4-2.4 rv1 Commentarie "1pon Chap.6. \and good life. Sc~ondly, 111 that they agree ;A whereunto God bath called them, but""· .nm among themi"elucJ; eucry fe~ haumg I nomtcohe&tJrr"flfiiOnthAtUin tbeworldthrough Illsown proper orders, and concendmg thm /gff, •· Pet. 1. 4· T hefc and the like reafons own<to beobetter, holier,perfcClcr then the made the Philo(epher to fay,That he which AriRot.Po. rcfl. Thirdly,in that they deuide into diuars left ihe focietie of men, and betooke him- h"hb.t.! lcClsrhofcthat oughrtobeall o~ein ChrHI, (elfc to a folitarielife, waseitheraGod ora "P·'· tor which caufe p;,.1 cals the Corinthians bea£l. ' carnall, in holdmg fomeof Pa11i, others of By this wee may feewhatLe•bian rules Apoilot, t.Cor.J+ For how can they befpi· they follow ; and how that which they acriwall, whoinlpcech,aCl10n, habite and at· count the highe£1 degree of pcrfcClton is in me,profcilion andconuerfallon,ptofclfe no· truth the depth of abomination: that ir 1 hath chwg but fchtfme. and dtllention I fmmeabeene the caufe of much wtckcdnelfe, as of gamllthc Luctfenans fauh, SI~Hbsaudmwe. tdlenes,hypocrifie,whorcdome,fodomitry, os qu1 dJCunt.ur {hr1jlsan~, nona n,oimno lcfu ~cGdes checrueU !~urdering of manypoore Chroflo,(edaq:toq•Mmr.lsonuncupan,putaMar· tnnocenrs.Th~reforelctnellhcnhcirhypoctomr~.YalentJr.JtJnii,Monrmfes, CanJpatu,fcs- B cr1Ge, nor the Chmchcs prctcndcdaurhoritonoo m l·-(iamChnf/iJtd Antichrif/i eJTcSJ••· ty, not the long recciuedcullome, al!y thing gogllm : tllat is, wherifoeucr tboHfoalt heozre moouevs, but thatleaumg them,wecfoUow rhoferhat•recalled Chrif/•ansnot tohtut:their the ruleof Paul in this place: for they that name fromour Lord /e(ru{hn ff, bHifromfom• walkeaccording to it,p<•cefo•ll bevponthem, o·hcr, aJ M~rcionites, V alenumans, JVlontenfts, t~Rd mercie. By pt~tct wee are to vnder!land (.u'71ptttct, J;nowthm much, thAt rhq areml the outwardpeace, asprofperuy, and good fuc· Ch~~rch of Chnf/, but the Sragog•" of Ami· cclfein all thtngs wcgocabout. For wh.rjochnjl.Nay furrher,folttary life mleaumg the "'"""J dot.fo•Oprojper.P{al.l.3 .Andpc•cc {octcty ot men, and fequcCiring themfdue• with the creatures; as firit with thegood J\n· from all comp2ny, wh1ch is theground, and gcls,(olojfillns• . zo.whoare mmifirmg JPint1, generall pratt1fcof Monk1!h Eremites (fOr j~nt forthtommtj/cr,forthcirfak.fsthrit{halt be Ccenobitcsrofpcak propnlyarcnol'vlonks, heiruof {wluatlcm, Hebr. 1. 14. Pitching their as the word tcachetb)1 is againlt the very tcntsabQut them,P[altn.34·7·Andbcarmgrhem light of nature irldfc. Fir£!, becaufeit IS nainthm handuu A nourfeherchi!Je, Pfalruc91. turall for men to hue together; nay it is the u . Secondly,with thegodly. The Proph<t ground of the family, the Church,and cam· C faith, that in the ktngdome of Chri£1, The man-wealth. Thne \vas neuer nation fo bar· wolfe fh• /1 dweli w~tb thel• wbe,theleopard{hall sr•. u.6. barous or fauage,bur cndeauoured to liue tO· lie ><irhthe k!.dde, &c. that is,men of 6erce,Cagerhcr byalfociating thcm(elucs, ~ cities, uagc,andwolulfiJnaturcs,OJall bcfochanged cownesJvJllagcs,cauci)Woods,tems,or fome bygracc,as tbarthcy01all Jmepeaceablyand orher way, accordmg to the culiome of the louin~;ly together. Thirdly,wtth thew~ekcd oounrrey: which generall practiCe of all, ar· thm cnemtcs, partly becaufc they feeke to gucsrheimpr<flionof nature in all. Second· hue in peace,as Da11idfaith of bimfelfe,f fa· ly, fpeech is giuen men for this cndc, that bQI.r for peace,Pialmc uo. verfe7.panly bethey ruighrconuerfe together: for ltwerelir~ caufc God [o mclines their hearts, as that de or nothing auaileablc tf men fl10uld liue rhcy arc peaceable. La£lly, with rhe bea£ls alone,an<lcouuerlc wllh nonc. Thtrdly,funof the field,and all thecreature<. TheLord dry vcruics bc(\owed ''pan men, as iullicc, promifeth tomakea coucnanrwith the wild fortitudc,loue,and fricndO•ip,010uld bee gibea!ls,and fowlesof the heaucn, in behalfo ucnin vaine, if men Owuld liue folitary, le· of his people, that they may lleepe fafely, que(!red from all company. Fourrhly,mans HofM>.18. Butthepeace which isprincipal· unbccilhrieatguesrhus much; for whereas D ly meant 10 tlats place, zspeace ofcenfmnce, all other creatures arc armed by nature, as whichpalferhallvndcrflanding,Phi/ip.>J 7· theBull with bornes, the Boarewith tuske>: Which is peace withGod,bceing reconciled other with teeth,fcathers,fwifinclfe,&c.man and atone with him,Rom.s.t.B"ingiHjlifted is borne feeble and naked, not able toprob1 fairh,wee hauepeace with God. And peace u de or defend himfelfc, bur onely by bdpe w11h our fclues,which isthrce-fold,as illsopof others ;which isan argument thal hcc is po(ed toa three-fold dilfcorionin man. The borne to liuc in ciuill focicry, and to bee hol· 6r£l is, when thewill and affections renewed peu by others. LaCIIy, man is borne to doe by grace, areobedient to themirideenligh· good ro himfelfe and others, in fome e!late rened by thefpirit, and ar peace therewtth: andcalling, 1. CorinthianJ7. Bur heerhatli· oppofed to thedilfention that isberwixtreueth alone can doe no good to others, nor bellzous atfcCltons,and naturall realon. The rccciucgood from them ; For whereasthey fccond is,whcngrace (though £lrongly alfatplcadefor thcmfelues, rhat they leaue their led) giuethcorruption the folic, whereupon particulaoc•llings,and berakerhemfduesto followetb the calming and qmeung of the Hermerag<ts,that fa they mayrenounce the mindr,oppofed to rheco.m~atcbetween the world: I anlwcr,rhat to renounce theworld, fle01 &thcfpirir. Therhtrdts,when theconIs not to Jcau c their places and callinos fciencepcrfivadedo(remtffionoffinnes,alld I " ' recon- ..
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