day after the creation of the world , and vras then folcmnized wJth futli cere^
•memcs. Numb. 28.531,. ^man tke.fakhath dajye /hallo^cr two Limbec ofayea^
^A The order of the caufes
9ldrf>ithout jpot,an^ two tenth deales offiyteflofirefor a meaie oferingj^ifigiedrt>ith
oylcyand the drmk^ offering thereof, i o .This is the hnrnt offering of euery Sabbath,
befide the continnall burnt offering and dr in ke offering thereof.
But now in the light of the Gofpel, and the Churches profefling the fame,
the cereinonic of the Sabbath is ceafed. Col. i.l6. Let no man condemnejoH in
meateanddrmke^orin rejpeSl of an holy day, or of the nev? r»oone,or of the Sabbath
1 7. v>htch are butfhadowes of things to come , but the bodie is Chriji. , The obfcr^
uation of the Sabbadi was tranflated by the Apoftlcs from the feucnth day,
to the day following. Acl. 2 o. 7 . Thefirfl day of the rveeke^the 'Difcipies beeing
come together to break e breadfPaulfreachedto them. I . Cor. 1 5. t, 2. (Concerning
the gathering for the Saints , m 1 haue ordained in the (fhttrches of^alatta,fo doe
ye alfo euery fpr/f day of the jveek^jet euery one of yon pt/t afide by hmtfelfe , and lay
vp as God hath projperedhim^that then there be no gatherings when I come. This
jday,by reafonthat our Sauiourdid vpon it rife againc, is called the Lords
day.Revel.i .1 o./j*'^' rauijhedin thejpmt on the Lords day.
The obfcruation of the Sabbath thus conftituted by the Apo(llcs,was ne-
ucrthclelTe negle£led of thofe Churches which fucceeded them,but after was
reuiued and citabliilied by ChrifHan Emperours , as a day moft apt to cele-
r LU brate the memorie of the crejition of die world, and to the ferious meditation
^r rf **i)f the redemption of mankind. Leo and j4nton.EdtB. ofholy daies. ..;
The obferuation of the Sabbath is morall , in as much as it is a ccrtaine ifca-
iienth day,prc{erueth and conferucth the minifterie of the word, and the fo-
lemnc worOiip of Godjefpecially in the afTcmblies of the church. And in this
Tcfpcft we arc vpon this day,as well inioyned a reft from our vocations,as the
lewcswcrc.Efai 58.1 ^.Ifthou turne away thy foote from the Sabbath ,from doing
thy yvillon mine holy dxy,and call my Sabbath a delight , to confecrate it, Oigkriom
to the Lord,andpjal[ honour him, not doing thine owne waies, (frc : 1 /. k^
Finally ,it is morall , in that it freethlcruants and cattell from their labour?,
^vhich on other daies docferuicc vnto their owners.
The affrmatiuepart.
Keepe holy the Sabbath day. This we doe, if wc ceafc from the workes of
finncjand our ordmaric callingipcrforming thofe fpirituall works , which w«
are commandedm the fecond and third Coramandement. i /, o, .diJ.crlnS
I. To arife earelv in the morning,that fo wc may prepare bur (elucs't'6 the
better fanftifv'ing of the Sabbath enfuing. This preparation confilleth in pti-
uate pr,iiers and taking account of our feucrall finnesMark. 1 . ? 5 . /» the mor^
nin^very earely before day ,hfns arofe and rvent into a folitarie place, and there
prayed.The day follorptngwas the Sabbath, when he preached in the Synagogttes.
5 p. Exod. 7 2. 5,6. Aaron proclaimed, faying. To morrow Jhalbe the holy day of
•the Lord: fo they rofe V9 the next day earely in the morning. Eccles. ^.vcrf laft.
Take heede to thyfeetewhen thoH entrefl inte the houfe of God.
I I. To be prefent at publique affemblics , at ordinarie howcrs, there to
hearc reucrently and attentiuely the word preached and read, to recciue the
Lords Supper ,and publikely with the congregation , call vpon and celebrate
«hcnamcoftheLord.T.Tim.i.2,^A
1 5 .fVhen they departedfrom Perga,they came ta tyftaiochia,a citie ofTifSa >a»td
wenf
offahatfon and damnation. g^
Tventinto the Synagogue on the Sabbath day ^and fate dmnc^nd after the leBure
of the Liov and Prof hets, the rulers of the Synagogue fent vnto themMng.Te men
andbrethren.ifye haue anyroordof exhcrtaticnfor thefeoplefajon.
1 1 1. When publique meetings are di{Tbliiecl,to fpend the reft of the Sab-
both in the meditation of Gods word,and his creatures.Pfal. zp.from the be-
ginning to the ending. Aa-. 17. II. Thefe^ere alfo more noble men^tken they
ivhich were at The(falomca,ri>hkh receiued the ypordratth allreAdinejfe,aftdfearch^
ed the Scriptures daily Tvhether thofe things werefo. We muft alfb cxercife then
the workes of charitie:as,to vifit the fickc,giue almes to the needie,admonirh
fuch as failjreconcile fuch as are at iarre and difcord amongft themfelues, &c
Nehem.8. i i.Then all the people went toeateandto drinke,an4 to fend atvav part,
and to fnake great toy.
The negatiue part.
pollute not the Sabhoth of the Lord,
Thiji is a gricuous finne,Matth. 24. 20.7y^ that yow fight be not intvinter,
ttor on the Sabboth daie.Lamcnt. i .7. The uduerfartes faxv heryand didmocke at
her Sabboths.l^cmt. i p. ^o.Te /ball keepe my Sabboths,andreu€rence my San^u-
arieylam the Lord.Jn this part are thefe things forbidden .*
I. The workes of our caUingjWhcrein it we doe ought,it muft: be altoo-e-
thcr in re2;ard of charitic,and not in regard of our owne priuate commodity.
II. VTiT\ece(ranciovLrT\eycs.Exo6.i6.ic).Tarrieeuerytff4ninhfsp/aie, let
no mangoe out of hii place the/euenthday.By this reafon,the mafter of the fami-
ly muft that day remaine at home,to fanftifie the Sabbath with his houfc-
hoia.
1 1 1.Faircs vpon the Sabboth daie,Nehem. ^.19. H^hen thegates ofleru/k'
lem began to be darke before the Sabboth J commaunded to /hut the gates ^^ char-
ged that theyfhould not be opened till after the Sabboth, and fonte ofmyferuantsfet
I at the gate ythat there fbculd no burden be brought in on the Sabboth day , read V.
15,16,17,18.
IV.AlIkindofhusbandric;aspIowin»,fbwing,reaping,mowing , bring-
ing home harueft,& other the like. ExocT? 4.21./« thefeauenth day /halt thou
ref,both in earing time, and in haruejl /halt thonref.
V.To vfe ieftes,fports,banquetting,or any other thing whatfocuer, which
is a means to hinder, or withdraw the mind from that ferious attention,which
ought to be in Gods {eruice:fx5rifthe workes of our calling muft not be ex-
ercired,much lefte thefe, whereby die minde is as well diftrafted from Gods
feruice,as by the greateft labour.
VI.AnexternallobferuationoftheSabboth.without aninternall regard
of godlines. Efa. 1.14,15. Mjfoule hatethyour nerp moones,and your appointed
feafteSythey are a burden vnto me , I am wearie to beare them : and when youJbaH
jlr etch forth your handes, I will hide mine eiesfrom you, and though you make many
praiers J will not heare for your handes are full of blood. z.Tim.j . 5. Whiih hattea
fjew of godlines, but denie the force thereof fitch therefore auoyd.
VII. The manifeft prophanation of the Sabboth^in pampering the bel-
ly ,(urfeting, adulterie,and olber like prophaneneflc,which is nothing els,but
to celebrate a Sabboth to the diuell,and not to God.
£ I CHAP,
4S The order of the cmfes
CHAP. z^..
Of the fifth ccmmandemeHt.
Hitherto wehauefpoken of the^comrrvandements of the firft table: nowe>
fotloweth the fecod table,wkich concerneth the loueofour neighbour.
Rom. I ? .p .Thotijhalt not commit adnlterieythoujhdt not kyiythoHjhalt notfieale,
thou (halt noirbearefalfe tvknes^hoHfhult not conet: and if there be any other com^
mar^ementyit is Briefly comfrehede^ in thUfaying^namelyj^hoHjhalt tone thy netgh"
hourasthyfelfe.
Our neio-hbour ij euery one,which is of our owne flelh. tla. 5 8.7. When
thoufeefi tlienak^d cotter him, and hide not thy felfe from thine owneflejh.
The manner of Ioujng>K fo to loue our neighbour as our felues , to witte,
truly and fincerelyrwhen as contrarily,the true manner of louiug God , is to
loue God without meafure.
Tbcfecond table containeth fixe Coramanderaents: whereof the firft,&,
in the order of the terhcommandements,the fift,concerneth the prefcruation.
of di2;nity and cxcellencie of our neighbour.
The words are thefe:
Honour thy Father and thy motherjhattheymay prolong thy daiesinfhsjandi^
which the LordthyGodgiue'th thee, Vf-. J. ;
Tloe%efolution. r^
Honour^y \iis Word, by the figure, fignifieth all that clutie,whereby our-
ncio-hbours dignitic is preferued, but efpecially our Superious.This dignitie
proceedeth of this , that euer)' man beareth in him fome par t of the image of
God>ifwerefpeft the outward order and decency , which isobferuedmthe
Ghurch and common wealth. In the Magiftrate there is a certaine image of
the power and glory of God. Dan. 2 . :? 7. O King,thou art a King of Kings for
-^the God ofheauen hathginen thee a kingdome,jiower,andflreMgthy^glorie.H€V\cs.
is it^that Mao-iftriites are called Gods. Pfil.S 2, i . In an olde man is the fimili-
tude of the eternity of God:Jn a father, the hkeneffe of his fatherhood.Math.
25.9. And call no man your fat her vpoft the earth : for there is hut oneyvur Father
which ii in heauenJn a man is the image of Gods prouidence and authoritie . i
Gor . 1 1. J. For a man ought not ts couerhii head, because he is the image oftheglo-~
rj ofCjoddmt the woman is the glory of her husband. Finally, in a learned man,is
the likcnefie of the knowledge, and wifdome of God . Nowe therefore that
ferfon/m whome euen the leail title of the.image of God appeareth, is to t^
ue honoured and reuerenced. >=
Thyfxthsr~\^^ a figure , we muft here vnderfi:and, all thofe thatare our fiSr
periours:as,Par6nts,and filch like of our kindred, or aliance which are to vs
in {lead of Parents; M3giftrates,Minifters30ur:Eld€rs,and tliofe that doe e.^:-
ceil Vs in any gifts whatfbeuer. The kings of Cerar. were called c^bimelech,
^mv father the kmo^.Gcn.iO'i'Gcrti^^ .2,C^od hathmade me afathervnto Thlt-
i^Aoh,and Lord ouer all" his hoafe. i . C Gr.4 . 1 5 .For though ye haue ten thoufand in-
flr-Mersin Chrtfl,yet haue ye not many- Fathers: for in Chrifi lefiu I hatte begotten
vtJ^.l.Kin*»".^. • T^.Buthisferuanti came, a/tdfpake vnto him^a'^dfaid,Father,tf
ike *l^rophet had commanded thee a great thing, tpouldejlthou not haue done it?%,
King. :oi 2. A/dEhJbafaiv€Jty.aiidh(riedfi^yJ^Atheri^^^
offalvattonaitcldaninatidn^ ^^
the chariot ofJfraeUand the horfemen thereof.
tAnd thj/ mother'^ This is added, leafl: we iliould defplfe our mothers^be-
•caufe of their fnfirmities.Prou. 2 ^.iz.Oi^e^ thy father ivhtch hath hemten thee^
and dcjfptje not thy mother tvhenpjee is olde.
Here vvc are put m mind to performe due honour to our ftcpmothers and
fathers in lavv,as if they were our proper and naturall parents. Ruth, j . i .and
^.Afierrrard Naomi her mother in lawe faid vnto her, CMj daughter, Jhall not I
feeke re ft for thee, that thou maiefiprojper? Andfjee arifvoeredher , All that thoa
i>iddejlmejwill do.^KoA. 18.17. ^"^ Mo fes father in iarvfaidvnto himfThe thinq
rfhich thoH doejl it not well 1 9 . Heave mrve my voice, I rvillgiue thee counfell, and
(jodpjallbe vrith thee.t/^.So Mofes oheiedthe voice of hl^ father in law, anddidatl
that he hadfaid.lAxoh.-j .6iFor thefonne reuiieth the Fathcr,the daughter rifeth
Vp againft her mot her, the daughter in law againfl her mother in latve.
That they may prolong^ Parents arc Mto prolong the hues oftheir chil-
drcnjbecaufe they are Gods inftruments , whereby their childrens hues arc
prolongedtfoT oftentimes the name of the ailion -is attributed to the inftru-
mentjvvherewith the aftion is wrought. Luk. 16.9. LMakeyoufriendeswith
therichesoftnujmtie,thatVfheitye/hallwantytheymay receiueyou into eueriafiinff
haditatiens. I .Tim.4. 1 6, For in doing fc^thoufbalt bothfaue thyfelfe and them
that heare thee.
But Parents doe prolong the liucs oftheir children in corrmandino- them
to waike in the waies of the Lord,by exercifing iuftice and iudgcment, Gen.
1 8. 1 9. For becing become godly ,they haue the promife both ofthis hfc, and
the life to come. I. Tim. 4. 8.
Further, they effeft the fame thing by their praiers made in the behalfe of
their children. Hereby it plainely appeareth, that the vfiiallcuftome of chil-
dren faluting their parents , to aske them their ble/Iing,is no light or vainc
thing.
Morcouer,in thefc words,the reafbn to moouc vs to the obedience ofthis
commandcment,is drawne from the ende, which reafbn is alfo a promile , vet
a fpcciall promife. Eph. 6. 2. Honour thy father and thy mother, which it the firji
coTttmandement with promife, (I h.y,jpeciall ) becaufe the promife of the fecond
commandement is generall,and bclongcth to all the refl: of the commardc-
nients.
And God promifeth long life not abfolutely , but fb farreas it is a blefling.
Eph. 6. ^ .That it may be wellrrith thee, and that thou maief Hue long on earth. For
weemufl thinkc that long life is not alwaic ableffing,butthatfbmetimeitis
better to die then to hue.Eftv 5 7« ' • The righteous pert/ljeth,andno man confde-
reth it in heart:and mercifull men are taken away, and no man vnderfiatideth that
the righteous is taken away from the euill to come.
But if at any time the Lord giueth a fhort hfc to obedient children, hcc rc-
wardeth themagainc with eternal! life in heauen , and fo the promife failcth
not,but changeth for die better.
The affrmatiue part.
T refer ue the dignitie of thy nei^hour.
Vnder this part is commaunded: 1 -vjW \
E % Fir{^.
^^ The order of the coMfes
Firftjreuerence towards all our fupcriours : the anions whcrcofjarcircuc-
rently to rife vp before any man which pafleth by vs. Leu. i
fore the h9orehead,
the LfOrd.To mcete him that commeth towards vs. Gen. 1 8. 2 ^Andhe liftedvp
hU eieSyand looked: and he ^three men flood by htm, and when he Ctnv them^ hee ranne
to meete the-mfrom the tent doore. i .King. 2 . T 9 . IVhen Bethjheba came to ^eake
to king Solomon,the king rofe to meet e heVyCind borved hitnfelfe vnto her. To bowc
the knee.Mark. i o. i j.A^when he was gone out of the waie, there catfte one run-^
ffin^yund k»eeUd to him.Gen.iS.2. He ran to meete them,and bowed himfeife to
the groHttd.T o ftandbythofe that fit downe,G€n. 1 8.8.
anamilkeiatidthe calfe that he had prepared, andfet before them, andfloode him-^
felfe by them vnder the treeyOad they did eate. Exod. 18.15. Now on the morrorwe,
when U\tofes fate to itidge the peovle,the people fioodeaboHt JMbfesfrom morning
vntoeuen. To giue thecbeifefeate. i.King.2.19. ^ndhefatedowneonhis
throne yandhecanfed a feate to be fet for the kings mother , and Jhee fate downe at
hii right hand. Luk. 1 4. 7 , 8 ,9. Hefpake aljo a parable vnto thegnefls, when he
marked how they chofe out the chief e roomes^and faid vnto them^ When thoufhait
be bidden of any man to a weddings fet not thy felfe downe in the chief e(l place Jleafi a
more honour able man then thou be bidden of him , and he that bade both him and
thee, come and fay to thee,Gi«e this /nan roeme^andthoH then beginnewithjhame to^
take the lowefi roome. Gcn.4 5 • J 5 • So they fate before him,the eldefi according to
his age, and theyoungejl according to hisyouth,andthe men martteil^ among them-
felnes.Tolet our Supcriours fpeake before vs. lob. ? 2.5,7, 1 7. To kcepe fi-
lence in courts and ludgement places,vntill we be bidden to (peake. Aik. 2 4.
10. Then Paul after that the Cfouerno:tr had beckenedvnto him that he Jhould
Jpeake,an/wered . To giue them fuch their right and iufl:titles,as declare our
reuerence when we fpeake vnto them, t . Pet, 5.6. As Sarah obeyed Abraham
and called him Lord:whofe daughters ye are, whiles ye doe well. Mar . I O. i 7. (jocd
Af after, what Jball I doe, that I may pojfejfe etemallltfe f lo.Then he an/wered,and
faid vnto him,Mafler,alltheCe things hat4€ 1 obferued from my youth, i .Sam. 1.14,
1 5 . And EH fatdvnto her, How long wilt thou be druken ? Put aypoy thy drunktnnei
from thee: then Hannah anfwered and faid. Nay my Lord,but I am awomantrou-
hledin fpirit:Ihatie drnnke neither wtne nor flrong drinke.
Secondlyjtovvards thofe that arc our fupcriours in authoritic: and firfl:, o-
bedienceto their commandements.Rom. i p i .Let eueryfoule befubieB to tht
higher power.
We are to be admonifhcd to obedience : becaufe euery higher power is •
the ordinance of God, and the obedience which weperforme tohim,God-
acccpteth it as though it were done to himfelfe and to Chrift.Rom.i:?.r.
Whofoeuer therfore^re^fieth the power, refijleth the ordinance ofCfod,and they that
'refiji,fhall receiue to them Qlues iudgement. QoX.-^.ii. And what foe tier ye doe, doe it
hariilie,as vnto the Lord,^not vnto them. 24 . Knawi/tg that of the LordyeJhaU
receiue the reward of the inherit ance: for ye feme the LordChrifl . Obedience is
to be performed to our fuperiour
AbraL^m /aid vnto his elieft feruant of his houfe, which had the rule otter all that
he hiid:pHt ngw. thy handvndermy thigh, f/sdim/l makt th:0fivenr€ by the Lord
.- ' Gcd
ofjalvatiohandilanmation, 5p
godofheaiten,ar;dgodofthe eanh^that thou [halt not tak^arnfevntomyfonneof
the daughters of the Canaanites , amongH whome I dwell, lo. So theferuant tooh
ten Camels of his mafieryand departed, i 2 . And hefaid, O Lord God of /m Tnafier
Abraham y I befeech thee fend ntegoodjpeede this da% and Jherv mercie vnto my
mafier ^^ibrahant. 5 5 . a^fterrvard the meate wasfet before himMt hefaid, I tvtH
' tfot eate,vntill I hauefaid my mejfage: AndLaban/aid, Speake on. 5 6. But hefaide^
Hinder me not , feeing the Lord hath profperedmy tourney: fend me arvay that I
maygoe to mymafier.Qtn, ; i . ^ %.ThU tyventie yeares haue I beenetfith thee,thine
ewes andthy goates haue not cafi their young , and the rammes ofthyfiocke haue I
not eaten, x 9 JVhatfoeuer vi>a4 tome ofbeafis, I brought it not vntothee , but made it
goodmyfelfe : of mine hand dxddejl thou require it , rvere it flollen by day , or
fiollen by night. 40. Iwoi tn the day confumednvith heat, andrvithfroji in the night »
and my (leepe departedfrom mine eyes.
Furthermore, wc mufl: yeclde obedience to our Superiours: yca,althou»h
^eybe crueU and wjcked,but not in wickedneiTe. i.Pet. 2.1 %.Seruants,befub'
ieSl to your majlers rvith allfeare^not onely to the good and courteous, but alfo to the
ftaward. Ail.4. 1 9. Whether it be right in the fight of god, to obey you rather then
Godyiudgeye.
Subieftion in (uffering the puniilimentsinfliftedby our Superiours.Gcn.
\6.6. Then Abraham faide to Sarai, 'Behold, thy maide is in thine hand,doe with
her Oi it pleafeth thee:then Sarai dealt roughly with her.-TvhereforeJheefedde from
her. g. Then the <^ngelofthe Lordfaidvnto her,Returne vnto thy dame, and hum" .
ble thyfelfe vnderher hands.
And although the punifliment fliould be vniuft, yet muft we fuffcr it, vn-
till we can get fome lawflill remedic for the fame, i . Pet. 7.19. For it is thantze^
worthieyifa man for confcience toward Ged endure grief e,fujfering wrona fully. 20.
For what praife is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults ,ye take it pat tenth ? but
and if , when ye doe well,yefuffer wrong, and take it patiently , this is acceptable to
God.
III. Thankfulncs in our praicrs. i .Tim. 2. t , 1. /" exhort you therefore, that
frfl ofall,fuppltcations, prayers, interceffions, andgming ofthankes be made for all
men, for ki^gs, O'for all that be tnauthoritie,that we may lead a quiet ^ apeacea-
blehfe^n allgodlines ayidhonefiie. I .Tim.^.i -jSlders that rule welfare worthie of
double honour. Gen. 4 ^ .9. Hafie you, andgoe vp to my Father, and tellhtm,Thus
faith thyfonne Iofeph,godhafh made me lord ouer all Egypt, come downe to me, ta-'
rienot.XQ.Andthoufbaltdivelltnthe landof gofljen, i x.Alfc fwillnourifh thee
there, for yet remainefue yeares of famine, leafi thou penjh through pouertie , thou
and thy houfhold, and all that thsu hafl.
Thirdly ,towaTds thofe that cxcell vs in gifts : our dutic is to acknowledge
the lame gifts,and fpeake of them to their praife. i .Cor.8.22,2 :? .
Fourthly ,toward all our cqualsrto thinke reuercntly ofthem. Phil.2.3 . Let
nothing be done through contention or vaineglorie,but in meek»es bfminde,let euerj
man efieeme other better then himfelfe.
In giumghonour,to goc one before an other,and not inrcceiuing it.Roni.
I 2 . 1 o. Submitting yourfelues one to another in thefeare of God. To falute one an
Other with holy fignes, whereby may appeare the loue which we haue one to
E 3 anothei
â„¢ . ^hc order oftheeuufet
another in Chrift. l .Pet. 5 . 14. greet ye one amtherrpkh the ki(fe ofhHe.Kom.
, > 6, 1 6Sahite one anotherrpith an holy kijfe. Exod. l %.l.<^ndMof€S went out to
meete his father in laPK,and dsdoheyf-ance anA kijfed him. Ruth. 2 ,4» t^nd beholde^
"Boaz. came from 'Bhhlehem^ndjauiv>ao the %eapersttke Lord be with you. And
ikeyanfrperedyThe Lord blejfe thee. â– â– '
Fiftlv,the duties of ali Superioun towards their inferioursrto yccW^o them
in o-ood matters,as to their brethren. Deut. 1 7. 20. That his heart be not lifted
vvaboue his brethren,andthat he turne not from //w commaundement, to the right
haadjor to the lef t.loh.^l.l^^ Ifldidco;itemnetheiHdgementofmyferHant,and
ofr/ty maide. 2 -King, 5.13. And his feruant came andfpake vntohtm, andfaid, 1 4.
Theyiheyventdowneyattdrvaff^edhimfelfefeuen times m^ordan,<:^c. To iLine be-
fore their inferiours by an enfample of a blamelede life. Titus 2 . 2 .That the el-
der men beefober,honeJiidifcreeteJbundin the faith , in loue,and in patience. 5 .The
elder women likewtfefthat they be infftch behamonr as becommeth holineSy notfalfe
Acctifers,notgmen to much wtne, but teachers ofhoneft things, i . Pet. 5 . 5 . Not at
thouqhye were Lords ouer Gods heritage ^ bnt that ye may be enfamfles to theflock^
Phii.4.9 .To fhewe forth grauiticio^'ncd withdignitie,by their countenance,.
gefl:ure,deedes and wordes.Tit. 2. 5 ,4, T,<5j7.Iob. 2p.8. Theyomge menfanvme
imd'hidthemfelues jthe aged arofe^andjioodvp. ... yj-'^'^'- r'? •
Sixlly,towards inferiours in obedience, thaftis,tbwafddieir (ubie^s-i t.Td
rule them in the Lord ,that rfiey doe not offend, i .Pet. 2 . i j .Submit yonr felues
vnto all manner of ordinance of man, for the Lords fake, whether it be vnto kings at
vntofuperiours, 14. or vnto gotternoars,as vnto them that arefent of the king for
thepunifbmentfffemll doer s^and for thepraife of them that doe well. Deut. 1 7.1 9.
t^nditpjallbe wuh.him( namely thehooke ofthelayve)andheJhalreadthi?retnall
the daies ofhiilife^hathemaylearne to fear e the Lord his god^and tokeepe all
the wordes^ of this lawe,andthofe-ordinances to doe therru. Col. 4. i . Te maflers doe
vnto your femants^that whido ii itifl and e quail iknorwing thatye alfohaue a mafler
<»/?f,^w;?.2.Toprouide{uch things as iliall be to the good of their ftibieds,
whether theybelong to the bodie or to the foule.Rom. 13 .4. For heisthe mi-
nifier ofgodfor thy wealth.EC3i.49''i- ? .
^ueenesJhallbethynurfes.V^'aX.l ? i.t. Lord remember ^auid with all his trou-
bles .i.Whofware vnto the Lord,and vowed vnto the mightie God of laacob, faying,
7. 1 will not enter into the tabernacle of mine honfe^nor come vpon ?ny pallet or bed,
^^norfuffer mine eies tofeepe,nor mine eie lids toflumber, ^ .vntil Ifinde out a place
for the Lord.an habitation for the mightie godoflacob. ^ .To puni f>i their faults,
the lighter by rebuking,the greater by corxeflion^thatis^b^^ infilling reall or
bodily puniOiment. XV v;.v-> - ' -.v.» v\. i.i:
There is an holy maner of puniiliing the guilty,whcreunto is vequired :T.
After diligent and wife examination be had, to be aflured of the crime com«
iriittcd.I LToflievvefbrth ofGodsword,the offence of the fiir.that the con-
science of the offender may be touched. Ill; It is coniienient to deferre or
omit the punilTiment,if thereby any hope of amendment may appeare. Eccl.
7. 2 5 .Giue not thy-he^irt alfo to all the words thdtmenfpeakeJeafl thou doe heare
thy feruant curling thee . 244 Tor oftentimes nlfothine heart knoweth, that thoii
iikcvpife hafl cwfed oihers.\'%3CiXi, i
of falvattondnd damnation, -jl
hefaitevs^fo rhey defpifedhim, and brought him nofrefents: buththeidhis tongue.
IV. To infiidl cieferued punifliraeiit , not m his ownc Jiamc , btit in Gods
flamejacicing the fame hohly and leuerently. Iofli.7. 1 9. Then lojhuafauivntv
^AchwfJMy fonne, Ihefeech thee, giue glorietbtheLord(jodqfIfrael^andmake
confejpon vnto him,andJheTv me norre what thou haji doneMde it not from me. 20-
And AchAnanfppered lop3ua->andfAid^ Indeede I haste ^ncdagMnfi the Lord God
of IfraeUandthm and th:u haue I done^ 2 5: . ^y^nd lofitHafaid^-tn as much as thou
hafi troub led vs, the Lord pjall trouble thee this day: and all IJrael thretve fiones at