JMatth.5. I V,46,47· ., Ruleoflo u111g our nci~,;hbour. Wb:anhin3s wc muft!pc– ciallyaddiB: ourfducs ,.nto.. fHcb.u. l.J.,Uf. Chrirti~ns mu!l.1bound inlouc. Sermon in the~ount. 10~ -I i Herefirll obferue, that Chri!l d~th not for- A ; force the dutic of l;,uc, to.the.farhc ctfeet V.·ith bid one friend to loue another, for then he the formerverfc.The word tran!1ated b~fr,ei.:,4-· .;,.~.,ft~t lhould be contrary to himfelfe;but here he CO" IJ; betokens the friend01ip w!uch ~vas Ch~V.·e,d' dcmncs carnalloue,w}lereby one map loues a..: in that councric in falutations, byembrac!ng _:. nother,onely becaufe he is loued againe,which now faith Chrill,the very Publicanes wil ~iod• in eftC& is nothing elfe, butfdr a man to loue ly embrace their friends, therefore ¥Oli diufl hitnfelfc in another. And here to notethe true doe mort \"-" maner oflouing our'llcighbour, this Rule mufi. W c obfcrucd before three branches ofkind !:~~*:~f~~y. be ren~embrcd, that all the cOmmandement.r of vfagc td be ilicv.,red towards an encmic;to wit, the fo~ond Table muft be pra{l;fod in IU1d_,.ith to fpeakc well ofhim, to pray for him, ·and to the Jirft commandement,toHching theloue of God: doe him good: now her.e we may annexe; a thus father and mother mufl: be honoured, in fourth 1 eucn friendly falutation.This Chrifl: enGod and for God; and thus one man mu£llouc ioyncd to his Difciples, vvhcn he fent then\ to f:!!ci~~('a. another in God ; yea though he be his encmic, prc.1ch, Jvhen yee comt' into an ho:tfe fa!tJte the becaufe he is Gods creature and bearcs his ifome: Matt.ro. I 1. although it may bc, aftG"i– mage, as well ~she himfclf~ doth; yca,he is by B ward they curfed it, becau[e it wos vnworthie, God commended to our louc.This !Dllfi be the And hence we may learnc to be kind and curground,though for other refpcCl:s ourloue may tcous in falutation to our profCffcd enemies, ·. incrcafe towards our brother. Obie£t. 1. This is to countenance them in what rewardfh•ltje haue? Here Chrill would their finne,and wrong doing vmo vs? AHf ln teach vs fingular wifdome for the ordering of faluting an enemy,we rnufl put a diffcrenfc beour Hues: namely, that we giuc our fclues etwcene his pcrfon and his finne; v~'e mull fpccially to the doing of fuch things, as with !hew kindncffc to his pcrfqn, bur not counte., God hauc prottli[c of re\-\':lrd: \\•hat mooucd nancc his linnc:nay, when we embrace his pcrM•fos tO refufe toh~ called the fonne of Pha• fon,ifoccaiion be olfered,wc mull difgracc hit rohs daughter, to forfakc the pleafurcs and rifinne. , ches ofBsypt, and to choofc ro_firffcraflliction Ob.:, :. I oh, to. !fan; .man bring n•tthu with Gods people? the word of God IS plalii~J : dofJrin<, bid~imnot,GodJPe<dc. An f. John the;c £heehadr~JP~il to t/;e rer:ompcncc of1'"nv4rd. But 1 {pcakcs offucP peif6ps as ar;e enemies to God, this dotl:rinc is not regarded, cl[e how Chould to hi~ ttuth, ..~nd to his (;hurch, and fuch in; all places aboundfo mu;h with idle petfoos, & dcedc w~ !llHfWot erpbr~ce: : ,.'Kin. j .14.£/;jha fuch as giue thcmfelues wholly to gaming and C faith to Iehoram t~~ id•latrofH King of.l{rael, commpanie kccping,to fports & df)ight: now thathet w•uldnot hqNe look:!f vp•n hfn!, -nor what reward can thefe look for at Gods hands, feme him, had.it n•t bt<ne fo.•.{f"'"encc of lehp-, vnldfeit be the wagesoffiune,which is eternal faphatthego•d kjng of ludah shen prefom. ·fl~t death?Let vs therforc beware offuch a courfc, priuatc cncmie.s of w?ome ~brifi herf .£f.ca 7, andlearncto abound in good works,which are keth, mu(\ a!wares be krndly vfed in falutafion. things good and profitable, And yet here is.a cafe, V\ herein this kind,f~luDot' not the Publicancs e11en the_ fame! Ou~ tation may be denied to one t?at is no.t.~ puq.- S:miour Chritl:s intent in this in{bnce, is to ijke cncmie: ro wit,when a£upe_riour o~jttc1~ lhewthat his Difciplcs, and fo all profelfors it as a part of challifement and.correction vpof the Gofpcl, mull goe beyond all other pcoon the inferiour.Thus Dauid denied liber1I~JC: ' pie in duties of loue: indeede theirwholelife Abfalom to come in his figh\for a time, af,'ter Chould,hc [pent in the praclife of, this venue, he had pardoned him fot kiUing Amnon "r Eph.c.(, 5·'·"'·l'L.,tc.~·thr"_s, leadeth•courreof S ' b 11 d · ' • ~ ·-~• , .. "'.!: J' ,. '" ~~ :!m, 14. 14. ut among eq~a s an pnuate .. :Ho 1 -•y•o~~lli'lf;'J1.';o~:,'r'_.•lnodht.l4'e.r·(l6a.Ttch~.rtcha~oCnhr_surgcrhcaist,' 'k~cndtlhislrnuftlbchpra~tlifed; yea) We n~ufi falu,te ~ ,~ .i::; ....-. • " m ynoug" ey.a utevsnotagarne. ·''·•' forChriJtiansofal\pt-he.r, receiue th; grcatcll D 'h meafure ofloue fi:p(n Gpd, ~h_rough leftrs V.f8.'Beyee t eTefore per-:, Chrill, and thorcfore they mull abo.qnd in this .{e'i/. MJOUT F.ather.-ht'ch · 14 · in grace; firH to ...,·ards God, and then 99e toI' , w wards an other: this is the badgeof a Chrih · vi. C1 ~: -:• llian,andthe grace qf ourreligi.;-11, and thereeauen u pe'lj eu. fore let vs !hew it forth. 1:. Hcre,ChriUinfenes an ex~cllcnt con(equc~i .r; ' _ .I d ;£ 1 from the forn}er rcafons, wherein he cxh.orts ver,ef?• !Uln ij. ,Yee IJCC hisDifciplesto perfection iual! t~edutiesof firiend(y to your brethren one' }oue, Jn itobfer\tC tWO partS: a COmmande– ment to /;e perfo£1; and a patr'ernc th~rcof.ln ! /y, 'n'hat jinvu/ar thinlY dot God. Forthe fi_rfi, why doth .9od comwand ? 0 h 6 that which no man can performe, for .who caq I Je. doe not euen t e Publi~ be perfect.? 4•[ God giuesthis andCuch like '\; ':1 1 gard ofhis eleet,for to thcmGods commandec _ C,!:ri!ls drift in thcfe·words, is funher to inmcnts fcrue as mcanes o£ obedience, God bl_ WhyCO(t comm:mds m<"nrobe perfc~. \ 1 canes /i/.e'aJife?. . ', C9minaudementsfordiufrSC3Ufes: firfl,inre; -~-------------------------------------------------------------------E!~--- •
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