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Wclhould c!ocnohurt wounoeigh· bow-. !!As; Expojition ofChri'ils M r.ub.7·1 ':1,12. though the wordth(r(forc doe abound, yet it A commoditic whcrcabout wee dca1c in the Hnwwdcal isnctwithomhisvfc; for it imports lhltthc I I world, wee mufi not oncly Jookc vnto our inbarg~~· doClrinc here dc4iucrcd is a fpcciall <'o...:l:rinc, fclucs, but alfo fct:kc the oood of our nciohni..g. and a mainc condufion inferred vpon diucrs bours : 1t is the manner of 1~cu to fcckc th~npaniwl:lr duties of ]ufticc before dcliucrcd in I fClucs onely ~n their affaircs, and each man wil the whole Sennon, . fell as dccrc as he can, according to the prowlwfoeuer] lt tn'Y fecmc that tl11s ought uerbc,Erw7man{or himfelfe, r.nd God for"" not to be (o, for m:my dchre and wtlb cmll vnall: but netther the faying, nor the pradifc is to thcm.fducs; as children, that they may haue from God ; he w:)Uld hauc vs :'\ccording to the their wills to take their plcafure, and not be la'.\' ofn:uure, to fcekc the corr.mon oood :md held in fubitClion vmo their parcms;or hc:ld to to doe as we \o\'Ould be done vmo. ;:, ' I good education: a._nd fo idle pcrfons wifh cu\H Fifrly, this rule of cquitiecuts the~hto~t of Pmtnm vm o thcm(dues, tor ~hey would not be fct.a all thofc pretel~ces, whereby bad dtaHng is fi:gbcal~::~;.· worke. VVc arc thcrdorc to know, that th1s finoothcdoucr m the world;for ill minded permufi not be vndcrHood of cuill withcs, but of B fons vfc to colour their doings with thcfc and a will and ddirc well ordercd,cither by grace, fiJch like fayings: the gripplc feller faith, The and according to the wrhten '-''ord; or at lcafi, thing U mine, ma; I not mak,:of mbuownewhat by the light ofnatur:1!l knowledge , and conI can : the dccciucr faith, h~ thrujhh~ 'W~:rron fcicncc: fo thJt ChriHs mc:ming is this; as ifhc nomait: the vfurcr fa.ith,hu/;ids no man hireIn~ had (aid ,H,'h4tfofucr thing, either 6; the light of monry, !mt otht>r.r intreat it of him, and giuc him HatHre, a;td co:t[c:encc,m·6y direClionfrom Gods thanks:butthcfc pretences arc naught, thefc word, yo/4 would JVijb tJJat tnmfhoulddot to JOH1 me~ follow acrooked linc,they ought to fee in · that doeyevmo than. thcu· owne hearts,'Nhcrhc~· theywould haue 0 ... .The comm~ndcnacnt thu~ c~plancd, conther men dcalc 10 with them: the vfurer may taTneth two thmgs; I. rhc thmg to be ruled & pretend he plcafurcs the poorc,but his hclpc is ordered; namely, our aUions to other men: I I. no bc~ter then his is, that giues a draught of the rule it fdfc chat muH order all our f:.~ying,; cqldc water to him that is in a buruino feauer and doings towards others; to wit, that dcfirc which fcems ple:1fam at the firfi, but a.ficrcurn; of iuflice:mdcqllltic, which cueryman by na.. to his great annoyance. rurc would hauc otl1ers fbewct'o him in all Si:uly,wewouldhaucallmcntofnewfonh Howtogu things. thcfr louc vmo vs, we then muH be as carefi1ll Jouc. In this ccimm:mdamcnt our Sauiour Chrift to fl1ew forth our Jouc to othcrs,bythe prrCh fc would let vs fee a notable propcrti_e ofour 'or. C ofal good duties.This is againH ourn:uure,but rupt nature; namely, that we are forward and yet beeing the commandcment of Chrift, wee diligent ro exaCt iufiicc and C"quitie at other mufl cndcauour our felucs to obey the fame. mens hands towards vs, but flacke and backc.. LaHly,here we hauc direC.lion-how to·kccpc Howtolrttp ward to yecld the fame to others againc. In 0a good confcicnce,in all our dealings with men :~good con· ther mens doings towards our fclues, we arc in the vvorld;for fuch fuch thing! tU arl'expr~JJed fdcncc. rnaftcrs able to teach them "'•hat they ought to in tiJe word, weemuft follow rbe dire8ion tbern{ doe; but in our owne dealings towards others, but where we w:mt a particular commandcwc arc fcarcc fchollcrs that wil lcarnc their dun•cnt, there we muflordrrouraf1ions by r/;Ugen~- tie: we our [dues would be rcuerenced and rallnt!e: enter into thy confcience, and there commcnded, but "''hardly doe the like toofeareh ho\\' rhou wotddt>ft haue other mendtal~ thcrs. W1th tbrc, and fiJ!!ow that in thy dMlings with Secondly, here w.c arc taught, to auoid alL thnn: and fo fhaltthou l<eepc a good confcipraCHfcs, whereby ·we might hurt our neigh... cnce. For want ofthis,comc fO many difordcrs hour.- either in bodic, goods, or good name;as· D ' as arc in the world; and therefore happic were lying; fl.andcring, vfuric, opprdlion,and fi1ch our times, ifmen would doe as they would be like: this natur:1H rcafon might tc;tch vs, for done to. Tht" much for the commandemcrn, wouldeH not thou hauc others to <kfamc, now foll owcs the reafon, hurt,. or oppreffc thee? then doe nor this to For thU is rhe L awmtd the p,·opheu. J The Thcru!on. them: for che rule is not, doe as men doe to meaning: By theLarP we muft vndcrHand the thee, but do~ to IJtlters, '" thou wollltkft haHe ftu~ hoo/:.!s ~fM ofe.r, \o\ hich were the firfl: Scripthm1dne to thee: :1nd it is tbc corrupdon ofna... rure that et1cr was \Vritten: fo Luke the t 6.; r. ture that mooucs men to fCckc their owne adThe; haue Mofos and the ProphetJ, By the uao:age and prcfermcnr,by'thc loffc and dcba.. Prophns , we muftvndcrfland, a!ltherejfoftheftngof others. bookfs of the olde Tejf,rment, befdn the ji11e Thirdly,hcrrwclcarne,thatincommoninbookfs of Mofa, the ProphrtJ bccing pur for iuries wherein we arc wronged by others, we rhe bookfJof the Prophets: as Math. :. 2 3· It i5 mufi not requite like fo.-likc;but doe good for written in the ~rop~et~ that ~e~ {hould 6ecal!cda euill: \\'C rnuft not looke at that v·:hich they do Na.t:.aritr:\\'htch tcfhmomc 1s taken out ofthe to vs, but at that which we would they Jhould bookc ofludges, and it fhcwcth that the book doe. ofludgcs is robe nurnbrcd among the bookcs Fourthly,hence we lcarne,that in matters of of the Prophets: and theyarc called the Pro- . _phc~sJ ·----.-i
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