r_-_ro_·~-~------- eA Commenfarie 'L'POn ---1 ;:::~:··· .\ I rhc me~kc in fpirit; \.vho lead :m humble an \A hun on cl;~, as tlus YY'"as to A brP.h.m:, when I--- innol'cn: life, thc)t. !hall trcld in this pa. th, God f:ud. Abraln:mi:.JII.rhy fom 1 e, Gcn, :!- 3 • 1 • though lt be narrow,and cntcr·in at this doorc, And the rcaJOn of that con.m:muc:mcnt \\ as though it be (haitc. And thcrd6r~, \.VC niull peculiar to lum j namely, to fl1C\\ han h 1 ; .cotl can otf eucry linnc, by_ the pr::~.di(c of tru~ re... rupdon,and to difcoucr Ills l•ypocn(i<.·:A·gamc, I pcmancc; and 10 make our feluCs.fir pil.:;rin}CS howfocuer the yong nran ~a$ commanded to fur the \'I.' ay tO h~aucn. J 1 tt {ellall, yet hds Jlot rommandcd tbgiue(lU; bur Thirdly, we mufl lcarnc corricmation of oncly thus,Se// all, ttnd giueto thepoOr'e: ~2-. 0/;- hclrc, in cuery eJlatc of lit(:: which God tball ieEf• .Againc they obfeet, th1\t ChrH~ himfelfc fend vpon vs: we fnull: be cupccntcd as well in was a beggar, :md his.Difc'iplcs ~lfo; and had .fi.,kcncOC, as Ill health; inpoucrry, as in plcnnothing of theirow11c,but wcnr vp an1i dovvn· ty; in t·roublc as in peace; and in good rtport, the wodd, as bcggen: and liucd ofthat \\·hich atld ill-rcporr; and iLl all dbtes of lifC& death. others mfnifircd .vnto them. Anfw. ~h1s is al A pilgrim~ in his way takcth aiJ thinos pati- ~cnc forgcrie 1 and cannot be prooued out of cnt!y, that bef~ll him; and iflie be ini:Ced any the word bf God.The baggc wbich:ft<d.U cori- ~\·ay; he fiuts it vpquietly, without fccking rec:<:i) doth proouc the cOnuaric: for;hc •Nas(as uen.ge or making complaint, til he come home; B it wcre)th~ fic\\'a:d iJ! <!_llrHls farhily~\'hb loo- 1 whcrc,hc knOI.-\'c.:1;.h't·!hall hauc audience and ked to thc11·promfionfand to thcjr comnbmircdraffe. Eucn fc .. mult\1\"e bchauc our fcl~es in on to thcp6orc: -as rn:-ty be feene, Ion .. i 3· 2 7., this our pilgrinf-agc to heaucn: in hope of that zg. 29. :Y·e~ C~rHls Difciplcs) tholigh they re'-i.reiTe and rcfi we lli-all hauc, we nmfi bcarc: )eft the pr~fontv"fo of thcit houfcs, and places: al1rhings patiently, that befall vs in this life, yetthey ·gaue llOt oucr;thcir title ari"d pvtfefliwhich is the ,~.ray: & doing thcfcthrcethings, on m them; for,Cl1ti1l went to Petet.r~hou[c wc)1ullbccomc goodpilgrimtsandjlraHgm in where b~hcalcd his wi'rtcs mother, Math:s., 4 : this v•orld. And after the rime of Cb,Uts paflion, ·Per.r & .n Here tWQ quefiions offer themfclues to bC the other dl[ctp!u,rcru?n~d tO theif flHP.s :~gain confidcrcd.Fi"ll,'if cucry man both in protcflialld b"~c:nn·e fill1crs for a<nDe, For Chiifl (!ob11 or\ and pnetife, mull lhcwc himfclfc to be a r r .;af.~r his rcfurtccl.i!ln, appe31'eo 1'to them pilj,rime andjlranger in this ·world. Whether while they were filhlpg.> ' · · .o ' th~n, is it not a good !lace oflife, for a man to 2. !l.!!:Jl• WhctheJ~tiJ:t"j-a trr.ln lawfi.HJy-fe'cke COlltetlll!_C the woHd, <md all things in it, and to be rich ,"'_fccing vtc-'mlf.ft P .. rofdfO~HfilfeiueS 'o..bctakc himf~Ifc to perperuall bcggcrie ,and to bc:p;lgr~mt.rAttdjltAng~Jin th'is ·tifti?t.,;1;,fw. voluntarie poucrry? Anfw. The world in ScripRiches'are taken t"d w.Gycs·:>r. for t·hint;}Jufllture.is':aken cjioe'is waycS!fir!l,for the cor»ip- C c:mt, z. forahundan..e:F'orthctirfi,:b)'' ihings tirmft:ao'd fnneJ' Ill th--e world : and thcfc mufi: fufficicnt) I.. mcahethlng~~nccdfaric antf.mecu.~· be. (ontenmerl Oy a!I mcants polfiblC": yea,that for anr3ris ~Gate, to nfainfaine hirnarld·his fa-. iS:th.e bell religion,which tcach.cth betl hew to mily: and thus a man may fce~e'to bt-~th:for, contcmne thcfe;and he the bdl man,who rno!l: {owearc taught to pray itl thefourtD-Pttition, forfakcs them, in what callit\g fbCuer he Hues, Giuc vs this day our daily bread, that'is;things . .•\ .Secondly, fOr temp()ralt bl1fing.r, as mony, me·cteand·necdefull fot che day. FromY/hence Land<, Wealth, f~fienoncc, and tu eh like outI rcafon thus:That which we may lawfully aske "'-'at"d things,:~·s conccrnc the nccdfaric qr conat God~ h~n'd. we maY. la\' fullyfc·c"kc fer: But ucniem m-aintenance of this n-atUralllifc. And we may1 lawfully as~c bf God all ehingi n~cejfa... in this fenfc,the world is not to be contemned~ ry to this Hfe; 'Thcrcfete ·we may lawfuUyvfe' for in thernfCiues, thefc eanhJy things are t~e j ) the mcanes to anainc vntdthem.~ And t~is .Agood gifts of God.•which no 'man can fimp-f)' gurs prayer fhev.:cch~HO,t GiHe menot\{bilerti;, Prov.Jc.t. comcnmc, "'"ithout iniuriC' to Gods difpofing: -no,·ric:hes,fudem~with'fo()de c()nH'e!/l~mfor mu. hand and·prouidence,who hath ordained them D ' Where wtdct'; it' is\tt!~iicc a mhri lho'uld Iafor naturalllif.c. :- .... . •# • 1 hour forrh~ingsnec~tfaHc to this life. N6w,bc- . The Pa})iils .cfkcmc it an AngclicalJ ll-ate of nufc mans Corrupt natfit~ if!bgr.!ppJe-. tb:it he perfeCtion, app;Oaching neere to the (hltc of would'not becontcn'ted•,\1th' the ~vh6lcwor1Cl gloric, whctJ a man forf-akerh all, and bctakcs though~fv.:crc 31 his;therefore \..'\'C lhuft: 'lcarnc bitnfclfc"to voluntary pouenie;as.begg!ng Frithis rule of contcm~uio,li ;for worldly things: ersdo:But indt?ct:hds a mc.crc dcuife ot a mans namely, 'to 'follow thd·tounfcWof '\\·ife ...and! hr:J.ine, and hath no '"''.arr-ant in f;ods "!{\:Ord, go<Uy men, who arc neither couetom; nor ri<?.... which dccrccth dms; th3t he that will not·la.:. tous; butreft contented with that wkldi is fufbo.ur (in fornc. lawfu!l c3Jling) fhall not eate. ficicnt. As for the weatiifg 6'f apparcll,WC''haue 06~8.Hut l~ercthcy, will fay,, that our Sauio_ur no fpcci:dl rule, nor precept in Gods word; & Chrill fpcakmg to the yong nch tt•Jn, had hnn thc.:refore our dirct1ion, muH· be the example g()e4~tdfoltallrharluhnd; and utH~) t()thc p()()re, and fafl;ion of the mofi gr3uClan'cl!godly, and hec fl;()u/d hauc treafore in hcaucn. Mar. ro. in that calfing whereof wee arc: \\rhofc"prc... Anfiv. Tha.t commandemcnt was not ordinafidem mufl be our ditcCl-ion in all cafes,:whcr.. + ric,.bm fpcciaJI, belonging to thar young rna~~ ~ of we hauc noprcC<'pt'nor rule in Gods·word. 1, _. - ""t w:ts a comm:mdcmcnt of triall; giucn tof But if riches be taken in the feccnd fcnfe,for \ - _______•0.6:..~_1 ___:
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