! ~. q6 I , ___ . ' ! eA Commentarie vpon \"''"'' 1 ----~------------------------------------------------- ~~~~ L~!Hy, obiCruc the Clufe, or rather the A Mofcs Parrnrs is commendcd vnro vs . is this• \ : OccejiWt that mooucd the P:ucms to fauc their The; drd not r~ar~ rh~ Kings ~:;;mm?.u;d~mrm'. I childe.It was a notable comc/i;t'C'fj-( aud b(amic, Thefc .._,·ords mull not bee vndcrftooEi abfo~ v\'hich did appcarc in the bodie of the childc, lutely and ilmply, but with lim:urion. For I I when h~c was bvrne. This moou<:d them to ma~y' places of Scripture arc fpokcn fimply, rca{on rhus with thcmfcluc<>: Surely God bath wh1ch mufl: be vndcrHood with 1 cfpet1: ; o.s gi4cn fi1ch bcautic <~;nd co:nclindfc vnto this "''hen it is faid, Manh . J I. 18. /Qh 11 came 1 :ez1 1chilJc) that it is ' ':e1y likely hcc "'ill vie him rh~r eating nor drin~ng~ that is nor, ~t!tin$ 110 _ hereafter ;,to be :Jon!C notable infirumcnt of thmg ar 1111, bur ef'ttmg ltttfe: ::~nd Chrift lairh, fomc great work().: We thc1cforc "'·ill kccpc him Matt_h. I o, 34· f!eccJtme- not to bring peacc)n!t ~liue. This point muH be marked of vs:for,bcthe fword: that 15 (as L1tkJ c:xpounds ir, J.u};. ~ iidc their nawr;;~ll affection, rhis aifo was a mo· 12. 5r) rt!ther de!Mte, then peace, And tO in \ tiucto make the p:1rcn::s 1:1ue the child. this place, Molesparents fc:ued nor rhe Kinos Hence vvcc may J<:;:,rnc, that thole whome commandcmcm; that is, rhcy <lid nor fcarc~t . God will imploy :1bouc others in fomcfp-::ciall oucrmu"h, or V\ holly, or cncly, or fo much as 1 fcrui 'c for lus O\\'l1C g!oric, are:vfually endowothers did in this like cafe. 1 ed \\'ith Conic fpecia!I gifi: aboue others; yea B Here then firfi wee may lcarne, how farre many tjmcs with outward grace and comeforth we mufi obey fuperiours and magiHr:nes; I lindfe in the body. For, this beamie in MofoJ we mutl: obey them , not fimply, but in the 1 bodie, mooucd his parents to fcckc to f::~ue his Lord: Ephcf. 6. 1. that is, in all their Iav,ful! life~ they perfwadc themfcluesthat God had commanrl: but \.\'hen they commaund things I not unpnnred that 111 hun for nought.S.av/ (we cuil and ~nlawful,thcn V\'e rnufi !by our fclues, know) V\ as made K1ng ouer Ifracl: and lt 1S left obcymg them we rcbcll:tgainfl God. For I noted, th:Jt the L01 d had g\Uen hun a goodly this, we haue fufficicnr warrant in this place as 1 Sam.Ic 13 fiarurc; fo1 bee was htgher thman;ofthepeopfe alfo in the Apofilcs; who bcc:ina commanled fom r!J< jbo~lde>S vpw,rd. So Datud had A (ACt. 4· 18. 19.) that itt no wfe thry jlcou/d r.Sim ' 6 n. good countenance; .and~t comely vifage. for the /pcIlk; or teach in the 11ameo[ lejiu: anf ...vered, I Lotd put pofcd to make h>m kmg ouer I(racl. whetht>·it6e nght i:t the fight of God, to ob<J Now as hec chd excell h1s brethren m beauty& yourather then God,it~dge}'ee. And themidwiu!S comel111dfe, iO he was to be far aboue them in of Egypt :~re conunendcd by the holy GhoH, 1this if>ccJall fcm~cc! of God, 111 goucrmng h1s Exod. I. I 7· for fauing the young children apeople. ' ,. C liue,againfi chc Kings commanderncnt. And Hence we Iearne> firll, that comclineffc and the three men ofthe Iewcs,Shadrllch, A1t>/h.ac.h ·beautie is a gift of God: Secon'dly, that thofc and.Ahednego, .arc renowned v. ith all pofl:criwhich cxccll others in thcfe gifts of nature, ty, for difobcying the cornmaundcmcnt of mull looke alfo that aufwerably they cxcell Nebuchadnrf{ar ( Dan. l· t6. 17.) ofworlhipthcm in holindfe, :md zcale in rhe fernice of ping the gelding Imag::. By\\ hieh examples, God, and doing good vmo men, as Mofcs and wee may fee plainely, that our obedience to Dmtul did. But alas, wretched is the praC1ife men mull be in the lord oncly. Neither is our ofchd Ctimes:for commonly tbofc V\ hich haue refuting to do thcirvnlaw.full commaunds,any comclindlc and beautic aboue others, doe vfe difobcdicnce indeede: bccaufc the fifth comitas a bait ~nd occalion vmo all fin ne , and mandemcnc in this cafe ccafeth to bindc, and naughtinc!fc; as to whoredomc and Iafeiuioufgiues place to the conun.mdcmcnts ofthe firft ndlC, that rhereby they may more fi.1Uy fatisfie I table, which ;ue greater; as we !hewed before, thctr owne wretched and SatanicallluHs: but v. 17 this ;nu!t carefully be looked vnro, of all fuch Secondly, fee here thisgodly bo!dnelfe, in as hauc.thc gifrs of n:uurc in more excellent notouermuch fearing the Kings comm2undemanncr then others. For if rhey vfc them, or D mcnt, is made a workc of faith: whence wee uther abu[e them to bcmcancs of fiune, and lcarnc, that true faith in the promifes of God, to fct forth the pride :~nd vanitie oftheir hearts cloth fcrue to moderate a mans affeCHOs. There they h:me much to :mfwcr for vnro God,at the is no man, but 1f he be left to himfclfe, he will dreadfull day of Iudgcmcnt. H:nh God giucn goe coo farre in the fway of his affeCtions: exthee beautie and comlindfc? and doeft thou pericnce fhewcth that m:111y through anger, & vfc it as 3 baitc ro enfnarc ochers for the Gtisfyioy, haue loll their liues; fomc for fcarc hauc ing of thy lull.? then looke vnto it thou euill forfaken rcligwn,and forro"'' h:uh cofi many a feruant, for rhou docft·not hide, but confi.nne man his life: ycaaoy affeCtion ifit be nor mo~ thy MaGers talent, imploying it to his diilioderated and flayed, VI.' ill bcrcaue a man of his nour; therefore ir{hall be raken from thce:and fcn(cs,and make him a beafi,~nd no man. in !lead thereof, thou !halt hauc vglinelfc and But behold the vfe and power of true faith: deformitic, & fo in foulc and body be tumbled It fcructh to mitigate a mans affeCtion; fo as into hell with vnclcane fpirits. And rhus much if a man be angry, it £11all be '"'ith moderation: of the fi.dt aClion of rhcir 1 faith, witb the cirand fo \~·e may f:1y of feare, ioy, hatred, or any cumfiances thereof. · other affeCtion; faith will aff..,,•age and !lay The fecond a et ion, whereby thc faith of the rage thereof.For vndoubtedly, Mofes p_:: •
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