EpifikofS. Poaltoriots. CsAi. Id . and excelle : in a word,when any thing is doneor vfed,the carriageand 2S9 end ofwhich, is not Gods glory and mans good. 3. Of fenndall, ei- ther ; wotorfólues, or others. Oterfelites, when_wevie any creature, or Brfesadall. performe any atrtion with adoubtful' confcience, that is,whereofeither rroourfdaes the word bath not, or weout of it,haue no warrant : in which cafe ten- der confciences mug betendred , rather then be racked by authoritie: for be the things in themfelues neuer fo lawfull , be they neuer fo gene- rally entertained in the iudgement andprabtife ofothers,they areutter- lyvnlawfull to me, without fuch information. Others ifthey be fcanda- a.roothers lized, they are either within the Church , or without: and they both in things either , z. cud , or 2. indifferent , hauing on them a Phew of culli. For neceffarie things enioyned by theword, there can bee no fcandall giuen; as preaching, hearing, praying: thefe and fuch mutt bee done, though all the world take offence at them. Thus Paul preached Chriti ahumbling blocke, and fcandall to lewe and Gentile: andDaniel prayeth to his God , although the king and all the country raged againfi him. This offence is Pharifaicall, taken,but not giuen. Now for fcandall giuen, z. in things will is; when a man by word,deede,or doctrine difagrecable to the lave ofGod becommeth a humbling blocke, and caufe ofoffence. a. To the wicked,whome they make worfe in their euill,more obdurate,andfurther offfrom repent áce. z. Tothe good: whetherflronger, both greiuing them, an bringing re- proach vpon them: or weakfr,who are not only difcouraged from their good beginnings, but forced often toparticipate in that finne, whereof they haue a prefident in an other.Woe to that man by whomfuch offences ae tint,-73. thefe fhallcome. In this kind was Peter anoffence to Chrift , whom there- Mat,baj. fore he calleth Satan :and comrnandeth him to come behinde him. z. In things indifferent,fcandall is giuenwhen vnfeafonably, & out ofthe rule ofcharity they are vfed :in which cafe theApofile acknowledgeththings law full,inexpedient: and profeffeth that he will neuer cate flefh , before r.Corj.z,. he will offend his btother,that is,hisweake brother: he that is not taught, The ff b e not hethat will not be taught;he that is ignorant , not malicious and is rcioycerh in fcandalized:for that he knower not the truth , andnot that he hateth it the vkof Chr . ß'an muti be here refpecrted;with theoffence ofwhom,ifthe moti indifferent libenic. things be vfed,it is theviolating ofthe laweofcharitie ,and a reie6tion of the faithofChiiti. . Now to remooue all this impurity,we muti haue a proportional' puti- tie purchafed by Iefua Chriti. By whom, r. in regardof ourperfons, be- ing beleeuers,wepartake with all his righteoufnetle,and purity and fo are againe entitled toour firft right in the creatures. a. In regard ofthe things themfelues: our libercie is procured from thebondage and heauy yoke How our citate is made vp by Chiift,in all puritic.
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