~--=--~=--- the Epijlle of ]ude.-------- --~_5!1__1 f,, fic.rr~nd· pi(h Church, who thus c::pmn~d it: I;id1, louc A in th~r do1~1in_ions :.trc abcu~ a_ll, 'Jnd ondy V:l- ! I I ~~fi~;::,;:ut · thy fclfc, and rhen thync1ghbour; making the dcr (,oJ. fl11rdly~ tint rchg~on ldfcnr"rh the ~ j whiC!, ,h,,J. ioue of our fc!ucs the foundation ofthe louc of po~.o\·cr ofp::arcncs : !or 111 the Councc:ll ofTrt'nc · ~~~~~:kec:uc o!hcrs: but for,Jctime we may louc our neighthey di:l.bli~1, firll ~ Marit!gu_, and _CM!r~{l:.r j bour abouc our fc:lue·s; as fouaihanloucd Dauid 111:.1de by ch1ldrcn wHhour conknt ot parent'>, more chen his ownc (oulc, and Chritlloued his Secondly, Vor:ves :1lfo mJdr by children vnclcr enemies more then his ownc life. Secondly, 1t agc,and \·\'ithom confcm of p:uents, arc held teachcth th:~.t a man mufl not louc particularly lawfull,a.ld nN to be broken. his l,anicubr ~ncmic,nor falutc him in p::trticuThe ninth groond is,Mi~h.6.8. H~·luuhp)cwGt11"tmd. lar,but gcnnally,as ifhe falt"Jte a v.:holc compacdthce,O mrm,what isgood,and?Jhtu rhc Lo;·drenic cogcthcr,his cnemic bceing there. quirerhofther ,fitrely to doe iPjliy, to lourl»t.roie, Thecighr ground: Exod. 20. I 2. l-lo11o1tr thy to hlfmbie th] fl!fe,and rowdk!n•ith tl::; God.' The fAther a;;d th; morhrr,&c. In the words tV\0 meaning. Three venues ::ire here rcql:ir<!d _: ' things arc to be conlidcrcd : fir(t, an ordinance firlt,fuft dcalin,g: fecondlyl:nercie: thirdly, /{uofGodJccondly,thcmc:mcs to prcfcruc it.The mi!itic. Touching the firfl, \o\"C arc comn1andcd ordinance is, that all :ncn mu!l not be cquall in 1 to doebflfJ: and this execurl0n of iulli cc be- l dcgrcc;but there nltlft he orders ofmen)ofwh6 B t"vvccne man ·and man) had1 fiue fi,b{!an_t~illl l fomcarc to be in higher degree, :ls fupcriours; p:lrts.Firft,ro giue honourto whon1f hono'ur j·s r fo:nc in Jo..,vcr condirion,as mfcriours: the fordue. Secondly,by thought,''·oni):Jnd dccdc to I mer arc abouc others in re-gard of power to prcferuc: the bodie and foulc ofour ncig~l:rc'>ln7, command,and to punilh; the latter are in fi1b~ that is,his life fpirituall and tcmpol'all. Thirdly, icCtion vndcr others, by "'hofc d!lcrcnon and his chdhtic, which is the honour of bodicand S.Groand. will they are to be goucmcd.This or<linancc is foulc in !ingle life and Matrimonie. Fo_unhly, dofcribcd, Rom. I 3. I. L(uuery fim((6t fid,ie£t his •..vorldly .dhttc. Fifdy, his good namc 1 Th1s to the foperioHr powe-r.: thu is, be conrcnt to be is the fcope of all the Commandcmcnrs of the vnd'er others which are :1bouc him in p0wrr: (o fccond Table, . ' . he11e,fomc muH bt: as fachr.rs, &. mothers, fomc Now bccaufc the due execution ~f :foflic'e i mull: be fubicB:e-d vnto tlrcm. The mcancs to mull be tempered with mcrcic, therefore is . prcferue'this ordinance, is the yeitdit1g of homercie required of man in the fccond place, nour vntowh6 it bclongcrh, which H:mclcth in which is a r-cadincffc to rdeeue the mifcric of thrce~things: firft,in reuerence tOt-\'ards the perthe diflre!fed. And thirdly, b~caufe iu!licc and fon·s·of fupctiout§.' Secon·dJy, in ~bedience tc C mercie without gddlincs arc but ciuiJl vcrtucs, their iull command<?mencs. Thirdly,-in thR1-1k.,ewe arc in the lafl pbcc comman~cdto walk.; in fttlliejfo for their paincs in gouertfing: thus is !:JUmilitie with our God, ·which tonr:tincth the tlilt golden fcnt~IJ~e to be expounded, Matth. fummc of th'c firftJtable, and lhnd~th in three z 2l Giue--r.mto Ce-far-~the tbings-th'at are Ct{tlrJ; · thi·ngs di.rfl, wemultackno.wlcrlgc our finncs: that is,giuc him rcuerencc, obedience, thankcfccondly, intr.eat for pardoh -: thirdly, put~6fe fulncffc; according eo that, Rom. 1·3·7· Giue nm to offend God any m6fe:, but ctldeauOur tb f~are'vnfo_whomfeare~e/o~geth, honou: to whomc pre11ent fin1~C to come•.-~ ~" -.! . • ~ ' - ' ·.. ··~ honour,trt!mte to·whtmsctri6me. -· Conccrnmg the wc1ght of thJs grOund, tt The weigllt ofthis ground is plairae,bccaufe appcarcth in.Mich.6,7. where rh·CLord teflifi- 1 I without it can be no'pr3Cl:ife of true religion : cth himfclfe to be more dciigl.ned \\lirh til-e 'fbr fidl,by it !land the three rhi:-gs,thc ~amiiy, praC1:ife oflouc a:nd mcrc>iC, th(ti "'fi.th o~hti- 1 the Church,a1id Common~wealth ;'·"tl-tl-\-\'~Jch arc ons oftboi!.flmds of RamniMi_ltn~'tcmie thoufond I m~intaincd by goucrnmcnt, a~1d fub1cCl.ion: ritfrrs o..foylc·:·and elfcwh~rC, !Wi//bauc ·tne,~c1e, wherefOre tht .~=:ord fct this Commandcment andnotfocrifice. Yea. Tit.2:~·i. rhis is ma·de the I the firfi of thr. {~cond Table, as "IAhcreupou he ende •of Fh'c appr-arin~:r of-tb-e grace of_God, woUld .found all humane 'focietic:s. Secondly, D that we lhs>uld Jiue fobrr!j in rcgar.d.·O.f. our 1 ~OUt?hours ~n any ·ofthef~ f6cit"tics, arc the fclnes, iu.J!Ir Jn regard of others", andgo'di!'J ih . I R,ccpcrs of both ~-:tbks, wnh~ut whofc hclpc r<glrd of Go<l. Thcfc venues arc fo refpeCled I a~? _aurhormc G,~ds kmgdome-~ould hauc no of God_, th~r thc.y·arc fa1de to goc H~J?~d~ady 1 1ab1d1og on the earth. 6efore hu[flee, Pf.1L 89. r4• :rnd fo nccdbnc a~ I ~Juc~f~tic:J. Aducrfarirs c;>ff~iSCommandcmcnt,a.rc the mong men, rhat \>Yithout them no fotierfc·c·an I ~~~~~~~ ~fe P~pHh, "''ho "'·C~1{~n the aurhoritic of the Mabe prefcruc·d. n·,.. .., th1 c 1<o.11121le gi!lr:t~c, in exempting thcir ·Ckr~ie f\"Om all :'fhea<!uc"rfarics hereof are, f1"rfl, t1Yc Hues of Aduerfarics. ~-c~:h~~~,n Citil\l'powcr ofMagHlracic, in C·aufcs both iumofi:m-:11·, who fc:cke rhC:.ir ownc·rhint".s, and :hf~iu~Jc.~;. di:iall,(t.hat ~s, mancrs c-ontroue;fall)<~~d (ri; nOt ro illait~taine the liucs,gooCfs,n"tne, draHigillr.m 01 r mmall, that l'i, matters oftrcfpaOe; ahnougli tic- of<:)therS :·ye :'I roo t'nany prtrcrrc their pri- ~~~j;·~:~~~e the ApoHle faith , Let euery foule 6e frt6ic£l. Se~ u:tte gaine ~cforc the cornmon good·9ft\1cn in iud;;cs. condly, that Church harh fet vp apower to Church ana Common-wcnlth. Srtontlly, the I bring i!no order and fubieCli"on :all the Kings mainc ::tduerf:aie is the Ro>'l'ian rc·Jigibn, •-.rd1ich vpon e::tnh,na;nly ,the power of thr Popc,who dcfendc'th rhc grr::ucll-i.nit~l11cc·rh;"tt c>ln hr:-, by challcngnh to hin,fclfc to oucrrule, ye:1. and t9 dlablifhing: :l J\·tonarchic ~nlong thcmfclues, I d_:pofc -at his plc:di1rcKings :1nd Q!.ecne", who not·only comrolling the foue·r:tignc a.nrhoritic 1\ bb b 4 of l-
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