}CxAr.2 z, r4 Commentarie vponßie 34° people; inlantly ftriuing to rooteout fuch noyfome weeder as of their ownc accord appeare out of the earthie hearts of men ; as allo to plant the contrarie graces in their (lead. Examples of this pradlife we meete withal! euery where in tbeEpiftles. Paul in diuerfe ofhis Epit(+les, as to the Coiof ians,but efpeciallyto the Ephefians, defcribethin particular the dutiesofwines, husbands, children, fathers, feruants ,mafters : fee chap.5.6. Peter in the a. and 3. chapters, is as large in the diflinfl offi- ces of fubie&s, wines, husbands , feruants. And from this pra62ife the Apofile lohndiffenteth not, s.Ioh.a.i a. where he giueth his reafons, why hewriteth to fathers, to babes, toold men, and to youngmen. Be- fides thefe examples,are fundry waightyreafons to enforce the do61-rine. As firft, the faithfeilneffe ofawife Reward herein appeareth, namely, in dillributing to eueryone ofhis mailers family,their owneportion of meat in due feafon, Luk.t a.4a. Secondly, to this purpofe is the word fitted, tomake euerieman readie and abfolute toeuery good worker and thus the wifedomeofGod is made toChine to all eyes , whocan behold fuch a perfe& ruleofdire6ìion in faith and manners. Thirdly, well knew our Apoille, with other the men of God, that generali doálrines ( though neuer fowholefome) little preuaile, are but cold, and touch not men ro the quicke,without particular application to their feuerall neceffìties:til A&.1.36, Peter come to fay,ros harmcrucifaed the Lord ofglory,wc read ofnoprick - ing oftheir hearts. Ich the lear- Vfe. r. This duty requirethalloaman ofvnder(landing, anEzra, a tied tongue prompt fcribe , a learned tongue; not a bare reader, no nor euerie that candoc this. Preacher attaineth to this high point ofwifedome;noc bofome fermons, nor eucry learned difcourfe reacheth unto ir. If he muff be a learned Phyfirian, that muff fira finde out the difeafe, and then apply a fit reme- dic to the fame:he muff be muchmore learned then he,and one acquain- tedwith more rare fecretsof fimples that grow from hcauen, who can here minifter to euery fouleaccording to the elateofit, which is farre more hidde then that of the bodie ; as to the wearie foule a feafonable word; and to the fecure heart, the iufl weight ofterrour and threatning. Betides, who feeth not that this very duty requireth no flatterers, no feife-feekers,notime- feruers? but menof courage, bold through God to apply his word to all conditions of men, high as well as lowe, rich as poore, not healingthe hurt ofgreat ones with fweete words nor refpe- 6ting perfons no more then the Lord himfelfe doth,whofeword it is;but bindingeuenKings in chains,andNobles in fetters, as Nathandid D- r.xina.12.7. uid,Thowart themanrfor if the word hash plainely defcribed euerymans duty, then the difpenfersof it mutt faithfully deliuer out the fame. Secondly,hearers mull hence learnt : z, to befubie6l to the do&rine dcli-
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