I 512 -\ of Princes in their ownc ki~gd~m::u~~::t~:~~ ::~::iligcntly in the du;;,-th;,co-f; for 1 cxc_mptulq their tub1c0~ fw tbc~r allegcanceat thcle rcafons : 6rfl J the commaundcmcm of, ltheir plc:~ lure, Of wh1cn vfur_p_cdpo:-:~r deb~r God, Gen. ~. 19. bt rhtfrreateof ;/~y _facc,tl·a/t, t~H:m ~ne~, and tha: ~o_umcdnt R ehg1on wtll thofJ eatcrh; hread: which words though rhcv fall_ wtth tt , bccaulc 1t 1s ~n_cly \'ndcrproppcd be a thrc:ucning, yet theyinclude a C'Otnmaun~ ~)Y, 1_t. ~ccondl_y_, that Rc!J g_,on_OU('rthro..,vcth dcmcnt bounded \\'ith apromife of bldftng , IUd·tcc m chat_bttc: for_fir tl, :t ~mcLh p_o\.-~:cr to Pial. 128.2. Theuum that fcan·rh God, fl;a/! et~t the Pope to d!lp~n~c V\'lt~h !11J.nflgcs wnhm de. the labourofhis owne h.mds, and6!ej[(d(hallhebc. wccs oft~:ttiln::; 1t h~cnt.cth the broth.er by th:tt Exod. 10. Si.w day~s jhak 1ho11 !about', <:nfori ~l!fpc:nCmon to m:lr.nc l~ts brorh.~rS\Ntfe,a.nd fo ccd by Gods ownc cx:tmplc, for in f.wd. 1 yc 11 · JS apatronc of horr~blc tncc(l:. Sccond~y, tt de- ~ the Lord made hc3ucn and e.anh. 0!_cft. M:1y I' fendeth the tollc!at!on .of Sccwcs •. Tha·dly~ by wee not :re recreation in the fixe d<tycs? A n[. fo~cnmc decree tr torbtd~cth tllan;tgcs to lunYCil, (o tt bee moderate, and helpc tomake vs dnc orders of men, whtch Paul calleth adofitter for our callmgs; for labour it (c!fe bccE!:;inc: of deuils, t. Ti1n.4. Yea t~cy bindc ccring com~nat~nded ,"'cucry thingalfo which vp- 1 tatn~ men and women frommanage, and yet holdcth tt, JS corn~naundcd. SUch commaun- 1 call u a Sltramcnt. Fourtbly,thc laH Councell dcmcnts arc vfuall in the Ncwe TeHaincnt :1l- 1 o~·Trentdli.rruc~h , _tha;: :~llm.arrigcs ~ot folcm- B fo: Epltcf. 4· 28. Let him tht!t jl-ole fle41e r.o I' mz.ed bya Ma!fcPneft, 2nd 111 rhe fauh of the more, hm rather let him lt~hour rvirh his hands Romifh Church, :~re of none effeCt. Thirdly, thethmg that ,f,ood i&. So, z. Thcff. 3· 12.. men I th.~t R~ligion .teacbeth, that to !lcale a tinall are commaundcd tocatc their ownehre~d. Se- ~ chmg, ts avcntall hnnr;w~ercas the thought of condly , Examples in the Scripture ; f..;orl I {tealingdcfcrutth the curie of the law. Secondenioyncd Adam in the fla,tc of innocen~ie this ly, i~ ddcndctl1 l{cgging: yea and placcth holidouble calling: firfi, to ferue him: fccOndly-:, ti> ndfc in it; whereas the word teacherh that ther drcffc the garden. The.(econd Adqm .(:h-rifi Jbou!dheuo begg~r in ~fracl, Fourthly! it r:ach~ ~i~1li'"elfe w~ilc he lead apriuatc life till hkbap.. cth that a fp:orung he, or a bcncficiall he are ttimc, which.was c.hc f11ace·of thirtie ye~res, venial! fi.m~cs flat againt1 the ninth Conunandcliued in his father lufophs..calli!)g. The Angels ment. Lat'tly, ag:1infi the tenth Commaunde.. themfclucs arcminij}ring{fttritsfor the goo-d of I mcnt it te~chcth iniufl:icc, namely, chat hurtfitll the godly. anJ afcend tm·d dcfn~nd .vpo_n_the motions 1ntcndcd :~g~in.fl our nciphbo.ur ( if fon_ne of 1~a~1, and liu~ l)Ot 04t of th~j.r .t:alling. 1 therebe no confcnt of Will) are no hn.Whencc Th1rdly, ~t ts the ordmanc;e of God·chat -mcn we may [cc what to thinkc ofthat Religion;yea lhould be his inHruments for the comj)JQgoo~ Chrift himfclfe £hewcth, M~tth. 5. 19. 'Whofoeofthe (ocictics wherein they liue; CU(:p.;Js--eq:eutr ln·ea'<!th the/eaflof rhefe Commanckmenu,G.... C ry member in the bodic endeauoureth it' feJre tcllc~ men fo to doe, heU rhef,4/ in the kJ.ngdome not onely forh own_e good, Qpt for the bc;ndit d[ he~en, thlt is, hc hath no p3n therein. But ofthe whole. So£ho.uld eucry rncrubcrof the the Romane Church breakcth them , ycaand boclie poli.tique. . teachcth ~~~en to doe fo 1 and therefore it is not This gro.und is ofgreat weight for tb~mainof God, and the peremptorie teachers thereof raining of three m:dnc- fqCictics; for nci.t\1er fah3ue nopart(without repentance) 111 the kingmily, Church,·or Common~ wealth ca'n fl:md dome ofheauen. without ditlinCHon of panicular calling~& la- ,., Grwilttd. The to.ground is, r.Cor.7. 1o.L~t ~u~r} man hour in the fatnk ': for which caufe the Ape(He abide in thAt calling inwhicb he w..u called. FirH, would 11ot hm~:-bim toeatt, that will ~zot labo.ur.,~. themeaning. The fcopcofthcwordsJhcweth, Thc(j.J. · ·. · f, that among the Corinths fome who were flaucs The aducrfarics hereof tlt_c, firtl:, many_a- ~ (cruants,bu~ conucncd to the faith (t.heir.mamongfi vs, as thofc who fpend theidiilCSrin {lcrs fl:ill rcrnaining Infidels) thought that now gaming, and they whe fpt"n.d their \\'ealth in they wuc free frO th('ir Mallcrs,& might relinbczeling and drinking: and tl}cy ::~110 who bc;e- , qui{h their fcruice,and hence wokeoccali.on to D· ing fhong to . bbour fp~hd th~ir titl)c; in begHueas they lifi; againH which conceit ~flicen .. , gin~: all VI hich are vile _co~trfes of life, an_d-ctioufneffc, the Apolllc Pauloppofeth himfclfc, nernics to ~11. good ~OCJCt~cs, . ~econdly 1 ~he and \~!'il'heth chat this m:~y be reformed, & that Romane rc!JgJOn;fir!llnmamtammg amonk1tb thofe whobecino called to the faith vndcr Vt1Jife, whcrt.·by aman cutteth himfclfc off from , bcleeucrS, abider;, in that fame calling \o\'hcrcin all focictic,and liues in pr<>i~r & fa~ll1g : but we thc:y were c~l1ed. In which vcrfc twc;> things arc taught not only to praCl1fc duucs.ofthe firfi are contained: Fir!t. that cucrieman t:hat would table, but of the fcconcl alfo,.and i\'tthout the Hue rcl.igioufly, muft haue a double calling; fpedall cal!ing. tl~e g~ncr:ll is nothi~lg.Secondfirft, the generall calling of:l Chtiflian:fccondly '·In tn3lllt<'l!Uit1~ JOOicn~ffe or ltfe and Jdlcly, fomc particular vocation and callingv.:hcrcndlc 1 for God h:nut~g appomtcd) 2. Sabh~t~s.. to conuc:fe. Secondly, th:n eucry man mufl: ain tl.lcy~arc, :''hcrc1nmen are ro lay afi.dc their bide ir. his particular callino : which that a ordJnanecalltngs,and no moc,they hauc added man m1y doe ·' firl'l hcc mull b~c contented and (as ~nay appear in their ~allendcr) fifry.t\\'Gl mo~ well pka(ed with his calling. Secondly, he wluch they ea! holy da~cs,& (o fpend more the · a~qlu~a~r- _______. Aducrf.1rics.
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