156 I e.An Expojition of Chrifls ~ ~-~~b.6. Remifiio:• & ; . Secondly, in this rcafon.pcrfwading to fo_r- A end God commandcth it, and it is a part of his ~ow fallin;; ~~·;:;;:;~·;. .glllcndfc, we may fee rh_at pard_on of finne bewodhip._ I~ it be faid, there is no command~- ~eC:i~~~:~cn· l fore God, and reformation ofhf..: go together: mcnt for 1t 111 rhc newTe!hmcnt: I anfwcr, sf new TcO:~- . for here by this one branch of a reformed life we conlidcr it in the forenamed vfe and cndc, meat. in brotkcr!yf()rgittmcf{c, is vndcrtlood all of the the:re is : for tht; fame commandcmcm that infame ~md: but ...vhcr~ is no reformation oflifc J ioyncth praicr, and humiliation, inioyncrh fathere 1s no pardon ot ftn~c before God.Woulfiingf; becaufc it is .·a mcancs to further them ddl dwu therEfore be afiured in thyconfciencc both: for cucry commandcmcnt includcthall ofGods ~lCCiall f.1uour tO\>\'ards thee in Chrifl? nccdfaric furthcrances tO the mainc dutic. Athen n:formc thy lite by cucry h·.v of God:for gainc,wc hauc in the new Tcflament examples this "vill giuc thee affurance from God: but if of Ordinaric failing, which are without ~11 exthy life be vnreformed, thy hope ofpardon is a ception, in our Sauiour Chrift and his Apot'heerc conceit ofthine owne brainc:and thereHies, v..-ith the occaGons thereof fet downe fore if rhou want reformation, now beginnt, whereupon they fafted. Now thi.c, is a Rule in , and ,if thoul;laue begunne, then hold on,. and Diuinitie, that rheordinarice:t:<lmpleHf rhrgod- ~~~~v:r~1;- doc 1t more :tnd tnOl"C_, for thy nmrc full affu- ;B 'J approPHed in Scripurre, berir.g againftnogene-. rule. I ranee. I )·all precept,haHethe f~~rce ofa gem•ral/mle,and 6 nt A l ttrao befol/,red. • V ,I • ~V.L OYCOUCf ;w 'Jenye 11. Point, JfoJP a rrligioUJ faj/ u ro be per1 ;;:;;;·;;;,_ l.fi afl loo he notjr.orvre ,.. theH , formed. In a rchgloUS faH three thmgs arc re- , ··;·",,. ,, "}'"' ~ """ rJ qutrcd. Ftrjf, AbHmenccfrom meatc & dnnkc I th ng~. Ipocriter:for thry duhoure their for one day, >tlcalltill the euening; for ahfli. I . :Y~b nenee frommormngull noonc IS no fafl.VVhcn ljaces, that th1y mtght Jeeme lfejler rcguircd the !cwcsto faflfor her, 01ce /:, fJ V ·1 ft r; forb1ds them 3 to etlte, or to drmk,§, during the :~ Hdt.po:: I vnto men to;a;•· en !)I FJay fit/f. And whenDauidfal!cdandpraicdfor his ' b ,,,,m.u.· "•nto you that t /. ov b u.e thet'r cluld begotten ill adulrcne, he would b eateno- ,,,,,.••. J1 fJe..J .,a . thmg ttll hee had mded hu !Jum:!Mtton perce 1rerPard. 11ii2._(!; diat thechi!dc WIU dead. This is a thing gramed by all ProteJlanrs.And the very names Our Sauiour Chrill, hauing rectified the a- , C of fafling vied in the old and new Tcllamcm, bufcs in Almcs-giuing,aml inpraicr,doth here import a totall abftinence for that time: whtch £o.mc to a third Chriilian dutic, namely, Famu(l be obfcrued, to difcoucr the abfurditie of fting.: wherein as in the former, fir(l he fcckes Popifh fafis, wh.crcin they allow men to drink ~~o~!~Jt:r· to rcforme abufcs, and then prcfcribes the true oft ifthey will, and cate (\lfo, fo it be nor flcfh: c.:, manner thereof. But before we come to thefc but in farHng, abfiinenec mufi be vfed from all particul:n:ly, I will in gc:Ircrall handle the domearc and drinkc, fo farre as health & fhcngth ' thine of fa(ting, for the better vndcrllanding will fuffer. Secondly, Abilinencc from !Ill·dcof this text, and exercifc ofthis durie.AndfirH lights of nature, whereby the outward man we rrtufl kno-..v, that ChnH hcrc fpcakcs not of maybe cheered and rcfrcili.cd, as m'tfick.!,fwut a ciulll fv!l, appomted by Magdhatcs m theJr fmcll.J, [oft apparel/, 1·ecreations, ,aua-rucl,l like. dommions £01 cmi.JltcfpeCh; but ofarehg10us This Daniel obfcrucd for tllrcc weeRes of fitil, rcfpc61mg the \\Oif111p ofGod: v.l11ch apI da1es; I ate (fa1th che) mlplet~fant Gread,netthcr cD~n ~~l· pcares by t.lus, rhat he myncth•the doClnnc of I camejlejJJ or wme :nm; moutl{, nc:thcr drd I an- ~ f.1l1mg to thc.doC.lnn ofp1aycr, whtch 1s afpcnomt my felfe at all ~nd the l-1ke may \-\'e fee m Ciall pa1t of Gods holy \\Olfhrp. J mally examples of the old Tcfiamcnt. They 0f:~,.rdigi Now touchtng a td!g!ous f.1ft, 1 \'\'111 here ! call •l duj! a~:d afl7t'! vpo11 the:r heat&, in llead d lob :.u. ~~~~. f~fi fix.< " " J r I j d c r r I h:-.ndlc f1Xc p01ms. F1dl, whlltk.Jndeofwork! a D ofar.otnungt Jcm,c ues Wit 1oyle:an ror 10rt pomt~~ fa.ft u. The S.cnptu1e fpcakcs of two !ande of ' apparcll, tfley put one c fock§loath next then 1 c Nch 9 1• Whukin.\ workcs :fomc commanded o[God; others left skin:thcy fJvak,:dwhen rl_1cy fi1o11ld haucf1cpt; ~6~iso3c-i'~t.~j. fif,~;i~kc f.t· indiffcrcot.l¥m·k..;s commanded, be goodwor/:sl, and lay vpon the ground Ill ~cad of beds: the j anO pansof God! forreicc, bc·caufc he commang bridrgroome went 0111 of hts chambn:, m& the g Iod 2,11. deth t~em, as prayer, thankfgiuing, Ahncs6ride out of herbr:de-ch.'lmher: for mmh there I dccdes, &c. T·l"tJrk,r.r indifjf:-n~tr,be in thcmfelucs was mourning; and h howling in fiead o~fing- ~~~~~ll. neither ~oo·cYnor cuill,bceaofc they be neither ing. ThirdlyJ aman mull humble and affl.ttl his commai~cled ofGvct, nor forbfdden;as to e::ue, bodic in f~fling; and therefore mufi be fparing drihkc buic fell &cAnd to this.ktnd ofworl<s in his diet and delights before the day of famull \-~e n:fc.rr: f.,fling: for it .Js n·ot iimply Hing: for a m:m may fo pa:nper :md fill himcortmJandad ofGod,and fo n~arr ofhis ''-'Offclfc, that he- fkdl not tlccdc to c:ttc or.d.rinke 0 1 ip in it fdtC, more then catit.g is. AnJ yet for·o~1c whole day; bm fuch per.fons bHnot; . i Lcv. 16_: 9 • confid.ci f:1fting in it circllmllanccs; to wtt;as a 1 the t1mc of our fafl mu!~ he a l/tmeof our hu- l mc:mcs eo further and totdlitic our humiliati _ I mili•tion .-men mufl 4JMI themfc!P.es the-nil', . on in repcnt:mce , and our :aalc in praycr,:md a,s k E~ra :fanh~ they ~1'U~ b<'t1te downe ~J..ebo- , ~ 1~~:;~:;.'· fo it is a good ,.,·orke:for in th:lt vfe,:~nd to tha-t ai:,ttxdbrrn,r, tl mttJ[ubtr8ton, ~s 1 Pt!U{ dtd: for 1 ~1. _ ___:_____ ·___ _ ____ th!:_ug_h_\___ .
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