J1 Commentarie 'l7pon Chap.6. tion,theacccptable time,the day offaluation when God offemh mercie, byrifing early and callingvs by the mini(lerie of his word, and flrerching out h11 hands allthe day long. Rom,1o,v.:1.Forifhe !land at the dooreof our hearts, and knocke by the found of his word outwardly, by the motion of his Spirit in,..ardly,by hi• threatnings, by his promi– fes,by his iudgements,by hu mercies, byhis tolerance and longfuffering, and yetfor all thatwe will not open nor It£!en vnro bim,wc thall !land with the fiue (oolifhvirgins, and knockc at his mercy gate,and[ay,Lord,Lord, optntmtot~s,when itwiil beroolare,when hea– uen !hallbelhutaS~ain(lvs.Matth.>5.1t,r:. For, for this cautcamong others, they arc calledfoo/ifh virgins, becaufe they confidered not the time of thebridegroomes comming. A thians, andPachorking ofParthia taken bY Ventidius, Thefamedaywasvnro Pompey the day ofhi1 birth, and theday ofhis death: Here it willbeefaid, obfcruingof time is forbadden,Gai.4.10.Teo6/(r«~ daies & timet, andmonetbiAndJ(at>u,lam a[rttid of )011, 141 l ht~uefPcnt on)Oil !.tbeurin. vaine, Anfw. There is atwofold obfcruing ofcime,food, and tHtll; lawf•ll,and vnlawf•O. Vnlawful and fuperlli· rious,is either /e'wifh,ot HeAtheni/h:thel~wifo, and fuper{hrious obferuation of times, is, when religion is placed in the keeping of them, in anopinion that they binde thecon· fcienceto the llriCl obfcru1ng of them, as their Iubilies, feaf!s of the PatTeouer, of Wcekes, of Tabernacles, Calends, ncwe MOoncs,&c. H~"rhe~ifh,when times arcob.. , Egyptian fcrued in refpeClofgood,or baddefuccelfe:as daics. 1xhen men make two(c)vnluckic daies in eue– ry moneth, in regard of health: when they count lcape..ycare ominous, as J!Aientinian did, who b~eing newly created Emperour, 1vould nor come forth and !hew him{elfe the • Menrc · bilfext of Februarie. Not(d)tomarrie in the malum moneth ofMay. To obferue Planetary hou. Mlio nu- !res, andClimactcricall ycarcs, the Hero~ bc<e vulgus (cope or time of a mans birth, and thepofi. "'· tion ofthe h~~uen,atthat time, Both thefe kinds are foJQidden. l!aul was afraid of rbe Galrui.nu, firil,. bccaufe they obfcrued d11iu 4ndmon~ths,,md yeares,that is, IewHhccrcmo~ nics,andheggerly rudiments. Secondly,be-. caufe they obfcrued timu,and/eafoH!, thatis, heatheni01 fupcr!litions mentioned before. And alfuredly, befidcs the vnlawfulnelfeof this pratlrfc,itis alfo vaine cucn in theiudgc– mwroftheheathcn rhemfelues. Alc.~and<r thegreat commanded the Macedonian foul– aim (which had not becne accunomed to fight in ltmc, becaufeit had bcene ominous vnto them)that they fhouldcaiJ it lu/y,andfo got the viC!orieouer Darius. Lucullus bcing A... -ru·, a. 7 , . ro fighrwich Tygrancsvponanvnlucky day, yr-J'rn. in which Ccpio was ou~rcomeof the Cim– b.rians:l will.(f~id he)make it fortunate to rhe Romancs, an9 got the vitlorie. And who knowerh not.that thefelfe fame day hath bin forrunare or luckic to fome (asrheyvfe to fpeake,)vnlorru~atc and vnll)ckicto others? fhc fame day was Craff'w flainc by the Par. Thefamedaywas toFrtdcrick. .t the fecond, his coronation day,and his (unerall day. The lawful! obferuingof timcis r.·O<fold. Humant,Diuittt, Hum11n~ is three·fold, N lftll– raii,CiHiO,Ecclcfiaflic.U, N atoronu,theobfcr· uingof the'motionoftheSun, theMoonc, and the fiarres, whofe reuolutions make times and fcafons,daics,moncths,yeares:the ob(eruing ofthe foure qumcro.or feafons of theyeare, fprlng, filmmer, autumoc,winter. The Ecclipfes ofSunneandMoone: thefull Moone, the wane,thec~angc. The time of B curtingoftimber,ofplanrins,fowing,&c. in obfcruing whereof,a great parr of Allrono. mie,Philofophie,andhusbaodrieisimploy· ed. Ci~iUis,when times areobferued in regard ofpollicie, orofthegood ofthecommon wealth,as fa1re-timcs, market times, teanne– tirncs,&c.the fpring, as fit rime for Kings to goc forth ro ..arre,>.Sam.4.r r, Thekeeping ·ofLent, falling daiu,Ember weekcs, are all in aciuill refpeCl,for rhe breed ofcattell, rhe maintenance ofnauigation,and theplenty of allthings. Ecci<fiaPica6, when fet times are obferucd in the Church for order fake, without fuper. aition,oropinionof worthip :asamong the C I ewes the feall ofPurim,E!lh.9.26.the fea!l of the Dedicarion.Ioh,r o.verf.u.Among!l Chri!lians,fdliuall dai.. : as thefeall of the Natiuitic, ofcircumciOen, ofthe refurreCli· on, and afcenfionof Chrill: thefe and fuch like folemnitics, appointed for our thankfgi– uing and humiliation, arenot vnlawfull, if they be enioyncd by lawfull authoritie, and kept in good manner. Diuioc is, whenvpon theconfideration of the fhortnetfe and vncertaintie of our liues, we prapareourfeluesagainll God !hall call vs,andfo tmmGrr ollf tl11in tblfl wu App!J~ur bcartJtowiftdome. Pfal. 90. Or,obfetuingthe dayo(Gods ruercifull vifitation, wetaketh~ opporrunitieand vfe the munesthatis offcD red,for our conuerfionand faluation.Or,ob· feruiogthetimeof Godsvifiration iniudge– menr,and indignation,wc hideour (clues vn· der the couerr ofhiswings.Prou,:z,,, I V. Hence we learne,that there isno pof. Gbilityofdoing good, or beeing beneficialJ . • • vnto othcraaftcrthiaJi(e/orP~tHibiddcrhvs :?£!::,~;~; doegoodWhilewehAnetimt, thereby inlinua- :Yt if~l«r. ting,tharafter death, all poilibilitieofdoing 0 • '' "'"'· good is cleane cutoff. The time allotted ro c:cumm. docgood,bcingincluded within rhelimirs of this life, Tht dradthat die intht Lmlrejl(rom their lablltr!, Rcu.14. J ; , Thereforenogood workes areperformed after this life. Paulbeing aged and readie todic, thetearmeof brs l1fe bceingalmo(l expired,C.ith, I hall<finifh. edmycoHr(e, J.Tim.4.7· wb1chcouldnot bee rruly{aid, ifhe wcre ro performeany good ___..L----------·----------------~-"'w"'o~kc~- ---·•~ ..
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