---- -- --·---··- 1· ~8z. ··" ·:4 fo;nmentarie 11pon Chap.6., 1 Ag•in;henccl_garher, that rh<>fe-thar la- A red by them, in fuch forNharMo(<s wa• for.; I bom m theword and doctrine 1 maylawfully oed.ro caufea proclamatron to bee made ro: i t-ake-wages, aiO'eic thCy haue futlici~nr. of fiayrhe.peoplefrom otfering,'Exod.jG:5.G. : thfir'ownc.ro ma-ihrainethcfmrelties("n·lsthe This therr example in becing fo forward rO: '. ver-y·eqtlirieof-rh1s rcxr. For"lffheyrhar are· conrribure torhernarcrialltemple,Oiall cen-. · i-nthut9:ed in the Wbrd,areram·.lice thnfc thatdernne ouo backwardoelle in cooferr·iogfo i i1'i!lt'utled rhem; ·partaken .ohhei•goods :i htrlet6 the Mini!le", who are the iiuiog I then it i• laivful-f<irthemwhich-ihttiutland <cinples MGod, and tu the minificrie whicb1 i tc::ach, toreceiuc:(omctbing m.rccompcnee ism rho-place bfthe altar: for looke by-how M•~'cir la~our,feeiug rJ1at tl;i.lufNu,.eruwor- ·mudJ God .hath diminiOred the eo(\ of the rh~'<-ofhi& w«gcs;Xct thiMnccaueat mul1bee ,altar 1 and•the charges ·of the ceremooiall' · lemembred,tha~if teceiolpg or wages beea .'vorflrip vnde_r the old 'Fdlamcnt, hy ·ro· '· t \' (illllioraocc rotheGofpell (al i~ u•ouldhaue much mo·ri! dorh he require the MiniOery. :V..nr.i'i'! b1!~nll-i-11 P•~l)if.is tlo.6lawfuJi:'for we maY,not to bemaintained,&. fpimuall-worlhipfurrh~.: :vi!. f\)[\tfedoihb'errit\ os'that wc>tl;ercby hinder B ,red 10 the New. · i. ··~ l ihn· tll'e:fr~ccourfeofthcGofpell; · -. · La!lly, if thoy that doe not puttoo their ; n:. Wemay here further percciue thegteat : help10g haod·tovphold the Mmi(\crie, are' : td· ·:b•· Want ofdeuotion·, which is in·mofr.men .of. t0 be condemned; what condemnation rrow rr thefe.daies.For as the cry ofthe poote in the we thenbelongs to facrilegious perfoos,rhar •' fbtcelcs, and at our doores, i5'-alt ar-gument' rob rhe Churth·_of her rtueoewes, and de: rhacrhereis nomercic, no b'owcls of piufe Uouie Holy ibings I aodcompaffion: ·so,io that tlrefcarefo ma7• Benotdueuud, CrJdU.not mock!d: fo'r ; ny-necdy poo"rl!-'wAndring L.cuircs, wh1ch r:~b4t(fJmtra m;m(oweth, th4t (h._ll healforeape. : wouldgladly ferue for a morfell-ofbrcad, o• Here the Apo£lle preucnt<rlr fundry (e, ! a··ftJte of raiment, it is apregnant proofe crcr obieCHorisagainfi rhe. fOrmer precept, _. ,_,. ')'h~rcls very [mall deuorioo in men torrhe verf. <>. For tho G•latians t'night pleade for. ' maintenance of'religion ;efpcciallr in·~hofc rhem(dues in rhis manner. VVhercas thou 1-ihich arc fo !lraighr laced, and Ororr Oce\led ·enioyn.c(\vs t<>mak:ethofe which infirudcd in bcfhl\ving any ihing f6r ~he-go'od Of the vs in the word, parrakers of.all our goods: Miniflery,and yetin keeping ofllounds and alas,wccan11otdoeit. Iris an:vnreafonablc h~wkcs, and wOJ:fe.rnacters, io maimaining c thing thou exatl<(l ofvs: for,as for fomeof players,ic!lcts,fooles, and fuclrlike,ore very vs, we hauc. great family &charge to looke lautOi and profufc,-ro rhelrgreat co!l. This vow, wife and childrento prouide for: and bath bin rhc pracbfeof the world, aod:the fOr rh~mwemufi prouide,tdherwifcn-e-denir 11 contemptible c!faie ofthe'Mini!lerle ic: forth~faitb)andllr~worfotheninfiddJ, I. Tirits.8.: •nee rimes. Foure hundred falfe •Prophets others,arepoor.e& needy,fitter agreat deale l, ~veretichlr prOuidcd t()r·at /e:v~tbe!J table, ro receiue,then to giue :~and thofe rhat can di.'ing.•8 19. wl1ereasthe true Prophets of gitteare nor (o toglue, thatotherJtHilJ6u~a~' !: GGd in the mcane tune were fainc to hide {til,andthejihtm{tl•<spinched, •. Cor. 8. IJ. rheir heads, hau"irtgfcarcc bread arid water, Afld as fot•rhe Miniilers tliemfelues, many · and that not wabour danger. Well, her pral(}fthem are coueorous and tnfariabJe, and difc /hall condemoe a number"of profcftherfore io i• cuiIfJ>cot that islfte!lowed vpon '(ours;nay,our forefathers zeal<!aAd forwardthem:foreeofrhcm ncedc nor, and therfore neJfe, (notwithflandiog they liued in blind· 'wee needenor to giue:and why docnotthofc nelfe)Orallcondemoeourcoldnelfe, in this that are needy,follow Pdu/tek>mple,who labehalfe:whar fpeakI ofour forefarhcn?euenboured with his-hands and got his liuing by •he (\ones in the ruinated Abbeyes, & other ,. making oftents, becaofo be would net bee religious houfes' /hall rife vp rn iudgement D chargeable voto any I or why-doe they not agJinfivs: fortho(~ places could maintaine lead afingle lrfe (as in formerrimesthey did) tllirric or fourrieidle bellies, which did nothat fo they may bclelfe burdcnfome ro rhe rhingbutnuzzlc men in fupcrlli~ioua idoJar Church; and more benc6ci•ll ro their bre· cric:\vheras now the fame place·wrll not cornrhreniBefides 'all this,God harh promifed,hc petently maintainc one or two to infirutt will bee the portion and inheritance of rhe them m thcwaytoeternalllife.AndnomarLe01tes;and therefore wenecdenor beCO ha· ucll:for we take from the Church 1 ., fa(l as !lie to tbare "ith rhem in all our goods. rhcy.gauctoir. In old time rhey were wont . . To thefeand all orhcrvaineandfriuoloils to fay , J-1/'hrttfoA.Ihvcgiue the mP.n ~J Gfld! J, excufos of<he fame kindc, made by w0rld-. s~m.9,butnow with·thc facrilcgiouS churchlings ofcorrUpted minds,thc Apoflleanfiverobbers, rheyfay,. Come, 4nd/et.v1tak,~thc n:th in thcfclvords, Benotdtceuud,Cjodwnot holl(m{qod inpof{rjfion. Pfal. 83ni. The mock}d, as ifhe Orould fay, I know right wdl; !ewe-s were exceeding forward and Jiberall youarevery •crlnniog in feeking out nuftes i·nrheir conttibutiO to the Taberna:clc; fome & preteOdidg reafons to excufe your faults, brought gold, othcr.s liluer, fjJke; prcrious an·d to exempt your (clues from the perfor-,( !lones; the meaner.forr, rams skins, goati manccofrheformerdury, 11nd fo tocouer ha1re,&c.fo that more then enough wasctfethecurfcd couetoufnclfe ofyour l1earrswith \ colourable.. ..
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