CHAP.2.9. ACommentarie upon the 4 4 made, and his Matter appeafedwith him. Chriftian liber. Hence we note , that religion and the do&rineof theGofpel, freeth tynoprefudice no man from any dutie ,but rather fallueth it vponhim: the Apoille tochat bon. dag. faith not,that feruantsbeeing novi brought to the faith , are no longer to be commanded by their mailers, but by Chrif; but writeth to them not as free, but as feruants Bill, and inforceth their fubieétáon , euen ro vnbeleeuing-maflers:and elfewhere writing vetomallers,he forbiddeth them not toexercife rule anddominionouer their feruants,but only tea - cheth themafter what manner toweld their authoritie. And indeed this is a point which occafioned much trouble in the Apoftlesdaies,both vn- to mailers , and feruants : for they hearing of a libertie purchafed by Chris to beleeuers in him, they prefently begunneto call vp all, and would not fettleany longer, efpecially vnbeleeuingmailers, but would be at their owne hands; againllwhich conceit theApoilles Paul,Peter, Iohn,much laboured,Bill recalling feruants to their former fubie6tion andobedience. Let not now any obie6t that this feruilecondition is-aaaini the lawe ofnature, is a fruiteoffete, is againll the laweofChril, who hath pur- nCor.1.t;: chafed fuch libertie, asnow in him all are one ; is again( the Apollles subiedioeit rule,beenot anylonger thefirHantt of men: which things furely the fer- fcruilis,velei uants ofthofe times, and forne fence haue taken holdof. For r. euerie uilis,illá vtitur prafidensrub fubie fion is not again( the lawofpure nature : who can denie but that ted as!unir in innocencie there was a politike fubie6tion of the wife to the husband, icetornm car. the children to the Parents : and this was no fruit of finne, although the taeem&bouurn tedioufnes and painefulneffeofit came in by the fall, a. Chrill bath arquehxe fuit ante peccatum. purchafed a libertie for foule andbodie,but wemull be content with the nqum.tumm.r. pare.qualt.yr. firil fruits ofit here in this world, and thofe are the fpirituall libertie we arts. haue from Satan, finne, and condemnation , which (hall bring on that perfea freedome weexpel in heauen , whenwe Ihall not onely be freed from thepower offinne (as here)but euen from all moleflation of it; and not only fer free from theeuill offeruitude(ashere we are by ChriB) but euen from it felfe. 3. InChriiall are one iadeede,but in regard,i. of the fpirituall and inward man, 2. of the meaner of leading men to happinefe : but in refpcet of the outward man, they abide mailer and feruants Bill, Prince and people Bill , bond and freeBill, noble and ig- noble Bill. Paul hauing conuertedOnefimus a runnagate feruant, kept himnot with him at Rome, becaufe he was called , nor freedhim from the feruice ofhis mailer,but Pent him to Philemon againe,who although he muffin regard ofthe faith, account hima brother, yet his outward condition was to beeaferuantflill. 4. Wee nmji bee no longer the fer- mants of men, namely, in refile& of the inner man , and the confcience, which
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