47 '6 C a A P. S. flu Expefition von thefrrft VE B.,1 4. Vins. Y4. Now we exhort you, Brethren, Warne them that are di/or- der/7, cornFort the f effile- minded, ftsppart the wake, be patient toward all. Thcf.3.ro. Heape of duties are here couched toge- ther; foure in number; the three farfI haue fpeciall refpee to forne particulars. The fourth concernes vs,in refpea ofall. The particulars, Fault prudence pre - fcribes fittingly to the flare, and qualitie of the perfons. In euery of them confider we, Fira, The dutie, Secondly, the perfons to whom it muff beeper - formed. The fira duty is admonition ; the perfons towhom it belongs,are thediforderly.See who they are. Interpreters think the Metaphor borrowed from the cuflome of War; wherein etaery Souldier hath his flation, & is affigned to his ranke; from which when he fwarues, he becomes in- ordinate. So conceiue they the Apoflle to intimate, that God huh afligned to euery of the Church his fpeciall place and calling, wherein to ferue God ; wherein when they grow dilrolute, and tranfgretre their limits, they violate the order that the Lord hath prefcribed. In the next Epifllc the Apoflle fecms to explain what he meant by the inordinate, they were fuch t ab tranfgrefecf the rule prefcribed by him , for better ordering of outward life. Ioine all together, we (hall finde fours forts of inordi- nate walkers. Firfl of them, that haue no fpeciall fiation, or calling in Church or Common - wealth, wherein to ferue God. Secondly, Such as are difolate or negligent in their vocation. Thirdly, Thofe that intrude vpon other mcn.r çallins. Fourthly,Such at tranfgre(f'e wholfome ordinan- ces,eflablifhed for better ordering ofcommon life. Touching the fira fort, lining withoutparticular cal- ling. The order fet downe by the Lord himfclfe for af- fignment
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