5 74 An Expofition upon by his own,as he w ill be ready rather to dye, then to deny theknown truth , as Paul,and the other Apoftles and Martyrs of Chrill were. Unto which confiant refolution there is required no generali and confufed, but a diflin& and particularknowledgt of the revealed will of God, and that in a great degree, having ready fome fen truce or place of holy Scripture , well and clearly known and perceived of us, both for words and matter, where- on to ground our Faith and pra&ife. Otherwi(e we proceed like blind men which know not where they be, and whither they goe: and have no better faith then the Colliarsfaith, who glori- ed that he beleeved as the Church be- leeved, and the Church beleeved as he did,being utterly ignorant of the Chur- ches Faith : this is not to be perfwaded ín his own minde. This kinde ofCarho- nary fair'', CarI'sau Holier -e- 9 rear in all whir'' dye well, or,' h'Ids it L.Asnent for there tslvarion. DIALOGUE Verf. 6, 7. He that eb ferveth the day, obferveth it to the Lord, and he that obJerveth not the day, ebJerveth it not to the Lord.He that eatetb, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks: and be that eateth not, eateth not to the Lord, and giveth God thanker. For none of us, &rc. Ti MOTH EIJI. WHatl/ doth this Scripture contain ?What be the parts? S r L. Two new reafons to perfwade the beleeving Romans to peace , a- bout things indifferent. Firft, from the end unto which both firong and weake do look in their particular a &i- ons concerning indifferent things , verle 6. Secondly, from the univerfall end of all our a &ions, both in things neceffary, ofa middle nature, (to wit) the glory of Chrift, who being the fo- veraigne Lord of all, and that both in our life and death; therefore in our whole courfe his glory ought to be the only marke ofall our doings. Now if God be glorified both by weake and Chap. 1-4 :i by thong, let not one uncharitably etn- fure another. T t M. Come to tho Interpretation, and Pew us the meaning of the words ,. what jigni fier COb ferving a day, and to the Lord ? S I L. To regard a day, is to keep it holy, and to worfhip God in k as he ap- pointed to be done by Mofes. [21(s4 to obferve] is not to worfhip God in the day, not to keep it holy. [ To the Lord,i hath three fignifications given it. Fitt}, that the judgement of thefe indifferent a &ions whether well done or ill, be- longs to the Lord, and to none other. Secondly, that both weake and firong ftudied and fought not to offend, but pleafe the Lord, in that which they did, or did not. Thirdly, that they referred what they did, or what they omitted to do, to the Lords honour. This laft fenfe is both trueft and fitteft becaufe of the words following,namely, that both the one and the other gave God thankes, that is, honoured God. The ftronger thanked God both for the abundance of his creatures, and their liberty in the ufe of fo many blefliings. The weake gave thankes for their Slender diet, be- caufe it was to them a pledge of Gods love, and fruit of Chrifts redemption. Note further touching the fen( of the words, that thefe(Indicatives)he regar- deth, he giveth thankes,he liveth, he dy- eth,verfe 7. have the force of (Impera- tives,) and are to be underftood rather (de jure) Chewing what ought to be done, then (de fatio) telling what was done : like unto that faying, a Tim. 3. A Bifhop is the husband ofone wife, that is, let him be the husband of one wife, and Heb. 13.3. Marriage is honourable, that is, it ought to be : And Mal. 2.7. The Friefls lips preferve knowledge, that is, it ought to do fo, Matth.5. r T t M. Now that ye have given us the fenfe, let ue beare the doarines of this fixt verge. S r L.The do&rines of this fixt verfe are thefe foure : Firft, there be fotne a &ions indifferent, fuch as in their own nature be no finne,but may be done, or omitted, and not done without fault : As there be fome things frniply good, of
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