Re!lrairmill thc,.CQ!I\. Rcf!f.,inuill th'c i!.Com. Reln.ints in the~.Com, Rdhaintsio . dt~Jo.Com. rUf nExpojieion ofChrifis . din_g J.!l thoughts, '-:'ord~,.dceds1 and gc~urcs, 1 A 1 iqy Gods mcrcic by fcnfe and feeling; bur the vvhKh .rend to th.c nnpamng or ddtroymg of I I Go_fpcl rcHraincs vs ?f rh is kind of affur:mcc, our nc1ghbours hfe and pcrion, . "\'Inch comes by fen le and feeling, and inioyns The 7· Com:1tandcmcm COl1ccrneth chajl1vs to hold and kcepc Gods mercyby bc:lccuinotic: and it rcthaincs m:u1s n:uurc,which dcfircs oncly, both in life and death, thoLlgh we hau~ to rake libcnic in vncleannes and fornication no fenCe thereofat all. both ofhc:h t :ltlJ life: and it bindes vs w abFurther, the Gofpcl rcnucs the law.c for the flainc from all !pccch, aC"Hon,or gdlurc, which manner 5'flouing:for the morall la.we required rends to the hindcr.mcc ofour nv\•nc,or ofom tlut vvcc fhould louc another as '-1\'Cc doe our ncighbo;.lrs chaHiry:for God is holy and pure, !Clues, bur the Gofpcl requires vs to louc one: & [o ought ou_r bodics~:1nd t.n~nds to be, which an other, as Chrit'lloued vs; which is a gr.eatcr arc temples ot h1s bld\cd fplflt. mcafiuc of louc then the \awe required. For The eight com:nandcmcnt con.ccrncs our Cbrift loued vs more then himfcl(e;for he a,_ue ncighhrmrsgoods: and it rct'lraines our corrupt himfclfc for vs: and fo ought we to loue ~uen nature, which dcGres t~ h~uc lib~rtic by all . our cncmi.cs. And thus \.Ve fee ho..v the Gofpd mcancs good and b:1d to tnnch our lelues. And . B alfo reHrnmes vs from follo""ing our ownc nait inioyneth vs both in will and word, and itl 1 . turall ddir.cs, and cnioyncth vs to ~.valkc in the traffi..:ke alfo, to fecl<c the common good, and narrowe way to life: whcrcto,asalfoto the reth~ go9d oftl~o[c with whom we li:te. A~ain, ilra:nts ofthe la\\'c, we muiJ apply our fclucs, thts J.llO rdhames our naturall deilrc of al::lunour thoughts, words, and dccdcs:fo doingwe dar'ict, inioyning vs to feckc oncly fer necdfa.. walkc in the fhaitc way that lcadcth vnto life: ries. as food,and raiment :for we may not fcek but ifw.c. any way exempt our lelues according to be rich,yct ifGod giuc vs more t~cn things to our naturall defirc fr6 ~ny of thcfc refiraims nccetfarlc in the b.bours ofour calling, thCwe we then walkc in the bwad vvay that lcadcth M.uh•.;.l '1·'.3,_1._4· are to blcffc God for them, and eo v(e them to eo ddl:ruCHon. ~:"~~~:~,'~~g ~;~~t:~'.l :·~;,:~a'~.~~~;;,diZ ch: ;;~:n';;·osf~~.i~~~~,"~:~~~=,~~~~~~,\;hi;~ ~";:';,~.'. ifwe would enter into lite. God byes any <rofTcs or atfliCfions-vpon vs,vvc ently. The nimh Commandcment conccrnes our muHnot repine or grudge, but bc;ue the fame neighbou1·sgood rMme: and it rcftt::tincs vs of \o\•ith patience, and fi1ffcr God to brcakc vs of our natural! ddire, which is to tonceiue <I!Yld our ownc v:o·ills,tcfiing contented in our fch1cs fpca~c.vnto others, as alfo to rcctiue fromo- ' C with the \~ ... il ofGod alonc:f?r this is grace and thcrs,eujll report ofour neighbour: and on the a furc tcfiimonic that we~walke in rh~ firfli~e comrarie it inioyncs vs, by all good meanes to way to life. ~.• feckcro prcfcruc out neighbours good name Ill. Durie. In the cafe of confellion and 6"'"''" and credit. profcffion oftrue )cligion, "When we be called in profeffion Thf t.emh Comm~mdcmem is touching tuft. thereto, we mufi De comcm ro forfake goods, of the moth• WhCil as we hurt no man in word or deed, rhC fi'icnds, yea and life it fclfe, rather then by inwe take ,it for grauntcd, th:n wee may thinkc ioying them fuffer our felues to be driucn out ·w.hat~WC wiil, no !awes rcftrainc th-ought.; tb~t ofthis fl:raite way to life: m)'life (faith Paul)1U we h0II.l to be free. Bm this Commandement not durrvnto me, fo that I vra; fHlfillmy coHrfo rdh~ines the very firfl: motions of our hearts, with io_y, A6\:. 10.24. which tend to hurt our brothers life, challitic, Laftly, whofocuer 1s puffed vp with the pride I goods,or good n:1mc,t).wugh they ncucr come of his OWJ1 htart, is too {b,tely to !loope vndcr into ,pradifc,yea though V\'C neucr giuc ~onfCt th~ !hait d6orc that leaded} to th~ wa~of li!C: -of will thereto. And thefc arc the rc!lramts of he therefore that \'I.'Ould walke m tlus !lraJtC the Law, whctto we mu.fi comform our felucs, way, muft ca.ft away ::111 pride qf heart, and I if we would enter imo life. D humble himfCJfe for his owne iinnes , making ttc!l!'aintsor ~ow followc the rdlraints of the Gofpel, I himfclfe nothing in himfclfc: Manh. I 8. 3,-4. b;,a~;;;~~s ,_,·bich is -a.part of Gods word touching rcmifExct'ptyou he ~011Ht'rted andbecome M little, chil... fpct. lion oflinncs & faiu:nion. By n:uure we dclirc drrn(who arc not px:oud andhawtie);cec"annot to Ha11d vpr,ight an.d righteous before God by ~ntrrinto th( kjngdo~ ofheaz!cn:Buthe thaf'hl!.m- (ome good thing in our felucs: as ~he.rich man 6/rthhim_fe!fe a: rhu IJttle chJd, the fame U the in the Gofpcl, he -demaunds of Chnfl, what great eft rn thek..mgdomr~fhrauen. good thing~Jal!l doe tobefasud? Agaii1c, i.t is "I~he third c!l::trgc gtuc? vs by our. Sa_uiour; rrr: Chug:. 'our nat';lre not to look to be faued ?Y :my tlung Chnll cc.ncerntng the flrattc way of~1fc JS no- ~;;~,w~coen· out ofour fdues; if we haue nothmg elfc, ou,r ted by S:unt Luke; rbat lPCf~'!ftftrmet~ ~n-11n· .!'!·, goodmeaning & goodhop~ nm!l faue vs_: but into it.. Fr.om ': hc:ucc wc,c ar:c t::tught >.that . the Golpd rcllraines vs ofthcfc ddil'(:s, <J.nd our prmct.pall care muft be ~bo.uc all th~~1gs inioyncth vs to renounce our [dues in the matto come 1nto the ."'.ay .of l1fc cuer.la!h.ng, rer offaluation, and all th::a is invs: and to defo much t>he v\'ordflrmmg 1mports. It 1sf:udc,: pcndon a righrcoufi1cs out ofour (clues in..thc that when lohr. ~:n preached, rhe. kJ.r.gdppt,e ,of ~:,.1 ch.u.u. pnfon ofChri!t, which is his obedience and hcJHm fuffered VJolena, and the Vtolent took£~( ~u_!crin_g.. ~gainc, wee riaturally defire to en6y force : that_!:_ , thcr:_.:~h fot'•':'::tr.dncs . ___ _:. _____________________ --------·-------~~-~.
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