I6.zs~ Sonnc,r~m~xnb~r thar tbOH in rh] lifettmertceiuuJ.ft th; grJod thingt. " iJ,fak._.-; themp~Yt4~r } ;That is,- cOmmuni~ carc,afoord 1 giu'evmothem thef.:: teffiporall thmgs,fc.cingtll~yg•u·eyou fpiriiuall. Ofa!lbiJgoodi] Not tngiuingall,atvay,but imparr1ng w thclr.fclchcr~w~ut·t!JcY Hand io neede'of: accOmJting nbthi-ngrae'-\:ieare for tl)em . The PapHis vpon thJS ground taketytheof all,·astli~P.Ciefls did in tbe Le· uiricall Law': whereas PAal fpeakes nothing ol tythes. · ' There are foure principall duties, -which the people are toperformc to their P•tlor, & three ofthem are recorded elfwhi:rc in.fcrip· cure. Thcfirilis, to hcare them 3.s Emb:tlfa– dours fent of God, with reuererefice.<- Tbe fecond os, to obey rhein, andfubti>it rRem· felues vnto them in the Lord. The third, ro loue and honour them fOr their workcfak~. Thelourrh, the Apofllc fpeakesof 1n this place, 'ogiuc rhemnoroncJy countenance, butalfomaintenance. · The reafons of this rule are many and waaghty. , • \!Ve arc bou.nd (cuen by th~ bond of na· ture) to mamra1nc ourparent:;: if theybeem wanr-; bccauft: they ~naimaincd vs;-andgaue vncovs OU1' bcciug: Paul faith, li U11tt-hone{f thing, a11dacceptable before qod, (or children to r~comprnc~ tb~ir p~r~nts and progenitors, 1. Ti- C morhie ;.4.Now ifthisbcfo,mcn arc bound by the fame right to maintalne their {j>irtru· af fathers in CtJtifl,rhat haoe begotteir them aoew by the preachingof the word: a. Paul faith, H~etrAuel!~din palntof th~ GAiati.V:J,UH Chriff w.u f"medin them-. Galar-4- aud that bee beg•< Ondirnusinhu bondt, Philem.verf. 10. And 1. Corinrh.4. 15. ln{hrift le( m I haue btgotrm 7oa through the Gojpell. H,nce Paul commendeth the Golatians;Gal. 4·15. for that1f it had bccne pollible, rliey wouJd hauc plucked out _theil' eyes, a-nd homegiuen , rhcm.him. And furely we owe vnto ourfpi– tiluall parcnrs,and fathers in Chrifl,riorone- D ly thiStcmporall traih, but euen our felues, asPtWl fa~thto Phi!tm.n, verf. 19. Albtit 1 donot{te] v ntothee that thou oweft tmrom~, e~rn thin~own~ f~lf~. I I. It is a law of nations, an~ a conclu– Cion grounded vpon common equitic, that rho[< that watch, labour, and fpcnd rhcm– tClues,asacandle 1 to giue l1ght to orhers,and that fvr the common goodof all, nwuld bee maintained of the co111mon llocke by all. And rheLordch11gerh all the twelue tribes, cucn ai!Ifraef,Dcuteronom. l z.. J9· Brware t~4t thoufo.,.fa~effnot the Leuiu, foleng iU thou bueft on eh~ ~artb. • I II. Euery rradc,calling, and ·condition of life, is able to maintaine them that liue therein (asexperience lhewes:) therefore 1ve may not rhtnke, tlrar rhe mimflery, beeing .. .. the highell calling, lhouiJ be fo bafe, or bar· ren,as that 1t cannoc ccrupctentJy maimamc rhem that atrend thereupon·. I V. The mini{rers are the Lords foul– tiJers, his captOltnes , and Oandard·bcarers, and therefore arc not to goe. awarfarrrc ac t,Cor. 9.1. their owne col!c: the Lords labourers in hisI •'llley:ird,and the,eforcare worrhteof their\ wages, and oughr to care of the fruireof the I vineyard: the Lor.ds fhcphcards,{Ct oucr the Hocke ofChrill ro feed biS O>eep,& rhecforc oughr ro catcof the mdkcof t)1eflocke.And . · feemg lctvas fOrbidden tbat no ma.o fhouid· 1 Dcnr.t.) 4. muzzlethe mouth of rhcoxe, that rreadeth ' but ch<cornc:lhall wethink that God would 1 hauerhofe that tbreOr in his floo;c,and fepa- , .Cor. 9 9 , rat I! the wheatc from the chatfC,theprecious 1 o. from rhc vile-, robe muzzled, or nut to l1ue vpon their labours? forrh.ey ~e worrhydo11ble bo11our,tharis,all honour 1 rcucrencc,hcJp,and furtherance, wh1ch labour in the word a11d do– flrine, 1.Tim.5.:L7. ,. , V. TheMilllllers arerogiuethcm[e!U<s who!lysorea!/ing, ~xhortnti~n, t(p£lrir;~. Ai1d to · continue th~rcin, z..Tim.4. J 3· 1'5,16. theyare wholly to deuote themlCluesto the budding of the CbuFCh, and to the fighting of the Lords battcls: and rl;tcreforc not to br~ ent.tngledw•tbthecam'f'rhisli(e, z.Tim,2.+there– (ore they arc co•h•-"• their pay, and rbciral lowa.L)ce, thatfo they may attend vpon their ::altitJgs,wltbout dtllraCtlon. · V I. Ins the ordinancc"'f God(asPnul foith, 1. Cor. 9· 1 4.) that rheywh1ch preach theGo(p l,lhould li~e ofrhe Gotj>cl:-there fore t nvfe th.rt.t doe nottHeir endcauour) and cnl.ugc: not che:tr!Jbcrallfiero \'·pholdoand o:nair,ratoe t.J.,c Mimllcry mgood.eHare,they w1thlhod (as much a• in theml~eth) the or– dinance of God: befides,rhoy wane& make hauuckeofthe Church ofGod:and are guil– ty of the blood of all that periO> for want of inflrull10n. ' I adde further, iris the willof God, rhar the Miniflers which labour in the word and doC\rtnc, lhou'ld be plentifully andl1berally prouided for: (yet with moderation, rha1 they draw r10tall mens wealth inro !heir pur– fos,asrhc Pope and Church of Rome haue done intotheircoffers, ofwbome Jt is rruely veriticd, R~lt.giopeptrit dtNiti.u,(~dfiliadcuora. uit matrem.) which I proouefrom the Leuiri– calllaw: forrhewholcland of promifc, bce– !ng no bigger in corupalfe th~n Wal.,, or the fourth part of England: yerycelded vn– torhe Leuires, atthc appointment of God, befides the Ihare which they bad out of the facrifices, belidestenrh•, firI! fruits, &c. 48 C;t1es,witb rhcirfub!.lrb~s. It may here beedemaunded, whether the Mimllcrsoftht: wordarenow to beem:1in 8 tained by comn10n conwburjuo, and Jibe. ral11yofrhe people,or not1 . . · A•fw. We mu!I conGder, that if rhe Miniflers bee fuf!icicntly prouidcd tor, by f<t
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