! now the ' laws.dluins our nJ.tuull J..:!irc,. t.Cumm.ln• demc;:.t. ·--:-----~--- · -I Sermonirlthe~ount. · 1 i.~i i A of concciuing :md tt:prcfcjiting Goci. SCcOn~~; ---·1 Iy, it j~ our nature eo p~rforn1 ~utward.'·~·Ort1Hp. / I vnco ,God one!~, but tor any further tiling w~ 1 woJ!d r:~ke libcrrie to our t(lucs ; \H" ''Ot!ld 1 giu:t hun oncly the out·.vard bodily worf'Hip,dS' I I coiJlC to chun::h,hcare rhe word 1 jlf3}' outward.! . Jy, and rccciuc the Sacr:tliiCnts:bm the LorU h~ l I thts commandt.'llJCnt ~iucs vs charge, that \.'·.id~ l a!' grc:~.r care and conlcicncc, we wo~dd ~IL.IC ' 1 vmo him rhtt inward wodhip ofthe heart; for j 1 God L1•1tltl be fcrucd with the whole !11:tn, our 1 louc, :~nd fcarc, :md trull in GlHi, mu!l: he con; 1 form:1blc to our outWard woill1ip. Fmther, t~ I ucry man almofi can be content to profdft.· re.: ligion, and to pcrfopne fo much as the bws .of B his coun.tr-i.e r~quirc for the (C.'ruicc of God;bur. yq they would t:tke liberty In their ca!lings,ro· liliC as they lifl: but Cods comm?.nd.cment re... Hraincs .this ddire a:fo.VV'c mu!l hoh! rt·ligiori' 4-0t oncly h1 the Church, bur alfo li1cwc rhc fame in our liucs and conuerladon.;;;:l.IH.i there– for€ is the fecond t:tblc ioyncd with tbcfirH,to teach vs th:U: we mu!l pcrfd.rmc duty to .Cod ill' the fcruiccofm::m. I The third c_omm<lndcmcm cnncerns the hoHcrir~;n~; iri 1 IJ vfo ofthe holy thing' ofGod, efr>edally of his <h'' f.C6m, word and Sacr:uncnrs. Now for the outward 1 workc ofhcarjng the word, :md recciuing chef 5acr::uncnts, we arc content to .pCl forme thrm,- hut we would hauc God thinkc hitn!C!fC f.1tis.. C. lied by thc worke done. Bu.r this commaqde. llJCnt refirains \'S ofthis dcfire, inioyning vs . rtor onely to v(!=his holy rh.ings , but a!fo in ari holy manner; th;t is, with repenting and bc– lceuinghea;ts: forthey ate not holy to vs vn– lc,ffc ·wee vfc them in and by faith and repen– tance. Agalne, V\'Ce take libenic to vfe .Gods ilame in oathes, and fpecially in v.owes; .as irt b"aptifm-e, wh ich we renuc V\' hen\\ c ~omc to· th~ ·L~rci~ ~able: ·but herin we_ordi~arilt'abufe· . ,thiS Ius holy name, l)Ot haumg hke dlt to' make goodourvowes:vntoGod, as v.;draue to make ?hem. · · :~· · !he fourth Comtn:mJcmenr concefi1es the Rdh:~lntsl"rf ttme oj(Jo~worf/nppt: \\Ce our fclues \\ould 1 1 thc..,. ct-"Jo hauc all uroes Jll our.ownc d1fpofing, and \\CC bmd111g vs m confcJcnce to gu1e one day m . ·f D . thtnkc Jt hard to be rdlraukd ofany tJmc; but th1s cortunandement rcfiramcsvs ofthisdcfire; I feauc<1 to the honollt ofGod in Ius pubh:l«and folemnc worlh1p. ·- The fifth Commandcril.ent conccrOC'-9 the Rcflr:~intstr:giHingofbomm· tmdrcffermcMo Stpe-rio:trs: and th: 5.Com. it rdhaiOCs vs ofo(Jr natllral defire,which ~s to fcc-kc for,!}::. to take honour vmo our ftlucs :iI I I. !one: for this iflioynethvs ~o giuc honoUr one toan othCr, cfp~ci:1lly to thrtn to ._.,·horn i[ Gc .. lot,gs, as to :1llfupn~oLJrs in authoriti'c,i_n giftS', or age: let this be }'our honOur f:lith Pa!tl tq g;lle~hPit~:i,'r to rv_ho"! it b~lo~gs, Rorn, r3.7 .~ ' 1 he ln::t Comrm.ndcmcnt conccrneth fhur– .thcr; & ii rdh~ioeth our n~tu'rall defire, which is ~p·on fin-all occ.1fioff to ~oncriuc matice am.f to bc:are grudging :tgaintl Oll! b~othc:r, fOrbidI\d!J~S6ivl thc6• -· - .- -- - - __ _:~~ngL. ! i
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