Chap. ·6. the Epijlle to the r}alatianr. 379 notbeccharg.able ;o any;< Ad. zo.vcrC:34.· A bcncfitthemli:lues, tofecdetheir bellies or z.Thelr. 3 .8.Therfore Preachersare to main· to get a nanie a11d reputation in the IVdrJa <a<ne themfdlues,by their h•ndie labour,and ~Yhlch'is forbidden inotherplaccs,as r.Tin~ not bccharg.,.blcto the Church. A;t{. Pa:t!r H · T it. l.z.butfor the glorieofGmJ, the •~•~plc prooueth not , that the MmiC!er difchargcot rheirduties,andthefaluationof vu•hctolmcbjithelabourofhiShands: for their hearers, Great reafonthere isoft~is firlt, hunfclfe rcceiued aconc.iburion of rhe precepli r. Becaufe the graces of God e~hi· p; 1 ;Jippians, wh'"en he was ab~ent fr~m them, biretl vnto vs in the preachingof the \Vord, I Phi!. 4 . 1 G. Yf'hm l w.umTaeJ{alamca 1' (ent arefo pretious,rhat they cannot be valucd·at oncr,a>JJ afurWArfl againrfo'~' mJn~t:effiq.Thcrany Prico;alfcarthJyrhmgsa man can ddire, foie if pau/receilied exhibition from other arc nol'tocfic compared to them, as the w1fe Chprches,where hedid notlabour, it is lawman faith: therefore Pet,.[aidtoSimanMao full for the MiniC!ers ro •eceiue of thofe gus, Tf,Jm'»CJ perifowith thee, 6ecau(etlrou whomerhey doeinC!ructSecondly,co~uder thia'<fftthat thegift of qad "'"! b, ,r,,.;.,d 61 the reafons whyPaul would noi rake wages •naneJ,AC!.8.1.o, : . Bccaufc it is not in rrums ofthe Church of Corinth, arrdfome others. power toli:ll them,(ecing he is not Lord ouer I.Le(l he !hould be a burden vnto rhem, • ·· B rhem, but C!cward and d<fper.fer ofthem, I. Thell 3.8.PYe..raught wi<hl•bourandrrautU, Cor. 4• ver(. 1. 3· Becaufe that which God da; andnight, becauf' we wa~t/Jnat bee ch.-g•· hath giuen freely, ought-not tobe fold bafeable to ••Yafl'"· : .Cor.lt.<j.-ln aU<hingr I '<fpt ly:feeingby thor mcanes, ·that rs made fal<a44d wiO'<fepemy (<If• , that Ifoauld ""begri~- ble,which Godwould haue free; which k1nde HfJJM"..ntoJoH. II. Thathe mi~~r giue a_prct~4 of merchandize is vfed in the Church of dent or example ro othersltO tre1de1n h1s Romeatrhisday,inthcirlndulgences;wher. (leppes, :.Tbelf.J.9· N" brittbat "ehadauin they fcJl pardons forremillion of finnes, rhrJriti~, /;ut that we might m~tk~ ourfr!tut an ex~ and fet euen heauen it fclfero fale, for afmall amp!et>themrofollow vt. Ill. That he might fummeofmoney. Ill. ThisrextmuC!I(o be manifell what his end was in reaching the expounded, as thar it crolfe not other.prcGofpel,not to feeke himfelfc,but the faluaticcpc. mthiScommillion,~nd that ChriC! bee on ofhis hearers. : ,Cor. 11. 14. I (eckf nat not contraryro himfelfe,which he fbould be, 1 anrr,hut 1 ,u.Andverf.rp.YJ!ed.,alltbingrfor ifir were vnlawfull for preachers to rakeany 1 ouredifiwion. Phil.4.17. Notth•tldrfirea thingfortheirpaines: for in the a.vcrfe,hc gift,~llt th':frrtit wh~eh mqf~rtheryour reek!· fatth, Tbf work!man U -,.orthieof hi& meau: niaz. IV. Thathemighrconfound thefalfc C rhereforehcmayreceiucit:andver{. 11. he Apollles, which raughr not freely, burreceienioynenhem to enquire in euery towne ued wages for their labour, whereas he recciwhcretheycarnc, who is worthy,,mdthere4ued none: orleCI rhey fl1.0uld flaunder him bide. Therefore they were norvrrcrlybarrcd and his miniC!eric,ifhefliOuld receiucwages: ftorn taking all necclfarics, 'for they mioht that he did it for filthy lucre. z.Cor. 11. u. taketheirlodging,theirfoodc,thcir raim~Jt· Bmwht~t I dtJ_thatwi/1 l d•e,that lmaycuta'fii4J withrhisthey wcrcroqc content, and mor~ occ.cfionfrom them whicbdeftre occafion,that thry then this they might not cake,chough it were migh! b~foH~Hlb~ vntu vs irJ that wherein thtJ offered themlor forced vpon them, ThusEreia1te. Therefore Paul.rexample is alcogelir.em refufed the gift offered him byN ••· ther impertinent, and prooues nothing. For man, for curing hisleproGe, leC! Gods gifts 1. heehimfelfe tookewages: :. when as he !houLlbemadea gain, or Iclltharwhichwas rcfufcd ir, ir wa• vpon fpeciall conflderati· giucn ro fct forth Gods glorie immediuely, on: l· he did not onely pcrmir,bur alfo corn- !hould bee a<! occaflon of fatrsfying mens mand rhattheM inillcrs fhould be mainraigrecdic deures. ned. I JI.06ieCf. Matth.l 0.9. The ApoCIIcs arc Ill. ObieCf. Matth,lo. 8. Freel!Jehaue D forbidden byChrill, to polfeiTegold, or fil. reuiuedlreelygiue:therefore as itwas vnJaw~ uer,&c. An[. W cmay notprecifeJy vrge rhe fullforrhe ApoC!Ies to take any reward for letter of thetext,forfo we fhall make the Atheir labour, fo is itfor preachers atthis day. pollles practifccontraricto Chrills precept: An(w. I. Thisrext isfpccially to be vnderand fo he !hould condemne himfel.f<, for be llood of rhe e<traordinanegif~ of working had his baggc,which ludMbare. He had bemiracles,.which ChriC! hauing freely beCiowfides his vpper garrnent,loh. 1 l+ and coatc ed vpon rhem, he would haue them tovfe withoutf<ame,Ioh.r9.2J.Luk. ::. 3G. Ptter f'redy, nor feckingthcreby ro enrich themhad faodalls, AC!. u. Paulhad adoake 2• [cluesby exaC!111g ortakinganyrbmg, orto Tim-4Yea Chrill afterwards faith vmo ;he, winne reputation and glory among men.I I. ~utn~w he tkat htdh.-h•ggelet himtAk.;it, 1tnd If wcvnderC!andltofthewholcmmiC!eric,as l•k.!•••fea(mp,&c. II. ltwasa temporarie well ofpreaching,as ofworkingmirades,ir is precept, gmcn themm commiffion only for to berakenas aprecept forbiddingonely 61rlw prefent, and their going without gold, rhy lucre, thac chey lhouiJ not make mer.. llluer,a fcnp,two coares,flJooes,a fiaffe,ligni· chandizeof the wotJ of God fetting it to fies,tb.tcrhcy fhouldgoeinhaft,committJng (lie> in preacbmg the word with purpofe to chemfelues wholly to the prouidcncc or --'------------_:.------~ God, j ..
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