Epiilllévjs.Paud to ritta. CHAP.2.I2 father depriuing themof the things themfelues, ought not wee much 9.71 more to obey our heauenly father, who prohibiteth not the things, but oneiy the abufe them ? tuftly, ] In this vertueof inffice which theGcfpel calleth for at euerie profeffors hands who looketh for faluation by it, we arc to confider the two former points. Firíf, the proper worke of it: what that is will ap- ,,The proper peare in this definition : Iuflrce is agraceofGod, whereby wegiue vetoeuery ñ Cé e ofLri man thatdue which God would hauevogluehim. Fir fl, I fay it is agraeeof IuIIiee,whac. Clod: for inAdam we areall vnrighteous and deflitute of the glorie of Godherein. 1,. Whereby Iregiue to manhis due: for there is a iullice to- wards God, for which Iob, Zacharie,Noah,and fuch werecommended, but that is eerie little different from picnic, of which wee are to fpcake: but by this we glue man his due. 3. Becaufe it wouldbe (hortly known what is due from man toman, I adde, not that which naturali reafon, or ciuilitie, or mans lawe will glue him , but what Codwould bauevsgute him. Wherein it paffeth all that iu(l dealingwhich many vnregenerare men can performs and glorie in , yea and that alto whichmany of the heathen haue beetle famous for, feeing this mull be a fruit of thr true knowledge ofGod reucaled in his word, andperformed by faith in the doer. This venue is themaintainer ofall humane focie tie,when no mans hod .e, goods,name,are depriuedof their due,but haue all offices of loue performed themaccording to Gods will; when fuperiours deale iufily with inferiours,and inferiours acknowledge the fuperioritieof the other in. and for God : fo mailers with feruants, equals with equal's, buyers with fellers, and fellers with buyers: which (hall fuffice to haue noted in general!, feting the particular points of it are infinite. The fecond point is the rules of praile, the chcife ofwhich arc thele x.Autesofpta fowre : FA, that rule of Chritf which is the whole law arid the Pro- '14e. phets,Whatfoeueryee would that men fheuld doe toyou, doele Ikewife voto Maay.to. them: and on the contrarie,Wouldeft not thoube then circumuented,de- ceiued by falfe weights, or meafures,detraeted in thy name? &c. doenot thou fo toothers, the very light of naturebindeth this on thee, Secondly, let no man feeke his owne things,but the common good ra- 2 they, as euery member in thebodie ferueth to the good of the whole. A deuilli(h rule isthat,Euery manfor himfelfe, and Godfor vsall ; for it is an enenaieto all iuftice, whichbindethme-to tender my neighbours, yea my enemies bodie, goods, name, comming in my way , as well as mine owne; and farre different from Pauls rule,Let emery manbeferuant to an o- Luka3.3a. thenforgood. 7hsrdly,Roreadietodiflribure, and lend freely to the poore, looking 3 for nothing againe: for there is iniutltce as well in with- holding that G g 3 which
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