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         Barrow, Isaac, 1630-1677.
      
       
         
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             A brief exposition of the Lord's prayer and the Decalogue to which is added the doctrine of the sacraments / by Isaac Barrow ...
             Barrow, Isaac, 1630-1677.
          
           [6], 333-459, [1] p. : port.
           
             Printed by M. Flesher for Brabazon Aylmer ...,
             London :
             1681.
          
           
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           A
           Brief
           EXPOSITION
           OF
           THE
           
             Lord's
             Prayer
          
           AND
           THE
           Decalogue
           .
        
         
           To
           which
           is
           added
           The
           DOCTRINE
           of
           the
           Sacraments
           .
        
         
           By
           
             ISAAC
             BARROW
          
           ,
           D.
           D.
           And
           late
           Master
           of
           Trinity
           College
           in
           Cambridge
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             M.
             Flesher
          
           ,
           for
           
             Brabazon
             Aylmer
          
           ,
           at
           the
           
             Three
             Pigeons
          
           ,
           over
           against
           the
           Royal
           Exchange
           in
           Cornhill
           .
           1681.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           
             
               ISAACUS
               BARROW
               S.T.P.
               REG.
               MA.
               A
               SACRIS
               COLL
               S.
               S.
               TRINI
               .
               CANTAB
               PRAEFEC
               .
               NEC
               NON
               ACAD
               .
               EIUSDEM
               PROCANC
               :
               1676
            
             portrait
          
        
      
       
         
         
         
           TO
           The
           Right
           Honourable
           HENEAGE
           EARL
           of
           NOTTINGHAM
           ,
           Lord
           High
           CHANCELLOUR
           OF
           ENGLAND
           ,
           AND
           One
           of
           the
           Lords
           of
           His
           Majesty's
           most
           Honourable
           Privy
           Council
           ;
           
             THOMAS
             BARROW
          
           ,
           the
           Authour's
           Father
           ,
           Humbly
           Dedicateth
           these
           DISCOURSES
           .
        
      
       
         
         
         
           The
           Publisher
           to
           the
           Reader
           .
        
         
           AMong
           the
           Remains
           of
           this
           pious
           and
           learned
           Authour
           ,
           fit
           to
           be
           communicated
           to
           the
           publick
           ,
           none
           more
           likely
           to
           be
           of
           general
           use
           and
           advantage
           than
           this
           Explication
           of
           the
           
             Lord's
             Prayer
          
           ,
           the
           Decalogue
           ,
           and
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Sacraments
           ;
           whether
           we
           regard
           the
           brevity
           and
           plainness
           ,
           or
           the
           admirable
           weight
           and
           fulness
           of
           it
           .
           And
           therefore
           I
           thought
           fit
           to
           publish
           it
           in
           a
           small
           Manual
           by
           it self
           ,
           and
           not
           to
           join
           it
           with
           other
           Discourses
           of
           the
           Authour
           ,
           that
           so
           this
           little
           Treatise
           ,
           which
           is
           so
           necessary
           and
           usefull
           to
           all
           ,
           might
           be
           had
           upon
           the
           easiest
           terms
           .
        
         
         
           It
           were
           to
           be
           wish'd
           ,
           that
           the
           Creed
           also
           had
           been
           explain'd
           by
           him
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           ;
           but
           that
           he
           hath
           handled
           in
           a
           larger
           way
           ,
           in
           a
           great
           many
           excellent
           Sermons
           upon
           the
           several
           Articles
           of
           it
           ,
           wherein
           he
           hath
           not
           onely
           explain'd
           and
           confirm'd
           the
           great
           Doctrines
           of
           our
           Religion
           ,
           but
           likewise
           shewn
           what
           influence
           every
           Article
           of
           our
           Faith
           ought
           to
           have
           upon
           our
           practice
           .
           These
           Discourses
           will
           make
           a
           very
           considerable
           Treatise
           ,
           which
           will
           in
           due
           time
           be
           made
           publick
           .
           In
           the
           mean
           time
           enjoy
           and
           make
           use
           of
           this
           .
        
         
           
             Jo.
             Tillotson
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           AN
           EXPOSITION
           OF
           THE
           
             Lord's
             Prayer
          
           .
        
         
           Orat.
           Domin
           .
        
         
           
             Si
             per
             omnia
             precationum
             sanctarum
             verba
             discurras
             ,
             quantum
             existimo
             nihil
             invenies
             ,
             quod
             non
             ista
             Dominica
             contineat
             &
             concludat
             oratio
             :
             unde
             liberum
             est
             aliis
             atque
             aliis
             verbis
             ,
             eadem
             tamen
             in
             orando
             dicere
             ,
             sed
             non
             debet
             esse
             liberum
             alia
             dicere
             .
             
               Aug.
               ad
               Probam
               Epist.
               CXXI
               .
            
          
        
         
         
         
           AN
           EXPOSITION
           OF
           The
           Lord's
           Prayer
           .
        
         
           AMong
           all
           the
           Duties
           ,
           prescribed
           to
           us
           by
           our
           Religion
           ,
           the
           rendring
           due
           Worship
           to
           God
           is
           in
           nature
           ,
           and
           for
           consequence
           the
           principal
           ;
           God
           thereby
           being
           most
           directly
           honoured
           ,
           and
           served
           ,
           we
           from
           it
           immediately
           deriving
           most
           ample
           ,
           and
           high
           benefits
           ;
           to
           the
           performance
           of
           which
           duty
           we
           are
           furnished
           with
           excellent
           direction
           ,
           and
           assistance
           from
           that
           Prayer
           ,
           which
           our
           Lord
           (
           at
           several
           times
           ,
           and
           upon
           several
           occasions
           )
           
           dictated
           ,
           and
           recommended
           to
           his
           Disciples
           ,
           both
           as
           a
           pattern
           ,
           according
           to
           which
           they
           should
           regulate
           their
           devotions
           
             (
             Pray
             thus
          
           ,
           
           or
           in
           this
           manner
           ,
           saith
           he
           in
           Saint
           Matthew
           )
           and
           as
           a
           form
           ,
           in
           which
           they
           should
           express
           them
           
             (
             When
             you
             pray
          
           ,
           
           say
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           say
           this
           or
           in
           these
           words
           ;
           so
           he
           injoins
           them
           in
           Saint
           
             Luke
             )
          
           :
           
           unto
           it
           therefore
           we
           should
           carefully
           attend
           as
           to
           our
           best
           rule
           ;
           and
           we
           should
           frequently
           use
           it
           as
           our
           best
           matter
           of
           devotion
           ;
           to
           the
           well
           performing
           of
           both
           which
           duties
           ,
           it
           is
           requisite
           that
           we
           should
           distinctly
           understand
           the
           particulars
           contained
           therein
           ,
           in
           order
           to
           which
           purpose
           we
           shall
           endeavour
           to
           explain
           them
           ;
           but
           first
           let
           us
           premise
           a
           few
           words
           in
           general
           about
           Prayer
           .
        
         
         
           Prayer
           in
           its
           latitude
           of
           acception
           doth
           comprehend
           all
           devotion
           ,
           
           or
           worship
           immediately
           addressed
           unto
           Almighty
           God
           ;
           consisting
           of
           praise
           ,
           which
           we
           render
           to
           God
           in
           regard
           to
           his
           most
           excellent
           perfections
           ,
           and
           glorious
           works
           ;
           of
           submissive
           gratulation
           ,
           declaring
           our
           satisfaction
           in
           all
           the
           dispensations
           of
           his
           most
           wise
           and
           just
           providence
           ;
           of
           thanksgiving
           ,
           for
           the
           numberless
           great
           benefits
           we
           have
           received
           from
           him
           ;
           of
           acknowledging
           our
           total
           dependence
           on
           him
           ,
           and
           our
           subjection
           to
           him
           ;
           of
           professing
           faith
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           vowing
           service
           to
           him
           ;
           of
           confessing
           the
           sins
           we
           have
           committed
           against
           him
           ,
           with
           the
           guilt
           and
           aggravation
           of
           them
           ;
           of
           deprecating
           the
           wrath
           and
           punishment
           due
           to
           us
           for
           our
           offences
           ;
           of
           petition
           for
           all
           things
           needfull
           and
           convenient
           for
           us
           ;
           of
           intercession
           for
           others
           ,
           whose
           good
           we
           
           according
           to
           duty
           or
           charity
           are
           concerned
           to
           desire
           and
           promote
           :
           Prayer
           ,
           I
           say
           (
           although
           according
           to
           its
           most
           restrained
           sense
           it
           onely
           doth
           signifie
           one
           of
           these
           particulars
           ,
           namely
           the
           petition
           of
           what
           is
           needfull
           or
           expedient
           for
           us
           ,
           
           yet
           )
           in
           its
           larger
           acception
           ,
           as
           it
           commonly
           is
           used
           ,
           it
           doth
           comprize
           them
           all
           ;
           and
           so
           we
           may
           well
           take
           it
           here
           ;
           this
           form
           ,
           although
           so
           very
           brief
           ,
           being
           with
           so
           admirable
           wisedom
           contrived
           ,
           as
           without
           straining
           the
           words
           beyond
           their
           natural
           importance
           ,
           we
           may
           ,
           applying
           a
           moderate
           attention
           ,
           discern
           them
           all
           ,
           as
           to
           their
           main
           substance
           ,
           couched
           therein
           ;
           
           so
           that
           we
           may
           indeed
           reasonably
           regard
           this
           Prayer
           as
           a
           compleat
           directory
           ,
           and
           a
           full
           exercise
           of
           all
           our
           devotion
           toward
           God
           :
           of
           devotion
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           the
           which
           (
           to
           engage
           ,
           excite
           ,
           and
           encourage
           us
           to
           the
           carefull
           and
           constant
           practise
           thereof
           )
           we
           may
           
           consider
           injoin'd
           us
           as
           a
           necessary
           duty
           ,
           commended
           to
           us
           as
           a
           requisite
           means
           of
           good
           ,
           and
           a
           special
           instrument
           of
           all
           piety
           ,
           and
           as
           a
           high
           privilege
           granted
           to
           us
           by
           God.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           It
           is
           a
           natural
           duty
           and
           debt
           we
           owe
           to
           God
           (
           both
           in
           correspondence
           to
           the
           design
           of
           our
           being
           made
           and
           endowed
           with
           rational
           capacities
           agreeable
           to
           our
           relations
           ;
           and
           in
           requital
           for
           our
           being
           ,
           and
           for
           all
           the
           good
           we
           have
           ,
           and
           do
           continually
           receive
           from
           him
           )
           as
           most
           highly
           to
           love
           and
           reverence
           him
           in
           our
           hearts
           ;
           so
           to
           declare
           our
           esteem
           of
           his
           excellencies
           ,
           and
           our
           sense
           of
           his
           bounty
           toward
           us
           :
           to
           avow
           the
           dependence
           we
           have
           upon
           his
           will
           and
           providence
           ;
           the
           obligations
           we
           are
           under
           to
           his
           mercy
           and
           goodness
           ;
           to
           yield
           our
           due
           homage
           of
           respect
           ,
           submission
           and
           obedience
           to
           him
           :
           if
           we
           do
           acknowledge
           
           a
           God
           ,
           our
           Maker
           ,
           our
           Lord
           ,
           our
           continual
           Benefactour
           to
           be
           ,
           we
           must
           consequently
           acknowledge
           these
           performances
           in
           reason
           ,
           justice
           and
           gratitude
           due
           to
           him
           ;
           and
           God
           accordingly
           requires
           ,
           and
           positively
           injoins
           them
           :
           
           He
           is
           
             the
             Lord
             our
             God
             ,
             whom
             we
             must
             worship
             and
             serve
          
           ;
           the
           God
           ,
           
           
             whom
             praise
             waiteth
             for
             ;
             who
             heareth
             prayers
             ,
          
           and
           
             to
             whom
          
           therefore
           
             all
             flesh
             must
             come
          
           :
           
           the
           Scripture
           is
           very
           frequent
           in
           commanding
           the
           duty
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           It
           is
           a
           most
           usefull
           means
           ,
           or
           a
           condition
           requisite
           for
           the
           procurement
           of
           benefits
           ,
           and
           blessings
           upon
           us
           .
           God
           hath
           declared
           that
           he
           doth
           accept
           ,
           he
           hath
           promised
           that
           he
           will
           reward
           all
           devotions
           with
           an
           honest
           intention
           ,
           and
           pure
           mind
           offered
           up
           unto
           him
           ;
           
           that
           he
           
             is
             nigh
             unto
             all
             them
             that
             call
             upon
             him
             in
             truth
          
           ;
           that
           he
           will
           
             be
             found
             of
             them
             who
             seek
             
             him
             with
             all
             their
             heart
          
           ;
           
           that
           
             he
             will
             fulfill
             the
             desire
             of
             them
             that
             fear
             him
          
           ;
           
           
             he
             will
             hear
             their
             cry
             ,
             and
             will
             save
             them
          
           ;
           that
           
             they
             who
             seek
             him
             shall
             not
             want
             any
             good
             thing
          
           ;
           
           that
           ,
           
           
             whatever
             we
             ask
             in
             prayer
             believing
             we
             shall
             receive
          
           ;
           
           that
           
             if
             we
             ask
          
           ,
           
           
             it
             shall
             be
             given
             us
             ,
             if
             we
             seek
             ,
             we
             shall
             find
             ;
             if
             we
             knock
             ,
             it
             shall
             be
             opened
             to
             us
             .
          
           Prayer
           is
           also
           a
           means
           of
           procuring
           a
           blessing
           upon
           all
           our
           undertakings
           ;
           it
           sanctifieth
           every
           performance
           ,
           &c.
           
           There
           is
           no
           good
           thing
           so
           great
           and
           precious
           ,
           so
           high
           above
           the
           reach
           of
           common
           power
           ;
           so
           strange
           to
           expect
           or
           difficult
           to
           compass
           ,
           which
           we
           may
           not
           easily
           and
           surely
           by
           this
           means
           obtain
           ;
           relief
           in
           all
           distresses
           both
           of
           our
           outward
           and
           inward
           estate
           ;
           supplies
           of
           all
           our
           needs
           both
           corporal
           and
           spiritual
           ;
           comfort
           in
           all
           our
           sorrows
           and
           sadnesses
           ;
           satisfaction
           in
           all
           our
           doubts
           and
           darknesses
           of
           mind
           ;
           
           help
           and
           strength
           against
           all
           our
           temptations
           we
           may
           be
           confident
           to
           obtain
           ,
           if
           we
           duly
           seek
           them
           from
           the
           Almighty
           dispenser
           of
           all
           good
           gifts
           :
           sure
           promises
           there
           are
           ,
           and
           obvious
           examples
           hereof
           ,
           too
           many
           to
           be
           now
           recited
           :
           as
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           ;
           they
           that
           will
           neglect
           this
           duty
           ,
           that
           will
           not
           vouchsafe
           to
           seek
           help
           and
           remedy
           of
           God
           ,
           may
           be
           sure
           to
           want
           it
           ;
           shall
           certainly
           suffer
           for
           their
           proud
           contempt
           ,
           profane
           diffidence
           ,
           
           or
           foolish
           sloth
           :
           
             you
             will
             not
          
           (
           saith
           our
           Saviour
           )
           
             come
             to
             me
             ,
             that
             ye
             may
             have
             life
          
           ;
           no
           wonder
           then
           if
           they
           do
           not
           receive
           it
           ,
           if
           they
           will
           not
           go
           thither
           for
           it
           ,
           where
           onely
           it
           is
           to
           be
           had
           .
           All
           good
           things
           are
           in
           God's
           hand
           ,
           and
           we
           shall
           never
           by
           any
           force
           or
           policy
           get
           them
           thence
           without
           his
           will
           ,
           moved
           by
           intreaty
           ;
           all
           good
           gifts
           come
           from
           heaven
           ,
           and
           thence
           we
           shall
           never
           fetch
           them
           down
           ,
           without
           
           ascending
           thither
           in
           our
           hearts
           and
           affections
           ,
           spiritual
           goods
           especially
           are
           so
           high
           above
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           can
           never
           reach
           them
           otherwise
           ,
           than
           by
           God's
           help
           by
           humble
           supplication
           obtained
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           It
           is
           not
           onely
           a
           means
           by
           impetration
           acquiring
           for
           us
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           an
           effectual
           instrument
           working
           in
           us
           all
           true
           good
           ;
           It
           is
           the
           channel
           ,
           by
           which
           God
           conveyeth
           spiritual
           light
           into
           our
           minds
           ,
           and
           spiritual
           vigour
           into
           our
           hearts
           .
           It
           is
           both
           the
           seed
           and
           the
           food
           of
           spiritual
           life
           ;
           by
           which
           all
           holy
           dispositions
           of
           soul
           ,
           
           and
           all
           honest
           resolutions
           of
           practice
           are
           bred
           ,
           are
           nourished
           ,
           are
           augmented
           and
           strengthened
           in
           us
           .
           It
           exciteth
           ,
           it
           quickneth
           ,
           it
           maintaineth
           all
           pious
           affections
           ;
           
           the
           love
           of
           God
           can
           no
           otherwise
           than
           by
           it
           be
           kindled
           ,
           fomented
           or
           kept
           in
           life
           (
           without
           it
           we
           certainly
           shall
           have
           an
           enstrangement
           ,
           and
           
           an
           aversation
           from
           him
           )
           it
           alone
           can
           maintain
           a
           constant
           reverence
           and
           awe
           of
           God
           ,
           keeping
           him
           in
           our
           thoughts
           ,
           and
           making
           us
           to
           live
           as
           in
           his
           presence
           ;
           it
           chiefly
           enliveneth
           and
           exerciseth
           our
           faith
           and
           our
           hope
           in
           God
           :
           it
           is
           that
           which
           begetteth
           in
           our
           hearts
           a
           savoury
           relish
           of
           divine
           things
           ;
           which
           sweetneth
           and
           endeareth
           to
           our
           souls
           the
           practice
           of
           piety
           ;
           which
           onely
           can
           enable
           us
           with
           delight
           and
           alacrity
           to
           obey
           God's
           commandments
           :
           It
           alone
           can
           raise
           our
           minds
           from
           the
           cares
           and
           concernments
           of
           this
           world
           to
           a
           sense
           and
           desire
           of
           heavenly
           things
           .
           By
           it
           God
           imparteth
           strength
           to
           subdue
           bad
           inclinations
           ,
           to
           restrain
           sensual
           appetites
           ,
           to
           compress
           irregular
           passions
           ;
           to
           evade
           the
           allurements
           to
           evil
           ,
           and
           the
           discouragements
           from
           good
           ,
           which
           this
           world
           always
           presenteth
           ;
           to
           support
           also
           with
           patience
           and
           equanimity
           the
           many
           crosses
           and
           
           troubles
           we
           must
           surely
           meet
           with
           therein
           .
           It
           is
           ,
           in
           short
           ,
           the
           onely
           strong
           bulwark
           against
           temptation
           and
           sin
           ;
           the
           onely
           sure
           guard
           of
           piety
           and
           a
           good
           conscience
           :
           no
           man
           indeed
           can
           be
           a
           faithfull
           servant
           to
           God
           ,
           a
           real
           friend
           to
           goodness
           ,
           a
           serious
           practicer
           of
           duty
           without
           a
           constant
           tenour
           of
           devotion
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           It
           is
           a
           most
           high
           privilege
           and
           advantage
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           allowed
           to
           pray
           and
           address
           our
           devotions
           to
           God.
           To
           have
           a
           free
           access
           to
           the
           presence
           and
           audience
           of
           an
           earthly
           Prince
           (
           to
           the
           effect
           of
           receiving
           from
           him
           all
           that
           we
           could
           desire
           )
           would
           be
           deemed
           a
           matter
           of
           great
           honour
           ,
           and
           much
           advantage
           ;
           how
           much
           more
           is
           it
           so
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           admitted
           to
           the
           presence
           and
           ear
           of
           the
           great
           King
           of
           all
           the
           world
           ;
           so
           mighty
           in
           power
           ,
           so
           large
           in
           bounty
           ,
           so
           full
           of
           goodness
           
           and
           pity
           ;
           so
           thoroughly
           able
           ,
           so
           exceedingly
           willing
           to
           grant
           and
           perform
           our
           requests
           ?
           How
           sweet
           a
           thing
           ,
           of
           what
           comfort
           and
           benefit
           is
           it
           ,
           to
           have
           the
           liberty
           of
           
             pouring
             out
             our
             souls
             and
             our
             hearts
          
           (
           as
           the
           Psalmist
           speaks
           )
           before
           God
           ;
           
           of
           disburthening
           our
           minds
           of
           all
           their
           cares
           ,
           their
           desires
           ,
           their
           doubts
           ,
           their
           griefs
           and
           anxieties
           into
           the
           breast
           of
           so
           kind
           a
           friend
           ,
           so
           wise
           a
           counseller
           ,
           so
           able
           a
           helper
           ;
           who
           alone
           indeed
           can
           afford
           relief
           ,
           ease
           ,
           satisfaction
           and
           comfort
           to
           us
           ?
           Considering
           which
           things
           we
           shall
           appear
           not
           onely
           very
           disobedient
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           highly
           ingratefull
           toward
           him
           (
           who
           so
           infinitely
           condescends
           in
           vouchsafing
           to
           us
           
             dust
             and
             ashes
          
           (
           vile
           and
           unworthy
           creatures
           )
           leave
           to
           speak
           and
           converse
           with
           him
           )
           but
           very
           injurious
           and
           unfaithfull
           to
           our selves
           ,
           
           and
           to
           our
           own
           good
           ;
           if
           we
           neglect
           this
           duty
           commanded
           ,
           or
           slight
           this
           privilege
           indulged
           to
           us
           :
        
         
         
           In
           the
           due
           performance
           of
           which
           we
           are
           directed
           and
           assisted
           by
           this
           Form
           of
           Prayer
           ,
           
           composed
           and
           dictated
           for
           that
           purpose
           by
           him
           ,
           who
           best
           knew
           what
           we
           ought
           to
           pray
           for
           ,
           and
           how
           we
           ought
           to
           pray
           ;
           what
           matter
           of
           desire
           ,
           what
           manner
           of
           address
           ;
           what
           disposition
           of
           mind
           would
           be
           most
           pleasing
           and
           acceptable
           to
           his
           Father
           ,
           would
           most
           become
           and
           befit
           us
           in
           our
           approaches
           to
           him
           .
           We
           might
           consequently
           observe
           many
           things
           concerning
           those
           particulars
           ,
           discernible
           in
           this
           Form
           :
           the
           sublimity
           ,
           the
           gravity
           ,
           the
           necessity
           ,
           the
           singular
           choiceness
           of
           the
           matter
           ;
           together
           with
           the
           fit
           order
           ,
           and
           just
           disposition
           thereof
           ;
           according
           to
           the
           natural
           precedence
           of
           things
           in
           dignity
           or
           necessity
           ;
           the
           full
           brevity
           ,
           the
           deep
           plainness
           ,
           the
           comely
           simplicity
           of
           expression
           ;
           the
           lowly
           reverence
           signified
           therein
           accompanied
           
           with
           due
           faith
           and
           confidence
           :
           these
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           vertues
           directive
           of
           our
           devotion
           we
           might
           observe
           running
           generally
           through
           the
           whole
           contexture
           of
           this
           venerable
           Form
           ;
           but
           we
           shall
           rather
           chuse
           to
           take
           notice
           of
           them
           as
           they
           shall
           offer
           themselves
           in
           their
           particular
           places
           ,
           to
           the
           consideration
           of
           which
           in
           order
           we
           now
           do
           apply
           our selves
           .
        
         
           
             Our
             Father
             which
             art
             in
             Heaven
             .
          
           
             
               Our
               Father
            
             ;
             upon
             this
             title
             ,
             or
             manner
             of
             compellation
             ,
             we
             may
             first
             observe
             ,
             that
             although
             our
             Saviour
             prescribeth
             this
             Form
             as
             a
             pattern
             ,
             and
             an
             exercise
             of
             private
             prayer
             to
             be
             performed
             in
             the
             Closet
             (
             and
             alone
             in
             secret
             as
             is
             expressed
             in
             the
             Gospel
             )
             yet
             he
             directeth
             us
             to
             make
             our
             addresses
             to
             God
             in
             a
             style
             of
             plurality
             ,
             
             
             saying
             ,
             not
             my
             Father
             ,
             but
             our
             Father
             ;
             thereby
             ,
             it
             seems
             ,
             implying
             ;
             1.
             
             That
             we
             should
             in
             our
             prayers
             consider
             and
             acknowledge
             the
             Universality
             of
             God's
             power
             and
             goodness
             .
             2.
             
             That
             we
             should
             not
             in
             our
             conceit
             proudly
             and
             vainly
             appropriate
             or
             engross
             the
             regard
             of
             God
             unto
             our selves
             ;
             but
             remember
             that
             our
             brethren
             have
             an
             equal
             share
             with
             us
             therein
             .
             3.
             
             That
             in
             all
             our
             devotions
             we
             should
             be
             mindfull
             of
             those
             common
             bands
             which
             knit
             us
             together
             as
             Men
             and
             as
             Christians
             (
             the
             band
             of
             nature
             and
             humanity
             ;
             the
             more
             strict
             tyes
             of
             common
             faith
             and
             hope
             ;
             of
             manifold
             relations
             unto
             God
             that
             made
             us
             ,
             and
             our
             Saviour
             that
             redeemed
             us
             ,
             and
             the
             Holy
             Spirit
             who
             animateth
             and
             quickneth
             us
             ,
             and
             combineth
             us
             in
             spiritual
             union
             .
             )
             4.
             
             That
             we
             should
             bear
             such
             hearty
             good-will
             ,
             and
             charitable
             affection
             toward
             others
             ,
             as
             
             not
             onely
             to
             seek
             and
             desire
             our
             own
             particular
             and
             private
             good
             ,
             but
             that
             of
             all
             men
             ;
             especially
             of
             all
             good
             Christians
             ;
             who
             in
             a
             peculiar
             manner
             are
             God's
             children
             and
             our
             brethren
             ;
             
             
               He
               did
               not
               bid
               us
               say
            
             my
             
               Father
               ,
               but
            
             our
             
               Father
               ,
               who
               art
               in
               Heaven
               ;
               that
               being
               taught
               that
               we
               have
               a
               common
               Father
               ,
               we
               might
               shew
               a
               brotherly
               good-will
               one
               toward
               another
               ,
            
             saith
             S.
             Chrysostome
             .
          
           
             As
             for
             the
             appellation
             Father
             ;
             it
             doth
             mind
             us
             of
             our
             relation
             to
             God
             ,
             who
             upon
             many
             grounds
             ,
             and
             in
             divers
             high
             respects
             is
             our
             Father
             (
             by
             nature
             ,
             for
             that
             he
             gave
             us
             our
             being
             ,
             and
             made
             us
             after
             his
             own
             image
             ;
             by
             providence
             ,
             for
             that
             he
             continually
             preserveth
             and
             maintaineth
             us
             ;
             by
             grace
             ,
             for
             that
             he
             reneweth
             us
             to
             his
             image
             in
             righteousness
             and
             holiness
             ;
             by
             adoption
             ,
             for
             that
             he
             alloweth
             us
             the
             benefit
             and
             privilege
             of
             his
             children
             ,
             assigning
             an
             
             eternal
             inheritance
             to
             us
             )
             of
             this
             relation
             ,
             which
             as
             Creatures
             ,
             as
             Men
             ,
             as
             Christians
             ,
             we
             bear
             to
             God
             it
             mindeth
             us
             ,
             and
             consequently
             how
             we
             ought
             in
             correspondence
             thereto
             to
             behave
             our selves
             ;
             yielding
             to
             him
             all
             respect
             ,
             affection
             and
             observance
             ;
             demeaning
             our selves
             in
             all
             things
             as
             becomes
             such
             a
             relation
             ,
             and
             rank
             :
             This
             indeed
             of
             all
             God's
             Names
             ,
             Titles
             and
             Attributes
             is
             chosen
             as
             most
             sutable
             to
             the
             nature
             of
             the
             present
             duty
             ;
             as
             most
             encouraging
             to
             the
             performance
             thereof
             ,
             as
             most
             fully
             implying
             the
             dispositions
             required
             in
             us
             ,
             when
             we
             apply
             our selves
             thereto
             .
             
             Our
             Saviour
             used
             to
             compare
             Prayer
             to
             a
             Son
             's
             asking
             nourishment
             of
             his
             Father
             ;
             
             arguing
             thence
             what
             success
             ,
             and
             benefit
             we
             may
             expect
             from
             it
             :
             we
             come
             therein
             to
             God
             ,
             not
             (
             directly
             )
             as
             to
             a
             Lord
             or
             Master
             ,
             to
             receive
             commands
             ;
             but
             rather
             as
             to
             a
             Father
             to
             request
             
             from
             him
             the
             sustenance
             of
             our
             life
             ,
             and
             supply
             of
             our
             needs
             ;
             to
             render
             withall
             unto
             him
             our
             thankfull
             acknowledgments
             ,
             for
             having
             continuedly
             done
             those
             things
             for
             us
             ;
             and
             to
             demonstrate
             our
             dutifull
             respect
             ,
             and
             affection
             toward
             him
             .
             It
             is
             natural
             for
             children
             in
             any
             danger
             ,
             streight
             ,
             or
             want
             to
             fly
             to
             their
             parents
             for
             shelter
             ,
             relief
             and
             succour
             ;
             and
             it
             is
             so
             likewise
             for
             us
             to
             have
             recourse
             unto
             God
             ,
             in
             all
             those
             cases
             ,
             wherein
             no
             visible
             means
             of
             help
             appear
             from
             elsewhere
             :
             And
             to
             doe
             so
             the
             title
             of
             Father
             doth
             encourage
             us
             ,
             signifying
             not
             onely
             power
             and
             authority
             over
             us
             ,
             but
             affection
             and
             dearness
             toward
             us
             :
             The
             name
             God
             ,
             importing
             his
             excellent
             perfections
             ;
             the
             name
             Lord
             ,
             minding
             us
             of
             his
             power
             ,
             and
             empire
             over
             us
             ,
             with
             the
             like
             titles
             declarative
             of
             his
             supereminent
             Majesty
             ,
             might
             deter
             us
             ,
             being
             conscious
             of
             our
             meanness
             and
             unworthiness
             ,
             
             from
             approaching
             to
             him
             ;
             but
             the
             word
             Father
             is
             attractive
             and
             emboldning
             ;
             thinking
             on
             that
             we
             shall
             be
             apt
             to
             conceive
             hope
             ,
             that
             how
             mean
             ,
             how
             unworthy
             soever
             ,
             yet
             being
             his
             children
             ,
             he
             will
             not
             reject
             ,
             or
             refuse
             us
             :
             
             
               If
               men
               being
               evil
               do
               give
               good
               gifts
               unto
               their
               children
               ;
               how
               much
               more
               will
               our
               Father
               ,
               which
               is
               in
               heaven
               ,
               give
               good
               things
               to
               them
               that
               ask
               him
               ?
            
          
           
             It
             also
             plainly
             intimates
             how
             qualified
             and
             disposed
             in
             mind
             we
             should
             come
             to
             God
             ;
             namely
             ,
             with
             high
             reverence
             ,
             with
             humble
             affection
             ,
             with
             hearty
             gratitude
             ;
             as
             to
             the
             Authour
             of
             our
             being
             ,
             to
             him
             that
             hath
             continually
             preserved
             and
             brought
             us
             up
             ;
             from
             whose
             care
             and
             providence
             we
             have
             received
             all
             the
             good
             we
             have
             ever
             enjoyed
             ;
             from
             whose
             mercy
             and
             favour
             we
             can
             onely
             expect
             any
             good
             for
             the
             future
             .
             By
             calling
             God
             Father
             ,
             we
             avow
             
             our selves
             obliged
             to
             honour
             and
             love
             him
             incomparably
             beyond
             all
             things
             ;
             We
             also
             declare
             our
             faith
             ,
             and
             hope
             in
             God
             ;
             that
             we
             believe
             him
             well
             affected
             toward
             us
             ,
             and
             willing
             to
             doe
             us
             good
             ;
             and
             that
             we
             thence
             hope
             to
             receive
             the
             good
             desirable
             from
             him
             (
             the
             which
             are
             dispositions
             necessary
             to
             the
             due
             performance
             of
             this
             duty
             .
             )
             
             It
             also
             implyeth
             ,
             
             that
             we
             should
             come
             thereto
             with
             purity
             of
             mind
             and
             good
             conscience
             ,
             
             which
             is
             also
             requisite
             to
             the
             same
             intent
             :
             for
             if
             we
             are
             conscious
             of
             undutifull
             and
             disobedient
             carriage
             toward
             God
             ,
             how
             can
             we
             call
             him
             Father
             ?
             with
             what
             heart
             ,
             or
             face
             can
             we
             assume
             to
             our selves
             the
             title
             of
             children
             ?
             If
             (
             saith
             S.
             
               Peter
               )
               ye
               call
               upon
               him
               as
               Father
               ,
            
             
             
               who
               impartially
               judges
               according
               to
               every
               man's
               work
               ,
            
             (
             that
             is
             ,
             who
             onely
             esteemeth
             them
             for
             his
             children
             ,
             who
             truly
             behave
             themselves
             as
             becometh
             
             children
             )
             
               pass
               the
               time
               of
               your
               pilgrimage
               in
               fear
            
             (
             or
             in
             reverence
             toward
             God
             )
             .
             We
             may
             add
             ,
             that
             we
             also
             hereby
             may
             be
             supposed
             to
             express
             our
             charity
             toward
             our
             brethren
             ;
             who
             bear
             unto
             God
             ,
             the
             Father
             of
             all
             men
             ,
             the
             same
             common
             relation
             .
             But
             I
             proceed
             :
          
        
         
           
             Which
             art
             in
             Heaven
             .
          
           
             God
             Almighty
             is
             substantially
             present
             every
             where
             ;
             but
             he
             doth
             not
             every
             where
             in
             effects
             discover
             himself
             alike
             ,
             nor
             with
             equal
             splendour
             in
             all
             places
             display
             the
             beams
             of
             his
             glorious
             Majesty
             .
             The
             Scripture
             frequently
             mentioneth
             a
             place
             of
             his
             special
             residence
             (
             seated
             in
             regions
             of
             inaccessible
             light
             ,
             above
             the
             reach
             not
             onely
             of
             our
             sense
             ,
             but
             of
             our
             fancy
             and
             conception
             )
             where
             his
             royal
             Court
             ,
             his
             presence
             Chamber
             ,
             
             his
             imperial
             Throne
             are
             ;
             where
             he
             is
             more
             immediately
             attended
             upon
             by
             the
             glorious
             Angels
             ,
             and
             blessed
             Saints
             ;
             which
             place
             is
             called
             Heaven
             ,
             
             the
             
               highest
               heavens
            
             ;
             
             the
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             the
             
               highest
               places
            
             ;
             by
             his
             presence
             wherein
             God
             is
             described
             here
             ,
             as
             for
             distinction
             from
             all
             other
             parents
             here
             on
             earth
             ,
             so
             to
             encrease
             reverence
             in
             us
             toward
             him
             (
             while
             we
             reflect
             upon
             his
             supereminent
             glory
             and
             majesty
             )
             and
             to
             raise
             our
             hearts
             from
             these
             inferiour
             things
             unto
             desire
             ,
             and
             hope
             ,
             and
             love
             of
             heavenly
             things
             ;
             withdrawing
             (
             saith
             S.
             
               Chrysostome
               )
               him
               that
               prays
               from
               earth
               ,
            
             
             
               and
               fastning
               him
               to
               the
               places
               on
               high
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               mansions
               above
               .
            
             But
             so
             much
             for
             the
             Title
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             Sentence
             of
             our
             Prayer
             is
             ,
          
        
         
           
           
             Hallowed
             (
             or
             sanctified
             )
             be
             thy
             Name
             .
          
           
             Let
             us
             first
             (
             with
             S.
             Chrysostome
             )
             observe
             the
             direction
             we
             hence
             receive
             in
             all
             our
             prayers
             to
             have
             a
             prime
             ,
             and
             principal
             regard
             to
             the
             glory
             of
             God
             ;
             not
             seeking
             any
             thing
             concerning
             our
             own
             good
             before
             his
             praise
             ;
             that
             for
             the
             order
             .
             As
             to
             the
             substance
             of
             this
             particular
             we
             may
             consider
             ,
             that
             sanctity
             implying
             a
             discrimination
             ,
             a
             distance
             ,
             an
             exaltment
             in
             nature
             or
             use
             of
             the
             thing
             ,
             which
             is
             denominated
             thereby
             ;
             and
             God's
             name
             signifying
             himself
             with
             all
             that
             we
             can
             know
             of
             him
             ;
             himself
             ,
             as
             however
             discovered
             or
             declared
             ,
             with
             all
             that
             relates
             to
             him
             ,
             and
             bears
             his
             inscription
             ;
             we
             do
             here
             accordingly
             express
             our
             due
             acknowledgments
             and
             desires
             ;
             for
             
             by
             a
             rare
             complication
             this
             Sentence
             doth
             involve
             both
             praise
             and
             petition
             ;
             doth
             express
             both
             our
             acknowledgment
             of
             what
             is
             ,
             and
             our
             desire
             of
             what
             should
             be
             :
             we
             do
             I
             say
             hereby
             partly
             acknowledge
             ,
             and
             praise
             the
             supereminent
             perfections
             of
             God
             above
             all
             things
             ,
             in
             all
             kind
             of
             excellency
             ,
             joining
             in
             that
             seraphical
             Doxology
             (
             which
             to
             utter
             is
             the
             continual
             employment
             of
             the
             blessed
             Spirits
             above
             )
             who
             incessantly
             
               day
               and
               night
            
             cry
             out
             ,
             
             Holy
             ,
             
             
               Holy
               ,
               Holy
            
             ;
             confessing
             with
             the
             heavenly
             host
             in
             the
             Apocalypse
             ,
             that
             
               he
               is
               worthy
               of
               all
               honour
               ,
               glory
               and
               power
            
             ;
             we
             do
             also
             partly
             declare
             our
             hearty
             wishes
             ,
             
             that
             God
             may
             be
             every
             where
             had
             in
             highest
             veneration
             ;
             that
             all
             things
             relating
             to
             him
             may
             receive
             their
             due
             regard
             ;
             that
             all
             honour
             and
             praise
             ,
             all
             duty
             and
             service
             may
             in
             a
             peculiar
             manner
             be
             rendred
             unto
             him
             by
             
             all
             men
             ,
             by
             all
             creatures
             ,
             by
             our selves
             especially
             :
             that
             all
             minds
             may
             entertain
             good
             and
             worthy
             opinions
             of
             him
             ;
             all
             tongues
             speak
             well
             of
             him
             ,
             celebrate
             and
             bless
             him
             ;
             all
             creatures
             yield
             adoration
             to
             his
             name
             ,
             and
             obedience
             to
             his
             will
             :
             that
             he
             be
             worshipped
             in
             truth
             and
             sincerity
             ,
             with
             zeal
             and
             fervency
             ;
             this
             particularly
             in
             the
             Prophet
             Esay
             ,
             and
             by
             S.
             Peter
             is
             called
             
               sanctifying
               God's
               Name
            
             in
             opposition
             to
             idolatrous
             and
             profane
             Religion
             
               (
               Sanctifie
               the
               Lord
               of
               hosts
               himself
               ,
            
             
             
               and
               let
               him
               be
               your
               fear
               ,
               let
               him
               be
               your
               dread
               ,
            
             saith
             the
             Prophet
             ;
             and
             ,
             
               Fear
               not
               their
               fear
            
             ,
             
             
               nor
               be
               troubled
               ;
               but
               sanctifie
               the
               Lord
               God
               in
               your
               hearts
               ,
            
             saith
             the
             
               Apostle
               .
            
             )
             Thus
             do
             we
             here
             pray
             and
             wish
             in
             respect
             to
             all
             men
             ,
             and
             to
             all
             creatures
             capable
             of
             thus
             sanctifying
             God's
             Name
             ;
             but
             more
             particularly
             we
             pray
             for
             our selves
             ,
             that
             God
             would
             grant
             to
             
             us
             ,
             that
             we
             by
             our
             religious
             and
             righteous
             conversation
             may
             bring
             honour
             to
             his
             name
             ;
             
             so
             that
             
               men
               seeing
               our
               good
               works
               may
               glorifie
               our
               Father
               ,
            
             
             
               which
               is
               in
               Heaven
            
             .
             
             
               (
               Vouchsafe
            
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             
               that
               we
               may
               live
               so
               purely
               ,
               that
               all
               men
               by
               us
               may
               glorifie
               thee
               :
            
             so
             descants
             S.
             
               Chrysostome
               .
            
             )
          
        
         
           
             Thy
             Kingdom
             come
             .
          
           
             This
             Petition
             ,
             or
             devout
             wish
             ,
             being
             subordinate
             to
             the
             former
             ,
             as
             expressing
             a
             main
             particular
             of
             that
             ,
             which
             is
             there
             generally
             desired
             (
             we
             here
             to
             the
             glory
             of
             God
             desiring
             a
             successfull
             and
             speedy
             propagation
             of
             true
             Religion
             )
             seems
             in
             its
             direct
             ,
             and
             immediate
             sense
             to
             respect
             the
             state
             of
             things
             in
             that
             time
             ,
             more
             especially
             befitting
             our
             Lord's
             Disciples
             then
             ,
             when
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             God
             (
             that
             is
             ,
             the
             state
             of
             Religion
             under
             
             the
             Evangelical
             Dispensation
             )
             was
             coming
             and
             approaching
             ;
             (
             according
             to
             that
             of
             our
             Saviour
             in
             S.
             Luke
             :
             
             
               I
               say
               unto
               you
               of
               a
               truth
               ,
            
             
             
               there
               be
               some
               of
               you
               standing
               here
               that
               shall
               not
               taste
               death
               ,
               till
               they
               see
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               God
               )
            
             whence
             it
             did
             become
             them
             in
             zeal
             to
             God's
             glory
             ,
             and
             charity
             for
             mens
             salvation
             ,
             to
             desire
             that
             Christianity
             might
             soon
             effectually
             be
             propagated
             over
             the
             world
             ,
             being
             generally
             entertained
             by
             men
             with
             due
             faith
             and
             obedience
             :
             that
             is
             ,
             that
             all
             men
             willingly
             might
             acknowledge
             God
             as
             their
             Lord
             and
             Maker
             ,
             worshipping
             and
             serving
             him
             in
             truth
             ;
             that
             they
             might
             receive
             his
             blessed
             Son
             Jesus
             Christ
             as
             their
             King
             and
             Saviour
             ,
             heartily
             embracing
             his
             doctrine
             ,
             and
             humbly
             submitting
             to
             his
             laws
             ;
             to
             which
             purpose
             our
             Lord
             injoins
             his
             Disciples
             to
             pray
             ,
             
             
               that
               the
               Lord
               of
               the
               harvest
               would
               send
               labourers
               into
               his
               
               harvest
            
             ;
             and
             S.
             Paul
             exhorts
             the
             Thessalonians
             to
             pray
             ,
             
             
               that
               the
               word
               of
               the
               Lord
               may
               run
               and
               be
               glorified
               .
            
             And
             in
             parity
             of
             reason
             ,
             upon
             the
             same
             grounds
             ,
             we
             are
             concerned
             ,
             and
             obliged
             to
             desire
             ,
             that
             Christian
             Religion
             may
             be
             settled
             and
             confirmed
             ;
             may
             grow
             and
             be
             encreased
             ;
             may
             prosper
             and
             flourish
             in
             the
             world
             ;
             that
             God's
             authority
             may
             to
             the
             largest
             extension
             of
             place
             ,
             to
             the
             highest
             intention
             of
             degree
             ,
             universally
             and
             perfectly
             ,
             be
             maintained
             and
             promoted
             ,
             both
             in
             external
             profession
             and
             real
             effect
             ;
             the
             minds
             of
             all
             men
             being
             subdued
             to
             the
             obedience
             of
             faith
             ;
             and
             avowing
             the
             subjection
             due
             to
             him
             ;
             and
             truly
             yielding
             obedience
             to
             all
             his
             most
             just
             and
             holy
             laws
             .
             
             Thus
             should
             we
             pray
             that
             God's
             Kingdom
             may
             come
             ;
             particularly
             desiring
             that
             it
             may
             so
             come
             into
             our
             own
             hearts
             ;
             humbli●●
             imploring
             his
             grace
             ,
             
             that
             he
             thereby
             would
             rule
             in
             our
             hearts
             ,
             quelling
             in
             them
             all
             exorbitant
             passions
             ,
             and
             vicious
             desires
             ;
             protecting
             them
             from
             all
             spiritual
             enemies
             ,
             disposing
             them
             to
             an
             entire
             subjection
             to
             his
             will
             ,
             and
             a
             willing
             compliance
             with
             all
             his
             commandments
             :
             
             for
             this
             is
             
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               God
            
             ,
             which
             (
             as
             our
             Lord
             telleth
             us
             )
             
               is
               within
               us
            
             ;
             the
             which
             
               doth
               not
            
             (
             as
             S.
             Paul
             teacheth
             us
             )
             
               consist
               in
               meat
               and
               drink
            
             (
             in
             any
             outward
             formal
             performances
             )
             
               but
               in
               righteousness
            
             ,
             
             
               and
               peace
               ,
               and
               joy
               in
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
            
             ;
             that
             is
             ,
             in
             obedience
             to
             God's
             will
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             comfortable
             consequences
             thereof
             :
             
             this
             is
             
               the
               Kingdome
               of
               God
            
             ,
             which
             we
             are
             enjoined
             ,
             before
             any
             worldly
             accommodations
             ,
             
               first
               to
               seek
            
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             Thy
             will
             be
             done
             in
             earth
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             in
             heaven
             .
          
           
             This
             Sentence
             is
             likewise
             complicated
             of
             praise
             ,
             good
             desire
             ,
             and
             petition
             :
             for
             we
             thereby
             first
             do
             acknowledge
             the
             wisedom
             ,
             justice
             ,
             and
             goodness
             of
             God
             in
             all
             resolutions
             of
             his
             will
             ,
             and
             dispensations
             of
             his
             providence
             :
          
           
             1.
             
             We
             profess
             our
             approbation
             of
             all
             God's
             counsels
             ,
             our
             complacence
             and
             satisfaction
             in
             all
             his
             proceedings
             ;
             our
             cheerfull
             submission
             and
             consent
             to
             all
             his
             pleasure
             ;
             joining
             our
             suffrage
             ,
             and
             saying
             in
             harmony
             with
             that
             blessed
             Choire
             in
             the
             Revelation
             :
             Great
             ,
             
             
               and
               wonderfull
               are
               thy
               works
               ,
               O
               Lord
               God
               Almighty
               ;
               just
               and
               true
               are
               thy
               ways
               ,
               O
               thou
               
               King
               of
               Saints
               .
            
             We
             disclaim
             our
             own
             judgments
             and
             conceits
             ;
             we
             renounce
             our
             own
             desires
             and
             designs
             ,
             so
             far
             as
             they
             appear
             inconsistent
             with
             the
             determinations
             of
             Gods
             wisedom
             ,
             or
             discordant
             with
             his
             pleasure
             ;
             saying
             after
             our
             Lord
             ,
             
             
               Let
               not
               my
               will
               ,
               but
               thine
               be
               done
               .
            
          
           
             2.
             
             We
             do
             also
             express
             our
             desire
             ,
             that
             as
             in
             heaven
             all
             things
             with
             a
             free
             ,
             and
             undisturbed
             course
             do
             pass
             according
             to
             God's
             will
             ,
             and
             good
             liking
             ;
             every
             intimation
             of
             his
             pleasure
             finding
             there
             a
             most
             entire
             and
             ready
             compliance
             ,
             from
             those
             perfectly
             loyal
             and
             pious
             spirits
             
               (
               those
               ministers
               of
               his
            
             ,
             
             
               that
               do
               his
               pleasure
            
             ,
             as
             the
             Psalmist
             calls
             them
             )
             so
             that
             here
             on
             earth
             the
             gracious
             designs
             of
             God
             may
             be
             accomplished
             without
             opposition
             or
             rub
             ;
             that
             none
             should
             presume
             ,
             
             as
             the
             Pharisees
             and
             Lawyers
             are
             said
             to
             doe
             ,
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             to
             disappoint
             or
             defeat
             God's
             counsel
             ;
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             to
             thrust
             away
             or
             repulse
             
               God's
               word
            
             ,
             
             as
             the
             Jews
             did
             in
             the
             Acts
             ;
             to
             resist
             ,
             provoke
             ,
             or
             defie
             God
             by
             obstinate
             disobedience
             ;
             as
             many
             are
             said
             to
             do
             in
             the
             Scriptures
             ;
             but
             that
             every
             where
             a
             free
             ,
             humble
             ,
             hearty
             ,
             and
             full
             obedience
             be
             rendred
             to
             his
             commands
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             We
             do
             also
             pray
             ,
             that
             God
             would
             grant
             us
             the
             grace
             willingly
             to
             perform
             ,
             whatever
             he
             requires
             of
             us
             ,
             
             
               (
               perfecting
               us
            
             ,
             as
             the
             Apostle
             speaketh
             ,
             
               in
               every
               good
               work
               to
               do
               his
               will
               ,
            
             and
             
               working
               in
               us
               that
               which
               is
               well-pleasing
               in
               his
               sight
               )
            
             contentedly
             to
             bear
             whatever
             he
             layeth
             upon
             us
             ;
             that
             God
             would
             bestow
             upon
             us
             a
             perfect
             resignation
             of
             our
             wills
             unto
             his
             will
             ;
             
             a
             cheerfull
             acquiescence
             in
             that
             state
             and
             station
             wherein
             he
             hath
             placed
             us
             ;
             a
             submiss
             patience
             
             in
             all
             adversities
             ,
             whereinto
             he
             disposeth
             us
             to
             fall
             ;
             a
             constant
             readiness
             with
             satisfaction
             and
             thankfulness
             (
             without
             reluctancy
             or
             repining
             )
             to
             receive
             whatever
             cometh
             from
             his
             will
             ,
             whether
             gratefull
             or
             distastefull
             to
             our
             present
             sense
             ;
             acknowledging
             his
             wisedom
             ,
             his
             goodness
             ,
             his
             justice
             in
             all
             his
             dealings
             toward
             us
             ;
             heartily
             saying
             with
             good
             
               Eli
               ,
               It
               is
               the
               Lord
               ,
            
             
             
               let
               him
               do
               what
               seemeth
               him
               good
            
             ;
             with
             Hezekiah
             ;
             
             
               Good
               is
               the
               word
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               which
               thou
               hast
               spoken
               ,
            
             with
             David
             ;
             
             
               Behold
               here
               I
               am
               ,
               let
               him
               do
               to
               me
               ,
               as
               seemeth
               good
               to
               him
            
             ;
             
             with
             
               Job
               ;
               Shall
               we
               receive
               good
               at
               the
               hand
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               shall
               we
               not
               receive
               evil
               ?
            
             and
             ,
             
             
               The
               Lord
               gave
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               hath
               taken
               away
               ,
               blessed
               be
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Lord
               :
            
             Yea
             it
             were
             well
             ,
             if
             we
             could
             after
             the
             Heathen
             Philosopher
             ,
             
             upon
             all
             occasions
             with
             our
             hearts
             say
             ,
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             
               If
               God
               will
               have
               it
               so
               ,
               so
               let
               be
               :
            
             if
             we
             could
             observe
             those
             rules
             and
             precepts
             ,
             which
             even
             the
             Philosophers
             so
             much
             inculcate
             ;
             
             to
             
               commit
               all
               our
               affairs
               to
               God
               ,
               to
               love
               and
               embrace
               (
               hugg
               )
               all
               events
               ;
               to
               follow
               ,
            
             and
             
               to
               accompany
               God
            
             ;
             to
             yield
             ,
             deliver
             ,
             and
             resign
             our selves
             up
             to
             him
             .
             
             
               (
               Deo
               se
               praebere
               ,
               dedere
               ,
               tradere
               ,
            
             &c.
             )
             and
             the
             like
             .
          
        
         
           
             Give
             us
             this
             day
             our
             daily
             bread
             .
          
           
             I
             shall
             not
             stand
             to
             criticise
             upon
             the
             hard
             word
             here
             used
             ,
             translated
             daily
             ;
             I
             onely
             say
             ,
             that
             of
             two
             senses
             offering
             themselves
             ,
             both
             are
             probable
             ,
             and
             by
             good
             authority
             countenanced
             ;
             both
             are
             proper
             and
             sutable
             to
             the
             matter
             ,
             or
             nature
             of
             the
             thing
             :
             according
             to
             one
             we
             pray
             for
             the
             bread
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
               of
               the
               time
               to
               come
            
             ,
             or
             of
             that
             future
             life
             ,
             which
             it
             shall
             please
             God
             to
             allow
             us
             ;
             
             according
             to
             the
             other
             ,
             we
             request
             bread
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             which
             is
             necessary
             for
             our
             being
             ,
             and
             the
             preservation
             of
             our
             lives
             ;
             joining
             both
             together
             (
             which
             is
             more
             sure
             and
             safe
             )
             we
             pray
             for
             a
             competent
             provision
             toward
             the
             maintenance
             of
             our
             life
             hereafter
             ,
             during
             our
             appointed
             time
             :
             that
             for
             the
             sense
             ;
             upon
             the
             Petition
             it self
             we
             observe
             :
          
           
             1.
             
             That
             after
             we
             have
             rendred
             our
             due
             tribute
             of
             praise
             ,
             and
             respect
             unto
             God
             ,
             we
             are
             allowed
             ,
             and
             directed
             to
             request
             of
             him
             good
             things
             for
             our selves
             ;
             beginning
             ,
             as
             nature
             prompteth
             ,
             with
             the
             preservation
             of
             our
             beings
             ,
             and
             lives
             ;
             whereby
             we
             become
             capable
             of
             receiving
             and
             enjoying
             other
             good
             things
             ;
          
           
           
             2.
             
             By
             doing
             which
             we
             also
             do
             imply
             the
             sense
             we
             have
             of
             our
             total
             dependence
             upon
             God
             ;
             avowing
             our selves
             to
             subsist
             by
             his
             care
             and
             bounty
             ;
             disclaiming
             consequently
             all
             confidence
             in
             any
             other
             means
             to
             maintain
             or
             support
             us
             ;
             in
             any
             store
             we
             have
             laid
             up
             ,
             or
             estate
             we
             pretend
             to
             ;
             in
             any
             contrivance
             or
             industry
             we
             can
             use
             ;
             in
             any
             succour
             of
             friends
             or
             relations
             ;
             for
             that
             notwithstanding
             all
             these
             ,
             we
             do
             need
             our
             daily
             bread
             to
             be
             dealt
             to
             us
             by
             God
             ,
             and
             must
             continually
             beg
             it
             as
             a
             gift
             from
             his
             hands
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             We
             are
             by
             that
             word
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
               this
               day
            
             ,
             taught
             our
             duty
             (
             signifying
             withall
             our
             performance
             thereof
             )
             of
             being
             willing
             continually
             to
             rely
             upon
             God
             ;
             not
             affecting
             to
             ever
             be
             so
             much
             before
             hand
             ,
             as
             not
             to
             need
             God's
             constant
             assistance
             :
             we
             ask
             not
             ,
             that
             God
             
             would
             give
             us
             at
             once
             ,
             what
             may
             serve
             us
             for
             ever
             ,
             and
             may
             put
             us
             out
             of
             any
             fear
             to
             want
             hereafter
             ;
             we
             ask
             not
             for
             that
             which
             may
             suffice
             for
             a
             long
             time
             ,
             for
             many
             years
             ,
             many
             months
             ,
             many
             days
             ;
             but
             that
             God
             would
             give
             us
             to
             day
             ,
             or
             rather
             
               day
               by
               day
            
             (
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
             as
             it
             is
             expressed
             in
             S.
             Luke
             )
             that
             is
             ,
             that
             he
             would
             continually
             dispense
             to
             us
             ,
             what
             is
             needfull
             for
             us
             :
             we
             should
             not
             therefore
             desire
             to
             have
             an
             estate
             settled
             upon
             us
             ;
             to
             live
             by
             our selves
             ,
             or
             on
             our
             own
             incomes
             ;
             to
             be
             set
             out
             of
             God's
             house
             ,
             or
             immediate
             protection
             and
             care
             ;
             this
             in
             it self
             cannot
             be
             (
             for
             God
             cannot
             alienate
             his
             goods
             from
             himself
             ,
             nor
             can
             we
             subsist
             out
             of
             his
             hand
             )
             nor
             must
             we
             desire
             it
             should
             be
             ;
             't
             is
             a
             part
             of
             Atheism
             ,
             of
             Infidelity
             ,
             of
             Heathenish
             profaneness
             and
             folly
             to
             desire
             it
             
               (
               these
               things
            
             ,
             
             saith
             our
             Lord
             ,
             
               do
               the
               Gentiles
               seek
            
             ;
             that
             is
             ,
             they
             are
             covetous
             of
             wealth
             ,
             and
             carefull
             
             for
             provisions
             to
             live
             without
             dependence
             upon
             God
             )
             but
             we
             must
             esteem
             God's
             providence
             our
             surest
             estate
             ,
             God's
             bounty
             our
             best
             treasure
             ,
             God's
             fatherly
             care
             our
             most
             certain
             ,
             and
             most
             comfortable
             support
             ;
             
             
               casting
               all
               our
               care
               on
               him
               ,
            
             
             as
             being
             assured
             that
             
               he
               careth
               for
               us
            
             ;
             
             
               will
               not
               leave
               nor
               forsake
               us
            
             ;
             
             will
             not
             withhold
             ,
             what
             is
             necessary
             for
             our
             comfortable
             sustenance
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             It
             is
             here
             intimated
             ,
             how
             sober
             ,
             and
             moderate
             our
             appetites
             should
             be
             ,
             in
             regard
             both
             to
             the
             quality
             and
             quantity
             of
             the
             things
             we
             use
             :
             we
             are
             directed
             to
             ask
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             (
             as
             S.
             Chrysostome
             says
             )
             necessary
             food
             ,
             not
             luxurious
             plenty
             ,
             or
             delicacy
             :
             it
             is
             bread
             (
             the
             most
             simple
             ,
             homely
             ,
             and
             common
             diet
             )
             that
             is
             ,
             such
             accommodations
             as
             are
             necessary
             to
             maintain
             our
             lives
             ,
             and
             satisfie
             our
             natural
             desires
             ;
             not
             superfluities
             ,
             
             serving
             to
             please
             our
             wanton
             appetites
             ,
             or
             humour
             our
             curious
             fancies
             ;
             't
             is
             not
             variety
             ,
             daintiness
             ,
             elegancy
             ,
             or
             splendour
             we
             should
             affect
             to
             enjoy
             ,
             but
             be
             content
             to
             have
             our
             necessities
             supplied
             ,
             with
             the
             coursest
             diet
             ,
             and
             the
             meanest
             apparel
             ,
             if
             our
             condition
             requireth
             it
             ,
             or
             God's
             providence
             in
             an
             honest
             way
             allotteth
             no
             other
             to
             us
             :
             we
             may
             soberly
             and
             thankfully
             enjoy
             what
             God
             sends
             ;
             but
             we
             should
             not
             presume
             to
             ask
             for
             ,
             or
             desire
             other
             than
             this
             .
          
           
             And
             for
             the
             measure
             ,
             we
             learn
             to
             ask
             onely
             for
             so
             much
             as
             shall
             be
             fit
             to
             maintain
             us
             ;
             not
             for
             rich
             ,
             or
             plentifull
             store
             ;
             not
             for
             full
             barns
             ,
             or
             for
             heaps
             of
             treasure
             ;
             not
             for
             wherewith
             to
             glut
             ,
             or
             pamper
             our selves
             ;
             but
             for
             daily
             bread
             ,
             a
             moderate
             provision
             then
             to
             be
             dealt
             to
             us
             ,
             when
             we
             need
             it
             .
          
           
             It
             follows
             ,
          
        
         
           
           
             And
             forgive
             us
             our
             trespasses
             ,
             as
             we
             forgive
             them
             that
             trespass
             against
             us
             (
             our
             trespasses
             ,
             't
             is
             our
             debts
             (
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             )
             in
             S.
             Matthew
             ;
             our
             sins
             (
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             )
             in
             S.
             Luke
             ;
             and
             they
             who
             trespass
             against
             us
             are
             in
             both
             Evangelists
             called
             our
             debtors
             :
             for
             he
             that
             injures
             another
             is
             obnoxious
             and
             in
             debt
             to
             him
             ;
             owing
             him
             satisfaction
             ,
             either
             by
             making
             reparation
             ,
             or
             undergoing
             punishment
             .
             )
          
           
             After
             the
             preservation
             of
             our
             beings
             (
             the
             foundation
             of
             enjoying
             other
             good
             things
             )
             our
             first
             
             care
             ,
             we
             see
             ,
             ought
             to
             be
             concerning
             the
             welfare
             of
             our
             better
             part
             ,
             and
             state
             ;
             which
             chiefly
             consists
             in
             the
             terms
             ,
             whereon
             we
             stand
             ,
             toward
             God
             ,
             upon
             whose
             favour
             all
             our
             happiness
             dependeth
             ,
             and
             from
             whose
             displeasure
             all
             our
             misery
             must
             proceed
             :
             since
             therefore
             we
             all
             do
             stand
             obnoxious
             to
             God's
             wrath
             and
             justice
             ;
             having
             omitted
             many
             duties
             ,
             which
             we
             own
             to
             him
             ,
             having
             committed
             manifold
             offences
             against
             him
             ;
             it
             is
             therefore
             most
             expedient
             ,
             that
             we
             first
             endeavour
             to
             get
             him
             reconciled
             to
             us
             ,
             by
             the
             forgiveness
             of
             our
             debts
             and
             offences
             ;
             concerning
             which
             remission
             ,
             upon
             what
             account
             it
             is
             necessary
             ,
             upon
             what
             terms
             it
             is
             granted
             ,
             by
             what
             means
             it
             is
             obtained
             ,
             in
             what
             manner
             it
             is
             dispensed
             by
             God
             ,
             I
             have
             otherwhere
             touched
             ,
             and
             it
             is
             not
             seasonable
             now
             farther
             to
             insist
             thereon
             :
             onely
             it
             may
             be
             pertinent
             here
             to
             observe
             ,
          
           
           
             1.
             
             That
             this
             being
             the
             first
             of
             Petitions
             (
             formally
             such
             ,
             and
             )
             purely
             spiritual
             ;
             we
             are
             hereby
             admonished
             to
             lay
             the
             foundation
             of
             our
             devotions
             in
             humility
             ;
             that
             we
             are
             obliged
             ,
             before
             we
             presume
             to
             ask
             any
             thing
             of
             God
             concerning
             our
             chief
             happiness
             ,
             and
             well-being
             ,
             to
             reflect
             upon
             ,
             acknowledge
             ,
             and
             confess
             our
             unworthiness
             (
             not
             coming
             to
             our
             prayers
             as
             the
             Pharisee
             did
             ,
             doting
             upon
             our
             worthy
             qualities
             ,
             and
             good
             deeds
             ;
             but
             like
             the
             poor
             Publican
             ,
             with
             a
             sense
             of
             our
             infirmities
             and
             miscarriages
             ;
             so
             as
             to
             be
             ready
             to
             acknowledge
             our selves
             ,
             as
             indeed
             we
             all
             are
             ,
             guilty
             of
             many
             ,
             and
             great
             sins
             )
             this
             is
             here
             implyed
             ;
             for
             in
             requesting
             pardon
             for
             our
             sins
             ,
             we
             confess
             our selves
             to
             be
             sinners
             ,
             and
             to
             need
             God's
             mercy
             .
          
           
           
             2.
             
             We
             may
             hence
             learn
             the
             necessity
             ,
             and
             the
             excellency
             of
             that
             benefit
             we
             here
             beg
             .
             When
             the
             Psalmist
             applied
             himself
             to
             praise
             God
             for
             his
             benefits
             ,
             this
             he
             set
             in
             the
             first
             place
             ,
             as
             most
             needfull
             and
             considerable
             to
             him
             :
             
               Bless
               the
               Lord
            
             ,
             
             
               O
               my
               Soul
            
             (
             said
             he
             )
             
               and
               forget
               not
               all
               his
               benefits
            
             (
             or
             rather
             ,
             not
             any
             of
             his
             benefits
             )
             
               who
               forgiveth
               all
               thine
               iniquities
               ,
               who
               healeth
               all
               thy
               diseases
            
             ;
             and
             answerably
             ,
             it
             is
             the
             first
             particular
             benefit
             we
             pray
             for
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             We
             must
             take
             notice
             ,
             that
             we
             are
             obliged
             to
             go
             to
             our
             devotions
             with
             universal
             charity
             ,
             and
             good-will
             toward
             others
             ;
             
             
               to
               lift
               up
            
             (
             as
             S.
             Paul
             injoineth
             )
             
               holy
               hands
               without
               wrath
               ,
               and
               doubting
            
             (
             or
             
               without
               wrath
               ,
               and
               dissension
            
             )
             to
             depose
             all
             enmity
             (
             as
             our
             Lord
             adviseth
             )
             before
             we
             bring
             our
             oblation
             
               to
               the
               altar
            
             of
             God
             ;
             
             
             reserving
             no
             spight
             ,
             or
             grudge
             toward
             any
             man
             ,
             but
             having
             a
             heart
             clear
             of
             all
             ill-will
             ,
             and
             desire
             of
             revenge
             ;
             being
             in
             affection
             of
             mind
             toward
             others
             as
             we
             do
             wish
             ,
             and
             hope
             ,
             and
             pray
             that
             God
             would
             be
             toward
             us
             :
             such
             in
             all
             reason
             ,
             equity
             ,
             and
             ingenuity
             should
             our
             disposition
             be
             ;
             and
             such
             God
             requires
             it
             to
             be
             ;
             and
             such
             we
             do
             assert
             ,
             and
             promise
             it
             to
             be
             ;
             implying
             also
             a
             compact
             with
             God
             ,
             no
             otherwise
             to
             desire
             ,
             or
             expect
             his
             favour
             ,
             and
             mercy
             toward
             us
             ,
             than
             as
             we
             resemble
             him
             in
             kind
             and
             mercifull
             intentions
             toward
             our
             brethren
             :
             It
             is
             implyed
             on
             God's
             part
             ,
             that
             he
             vouchsafes
             pardon
             onely
             upon
             these
             terms
             ;
             yea
             more
             ,
             that
             he
             doth
             truly
             promise
             pardon
             upon
             our
             performing
             this
             condition
             ;
             
             so
             our
             Saviour
             ,
             purposely
             reflecting
             on
             this
             Petition
             ,
             doth
             afterward
             expound
             it
             :
             for
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             
               if
               you
               forgive
               to
               men
               
               their
               trespasses
               ,
               your
               heavenly
               Father
               will
               also
               forgive
               you
            
             ;
             it
             also
             implies
             a
             consent
             on
             our
             parts
             ,
             and
             submission
             to
             this
             condition
             ,
             as
             most
             equal
             and
             reasonable
             ;
             so
             that
             if
             we
             break
             it
             ,
             if
             we
             do
             retain
             any
             uncharitable
             inclinations
             ,
             we
             deal
             ,
             falsely
             with
             God
             ;
             we
             forfeit
             all
             pretence
             to
             favour
             ,
             and
             mercy
             from
             him
             ;
             we
             are
             neither
             qualified
             for
             mercy
             ,
             nor
             shall
             obtain
             it
             from
             God.
             
          
        
         
           
             Lead
             us
             not
             into
             temptation
             .
          
           
             Temptation
             is
             sometime
             taken
             in
             a
             middle
             ,
             and
             indifferent
             sense
             for
             any
             occasion
             ,
             by
             which
             the
             moral
             quality
             of
             persons
             (
             their
             vertue
             ,
             or
             vice
             )
             is
             examined
             ,
             and
             discovered
             :
             so
             God
             is
             said
             to
             have
             
               tempted
               Abraham
            
             ,
             
             when
             he
             propounded
             to
             him
             the
             offering
             up
             of
             his
             Son
             ;
             so
             he
             tempted
             the
             
             Israelites
             ,
             by
             leading
             them
             in
             that
             long
             journey
             through
             the
             wilderness
             ,
             
             
               that
               he
               might
               know
               what
               was
               in
               their
               heart
               ,
               whether
               they
               would
               keep
               his
               commandments
               ,
               or
               no
               :
            
             so
             he
             likewise
             tempted
             them
             by
             permitting
             Seducers
             to
             do
             wonderfull
             things
             ,
             
             
               that
               he
               might
               know
               ,
               whether
               they
               did
               love
               the
               Lord
               with
               all
               their
               heart
               ,
               and
               with
               all
               their
               soul
               :
            
             And
             because
             affliction
             is
             of
             such
             a
             nature
             ,
             as
             to
             try
             the
             temper
             ,
             disposition
             ,
             and
             intentions
             of
             men
             ,
             therefore
             temptation
             often
             is
             used
             for
             affliction
             .
             It
             seemeth
             also
             sometimes
             put
             in
             a
             good
             sense
             ,
             for
             an
             occasion
             designed
             to
             exercise
             ,
             or
             to
             improve
             ,
             or
             to
             declare
             the
             vertues
             of
             a
             person
             ;
             so
             the
             inconveniencies
             ,
             and
             crosses
             incident
             to
             our
             nature
             ,
             and
             condition
             here
             ,
             the
             which
             our
             Lord
             did
             undergo
             ,
             
             are
             by
             S.
             Luke
             ,
             
             and
             others
             of
             the
             Apostles
             styled
             temptations
             ;
             
             so
             
               the
               fiery
               trial
            
             in
             S.
             Peter
             was
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             to
             exercise
             
             and
             refine
             them
             ,
             that
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             
               the
               trial
               of
               their
               faith
               might
               be
               to
               praise
               ,
               and
               honour
               ,
               and
               glory
            
             ;
             so
             S.
             James
             biddeth
             Christians
             to
             rejoice
             ,
             
             
               when
               they
               fall
               into
               divers
               temptations
            
             ;
             that
             is
             when
             they
             meet
             with
             opportunities
             of
             exercising
             their
             faith
             ,
             and
             patience
             ;
             and
             so
             we
             may
             understand
             that
             place
             in
             Deuteronomy
             :
             
             Who
             (
             't
             is
             said
             )
             sed
             thee
             with
             
               Manna
               ,
               that
               he
               might
               humble
               ,
               and
               prove
               thee
            
             (
             or
             
               tempt
               thee
            
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             say
             the
             LXX
             .
             )
             
               to
               do
               thee
               good
               at
               the
               latter
               end
               ;
               that
               he
               might
               tempt
               thee
               ,
            
             that
             is
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             render
             thee
             approved
             ;
             might
             exercise
             ,
             and
             improve
             thy
             dependence
             on
             God
             ,
             thy
             patience
             ,
             thy
             obedience
             .
             But
             the
             word
             is
             commonly
             taken
             in
             a
             worse
             sense
             ,
             for
             an
             occasion
             presented
             with
             ill
             purpose
             ,
             or
             naturally
             tending
             and
             not
             easily
             avoided
             ,
             of
             falling
             into
             sin
             ;
             a
             stumbling
             block
             ,
             a
             snare
             ;
             as
             when
             S.
             Paul
             saith
             ,
             
             that
             
               they
               who
               
               will
               be
               rich
               ,
               do
               fall
            
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
               into
               temptation
               ,
               and
               a
               snare
            
             ;
             
             thus
             S.
             James
             assureth
             us
             ,
             that
             
               God
               tempteth
               no
               man
            
             ;
             that
             is
             ,
             doth
             not
             intend
             to
             seduce
             ,
             or
             inveagle
             any
             man
             into
             sin
             .
             Yet
             because
             nothing
             in
             the
             world
             ,
             either
             good
             or
             bad
             ,
             doth
             happen
             without
             God's
             permission
             ,
             and
             governance
             ;
             and
             the
             Devil
             himself
             must
             obtain
             licence
             from
             God
             ,
             before
             he
             can
             tempt
             any
             man
             ,
             or
             do
             any
             mischief
             (
             as
             we
             see
             in
             
             Job's
             case
             ,
             
             and
             in
             the
             history
             of
             Ahab
             )
             since
             God
             seeth
             whatever
             is
             done
             ,
             
             and
             with
             greatest
             ease
             could
             hinder
             it
             ;
             and
             doth
             not
             otherwise
             than
             for
             some
             good
             end
             suffer
             any
             evill
             to
             be
             designed
             ,
             or
             atchieved
             ,
             it
             is
             the
             style
             of
             Scripture
             to
             attribute
             such
             things
             in
             some
             sense
             to
             him
             ;
             as
             when
             God
             is
             said
             to
             
               send
               Joseph
               into
               Egypt
               to
               preserve
               life
            
             ;
             
             when
             as
             in
             truth
             his
             brethren
             out
             of
             envy
             ,
             and
             ill-will
             did
             sell
             him
             thither
             ;
             and
             ,
             God
             is
             said
             
             to
             
               move
               David
               to
               number
               the
               people
            
             ;
             
             when
             as
             indeed
             Satan
             (
             as
             it
             is
             otherwhere
             affirmed
             )
             
               provoked
               him
               to
               number
               them
            
             ;
             
             and
             that
             horrid
             Tragedy
             acted
             by
             the
             Jews
             upon
             our
             
               Blessed
               Saviour
            
             is
             said
             to
             be
             brought
             to
             pass
             by
             the
             
               hand
               and
               definite
               counsel
               of
               God
            
             ;
             
             because
             God
             foreseeing
             the
             temptations
             ,
             which
             those
             men
             should
             incurr
             of
             committing
             such
             acts
             ,
             and
             their
             inclinations
             to
             perform
             them
             ,
             did
             resolve
             not
             to
             interpose
             his
             power
             in
             hindrance
             of
             them
             ,
             but
             suffering
             them
             to
             proceed
             ,
             would
             turn
             their
             mischievous
             practices
             to
             an
             excellently
             good
             end
             ,
             and
             use
             them
             as
             instruments
             of
             his
             just
             ,
             holy
             ,
             and
             gracious
             purposes
             :
             Thus
             then
             whereas
             by
             temptation
             here
             is
             meant
             any
             occasion
             alluring
             ,
             or
             provoking
             to
             sin
             ,
             or
             withdrawing
             from
             duty
             ,
             with
             a
             violence
             ,
             all
             things
             considered
             ,
             exceeding
             our
             strength
             to
             resist
             or
             avoid
             ;
             (
             or
             however
             
             such
             an
             one
             ,
             that
             is
             apt
             to
             overthrow
             us
             )
             God
             may
             be
             said
             to
             bring
             them
             into
             it
             ,
             whom
             in
             justice
             he
             permits
             to
             be
             exposed
             thereto
             ;
             although
             he
             do
             no
             otherwise
             intermeddle
             ,
             or
             concur
             therein
             ,
             than
             by
             not
             affording
             ,
             or
             by
             withdrawing
             his
             especial
             direction
             ,
             and
             assistance
             ;
             leaving
             them
             without
             check
             blindly
             or
             wilfully
             to
             follow
             the
             sway
             of
             their
             own
             tempers
             ,
             the
             instinct
             of
             their
             vain
             minds
             ,
             the
             bent
             of
             their
             corrupt
             wills
             ;
             the
             violence
             of
             their
             unruly
             passions
             ,
             and
             appetites
             ;
             letting
             them
             to
             fall
             into
             the
             manifold
             snares
             of
             false
             opinion
             ,
             evil
             custom
             ,
             and
             contagious
             example
             ,
             which
             the
             World
             sets
             before
             them
             ;
             (
             the
             World
             ,
             which
             by
             its
             fair
             promises
             ,
             and
             pleasing
             flatteries
             enticeth
             to
             sin
             ,
             or
             by
             its
             angry
             frowns
             ,
             &
             fierce
             threats
             discourageth
             from
             goodness
             )
             permitting
             the
             Devil
             ,
             without
             controll
             or
             impediment
             ,
             by
             his
             wiles
             to
             delude
             and
             seduce
             
             them
             ;
             which
             kind
             of
             proceeding
             of
             God
             with
             men
             is
             clearly
             represented
             in
             the
             81
             Psalm
             ;
             where
             ,
             of
             the
             Israelites
             God
             says
             ,
             that
             having
             signally
             declared
             his
             pleasure
             to
             them
             ,
             and
             by
             promise
             of
             great
             benefits
             invited
             them
             to
             observe
             it
             ;
             upon
             their
             wilfull
             neglect
             ,
             he
             dealth
             thus
             with
             them
             :
             But
             (
             says
             God
             there
             )
             
               my
               people
               would
               not
               hearken
               to
               my
               voice
               ,
            
             
             
               and
               Israel
               would
               none
               of
               me
               ;
               So
               I
               gave
               them
               up
               unto
               their
               own
               hearts
               lusts
               ;
               and
               they
               walked
               in
               their
               own
               counsels
               .
            
             In
             such
             manner
             ,
             if
             God
             ,
             provoked
             thereto
             by
             our
             heinous
             miscarriages
             ,
             doth
             justly
             bring
             us
             into
             ,
             or
             doth
             let
             us
             
               enter
               into
               temptation
            
             (
             as
             our
             Lord
             otherwhere
             expresseth
             it
             ,
             
             Pray
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             
               that
               ye
               enter
               not
               into
               temptation
               )
            
             we
             shall
             infallibly
             run
             into
             many
             grievous
             sins
             ,
             and
             desperate
             mischiefs
             ;
             no
             less
             surely
             ,
             than
             we
             shall
             wander
             ,
             and
             stumble
             in
             the
             dark
             ,
             than
             we
             shall
             slide
             ,
             
             and
             fall
             in
             the
             most
             slippery
             places
             ;
             
             and
             sometimes
             be
             entangled
             ,
             when
             we
             do
             walk
             in
             the
             midst
             of
             snares
             ,
             surrounded
             with
             traps
             innumerable
             ,
             most
             cunningly
             laid
             to
             catch
             us
             :
             
               It
               is
               not
            
             (
             saith
             the
             
               Prophet
               )
               in
               man
               to
               direct
               his
               steps
            
             ;
             so
             as
             to
             go
             streight
             ,
             and
             upright
             ;
             't
             is
             not
             in
             him
             to
             see
             his
             duty
             ,
             to
             bend
             his
             inclinations
             to
             compliance
             therewith
             ;
             to
             restrain
             his
             appetites
             ,
             when
             sensible
             objects
             forcibly
             press
             on
             them
             ;
             to
             govern
             his
             passions
             ,
             when
             they
             are
             vehemently
             stirr'd
             to
             disorderly
             motion
             :
             we
             do
             continually
             need
             God's
             instruction
             to
             guide
             us
             ,
             God's
             
               hand
               to
               uphold
               us
            
             ,
             
             God's
             care
             ,
             and
             help
             to
             guard
             us
             :
             when
             therefore
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             our
             condition
             and
             circumstances
             do
             minister
             dangerous
             occasions
             of
             sin
             ;
             when
             our
             vain
             and
             weak
             tempers
             do
             incline
             ,
             or
             betray
             us
             thereto
             ;
             when
             the
             world
             would
             smile
             ,
             or
             frown
             us
             into
             it
             ;
             when
             the
             Devil
             violently
             
             solicits
             ,
             or
             thrusts
             on
             toward
             it
             ;
             thus
             to
             be
             destitute
             of
             God's
             grace
             ,
             thus
             to
             be
             left
             to
             our selves
             ,
             is
             the
             most
             horrible
             judgment
             ,
             that
             can
             be
             .
             In
             such
             cases
             and
             seasons
             God's
             interposal
             is
             necessary
             either
             to
             remove
             those
             temptations
             ,
             or
             to
             support
             ,
             and
             defend
             us
             from
             the
             prevalence
             of
             them
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
             
               keeping
               us
               from
               stumbling
               and
               falling
            
             (
             as
             S.
             Jude
             speaks
             )
             
               not
               suffering
               us
            
             (
             as
             S.
             Paul
             expresseth
             it
             )
             
               to
               be
               tempted
               above
               what
               we
               are
               able
               ,
            
             
             
               but
               making
               with
               the
               temptation
               also
               a
               way
               to
               escape
               ,
               so
               that
               we
               shall
               be
               able
               to
               sustain
               it
               .
            
          
           
             That
             God
             would
             please
             to
             do
             this
             for
             us
             ,
             we
             do
             here
             pray
             ;
             and
             in
             pursuance
             of
             this
             Petition
             we
             subjoin
             that
             ,
             which
             in
             part
             may
             pass
             for
             an
             illustration
             thereof
             ;
             (
             implying
             an
             antithesis
             serving
             to
             that
             purpose
             :
             for
             delivering
             from
             evil
             importeth
             the
             same
             with
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             being
             rescued
             from
             temptation
             ,
             in
             S.
             
               Peter
               ;
               
               The
               Lord
            
             ,
             
             saith
             he
             ,
             
               knoweth
               how
               to
               rescue
               the
               godly
               out
               of
               temptation
               ,
            
             and
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
             
               to
               preserve
               from
               the
               time
               of
               temptation
               ,
            
             in
             the
             Revelation
             ;
             which
             are
             opposed
             to
             bringing
             into
             temptation
             )
             partly
             it
             may
             be
             supposed
             an
             improvement
             thereof
             ;
             
               delivering
               from
               evil
            
             signifying
             perhaps
             somewhat
             more
             ,
             than
             not
             permitting
             us
             to
             incur
             occasions
             strongly
             inviting
             us
             to
             evil
             ;
             even
             the
             effectual
             keeping
             us
             from
             being
             overborn
             ,
             or
             complying
             with
             it
             ;
             but
             let
             us
             consider
             that
             Petition
             it self
             .
          
        
         
           
             But
             deliver
             us
             from
             evil
             .
          
           
             
               From
               evil
            
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ;
             S.
             Chrysostome
             takes
             it
             for
             the
             Devil
             ;
             who
             is
             the
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
               the
               Evil
               one
            
             ,
             the
             tempter
             ;
             who
             seduceth
             us
             to
             evil
             :
             but
             we
             shall
             
             take
             it
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             more
             common
             acception
             :
             
               from
               evil
            
             ,
             that
             is
             principally
             from
             sin
             ,
             or
             evil
             moral
             and
             spiritual
             ;
             the
             onely
             evil
             ,
             simply
             and
             in
             its
             own
             nature
             such
             ;
             and
             the
             root
             of
             all
             other
             evil
             ;
             from
             that
             ,
             and
             consequently
             from
             all
             mischief
             (
             evil
             natural
             ,
             and
             temporal
             ;
             or
             evil
             penal
             ,
             and
             afflictive
             )
             which
             may
             grow
             upon
             ,
             or
             sprout
             from
             thence
             .
             As
             for
             such
             evils
             as
             these
             ,
             the
             want
             of
             things
             necessary
             ,
             or
             convenient
             for
             us
             ,
             bodily
             disease
             ,
             and
             pain
             ,
             disappointment
             in
             our
             designs
             and
             ill
             success
             in
             our
             undertakings
             ,
             disgrace
             and
             reproach
             upon
             our
             good
             names
             ,
             dangers
             ,
             difficulties
             and
             distresses
             concerning
             our
             outward
             estate
             ,
             distractions
             ,
             vexations
             ,
             and
             troubles
             of
             mind
             about
             temporal
             matters
             ,
             with
             the
             like
             evils
             ,
             (
             in
             some
             sense
             ,
             in
             some
             degree
             evils
             ,
             or
             appearing
             such
             to
             our
             natural
             sense
             and
             fancy
             )
             we
             may
             indeed
             deprecate
             them
             
             (
             as
             even
             our
             Lord
             himself
             did
             )
             with
             submission
             (
             as
             he
             did
             )
             to
             the
             wisedom
             and
             will
             of
             God
             ,
             in
             case
             it
             pleaseth
             him
             ,
             and
             he
             thinketh
             fit
             to
             remove
             them
             ;
             but
             all
             these
             things
             ,
             being
             but
             names
             and
             empty
             sounds
             in
             comparison
             to
             spiritual
             and
             eternal
             evils
             (
             such
             as
             are
             vicious
             distempers
             of
             mind
             ,
             indispositions
             to
             serve
             God
             ,
             ill
             progress
             in
             our
             spiritual
             affairs
             ,
             dissatisfaction
             concerning
             our
             state
             in
             respect
             to
             God
             ;
             actual
             transgression
             of
             God's
             holy
             will
             and
             law
             ;
             incurring
             God's
             displeasure
             and
             disfavour
             ;
             being
             deprived
             of
             his
             grace
             and
             assistence
             ;
             wanting
             the
             communion
             and
             comfort
             of
             his
             Holy
             spirit
             ;
             remorse
             of
             conscience
             ,
             and
             anguish
             of
             spirit
             for
             having
             violated
             or
             neglected
             our
             duty
             ;
             blindness
             of
             mind
             ,
             hardness
             of
             heart
             ;
             want
             of
             love
             ,
             reverence
             ,
             devotion
             toward
             God
             ,
             of
             charity
             and
             good-will
             toward
             our
             neighbour
             ;
             of
             sobriety
             ,
             humility
             ,
             regularity
             
             of
             passion
             ,
             and
             calmness
             of
             temper
             in
             respect
             to
             our selves
             and
             the
             inward
             frame
             of
             our
             souls
             ;
             these
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             and
             such
             like
             evils
             )
             we
             should
             absolutely
             request
             of
             God
             ,
             that
             he
             in
             mercy
             would
             deliver
             and
             free
             us
             from
             them
             ;
             they
             being
             irreconcileably
             repugnant
             to
             his
             will
             and
             glory
             ;
             and
             inconsistent
             with
             our
             eternal
             welfare
             .
             Yet
             even
             these
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             things
             we
             do
             request
             onely
             in
             general
             terms
             ,
             leaving
             the
             distinct
             matter
             ,
             and
             manner
             and
             measure
             ,
             according
             to
             which
             they
             should
             be
             dispensed
             ,
             to
             the
             wisedom
             ,
             and
             goodness
             of
             God
             ;
             
             who
             doth
             (
             as
             our
             Lord
             telleth
             us
             )
             
               know
               what
               things
               we
               need
               before
               we
               ask
               him
            
             ;
             
             and
             is
             not
             onely
             able
             (
             as
             S.
             Paul
             says
             ,
             but
             willing
             also
             )
             
               to
               do
            
             for
             us
             
               superabundantly
               above
               what
               we
               can
               ask
               ,
               or
               think
               .
            
             We
             are
             hereby
             (
             it
             seems
             )
             taught
             this
             point
             of
             good
             manners
             in
             our
             devotion
             ,
             not
             to
             be
             tediously
             punctual
             
             and
             particular
             in
             our
             prayers
             ,
             as
             if
             God
             needed
             our
             information
             ,
             or
             were
             apt
             to
             neglect
             the
             particulars
             concerning
             our
             good
             .
          
           
             We
             shut
             up
             all
             with
             a
             Doxology
             ,
             most
             sutable
             to
             the
             nature
             of
             devotion
             ,
             signifying
             our
             due
             faith
             ,
             our
             affection
             ,
             and
             our
             reverence
             toward
             God
             :
          
        
         
           
             For
             thine
             is
             the
             kingdom
             ,
             the
             power
             ,
             and
             the
             glory
             ,
             for
             ever
             ,
             and
             ever
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
             That
             is
             ,
             For
             thou
             hast
             a
             perpetual
             and
             unmoveable
             authority
             whereby
             justly
             to
             dispose
             of
             all
             things
             ;
             thou
             hast
             an
             indefectible
             ,
             and
             irresistible
             power
             ,
             whereby
             thou
             canst
             effect
             whatever
             seems
             just
             and
             good
             to
             thee
             ;
             wherefore
             we
             profess
             onely
             to
             rely
             upon
             ,
             
             and
             seek
             help
             from
             thee
             ;
             with
             hope
             and
             confidence
             we
             address
             our selves
             to
             thee
             for
             the
             supply
             of
             our
             needs
             ;
             
               thine
               is
               the
               glory
            
             ;
             all
             honour
             and
             reverence
             ,
             all
             love
             and
             thankfulness
             are
             due
             unto
             thee
             ,
             therefore
             we
             render
             our
             adorations
             and
             acknowledgments
             to
             thee
             .
             Even
             so
             to
             thee
             ,
             God
             the
             Father
             ,
             God
             the
             Son
             ,
             and
             God
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             be
             for
             ever
             ascribed
             all
             glory
             and
             praise
             .
             Amen
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
         
           AN
           EXPOSITION
           OF
           The
           Decalogue
           .
        
         
           ALthough
           this
           Systeme
           of
           Precepts
           may
           seem
           to
           have
           been
           in
           its
           design
           rather
           political
           ,
           than
           moral
           ;
           to
           regard
           publick
           ,
           and
           external
           ,
           rather
           than
           private
           ,
           and
           interiour
           action
           ;
           that
           great
           branch
           of
           morality
           ,
           which
           respecteth
           our selves
           in
           our
           private
           retirements
           ,
           or
           in
           our
           particular
           conversation
           ,
           Sobriety
           of
           mind
           and
           manners
           ,
           being
           scarce
           touched
           herein
           ,
           at
           least
           not
           openly
           and
           plainly
           expressed
           ;
           as
           also
           devotion
           toward
           God
           (
           in
           any
           of
           
           its
           kinds
           ,
           of
           praise
           ,
           thanksgiving
           ,
           confession
           of
           sin
           ,
           prayer
           and
           intercession
           )
           that
           great
           part
           of
           natural
           Religion
           ,
           being
           not
           explicitly
           ,
           and
           positively
           injoined
           :
           Although
           also
           (
           as
           by
           the
           introduction
           thereto
           ,
           and
           some
           passages
           therein
           ,
           especially
           as
           it
           is
           delivered
           in
           Deuteronomy
           ,
           may
           appear
           )
           it
           seemeth
           particularly
           to
           concern
           the
           Jewish
           Nation
           ;
           
           a
           People
           called
           ,
           and
           chosen
           by
           God
           out
           of
           all
           Nations
           ,
           
           to
           be
           governed
           in
           a
           more
           special
           ,
           and
           immediate
           manner
           by
           God
           himself
           ,
           obliged
           to
           him
           by
           peculiar
           benefits
           and
           favours
           ,
           designed
           by
           him
           to
           a
           separate
           manner
           of
           living
           ;
           being
           also
           perhaps
           in
           temper
           and
           disposition
           as
           well
           as
           in
           condition
           and
           circumstances
           of
           life
           different
           from
           other
           People
           ;
           whence
           Laws
           convenient
           ,
           (
           or
           in
           a
           manner
           necessary
           )
           for
           them
           ,
           might
           not
           so
           well
           sute
           to
           all
           others
           ;
           upon
           which
           accompts
           as
           other
           of
           their
           Laws
           ,
           
           so
           perchance
           some
           passages
           in
           this
           notable
           part
           of
           them
           may
           not
           unreasonably
           be
           deemed
           peculiarly
           to
           concern
           them
           ;
           Although
           however
           this
           Systeme
           doth
           more
           directly
           and
           immediately
           oblige
           that
           People
           ,
           all
           being
           formally
           ,
           and
           in
           style
           of
           Law
           directed
           onely
           to
           them
           ,
           promulged
           in
           their
           ears
           ,
           expressed
           in
           their
           language
           ,
           inserted
           into
           the
           body
           of
           their
           Laws
           as
           a
           principal
           member
           of
           them
           ;
           it
           being
           also
           expresly
           called
           a
           Covenant
           with
           that
           People
           
             (
             He
             declared
             unto
             you
          
           ,
           
           says
           the
           text
           ,
           
           
             his
             covenant
             ,
             which
             he
             commanded
             you
             to
             perform
             ,
             even
             ten
             commandments
             )
          
           and
           accordingly
           was
           reposed
           in
           the
           Ark
           ,
           hence
           it
           seems
           named
           
             the
             Ark
             of
             the
             Covenant
          
           ,
           the
           which
           ,
           when
           all
           Nations
           should
           be
           converted
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           admitted
           into
           the
           Church
           ,
           was
           (
           as
           the
           Prophet
           Jeremy
           foretold
           )
           to
           be
           utterly
           discarded
           and
           laid
           aside
           .
           
           
             (
             In
             those
             days
          
           ,
           saith
           God
           
           in
           him
           ,
           
             they
             shall
             say
             no
             more
             the
             Ark
             of
             the
             Covenant
             of
             the
             Lord
             ;
             neither
             shall
             it
             come
             to
             mind
             ,
             neither
             shall
             they
             remember
             it
             ,
             neither
             shall
             they
             visit
             it
             ;
             neither
             shall
          
           that
           
             be
             done
             any
             more
             .
          
           )
           Hence
           although
           some
           passages
           herein
           ,
           according
           to
           their
           primary
           ,
           strict
           ,
           and
           literal
           meaning
           might
           never
           have
           been
           intended
           universally
           and
           perpetually
           to
           oblige
           ;
        
         
           Yet
           notwithstanding
           these
           exceptions
           ,
           if
           we
           consider
           ,
        
         
           1.
           
           The
           manner
           of
           its
           delivery
           ;
           with
           what
           extraordinary
           solemnity
           it
           was
           proclaimed
           ;
           how
           it
           was
           dictated
           immediately
           from
           God's
           own
           mouth
           ;
           and
           written
           with
           his
           finger
           ;
           on
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           matter
           of
           it
           ,
           containing
           the
           prime
           dictates
           of
           natural
           reason
           ,
           the
           chief
           rules
           of
           piety
           toward
           God
           ,
           and
           equity
           toward
           
           our
           neighbour
           (
           whence
           those
           elogies
           conferr'd
           on
           it
           ,
           
           in
           
             Nehemiah
             :
             Thou
             camest
             also
             down
             upon
             mount
             Sinai
             ,
             and
             gavest
             them
             right
             judgments
             ,
             and
             true
             laws
             ,
             good
             statutes
             and
             commandments
          
           ;
           and
           by
           Saint
           Paul
           :
           
           
             The
             law
             is
             holy
             ;
             the
             commandment
             holy
             ,
             just
             and
             good
          
           ;
           (
           for
           that
           commendation
           doth
           I
           suppose
           especially
           respect
           this
           part
           of
           the
           Jewish
           Law
           ;
           out
           of
           which
           he
           takes
           his
           instance
           ,
           
           
             Thou
             shalt
             not
             covet
          
           )
           if
           we
           also
           consider
           ,
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           end
           and
           design
           of
           these
           Precepts
           ,
           which
           was
           to
           ground
           them
           in
           true
           notions
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           to
           dispose
           them
           to
           the
           practice
           of
           righteousness
           ;
           to
           render
           them
           loyal
           and
           acceptable
           subjects
           to
           God
           ;
           to
           promote
           God's
           glory
           ,
           and
           their
           own
           good
           ;
           
           which
           being
           expressed
           in
           general
           concerning
           their
           Law
           ,
           doth
           more
           especially
           agree
           to
           this
           Systeme
           ;
           being
           as
           the
           base
           and
           platform
           ,
           
           the
           heart
           and
           quintessence
           of
           all
           their
           other
           Laws
           ;
           the
           which
           seem
           added
           as
           superstructures
           on
           it
           ,
           or
           fences
           thereof
           :
        
         
           4.
           
           If
           we
           also
           consider
           ,
           that
           our
           Saviour
           did
           not
           derogate
           from
           this
           Law
           ,
           but
           declared
           his
           intention
           onely
           to
           expound
           it
           ,
           or
           to
           ampliate
           ,
           and
           extend
           it
           (
           they
           are
           the
           words
           of
           Tertullian
           and
           Irenaeus
           )
           and
           how
           the
           Apostles
           do
           sometimes
           allege
           some
           passages
           in
           it
           ,
           
           as
           retaining
           some
           authority
           ,
           and
           force
           to
           oblige
           .
           
        
         
           5.
           
           Considering
           also
           farther
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           no
           commandment
           herein
           (
           howsoever
           ,
           according
           to
           its
           immediate
           and
           direct
           sense
           seeming
           peculiar
           to
           that
           People
           )
           which
           may
           not
           in
           a
           larger
           ,
           or
           in
           a
           mysterious
           and
           spiritual
           meaning
           ;
           which
           at
           least
           may
           not
           according
           to
           good
           analogy
           ,
           or
           parity
           of
           reason
           concern
           us
           ;
           obliging
           
           us
           ,
           if
           not
           by
           direct
           authority
           in
           punctual
           manner
           to
           the
           very
           same
           thing
           ,
           yet
           ,
           as
           a
           signification
           of
           God's
           pleasure
           and
           approbation
           ,
           to
           somewhat
           answerable
           and
           like
           thereto
           ;
        
         
           6.
           
           Lastly
           ,
           If
           we
           consider
           that
           all
           ,
           or
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           ,
           the
           main
           duties
           concerning
           us
           are
           either
           plainly
           expressed
           ,
           or
           closely
           insinuated
           in
           them
           ;
           or
           may
           at
           least
           be
           conveniently
           reduced
           to
           them
           ;
           our
           Saviour
           himself
           having
           gone
           before
           ,
           directing
           us
           in
           the
           matter
           and
           manner
           of
           doing
           it
           ;
        
         
           Considering
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           these
           things
           ,
           we
           have
           no
           small
           reason
           to
           yield
           great
           veneration
           to
           this
           ancient
           Systeme
           of
           Precepts
           ;
           and
           to
           acknowledge
           the
           great
           use
           thereof
           in
           order
           to
           the
           guidance
           of
           our
           life
           ,
           and
           practice
           :
           we
           accordingly
           shall
           so
           descant
           thereon
           ,
           as
           by
           considering
           the
           main
           drift
           ,
           intrinsick
           
           reason
           ,
           and
           spiritual
           intention
           of
           each
           particular
           ,
           to
           reduce
           the
           chief
           Precepts
           of
           Christian
           Doctrine
           ,
           which
           oblige
           us
           ,
           thereto
           .
        
         
           Premising
           thus
           much
           I
           address
           my
           discourse
           to
           the
           particulars
           ;
           omitting
           all
           controverted
           niceties
           concerning
           the
           division
           thereof
           ;
           and
           all
           circumstantial
           questions
           ;
           touching
           onely
           such
           things
           ,
           as
           shall
           appear
           substantial
           ,
           and
           usefull
           .
        
         
           God
           spake
           all
           these
           words
           ,
           saying
           :
        
         
           This
           is
           a
           title
           ,
           or
           superscription
           like
           the
           
             Par
             de
             le
             Roy
             ,
             (
             by
             the
             King
             )
          
           at
           the
           head
           of
           a
           Proclamation
           declaring
           from
           whom
           ,
           and
           in
           what
           manner
           ,
           that
           which
           follows
           doth
           come
           ;
           and
           therefore
           implying
           what
           it
           is
           ,
           and
           how
           it
           should
           be
           received
           .
        
         
         
           
             God
             spake
          
           ;
           It
           comes
           from
           God
           as
           Authour
           ;
           and
           that
           most
           immediately
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           from
           his
           own
           mouth
           ;
           and
           hath
           consequently
           the
           nature
           and
           force
           of
           a
           Law
           ,
           obliging
           to
           highest
           regard
           and
           obedience
           ;
           as
           that
           which
           proceedeth
           from
           the
           most
           sovereign
           ,
           unquestionable
           ,
           and
           uncontrollable
           authority
           ;
           which
           is
           promulged
           in
           a
           way
           most
           evident
           ,
           and
           most
           direct
           :
           every
           signification
           of
           God's
           purpose
           ,
           or
           pleasure
           is
           usually
           called
           God's
           Word
           ;
           
           for
           God
           (
           as
           the
           Apostle
           says
           )
           
             in
             divers
             kinds
             ,
             and
             manners
             did
             speak
             unto
             the
             Fathers
          
           ;
           and
           to
           every
           such
           Word
           our
           ear
           should
           be
           attentive
           ,
           our
           heart
           should
           be
           submissive
           ,
           our
           hand
           should
           be
           obedient
           ;
           but
           especially
           they
           should
           be
           so
           ,
           when
           God
           himself
           immediately
           declares
           his
           mind
           and
           will
           ;
           as
           he
           did
           notoriously
           in
           this
           case
           ,
           by
           a
           great
           voice
           ,
           
           distinctly
           audible
           and
           intelligible
           ,
           miraculously
           formed
           by
           himself
           :
           Behold
           ,
           
           say
           the
           People
           ,
           
             the
             Lord
             our
             God
             hath
             shewed
             us
             his
             glory
             ,
             and
             his
             greatness
             ,
             and
             we
             have
             heard
             his
             voice
             out
             of
             the
             midst
             of
             the
             fire
             ;
             we
             have
             seen
             this
             day
             ,
             that
             God
             doth
             talk
             with
             man
             ,
             and
             he
             liveth
             :
          
           and
           if
           whatever
           is
           in
           God's
           name
           (
           by
           message
           of
           Angels
           ,
           by
           inspiration
           of
           men
           ,
           or
           by
           any
           other
           ways
           )
           revealed
           must
           be
           entertained
           with
           all
           submiss
           respect
           ,
           what
           regard
           is
           due
           to
           that
           Word
           ,
           which
           God
           is
           pleased
           ,
           not
           by
           his
           Ministers
           and
           instruments
           ,
           but
           himself
           in
           person
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           to
           pronounce
           ?
        
         
           
             These
             words
          
           :
           that
           is
           these
           speeches
           ,
           or
           sentences
           ;
           (
           for
           so
           a
           Word
           in
           Scripture
           style
           signifieth
           )
           or
           these
           things
           ,
           and
           matters
           (
           for
           the
           Hebrew
           word
           debarim
           ,
           as
           the
           Greek
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           signifieth
           both
           words
           and
           things
           :
           they
           are
           several
           
           times
           in
           the
           Pentateuch
           called
           the
           
             ten
             words
          
           ,
           
           or
           
             ten
             things
          
           ;
           whence
           the
           Systeme
           of
           them
           is
           named
           the
           Decalogue
           .
           
        
         
           All
           these
           words
           :
        
         
           all
           ,
           without
           distinction
           or
           exception
           ,
           did
           proceed
           from
           the
           same
           authority
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           ;
           
           and
           all
           therefore
           do
           require
           the
           like
           regard
           ,
           
           and
           observance
           to
           be
           yielded
           to
           them
           :
        
         
           I
           am
           the
           Lord
           ;
           or
           ,
           I
           am
           Jehovah
           ,
           thy
           God
           ,
           which
           brought
           thee
           out
           of
           the
           land
           of
           Egypt
           :
        
         
           These
           words
           are
           by
           some
           taken
           for
           a
           Precept
           ;
           injoining
           the
           acknowledgment
           ,
           and
           acceptance
           of
           God
           ,
           answerable
           to
           what
           is
           here
           implyed
           ;
           and
           consequently
           all
           the
           positive
           duties
           of
           Religion
           ,
           deducible
           hence
           ;
           but
           we
           see
           the
           
           style
           is
           declarative
           ,
           and
           assertive
           ,
           not
           directly
           imperative
           ;
           and
           so
           it
           may
           pass
           rather
           as
           a
           Preface
           farther
           enforcing
           obligation
           to
           obedience
           ;
           wherein
           are
           expressed
           ,
           or
           intimated
           the
           chief
           reasons
           ,
           upon
           which
           it
           is
           grounded
           ;
           every
           word
           containing
           in
           it
           somewhat
           of
           remarkable
           emphasis
           :
        
         
           
             I
             am
             Jehovah
          
           ;
           or
           that
           very
           same
           God
           ,
           who
           under
           this
           appellation
           discovered
           my self
           to
           thy
           forefathers
           ;
           who
           enacted
           a
           special
           Covenant
           with
           them
           ;
           who
           received
           homage
           ,
           worship
           ,
           and
           engagements
           to
           service
           from
           them
           ;
           who
           promised
           especial
           protection
           and
           favour
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           their
           seed
           ;
           that
           Jehovah
           ,
           who
           indeed
           am
           ,
           what
           this
           name
           importeth
           ,
           the
           onely
           true
           and
           real
           God
           ;
           eternal
           ,
           independent
           ,
           and
           indefectible
           in
           essence
           ;
           true
           and
           infallible
           in
           word
           ;
           constant
           and
           immutable
           in
           purpose
           ;
           firm
           and
           faithfull
           in
           performance
           of
           whatever
           
           I
           promise
           ,
           or
           threaten
           :
           that
           same
           Jehovah
           I
           am
           ;
           to
           whose
           words
           therefore
           ,
           upon
           all
           accompts
           of
           reason
           ,
           of
           duty
           ,
           of
           interest
           thou
           particularly
           dost
           owe
           most
           submissive
           attention
           ,
           and
           obedience
           .
        
         
           
             Thy
             God
          
           :
           that
           supereminent
           being
           ,
           and
           power
           ,
           to
           whom
           thou
           peculiarly
           dost
           owe
           worship
           and
           honour
           ,
           love
           and
           affection
           ,
           duty
           ,
           and
           service
           :
           who
           although
           he
           be
           indeed
           the
           Lord
           of
           all
           the
           World
           ,
           yet
           beareth
           a
           special
           relation
           unto
           thee
           ;
           
           as
           
             having
             chosen
          
           ,
           and
           avouched
           
             thee
             to
             be
             a
             special
             People
             to
             himself
             ,
             above
             all
             the
             People
             ,
             that
             are
             upon
             the
             face
             of
             the
             earth
          
           ;
           having
           promised
           thee
           to
           
             make
             thee
             high
             above
             all
             Nations
             ,
             which
             he
             hath
             made
             ,
             in
             praise
             ,
             and
             in
             name
             ,
             and
             in
             honour
          
           ;
           and
           having
           by
           many
           signal
           demonstrations
           of
           favour
           and
           mercy
           confirmed
           to
           thee
           the
           performance
           of
           his
           covenant
           ,
           and
           promise
           ;
           thou
           
           also
           reciprocally
           having
           
             avowed
             me
             to
             be
             thy
             God
             ,
          
           
           
             to
             walk
             in
             my
             ways
             ,
             to
             keep
             my
             statutes
             ,
             my
             commandments
             ,
             my
             judgments
             ,
             and
             to
             hearken
             to
             my
             voice
             .
          
        
         
           Who
           brought
           thee
           out
           of
           the
           land
           of
           Egypt
           ;
           out
           of
           the
           house
           of
           bondage
           :
        
         
           This
           is
           a
           particular
           ,
           and
           most
           remarkable
           instance
           ,
           by
           which
           it
           appeareth
           what
           God
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           doth
           thus
           impose
           law
           upon
           them
           ;
           and
           how
           they
           are
           obliged
           to
           entertain
           it
           :
           that
           God
           it
           is
           ,
           who
           in
           pursuance
           of
           his
           singular
           favour
           toward
           thee
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           Covenant
           made
           with
           thee
           ,
           hath
           particularly
           obliged
           thee
           by
           so
           eminent
           a
           benefit
           ,
           in
           a
           manner
           so
           full
           of
           wonder
           in
           it self
           ,
           so
           full
           of
           grace
           toward
           thee
           ,
           delivering
           
           thee
           from
           saddest
           oppression
           and
           slavery
           ,
           bringing
           thee
           into
           a
           desirable
           state
           of
           present
           liberty
           ,
           and
           of
           sure
           tendency
           (
           not
           otherwise
           than
           by
           thy
           fault
           to
           be
           frustrated
           )
           toward
           enjoyment
           of
           rest
           ,
           of
           plenty
           ,
           of
           all
           joy
           and
           comfort
           in
           the
           promised
           Land
           ;
           declaring
           hereby
           ,
           as
           his
           glorious
           and
           divine
           perfections
           of
           wisedom
           ,
           and
           power
           ,
           so
           his
           exceeding
           goodness
           toward
           thee
           ,
           his
           faithfull
           care
           over
           thee
           ,
           his
           readiness
           and
           sufficiency
           in
           all
           thy
           needs
           and
           exigencies
           to
           protect
           ,
           preserve
           ,
           and
           deliver
           thee
           :
        
         
           I
           then
           being
           such
           ,
           Jehovah
           ,
           the
           onely
           true
           God
           ;
           
             thy
             God
          
           ,
           by
           particular
           engagement
           ,
           and
           endearment
           ;
           thy
           gracious
           and
           bountifull
           benefactour
           not
           in
           will
           onely
           ,
           but
           in
           deed
           ;
           do
           thus
           propound
           my
           will
           unto
           thee
           ;
           and
           upon
           all
           accompts
           of
           general
           and
           special
           duty
           ;
           of
           reason
           ,
           of
           justice
           ,
           of
           gratitude
           require
           thy
           regard
           ,
           
           and
           observance
           of
           what
           follows
           .
        
         
           Now
           what
           God
           in
           a
           direct
           ,
           and
           literal
           sense
           thus
           speaketh
           to
           the
           Jewish
           People
           ,
           may
           according
           to
           likeness
           of
           case
           ,
           and
           parity
           of
           reason
           (
           especially
           in
           a
           mystical
           and
           spiritual
           way
           )
           upon
           more
           considerable
           ,
           and
           effectual
           accompts
           be
           applied
           unto
           us
           :
           The
           Lord
           Jehovah
           is
           such
           no
           less
           to
           us
           than
           to
           them
           :
           
           He
           is
           
             the
             same
             yesterday
             ,
             to
             day
             ,
             and
             for
             ever
          
           ;
           to
           him
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           onely
           ,
           true
           ,
           eternal
           ,
           and
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           the
           essential
           Authour
           ,
           Lord
           ,
           and
           Governour
           of
           all
           things
           ,
           our
           highest
           respect
           ,
           and
           observance
           are
           due
           ;
           He
           also
           ,
           in
           a
           stricter
           relation
           ,
           founded
           on
           higher
           grounds
           ,
           is
           
             our
             God
          
           ,
           having
           chosen
           us
           ,
           and
           consecrated
           us
           more
           especially
           to
           himself
           ;
           having
           received
           us
           into
           a
           closer
           confederacy
           
             (
             a
             new
             and
             better
             covenant
             ,
          
           
           as
           the
           Apostle
           calls
           it
           ,
           
             established
             upon
             better
             promises
          
           )
           having
           obliged
           us
           by
           
           granting
           nobler
           privileges
           ,
           and
           dispensing
           more
           excellent
           benefits
           to
           us
           :
           who
           likewise
           hath
           brought
           us
           up
           out
           of
           a
           spiritual
           Egypt
           ,
           and
           state
           of
           infinitely
           more
           wretched
           bondage
           ;
           hath
           rescued
           us
           from
           the
           tyrannical
           dominion
           of
           Satan
           (
           a
           far
           more
           intolerably
           cruel
           and
           hard
           Master
           ,
           than
           any
           Pharaoh
           )
           hath
           freed
           us
           from
           serving
           sin
           in
           our
           souls
           and
           bodies
           ,
           a
           far
           harder
           service
           ,
           than
           making
           bricks
           ,
           or
           any
           bodily
           toil
           can
           be
           ;
           who
           hath
           conducted
           us
           in
           the
           way
           ,
           and
           conferr'd
           on
           us
           an
           assured
           hope
           (
           if
           we
           be
           not
           wanting
           to
           our selves
           ,
           and
           our
           duty
           )
           of
           entring
           into
           the
           heavenly
           Canaan
           ,
           a
           place
           of
           perfect
           rest
           ,
           and
           unconceivable
           bliss
           :
           who
           (
           as
           S.
           Paul
           expresseth
           it
           )
           
             hath
             delivered
             us
             from
             the
             power
             of
             darkness
             ,
          
           
           
             and
             translated
             us
             into
             the
             kingdom
             of
             his
             most
             beloved
             Son
             :
          
           who
           therefore
           here
           ,
           according
           to
           spiritual
           intent
           ,
           may
           be
           understood
           to
           speak
           in
           a
           higher
           
           strain
           to
           us
           ;
           justly
           exacting
           a
           more
           punctual
           and
           accurate
           obedience
           to
           his
           commandments
           .
           But
           so
           much
           for
           that
           part
           ,
           which
           seems
           introductory
           .
        
         
           
             I.
             Commandment
             .
          
           
             
               Thou
               shalt
               have
               no
               other
               God's
               before
               me
               .
            
          
           
             'T
             is
             in
             the
             Hebrew
             ;
             
             there
             shall
             be
             to
             thee
             no
             other
             Gods
             (
             or
             no
             strange
             Gods
             ;
             for
             alii
             some
             render
             it
             ,
             some
             alieni
             )
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             
               (
               al-panai
            
             )
             to
             my
             face
             ,
             or
             at
             my
             face
             ;
             that
             is
             in
             comparison
             ,
             or
             competition
             with
             me
             ;
             so
             as
             to
             be
             confronted
             to
             me
             ;
             or
             together
             and
             in
             consort
             with
             me
             :
             
               I
               am
               He
            
             (
             saith
             God
             otherwhere
             )
             
               and
               there
               is
               no
               God
            
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             
               (
               immadhi
               )
               with
               me
            
             ;
             
             or
             beside
             me
             ;
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             the
             LXX
             render
             it
             ;
             and
             so
             the
             phrase
             commonly
             importeth
             ;
             as
             in
             that
             saying
             of
             the
             Scribe
             ,
             
             answering
             to
             this
             :
             
               There
               
               is
               one
               God
            
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             and
             
               there
               is
               no
               other
            
             God
             
               beside
               him
            
             :
             but
             we
             need
             not
             criticize
             on
             the
             words
             ,
             the
             sense
             being
             plain
             ;
             as
             containing
             a
             prohibition
             of
             assuming
             any
             other
             into
             partnership
             with
             the
             one
             true
             God
             ;
             acknowledging
             in
             mind
             ,
             or
             in
             outward
             expression
             any
             other
             for
             God.
             The
             Precept
             ,
             as
             most
             of
             the
             rest
             ,
             is
             in
             form
             negative
             ,
             and
             prohibitive
             ,
             but
             supposeth
             and
             implyeth
             somewhat
             affirmative
             and
             positive
             ;
             as
             the
             rest
             also
             may
             be
             conceived
             to
             do
             .
             It
             implies
             this
             affirmative
             Precept
             ,
             thou
             shalt
             have
             me
             for
             thy
             God
             :
             Now
             to
             have
             for
             our
             God
             ,
             signifies
             as
             to
             internal
             disposition
             of
             mind
             a
             most
             high
             esteem
             ,
             honour
             ,
             dread
             ,
             and
             love
             of
             that
             Being
             ,
             as
             endued
             with
             attributes
             ,
             and
             perfections
             superlatively
             excellent
             ;
             the
             admiring
             all
             his
             works
             ,
             approving
             all
             his
             actions
             ,
             acquiescing
             in
             all
             his
             proceedings
             and
             dealings
             
             with
             us
             ;
             the
             reposing
             our
             hope
             and
             trust
             in
             him
             as
             most
             able
             and
             willing
             to
             help
             us
             ,
             and
             do
             us
             good
             ;
             in
             outward
             expression
             to
             acknowledge
             ,
             praise
             ,
             and
             bless
             him
             as
             such
             ;
             to
             yield
             all
             sitting
             demonstrations
             of
             respect
             to
             his
             name
             ,
             and
             to
             whatever
             is
             specially
             related
             to
             him
             ;
             patiently
             to
             submit
             to
             his
             will
             ,
             and
             readily
             to
             obey
             his
             commandments
             :
             these
             principally
             and
             the
             like
             acts
             of
             internal
             devotion
             ,
             and
             external
             piety
             are
             comprized
             in
             the
             words
             ,
             having
             him
             for
             our
             God
             ;
             and
             we
             are
             to
             understand
             them
             here
             injoined
             to
             us
             ;
             the
             same
             ,
             which
             is
             in
             Scripture
             called
             the
             fearing
             ,
             
             the
             serving
             ,
             
             the
             worshipping
             ,
             
             the
             
               loving
               God
               with
               all
               our
               heart
               ,
               and
               all
               our
               soul
               ,
               and
               all
               our
               mind
               ,
               and
               all
               our
               might
               .
            
          
           
             This
             is
             implied
             ;
             and
             it
             is
             expresly
             prohibited
             us
             to
             yield
             to
             any
             other
             ,
             beside
             him
             ,
             the
             like
             esteem
             ,
             acknowledgment
             ,
             or
             service
             :
             
             That
             there
             is
             in
             truth
             but
             one
             such
             Being
             ,
             to
             whom
             eminently
             those
             acts
             are
             due
             ,
             nature
             ,
             ancient
             tradition
             ,
             general
             consent
             ,
             and
             especially
             divine
             Revelation
             do
             assure
             us
             ;
             whereupon
             is
             consequent
             ,
             that
             yielding
             them
             (
             yielding
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             those
             opinions
             ,
             estimations
             ,
             and
             affections
             of
             our
             mind
             ,
             or
             those
             acknowledgments
             and
             expressions
             in
             word
             ,
             or
             those
             performances
             in
             deed
             or
             work
             ,
             which
             we
             before
             specified
             )
             to
             any
             other
             Being
             whatever
             ,
             whether
             really
             existent
             in
             the
             world
             ,
             or
             meerly
             formed
             by
             our
             imagination
             ,
             is
             highly
             unreasonable
             ,
             unbeseeming
             us
             ,
             and
             unjust
             toward
             him
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             It
             is
             highly
             unreasonable
             ,
             as
             false
             and
             groundless
             in
             it self
             ;
             as
             vain
             and
             unprofitable
             to
             us
             ;
             as
             productive
             of
             many
             bad
             effects
             .
             It
             is
             from
             errour
             in
             a
             matter
             of
             the
             highest
             nature
             ,
             and
             mainest
             
             consequence
             ;
             and
             so
             beyond
             any
             other
             mistake
             hurtfull
             to
             us
             ,
             as
             reasonable
             and
             intelligent
             creatures
             ;
             the
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ;
             
             
               the
               transmuting
               the
               truth
               of
               God
               into
               a
               lye
               ,
            
             S.
             Paul
             calls
             it
             ;
             reckoning
             it
             for
             a
             grievous
             folly
             ,
             and
             crime
             .
             It
             is
             a
             vanity
             of
             all
             most
             lamentable
             ;
             a
             pursuance
             of
             shadows
             ,
             
             an
             embracing
             of
             clouds
             ;
             a
             building
             in
             air
             ,
             or
             meer
             vacuity
             ;
             a
             leaning
             upon
             that
             ,
             which
             hath
             no
             substance
             ,
             or
             no
             strength
             to
             support
             us
             ;
             
             a
             dreaming
             and
             doting
             upon
             meer
             nothing
             ;
             
             whence
             those
             false
             Deities
             well
             in
             Scripture
             are
             termed
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             vanities
             ,
             for
             that
             as
             they
             have
             no
             truth
             ,
             or
             substance
             ,
             or
             efficacy
             considerable
             in
             them
             ,
             so
             all
             our
             thoughts
             ,
             affections
             ,
             expectations
             ,
             and
             labours
             are
             idly
             misemployed
             ,
             and
             unprofitably
             mispent
             upon
             them
             .
          
           
           
             2.
             
             It
             is
             also
             a
             thing
             most
             unbeseeming
             us
             men
             ,
             (
             whom
             God
             hath
             placed
             in
             so
             high
             a
             rank
             of
             worth
             and
             dignity
             ,
             among
             his
             creatures
             ;
             who
             are
             in
             our
             original
             so
             near
             of
             kin
             ,
             so
             like
             in
             nature
             ,
             so
             dear
             in
             relation
             ,
             and
             regard
             unto
             God
             himself
             )
             to
             admire
             ,
             and
             worship
             ,
             to
             place
             our
             choice
             affections
             upon
             ,
             to
             afford
             lowly
             submissions
             unto
             ,
             to
             rest
             our
             hope
             and
             confidence
             in
             any
             other
             ,
             but
             him
             ,
             who
             alone
             truly
             so
             far
             excels
             us
             ,
             and
             can
             worthily
             challenge
             such
             respects
             from
             us
             ;
             all
             flattery
             is
             base
             and
             unworthy
             ,
             but
             this
             of
             all
             is
             the
             worst
             and
             most
             unbecoming
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             To
             do
             so
             ,
             is
             also
             most
             unjust
             and
             injurious
             to
             God
             ;
             to
             whom
             as
             to
             the
             Authour
             of
             our
             being
             ,
             and
             of
             all
             our
             good
             received
             since
             ,
             we
             do
             ow
             all
             that
             our
             mind
             can
             yield
             of
             reverence
             ,
             all
             
             that
             our
             heart
             can
             hold
             of
             affection
             ,
             all
             that
             our
             tongue
             can
             utter
             of
             praise
             ,
             all
             that
             our
             utmost
             might
             can
             perform
             of
             service
             ;
             and
             since
             the
             exhibiting
             to
             any
             other
             thing
             part
             of
             these
             must
             needs
             not
             onely
             by
             that
             communication
             debase
             ,
             and
             derogate
             from
             their
             worth
             ,
             but
             also
             withdraw
             them
             in
             great
             measure
             from
             him
             ,
             so
             diminishing
             and
             embezilling
             his
             due
             (
             for
             we
             cannot
             ,
             
             as
             our
             Saviour
             teacheth
             us
             ,
             together
             adhere
             unto
             ,
             or
             serve
             divers
             Masters
             )
             therefore
             having
             any
             other
             God
             ,
             but
             the
             true
             one
             ,
             is
             a
             high
             indignity
             ,
             and
             a
             heinous
             injury
             to
             him
             .
          
           
             This
             command
             therefore
             is
             most
             reasonable
             upon
             many
             accompts
             ;
             which
             as
             it
             hath
             been
             in
             grossest
             manner
             violated
             by
             those
             ,
             who
             have
             not
             acknowledged
             ,
             or
             worshipped
             any
             God
             at
             all
             ,
             and
             by
             those
             who
             have
             acknowledged
             and
             adored
             many
             Gods
             (
             by
             all
             
             Atheists
             and
             Polytheists
             )
             from
             which
             transgressions
             thereof
             we
             Christians
             may
             seem
             totally
             exempt
             ,
             
             who
             in
             formal
             profession
             and
             practice
             have
             but
             one
             God
             (
             the
             Maker
             and
             Lord
             of
             all
             things
             ,
             infinitely
             perfect
             ,
             
             and
             glorious
             )
             yet
             there
             are
             many
             subtle
             ,
             
             and
             perchance
             no
             less
             mischievous
             transgressions
             thereof
             ,
             
             of
             which
             even
             we
             may
             be
             very
             guilty
             ,
             and
             to
             which
             we
             are
             very
             obnoxious
             .
             If
             we
             do
             not
             with
             all
             our
             hearts
             reverence
             ,
             and
             love
             the
             most
             wise
             and
             powerfull
             ,
             the
             most
             just
             and
             holy
             ,
             the
             most
             good
             and
             gracious
             God
             ;
             if
             we
             do
             not
             trust
             and
             hope
             in
             him
             as
             the
             fountain
             of
             all
             our
             good
             ;
             if
             we
             do
             not
             diligently
             worship
             and
             praise
             him
             ;
             if
             we
             do
             not
             humbly
             submit
             to
             his
             will
             ,
             and
             obey
             his
             Laws
             ,
             we
             break
             the
             positive
             intent
             of
             this
             Law
             ,
             not
             having
             him
             for
             our
             God
             ;
             being
             indeed
             like
             those
             ,
             of
             whom
             S.
             Paul
             speaketh
             ,
             
             
               who
               profess
               to
               know
               God
            
             
             (
             that
             is
             ,
             who
             in
             words
             and
             outward
             pretence
             acknowledge
             him
             )
             
               but
               in
               works
               deny
               him
               ,
               being
               abominable
               ,
               and
               disobedient
               ,
               and
               to
               every
               good
               work
               reprobate
               .
            
             Likewise
             if
             we
             frame
             in
             our
             fancy
             an
             Idea
             untrue
             ,
             disagreeable
             unto
             ,
             or
             unworthy
             of
             that
             one
             most
             excellent
             Being
             ,
             and
             to
             such
             a
             phantasm
             of
             our
             own
             creation
             do
             yield
             our
             highest
             respects
             ,
             and
             best
             affections
             ,
             we
             break
             this
             Law
             ,
             and
             have
             another
             God
             to
             our selves
             .
             If
             upon
             any
             creature
             (
             whether
             our selves
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             thing
             )
             we
             impart
             our
             chief
             esteem
             ,
             or
             affection
             ;
             or
             employ
             our
             most
             earnest
             care
             and
             endeavour
             ;
             or
             chiefly
             rely
             upon
             it
             ,
             or
             most
             delight
             in
             it
             ,
             that
             thing
             we
             make
             a
             God
             unto
             us
             ,
             and
             are
             guilty
             of
             breaking
             this
             Law
             ;
             
             hence
             Saint
             Paul
             more
             than
             once
             calls
             the
             covetous
             (
             or
             wrongfull
             )
             person
             
               an
               Idolater
            
             ;
             
             and
             our
             Lord
             calls
             the
             ●mmoderate
             pursuit
             of
             riches
             ,
             the
             
             serving
             (
             or
             worshipping
             )
             of
             Mammon
             ;
             
             and
             Saint
             Paul
             speaketh
             of
             some
             persons
             ,
             who
             were
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
               lovers
               of
               pleasures
               ,
               rather
               than
               lovers
               of
               God
            
             ;
             of
             whom
             otherwhere
             he
             says
             ,
             
             
               that
               their
               God
               was
               their
               belly
               :
            
             we
             meet
             with
             those
             in
             the
             Scripture
             ,
             who
             
               put
               their
               trusts
               in
               their
               horses
               ,
            
             
             
               and
               their
               chariots
            
             ;
             with
             those
             ,
             who
             
               sacrifice
               to
               their
               net
            
             ,
             
             
               and
               burn
               incense
               to
               their
               drag
            
             ;
             with
             them
             who
             
               trust
               in
               man
            
             ,
             
             
               and
               make
               flesh
               their
               arm
            
             (
             men
             of
             Mezentius
             his
             faith
             ;
             
             ready
             to
             say
             with
             him
             ,
             
               Dextra
               mihi
               Deus
               est
               ,
               &
               telum
               quod
               missile
               libro
               )
            
             with
             those
             ,
             
               whose
               heart
               is
               lifted
               up
            
             (
             as
             the
             Prince
             of
             Tyre
             in
             Ezekiel
             )
             and
             who
             
               say
               they
               are
               Gods
            
             ;
             
             these
             ,
             
             and
             whoever
             practise
             in
             like
             manner
             ,
             are
             so
             many
             transgressours
             of
             this
             Covenant
             :
             In
             short
             ,
             whoever
             chiefly
             regards
             and
             affects
             ,
             seeks
             and
             pursues
             ,
             confides
             and
             delights
             in
             wealth
             ,
             or
             honour
             ,
             or
             
             pleasure
             ;
             wit
             ,
             wisedom
             ,
             strength
             ,
             or
             beauty
             ;
             himself
             ,
             friends
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             creature
             ,
             he
             hath
             another
             God
             ,
             against
             the
             design
             ,
             and
             meaning
             of
             this
             Holy
             Law.
             
          
        
         
           
             II.
             Commandment
             .
          
           
             
               Thou
               shalt
               not
               make
               unto
               thee
               any
               graven
               image
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             The
             first
             Commandment
             determined
             the
             final
             object
             of
             our
             Religion
             ;
             this
             doth
             limit
             the
             manner
             of
             exercising
             and
             expressing
             it
             ;
             as
             to
             the
             chief
             intent
             of
             it
             ,
             interdicting
             that
             mode
             ,
             which
             in
             the
             practice
             of
             ancient
             times
             had
             so
             generally
             prevailed
             ,
             of
             representing
             the
             Deities
             (
             apprehended
             so
             )
             in
             some
             corporeal
             shape
             ,
             and
             thereto
             yielding
             such
             expressions
             of
             respect
             ,
             as
             they
             conceived
             sutable
             and
             acceptable
             to
             such
             Deities
             .
             I
             cannot
             stand
             to
             declare
             
             the
             rise
             ,
             and
             progress
             of
             such
             a
             practice
             ;
             how
             the
             Devil's
             malice
             ,
             and
             some
             mens
             fraud
             conspiring
             with
             other
             mens
             superstitious
             ignorance
             and
             fondness
             ,
             prevailed
             so
             far
             to
             impose
             upon
             mankind
             ;
             I
             shall
             onely
             observe
             ,
             that
             men
             naturally
             are
             very
             prone
             to
             comply
             with
             suggestions
             to
             such
             guises
             of
             Religion
             :
             for
             as
             the
             sense
             of
             want
             ,
             and
             pain
             ,
             and
             manifold
             inconvenience
             ,
             not
             to
             be
             removed
             or
             remedied
             by
             any
             present
             sensible
             means
             ,
             doth
             prompt
             men
             to
             wish
             ,
             and
             seek
             for
             help
             from
             otherwhere
             ;
             and
             this
             disposes
             them
             to
             entertain
             any
             hopes
             propounded
             to
             them
             (
             with
             how
             little
             soever
             ground
             of
             probability
             )
             of
             receiving
             it
             from
             any
             absent
             ,
             or
             invisible
             power
             ;
             as
             it
             also
             consequently
             engageth
             them
             to
             undertake
             any
             conditions
             required
             by
             those
             ,
             who
             propound
             such
             hopes
             ,
             as
             needfull
             for
             obtaining
             thereof
             ;
             whence
             the
             ordinary
             sort
             of
             men
             
             are
             very
             apt
             to
             embrace
             any
             way
             of
             Religion
             suggested
             to
             them
             ,
             especially
             by
             persons
             of
             credit
             ,
             and
             authority
             for
             knowledge
             ;
             so
             also
             ,
             when
             the
             proposition
             thereof
             doth
             come
             attended
             with
             circumstantial
             appearances
             ,
             and
             shews
             gratifying
             their
             senses
             ,
             or
             humouring
             their
             passions
             ,
             or
             delightfully
             amusing
             their
             fancies
             ,
             it
             most
             easily
             allures
             ,
             and
             takes
             them
             ;
             as
             likewise
             on
             the
             other
             side
             ,
             when
             abstraction
             of
             mind
             ,
             and
             restraint
             of
             passion
             are
             required
             ,
             and
             sense
             or
             fancy
             are
             little
             entertained
             thereby
             ,
             men
             are
             somewhat
             averse
             from
             such
             proposals
             of
             Religion
             ,
             and
             are
             not
             so
             easily
             brought
             heartily
             to
             like
             ,
             or
             earnestly
             to
             embrace
             them
             ;
             wherefore
             since
             the
             propounding
             of
             images
             and
             sensible
             representations
             (
             relating
             to
             somewhat
             not
             immediately
             discerned
             ,
             from
             whence
             men
             are
             promised
             the
             supply
             of
             their
             needs
             ,
             or
             relief
             
             from
             the
             inconveniencies
             ,
             which
             they
             endure
             )
             by
             their
             magnificency
             ,
             beauty
             ,
             curiosity
             ,
             strangeness
             ,
             or
             even
             by
             their
             sensibility
             it self
             ,
             do
             make
             so
             facile
             ,
             and
             pleasant
             impressions
             upon
             the
             dull
             and
             low
             conceits
             of
             men
             ,
             
             it
             is
             the
             less
             wonderfull
             ,
             that
             men
             commonly
             have
             been
             so
             easily
             inveagled
             into
             such
             idolatrous
             superstitions
             ;
             so
             unreasonable
             in
             themselves
             ,
             and
             of
             so
             mischievous
             consequence
             .
             For
             what
             can
             be
             more
             senseless
             ,
             than
             to
             imagine
             ,
             that
             that
             Being
             ,
             which
             in
             wisedom
             and
             power
             is
             sufficient
             to
             over-rule
             nature
             ,
             and
             thereby
             to
             afford
             us
             the
             assistance
             we
             need
             may
             be
             resembled
             by
             any
             of
             these
             corporeal
             things
             ,
             the
             best
             of
             which
             we
             cannot
             ,
             without
             debasing
             our selves
             ,
             esteem
             superiour
             to
             our selves
             ?
             how
             unreasonable
             is
             it
             to
             conceit
             thus
             ,
             how
             unworthy
             is
             it
             ,
             and
             unsutable
             to
             the
             dignity
             of
             our
             nature
             ,
             derived
             from
             heaven
             ,
             
             to
             crouch
             unto
             such
             mean
             representations
             ?
             it
             is
             S.
             
             Paul's
             discourse
             :
             
             Being
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             
               the
               off-spring
               of
               God
               ,
               we
               ought
               not
               to
               think
               ,
               that
               the
               Godhead
               is
               like
               unto
               gold
               ,
               or
               silver
               ,
               or
               stone
               graven
               by
               art
               ,
               and
               man's
               device
               .
            
             How
             injurious
             also
             to
             that
             most
             excellent
             nature
             must
             it
             be
             to
             frame
             ,
             and
             expose
             to
             view
             such
             not
             onely
             homely
             and
             mean
             ,
             but
             in
             respect
             of
             the
             divine
             nature
             ,
             most
             foul
             and
             ugly
             portaictures
             of
             him
             ,
             which
             cannot
             but
             tend
             to
             vilifie
             him
             in
             men's
             conceit
             ?
             *
             He
             that
             should
             form
             the
             image
             of
             a
             serpent
             ,
             or
             a
             toad
             ,
             and
             exhibit
             it
             as
             the
             similitude
             of
             a
             King
             ,
             would
             surely
             derogate
             much
             from
             his
             Majesty
             ,
             and
             beget
             very
             mean
             and
             unbeseeming
             conceits
             of
             his
             person
             in
             their
             minds
             ,
             whom
             he
             should
             perswade
             to
             take
             it
             for
             such
             ;
             and
             infinitely
             more
             must
             he
             detract
             from
             the
             dignity
             ,
             and
             diminish
             the
             reverence
             due
             to
             that
             
             immense
             ,
             almighty
             ,
             alwise
             ,
             most
             pure
             and
             perfect
             being
             ,
             who
             shall
             presume
             to
             present
             any
             sensible
             ,
             any
             finite
             ,
             any
             corruptible
             thing
             as
             a
             resemblance
             of
             him
             ;
             
             changing
             (
             as
             S.
             Paul
             expresseth
             it
             )
             
               the
               glory
               of
               the
               incorruptible
               God
               into
               an
               image
               made
               like
               to
               corruptible
               man
               ,
               and
               to
               birds
               ,
               and
               fourfooted
               beasts
               ,
               and
               creeping
               things
            
             ;
             as
             the
             Israelites
             are
             said
             to
             have
             
               changed
               their
               glory
            
             (
             that
             is
             ,
             
             their
             glorious
             God
             )
             
               into
               the
               similitude
               of
               an
               ox
               ,
               that
               eateth
               grass
               :
            
             No
             wonder
             it
             was
             ,
             that
             they
             ,
             who
             used
             such
             expressions
             of
             their
             Religion
             ,
             had
             so
             low
             opinions
             concerning
             those
             supposed
             Deities
             whom
             they
             worshipped
             ;
             that
             they
             supposed
             them
             liable
             to
             such
             passions
             ,
             fathered
             such
             actions
             upon
             them
             ,
             described
             them
             as
             vile
             in
             their
             dispositions
             and
             their
             doings
             ,
             as
             they
             represented
             them
             in
             their
             shape
             :
             Most
             reasonable
             therefore
             is
             this
             prohibition
             of
             
             making
             any
             resemblance
             of
             what
             kind
             soever
             (
             by
             
               picture
               ,
               sculpture
            
             ,
             or
             fusion
             )
             in
             order
             to
             religious
             adoration
             ;
             and
             yielding
             to
             them
             any
             such
             signification
             of
             respect
             ,
             which
             the
             custom
             or
             consent
             of
             men
             hath
             appropriated
             to
             Religion
             ;
             as
             bowing
             ,
             falling
             down
             ,
             lying
             prostrate
             before
             them
             ,
             or
             the
             like
             :
             most
             reasonable
             I
             say
             ,
             for
             since
             there
             is
             but
             one
             proper
             ,
             and
             allowable
             object
             of
             our
             worship
             ,
             as
             the
             first
             Commandment
             declares
             and
             enacts
             ,
             the
             making
             an
             image
             of
             any
             other
             existent
             in
             nature
             ,
             or
             devised
             by
             our
             own
             fancy
             in
             order
             to
             the
             worship
             thereof
             ,
             is
             but
             a
             pursuance
             of
             that
             unreasonable
             ,
             unhandsome
             ,
             and
             unjust
             superstition
             there
             forbidden
             ;
             adding
             some
             absurdity
             in
             the
             manner
             to
             the
             pravity
             in
             the
             substance
             of
             such
             worship
             .
          
           
             And
             as
             for
             that
             one
             true
             object
             of
             our
             devotion
             ,
             the
             eternal
             ,
             immense
             ,
             and
             all
             perfect
             God
             ;
             the
             
             glorious
             excellency
             of
             whose
             nature
             doth
             infinitely
             transcend
             our
             comprehension
             ,
             and
             consequently
             of
             whom
             we
             cannot
             devise
             any
             resemblance
             not
             infinitely
             beneath
             him
             ,
             unlike
             to
             him
             ,
             unworthy
             of
             him
             (
             whereby
             we
             shall
             not
             disparage
             him
             ,
             and
             expose
             him
             to
             irreverent
             apprehensions
             ,
             especially
             with
             the
             gross
             Vulgar
             ;
             whereby
             indeed
             we
             shall
             not
             cloud
             his
             true
             inimitable
             perfections
             ,
             and
             affix
             imperfections
             to
             him
             ;
             blending
             inexpressible
             truth
             with
             apparent
             falshood
             )
             it
             must
             be
             therefore
             a
             profane
             folly
             to
             pretend
             the
             representing
             him
             by
             any
             image
             ;
             and
             the
             doing
             of
             it
             is
             upon
             such
             accompts
             in
             many
             places
             of
             Scripture
             forbidden
             ;
             and
             that
             it
             is
             so
             here
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             intent
             of
             this
             Precept
             is
             plain
             by
             that
             place
             in
             Deuteronomy
             ,
             where
             Moses
             reports
             the
             ground
             of
             this
             prohibition
             :
             
             
               Take
               ye
               therefore
            
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             
               good
               heed
               unto
               your
               
               selves
               ;
               for
               ye
               saw
               no
               manner
               of
               similitude
               on
               the
               day
               ,
               that
               the
               Lord
               spake
               unto
               you
               in
               Horeb
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               midst
               of
               the
               fire
               ,
               lest
               you
               corrupt
               ,
               and
               make
               you
               a
               graven
               image
               :
            
             No
             shape
             representing
             God
             did
             appear
             at
             his
             utterance
             of
             these
             Laws
             ,
             to
             prevent
             their
             framing
             any
             resemblance
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             taking
             occasion
             to
             practise
             this
             sort
             of
             worship
             ;
             thereby
             implyed
             to
             be
             unreasonable
             .
             And
             the
             Prophet
             Esay
             having
             in
             sublime
             language
             and
             discourse
             set
             out
             the
             incomparable
             greatness
             ,
             power
             ,
             and
             majesty
             of
             God
             
               (
               who
               hath
               measured
               the
               waters
               in
               the
               hollow
               of
               his
               hand
               ,
               and
               meted
               out
               heaven
               with
               a
               span
               ,
               and
               comprehended
               the
               dust
               of
               the
               earth
               in
               a
               measure
               ,
               and
               weighed
               the
               mountains
               in
               scales
               ,
               and
               the
               hills
               in
               a
               ballance
               ;
               before
               whom
               the
               nations
               are
               as
               a
               drop
               of
               a
               bucket
               ,
               and
               are
               counted
               as
               the
               small
               dust
               of
               a
               balance
               —
               yea
               before
               whom
               all
               nations
               
               
               are
               as
               nothing
               ,
               and
               are
               counted
               to
               him
               less
               than
               nothing
               and
               vanity
               :
               who
               sitteth
               upon
               the
               circle
               of
               the
               earth
               ;
               and
               the
               inhabitants
               thereof
               are
               as
               grashoppers
               ;
               who
               stretcheth
               out
               the
               heavens
               as
               a
               curtain
               ,
               and
               spreadeth
               them
               out
               as
               a
               tent
               to
               dwell
               in
               )
            
             having
             ,
             I
             say
             ,
             in
             this
             ,
             and
             more
             such
             language
             endeavoured
             to
             describe
             the
             might
             ,
             and
             majesty
             of
             God
             ,
             he
             infers
             :
             
               To
               whom
               then
               will
               ye
               liken
               God
               ;
               or
               what
               likeness
               will
               ye
               compare
               unto
               him
               ?
            
             and
             thereupon
             he
             proceeds
             to
             discourse
             against
             making
             images
             for
             religious
             use
             .
             Like
             whereto
             is
             the
             discourse
             of
             S.
             Paul
             to
             the
             
               Athenians
               :
               God
            
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             
               who
               made
               the
               world
               ,
               and
               all
               things
               that
               are
               therein
               ,
               being
               Lord
               of
               heaven
               and
               earth
               ,
               dwelleth
               not
               in
               temples
               made
               with
               hands
               ;
               nor
               is
               worshipped
               by
               the
               hands
               of
               men
               ,
               —
               we
               therefore
               being
               the
               off-spring
               of
               God
               ,
            
             
             
               ought
               not
               to
               think
               that
               the
               Godhead
               is
               like
               unto
               gold
               ,
               or
               silver
               ,
               
               or
               stone
               ,
               the
               engravement
               of
               art
               ,
               and
               man's
               device
            
             ;
             in
             which
             place
             ,
             as
             the
             forming
             any
             image
             to
             represent
             divine
             things
             is
             manifestly
             prohibited
             ;
             so
             the
             reasons
             which
             we
             touched
             against
             such
             practice
             ,
             are
             discernibly
             enough
             insinuated
             .
          
           
             Neither
             should
             we
             omit
             ,
             that
             this
             Law
             is
             confirmed
             in
             the
             New
             Testament
             ,
             and
             there
             made
             a
             part
             of
             God's
             new
             Law
             :
             for
             we
             are
             therein
             often
             commanded
             
               to
               flee
               idols
            
             ,
             
             not
             to
             
               be
               idolaters
            
             ,
             
             to
             
               shun
               idolatry
            
             as
             a
             most
             heinous
             crime
             ,
             
             of
             the
             highest
             rank
             ,
             
             proceeding
             from
             fleshly
             pravity
             ,
             inconsistent
             with
             good
             conscience
             ,
             and
             exposing
             to
             damnation
             :
             
             for
             the
             meaning
             and
             notion
             of
             Idolatry
             in
             which
             places
             ,
             why
             should
             we
             understand
             it
             otherwise
             ,
             than
             according
             to
             the
             plain
             sense
             of
             the
             word
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             worship
             of
             images
             ,
             or
             resemblances
             ?
             why
             should
             we
             take
             it
             otherwise
             ,
             than
             as
             opposite
             to
             God's
             Law
             ,
             then
             in
             
             force
             ?
             why
             shold
             we
             otherwise
             expound
             it
             ,
             than
             according
             to
             the
             common
             notion
             and
             acceptance
             of
             God's
             People
             at
             that
             time
             ?
             The
             word
             Idolatry
             was
             unknown
             to
             other
             people
             than
             the
             Jews
             ;
             among
             the
             Jews
             it
             signified
             the
             violation
             of
             the
             second
             Commandment
             ;
             wherefore
             the
             observance
             of
             that
             Commandment
             is
             established
             and
             enforced
             by
             the
             Apostles
             .
             The
             Jews
             detested
             the
             worshipping
             any
             images
             ;
             their
             detestation
             was
             grounded
             on
             this
             Law
             ;
             they
             therefore
             ,
             who
             earnestly
             exhort
             them
             to
             continue
             in
             detestation
             thereof
             ,
             do
             confirm
             ,
             and
             enforce
             the
             obligation
             of
             this
             Law
             ;
             nor
             can
             we
             reasonably
             suppose
             any
             distinction
             ,
             or
             reservation
             for
             any
             Idolatry
             (
             or
             any
             worshipping
             of
             images
             )
             as
             lawfull
             ,
             or
             allowable
             to
             Christians
             ;
             since
             the
             Apostles
             as
             they
             found
             it
             universally
             prohibited
             to
             the
             Jews
             ,
             so
             they
             continued
             to
             charge
             Christians
             
             against
             it
             .
             This
             discourse
             hath
             more
             force
             ,
             considering
             that
             the
             same
             reason
             ,
             upon
             which
             this
             Law
             was
             enacted
             ,
             doth
             still
             apparently
             continue
             ;
             men
             still
             unmeasurably
             affecting
             this
             fancifull
             way
             of
             Religion
             ,
             being
             apt
             in
             the
             exercise
             thereof
             (
             if
             not
             curb'd
             by
             a
             Law
             )
             to
             dote
             upon
             sensible
             representations
             ;
             being
             averse
             from
             raising
             up
             their
             minds
             to
             the
             onely
             true
             object
             of
             worship
             ,
             as
             endued
             with
             intelligible
             ,
             and
             spiritual
             perfections
             :
             this
             the
             experience
             of
             mens
             wild
             eagerness
             for
             images
             ,
             reliques
             ,
             and
             other
             such
             foolish
             trinkets
             ,
             which
             had
             almost
             quite
             oppressed
             our
             Religion
             (
             as
             in
             many
             ages
             the
             best
             and
             wisest
             men
             did
             observe
             and
             complain
             )
             doth
             plainly
             evince
             .
          
           
             We
             may
             add
             ,
             that
             if
             the
             common
             tradition
             and
             consent
             of
             the
             ancient
             Church
             is
             in
             any
             case
             a
             ground
             of
             perswasion
             ,
             or
             rule
             of
             practice
             to
             us
             ,
             we
             are
             thence
             obliged
             
             to
             disapprove
             ,
             and
             decline
             the
             worshipping
             images
             ;
             for
             nothing
             can
             be
             more
             evident
             than
             that
             all
             such
             worship
             was
             not
             onely
             carefully
             eschewed
             ,
             but
             zealously
             detested
             by
             the
             primitive
             Christians
             :
             This
             is
             manifest
             from
             most
             express
             words
             of
             the
             Fathers
             generally
             impugning
             and
             condemning
             all
             worship
             of
             images
             ;
             which
             are
             as
             applicable
             to
             that
             worship
             ,
             which
             hath
             been
             practised
             among
             Christians
             ,
             as
             to
             that
             of
             the
             Heathens
             ;
             their
             expressions
             do
             not
             signifie
             ,
             nor
             their
             arguments
             prove
             any
             thing
             ,
             if
             any
             worship
             of
             images
             be
             allowable
             ,
             if
             they
             do
             not
             as
             well
             condemn
             and
             confute
             the
             modern
             ,
             as
             the
             ancient
             Romans
             ;
             They
             could
             not
             with
             any
             reason
             ,
             or
             modesty
             have
             used
             such
             words
             ,
             or
             urged
             such
             reasons
             ,
             if
             their
             practice
             had
             been
             like
             that
             ,
             which
             afterward
             crept
             into
             the
             Church
             ;
             their
             darts
             then
             against
             Pagan
             Idolatry
             easily
             might
             ,
             surely
             
             would
             have
             been
             ,
             retorted
             on
             themselves
             ;
             which
             is
             so
             far
             from
             having
             been
             done
             ,
             that
             the
             Pagans
             accused
             them
             for
             having
             no
             Images
             *
             
               (
               Celsus
               objecteth
            
             ,
             
             †
             saith
             
               Origen
               ,
               that
               we
               shun
               making
               altars
               ,
               statues
               ,
               and
               shrines
               ,
               thinking
               this
               to
               be
               a
               faithfull
               pledge
               (
               or
               mark
               )
               of
               our
               secret
               communion
               together
               :
            
             this
             Origen
             answers
             by
             confessing
             the
             matter
             of
             fact
             ;
             
             but
             defending
             the
             right
             ;
             not
             for
             your
             reason
             ,
             saith
             he
             ,
             we
             shun
             these
             things
             ,
             but
             *
             
               because
               we
               ,
               by
               the
               doctrine
               of
               Jesus
               ,
               having
               found
               the
               true
               manner
               of
               piety
               toward
               God
               ,
               do
               eschew
               those
               things
               ,
            
             
             
               which
               in
               conceit
               or
               appearance
               of
               piety
               do
               make
               men
               impious
            
             —
             and
             
             
               the
               images
               of
               Christians
               are
            
             
             (
             saith
             
             he
             )
             
               their
               vertues
               ,
               whereby
               they
               resemble
               God
               ;
               and
               truly
               worship
               him
               ;
               and
               every
               good
               Christian
               ,
               carefully
               imitating
               God
               ,
               is
               his
               best
               statue
               .
            
          
           
             Yea
             the
             Fathers
             were
             so
             far
             from
             practising
             worship
             of
             Images
             that
             some
             of
             them
             condemn
             the
             simple
             making
             of
             them
             ;
             calling
             the
             art
             of
             doing
             it
             a
             fallacious
             art
             ,
             introduced
             by
             the
             Devil
             and
             forbidden
             by
             God
             ;
             expounding
             this
             Commandment
             so
             ,
             as
             that
             in
             it
             not
             onely
             the
             worshipping
             ,
             but
             the
             forming
             any
             similitude
             is
             forbidden
             :
             *
             
               (
               Moses
            
             ,
             saith
             
               Clem
               ▪
               Alex
               .
               did
               of
               old
               expresly
               give
               law
               ,
               that
               no
               carved
               ,
               or
               fusile
               ,
               or
               plaistered
               ,
            
             
             
               or
               painted
               portraicture
               ,
               or
               imagery
               should
               be
               made
            
             ;
             
             
               that
               we
               should
               not
               attend
               to
               sensible
               things
               ,
               but
               pass
               to
               things
               intelligible
               :
            
             and
             
             †
             Tertullian
             in
             several
             places
             saith
             the
             same
             .
             Whether
             their
             exposition
             (
             concurring
             it
             seems
             with
             the
             common
             opinion
             of
             the
             Jews
             in
             their
             time
             )
             were
             true
             ,
             
             I
             shall
             not
             now
             discuss
             ;
             
             that
             making
             any
             similitudes
             in
             order
             to
             worship
             is
             prohibited
             ,
             
             is
             most
             evident
             .
             
             
             
          
           
             
               In
               fine
               ,
               divers
               of
               the
               Fathers
               say
               ,
               that
               all
               the
               commands
               in
               the
               Decalogue
               ,
               excepting
               the
               Sabbath
               ,
               do
               continue
               in
               Force
               ,
               as
               naturally
               obligatory
               ,
               and
               as
               confirmed
               by
               the
               Christian
               Law
               :
               for
               instance
               S.
            
             Augustin
             
               in
               his
            
             119
             Epistle
             
               speaketh
               thus
            
             :
             The
             other
             precepts
             
               (
               excepting
               the
               Sabbath
            
             )
             there
             
               (
               in
               the
               Decalogue
            
             )
             we
             do
             observe
             properly
             as
             they
             are
             commanded
             without
             any
             figurate
             observation
             ;
             for
             we
             have
             manifestly
             learnt
             ,
             not
             to
             worship
             idols
             ,
             and
             not
             to
             take
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Lord
             our
             God
             in
             vain
             ,
             to
             honour
             father
             and
             mother
             ,
             &c.
             do
             not
             figurately
             
             pretend
             one
             thing
             and
             mystically
             signifie
             another
             thing
             ,
             but
             are
             so
             observed
             as
             they
             sound
             .
          
           
             But
             so
             much
             for
             the
             prohibition
             :
             I
             shall
             add
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             conceive
             this
             positive
             Precept
             implied
             ,
             and
             intended
             here
             ,
             that
             in
             our
             devotions
             and
             religious
             services
             of
             God
             we
             should
             raise
             our
             mind
             above
             gross
             sense
             and
             fancy
             ;
             that
             we
             should
             entertain
             high
             and
             worthy
             conceptions
             of
             God
             ;
             that
             we
             should
             apprehend
             him
             incomparably
             superiour
             to
             all
             things
             ,
             which
             we
             do
             see
             or
             know
             ;
             that
             we
             direct
             our
             minds
             unto
             him
             as
             to
             a
             being
             transcendently
             perfect
             in
             goodness
             ,
             justice
             ,
             wisedom
             and
             power
             ,
             above
             what
             we
             can
             comprehend
             and
             think
             ;
             that
             which
             our
             Saviour
             calls
             
               worshipping
               God
               in
               spirit
               and
               truth
            
             ;
             
             which
             is
             (
             as
             I
             take
             it
             )
             the
             special
             positive
             duty
             of
             this
             Commandment
             .
          
           
             I
             need
             not
             farther
             to
             urge
             ,
             how
             presumptuous
             and
             dangerous
             the
             
             practices
             of
             those
             men
             are
             ,
             who
             (
             to
             the
             great
             danger
             ,
             and
             scandal
             of
             Christianity
             among
             Jews
             ,
             and
             Mahometans
             ,
             and
             men
             of
             other
             Religions
             )
             notwithstanding
             these
             commandments
             of
             God
             ,
             backed
             with
             others
             ,
             of
             the
             same
             import
             ,
             frequently
             occurring
             in
             the
             Holy
             Scripture
             ,
             (
             never
             that
             we
             find
             any
             intimation
             of
             ,
             repealed
             or
             relaxed
             )
             particularly
             against
             that
             signal
             one
             made
             use
             or
             by
             our
             Saviour
             ,
             
               Thou
               shalt
               worship
               the
               Lord
               ,
               thy
               God
               ,
               and
               him
               onely
               shalt
               thou
               serve
            
             ;
             without
             any
             ancient
             good
             authority
             ,
             or
             example
             ,
             without
             any
             necessity
             or
             good
             reason
             inducing
             ,
             do
             not
             onely
             yield
             themselves
             ,
             but
             violently
             force
             others
             to
             yield
             unto
             angels
             ,
             and
             unto
             the
             souls
             of
             dead
             men
             (
             men
             of
             dubious
             state
             in
             reference
             to
             God
             ,
             not
             having
             past
             the
             last
             trial
             and
             judgment
             ,
             the
             result
             whereof
             't
             is
             a
             profane
             temerity
             in
             us
             peremptorily
             to
             anticipate
             )
             all
             kinds
             of
             
             worship
             ,
             both
             internal
             (
             reposing
             trust
             and
             hope
             in
             them
             of
             obtaining
             benefits
             from
             them
             ;
             attributing
             unto
             them
             in
             their
             esteem
             the
             knowledge
             and
             power
             ,
             which
             for
             all
             that
             we
             can
             know
             are
             incommunicably
             proper
             unto
             God
             himself
             )
             and
             external
             ,
             of
             prayer
             and
             invocation
             ,
             of
             praise
             and
             thanksgiving
             ;
             and
             not
             onely
             thus
             as
             to
             the
             substance
             imparting
             a
             kind
             of
             divine
             worship
             to
             them
             ,
             but
             as
             to
             the
             manner
             ,
             erecting
             images
             of
             them
             ,
             even
             in
             the
             places
             devoted
             to
             God's
             own
             service
             ,
             and
             affording
             to
             them
             the
             same
             expressions
             of
             reverence
             and
             respect
             ,
             that
             we
             do
             or
             can
             present
             unto
             God
             himself
             (
             with
             great
             solemnity
             dedicating
             such
             Images
             to
             them
             ,
             with
             huge
             care
             and
             cost
             decking
             them
             ,
             with
             great
             semblance
             of
             devotion
             saluting
             them
             ;
             and
             casting
             themselves
             down
             before
             them
             ;
             carrying
             them
             in
             procession
             ,
             exposing
             them
             to
             the
             people
             ,
             and
             
             making
             long
             pilgrimages
             to
             them
             ;
             )
             so
             that
             instead
             of
             the
             spiritual
             worship
             of
             God
             himself
             ,
             peculiarly
             required
             of
             Christians
             ,
             and
             to
             which
             our
             Religion
             is
             perfectly
             suted
             ,
             a
             Religion
             chiefly
             employing
             sense
             ,
             and
             fancy
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             greatest
             part
             directed
             unto
             the
             representations
             of
             creatures
             is
             substituted
             ,
             in
             despight
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             and
             in
             defiance
             of
             these
             Commandments
             :
             the
             plain
             force
             of
             which
             they
             endeavour
             to
             elude
             and
             evade
             by
             slender
             pretences
             ,
             and
             subtle
             distinctions
             ,
             by
             the
             like
             to
             which
             there
             is
             no
             Law
             ,
             which
             may
             not
             as
             easily
             be
             rendred
             insignificant
             ,
             and
             invalid
             ;
             never
             in
             the
             mean
             time
             considering
             ,
             that
             these
             laws
             were
             not
             given
             to
             employ
             the
             wits
             of
             Sophisters
             and
             Schoolmen
             ;
             but
             to
             direct
             the
             practice
             of
             rude
             and
             plain
             people
             ;
             to
             which
             purpose
             no
             law
             ,
             after
             such
             artists
             have
             had
             the
             handling
             of
             it
             ,
             can
             signifie
             any
             thing
             :
             nothing
             being
             
             so
             clear
             which
             by
             their
             cavillations
             and
             quirks
             they
             cannot
             confound
             ;
             nothing
             so
             smooth
             wherein
             they
             cannot
             find
             or
             make
             knots
             .
          
           
             There
             is
             subjoined
             to
             these
             two
             Commandments
             (
             as
             we
             reckon
             them
             ;
             others
             *
             have
             accounted
             them
             but
             one
             ;
             and
             their
             opinion
             is
             somewhat
             countenanced
             ,
             by
             what
             is
             added
             here
             seeming
             to
             bear
             a
             common
             respect
             to
             both
             ,
             there
             is
             I
             say
             subjoined
             )
             a
             reason
             ,
             or
             rather
             a
             contexture
             of
             reasons
             strongly
             pressing
             and
             encouraging
             to
             obedience
             ,
             deterring
             and
             discouraging
             from
             disobedience
             to
             them
             ;
             or
             indeed
             generally
             to
             all
             God's
             Commandments
             ,
             but
             especially
             unto
             these
             ,
             most
             immediately
             relating
             to
             Him
             :
          
           
             
             For
             I
             the
             Lord
             thy
             God
             am
             a
             jealous
             God.
             
          
           
             (
             am
             El
             kanah
             ,
             
             fortis
             zelotes
             ,
             as
             the
             Vulg.
             Latine
             reads
             it
             :
             it
             may
             seem
             to
             have
             been
             a
             name
             of
             God
             ,
             implying
             ,
             as
             all
             the
             other
             names
             of
             God
             do
             ,
             some
             attribute
             of
             God
             ;
             for
             it
             is
             in
             the
             34th
             .
             of
             Exodus
             ,
             said
             :
             Thou
             shalt
             worship
             no
             other
             God
             ,
             for
             the
             Lord
             ,
             whose
             Name
             is
             Jealous
             ,
             or
             Kana
             ,
             is
             a
             jealous
             God
             ;
             )
          
           
             
               I
               am
               a
               jealous
               God
            
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             a
             God
             very
             tender
             of
             my
             honour
             ,
             and
             of
             my
             right
             ;
             who
             am
             impatient
             of
             any
             mate
             ,
             or
             competitour
             
             in
             respect
             to
             those
             duties
             ,
             which
             properly
             and
             incommunicably
             belong
             unto
             me
             ;
             
             
               I
               am
            
             (
             saith
             God
             in
             the
             Prophet
             
               Esay
               )
               the
               Lord
               ,
               that
               is
               my
               name
               ,
               and
               my
               glory
               I
               will
               not
               give
               to
               another
               ,
               nor
               my
               praise
               to
               graven
               images
               :
            
             this
             Jealousie
             doth
             contain
             in
             it
             not
             onely
             a
             strong
             dislike
             ,
             but
             a
             fierce
             displeasure
             ,
             against
             the
             infringers
             of
             these
             Laws
             :
             
             
               For
               the
               Lord
               thy
               God
            
             (
             saith
             Moses
             in
             Deuteronomy
             ,
             pressing
             the
             observance
             of
             this
             same
             Precept
             ,
             concerning
             the
             worship
             of
             images
             )
             
               is
               a
               consuming
               fire
               ,
               he
               is
               a
               jealous
               God
               :
            
             And
             if
             God
             be
             thus
             jealous
             ,
             so
             easily
             provoked
             to
             indignation
             by
             our
             detracting
             his
             due
             honour
             ,
             and
             imparting
             it
             to
             any
             other
             ,
             we
             have
             great
             reason
             to
             be
             afraid
             of
             incurring
             the
             guilt
             of
             either
             ;
             
             for
             
               who
               can
               stand
               in
               his
               sight
               ,
               when
               he
               is
               angry
               ?
            
             who
             can
             support
             the
             effects
             of
             his
             displeasure
             ?
          
           
             
             Uisiting
             the
             iniquity
             of
             the
             Fathers
             upon
             the
             Children
             ,
             unto
             the
             third
             and
             fourth
             generation
             of
             them
             that
             hate
             me
             .
          
           
             Visiting
             the
             iniquities
             of
             fathers
             upon
             the
             children
             ;
             God
             doth
             not
             onely
             punish
             those
             persons
             themselves
             ,
             who
             commit
             notorious
             and
             heinous
             sins
             (
             such
             as
             these
             of
             idolatry
             and
             profaneness
             ,
             whereby
             he
             is
             publickly
             wrong'd
             and
             dishonoured
             )
             but
             the
             more
             to
             deter
             men
             (
             who
             naturally
             bear
             much
             regard
             to
             their
             posterity
             ,
             and
             are
             afraid
             to
             be
             ,
             ashamed
             to
             appear
             the
             causes
             of
             ruine
             and
             calamity
             to
             their
             family
             )
             he
             declareth
             that
             in
             respect
             to
             their
             doings
             it
             shall
             go
             ill
             with
             their
             posterity
             ;
             they
             shall
             therefore
             be
             
             more
             strictly
             and
             severely
             dealt
             with
             ;
             they
             shall
             upon
             this
             score
             be
             capable
             of
             less
             favour
             and
             mercy
             from
             God
             ,
             than
             otherwise
             they
             might
             have
             been
             :
             for
             we
             must
             not
             hereby
             understand
             ,
             that
             God
             will
             arbitrarily
             inflict
             undeserved
             pains
             upon
             the
             children
             of
             bad
             men
             for
             the
             faults
             of
             their
             ancestours
             (
             God
             doth
             expresly
             disclaim
             such
             kind
             of
             proceeding
             ;
             
             
               The
               Son
               shall
               not
               bear
               the
               iniquity
               of
               the
               Father
               ;
               the
               soul
               that
               sinneth
               it
               shall
               die
            
             ;
             saith
             he
             in
             the
             Prophet
             :
             
             and
             ,
             
               Every
               one
               shall
               die
               for
               his
               own
               iniquity
            
             ;
             
             
               every
               man
               that
               eateth
               the
               sowre
               grape
               ,
               his
               teeth
               shall
               be
               set
               on
               edge
               )
            
             but
             that
             he
             will
             upon
             that
             accompt
             withdraw
             his
             free
             favours
             from
             them
             〈…〉
             that
             measure
             of
             grace
             and
             indulgence
             ,
             which
             otherwise
             the
             son
             of
             such
             a
             person
             (
             had
             he
             not
             been
             a
             great
             Traitour
             against
             God
             )
             might
             according
             to
             the
             general
             course
             of
             God's
             goodness
             have
             received
             ,
             
             the
             which
             might
             have
             more
             effectually
             restrained
             him
             from
             sin
             ,
             and
             consequently
             have
             prevented
             his
             guilt
             and
             his
             punishment
             ,
             God
             may
             well
             (
             in
             consistence
             with
             his
             justice
             and
             goodness
             ,
             to
             manifest
             his
             detestation
             of
             heinous
             wickedness
             )
             withhold
             from
             him
             .
             Such
             a
             son
             ,
             if
             he
             do
             fall
             into
             personal
             offences
             (
             for
             that
             also
             is
             to
             be
             understood
             ;
             otherwise
             such
             is
             the
             goodness
             of
             God
             ,
             that
             he
             hath
             declared
             ,
             
             
               if
               a
               son
               seeing
               his
               fathers
               sins
               ,
               and
               considering
               doth
               not
               the
               like
               ,
               he
               shall
               not
               die
               for
               the
               iniquity
               of
               his
               father
               ,
               but
               shall
               surely
               live
            
             ;
             if
             I
             say
             he
             falleth
             into
             personal
             sins
             )
             God
             will
             visit
             ;
             that
             is
             ,
             will
             use
             a
             close
             inspection
             and
             animadversion
             upon
             him
             ,
             will
             severely
             punish
             and
             avenge
             his
             sin
             ;
             not
             onely
             upon
             his
             own
             ,
             but
             on
             his
             father's
             accompt
             ;
             examples
             of
             which
             proceeding
             do
             in
             the
             divine
             histories
             frequently
             occurr
             ;
             
             in
             Solomon
             ,
             
             in
             Jeroboam
             ,
             
             in
             Baasha
             ,
             in
             Ahab
             ,
             in
             Jehu
             ,
             and
             in
             others
             .
          
           
             
               Of
               them
               that
               hate
               me
            
             .
             
             We
             may
             observe
             that
             in
             the
             Scripture
             style
             the
             transgressours
             of
             God's
             Laws
             are
             termed
             haters
             ,
             
             and
             enemies
             of
             God
             ;
             because
             their
             actions
             signifie
             a
             disposition
             of
             mind
             in
             them
             repugnant
             to
             the
             mind
             of
             God
             ;
             and
             because
             by
             them
             they
             resist
             ,
             and
             oppose
             God's
             will
             ;
             no
             wonder
             then
             if
             God
             deal
             thus
             severely
             with
             them
             .
          
           
             But
             God
             not
             onely
             deters
             from
             disobedience
             by
             threatning
             a
             train
             of
             punishments
             ,
             but
             he
             encourageth
             to
             obedience
             by
             a
             declaration
             of
             his
             intention
             (
             or
             promise
             )
             graciously
             to
             reward
             not
             onely
             upon
             the
             obedient
             persons
             themselves
             ,
             but
             upon
             their
             posterity
             for
             ever
             (
             in
             a
             manner
             )
             unto
             thousands
             ,
             that
             is
             unto
             a
             thousand
             descents
             :
          
           
             
             Shewing
             mercy
             unto
             thousands
             of
             them
             that
             love
             me
             ,
             and
             keep
             my
             commandments
             .
          
           
             
               Shewing
               mercy
            
             ;
             
             God
             doth
             not
             absolutely
             promise
             ,
             that
             he
             will
             forbear
             to
             punish
             the
             posterity
             of
             good
             men
             ,
             in
             case
             they
             offend
             ,
             but
             that
             he
             will
             shew
             mercy
             ,
             and
             deal
             the
             more
             favourably
             with
             them
             in
             that
             respect
             :
             
             his
             meaning
             and
             method
             in
             these
             cases
             are
             plainly
             represented
             in
             those
             words
             concerning
             David
             :
             
             
               If
               his
               children
               forsake
               my
               law
               ,
               and
               walk
               not
               in
               my
               judgments
               ,
               if
               they
               break
               my
               statutes
               ,
               and
               keep
               not
               my
               commandments
               ;
               then
               will
               I
               visit
               their
               transgression
               with
               the
               rod
               ,
               and
               their
               iniquity
               with
               stripes
               ;
               nevertheless
               my
               loving
               kindness
               will
               I
               not
               utterly
               
               take
               from
               him
               —
               :
            
             God
             declares
             he
             will
             punish
             the
             offending
             children
             of
             very
             good
             men
             ,
             yet
             so
             that
             their
             misdeeds
             shall
             not
             interrupt
             his
             kindness
             toward
             the
             rest
             of
             their
             posterity
             ,
             or
             abolish
             his
             remembrance
             of
             their
             goodness
             :
             so
             we
             may
             see
             God
             dealt
             with
             Abraham
             ,
             and
             the
             Patriarchs
             ,
             passing
             by
             (
             in
             memory
             of
             their
             love
             and
             reverence
             to
             him
             ;
             
             and
             their
             faithfull
             obedience
             to
             his
             will
             )
             the
             manifold
             provocations
             of
             their
             posterity
             ;
             
             so
             that
             he
             did
             not
             for
             a
             long
             tract
             of
             time
             ,
             
             and
             after
             many
             generations
             past
             suffer
             them
             (
             according
             as
             their
             personal
             demeanour
             highly
             deserved
             )
             to
             incurr
             ruine
             ;
             
             upon
             this
             consideration
             he
             brought
             them
             out
             of
             Egypt
             ,
             
             he
             settled
             them
             in
             Canaan
             ,
             he
             frequently
             delivered
             them
             from
             their
             enemies
             ,
             he
             restored
             them
             from
             oppressions
             ,
             and
             captivities
             ;
             as
             is
             often
             expressed
             ,
             and
             insinuated
             in
             Scripture
             .
             
             So
             also
             it
             is
             frequently
             
             mentioned
             ,
             
             that
             for
             
             David's
             sake
             ,
             
             his
             posterity
             ,
             although
             highly
             provoking
             God
             by
             their
             miscarriages
             ,
             was
             protected
             and
             preserved
             ;
             I
             cannot
             stand
             to
             mention
             places
             :
             I
             shall
             onely
             farther
             note
             that
             which
             is
             very
             obvious
             ,
             and
             most
             remarkable
             here
             ;
             the
             difference
             between
             God's
             proceeding
             in
             way
             of
             severity
             ,
             and
             in
             way
             of
             favour
             ;
             by
             a
             vast
             proportion
             the
             expressions
             of
             God's
             mercy
             do
             exceed
             those
             of
             justice
             ,
             although
             both
             insisting
             upon
             like
             ,
             or
             correspondent
             grounds
             :
             
               he
               visiteth
               the
               iniquities
            
             of
             disobedient
             fathers
             
               unto
               the
               third
               or
               fourth
               generation
               ,
            
             but
             
               he
               sheweth
               mercy
               to
               a
               thousand
               generations
               of
               those
            
             that
             love
             and
             obey
             him
             ;
             he
             soon
             forgetteth
             the
             wrongs
             done
             ,
             but
             he
             long
             retaineth
             in
             memory
             the
             services
             performed
             to
             him
             ;
             which
             consideration
             should
             work
             upon
             our
             ingenuity
             ,
             and
             engage
             us
             willingly
             to
             obey
             so
             gracious
             a
             Lord.
             
          
           
           
             It
             is
             also
             observable
             ,
             that
             as
             disobedience
             is
             styled
             hatred
             of
             God
             ,
             so
             
               loving
               God
            
             and
             
               keeping
               his
               commandments
            
             are
             conjoined
             as
             terms
             equivalent
             :
             they
             are
             indeed
             inseparably
             connected
             ,
             love
             being
             a
             certain
             cause
             of
             obedience
             ,
             obedience
             an
             infallible
             sign
             of
             love
             :
             
             
               He
               that
               hath
               my
               commandments
               ,
               and
               observeth
               them
               ,
               he
               it
               is
            
             (
             saith
             our
             
               Saviour
               )
               that
               loveth
               me
            
             :
             
             and
             ,
             
               If
               any
               man
               loveth
               me
               ,
               he
               will
               keep
               my
               word
               .
            
             But
             I
             pass
             forward
             to
             the
             next
             ,
          
        
         
           
             III.
             Commandment
             .
          
           
             
               Thou
               shalt
               not
               take
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Lord
               thy
               God
               in
               vain
               ,
               for
               the
               Lord
               will
               not
               hold
               him
               guiltless
               that
               taketh
               his
               name
               in
               vain
               .
            
          
           
             It
             consisteth
             we
             see
             of
             a
             Precept
             ,
             and
             of
             a
             reason
             deterring
             
             from
             disobedience
             thereto
             ,
             by
             declaring
             or
             threatning
             the
             mischief
             ensuing
             thereon
             .
          
           
             The
             Precept
             is
             :
             
               Thou
               shalt
               not
               take
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Lord
               thy
               God
               in
               vain
               :
            
             it
             might
             be
             rendred
             ,
             Thou
             shalt
             not
             bring
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Lord
             thy
             God
             to
             a
             vanity
             (
             or
             to
             a
             lye
             ,
             
             for
             so
             the
             word
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             shaveh
             ,
             frequently
             importeth
             )
             that
             is
             (
             as
             it
             seems
             interpreted
             in
             a
             parallel
             place
             ,
             where
             most
             of
             these
             Laws
             are
             repeated
             ,
             inculcated
             ,
             and
             fenced
             by
             additional
             injunctions
             )
             
               Thou
               shalt
               not
               swear
               in
               my
               name
               to
               a
               falshood
            
             ;
             and
             in
             the
             24th
             .
             
             
               Psalm
               ,
               to
               lift
               up
               one's
               soul
               to
               vanity
               ,
            
             is
             explained
             by
             swearing
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             
               (
               lemirmah
               )
               to
               deceit
               ,
               or
               falshood
               .
            
             
             Josephus
             expresseth
             it
             by
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             To
             
               adjure
               God
               to
               no
               bad
               matter
            
             (
             or
             to
             no
             false
             matter
             ,
             as
             the
             word
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             commonly
             in
             good
             Writers
             is
             taken
             .
             )
             And
             our
             Lord
             himself
             in
             his
             Sermon
             on
             the
             
             Mount
             seemeth
             to
             respect
             this
             Law
             ,
             
             when
             he
             says
             ;
             
               Ye
               have
               heard
               that
               it
               was
               said
               to
               the
               ancients
               ,
            
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
               ye
               shall
               not
               forswear
               ,
               but
               shall
               render
               to
               the
               Lord
               your
               oaths
            
             ;
             For
             he
             doth
             immediately
             before
             cite
             other
             passages
             out
             of
             the
             
               Decalogue
               (
               thou
               shalt
               not
               kill
               ,
               thou
               shalt
               not
               commit
               adultery
               )
            
             with
             intention
             to
             explain
             or
             extend
             them
             ;
             and
             therefore
             probably
             he
             proceeds
             respecting
             this
             Law
             ,
             the
             most
             conspicuous
             of
             all
             those
             ,
             which
             relate
             to
             this
             matter
             ;
             and
             if
             this
             Law
             be
             (
             as
             some
             conceive
             )
             supposed
             to
             signifie
             more
             strictly
             ,
             it
             had
             been
             more
             sutable
             to
             his
             purpose
             to
             cite
             it
             ,
             than
             any
             other
             of
             more
             lax
             importance
             ;
             his
             drift
             being
             plainly
             to
             extend
             in
             matter
             ;
             and
             to
             streighten
             in
             obligation
             even
             the
             fullest
             ,
             and
             strictest
             of
             ancient
             Laws
             ,
             at
             least
             as
             they
             were
             then
             commonly
             expounded
             ,
             and
             understood
             ;
             yea
             even
             in
             this
             case
             
             our
             Lord
             seemeth
             to
             affirm
             that
             the
             ancients
             had
             no
             Law
             strict
             and
             perfect
             enough
             for
             Evangelical
             practice
             :
             considering
             which
             things
             ,
             it
             is
             probable
             ,
             that
             the
             prime
             intent
             of
             this
             Law
             is
             to
             prohibit
             that
             great
             sin
             of
             Perjury
             ,
             that
             is
             of
             invoking
             God's
             attestation
             to
             a
             lie
             ;
             thereupon
             appealing
             to
             him
             as
             witness
             ,
             and
             judge
             ,
             that
             what
             we
             assert
             is
             true
             ;
             as
             a
             surety
             ,
             that
             what
             we
             promise
             we
             do
             stedfastly
             resolve
             and
             shall
             faithfully
             endeavour
             to
             perform
             ;
             implying
             also
             ,
             that
             we
             do
             expect
             a
             curse
             ,
             and
             vengeance
             from
             him
             upon
             us
             ,
             if
             we
             be
             found
             knowingly
             to
             falsifie
             in
             our
             affirmation
             ,
             
             or
             wilfully
             to
             violate
             our
             promise
             .
          
           
             Swearing
             is
             in
             its
             own
             nature
             immediately
             an
             act
             of
             Religion
             ,
             
             and
             as
             such
             was
             injoined
             by
             God
             
               (
               Thou
               shalt
               fear
               the
               Lord
               thy
               God
               ,
               and
               serve
               him
               ,
               and
               shalt
               swear
               by
               his
               name
               ;
               )
            
             It
             expresseth
             the
             pious
             
             persuasion
             we
             have
             concerning
             God's
             chief
             attributes
             and
             prerogatives
             ;
             of
             his
             omnipresence
             and
             omniscience
             (
             extending
             to
             the
             knowledge
             of
             our
             most
             inward
             thoughts
             ,
             and
             secret
             purposes
             )
             of
             his
             watchfull
             providence
             over
             what
             we
             do
             ,
             of
             his
             justice
             ,
             and
             fidelity
             in
             maintaining
             truth
             and
             right
             ;
             in
             avenging
             iniquity
             and
             falshood
             :
             the
             reason
             of
             using
             it
             ,
             was
             derived
             from
             ,
             or
             grounded
             upon
             a
             persuasion
             ,
             about
             God
             ,
             which
             hath
             ever
             been
             common
             among
             men
             ,
             that
             God
             the
             Governour
             and
             Judge
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             the
             Protectour
             and
             Patron
             of
             right
             ,
             is
             always
             ready
             upon
             our
             invocation
             and
             reference
             unto
             him
             to
             undertake
             the
             cognizance
             of
             matters
             in
             debate
             and
             controversie
             between
             men
             ,
             for
             the
             protection
             of
             truth
             ,
             the
             maintenance
             of
             right
             ,
             and
             preservation
             of
             peace
             among
             them
             
               (
               An
               oath
            
             ,
             
             saith
             the
             
               Apostle
               ,
               for
               confirmation
               is
               to
               men
               
               an
               end
               of
               all
               strife
               )
            
             so
             that
             the
             use
             thereof
             becometh
             a
             main
             instrument
             of
             promoting
             those
             purposes
             ,
             the
             strongest
             tye
             of
             fidelity
             ,
             the
             surest
             ground
             to
             proceed
             upon
             in
             administration
             of
             justice
             ,
             the
             most
             sacred
             band
             of
             all
             society
             ;
             which
             therefore
             he
             that
             shall
             presume
             to
             violate
             ,
             doth
             not
             onely
             most
             unworthily
             wrong
             this
             or
             that
             person
             ,
             this
             or
             that
             society
             of
             men
             ,
             but
             doth
             what
             in
             him
             lies
             to
             subvert
             the
             foundations
             of
             all
             publick
             justice
             and
             peace
             ;
             withall
             most
             impiously
             abusing
             ,
             and
             affronting
             God
             Almighty
             himself
             ;
             profaning
             his
             most
             sacred
             ordinance
             ,
             making
             his
             name
             instrumental
             to
             the
             compassing
             his
             deceitfull
             and
             base
             purposes
             ,
             despising
             his
             judgment
             ,
             and
             defying
             his
             vengeance
             .
          
           
             This
             seems
             to
             be
             the
             first
             ,
             and
             direct
             meaning
             of
             this
             Law
             ;
             but
             it
             may
             by
             parity
             of
             reason
             well
             be
             extended
             farther
             ,
             so
             as
             we
             
             may
             hereby
             understand
             all
             light
             and
             vain
             swearing
             ,
             all
             wanton
             and
             irreverent
             use
             of
             God's
             holy
             name
             :
             
             and
             hitherto
             our
             Lord
             hath
             plainly
             extended
             it
             ,
             forbidding
             us
             to
             swear
             at
             all
             ,
             and
             charging
             us
             in
             our
             conversation
             to
             use
             onely
             the
             simple
             and
             plain
             manner
             of
             assertion
             ,
             or
             promise
             ,
             saying
             onely
             
               yea
               ,
               yea
            
             ,
             or
             
               nay
               ,
               nay
            
             ;
             without
             presuming
             upon
             any
             slight
             occasion
             to
             introduce
             the
             Holy
             Name
             of
             God
             ;
             which
             indeed
             we
             should
             not
             without
             extreme
             awe
             of
             spirit
             ever
             think
             upon
             ,
             nor
             without
             high
             veneration
             dare
             to
             mention
             :
             't
             is
             an
             instance
             of
             the
             most
             sottish
             folly
             ,
             't
             is
             an
             argument
             of
             most
             horrible
             impiety
             that
             can
             be
             thus
             (
             without
             any
             cause
             ,
             or
             temptation
             thereto
             ,
             without
             any
             profit
             or
             pleasure
             thence
             )
             to
             trifle
             with
             the
             divine
             Majesty
             ;
             to
             abuse
             his
             glorious
             Name
             ,
             and
             provoke
             his
             dreadfull
             vengeance
             ;
             
               who
               will
               no
               
               wise
               hold
               him
               guiltless
               ,
               that
               taketh
               his
               name
               in
               vain
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             IV.
             Commandment
             .
          
           
             
               Remember
               the
               Sabbath
               day
               to
               keep
               it
               holy
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             The
             Decalogue
             is
             in
             several
             places
             of
             Scripture
             (
             as
             we
             before
             noted
             )
             called
             a
             Covenant
             with
             the
             Jewish
             People
             ,
             and
             the
             observation
             of
             this
             Law
             is
             likewise
             so
             called
             in
             a
             particular
             and
             special
             manner
             :
             It
             is
             expressed
             to
             have
             been
             appointed
             as
             a
             sign
             ,
             or
             characteristical
             note
             ,
             whereby
             their
             peculiar
             relation
             to
             God
             might
             be
             discerned
             ,
             and
             they
             distinguished
             from
             all
             other
             People
             .
             As
             Circumcision
             was
             a
             seal
             of
             the
             Covenant
             made
             with
             Abraham
             and
             his
             posterity
             ;
             so
             keeping
             the
             Sabbath
             did
             obsignate
             the
             Covenant
             made
             with
             the
             Children
             of
             Israel
             after
             their
             delivery
             out
             of
             
               Egypt
               :
               The
               children
               of
               Israel
            
             (
             saith
             the
             
             
             text
             )
             
               shall
               keep
               the
               Sabbath
               to
               observe
               the
               Sabbath
               ,
               throughout
               their
               generations
               for
               a
               perpetual
               Covenant
               ,
               it
               is
               a
               sign
               between
               me
               ,
               and
               the
               Children
               of
               Israel
               for
               ever
               :
            
             
             and
             ,
             
               I
               gave
               them
            
             (
             saith
             God
             in
             
               Ezekiel
               )
               my
               statutes
               ,
               and
               shewed
               them
               my
               judgments
               ,
               which
               if
               a
               man
               do
               ,
               he
               shall
               live
               in
               them
               ;
               moreover
               I
               gave
               them
               my
               Sabbaths
               to
               be
               a
               sign
               between
               me
               ,
               and
               them
               ,
               that
               they
               might
               know
               ,
               that
               I
               am
               the
               Lord
               ,
               who
               sanctifies
               them
               :
            
             and
             ,
             
             
               Thou
               camest
               down
               from
               mount
               Sinai
            
             (
             say
             the
             Levites
             in
             
               Nehemiah
               )
               and
               spakest
               with
               them
               from
               heaven
               ,
               and
               gavest
               them
               right
               judgments
               ,
               and
               true
               laws
               ,
               good
               statutes
               ,
               and
               commandments
               ;
               and
               madest
               known
               unto
               them
               thy
               holy
               Sabbaths
               :
            
             where
             
               making
               known
               to
               them
               the
               Sabbaths
               ,
            
             as
             also
             otherwhere
             
               giving
               them
               the
               Sabbath
            
             are
             expressions
             (
             together
             with
             the
             special
             ends
             of
             the
             
             Sabbath's
             appointment
             ,
             
             which
             are
             
             mentioned
             in
             those
             places
             )
             confirming
             the
             judgment
             of
             the
             ancient
             Christians
             ,
             
             
               Justin
               M.
               Irenaeus
               ,
               Tertullian
            
             ,
             
             &c.
             who
             refer
             the
             first
             institution
             of
             the
             Sabbath
             to
             Moses
             ,
             
             affirming
             (
             that
             which
             indeed
             the
             history
             by
             its
             total
             silence
             concerning
             the
             Sabbath
             before
             him
             sufficiently
             doth
             seem
             to
             confirm
             )
             that
             the
             Patriarchs
             were
             not
             obliged
             thereto
             ,
             
             nor
             did
             practise
             it
             .
          
           
             And
             we
             may
             observe
             ,
             that
             the
             Law
             concerning
             the
             Sabbath
             ,
             is
             mentioned
             and
             insisted
             upon
             separately
             from
             the
             body
             of
             their
             Laws
             ,
             as
             being
             in
             nature
             different
             from
             the
             rest
             ,
             and
             enacted
             upon
             a
             special
             design
             ;
             as
             from
             the
             forecited
             passages
             appeareth
             ;
             and
             farther
             may
             appear
             from
             considering
             how
             the
             condition
             of
             Proselytes
             (
             those
             of
             the
             stricter
             sort
             ,
             called
             
               Proselytes
               of
               Righteousness
            
             )
             is
             described
             
             in
             
               Esay
               The
               sons
               of
               the
               strangers
               ,
            
             
             (
             saith
             God
             in
             that
             Prophet
             )
             
               that
               join
               themselves
               to
               the
               Lord
               ,
               to
               serve
               him
               ,
               and
               to
               love
               the
               name
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               to
               be
               his
               servants
               ,
               every
               one
               that
               keepeth
               the
               Sabbath
               from
               polluting
               it
               ,
               and
               taketh
               hold
               of
               my
               Covenant
               ;
               even
               them
               will
               I
               bring
               to
               my
               holy
               mountain
               ,
               and
               make
               them
               joyfull
               in
               my
               house
               of
               prayer
               :
            
             where
             to
             undertake
             the
             observance
             of
             the
             Sabbath
             ,
             and
             to
             lay
             hold
             of
             the
             Jewish
             Covenant
             are
             signified
             to
             be
             coincident
             ,
             or
             especially
             coherent
             .
          
           
             All
             the
             other
             Precepts
             indeed
             (
             one
             passage
             in
             the
             Second
             Commandment
             as
             it
             may
             be
             understood
             to
             prohibit
             absolutely
             the
             making
             of
             any
             similitude
             ,
             being
             liable
             to
             exception
             )
             are
             immediately
             grounded
             in
             the
             reason
             of
             the
             thing
             ,
             and
             have
             a
             necessary
             obligation
             even
             visible
             to
             natural
             light
             ;
             they
             consequently
             have
             
             been
             acknowledged
             as
             reasonable
             ,
             and
             obliging
             by
             the
             general
             consent
             of
             men
             ;
             or
             might
             be
             so
             propounded
             and
             asserted
             by
             argument
             ,
             as
             easily
             to
             extort
             such
             consent
             :
             but
             this
             Command
             ,
             (
             although
             as
             to
             its
             general
             and
             remote
             matter
             it
             is
             most
             evidently
             reasonable
             ,
             and
             requireth
             that
             ,
             which
             no
             man
             can
             deny
             to
             be
             matter
             of
             necessary
             duty
             ,
             yet
             )
             as
             to
             the
             more
             immediate
             matter
             ,
             as
             to
             the
             determinate
             measure
             ,
             and
             manner
             of
             performing
             those
             general
             duties
             ,
             no
             reason
             can
             discern
             an
             obligation
             distinct
             from
             ,
             or
             antecedent
             to
             the
             Law
             givers
             will
             ,
             to
             practise
             according
             thereto
             :
             that
             we
             should
             frequently
             with
             gratefull
             and
             joyfull
             sense
             reflect
             upon
             the
             glorious
             works
             of
             God
             (
             especially
             that
             grand
             and
             fundamental
             one
             ,
             
             wherein
             God's
             wonderfull
             excellencies
             of
             goodness
             ,
             wisedom
             ,
             and
             power
             were
             so
             illustriously
             displayed
             ;
             the
             creation
             
             of
             the
             world
             ,
             wherein
             so
             great
             accommodations
             ,
             and
             benefits
             were
             generally
             dispensed
             to
             all
             the
             creatures
             ,
             and
             to
             us
             eminently
             among
             them
             ;
             remembring
             with
             deepest
             respect
             ,
             and
             most
             hearty
             thankfulness
             our
             bountifull
             Maker
             ;
             )
             that
             we
             should
             be
             unmindfull
             of
             the
             special
             favours
             by
             God's
             gracious
             providence
             vouchsafed
             to
             our
             country
             ,
             our
             relations
             ,
             our selves
             (
             especially
             such
             very
             signal
             ones
             ,
             as
             was
             that
             of
             the
             delivery
             from
             Egyptian
             slavery
             in
             a
             manner
             so
             remarkable
             and
             miraculous
             )
             ;
             that
             we
             should
             not
             spend
             our selves
             ,
             and
             our
             time
             in
             perpetually
             carking
             and
             labouring
             about
             affairs
             touching
             our
             body
             ,
             and
             this
             present
             life
             ,
             but
             should
             assign
             some
             competent
             time
             both
             for
             the
             relaxation
             of
             our
             mind
             ,
             and
             for
             attendance
             to
             the
             concernments
             of
             our
             soul
             :
             that
             also
             we
             should
             allow
             fitting
             time
             of
             respite
             ,
             and
             refreshment
             to
             
             those
             of
             our
             brethren
             ,
             whom
             divine
             Providence
             hath
             disposed
             into
             a
             meaner
             condition
             ,
             and
             relation
             of
             servants
             to
             us
             ;
             that
             their
             lives
             may
             not
             by
             incessant
             care
             ,
             and
             toil
             be
             rendred
             over
             burthensome
             ,
             and
             grievous
             to
             them
             ;
             but
             so
             that
             they
             may
             with
             some
             comfort
             serve
             us
             ;
             that
             also
             they
             be
             not
             destituted
             of
             leasure
             and
             opportunity
             to
             serve
             God
             ,
             our
             common
             Master
             ;
             and
             to
             regard
             the
             welfare
             of
             their
             souls
             ,
             no
             less
             precious
             than
             our
             own
             :
             that
             also
             we
             should
             shew
             some
             kindness
             ,
             and
             mercy
             even
             toward
             our
             beasts
             ,
             allowing
             them
             some
             ease
             from
             their
             painfull
             drudgeries
             in
             our
             behalf
             ;
             these
             are
             all
             of
             them
             things
             ,
             which
             reason
             evidently
             dictates
             ;
             which
             common
             sense
             must
             needs
             admit
             ,
             as
             duties
             of
             piety
             ,
             justice
             ,
             and
             humanity
             :
             and
             to
             secure
             the
             performance
             of
             them
             both
             as
             to
             the
             substance
             ,
             due
             measure
             ,
             and
             fit
             manner
             of
             them
             ,
             common
             
             prudence
             would
             suggest
             ,
             that
             set
             times
             should
             be
             appointed
             ;
             in
             which
             they
             should
             be
             solemnly
             and
             notoriously
             discharged
             ,
             under
             the
             publick
             testimony
             and
             cognizance
             :
             and
             accordingly
             we
             find
             ,
             that
             in
             all
             wise
             and
             civil
             Societies
             some
             provision
             ever
             hath
             been
             made
             ,
             by
             appointing
             Festival
             times
             ,
             for
             the
             practice
             of
             such
             duties
             ,
             in
             some
             kind
             or
             degree
             :
             
               The
               founders
               of
               Laws
            
             (
             saith
             
               Seneca
               )
               did
               institute
               festival
               days
               ,
            
             
             
               that
               men
               should
               publickly
               be
               constrained
               to
               cheerfulness
               ;
               interposing
               as
               necessary
               a
               temperament
               of
               their
               pains
               ;
               Plato
            
             with
             a
             more
             admirable
             sagacity
             refers
             the
             invention
             ,
             or
             first
             institution
             of
             such
             times
             unto
             God
             himself
             ;
             
               The
               Gods
            
             (
             saith
             he
             ;
             that
             is
             ,
             the
             divine
             providence
             administring
             affairs
             here
             by
             the
             ministery
             of
             inferiour
             invisible
             powers
             ,
             according
             
             to
             his
             notion
             and
             manner
             of
             speaking
             )
             
               pitying
               mankind
            
             ,
             
             
               born
               to
               painfull
               labour
               ,
               appointed
               for
               an
               ease
               and
               cessation
               from
               their
               toils
               the
               recourses
               of
               festival
               seasons
               observed
               to
               the
               Gods.
            
             Thus
             (
             I
             say
             )
             reason
             acknowledges
             the
             substance
             of
             these
             duties
             ,
             and
             approves
             the
             securing
             their
             performance
             ,
             as
             a
             good
             end
             ,
             or
             fit
             matter
             of
             Law
             both
             divine
             and
             humane
             .
             But
             as
             to
             the
             circumstantial
             determination
             of
             measure
             and
             manner
             ;
             that
             a
             
               Seventh
               day
            
             precisely
             should
             be
             assigned
             ,
             that
             a
             total
             cessation
             from
             labour
             for
             man
             and
             beast
             should
             be
             prescribed
             ;
             this
             is
             above
             reason
             to
             discern
             a
             necessity
             of
             ;
             or
             a
             conveniency
             in
             comparison
             with
             other
             limitations
             in
             those
             respects
             deviseable
             and
             practicable
             :
             nor
             can
             we
             assuredly
             resolve
             the
             obligation
             thereto
             into
             any
             other
             
             ground
             ,
             than
             the
             pleasure
             of
             〈◊〉
             most
             wise
             Author
             of
             this
             Law
             ;
             who
             did
             see
             what
             was
             most
             fit
             to
             be
             prescribed
             to
             those
             ,
             whom
             this
             Law
             concerned
             .
             Here
             is
             indeed
             mentioned
             a
             reason
             ,
             why
             God
             specially
             did
             choose
             this
             day
             to
             bless
             ,
             and
             sanctifie
             it
             in
             this
             manner
             to
             such
             purposes
             ;
             namely
             ,
             his
             resting
             upon
             the
             Seventh
             day
             from
             his
             works
             of
             Creation
             ;
             the
             which
             yet
             doth
             not
             certainly
             import
             a
             natural
             conveniency
             ,
             toward
             accomplishing
             those
             purposes
             ,
             of
             this
             precise
             quantity
             of
             time
             ,
             or
             in
             this
             way
             of
             observing
             it
             ,
             in
             preference
             to
             any
             other
             ,
             that
             might
             have
             been
             appointed
             ;
             it
             onely
             seemeth
             to
             imply
             a
             fitness
             of
             these
             determinations
             ,
             as
             containing
             somewhat
             of
             profitable
             significancy
             ;
             that
             such
             a
             correspondency
             in
             circumstance
             of
             time
             ,
             and
             manner
             of
             practice
             might
             admonish
             us
             concerning
             the
             substance
             of
             our
             duty
             ,
             or
             a
             
             principal
             part
             thereof
             peculiarly
             designed
             in
             the
             Sanction
             of
             this
             Law
             ,
             the
             gratefull
             Commemoration
             of
             God's
             most
             glorious
             work
             (
             the
             foundation
             as
             it
             were
             of
             all
             other
             his
             acts
             of
             beneficence
             )
             the
             Creation
             of
             the
             World
             :
             for
             thus
             in
             all
             ceremonial
             Institutions
             we
             may
             observe
             ,
             that
             some
             significant
             circumstance
             is
             selected
             ,
             on
             purpose
             to
             instruct
             or
             excite
             us
             to
             practice
             ,
             by
             representing
             to
             our
             fancy
             the
             nature
             and
             intention
             of
             the
             main
             duty
             required
             ,
             as
             in
             Circumcision
             ,
             in
             the
             Passover
             ,
             in
             Baptism
             ,
             and
             other
             ritual
             Constitutions
             it
             is
             not
             hard
             to
             perceive
             :
             so
             it
             being
             God's
             design
             to
             enforce
             the
             performance
             of
             that
             excellent
             duty
             ,
             by
             appropriating
             a
             time
             thereto
             ,
             we
             may
             conceive
             that
             he
             therefore
             especially
             selected
             that
             day
             ,
             as
             most
             apt
             to
             mind
             them
             ,
             to
             whom
             this
             Law
             was
             given
             ,
             of
             the
             history
             of
             the
             Creation
             ;
             the
             reflecting
             upon
             and
             celebrating
             
             which
             was
             the
             main
             duty
             intended
             :
          
           
             Seeing
             therefore
             the
             observation
             of
             the
             Sabbath
             is
             expressed
             to
             have
             a
             peculiar
             respect
             to
             the
             children
             of
             Israel
             ,
             as
             a
             sign
             of
             the
             Covenant
             made
             with
             them
             ,
             when
             he
             led
             them
             out
             of
             Egypt
             ;
             seeing
             in
             its
             own
             nature
             it
             differeth
             from
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             
               ten
               Laws
            
             ,
             the
             obligation
             thereto
             being
             not
             ,
             discernibly
             to
             natural
             light
             ,
             grounded
             in
             the
             reason
             of
             the
             thing
             ,
             we
             can
             no
             wise
             be
             assured
             ,
             that
             an
             universal
             and
             perpetual
             obligation
             thereto
             was
             intended
             ,
             or
             that
             its
             obligation
             did
             extend
             farther
             than
             to
             the
             Jews
             ,
             to
             whom
             it
             was
             as
             a
             formal
             Law
             delivered
             ,
             and
             upon
             special
             considerations
             severely
             inculcated
             ;
             to
             whose
             humour
             ,
             condition
             ,
             and
             circumstances
             it
             might
             also
             perhaps
             be
             particularly
             suted
             :
             
             
               Justin
               M.
            
             was
             of
             opinion
             that
             this
             Law
             ,
             as
             many
             others
             was
             given
             
             to
             the
             Jews
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
               for
               their
               iniquity
               ,
               and
               hardness
               of
               heart
               ,
            
             by
             way
             of
             concession
             and
             indulgence
             ;
             for
             ,
             because
             they
             by
             their
             natural
             disposition
             were
             apt
             to
             forget
             their
             maker
             ;
             to
             neglect
             the
             state
             of
             their
             soul
             ,
             being
             wholly
             intent
             on
             worldly
             affairs
             ;
             to
             exact
             intolerable
             pains
             from
             their
             brethren
             ,
             who
             served
             them
             ;
             to
             use
             cruelly
             the
             poor
             beasts
             ,
             employed
             in
             tilling
             their
             ground
             ,
             or
             bearing
             their
             burthens
             ;
             therefore
             God
             (
             considering
             this
             incorrigible
             temper
             of
             theirs
             )
             did
             indulge
             six
             days
             to
             them
             for
             the
             prosecution
             of
             those
             affairs
             ,
             to
             which
             they
             were
             so
             devoted
             ,
             contenting
             himself
             to
             exact
             from
             them
             no
             more
             ,
             than
             this
             part
             of
             time
             for
             his
             own
             service
             ,
             for
             the
             benefit
             of
             servants
             ,
             and
             ease
             of
             beasts
             ;
             if
             he
             had
             required
             more
             of
             them
             they
             could
             it
             seems
             or
             would
             hardly
             have
             endured
             it
             ;
             the
             command
             would
             
             perhaps
             not
             onely
             have
             been
             disobeyed
             it self
             ,
             but
             the
             dislike
             thereof
             might
             have
             rendred
             them
             averse
             from
             all
             Religion
             ,
             and
             service
             of
             God
             ;
             as
             it
             happeneth
             ,
             when
             commands
             very
             rigorous
             ,
             and
             exceeding
             mens
             strength
             are
             enjoined
             ;
             for
             we
             see
             the
             Prophets
             complain
             of
             them
             ,
             that
             they
             could
             hardly
             be
             induced
             to
             go
             thus
             far
             ,
             or
             to
             afford
             God
             this
             so
             moderate
             share
             of
             time
             ;
             but
             were
             impatient
             even
             for
             this
             one
             day
             in
             seven
             to
             abstain
             from
             their
             secular
             business
             ,
             to
             relax
             themselves
             ,
             or
             their
             servants
             ,
             or
             their
             cattel
             from
             their
             daily
             labours
             :
             
             they
             impeach
             them
             for
             polluting
             ,
             
             
               profaning
               ,
               hiding
               their
               eyes
               from
            
             (
             that
             is
             ,
             wholly
             overlooking
             ,
             neglecting
             and
             disregarding
             )
             the
             Sabbath
             ;
             for
             
               doing
               their
               own
               pleasure
            
             ,
             and
             exacting
             their
             own
             labours
             upon
             it
             ,
             for
             
               not
               delighting
            
             therein
             ,
             or
             not
             willingly
             observing
             it
             :
             
             
               Hear
               this
            
             (
             saith
             the
             Prophet
             
               Amos
               )
               O
               ye
               
               that
               swallow
               up
               the
               needy
               ,
               even
               to
               make
               the
               poor
               of
               the
               land
               to
               fail
               ,
               saying
               ,
               when
               will
               the
               new-moon
               be
               gone
               ,
               that
               we
               may
               sell
               corn
               ,
               and
               the
               Sabbath
               that
               we
               may
               set
               forth
               wheat
               ?
            
             this
             being
             the
             disposition
             of
             that
             People
             ,
             not
             bearing
             a
             greater
             strictness
             ,
             they
             not
             being
             able
             to
             preserve
             within
             their
             hearts
             a
             perpetual
             remembrance
             of
             God's
             works
             and
             favours
             ;
             not
             to
             moderate
             their
             pursuits
             of
             temporal
             good
             things
             ;
             not
             to
             bear
             a
             due
             regard
             and
             tenderness
             toward
             their
             brethren
             ,
             and
             their
             fellow-creatures
             (
             the
             performing
             which
             things
             in
             a
             constant
             uninterrupted
             tenour
             the
             said
             
               Holy
               Father
            
             ,
             
             and
             
               Blessed
               Martyr
            
             supposeth
             to
             be
             the
             Sabbatism
             ,
             which
             Christians
             are
             bound
             to
             observe
             )
             therefore
             God
             considering
             their
             infirmity
             and
             incapacity
             to
             comply
             with
             higher
             injunctions
             ,
             did
             use
             (
             as
             in
             the
             cases
             of
             
               Divorce
               ,
               Revenge
            
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             )
             
             an
             indulgence
             toward
             them
             ,
             permitting
             them
             on
             the
             other
             days
             to
             
               do
               their
               pleasure
            
             (
             as
             the
             Prophet
             speaks
             )
             ,
             
             reserving
             onely
             this
             day
             for
             a
             punctual
             and
             solemn
             performance
             of
             the
             duties
             specified
             :
             thus
             discourses
             that
             good
             Ancient
             in
             his
             Dialogue
             with
             the
             Jew
             .
             However
             ,
             that
             this
             Law
             (
             as
             to
             its
             circumstantial
             parts
             )
             was
             not
             intended
             to
             oblige
             generally
             and
             perpetually
             ,
             we
             have
             a
             most
             forcible
             ground
             to
             suppose
             ;
             S.
             Paul
             himself
             his
             express
             discharging
             Christians
             from
             the
             observation
             thereof
             ;
             yea
             his
             earnest
             reprehension
             of
             some
             persons
             for
             rigorously
             insisting
             thereon
             ,
             deeming
             themselves
             and
             urging
             it
             upon
             others
             as
             a
             necessary
             duty
             to
             observe
             it
             ;
             his
             conjoining
             it
             with
             other
             Ceremonial
             Observances
             ,
             whose
             nature
             was
             meerly
             symbolical
             ,
             and
             whose
             design
             was
             to
             continue
             no
             longer
             ,
             than
             till
             the
             real
             substance
             of
             that
             ,
             which
             they
             represented
             ,
             
             came
             into
             full
             force
             and
             practice
             :
             
               Let
               no
               man
            
             (
             saith
             he
             to
             the
             
               Colossians
               )
               judge
               you
               for
               meat
               ,
            
             
             
               or
               drink
               ,
               or
               upon
               account
               of
               a
               festival
               day
               ,
               or
               new
               moon
               ,
            
             *
             
               or
               sabbath
               ,
               which
               things
               are
               the
               shadow
               of
               future
               things
               ,
               but
               the
               body
               is
               of
               Christ
            
             (
             that
             is
             ,
             they
             did
             onely
             prefigure
             ,
             and
             presignifie
             ;
             the
             real
             substance
             intended
             ,
             and
             represented
             by
             them
             is
             somewhat
             in
             the
             Law
             ,
             and
             Doctrine
             of
             Christ
             ;
             which
             coming
             immediately
             to
             appear
             ,
             and
             to
             oblige
             ,
             that
             shadow
             vanisheth
             ,
             and
             ceaseth
             to
             have
             any
             regard
             due
             thereto
             )
             again
             more
             sharply
             to
             the
             Galatians
             ,
             whom
             some
             Judaizing
             Dogmatists
             had
             reduced
             ,
             or
             were
             reducing
             to
             the
             practice
             of
             legal
             Rites
             ,
             under
             conceit
             of
             needfull
             obligation
             to
             them
             ;
             
             How
             saith
             he
             ,
             
               do
               ye
               return
               again
               to
               those
               weak
               ,
               and
               beggerly
               elements
               ,
               to
               which
               back
               again
               you
               are
               pleased
               to
               be
               enslaved
               :
               ye
               observe
               days
               ,
               
               and
               months
               ,
               and
               years
            
             ;
             which
             words
             ,
             that
             they
             relate
             generally
             to
             the
             Jewish
             Festivals
             ,
             the
             context
             doth
             plainly
             enough
             shew
             ,
             and
             there
             is
             good
             reason
             to
             think
             ,
             that
             they
             chiefly
             respect
             the
             Sabbath
             we
             treat
             on
             ,
             for
             which
             probably
             these
             men
             had
             the
             greatest
             respect
             ,
             and
             zeal
             ;
             
             Again
             in
             the
             14th
             .
             to
             the
             Romans
             the
             same
             great
             Patron
             and
             Champion
             of
             Christian
             Liberty
             ,
             not
             obscurely
             declareth
             his
             mind
             ,
             that
             Christians
             of
             strength
             in
             judgment
             did
             regard
             no
             day
             above
             another
             ,
             but
             esteemed
             all
             days
             (
             he
             excepteth
             none
             )
             alike
             ,
             as
             to
             any
             special
             obligation
             ,
             grounded
             upon
             divine
             Law
             and
             Right
             ;
             in
             subordination
             to
             which
             Doctrine
             we
             may
             add
             ,
             that
             this
             appears
             with
             great
             evidence
             to
             have
             been
             the
             common
             opinion
             of
             the
             wisest
             ,
             and
             most
             orthodox
             Christians
             in
             the
             Primitive
             Church
             ;
             the
             most
             constant
             and
             strict
             adherents
             to
             Catholick
             
             Tradition
             (
             who
             from
             the
             Apostles
             instruction
             best
             understood
             the
             purport
             and
             limits
             of
             the
             liberty
             purchased
             by
             Christ
             )
             that
             this
             Law
             ,
             †
             as
             it
             was
             not
             known
             or
             practised
             before
             Moses
             ,
             so
             it
             ceased
             to
             oblige
             after
             Christ
             ;
             being
             one
             of
             the
             shadows
             which
             the
             Evangelical
             light
             dispelled
             ;
             one
             of
             the
             burthens
             ,
             which
             this
             Law
             
               of
               liberty
            
             did
             take
             off
             us
             †
          
           
             Now
             although
             upon
             these
             accompts
             we
             cannot
             press
             the
             strict
             observation
             of
             this
             Law
             in
             all
             its
             parts
             ,
             according
             to
             its
             literal
             ,
             and
             direct
             intention
             ,
             yet
             we
             may
             learn
             much
             of
             our
             duty
             ,
             much
             of
             God's
             will
             from
             it
             :
             all
             God's
             laws
             ,
             spiritually
             and
             wisely
             ,
             understood
             did
             tend
             to
             the
             promoting
             of
             piety
             and
             vertue
             ;
             and
             abstracting
             from
             the
             special
             circumstances
             of
             that
             People
             ,
             to
             whom
             they
             were
             consigned
             ,
             may
             (
             so
             far
             as
             our
             case
             is
             like
             theirs
             ,
             and
             wherein
             a
             common
             reason
             
             doth
             appear
             )
             pass
             for
             fit
             patterns
             for
             us
             to
             imitate
             ,
             suggesting
             proper
             means
             of
             exercising
             ,
             nourishing
             ,
             encreasing
             those
             qualities
             in
             us
             ;
             and
             so
             from
             this
             Law
             we
             may
             learn
             these
             duties
             :
          
           
             1.
             
             That
             we
             should
             frequently
             call
             to
             mind
             ,
             and
             consider
             the
             great
             and
             glorious
             works
             of
             God
             ,
             performed
             for
             the
             general
             good
             of
             his
             creatures
             ,
             and
             specially
             for
             mankind
             :
             The
             Creation
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             the
             Redemption
             of
             mankind
             ;
             the
             
               Nativity
               ,
               Passion
               ,
               Resurrection
            
             ,
             and
             Exaltation
             of
             our
             Lord
             and
             Saviour
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
             no
             less
             now
             considerable
             to
             us
             ,
             both
             in
             respect
             of
             glory
             due
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             of
             benefit
             accruing
             to
             us
             ,
             then
             was
             the
             Creation
             formerly
             to
             the
             Jews
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             That
             we
             are
             bound
             to
             restrain
             our selves
             in
             the
             prosecution
             of
             worldly
             business
             ;
             not
             distracting
             
             our
             minds
             with
             care
             ,
             not
             exhausting
             our
             bodies
             with
             toil
             about
             them
             ,
             but
             allowing
             our
             mind
             convenient
             and
             seasonable
             freedom
             ,
             affording
             our
             soul
             sufficient
             leisure
             with
             vigour
             and
             alacrity
             to
             enjoy
             its
             nobler
             entertainments
             ,
             and
             to
             pursue
             its
             higher
             interests
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             That
             we
             are
             obliged
             to
             use
             the
             same
             indulgence
             toward
             those
             ,
             whom
             divine
             providence
             hath
             disposed
             to
             be
             under
             our
             power
             ,
             care
             ,
             or
             governance
             :
             to
             allow
             our
             children
             ,
             our
             subjects
             ,
             our
             servants
             a
             competent
             measure
             of
             rest
             ,
             and
             refreshment
             from
             their
             ordinary
             labours
             ,
             sufficient
             time
             and
             leisure
             undistractedly
             to
             serve
             God
             ,
             and
             quietly
             to
             mind
             their
             spiritual
             welfare
             :
             we
             must
             so
             charitably
             tender
             their
             good
             ,
             as
             to
             permit
             and
             procure
             ,
             that
             their
             life
             may
             be
             easie
             and
             comfortable
             here
             ;
             and
             that
             also
             they
             may
             
             have
             means
             to
             obtain
             for
             themselves
             a
             happy
             immortality
             hereafter
             ;
             not
             being
             in
             these
             respects
             either
             harsh
             to
             their
             outward
             man
             ,
             or
             uncharitable
             to
             their
             souls
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             That
             we
             must
             no
             be
             unmercifull
             to
             any
             creature
             ,
             not
             onely
             abstaining
             from
             inflicting
             ,
             in
             wantonness
             of
             humour
             ,
             needless
             vexation
             upon
             them
             ,
             but
             also
             from
             wearying
             and
             grieving
             them
             too
             much
             for
             our
             emolument
             or
             convenience
             :
             the
             advantage
             and
             preeminency
             bestowed
             upon
             us
             by
             God
             over
             them
             should
             be
             managed
             with
             moderation
             ,
             and
             clemency
             ;
             we
             should
             be
             gentle
             masters
             to
             them
             ,
             not
             cruel
             tyrants
             over
             them
             :
             we
             should
             consider
             ,
             that
             God
             did
             make
             them
             ,
             as
             to
             help
             and
             serve
             us
             ,
             so
             to
             enjoy
             somewhat
             themselves
             of
             delight
             and
             satisfaction
             in
             their
             being
             ;
             which
             if
             we
             go
             to
             deprive
             
             them
             of
             ,
             rendring
             their
             condition
             intolerable
             and
             worse
             than
             if
             they
             had
             no
             being
             ,
             as
             we
             do
             abuse
             and
             injure
             them
             ,
             transgressing
             the
             bounds
             of
             our
             right
             over
             them
             ,
             so
             we
             encroach
             upon
             ,
             disappoint
             ,
             and
             wrong
             their
             maker
             ,
             and
             cannot
             therein
             but
             displease
             him
             ;
             doing
             thus
             is
             a
             point
             of
             injustice
             not
             enough
             considered
             by
             them
             ,
             who
             commit
             it
             :
             they
             consider
             not
             how
             beastly
             they
             are
             themselves
             ,
             when
             they
             misuse
             poor
             beasts
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             We
             may
             hence
             farther
             learn
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             fit
             certain
             times
             should
             be
             allotted
             for
             the
             publick
             ,
             and
             solemn
             performance
             of
             the
             forenamed
             duties
             :
             common
             reason
             prompteth
             ,
             that
             God
             (
             upon
             whose
             protection
             ,
             and
             disposal
             the
             publick
             good
             depends
             )
             should
             be
             publickly
             honoured
             ,
             and
             his
             benefits
             frequently
             acknowledged
             ;
             also
             that
             care
             should
             be
             taken
             in
             
             every
             society
             ,
             that
             all
             states
             of
             men
             should
             lead
             their
             lives
             in
             some
             competent
             degree
             of
             content
             ;
             that
             all
             objects
             of
             grievous
             pity
             should
             be
             removed
             from
             publick
             view
             ;
             also
             common
             sense
             will
             inform
             us
             ,
             that
             these
             things
             cannot
             effectually
             be
             executed
             ,
             without
             constituting
             definite
             periods
             of
             time
             ,
             and
             limiting
             circumstances
             ,
             according
             to
             which
             they
             shall
             be
             practised
             under
             publick
             inspection
             ,
             and
             censure
             :
             And
             these
             dictates
             of
             ordinary
             prudence
             the
             divine
             wisedom
             hath
             ratified
             by
             his
             exemplary
             order
             ;
             the
             which
             in
             cases
             ,
             wherein
             he
             hath
             not
             interposed
             his
             direct
             authority
             by
             way
             of
             precept
             may
             serve
             for
             a
             good
             direction
             to
             Governours
             ,
             what
             they
             may
             with
             safety
             ,
             what
             they
             should
             in
             wisedom
             establish
             ;
             what
             provision
             they
             should
             make
             for
             the
             promotion
             of
             piety
             and
             vertue
             :
             such
             a
             precedent
             requires
             greatest
             veneration
             ,
             
             and
             respect
             ,
             cannot
             but
             appear
             of
             high
             moment
             in
             consultation
             about
             matters
             of
             this
             nature
             .
          
           
             It
             is
             indeed
             particularly
             observable
             ,
             that
             in
             this
             command
             there
             is
             not
             an
             express
             order
             concerning
             the
             natural
             or
             moral
             service
             of
             God
             (
             by
             prayer
             ,
             or
             hearing
             God's
             Law
             )
             to
             be
             publickly
             performed
             on
             this
             day
             ;
             but
             the
             Jews
             were
             themselves
             so
             wise
             as
             to
             understand
             these
             duties
             couched
             in
             the
             sanctification
             of
             the
             day
             prescribed
             to
             them
             ;
             and
             accordingly
             they
             practised
             ;
             they
             in
             all
             places
             of
             their
             habitation
             did
             settle
             Synagogues
             ,
             and
             Oratories
             ;
             to
             them
             upon
             this
             day
             they
             resorted
             ;
             in
             them
             then
             they
             did
             offer
             devotions
             to
             God
             ;
             (
             as
             the
             names
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             and
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             did
             import
             )
             the
             Scribes
             did
             reade
             the
             Law
             ,
             and
             expound
             it
             to
             the
             People
             :
             
             Moses
             (
             saith
             
               Josephus
               )
               did
               command
               
               the
               people
               to
               assemble
               for
               hearing
               of
               the
               law
               ,
               not
               once
               or
               twice
               ,
               or
               many
               times
               ,
               but
               every
               seventh
               day
               ,
               laying
               aside
               their
               works
               ;
               and
               exactly
               to
               learn
               it
            
             ;
             whence
             ,
             addeth
             he
             ,
             the
             people
             became
             so
             skilfull
             in
             the
             laws
             ,
             that
             
               if
               one
               asked
               any
               of
               them
               concerning
               them
               ,
            
             
             
               he
               would
               more
               easily
               tell
               them
               all
               than
               his
               own
               name
            
             ;
             whence
             also
             an
             admirable
             concord
             in
             mind
             ,
             and
             uniformity
             in
             practice
             did
             (
             as
             he
             farther
             observes
             )
             arise
             :
             and
             
               The
               custom
            
             (
             saith
             
               Philo
               )
               was
               always
               as
               occasion
               gave
               leave
               ,
            
             
             
               especially
               upon
               the
               seventh
               days
               ,
               to
               philosophate
               ,
            
             &c.
             in
             consideration
             of
             which
             practice
             it
             was
             ,
             that
             Jews
             so
             highly
             valued
             this
             Precept
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             a
             saying
             among
             them
             ,
             
               The
               Sabbath
               weigheth
               against
               all
               the
               Commandments
            
             ;
             
             
             as
             procuring
             
             them
             all
             to
             be
             known
             ,
             and
             observed
             :
             And
             if
             that
             blind
             people
             could
             pick
             these
             duties
             out
             of
             this
             Law
             ,
             much
             more
             should
             we
             see
             our selves
             obliged
             ,
             according
             to
             analogy
             thereof
             ,
             to
             appoint
             set
             times
             for
             ensuring
             the
             practice
             of
             them
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             Again
             ,
             We
             may
             hence
             also
             learn
             our
             obligation
             to
             submit
             obediently
             to
             the
             constitution
             of
             Governours
             relating
             to
             this
             matter
             ;
             that
             we
             readily
             should
             observe
             all
             solemn
             times
             of
             festivity
             and
             rest
             ,
             which
             the
             Rulers
             of
             Church
             ,
             or
             State
             do
             appoint
             for
             the
             securing
             or
             the
             promoting
             those
             purposes
             of
             piety
             ,
             or
             charity
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             measure
             and
             manner
             prescribed
             by
             them
             :
             for
             Reason
             approving
             the
             thing
             as
             good
             and
             usefull
             ;
             and
             divine
             order
             more
             clearly
             and
             fully
             confirming
             it
             to
             be
             so
             ,
             and
             it
             not
             appearing
             that
             God
             hath
             made
             express
             
             determinations
             about
             it
             ,
             it
             remains
             ,
             that
             it
             is
             left
             wholly
             to
             them
             ,
             to
             whose
             care
             God
             hath
             entrusted
             the
             publick
             welfare
             ,
             and
             hath
             committed
             to
             their
             judgments
             the
             providing
             means
             conducible
             thereto
             ;
             having
             also
             consequently
             injoined
             us
             in
             all
             lawfull
             things
             to
             follow
             their
             guidance
             and
             appointment
             in
             order
             thereto
             .
             God
             decreed
             death
             to
             be
             inflicted
             on
             those
             ,
             who
             violated
             his
             command
             concerning
             the
             Sabbath
             ;
             which
             sheweth
             how
             great
             a
             fault
             it
             is
             to
             offend
             in
             this
             particular
             ;
             and
             we
             may
             reasonably
             esteem
             that
             command
             to
             be
             his
             ,
             which
             proceedeth
             from
             his
             Ministers
             by
             authority
             from
             himself
             ,
             and
             in
             conformity
             to
             his
             own
             pattern
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             We
             add
             ,
             that
             whereas
             God
             required
             of
             the
             Jews
             such
             a
             portion
             of
             time
             to
             be
             solemnly
             dedicated
             to
             Religion
             ,
             and
             mercy
             ,
             we
             
             to
             whom
             he
             hath
             vouchsafed
             higher
             benefits
             ,
             and
             proposed
             greater
             encouragements
             ,
             cannot
             reasonably
             but
             deem
             our selves
             obliged
             to
             sequester
             and
             consecrate
             as
             much
             or
             more
             time
             to
             the
             same
             intents
             :
             we
             should
             indeed
             be
             content
             to
             withdraw
             our selves
             more
             frequently
             from
             pursuance
             of
             our
             own
             profits
             and
             pleasures
             to
             the
             service
             of
             God
             ,
             to
             the
             remembrance
             and
             celebration
             of
             his
             favours
             :
             we
             should
             willingly
             allow
             greater
             relaxation
             to
             our
             dependents
             :
             and
             should
             the
             publick
             be
             deficient
             in
             exacting
             a
             performance
             of
             such
             duties
             from
             us
             ,
             it
             would
             become
             us
             to
             supply
             such
             defects
             by
             our
             private
             devoting
             fit
             and
             frequent
             seasons
             thereto
             :
             that
             in
             some
             proportion
             we
             may
             exceed
             the
             Jews
             in
             gratefull
             piety
             ,
             as
             we
             surpass
             them
             in
             the
             matter
             ,
             and
             causes
             thereof
             ;
             that
             we
             may
             appear
             in
             some
             degree
             more
             charitable
             than
             they
             ,
             as
             we
             
             have
             much
             greater
             reason
             and
             obligation
             to
             be
             so
             then
             they
             .
             So
             much
             for
             this
             ;
          
           
             I
             proceed
             briefly
             to
             consider
             the
             remaining
             Commandments
             ,
             the
             which
             immediately
             concern
             another
             Object
             :
             those
             foregoing
             did
             chiefly
             serve
             to
             regulate
             our
             religious
             practice
             in
             yielding
             due
             reverence
             toward
             God
             ;
             these
             following
             (
             which
             are
             supposed
             to
             have
             made
             up
             the
             second
             of
             those
             Tables
             ,
             which
             written
             by
             God's
             hand
             were
             delivered
             to
             Moses
             ,
             and
             preserved
             in
             the
             Ark
             of
             the
             Testimony
             )
             do
             guide
             our
             conversation
             and
             carriage
             toward
             our
             Neighbour
             ;
             in
             the
             front
             of
             which
             worthily
             is
             placed
             that
             which
             obligeth
             to
             dutifulness
             toward
             our
             Parents
             ;
             unto
             whom
             after
             God
             ,
             and
             his
             supreme
             Vice-gerents
             we
             owe
             the
             highest
             respect
             ,
             gratitude
             and
             duty
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             V.
             Commandment
             .
          
           
             
               Honour
               thy
               father
               ,
               and
               thy
               mother
               .
            
          
           
             Honour
             ;
             the
             word
             signifies
             to
             have
             in
             weighty
             regard
             ,
             and
             aptly
             serves
             to
             denote
             those
             particular
             acts
             of
             duty
             ,
             which
             are
             otherwhere
             expressed
             in
             Scripture
             ;
             
             fear
             and
             
               reverence
               (
               ye
               shall
               fear
               every
               man
               his
               father
               and
               his
               mother
               )
               observance
            
             and
             
               obedience
               (
               children
               obey
               your
               parents
               in
               all
               things
               ,
            
             
             
               for
               this
               is
               well
               pleasing
               to
               God
               )
               gratitude
            
             and
             
               retribution
               (
               Let
               children
               learn
            
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
             
               to
               be
               pious
               toward
               their
               own
               family
            
             ;
             and
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             to
             render
             sutable
             returns
             ,
             or
             
               to
               requite
               their
               parents
               ,
               for
               this
               is
               good
               ,
               and
               acceptable
               before
               God.
               )
            
             regarding
             their
             instruction
             and
             advice
             
               (
               My
               son
               hear
               the
               instruction
               of
               thy
               father
               ,
            
             
             
               and
               forsake
               not
               the
               law
               of
               thy
               mother
               )
            
             it
             also
             
             comprehendeth
             a
             prohibition
             of
             the
             contrary
             acts
             ,
             
               contemning
               ,
               cursing
            
             ,
             offering
             violence
             or
             contumely
             unto
             ,
             disobedience
             and
             contumacy
             toward
             parents
             ,
             the
             which
             are
             forbidden
             under
             capital
             penalties
             ,
             and
             dreadfull
             comminations
             :
             
               Cursed
               be
               he
               that
               setteth
               light
               by
               his
               father
               or
               mother
               :
            
             
             and
             ,
             
               The
               eye
               that
               mocketh
               at
               his
               father
               ,
               and
               despiseth
               to
               obey
               his
               mother
               ,
               the
               ravens
               of
               the
               valley
               shall
               pick
               it
               out
               ,
               and
               the
               young
               eagles
               shall
               eat
               it
            
             (
             that
             is
             ,
             
             God
             in
             a
             fearfull
             and
             strange
             manner
             will
             avenge
             that
             wickedness
             upon
             him
             )
             and
             in
             the
             Law
             it
             is
             ordained
             that
             the
             rebellious
             and
             stubborn
             son
             ,
             who
             will
             not
             obey
             the
             voice
             of
             his
             father
             ,
             or
             the
             voice
             of
             his
             mother
             ;
             and
             that
             when
             they
             have
             chastned
             him
             ,
             will
             not
             hearken
             unto
             them
             ,
             shall
             be
             stoned
             by
             all
             the
             men
             of
             his
             City
             ,
             and
             put
             to
             death
             in
             that
             manner
             .
          
           
           
             Whence
             we
             may
             learn
             the
             nature
             of
             the
             duty
             here
             enjoined
             ,
             and
             what
             rank
             it
             beareth
             among
             other
             duties
             ;
             what
             high
             obligation
             belongs
             thereto
             ,
             of
             what
             consideration
             it
             is
             with
             God
             ,
             and
             how
             grievous
             a
             crime
             the
             violation
             thereof
             is
             ;
             that
             ,
             briefly
             ,
             we
             are
             obliged
             to
             yield
             our
             parents
             high
             affection
             of
             heart
             ,
             great
             expressions
             of
             respect
             and
             observance
             in
             word
             and
             deed
             ;
             that
             the
             neglect
             of
             these
             duties
             is
             ,
             next
             to
             that
             of
             profaneness
             and
             undutifulness
             toward
             God
             himself
             ,
             the
             greatest
             disorder
             we
             can
             be
             guilty
             of
             :
             this
             all
             civil
             Nations
             have
             consented
             to
             be
             our
             duty
             ;
             and
             if
             we
             consider
             the
             grounds
             ,
             upon
             which
             it
             is
             built
             ,
             we
             shall
             find
             that
             reason
             ,
             justice
             ,
             and
             necessity
             do
             require
             it
             :
             S.
             Paul
             presseth
             his
             precept
             of
             observance
             to
             parents
             with
             ,
             a
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
               for
               this
               is
               just
               and
               equal
               :
            
             
             for
             if
             we
             look
             upon
             the
             disposition
             of
             
             parents
             in
             their
             mind
             toward
             children
             ,
             we
             may
             presume
             them
             always
             full
             of
             tender
             affection
             ,
             and
             good
             will
             toward
             them
             ,
             full
             of
             desire
             ,
             and
             care
             for
             their
             good
             ,
             full
             of
             pity
             and
             compassion
             toward
             them
             ;
             in
             the
             highest
             and
             most
             especial
             degree
             beyond
             what
             they
             bear
             to
             others
             ;
             which
             dispositions
             in
             reason
             and
             equity
             do
             require
             answerable
             dispositions
             in
             those
             ,
             upon
             whom
             they
             are
             placed
             ,
             and
             who
             from
             them
             do
             receive
             inestimable
             benefits
             :
             for
             if
             we
             do
             regard
             the
             effects
             proceeding
             from
             them
             we
             shall
             discern
             ,
             that
          
           
             1.
             
             From
             parents
             children
             do
             receive
             being
             and
             life
             ;
             that
             good
             which
             nature
             inclineth
             so
             highly
             to
             value
             and
             tender
             ,
             as
             the
             foundation
             of
             all
             the
             good
             ,
             happiness
             ,
             and
             comfort
             we
             are
             capable
             of
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             They
             are
             obliged
             to
             their
             parents
             for
             the
             preservation
             ,
             maintenance
             ,
             
             and
             protection
             of
             their
             life
             :
             it
             is
             a
             long
             time
             before
             we
             came
             to
             be
             able
             (
             such
             is
             the
             particular
             condition
             of
             man
             among
             all
             living
             creatures
             ,
             so
             ordered
             on
             purpose
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             to
             beget
             this
             obligation
             and
             endearment
             )
             any-wise
             to
             provide
             for
             ,
             or
             to
             defend
             our selves
             ;
             and
             the
             doing
             thereof
             ,
             in
             that
             senseless
             and
             helpless
             state
             ,
             relies
             upon
             the
             care
             ,
             pain
             ,
             and
             solicitous
             vigilance
             of
             our
             parents
             ;
             the
             which
             they
             are
             not
             onely
             always
             obliged
             ,
             but
             are
             commonly
             disposed
             with
             admirable
             willingness
             to
             spend
             on
             their
             children
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Parents
             not
             onely
             thus
             at
             first
             undergo
             such
             care
             and
             trouble
             to
             maintain
             their
             children
             ,
             but
             by
             expensive
             education
             (
             often
             with
             much
             inconvenience
             and
             incommodity
             to
             themselves
             )
             they
             provide
             means
             for
             their
             future
             support
             ,
             and
             subsistence
             ,
             during
             life
             .
          
           
           
             4.
             
             Children
             are
             so
             strictly
             tied
             to
             their
             parents
             ,
             as
             by
             their
             willing
             concession
             to
             partake
             in
             all
             the
             comforts
             of
             their
             state
             ,
             and
             ornaments
             of
             their
             fortune
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             The
             goods
             acquired
             by
             the
             parents
             industry
             do
             usually
             devolve
             upon
             their
             children
             by
             inheritance
             and
             succession
             ;
             whence
             that
             children
             live
             handsomely
             and
             comfortably
             ,
             is
             the
             reward
             of
             their
             parents
             merit
             ,
             comes
             from
             the
             store
             ,
             that
             they
             have
             carefully
             provided
             ,
             and
             laid
             up
             for
             them
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             To
             which
             we
             may
             add
             ,
             that
             not
             onely
             the
             provision
             for
             our
             temporal
             necessities
             and
             conveniencies
             dependeth
             upon
             our
             parents
             ,
             
             but
             the
             care
             of
             our
             souls
             ,
             and
             our
             spiritual
             welfare
             is
             incumbent
             on
             them
             :
             
             they
             are
             obliged
             to
             instruct
             us
             in
             the
             fear
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             to
             set
             us
             in
             the
             way
             toward
             eternal
             happiness
             .
          
           
           
             7.
             
             We
             may
             consider
             also
             ,
             that
             all
             this
             they
             do
             most
             frankly
             and
             out
             of
             pure
             kindness
             ;
             without
             regard
             to
             any
             merit
             antecedent
             ,
             or
             benefit
             consequent
             to
             themselves
             :
             as
             they
             received
             nothing
             to
             oblige
             and
             move
             them
             to
             such
             performances
             ,
             so
             they
             can
             seldom
             hope
             for
             answerable
             returns
             :
             it
             is
             abundant
             satisfaction
             to
             them
             if
             they
             see
             their
             children
             do
             well
             ;
             their
             chief
             delight
             and
             contentment
             is
             in
             their
             childrens
             good
             absolutely
             and
             abstractedly
             ,
             without
             indirect
             regards
             to
             their
             own
             advantage
             .
          
           
             Upon
             these
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             accompts
             it
             appeareth
             ,
             that
             as
             parents
             have
             the
             affections
             most
             resembling
             those
             of
             God
             toward
             us
             ,
             as
             they
             perform
             toward
             us
             the
             actions
             most
             like
             to
             his
             ,
             as
             they
             are
             the
             principal
             instruments
             of
             divine
             providence
             and
             bounty
             (
             by
             which
             God's
             blessings
             are
             
             conveyed
             and
             conferred
             upon
             us
             )
             so
             they
             may
             be
             deemed
             in
             a
             sort
             to
             represent
             God
             ,
             and
             as
             his
             most
             lively
             images
             have
             an
             especial
             veneration
             due
             to
             them
             .
             God
             himself
             ,
             to
             endear
             and
             render
             himself
             amiable
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             most
             kindly
             way
             venerable
             to
             us
             ,
             to
             engage
             us
             to
             a
             more
             ready
             obedience
             of
             him
             ,
             
             to
             declare
             the
             nature
             of
             our
             duty
             toward
             him
             ,
             assumes
             the
             title
             of
             Father
             ;
             and
             all
             Nations
             have
             agreed
             to
             style
             him
             so
             ;
             Reciprocally
             also
             ,
             whereas
             the
             duties
             toward
             other
             men
             are
             termed
             justice
             ,
             or
             charity
             ,
             or
             courtesie
             ,
             or
             liberality
             ,
             
             or
             gratitude
             ,
             those
             toward
             parents
             in
             every
             Language
             (
             I
             suppose
             )
             are
             styled
             piety
             ,
             
             implying
             somewhat
             divine
             in
             the
             object
             of
             those
             duties
             ;
             't
             is
             more
             than
             injustice
             to
             wrong
             a
             parent
             ;
             't
             is
             more
             than
             uncharitableness
             to
             refuse
             them
             succour
             ,
             or
             relief
             ;
             't
             is
             more
             than
             discourtesie
             to
             be
             unkind
             to
             them
             ;
             't
             is
             more
             than
             
             sordid
             avarice
             to
             be
             in
             their
             need
             illiberal
             to
             them
             ;
             't
             is
             rather
             high
             impiety
             to
             offend
             in
             any
             of
             these
             kinds
             .
          
           
             He
             that
             returns
             not
             love
             in
             answer
             to
             their
             tender
             affection
             ;
             that
             doth
             not
             (
             as
             occasion
             requires
             ,
             and
             his
             ability
             permits
             )
             requite
             the
             benefits
             received
             from
             them
             ,
             doth
             not
             defer
             to
             them
             an
             especial
             reverence
             ,
             in
             regard
             to
             that
             sacred
             name
             and
             character
             they
             bear
             ,
             thereby
             intimates
             ,
             that
             he
             would
             in
             like
             manner
             be
             unjust
             ,
             ungratefull
             ,
             and
             disingenuous
             toward
             God
             ,
             from
             whom
             he
             hath
             received
             the
             like
             benefits
             ;
             the
             beginning
             and
             continuance
             of
             his
             being
             ;
             the
             preservation
             ,
             maintenance
             ,
             and
             protection
             of
             his
             life
             :
             if
             he
             will
             not
             honour
             his
             earthly
             Parents
             ,
             whom
             he
             hath
             seen
             ,
             how
             will
             he
             reverence
             his
             heavenly
             Father
             ,
             whom
             he
             hath
             not
             seen
             ?
             so
             we
             may
             according
             to
             S.
             John
             argue
             .
          
           
           
             I
             might
             subjoin
             ,
             that
             as
             justice
             ,
             and
             ingenuity
             do
             enforce
             this
             duty
             ,
             so
             for
             the
             good
             of
             the
             world
             there
             is
             a
             necessity
             that
             it
             should
             be
             observed
             :
             If
             parents
             are
             not
             onely
             by
             natural
             instinct
             disposed
             ,
             but
             by
             divine
             command
             obliged
             ,
             and
             by
             humane
             Law
             (
             the
             preservation
             of
             the
             world
             so
             requiring
             )
             constrained
             to
             undergo
             such
             hardships
             for
             the
             maintenance
             ,
             and
             education
             of
             their
             children
             ,
             it
             is
             fit
             and
             necessary
             they
             should
             be
             supported
             and
             encouraged
             in
             the
             bearing
             them
             by
             reciprocal
             obligations
             in
             children
             to
             return
             them
             dutifull
             respect
             ,
             observance
             ,
             and
             requital
             ;
             the
             world
             could
             not
             well
             subsist
             without
             children
             being
             engaged
             to
             these
             duties
             :
             there
             were
             no
             reason
             to
             exact
             ,
             there
             were
             no
             ground
             to
             expect
             ,
             that
             parents
             should
             cheerfully
             and
             faithfully
             discharge
             their
             part
             ,
             upon
             other
             terms
             .
          
           
           
             To
             this
             Precept
             there
             is
             added
             a
             Promise
             (
             and
             it
             is
             ,
             as
             S.
             Paul
             observeth
             ,
             
             the
             
               first
               precept
               ,
               that
               hath
               a
               promise
            
             formally
             annexed
             ;
             whereby
             he
             enforceth
             his
             exhortation
             to
             the
             observance
             thereof
             .
             )
          
           
             That
             thy
             days
             may
             be
             long
             upon
             the
             land
             ,
             which
             the
             Lord
             thy
             God
             giveth
             thee
             .
          
           
             So
             God
             expresly
             promiseth
             to
             bless
             dutifull
             children
             with
             a
             long
             life
             in
             the
             comfortable
             possession
             of
             those
             good
             things
             ,
             
             which
             he
             should
             bestow
             upon
             them
             ;
             this
             was
             the
             most
             of
             reward
             ,
             explicitly
             covenanted
             to
             the
             Jews
             ,
             in
             regard
             to
             their
             obedience
             :
             there
             is
             also
             implyed
             a
             commination
             of
             a
             contrary
             curse
             from
             God
             upon
             the
             infringers
             of
             this
             Law
             ,
             that
             they
             should
             either
             be
             immaturely
             
             cut
             off
             from
             life
             (
             as
             Abimelech
             and
             Absalom
             were
             upon
             this
             score
             )
             or
             should
             draw
             on
             a
             wretched
             life
             in
             banishment
             from
             the
             contents
             thereof
             ;
             by
             which
             things
             respectively
             are
             intimated
             to
             us
             the
             rewards
             of
             piety
             in
             this
             kind
             ,
             or
             the
             punishments
             of
             impiety
             in
             the
             future
             state
             ,
             whereof
             the
             land
             here
             mentioned
             was
             a
             shadow
             ,
             or
             figure
             :
             what
             length
             of
             days
             in
             Canaan
             was
             to
             them
             ,
             that
             to
             us
             is
             immortal
             life
             in
             heaven
             ;
             what
             being
             excluded
             thence
             was
             then
             ,
             that
             now
             is
             everlasting
             death
             ,
             or
             banishment
             into
             the
             regions
             of
             misery
             .
          
           
             I
             might
             also
             note
             the
             congruity
             of
             the
             reward
             propounded
             ,
             that
             they
             who
             are
             gratefull
             to
             those
             from
             whom
             ,
             in
             subordination
             to
             God
             ,
             they
             received
             life
             ,
             shall
             by
             God's
             dispensation
             enjoy
             that
             life
             long
             and
             well
             ;
             and
             that
             they
             who
             neglect
             the
             authours
             of
             their
             life
             ,
             shall
             soon
             be
             deprived
             of
             it
             ,
             
             or
             of
             its
             comforts
             .
             
             But
             I
             find
             the
             same
             reward
             assigned
             to
             the
             diligent
             observers
             of
             other
             duties
             ;
             particularly
             to
             them
             ,
             
             who
             are
             just
             in
             their
             dealings
             ;
             
             to
             them
             who
             are
             charitable
             to
             the
             poor
             ;
             
             to
             them
             who
             are
             meek
             and
             patient
             ;
             
             to
             them
             who
             confide
             in
             God
             ;
             
             and
             to
             all
             good
             men
             that
             obey
             God's
             commandments
             .
          
           
             I
             shall
             onely
             add
             farther
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             ,
             according
             to
             analogy
             and
             like
             ground
             of
             reason
             ,
             reduce
             unto
             this
             Commandment
             the
             obligation
             we
             have
             to
             honour
             all
             those
             ,
             who
             perform
             toward
             us
             beneficial
             offices
             like
             unto
             those
             ,
             which
             we
             receive
             from
             our
             parents
             ;
             those
             who
             preserve
             our
             life
             by
             relief
             ,
             protection
             or
             defence
             ;
             those
             who
             afford
             us
             maintenance
             ,
             or
             education
             ;
             those
             who
             watch
             over
             us
             for
             the
             good
             of
             our
             body
             ,
             or
             of
             our
             soul
             ;
             those
             who
             instruct
             us
             ,
             or
             advise
             us
             :
             such
             are
             our
             Governours
             and
             Magistrates
             
             either
             Political
             or
             Ecclesiastical
             ;
             our
             Benefactours
             and
             Patrons
             ;
             our
             Schoolmasters
             ,
             and
             Tutours
             ;
             our
             especial
             faithfull
             Friends
             ;
             and
             the
             like
             ;
             But
             I
             pass
             forward
             .
          
           
             In
             the
             subsequent
             Precepts
             are
             contained
             the
             prime
             rules
             of
             justice
             toward
             our
             neighbour
             ;
             the
             observation
             of
             which
             is
             not
             onely
             most
             equal
             and
             reasonable
             in
             it self
             ,
             but
             necessary
             for
             the
             preservation
             of
             civil
             society
             ,
             and
             publick
             peace
             among
             men
             ;
             for
             the
             procurement
             of
             our
             safe
             ,
             and
             pleasant
             living
             and
             conversing
             in
             the
             World
             ;
             men
             thereby
             being
             secured
             in
             the
             quiet
             enjoyment
             of
             God's
             gifts
             ,
             and
             the
             fruits
             of
             their
             industry
             ,
             and
             of
             whatever
             is
             dear
             and
             precious
             to
             them
             ;
             of
             their
             lives
             first
             ;
             then
             of
             the
             comforts
             of
             their
             conjugal
             state
             ;
             of
             their
             possessions
             ;
             of
             their
             reputations
             ;
             the
             laws
             respecting
             these
             being
             here
             disposed
             in
             order
             ,
             according
             
             to
             the
             value
             of
             their
             respective
             objects
             ,
             in
             the
             nature
             of
             things
             ,
             or
             in
             the
             opinion
             of
             men
             ,
             or
             in
             regard
             to
             the
             consequences
             arising
             from
             them
             .
          
        
         
           
             VI.
             Commandment
             .
          
           
             
               Thou
               shalt
               not
               kill
               .
            
          
           
             Of
             all
             good
             gifts
             conferr'd
             upon
             us
             none
             (
             according
             to
             the
             natural
             and
             common
             esteem
             of
             men
             )
             is
             more
             precious
             than
             life
             it self
             ,
             the
             foundation
             of
             enjoying
             the
             rest
             .
             God
             hath
             therefore
             reserved
             the
             disposal
             of
             it
             entirely
             to
             himself
             ,
             as
             his
             special
             prerogative
             :
             neither
             he
             that
             hath
             it
             ,
             nor
             any
             other
             person
             having
             absolutely
             any
             just
             power
             or
             right
             over
             it
             ;
             No
             man
             can
             take
             away
             any
             man's
             life
             ,
             but
             by
             commission
             or
             licence
             from
             God
             ,
             reasonably
             presumed
             to
             be
             granted
             by
             him
             :
             So
             may
             God
             (
             the
             absolute
             King
             of
             the
             World
             )
             be
             supposed
             to
             have
             committed
             
             to
             lawfull
             Magistrates
             ,
             as
             his
             Vice-gerents
             and
             Officers
             ,
             in
             his
             name
             and
             behalf
             ,
             upon
             reasonable
             cause
             ,
             for
             preservation
             of
             publick
             justice
             ,
             peace
             ,
             and
             order
             ,
             in
             a
             lawfull
             course
             of
             justice
             ,
             to
             dispose
             of
             mens
             lives
             ,
             who
             have
             forfeited
             them
             to
             the
             Law
             :
             (
             The
             Magistrate
             ,
             
             as
             S.
             Paul
             saith
             ,
             
               beareth
               not
               the
               sword
               in
               vain
            
             ;
             
             
               for
               he
               is
               the
               minister
               of
               God
               ;
               an
               avenger
               to
               execute
               wrath
               upon
               him
               that
               doth
               evil
               .
               )
            
             He
             hath
             not
             forbidden
             Sovereigns
             (
             in
             case
             of
             necessity
             ,
             and
             when
             amicable
             means
             will
             not
             prevail
             )
             to
             maintain
             the
             safety
             or
             welfare
             of
             the
             Societies
             entrusted
             to
             their
             care
             ,
             even
             by
             armed
             violence
             ,
             against
             such
             as
             wrongfully
             invade
             them
             ,
             or
             any
             wise
             harm
             them
             ,
             and
             will
             not
             otherwise
             be
             induced
             to
             forbear
             doing
             so
             ;
             in
             which
             case
             the
             resolution
             of
             such
             differences
             (
             insomuch
             as
             they
             cannot
             be
             tried
             at
             any
             other
             bar
             ,
             or
             composed
             by
             
             other
             means
             )
             is
             referred
             to
             God's
             arbitrement
             ;
             who
             is
             
               the
               Lord
               of
               Hosts
            
             ,
             the
             Sovereign
             Protectour
             of
             right
             ,
             and
             dispenser
             of
             success
             ;
             the
             Souldier
             in
             a
             just
             cause
             being
             then
             his
             Minister
             ,
             and
             carrying
             a
             tacit
             commission
             from
             him
             .
             God
             also
             may
             be
             supposed
             together
             with
             life
             ,
             with
             a
             natural
             love
             to
             it
             ,
             with
             means
             to
             preserve
             it
             ,
             to
             have
             imparted
             to
             every
             man
             a
             right
             to
             defend
             his
             life
             ,
             with
             its
             necessary
             supports
             ,
             against
             unjust
             ,
             extreme
             ,
             and
             inevitable
             violence
             upon
             it
             ,
             or
             them
             :
             the
             slaughter
             therefore
             ,
             which
             may
             happen
             in
             these
             cases
             (
             or
             in
             the
             like
             ,
             wherein
             God
             hath
             plainly
             by
             a
             general
             order
             ,
             or
             by
             special
             command
             ,
             or
             by
             permission
             reasonably
             supposed
             ,
             conferred
             on
             any
             person
             a
             power
             over
             his
             neighbour's
             lise
             ,
             in
             the
             maintenance
             of
             God's
             own
             honour
             ,
             or
             in
             subserviency
             to
             publick
             good
             )
             is
             not
             concerned
             in
             the
             design
             ,
             or
             meaning
             of
             this
             Precept
             :
             
             for
             he
             that
             kills
             another
             ,
             in
             a
             way
             not
             irregular
             ,
             as
             a
             Minister
             of
             justice
             ,
             or
             in
             a
             lawfull
             War
             as
             a
             Souldier
             authorized
             by
             a
             Sovereign
             power
             here
             under
             God
             ,
             or
             for
             his
             own
             just
             and
             necessary
             defence
             ,
             doth
             not
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             intent
             of
             this
             Law
             ,
             kill
             ;
             but
             rather
             God
             himself
             ,
             the
             Lord
             of
             life
             and
             death
             ,
             doth
             then
             kill
             ;
             the
             authority
             of
             killing
             so
             being
             derived
             from
             him
             ,
             and
             his
             work
             being
             done
             thereby
             :
             
               Vengeance
               is
               his
            
             ,
             and
             he
             so
             (
             by
             his
             instruments
             )
             
               repays
               it
            
             .
             But
             here
             is
             forbidden
             all
             other
             voluntary
             taking
             away
             our
             neighbour's
             life
             ,
             when
             a
             man
             acts
             as
             a
             private
             person
             ;
             without
             just
             and
             necessary
             cause
             ,
             in
             any
             illegal
             or
             irregular
             way
             ;
             upon
             what
             motive
             ,
             principle
             ,
             or
             end
             soever
             (
             whether
             it
             be
             out
             of
             hatred
             ,
             spight
             ,
             envy
             ,
             revenge
             ;
             for
             our
             presumed
             safety
             ,
             or
             pretended
             reparation
             of
             honour
             ;
             for
             promoting
             what
             interest
             ,
             or
             
             procuring
             what
             satisfaction
             soever
             to
             our selves
             )
             by
             what
             means
             soever
             ,
             either
             by
             direct
             violence
             ,
             or
             by
             fraudulent
             contrivance
             ;
             in
             an
             open
             ,
             or
             clandestine
             manner
             ;
             immediately
             by
             our selves
             ,
             or
             by
             means
             of
             others
             ;
             by
             advising
             ,
             encouraging
             ,
             any
             wise
             becoming
             instrumental
             ,
             or
             accessory
             thereto
             .
          
           
             This
             is
             the
             crime
             expresly
             prohibited
             ;
             but
             a
             positive
             duty
             should
             also
             be
             understood
             ;
             that
             we
             are
             obliged
             ,
             so
             far
             as
             we
             are
             able
             ,
             to
             preserve
             our
             neighbour's
             life
             ;
             by
             relieving
             him
             in
             extreme
             need
             ,
             by
             succouring
             him
             in
             extreme
             danger
             ;
             by
             admonishing
             him
             of
             any
             destructive
             mischief
             ,
             when
             he
             appears
             tending
             unawares
             thereinto
             ;
             the
             neglect
             of
             which
             things
             argueth
             a
             murtherous
             disposition
             toward
             our
             neighbour
             ,
             is
             in
             reasonable
             esteem
             ,
             and
             in
             God's
             sight
             a
             killing
             of
             him
             ;
             for
             we
             mistake
             ,
             if
             we
             think
             with
             Cain
             ,
             that
             we
             are
             not
             our
             
               brother's
               
               keepers
            
             ,
             or
             are
             not
             bound
             when
             we
             are
             able
             to
             preserve
             his
             life
             .
          
           
             The
             violation
             of
             which
             Commandment
             is
             certainly
             the
             most
             heinous
             sin
             ,
             that
             can
             be
             committed
             of
             all
             those
             ▪
             which
             are
             not
             immediately
             directed
             against
             God
             himself
             ,
             or
             the
             persons
             which
             peculiarly
             represent
             him
             ;
             and
             a
             sin
             which
             never
             can
             escape
             vengeance
             and
             due
             punishment
             from
             him
             .
             It
             is
             the
             greatest
             wrong
             to
             God
             ;
             it
             is
             the
             extremest
             injury
             to
             our
             neighbour
             ;
             it
             is
             the
             highest
             sort
             of
             uncharitableness
             ;
             it
             is
             a
             principal
             offence
             against
             publick
             society
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             It
             is
             an
             exceeding
             wrong
             and
             affront
             done
             unto
             God
             ;
             in
             assuming
             the
             disposal
             of
             his
             gifts
             ;
             in
             dispossessing
             him
             of
             his
             rights
             ,
             by
             robbing
             him
             of
             a
             creature
             ,
             of
             his
             child
             ,
             his
             servant
             ,
             his
             subject
             (
             one
             whose
             life
             is
             precious
             to
             him
             ,
             and
             toward
             whom
             he
             beareth
             a
             tender
             
             regard
             )
             an
             usurping
             in
             a
             high
             way
             his
             Sovereign
             Authority
             ,
             his
             Throne
             of
             Majesty
             ,
             his
             Tribunal
             of
             Justice
             ,
             his
             Sword
             of
             Vengeance
             ;
             to
             omit
             the
             sacrilege
             (
             as
             Philo
             speaks
             )
             committed
             herein
             by
             violating
             God's
             own
             Image
             ,
             which
             every
             man
             doth
             bear
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             It
             is
             also
             an
             extreme
             injury
             to
             the
             person
             ,
             who
             is
             thereby
             deprived
             of
             an
             unvaluable
             good
             ,
             which
             can
             no
             wise
             be
             repaired
             ,
             or
             compensated
             :
             he
             that
             loses
             his
             life
             ,
             doth
             therewith
             lose
             all
             the
             good
             he
             possesseth
             ,
             or
             is
             capable
             of
             here
             ,
             without
             any
             possibility
             of
             recovering
             it
             again
             :
             the
             taking
             therefore
             of
             life
             can
             be
             no
             sutable
             revenge
             ,
             no
             reasonable
             satisfaction
             for
             any
             injury
             or
             damage
             received
             ;
             it
             infinitely
             ,
             in
             a
             manner
             ,
             surpasseth
             all
             the
             evil
             ,
             which
             any
             man
             can
             sustain
             from
             another
             in
             his
             estate
             ,
             or
             fame
             ,
             or
             welfare
             of
             any
             kind
             ;
             for
             those
             
             things
             have
             their
             measure
             ,
             and
             may
             be
             capable
             of
             some
             reparation
             ,
             but
             this
             is
             altogether
             extreme
             and
             irreparable
             ;
             and
             therefore
             doth
             include
             greatest
             iniquity
             :
             add
             hereto
             ,
             that
             not
             onely
             all
             temporal
             good
             is
             hereby
             at
             once
             ravished
             from
             a
             man
             ,
             but
             the
             soul
             also
             of
             the
             person
             may
             incur
             the
             greatest
             damage
             or
             hazard
             in
             respect
             to
             its
             future
             estate
             by
             being
             thus
             snatched
             away
             :
             the
             slayer
             not
             onely
             robbeth
             his
             brother
             of
             his
             temporal
             life
             ,
             but
             of
             his
             time
             of
             repentance
             ,
             and
             opportunity
             of
             making
             peace
             with
             God.
             
          
           
             3.
             
             It
             is
             also
             the
             highest
             uncharitableness
             to
             deal
             thus
             with
             our
             neighbour
             ;
             arguing
             that
             nothing
             of
             good
             will
             ,
             of
             pity
             ,
             of
             humanity
             toward
             him
             is
             left
             in
             us
             :
             to
             hate
             his
             brother
             to
             the
             death
             is
             the
             utmost
             pitch
             of
             hatred
             .
             If
             in
             imitation
             of
             our
             Saviour
             ,
             and
             out
             of
             respect
             to
             him
             we
             ought
             (
             as
             S.
             John
             instructeth
             us
             )
             to
             be
             willing
             
             to
             lay
             down
             our
             lives
             for
             our
             brethren
             ;
             how
             enormous
             a
             crime
             ,
             how
             opposite
             to
             Christian
             charity
             is
             it
             to
             take
             away
             our
             brother's
             life
             ?
          
           
             4.
             
             It
             is
             likewise
             a
             main
             offence
             against
             the
             publick
             ;
             not
             onely
             by
             unlawfully
             bereaving
             it
             of
             a
             member
             and
             subject
             ,
             but
             to
             its
             prejudice
             and
             dishonour
             (
             yea
             so
             far
             as
             lies
             in
             us
             to
             its
             subversion
             and
             dissolution
             )
             assuming
             to
             our selves
             ,
             pulling
             away
             from
             it
             its
             rights
             ,
             and
             prerogatives
             of
             judgment
             .
          
           
             Such
             briefly
             is
             the
             direct
             intent
             ,
             and
             importance
             of
             this
             Law
             ;
             but
             our
             Saviour
             in
             his
             comment
             hereon
             hath
             explained
             and
             extended
             it
             farther
             ,
             
             so
             as
             to
             interdict
             all
             ,
             that
             any
             wise
             approaches
             in
             nature
             ,
             or
             in
             effect
             tends
             unto
             this
             heinous
             evil
             :
             he
             means
             to
             obstruct
             all
             the
             springs
             ,
             and
             extirpate
             all
             the
             roots
             thereof
             ;
             such
             
             as
             are
             rash
             ,
             causeless
             ,
             outragious
             ,
             inveterate
             anger
             ,
             contumelious
             and
             despightfull
             language
             ,
             reserving
             grudges
             ,
             or
             spight
             in
             our
             heart
             ,
             not
             endeavouring
             speedily
             to
             reconcile
             our selves
             to
             them
             ,
             who
             have
             done
             us
             injury
             or
             displeasure
             ;
             for
             these
             things
             as
             they
             commonly
             do
             produce
             the
             act
             of
             murther
             ,
             so
             they
             argue
             inclinations
             thereto
             (
             which
             if
             fear
             and
             self-respect
             did
             not
             restrain
             ,
             would
             produce
             it
             )
             ,
             and
             consequently
             in
             moral
             accompt
             ,
             which
             regardeth
             not
             so
             much
             the
             act
             as
             the
             will
             ,
             are
             of
             the
             same
             quality
             therewith
             ;
             however
             they
             arise
             from
             the
             same
             bitter
             root
             of
             great
             uncharitableness
             ;
             upon
             which
             score
             S.
             John
             telleth
             us
             ,
             
             that
             
               He
               that
               hateth
               his
               brother
               is
               a
               murtherer
            
             ;
             and
             consequently
             in
             effect
             all
             malice
             ,
             and
             spight
             ,
             envy
             ,
             hatred
             ,
             malignity
             ,
             rancour
             ,
             immoderate
             ,
             and
             pertinacious
             anger
             ,
             and
             animosity
             are
             here
             prohibited
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             VII
             .
             Commandment
             .
          
           
             
               Thou
               shalt
               not
               commit
               adultery
               .
            
          
           
             After
             life
             (
             if
             after
             that
             ,
             for
             this
             command
             in
             the
             Greek
             Translation
             of
             Exodus
             (
             though
             not
             in
             Deuteronomy
             )
             in
             some
             places
             of
             the
             
               New
               Testament
            
             ,
             and
             in
             sundry
             ancient
             Writers
             is
             placed
             before
             that
             against
             murther
             )
             nothing
             commonly
             is
             more
             dear
             to
             men
             ,
             than
             the
             comforts
             of
             their
             conjugal
             estate
             ;
             the
             enjoyment
             of
             that
             special
             affection
             ,
             and
             friendship
             ,
             together
             with
             those
             instances
             of
             benevolence
             ,
             which
             by
             divine
             institution
             and
             mutual
             contract
             ,
             ratified
             by
             most
             sacred
             and
             solemn
             promises
             of
             fidelity
             ,
             are
             reserved
             peculiar
             to
             that
             state
             :
             which
             enclosures
             therefore
             of
             his
             neighbour
             whoever
             shall
             invade
             ,
             or
             trespass
             upon
             ,
             who
             shall
             any
             wise
             loose
             or
             slacken
             those
             holy
             bands
             ,
             
             who
             shall
             attempt
             the
             affection
             ,
             or
             chastity
             of
             his
             neighbour's
             wife
             ,
             doth
             most
             grievously
             offend
             God
             ,
             and
             committeth
             (
             as
             Joseph
             ,
             when
             he
             was
             tempted
             thereto
             ,
             did
             call
             it
             )
             
               a
               great
               evil
               against
               God
            
             ,
             against
             his
             neighbour
             ,
             against
             himself
             ,
             against
             the
             common
             society
             of
             men
             .
             He
             violateth
             an
             institution
             ,
             to
             which
             God
             hath
             affixed
             especial
             marks
             of
             respect
             ,
             and
             sanctity
             ;
             he
             wounds
             his
             neighbour's
             honour
             ,
             and
             interest
             in
             the
             most
             tender
             part
             ,
             wherein
             the
             content
             of
             his
             mind
             and
             comfort
             of
             his
             life
             are
             most
             deeply
             concerned
             :
             he
             as
             much
             (
             or
             rather
             more
             )
             dishonoureth
             and
             abuseth
             himself
             ,
             not
             onely
             by
             committing
             a
             fact
             of
             so
             high
             injustice
             ,
             but
             by
             making
             himself
             accessory
             to
             the
             basest
             perfidiousness
             that
             can
             be
             .
             
               [
               Whoso
               committeth
               adultery
            
             ,
             
             
               lacketh
               understanding
               ;
               he
               that
               doth
               it
               ,
               destroyeth
               his
               own
               soul
               ;
               a
               wound
               and
               dishonour
               shall
               he
               get
               ,
               
               and
               his
               reproach
               shall
               not
               be
               wiped
               away
               ;
               for
               jealousie
               is
               the
               rage
               of
               a
               man
               ,
               therefore
               he
               will
               not
               spare
               in
               the
               day
               of
               vengeance
               ;
               he
               will
               not
               regard
               any
               ransome
               ,
               neither
               will
               he
               rest
               content
               though
               thou
               givest
               many
               gifts
               .
               ]
            
             He
             also
             offendeth
             against
             the
             publick
             quiet
             ,
             and
             welfare
             ,
             breeding
             inextricable
             confusions
             ,
             and
             implacable
             dissensions
             in
             families
             ,
             so
             that
             hardly
             from
             any
             other
             cause
             such
             tragical
             events
             have
             issued
             as
             from
             this
             :
             in
             fine
             this
             crime
             is
             ,
             as
             Philo
             calls
             it
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
               a
               loathsome
               unrighteousness
            
             ,
             most
             odious
             to
             God
             ;
             
             and
             
               a
               fire
            
             (
             as
             Job
             representeth
             it
             )
             that
             consurneth
             to
             destruction
             .
          
           
             But
             we
             must
             further
             also
             consider
             ,
             that
             acts
             of
             this
             kind
             contain
             also
             in
             them
             another
             evil
             ;
             that
             persons
             committing
             them
             do
             not
             onely
             so
             highly
             wrong
             their
             neighbour
             ,
             but
             defile
             themselves
             also
             by
             the
             foulest
             turpitude
             ;
             in
             
             which
             respect
             the
             prohibition
             of
             all
             unlawfull
             and
             irregular
             satisfactions
             to
             lustfull
             appetite
             ;
             all
             compliance
             with
             that
             great
             enemy
             of
             our
             souls
             ,
             the
             flesh
             ;
             all
             kinds
             of
             impurity
             and
             lasciviousness
             ,
             not
             in
             act
             onely
             ,
             but
             in
             thought
             ,
             in
             speech
             ,
             in
             gesture
             may
             be
             reduced
             to
             this
             Law
             :
             
             Our
             Lord
             himself
             doth
             so
             interpret
             it
             ,
             as
             to
             make
             it
             include
             a
             forbidding
             of
             all
             unchast
             desires
             ;
             and
             Christianity
             doth
             in
             a
             most
             strict
             and
             special
             manner
             oblige
             us
             to
             all
             kinds
             of
             sobriety
             and
             modesty
             ,
             of
             chastity
             and
             purity
             in
             body
             and
             spirit
             ;
             
             injoining
             us
             to
             
               abstain
               from
               all
               fleshly
               lusts
               ,
               as
               enemies
               to
               our
               souls
               ,
            
             
             to
             
               mortifie
               our
               fleshly
               members
            
             ;
             
             to
             
               possess
               our
               vessels
            
             (
             or
             bodies
             )
             
               in
               sanctity
               and
               honour
            
             ;
             not
             to
             have
             
               any
               impurity
            
             ,
             
             
               or
               filthiness
               so
               much
               as
               named
               among
               us
            
             ;
             
             nor
             to
             suffer
             
               a
               foul
               word
               to
               proceed
               out
               of
               our
               mouth
            
             ;
             not
             to
             
               defile
               our
               bodies
            
             ,
             
             consecrated
             unto
             
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             made
             
               temples
               of
               the
               Holy
               Spirit
            
             ;
             excluding
             persons
             guilty
             of
             such
             things
             from
             any
             title
             ,
             or
             capacity
             of
             entring
             into
             God's
             Kingdom
             ;
             
             in
             fine
             representing
             all
             such
             practices
             as
             most
             dishonourable
             to
             us
             ,
             most
             displeasing
             to
             God
             ,
             most
             grievous
             to
             God's
             Holy
             Spirit
             (
             the
             fountain
             of
             all
             vertue
             and
             goodness
             )
             most
             contrary
             to
             the
             nature
             and
             design
             of
             our
             Religion
             ,
             and
             most
             destructive
             of
             our
             souls
             .
          
        
         
           
             VIII
             .
             Commandment
             .
          
           
             
               Thou
               shalt
               not
               steal
               .
            
          
           
             That
             every
             man
             should
             quietly
             enjoy
             those
             supports
             and
             those
             conveniencies
             of
             life
             ,
             which
             in
             any
             honest
             manner
             (
             by
             God's
             bounty
             immediately
             dispensing
             it
             ,
             or
             by
             God's
             blessing
             upon
             his
             industry
             )
             he
             hath
             acquired
             the
             possession
             of
             ,
             or
             right
             unto
             ,
             as
             all
             reason
             and
             equity
             do
             require
             ,
             so
             
             it
             must
             be
             acknowledged
             absolutely
             necessary
             for
             the
             preservation
             of
             common
             peace
             ,
             and
             the
             maintenance
             of
             civil
             society
             among
             men
             :
             to
             secure
             which
             purposes
             ,
             and
             to
             encourage
             honest
             industry
             ,
             this
             Law
             prohibiteth
             all
             invasion
             ,
             or
             usurpation
             by
             any
             means
             whatever
             (
             either
             by
             open
             violence
             ,
             and
             extortion
             ;
             or
             by
             clandestine
             fraud
             ,
             and
             surreption
             )
             of
             our
             neighbour's
             proper
             goods
             and
             rights
             :
             He
             that
             in
             any
             way
             ,
             against
             his
             neighbour's
             knowledge
             or
             will
             ,
             getteth
             into
             his
             power
             ,
             or
             detaineth
             therein
             what
             doth
             in
             equity
             belong
             to
             his
             neighbour
             ,
             and
             which
             he
             can
             restore
             to
             him
             ,
             doth
             transgress
             against
             the
             intent
             of
             this
             Law
             ;
             as
             we
             see
             it
             interpreted
             in
             Leviticus
             ;
             where
             it
             is
             thus
             expressed
             :
             
               Thou
               shalt
               not
               defraud
               thy
               neighbour
               ,
            
             
             
               nor
               rob
               him
            
             :
             defrauding
             by
             cunning
             practice
             ,
             is
             no
             less
             forbidden
             ,
             than
             robbing
             by
             violent
             
             force
             .
             
             Any
             wise
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             (
             that
             is
             ,
             to
             deprive
             our
             neighbour
             of
             his
             due
             )
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
             to
             purloin
             ,
             or
             (
             by
             subtle
             and
             sly
             conveyance
             )
             to
             separate
             any
             part
             of
             our
             neighbour's
             substance
             from
             him
             ;
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             to
             exact
             ,
             or
             extort
             any
             thing
             more
             than
             ones
             due
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
               to
               go
               beyond
            
             ,
             or
             over-reach
             our
             neighbour
             
               in
               dealing
            
             ;
             to
             delude
             and
             cozen
             him
             by
             false
             speeches
             ,
             or
             fallacious
             pretences
             ,
             are
             acts
             in
             S.
             
             Paul's
             expression
             ,
             to
             be
             referred
             hither
             ;
             as
             so
             many
             special
             acts
             of
             theft
             .
             I
             cannot
             stand
             to
             reckon
             up
             all
             the
             sorts
             of
             unrighteousness
             included
             here
             ,
             or
             reducible
             to
             this
             matter
             (
             such
             as
             ,
             
             beside
             down-right
             rapine
             and
             cheating
             ,
             
             are
             ,
             
             fould
             dealing
             in
             bargains
             and
             contracts
             ;
             
             using
             false
             weights
             ,
             
             and
             measures
             ,
             
             withholding
             the
             pledge
             ,
             
             detaining
             the
             labourer's
             wages
             from
             him
             ;
             
             the
             exercising
             vexatious
             ,
             
             biting
             ,
             
             and
             devouring
             usuries
             ;
             removing
             bounds
             of
             possession
             ,
             
             oppressing
             by
             undue
             ,
             or
             rigorous
             exaction
             ,
             corrupting
             justice
             for
             reward
             or
             favour
             ,
             raising
             gain
             by
             unlawfull
             and
             shamefull
             arts
             ,
             or
             practices
             ;
             consenting
             ,
             or
             sharing
             with
             ,
             advising
             ,
             or
             instigating
             to
             these
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             acts
             ;
             these
             I
             shall
             not
             particularly
             insist
             upon
             )
             but
             shall
             onely
             say
             ,
             that
             God
             expresseth
             great
             indignation
             against
             ,
             and
             threatneth
             most
             severely
             to
             punish
             all
             acts
             of
             this
             kind
             :
             
             
               For
               all
            
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             
               that
               do
               such
               things
            
             (
             such
             as
             use
             deceitfull
             measures
             in
             trade
             )
             ,
             
               and
               all
               that
               do
               unrighteousness
               are
               an
               abomination
               unto
               the
               Lord
               ,
               thy
               God
               :
            
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             God
             (
             saith
             S.
             Paul
             ,
             
             speaking
             against
             the
             circumventing
             ,
             and
             defrauding
             our
             neighbour
             )
             
               is
               an
               avenger
               for
               all
               these
               kinds
               of
               things
               :
            
             Nor
             indeed
             is
             the
             Gospel
             more
             severe
             in
             denunciation
             of
             punishment
             against
             any
             crime
             than
             this
             :
             
             
               Know
               ye
               not
               ,
               that
               unjust
               persons
            
             (
             saith
             S.
             Paul
             ,
             
             meaning
             this
             sort
             of
             unjust
             persons
             ,
             so
             most
             properly
             and
             strictly
             called
             )
             
               shall
               not
               inherit
               the
               kingdom
               of
               God
            
             ;
             and
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             thieves
             ,
             exactors
             (
             or
             cheaters
             )
             and
             rapacious
             persons
             make
             a
             good
             party
             in
             the
             catalogue
             of
             those
             ,
             who
             shall
             be
             excluded
             from
             eternal
             bliss
             .
          
           
             I
             should
             add
             the
             positive
             duties
             ,
             here
             to
             be
             understood
             ,
             and
             referr'd
             to
             this
             matter
             ,
             the
             which
             are
             commended
             to
             us
             in
             Scripture
             ;
             such
             are
             ,
             diligence
             and
             industry
             in
             our
             calling
             ,
             whereby
             with
             God's
             blessing
             we
             may
             support
             our selves
             ,
             preventing
             the
             need
             ,
             and
             escaping
             the
             temptation
             of
             encroachment
             upon
             our
             neighbour's
             property
             ;
             (
             whereby
             we
             may
             ,
             as
             Saint
             Paul
             speaketh
             ,
             
             
               have
               need
               of
               nothing
            
             ,
             may
             
               eat
               our
               own
               bread
            
             ,
             
             may
             even
             have
             
               wherewith
               to
               impart
               to
               the
               needs
               of
               others
               )
            
             contentment
             in
             that
             estate
             ,
             
             wherein
             God
             hath
             placed
             us
             ,
             
             how
             mean
             soever
             ;
             
             
             trusting
             
             in
             God
             ,
             
             and
             relying
             upon
             his
             providence
             ;
             
             
               casting
               our
               burthen
               and
               care
               upon
               him
            
             ;
             who
             hath
             promised
             
               to
               sustain
               us
            
             ;
             
             who
             
               hath
               said
            
             ,
             that
             
               he
               will
               never
               leave
               ,
               or
               forsake
               us
            
             ;
             lastly
             ,
             charitable
             relief
             of
             our
             neighbour
             in
             his
             need
             ;
             for
             in
             such
             a
             case
             our
             neighbour
             hath
             a
             title
             to
             the
             goods
             we
             possess
             ;
             derived
             from
             the
             appointment
             and
             donation
             of
             God
             ,
             who
             is
             the
             absolute
             proprietor
             of
             all
             we
             have
             ,
             we
             being
             onely
             his
             stewards
             ,
             and
             dispensers
             thereof
             according
             to
             the
             rules
             he
             hath
             declared
             ;
             so
             that
             if
             we
             do
             not
             according
             to
             his
             order
             ,
             supply
             our
             poor
             neighbour
             ,
             we
             are
             in
             just
             estimation
             ,
             we
             shall
             in
             God's
             judgment
             appear
             to
             be
             thieves
             ,
             both
             in
             respect
             to
             God
             himself
             ,
             and
             to
             our
             neighbour
             ;
             for
             that
             we
             thereby
             detain
             from
             God
             what
             by
             original
             right
             is
             his
             ,
             and
             bereave
             our
             neighbour
             of
             what
             God
             hath
             bestowed
             on
             him
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             IX
             .
             Commandment
             .
          
           
             
               Thou
               shalt
               not
               bear
               false
               witness
               against
               thy
               neighbour
               .
            
          
           
             'T
             is
             in
             the
             
               Hebrew
               ,
               Thou
               shalt
               not
               answer
            
             (
             to
             wit
             being
             examined
             ,
             or
             adjured
             in
             judgment
             )
             
               against
               thy
               neighbour
               as
               a
               false
               witness
            
             ;
             so
             that
             primarily
             ,
             it
             seems
             ,
             bearing
             false
             testimony
             against
             our
             neighbour
             (
             especially
             in
             matters
             of
             capital
             ,
             or
             of
             high
             concernment
             to
             him
             )
             is
             prohibited
             :
             yet
             that
             not
             onely
             this
             great
             crime
             ,
             but
             that
             all
             injurious
             (
             even
             extrajudicial
             )
             prejudicing
             our
             neighbour's
             reputation
             ,
             and
             consequently
             of
             his
             safety
             ,
             or
             his
             welfare
             in
             any
             sort
             ,
             is
             forbidden
             ,
             we
             may
             collect
             from
             that
             explication
             of
             this
             Law
             ,
             or
             that
             parallel
             Law
             ,
             which
             we
             have
             in
             Leviticus
             :
             
             
               Thou
               shalt
               not
            
             (
             't
             is
             there
             said
             )
             
               go
               up
               and
               down
               as
               a
               talebearer
               
               among
               thy
               people
               ;
               neither
               shalt
               thou
               stand
               against
               the
               bloud
               of
               thy
               neighbour
               :
            
             
             as
             a
             talebearer
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             a
             merchant
             ,
             or
             trader
             in
             ill
             reports
             and
             stories
             concerning
             our
             neighbour
             ,
             to
             his
             prejudice
             ;
             defaming
             him
             ,
             or
             detracting
             from
             him
             ,
             or
             breeding
             in
             the
             minds
             of
             men
             an
             ill
             opinion
             of
             him
             ;
             which
             vile
             and
             mischievous
             practice
             is
             otherwhere
             under
             several
             names
             condemned
             and
             reproved
             ;
             such
             are
             muttering
             :
             
             
               (
               The
               words
               of
               a
               mutterer
               ,
            
             saith
             the
             Wise
             man
             ,
             
               are
               as
               wounds
               ,
               going
               into
               the
               innermost
               parts
               of
               the
               belly
               )
               :
            
             
             whispering
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             we
             have
             often
             in
             the
             Son
             of
             Sirach
             ,
             
             and
             in
             S.
             Paul
             mentioned
             with
             a
             bad
             character
             ,
             
             or
             with
             prohibition
             ,
             and
             reproof
             :
             supplanting
             ;
             
             (
             so
             in
             the
             good
             man's
             description
             ,
             Psal.
             15.
             't
             is
             said
             ,
             
               He
               supplants
               not
               with
               his
               tongue
               ,
            
             so
             the
             word
             signifies
             )
             detraction
             or
             backbiting
             (
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
             which
             is
             so
             often
             in
             the
             Apostolical
             Writings
             
             
             
             
             forbidden
             ,
             
             and
             reprehended
             ;
             slander
             ,
             
             or
             calumny
             ,
             
             and
             sycophantry
             ;
             that
             is
             ,
             oppressing
             ,
             abusing
             ,
             or
             any
             way
             harming
             men
             by
             false
             tales
             ,
             suggestions
             ,
             or
             pretences
             ;
             which
             sort
             of
             practices
             how
             base
             they
             are
             in
             themselves
             (
             nothing
             being
             more
             unworthy
             of
             an
             honest
             and
             ingenuous
             mind
             ,
             nothing
             more
             ugly
             to
             the
             judgment
             of
             them
             ,
             who
             have
             any
             sense
             of
             goodness
             )
             how
             contrary
             they
             are
             to
             justice
             ,
             which
             doth
             not
             permit
             us
             to
             wrong
             our
             neighbour
             ,
             as
             well
             in
             his
             credit
             and
             good
             name
             ,
             as
             in
             his
             other
             goods
             (
             for
             they
             perhaps
             may
             be
             as
             much
             valued
             by
             him
             ,
             may
             really
             be
             of
             as
             much
             consequence
             to
             him
             ,
             as
             any
             thing
             that
             he
             hath
             )
             which
             bindeth
             us
             to
             abstain
             from
             hurting
             him
             as
             well
             in
             word
             ,
             as
             in
             deed
             ;
             
             how
             opposite
             they
             are
             to
             charity
             ,
             
             which
             obligeth
             us
             to
             think
             the
             best
             of
             our
             neighbour
             ,
             and
             to
             endeavour
             that
             others
             also
             may
             do
             so
             ;
             to
             conceal
             his
             real
             
             faults
             and
             blemishes
             ;
             much
             more
             not
             to
             devise
             ,
             and
             affix
             false
             ones
             to
             him
             ;
             not
             to
             gather
             and
             disperse
             ill
             reports
             to
             his
             prejudice
             ;
             of
             how
             mischievous
             consequence
             also
             they
             are
             ,
             breeding
             ill
             will
             ,
             and
             sowing
             strife
             in
             all
             Societies
             both
             publick
             ,
             and
             private
             (
             even
             
               separating
               chief
               friends
            
             ,
             
             as
             the
             
               Wise
               man
            
             telleth
             us
             )
             common
             sense
             ,
             and
             experience
             do
             shew
             :
             they
             consequently
             must
             be
             very
             odious
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             God
             ,
             who
             loveth
             the
             peace
             and
             welfare
             of
             men
             ;
             and
             very
             offensive
             to
             men
             ,
             who
             do
             the
             mischiefs
             springing
             from
             them
             .
          
           
             To
             this
             Law
             may
             be
             reduced
             our
             obligations
             to
             be
             candid
             in
             our
             opinions
             ,
             and
             discourses
             concerning
             others
             (
             according
             to
             Saint
             
             Paul's
             excellent
             description
             of
             charity
             :
             )
             
             to
             forbear
             all
             rash
             and
             harsh
             censure
             ,
             as
             you
             know
             our
             Saviour
             in
             his
             most
             divine
             Sermon
             on
             the
             Mount
             chargeth
             us
             ;
             to
             be
             
             veracious
             ,
             sincere
             and
             faithfull
             in
             all
             our
             conversation
             ;
             which
             duties
             are
             so
             often
             taught
             and
             pressed
             in
             both
             Testaments
             :
             
             
               Ye
               shall
               not
            
             (
             saith
             the
             
               Law
               )
               steal
               ,
               nor
               deal
               falsely
               ,
               nor
               lye
               one
               to
               another
            
             ;
             and
             ,
             
               To
               walk
               uprightly
            
             ,
             
             
               and
               work
               righteousness
               ,
               and
               speak
               the
               truth
               from
               his
               heart
               ,
            
             are
             the
             first
             lineaments
             in
             the
             good
             man's
             character
             drawn
             by
             the
             Psalmist
             :
             and
             ,
             
               These
               are
               the
               things
               ye
               shall
               do
            
             (
             saith
             God
             in
             the
             
               Prophet
               )
               speak
               ye
               every
               man
               the
               truth
               to
               his
               neighbour
            
             ;
             
             
               execute
               the
               judgment
               of
               truth
               ,
               and
               peace
               in
               your
               gates
               :
            
             And
             in
             the
             New
             Testament
             ,
             
             
               To
               lay
               aside
               lying
            
             ,
             
             
               to
               speak
               the
               truth
               every
               man
               with
               his
               neighbour
            
             ;
             
             to
             
               lay
               aside
               all
               malice
               ,
               all
               guile
               ,
               all
               hypocrisies
               ,
               envyings
               and
               backbitings
            
             are
             Apostolical
             commands
             .
          
        
         
           
           
             X.
             Commandment
             .
          
           
             
               Thou
               shalt
               not
               covet
               thy
               neighbour's
               house
               ;
               thou
               shalt
               not
               covet
               thy
               neighbour's
               wife
               ;
               nor
               his
               man-servant
               ,
               nor
               his
               maid-servant
               ,
               nor
               his
               oxe
               ,
               nor
               his
               ass
               ,
               nor
               any
               thing
               that
               is
               thy
               neighbour's
               .
            
          
           
             This
             Law
             is
             comprehensive
             ,
             and
             recapitulatory
             (
             as
             it
             were
             )
             of
             the
             rest
             concerning
             our
             neighbour
             ,
             prescribing
             universal
             justice
             toward
             him
             (
             whence
             S.
             Mark
             it
             seems
             meaneth
             to
             render
             it
             in
             one
             word
             ,
             
             by
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
               deprive
               not
            
             ,
             or
             bereave
             not
             your
             neighbour
             of
             any
             thing
             )
             and
             this
             not
             onely
             in
             outward
             deed
             ,
             and
             dealing
             ,
             but
             in
             inward
             thought
             ,
             and
             desire
             ,
             the
             spring
             ,
             whence
             
             they
             do
             issue
             forth
             (
             for
             ,
             
             
               from
               the
               heart
            
             ,
             as
             our
             Saviour
             teacheth
             ,
             
               do
               proceed
               evil
               thoughts
               ,
               murthers
               ,
               adulteries
               ,
               fornications
               ,
               thefts
               ,
               false
               witness
               ,
               blasphemies
               )
            
             we
             are
             obliged
             to
             be
             so
             far
             from
             depriving
             our
             neighbour
             of
             any
             good
             thing
             belonging
             to
             him
             ;
             that
             we
             are
             not
             so
             much
             as
             to
             wish
             ,
             or
             desire
             it
             ;
             not
             onely
             to
             abstain
             from
             injurious
             action
             ,
             but
             to
             repress
             covetous
             inclinations
             :
             wherein
             is
             also
             implyed
             ,
             that
             we
             should
             have
             a
             delight
             and
             complacence
             in
             our
             neighbour's
             good
             ;
             not
             envying
             him
             any
             enjoyment
             ;
             being
             in
             our
             minds
             content
             with
             the
             portion
             God
             pleaseth
             to
             vouchsafe
             us
             ;
             and
             entirely
             trusting
             in
             him
             ,
             that
             he
             will
             supply
             us
             with
             what
             is
             needfull
             or
             befitting
             to
             us
             ,
             without
             the
             damage
             of
             our
             neighbour
             .
             
             Thus
             
               God's
               Law
               is
            
             as
             Saint
             Paul
             observed
             )
             spiritual
             ;
             not
             onely
             restraining
             exteriour
             acts
             ,
             but
             regulating
             our
             inmost
             thoughts
             ,
             
             quelling
             all
             inordinate
             appetites
             and
             affections
             of
             heart
             within
             us
             ;
             the
             which
             may
             be
             extended
             so
             as
             to
             respect
             not
             onely
             matters
             of
             justice
             toward
             our
             neighbour
             ,
             but
             all
             objects
             whatever
             of
             our
             practice
             ;
             so
             as
             to
             import
             that
             ,
             which
             in
             the
             Christian
             Law
             is
             so
             frequently
             injoined
             us
             ,
             as
             the
             life
             of
             our
             Religion
             ,
             
             
               circumcising
               our
               hearts
            
             ,
             
             
               crucifying
               the
               flesh
               with
               its
               passions
               and
               desires
               ,
            
             
             
               mortifying
               our
               earthly
               members
            
             ,
             
             
               putting
               to
               death
               by
               the
               spirit
               the
               deeds
               of
               the
               body
               ,
            
             
             
               putting
               off
               the
               old
               man
            
             ,
             
             
               which
               is
               corrupted
               according
               to
               deceitfull
               lusts
               :
            
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
             thou
             shalt
             not
             unlawfully
             or
             irregularly
             desire
             doth
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             spiritual
             intent
             ,
             import
             all
             this
             .
          
           
             I
             have
             done
             ;
             and
             shall
             onely
             add
             ,
             that
             the
             sum
             and
             end
             of
             these
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             good
             Laws
             ,
             of
             all
             Religion
             ,
             and
             all
             our
             Duty
             
             is
             (
             as
             we
             often
             are
             taught
             in
             the
             New
             Testament
             )
             comprized
             in
             those
             two
             Rules
             ,
             
             of
             
               Loving
               God
               with
               all
               our
               heart
               ,
            
             and
             ,
             
               Loving
               our
               neighbour
               as
               our selves
            
             ;
             seriously
             and
             honestly
             attending
             unto
             which
             we
             can
             hardly
             fail
             of
             knowing
             what
             in
             any
             case
             our
             duty
             is
             ;
             It
             remains
             that
             we
             employ
             our
             best
             care
             and
             endeavour
             on
             the
             conscientious
             practice
             thereof
             ;
             imploring
             therewith
             the
             assistance
             of
             God's
             grace
             ,
             and
             that
             good
             Spirit
             ,
             which
             God
             hath
             most
             graciously
             promised
             to
             those
             ,
             who
             duly
             ask
             it
             ,
             by
             which
             alone
             we
             can
             be
             enabled
             to
             keep
             God's
             Commandments
             :
             To
             him
             be
             all
             glory
             and
             praise
             .
             Amen
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
           THE
           DOCTRINE
           OF
           THE
           Sacraments
           .
        
      
       
         
         
         
           THE
           DOCTRINE
           OF
           The
           Sacraments
           .
        
         
           IT
           is
           a
           peculiar
           excellency
           of
           our
           Religion
           ,
           
           that
           it
           doth
           not
           much
           employ
           mens
           care
           ,
           pains
           ,
           and
           time
           ,
           about
           matters
           of
           ceremonial
           observance
           ;
           but
           doth
           chiefly
           (
           and
           in
           a
           manner
           wholly
           )
           exercise
           them
           in
           works
           of
           substantial
           duty
           ,
           agreeable
           to
           reason
           ,
           perfective
           of
           man's
           nature
           ,
           productive
           of
           true
           glory
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           solid
           benefit
           to
           men
           .
           It
           s
           design
           is
           not
           to
           amuse
           our
           fancies
           with
           empty
           shews
           ,
           nor
           to
           take
           up
           our
           endeavours
           
           in
           fruitless
           performances
           ,
           but
           to
           render
           us
           truly
           good
           ,
           and
           like
           unto
           God
           ;
           first
           in
           interior
           disposition
           of
           mind
           ,
           then
           in
           exterior
           practice
           ;
           full
           of
           hearty
           love
           and
           reverence
           to
           God
           ,
           of
           tender
           charity
           and
           good
           will
           toward
           men
           ,
           of
           moderation
           and
           purity
           in
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           these
           things
           ;
           of
           all
           true
           piety
           and
           vertue
           ;
           whereby
           we
           may
           become
           qualified
           for
           that
           life
           of
           bliss
           which
           it
           tendereth
           and
           promiseth
           ;
           for
           conversation
           in
           that
           holy
           Society
           above
           ,
           to
           which
           it
           designeth
           and
           calleth
           us
           .
           Yet
           because
           Fancy
           is
           naturally
           a
           medium
           ,
           and
           an
           effectual
           instrument
           of
           action
           ;
           and
           because
           sensible
           objects
           are
           apt
           strongly
           to
           affect
           our
           minds
           ;
           
           it
           hath
           pleased
           the
           divine
           Wisdom
           to
           apply
           them
           ,
           in
           fit
           measure
           ,
           and
           to
           sanctify
           them
           to
           those
           good
           purposes
           ,
           by
           appointing
           some
           few
           solemn
           and
           significant
           Rites
           to
           be
           observed
           
           by
           us
           ,
           being
           in
           their
           own
           nature
           proper
           and
           useful
           ,
           and
           by
           God
           designed
           to
           declare
           his
           mind
           ,
           and
           gracious
           intents
           to
           us
           ;
           to
           consign
           and
           convey
           his
           Grace
           into
           our
           Souls
           ,
           to
           confirm
           our
           Faith
           in
           him
           ,
           to
           raise
           our
           devotion
           toward
           him
           ,
           to
           quicken
           our
           resolutions
           of
           obeying
           his
           Will
           ;
           to
           enable
           and
           excite
           us
           to
           the
           practice
           of
           those
           great
           Duties
           which
           he
           requireth
           of
           us
           :
           *
           
             Our
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
          
           ,
           saith
           S.
           
             Austin
             ,
             hath
             subjected
             us
             to
             his
             gentle
             yoke
             ,
             and
             light
             burthen
             ;
             whence
             with
             Sacraments
             most
             few
             in
             number
             ,
             most
             easy
             for
             observance
             ,
             most
             excellent
             in
             signification
             he
             bound
             together
             the
             society
             of
             new
             people
             .
          
           And
           ,
           
             The
             mercy
             of
             God
          
           (
           saith
           he
           again
           )
           
             would
             have
             Religion
             free
             ,
             by
             the
             celebration
             of
             a
             most
             few
             ,
             and
             most
             clear
             Sacraments
             .
          
        
         
         
           Of
           these
           there
           appear
           two
           (
           and
           S.
           Austin
           in
           the
           place
           cited
           could
           instance
           in
           no
           more
           )
           of
           general
           and
           principal
           use
           ,
           instituted
           by
           our
           Lord
           hismelf
           ;
           which
           ,
           because
           they
           represent
           to
           us
           somewhat
           not
           subject
           to
           sense
           ,
           and
           have
           a
           secret
           influence
           upon
           us
           ;
           because
           what
           is
           intended
           by
           them
           ,
           is
           not
           immediately
           discernible
           by
           what
           is
           done
           ,
           without
           some
           explication
           ,
           (
           their
           significancy
           being
           not
           wholly
           grounded
           in
           the
           nature
           ,
           but
           depending
           upon
           arbitrary
           institution
           ,
           as
           that
           of
           words
           ,
           which
           is
           of
           kin
           to
           them
           ;
           whence
           S.
           Austin
           calls
           a
           Sacrament
           ,
           
             Verbum
             visibile
          
           )
           have
           usually
           been
           called
           Mysteries
           ,
           (
           that
           is
           ,
           actions
           of
           a
           close
           and
           occult
           importance
           ,
           of
           deeper
           meaning
           and
           design
           ,
           than
           is
           obvious
           to
           ordinary
           perception
           )
           and
           thence
           are
           also
           called
           Sacraments
           ,
           for
           no
           other
           reason
           ,
           I
           conceive
           ,
           then
           because
           the
           ancientest
           
           translators
           of
           the
           Bible
           into
           Latin
           ,
           did
           usually
           render
           the
           word
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           by
           the
           word
           Sacramentum
           ;
           whence
           every
           thing
           containing
           under
           it
           somewhat
           of
           abstruse
           meaning
           ,
           is
           by
           ancient
           Writers
           termed
           a
           Sacrament
           .
           (
           So
           Tertullian
           calls
           all
           Christianity
           the
           Sacrament
           of
           Christian
           Religion
           ;
           and
           *
           
           Elisha's
           Ax
           he
           calls
           the
           Sacrament
           of
           Wood
           ;
           and
           S.
           Austin
           speaks
           of
           the
           Sacrament
           of
           Bread
           ,
           of
           Fish
           ,
           of
           Numbers
           ,
           of
           the
           Rock
           ,
           &c.
           
           In
           short
           ,
           he
           says
           of
           all
           Signs
           ,
           That
           
             when
             they
             belong
             to
             divine
             things
             ,
             they
             are
             called
             Sacraments
          
           †
           ;
           which
           shews
           to
           how
           small
           purpose
           the
           disputes
           are
           ,
           yea
           on
           what
           small
           grounds
           the
           decrees
           are
           ,
           concerning
           the
           number
           ,
           general
           nature
           ,
           and
           efficacy
           of
           Sacraments
           ;
           for
           where
           a
           name
           or
           form
           of
           a
           Sacrament
           is
           of
           so
           large
           ,
           ambiguous
           ,
           and
           indeterminate
           signification
           ,
           there
           can
           be
           nothing
           but
           
           confusion
           in
           the
           disputes
           about
           it
           )
           But
           those
           which
           chiefly
           at
           least
           ,
           and
           in
           way
           of
           eminency
           have
           obtained
           this
           name
           ,
           are
           those
           two
           instituted
           by
           our
           Lord
           ,
           Baptism
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Lord's
             Supper
          
           ;
           of
           which
           I
           shall
           in
           order
           discourse
           ;
           and
           so
           of
           each
           ,
           as
           very
           briefly
           to
           consider
           the
           occasion
           of
           their
           institution
           ,
           the
           actions
           injoined
           in
           them
           ;
           
           the
           nature
           of
           them
           ,
           or
           wherein
           their
           mystery
           doth
           consist
           ,
           the
           ends
           for
           which
           they
           were
           intended
           ,
           and
           the
           effects
           they
           produce
           ;
           together
           with
           the
           dispositions
           and
           duties
           (
           antecedent
           ,
           concomitant
           ,
           and
           consequent
           )
           required
           of
           us
           in
           the
           use
           and
           practice
           of
           them
           .
           And
           first
           ,
        
         
           
           
             Of
             Baptism
             .
             
             
          
           
             THere
             were
             ,
             (
             as
             the
             Apostle
             to
             the
             Hebrews
             telleth
             us
             )
             in
             sacred
             use
             among
             the
             Jews
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
             
               several
               kinds
               of
               Baptisms
            
             .
             
             The
             learned
             in
             their
             Laws
             and
             Customs
             teach
             ,
             that
             they
             never
             did
             receive
             any
             person
             into
             their
             Covenant
             ,
             whether
             that
             which
             was
             more
             strict
             (
             to
             which
             natural
             Jews
             ,
             and
             
               Proselytes
               of
               Righteousness
            
             were
             tyed
             )
             or
             that
             which
             was
             more
             lax
             ,
             with
             which
             Strangers
             and
             Proselytes
             of
             the
             gate
             did
             comply
             ,
             without
             a
             Baptism
             .
             And
             that
             Priests
             and
             Levites
             entring
             into
             their
             Office
             ,
             
             were
             to
             be
             sanctifyed
             by
             washing
             with
             water
             ,
             
             we
             see
             plainly
             prescribed
             in
             their
             Law
             ;
             likewise
             that
             all
             persons
             ,
             who
             had
             contracted
             any
             kind
             of
             
             defilement
             ,
             
             were
             purified
             by
             the
             like
             Ceremony
             ,
             particularly
             Children
             new-born
             ,
             
             is
             expressed
             there
             .
             
             Moreover
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             in
             use
             for
             Persons
             ,
             who
             were
             conscious
             to
             themselves
             of
             having
             trangressed
             God's
             Law
             ,
             being
             in
             God's
             Name
             invited
             by
             some
             person
             of
             eminent
             authority
             (
             a
             Prophet
             ,
             
             or
             like
             a
             Prophet
             ,
             one
             commissionated
             by
             God
             )
             unto
             repentance
             ,
             and
             amendment
             of
             life
             ,
             to
             be
             washed
             by
             him
             ,
             in
             testimony
             of
             their
             stedfast
             purpose
             to
             amend
             ;
             and
             in
             hope
             to
             obtain
             pardon
             from
             God
             of
             their
             past
             offences
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             reinstated
             in
             his
             favour
             ,
             appears
             probable
             by
             S.
             John
             the
             Baptist
             his
             undertaking
             ,
             and
             the
             success
             thereof
             .
             For
             if
             the
             manner
             of
             his
             proceeding
             had
             been
             altogether
             unusual
             ,
             and
             unknown
             ,
             so
             many
             it
             seems
             would
             not
             so
             readily
             (
             without
             any
             stir
             or
             obstacle
             )
             have
             complyed
             therewith
             ;
             especially
             
             among
             the
             Scribes
             and
             Pharisees
             ,
             those
             zealous
             adherents
             to
             traditionary
             practice
             ,
             who
             to
             maintain
             their
             credit
             and
             interest
             with
             the
             people
             ,
             were
             so
             averse
             from
             all
             appearance
             of
             novelty
             .
             This
             practice
             then
             of
             washing
             in
             so
             many
             cases
             ,
             and
             to
             so
             many
             purposes
             customary
             among
             God's
             people
             ,
             to
             signify
             mens
             entring
             into
             a
             new
             state
             or
             course
             of
             life
             ,
             being
             withal
             most
             apt
             and
             proper
             for
             his
             design
             ,
             our
             
               Blessed
               Saviour
            
             ,
             who
             never
             favoured
             needless
             innovations
             ,
             was
             pleased
             to
             assume
             and
             impose
             upon
             the
             Disciples
             and
             followers
             of
             his
             Religion
             ,
             accommodating
             it
             to
             those
             holy
             purposes
             ,
             which
             we
             shall
             now
             endeavour
             to
             declare
             .
          
           
             What
             the
             action
             it self
             enjoined
             is
             ,
             
             what
             the
             manner
             and
             form
             thereof
             ,
             
             is
             apparent
             by
             the
             words
             of
             our
             Lord's
             institution
             ;
             
               Going
               forth
               therefore
            
             ,
             (
             saith
             he
             )
             
             teach
             
               (
               or
            
             disciple
             )
             all
             Nations
             ,
             baptizing
             them
             in
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Father
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Son
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             ,
             teaching
             them
             to
             observe
             all
             things
             which
             I
             have
             commanded
             you
             .
          
           
             The
             Action
             is
             baptizing
             ,
             or
             immersing
             in
             water
             ;
             the
             Object
             thereof
             ,
             those
             Persons
             of
             any
             Nation
             ,
             whom
             his
             Ministers
             can
             by
             their
             instruction
             and
             perswasion
             render
             Disciples
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             such
             as
             do
             sincerely
             believe
             the
             truth
             of
             his
             Doctrine
             ,
             and
             seriously
             resolve
             to
             obey
             his
             Commandments
             .
             It
             is
             performed
             
               in
               the
               Name
            
             ;
             that
             is
             ,
             it
             is
             ministred
             by
             the
             authority
             ,
             and
             bears
             special
             relation
             unto
             the
             Persons
             of
             the
             Blessed
             Trinity
             ,
             as
             the
             chief
             Objects
             of
             the
             Faith
             professed
             ,
             and
             the
             sole
             Objects
             of
             the
             obedience
             undertaken
             therein
             ;
             as
             exhibiting
             gracious
             favours
             unto
             the
             person
             baptized
             ,
             and
             as
             receiving
             special
             obligations
             from
             him
             .
          
           
           
             Such
             is
             the
             Action
             it self
             declared
             to
             be
             ;
             the
             mystery
             thereof
             consists
             in
             its
             being
             a
             notable
             sign
             to
             represent
             ,
             and
             an
             authentick
             Seal
             to
             ratify
             the
             collation
             then
             made
             of
             certain
             great
             benefits
             to
             us
             ;
             and
             our
             undertaking
             correspondent
             duties
             toward
             God.
             
          
           
             The
             Benefits
             which
             God
             then
             signifies
             ,
             and
             (
             upon
             due
             terms
             )
             engageth
             to
             confer
             on
             us
             ,
             are
             these
             :
          
           
             1.
             
             The
             purgation
             or
             absolution
             of
             us
             from
             the
             guilt
             of
             past
             offences
             ,
             by
             a
             free
             and
             full
             remission
             of
             them
             ,
             (
             the
             which
             washing
             by
             Water
             ,
             cleansing
             from
             all
             stains
             ,
             doth
             most
             appositely
             represent
             )
             and
             consequently
             God's
             being
             reconciled
             unto
             us
             ,
             his
             receiving
             us
             into
             a
             state
             of
             grace
             and
             favour
             ,
             his
             freely
             justifying
             us
             ,
             (
             that
             is
             ,
             looking
             upon
             us
             ,
             or
             treating
             us
             as
             just
             and
             innocent
             Persons
             ,
             although
             
             before
             we
             stood
             guilty
             of
             heinous
             sins
             ,
             and
             thereupon
             lyable
             to
             grievous
             punishments
             )
             that
             these
             benefits
             are
             conferred
             in
             Baptism
             ,
             many
             places
             of
             Scripture
             plainly
             shew
             ;
             [
             and
             the
             Primitive
             Church
             ,
             with
             most
             firm
             and
             unanimous
             consent
             ,
             did
             believe
             *
             .
             ]
             And
             now
             (
             said
             Ananias
             to
             S.
             
               Paul
               )
               Why
               dost
               thou
               tarry
               ?
            
             
             
               Arise
               and
               be
               baptized
               ,
               and
               wash
               away
               thy
               sins
               .
            
             
             And
             ,
             Repent
             (
             saith
             S.
             Peter
             ,
             preaching
             to
             the
             
               Jews
               )
               and
               let
               every
               one
               of
               you
               be
               baptized
               for
               the
               remission
               of
               sins
               .
            
             And
             ,
             
             Christ
             (
             saith
             S.
             Paul
             again
             to
             the
             
               Ephesians
               )
               loved
               his
               Church
               ,
               and
               delivered
               himself
               for
               it
               ,
               that
               he
               might
               sanctify
               it
               ,
               purging
               it
               by
               the
               washing
               of
               water
               ,
            
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             (
             that
             is
             ,
             he
             effectually
             in
             Baptism
             consigned
             to
             the
             members
             of
             his
             Church
             ,
             that
             mercy
             and
             remission
             of
             sins
             ,
             which
             he
             purchased
             and
             merited
             by
             his
             passion
             )
             .
             And
             again
             ,
             
             Such
             (
             saith
             he
             to
             the
             
             
               Corinthians
               )
               were
               some
               of
               you
               ,
            
             (
             that
             is
             ,
             ye
             were
             persons
             guilty
             of
             heinous
             sins
             )
             
               but
               ye
               have
               been
               washed
               ,
               ye
               have
               been
               sanctifyed
               ,
               ye
               have
               been
               justified
               in
               the
               name
               of
               our
               Lord
               ,
               and
               by
               the
               spirit
               of
               our
               God
            
             ;
             where
             ,
             having
             been
             washed
             in
             Christ's
             name
             ,
             doth
             (
             in
             congruity
             with
             what
             is
             said
             in
             other
             places
             )
             denote
             Baptism
             in
             his
             name
             ;
             being
             sanctified
             and
             justified
             ,
             do
             express
             the
             first
             benefits
             accompanying
             that
             Baptism
             .
             And
             indeed
             ,
             where-ever
             a
             general
             remission
             of
             sins
             ,
             or
             a
             full
             sanctification
             ,
             or
             consecration
             ,
             and
             justification
             ,
             or
             consecration
             ,
             and
             justification
             of
             mens
             persons
             in
             God's
             sight
             ,
             are
             mentioned
             ;
             that
             remission
             of
             sins
             ,
             that
             separation
             ,
             or
             dedication
             unto
             God's
             Service
             ,
             that
             reception
             into
             Grace
             ,
             which
             are
             consigned
             in
             Baptism
             ,
             are
             (
             I
             conceive
             )
             understood
             ;
             there
             being
             no
             other
             season
             or
             occasion
             ,
             wherein
             ordinarily
             and
             visibly
             God
             doth
             
             exhibit
             those
             Benefits
             .
          
           
             It
             may
             be
             demanded
             ,
             
             How
             Children
             ,
             by
             reason
             
               of
               their
               innocent
               age
            
             ,
             are
             capable
             of
             these
             Benefits
             ;
             how
             they
             can
             be
             pardoned
             ,
             who
             never
             had
             offended
             ,
             how
             they
             can
             be
             justified
             ,
             who
             never
             were
             capable
             of
             being
             unjust
             ?
             I
             briefly
             answer
             ,
             That
             because
             they
             come
             from
             that
             race
             ,
             which
             by
             sin
             had
             forfeited
             God's
             favour
             ,
             and
             had
             alienated
             it self
             from
             him
             ;
             because
             also
             they
             have
             in
             them
             those
             seeds
             of
             pravity
             from
             which
             afterward
             certainly
             ,
             life
             continuing
             ,
             (
             without
             God's
             restraining
             Grace
             )
             will
             sprout
             forth
             innumerable
             evil
             actions
             ;
             
             therefore
             that
             God
             overlooking
             all
             the
             defects
             of
             their
             nature
             ,
             both
             relative
             ,
             and
             absolute
             ,
             or
             personal
             ,
             doth
             assume
             them
             into
             his
             special
             favour
             ,
             is
             no
             small
             benefit
             to
             them
             ,
             answerable
             to
             the
             remission
             of
             actual
             sin
             ,
             and
             restitution
             from
             the
             state
             consequent
             
             thereon
             in
             others
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             In
             Baptism
             ,
             the
             Gift
             of
             God's
             Holy
             Spirit
             is
             conferred
             ,
             qualifying
             us
             for
             the
             state
             into
             which
             we
             then
             come
             ,
             and
             enabling
             us
             to
             perform
             the
             duties
             we
             then
             undertake
             ,
             which
             otherwise
             we
             should
             be
             unable
             to
             perform
             ;
             for
             purification
             of
             our
             hearts
             from
             vitious
             inclinations
             ,
             and
             desires
             ;
             for
             begetting
             holy
             dispositions
             ,
             and
             affections
             in
             our
             Souls
             ;
             for
             to
             guide
             and
             instruct
             us
             ,
             to
             sustain
             and
             strengthen
             us
             ,
             to
             encourage
             and
             comfort
             us
             in
             all
             the
             course
             of
             Christian
             piety
             :
             The
             which
             effects
             are
             well
             also
             figured
             by
             water
             ,
             which
             purifieth
             things
             both
             from
             inherent
             and
             adherent
             filth
             .
             That
             this
             benefit
             is
             annexed
             to
             Baptism
             ,
             the
             Scripture
             also
             teacheth
             us
             :
             
             
               Be
               baptized
            
             (
             saith
             S.
             
               Peter
               )
               in
               the
               Name
               of
               Christ
               to
               the
               remission
               of
               sins
               ,
               and
               ye
               shall
               receive
               the
               gift
               of
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
               :
            
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
             We
             
               being
               baptized
               in
               one
               body
               ,
               are
               made
               to
               drink
               of
               one
               spirit
               ,
            
             saith
             S.
             Paul
             :
             And
             with
             the
             *
             
               Laver
               of
               Regeneration
            
             ,
             S.
             Paul
             again
             joineth
             the
             
               renovation
               of
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
            
             :
             And
             it
             is
             represented
             as
             an
             advantage
             of
             our
             
             Saviour's
             Baptism
             above
             that
             of
             John
             ,
             that
             our
             Lord
             not
             only
             baptized
             
               with
               water
               to
               repentance
            
             ,
             
             
               but
               with
               the
               Holy
               Ghost
               ,
               and
               Fire
               .
            
          
           
             Some
             preventing
             operations
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             (
             whereby
             God
             freely
             draweth
             Men
             to
             Christianity
             ,
             persuading
             their
             minds
             to
             assent
             thereto
             ,
             inspiring
             their
             hearts
             with
             resolutions
             to
             comply
             with
             it
             )
             do
             precede
             Baptism
             ;
             but
             a
             more
             full
             communication
             thereof
             (
             due
             by
             compact
             ,
             assured
             by
             promise
             )
             for
             the
             confirming
             ,
             and
             maintaining
             us
             in
             the
             firm
             belief
             ,
             and
             constant
             practice
             of
             Christianity
             ,
             is
             consequent
             thereon
             ;
             
             
               After
               ye
               had
               believed
               ,
               
               ye
               were
               sealed
               by
               the
               Holy
               Spirit
               of
               promise
               ,
            
             saith
             S.
             Paul
             :
             To
             signify
             which
             benefit
             then
             conferr'd
             ,
             the
             ancient
             Christians
             did
             to
             Baptism
             annex
             the
             Chrism
             ,
             or
             holy
             Unction
             ,
             signifying
             the
             collation
             of
             that
             healing
             and
             chearing
             Spirit
             to
             the
             baptized
             person
             ;
             that
             which
             S.
             Paul
             may
             seem
             to
             respect
             ,
             when
             he
             saith
             ,
             
               He
               that
               establisheth
            
             (
             or
             confirmeth
             )
             
               us
               with
               you
               into
               Christ
            
             ,
             
             
               and
               who
               hath
               anointed
               us
               ,
               is
               God
               ;
               who
               also
               hath
               sealed
               us
               ,
               and
               hath
               given
               us
               the
               earnest
               of
               the
               Spirit
               in
               our
               hearts
               .
            
          
           
             3.
             
             With
             those
             gifts
             is
             connected
             the
             benefit
             of
             Regeneration
             ,
             implying
             our
             entrance
             into
             a
             new
             state
             and
             course
             of
             life
             ;
             being
             endowed
             with
             new
             faculties
             ,
             dispositions
             ,
             and
             capacities
             of
             Souls
             ,
             becoming
             new
             Creatures
             ,
             and
             new
             Men
             ,
             
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             
               renewed
               after
               the
               likeness
               of
               God
               in
               righteousness
               and
               true
               holiness
               ,
            
             
             
             
             our
             being
             sanctified
             in
             our
             hearts
             and
             lives
             ;
             being
             mortified
             to
             fleshly
             lusts
             ,
             and
             worldly
             affections
             ;
             being
             quickned
             to
             a
             spiritual
             life
             ,
             and
             heavenly
             conversation
             :
             in
             short
             ,
             becoming
             in
             relation
             and
             in
             disposition
             of
             mind
             ,
             the
             children
             of
             God.
             This
             the
             matter
             ,
             and
             the
             action
             of
             Baptism
             doth
             set
             out
             ;
             for
             as
             children
             new
             born
             ,
             (
             for
             cleansing
             them
             from
             impurities
             adherent
             from
             the
             Womb
             )
             both
             among
             the
             Jews
             and
             other
             people
             ,
             
             were
             wont
             to
             be
             washed
             ;
             
             so
             are
             we
             in
             Baptism
             ,
             signifying
             our
             purification
             from
             natural
             and
             worldly
             defilements
             :
             The
             mersion
             also
             in
             Water
             ,
             and
             the
             emersion
             thence
             ,
             doth
             figure
             our
             death
             to
             the
             former
             ,
             and
             receiving
             to
             a
             new
             life
             .
             Whence
             Baptism
             is
             by
             S.
             Paul
             called
             
               the
               laver
               of
               Regeneration
            
             ;
             
             and
             our
             Lord
             saith
             ,
             
             that
             ,
             
               If
               a
               man
               be
               not
               born
               again
               of
               Water
               and
               the
               Spirit
               ,
               he
               cannot
               enter
               into
               
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               God
            
             ;
             that
             is
             ,
             every
             one
             becoming
             a
             Christian
             ,
             is
             by
             Baptism
             regenerated
             ,
             or
             put
             into
             a
             new
             state
             of
             Life
             ,
             getteth
             new
             dispositions
             of
             Soul
             ,
             and
             new
             relations
             to
             God.
             
             
               Ye
               are
               all
            
             (
             saith
             S.
             
               Paul
               )
               the
               children
               of
               God
               by
               faith
               in
               Christ
               Jesus
            
             ;
             that
             is
             ,
             by
             embracing
             his
             Doctrine
             ,
             and
             submitting
             to
             his
             Law
             professedly
             in
             Baptism
             .
             
             And
             ,
             
             We
             (
             saith
             S.
             Paul
             again
             )
             
               are
               buried
               with
               Christ
               through
               Baptism
               unto
               death
               ;
               that
               as
               Christ
               was
               raised
               from
               the
               dead
               by
               the
               glory
               of
               the
               Father
               ,
               so
               also
               we
               should
               walk
               in
               newness
               of
               life
               .
            
          
           
             4.
             
             With
             these
             Benefits
             is
             conjoined
             that
             of
             being
             inserted
             into
             God's
             Church
             ,
             his
             family
             ,
             the
             number
             of
             his
             chosen
             people
             ,
             the
             mystical
             body
             of
             Christ
             ,
             whereby
             we
             become
             entitled
             to
             the
             privileges
             and
             immunities
             of
             that
             heavenly
             Corporation
             .
             
             We
             (
             saith
             S.
             
               Paul
               )
               have
               been
               all
               baptized
               
               in
               one
               spirit
               into
               one
               body
               ,
            
             the
             mystical
             body
             of
             Christ
             :
             And
             ,
             
             
               so
               many
               of
               you
            
             (
             saith
             he
             again
             )
             
               as
               have
               been
               baptized
               into
               Christ
               ,
            
             (
             into
             Christ
             mystical
             ,
             or
             the
             Church
             )
             
               have
               put
               on
               Christ
               ,
               and
               ye
               are
            
             (
             adds
             he
             )
             
               all
               one
               in
               Christ
               Jesus
            
             .
             As
             Proselytes
             among
             the
             Jews
             by
             Baptism
             were
             admitted
             unto
             the
             Communion
             ,
             and
             privileges
             of
             the
             Jewish
             ;
             so
             thereby
             are
             we
             received
             into
             the
             like
             Communion
             and
             privileges
             of
             the
             Christian
             ,
             far
             more
             excellent
             ,
             Society
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             In
             consequence
             of
             these
             things
             ,
             there
             is
             with
             Baptism
             conferred
             a
             capacity
             of
             ,
             a
             title
             unto
             ,
             an
             assurance
             (
             under
             condition
             of
             persevering
             in
             faith
             and
             obedience
             to
             our
             Lord
             )
             of
             eternal
             life
             and
             salvation
             .
             We
             are
             therein
             ,
             in
             S.
             
             Peter's
             words
             ,
             
               regenerated
               unto
               a
               lively
               hope
               of
               an
               incorruptible
               inheritance
               ,
            
             
             by
             that
             
               resurrection
               of
               Christ
            
             ,
             which
             is
             
             represented
             to
             us
             in
             this
             action
             ;
             and
             so
             therein
             applied
             ,
             as
             to
             beget
             in
             us
             a
             title
             and
             a
             hope
             to
             rise
             again
             in
             like
             manner
             to
             a
             blissful
             life
             ;
             whence
             we
             are
             said
             therein
             to
             rise
             with
             him
             :
             
             Being
             ,
             saith
             S.
             
               Paul
               ,
               buried
               with
               him
               in
               Baptism
               ,
               wherein
               also
               we
               were
               raised
               again
               :
            
             whence
             by
             the
             two
             great
             Apostles
             ,
             Baptism
             is
             said
             to
             save
             us
             :
             Baptism
             (
             saith
             S.
             
               Peter
               )
               the
               antitype
               of
               the
            
             delivery
             in
             the
             flood
             ,
             
             
               doth
               save
               us
            
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             admitteth
             us
             into
             the
             Ark
             ,
             putteth
             us
             into
             the
             sure
             way
             of
             Salvation
             ;
             
             and
             ,
             God
             (
             saith
             S.
             
               Paul
               )
               according
               to
               his
               mercy
               saved
               us
               ,
               by
               the
               laver
               of
               regeneration
            
             ;
             
             and
             ,
             
               He
               that
               shall
               believe
               ,
               and
               shall
               be
               baptized
               ,
               shall
               be
               saved
               ,
            
             is
             our
             Saviour's
             own
             word
             and
             promise
             ;
             shall
             be
             saved
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             shall
             be
             put
             into
             a
             state
             and
             way
             of
             salvation
             ,
             continuing
             in
             which
             state
             ,
             proceeding
             in
             which
             way
             he
             assuredly
             shall
             be
             saved
             :
             for
             Faith
             
             there
             denoteth
             perseverance
             in
             Faith
             ,
             and
             Baptism
             implyeth
             performance
             of
             the
             conditions
             therein
             undertaken
             ;
             which
             next
             is
             to
             be
             considered
             .
          
           
             For
             as
             this
             Holy
             Rite
             signifieth
             ,
             and
             sealeth
             God's
             collation
             of
             so
             many
             great
             benefits
             on
             us
             ;
             so
             it
             also
             implyeth
             ,
             and
             on
             our
             part
             ratifieth
             our
             Obligation
             ,
             then
             in
             an
             especial
             manner
             commencing
             ,
             to
             several
             most
             important
             duties
             toward
             him
             .
             It
             implyeth
             ,
             that
             we
             are
             in
             mind
             fully
             persuaded
             concerning
             the
             truth
             of
             that
             Doctrine
             ,
             which
             God
             the
             Father
             revealed
             by
             his
             blessed
             Son
             ,
             and
             confirmed
             by
             the
             miraculous
             operation
             of
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             ;
             we
             therein
             profess
             our
             humble
             and
             thankful
             embracing
             the
             overtures
             of
             Mercy
             and
             Grace
             ,
             purchased
             for
             us
             by
             our
             Saviour's
             meritorious
             undertaking
             and
             performances
             ,
             the
             which
             are
             then
             exhibited
             and
             tendred
             
             to
             us
             ;
             we
             therein
             declare
             our
             hearty
             resolution
             to
             forsake
             all
             wicked
             courses
             of
             life
             ,
             repugnant
             to
             the
             Doctrine
             and
             Law
             of
             Christ
             ;
             fully
             to
             conform
             our
             lives
             to
             his
             Will
             ,
             living
             thereafter
             in
             all
             piety
             ,
             righteousness
             ,
             and
             sobriety
             ,
             as
             loyal
             Subjects
             ,
             faithful
             Servants
             ,
             and
             dutiful
             Children
             to
             God
             ;
             in
             brief
             ,
             we
             therein
             are
             bound
             ,
             renouncing
             all
             erroneous
             principles
             ,
             all
             vitious
             inclinations
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             engagements
             whatever
             ,
             entirely
             to
             devote
             our selves
             to
             the
             Faith
             and
             Obedience
             of
             God
             the
             Father
             ,
             our
             glorious
             and
             good
             Maker
             ;
             of
             God
             the
             Son
             our
             gracious
             Redeemer
             ;
             of
             God
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             our
             blessed
             Guide
             ,
             Assistant
             ,
             Advocate
             ,
             and
             Comforter
             :
             These
             are
             the
             duties
             antecedent
             unto
             ,
             and
             concomitant
             of
             our
             Baptism
             (
             immediately
             and
             formally
             required
             of
             those
             ,
             who
             are
             capable
             of
             performing
             
             them
             ,
             mediately
             and
             virtually
             of
             them
             who
             are
             not
             )
             the
             which
             are
             signified
             by
             our
             being
             baptized
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             the
             Holy
             Trinity
             .
          
           
             These
             duties
             the
             Scripture
             commonly
             expresseth
             by
             the
             Word
             ,
             Faith
             and
             Repentance
             ;
             sometimes
             singly
             ,
             sometimes
             conjunctly
             :
             
             If
             (
             said
             Philip
             to
             the
             
               Eunuch
               )
               thou
               believest
               with
               thy
               heart
               it
               is
               lawful
            
             (
             for
             thee
             to
             be
             baptized
             )
             ;
             Faith
             was
             an
             indispensible
             condition
             prerequisite
             thereto
             ;
             and
             ,
             Repent
             (
             saith
             S.
             
               Peter
               )
               and
               let
               every
               of
               you
               be
               baptized
            
             ;
             
             Repentance
             also
             was
             necessary
             to
             precede
             it
             ;
             indeed
             both
             these
             (
             as
             they
             are
             meant
             in
             this
             case
             )
             do
             in
             effect
             signify
             the
             same
             ;
             each
             importeth
             a
             being
             renewed
             in
             Mind
             ,
             in
             Judgment
             ,
             in
             Will
             ,
             in
             Affection
             ;
             a
             serious
             embracing
             of
             Christ's
             Doctrine
             ,
             and
             a
             stedfast
             resolution
             to
             adhere
             thereto
             in
             practice
             .
             Hence
             are
             those
             effects
             ,
             
             or
             consequences
             attributed
             to
             Faith
             ;
             
             justifying
             us
             ,
             reconciling
             and
             bringing
             us
             near
             to
             God
             ,
             
             saying
             us
             ;
             because
             it
             is
             the
             necessary
             condition
             required
             by
             God
             ,
             
             and
             by
             him
             accepted
             ,
             
             that
             we
             may
             be
             capable
             of
             these
             benefits
             conferred
             in
             Baptism
             ;
             
             the
             same
             being
             also
             referr'd
             to
             that
             repentance
             ,
             
             or
             change
             of
             mind
             ,
             
             which
             must
             accompany
             our
             entrance
             into
             Christianity
             ;
             
             that
             
               good
               Conscience
            
             ,
             
             
               with
               which
            
             we
             stipulate
             a
             perpetual
             devotion
             and
             obedience
             to
             God
             ,
             
             the
             which
             therefore
             doth
             (
             as
             S.
             Peter
             telleth
             us
             )
             
               save
               us
            
             ;
             
             it
             contributing
             to
             our
             Salvation
             ,
             
             as
             a
             duty
             necessarily
             required
             in
             order
             thereto
             .
             
             This
             is
             that
             death
             to
             sin
             ,
             and
             resurrection
             to
             righteousness
             ,
             that
             being
             buried
             with
             Christ
             ,
             and
             rising
             again
             with
             him
             ,
             so
             as
             to
             walk
             in
             newness
             of
             life
             ,
             which
             the
             baptismal
             action
             signifies
             ,
             and
             which
             we
             then
             really
             undertake
             to
             perform
             .
          
           
           
             And
             as
             such
             are
             the
             duties
             preceding
             or
             accompanying
             Baptism
             ;
             so
             making
             good
             the
             engagements
             they
             contain
             ,
             constantly
             persisting
             in
             them
             ,
             maintaining
             and
             improving
             them
             ,
             are
             duties
             necessarily
             consequent
             thereupon
             .
             
             Having
             (
             saith
             the
             
               Apostle
               )
               had
               our
               bodies
               washed
               with
               pure
               water
               ,
            
             
             
               let
               us
               hold
               fast
               the
               profession
               of
               our
               faith
               without
               wavering
               .
            
             We
             should
             indeed
             continually
             remember
             ,
             frequently
             and
             seriously
             consider
             ,
             what
             in
             so
             solemn
             a
             manner
             we
             (
             upon
             so
             valuable
             considerations
             )
             did
             then
             undertake
             ,
             promise
             ,
             and
             vow
             to
             God
             ,
             diligently
             striving
             to
             perform
             it
             ;
             for
             violating
             our
             part
             of
             the
             Covenant
             ,
             and
             stipulation
             then
             made
             ,
             by
             apostacy
             in
             profession
             or
             practice
             from
             God
             and
             goodness
             ,
             we
             certainly
             must
             forfeit
             those
             inestimable
             benefits
             ,
             which
             God
             otherwise
             hath
             tied
             himself
             to
             bestow
             ;
             
             the
             pardon
             of
             our
             sins
             ,
             the
             favour
             of
             God
             ,
             the
             being
             members
             of
             Christ
             ,
             the
             grace
             ,
             guidance
             ,
             assistance
             ,
             and
             comfort
             of
             the
             Holy
             Spirit
             ;
             the
             right
             unto
             ,
             and
             hope
             of
             Salvation
             .
             We
             so
             doing
             ,
             shall
             not
             only
             simply
             disobey
             ,
             and
             offend
             God
             ;
             but
             add
             the
             highest
             breach
             of
             fidelity
             to
             our
             disobedience
             ,
             together
             with
             the
             most
             heinous
             ingratitude
             ,
             abusing
             the
             greatest
             grace
             that
             could
             be
             vouchsafed
             us
             :
             
             
               If
               we
               wilfully
               sin
               ,
               after
               we
               have
               taken
               the
               acknowledgment
               of
               the
               truth
               ,
            
             (
             saith
             the
             Apostle
             ,
             meaning
             that
             solmen
             profession
             of
             our
             Faith
             in
             Baptism
             )
             
               we
               trample
               under
               foot
               the
               Son
               of
               God
               ;
               we
               profane
               the
               blood
               of
               the
               Covenant
               ;
               we
               do
               despite
               unto
               the
               Spirit
               of
               Grace
            
             ;
             and
             incurring
             so
             deep
             guilt
             ,
             we
             must
             expect
             sutable
             punishment
             .
             But
             I
             proceed
             to
             the
             other
             Sacrament
             ,
          
        
         
           
           
             The
             Eucharist
             .
          
           
             AMong
             the
             wonderful
             works
             of
             Power
             ,
             
             and
             Grace
             performed
             by
             God
             Almighty
             ,
             in
             favour
             of
             the
             Children
             of
             Israel
             ,
             and
             in
             order
             to
             their
             delivery
             from
             the
             Egyptian
             slavery
             ,
             a
             most
             signal
             one
             ,
             was
             the
             smiting
             the
             first-born
             in
             every
             house
             of
             the
             Egyptians
             ,
             and
             passing
             over
             the
             houses
             of
             the
             Children
             of
             Israel
             ;
             wherein
             God
             declared
             his
             just
             wrath
             against
             their
             cruel
             Oppressors
             ,
             depriving
             them
             in
             a
             sudden
             and
             dreadful
             manner
             of
             what
             was
             nearest
             and
             dearest
             to
             them
             ;
             and
             his
             gracious
             mercy
             toward
             them
             ,
             in
             preserving
             what
             was
             alike
             dear
             to
             them
             from
             so
             woful
             a
             calamity
             ;
             thus
             (
             as
             the
             Text
             expresseth
             it
             )
             putting
             a
             difference
             between
             the
             Egyptians
             and
             the
             Children
             of
             Israel
             .
             Now
             
             that
             the
             memory
             of
             so
             remarkable
             a
             Mercy
             might
             be
             preserved
             ,
             that
             their
             affections
             might
             be
             raised
             to
             a
             strong
             sense
             of
             God's
             goodness
             ,
             and
             their
             Faith
             in
             them
             confirmed
             ,
             so
             as
             in
             the
             like
             need
             to
             hope
             for
             the
             same
             favourable
             help
             and
             protection
             ,
             by
             the
             consideration
             of
             so
             notable
             an
             experiment
             ,
             it
             pleased
             God
             to
             appoint
             a
             Sacrament
             ,
             or
             mysterious
             Rite
             to
             be
             annually
             celebrated
             ,
             representing
             and
             recalling
             to
             mind
             ,
             that
             Act
             of
             God
             ,
             wherein
             his
             special
             kindness
             was
             so
             eminently
             demonstrated
             toward
             his
             People
             :
             The
             same
             also
             (
             as
             did
             other
             Rites
             and
             Sacrifices
             ,
             instituted
             by
             God
             among
             that
             people
             )
             looking
             directly
             forward
             upon
             that
             other
             great
             delivery
             from
             Sin
             and
             Hell
             ,
             which
             God
             in
             mercy
             designed
             toward
             mankind
             ,
             to
             be
             atchieved
             by
             our
             Saviour
             ;
             prefiguring
             ,
             that
             the
             Souls
             of
             them
             who
             should
             be
             
             willing
             to
             forsake
             the
             spiritual
             bondage
             of
             sin
             ,
             should
             be
             saved
             from
             the
             ruin
             coming
             upon
             them
             who
             would
             abide
             therein
             ;
             God
             regarding
             the
             blood
             of
             our
             Saviour
             (
             that
             immaculate
             Lamb
             ,
             
             sacrificed
             for
             them
             )
             sprinkled
             upon
             the
             doors
             of
             their
             houses
             ,
             
             that
             is
             ,
             
             by
             hearty
             Faith
             and
             Repentance
             ,
             applyed
             to
             their
             Consciences
             .
             The
             occasion
             of
             celebrating
             which
             Holy
             Rite
             ,
             our
             Saviour
             we
             see
             did
             improve
             to
             the
             institution
             of
             this
             Sacrament
             ,
             most
             agreeing
             therewith
             in
             design
             ,
             as
             representative
             and
             commemorative
             of
             the
             greatest
             blessing
             and
             mercy
             that
             we
             are
             capable
             of
             having
             vouchsafed
             to
             us
             ;
             some
             part
             of
             that
             ancient
             Rite
             ,
             or
             Sacrifice
             (
             which
             was
             most
             suitable
             to
             the
             special
             purposes
             of
             this
             Institution
             ,
             and
             most
             conformable
             to
             the
             general
             constitution
             of
             the
             Christian
             Religion
             ,
             whereby
             all
             bloody
             Sacrifices
             
             are
             abolished
             )
             being
             retained
             in
             this
             .
          
           
             The
             Action
             it self
             (
             or
             rather
             the
             whole
             Rite
             ,
             consisting
             of
             divers
             actions
             )
             we
             see
             plainly
             described
             in
             the
             Gospels
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             first
             Epistle
             of
             S.
             Paul
             to
             the
             Corinthians
             ;
             distinguishable
             into
             these
             chief
             parts
             .
             
             1.
             
             The
             Benediction
             and
             Consecration
             (
             by
             Prayer
             and
             Thanksgiving
             )
             of
             Bread
             and
             Wine
             .
             2.
             
             The
             breaking
             of
             Bread
             ,
             and
             handling
             the
             Cup.
             3.
             
             The
             delivery
             and
             distribution
             of
             them
             to
             the
             persons
             present
             .
             
             4.
             
             The
             declaration
             accompanying
             that
             delivery
             ,
             
             that
             those
             symbolical
             things
             and
             actions
             did
             represent
             our
             Saviour's
             Body
             given
             and
             broken
             ,
             
             our
             Saviour's
             Blood
             shed
             and
             poured
             out
             for
             us
             ,
             
             in
             sanction
             of
             the
             new
             Covenant
             .
             5.
             
             The
             actual
             partaking
             of
             those
             Symbols
             ,
             by
             eating
             the
             Bread
             ,
             and
             
             drinking
             the
             Wine
             ,
             done
             by
             all
             present
             .
             These
             things
             we
             find
             done
             at
             the
             first
             institution
             and
             exemplary
             practice
             of
             this
             holy
             Ceremony
             ;
             the
             which
             our
             Saviour
             obliged
             us
             to
             imitate
             ,
             saying
             ,
             
               Do
               this
               in
               remembrance
               of
               me
               .
            
             
             There
             followeth
             ,
             in
             S.
             Matthew
             and
             S.
             Mark
             ,
             
             presently
             after
             the
             narration
             concerning
             these
             particulars
             ,
             —
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
               And
               having
               sung
               a
               Hymn
               ,
               they
               went
               to
               the
               Mount
               of
               Olives
               :
            
             Which
             action
             was
             indeed
             in
             it self
             proper
             to
             conclude
             the
             practice
             of
             this
             holy
             Rite
             ,
             yet
             what
             reference
             it
             hath
             thereto
             ,
             cannot
             thence
             be
             determined
             ;
             However
             with
             these
             the
             Church
             hath
             always
             joined
             several
             acts
             of
             Devotion
             (
             Confessions
             ,
             Prayers
             ,
             Praises
             ,
             Thanksgivings
             ,
             Intercessions
             ,
             Vows
             )
             suitable
             to
             the
             nature
             and
             design
             of
             the
             Sacrament
             ,
             apt
             to
             glorify
             God
             ,
             and
             
             edify
             the
             Faithful
             in
             the
             celebration
             thereof
             .
          
           
             Such
             is
             the
             practice
             it self
             instituted
             and
             injoined
             by
             our
             Saviour
             ;
             the
             mysterious
             importance
             thereof
             ,
             as
             we
             find
             it
             explained
             in
             Holy
             Scripture
             ,
             (
             the
             only
             solid
             and
             sure
             ground
             ,
             upon
             which
             we
             can
             build
             the
             explication
             of
             supernatural
             Mysteries
             )
             consisteth
             chiefly
             in
             these
             particulars
             :
          
           
             1.
             
             It
             was
             intended
             for
             a
             Commemorative
             representation
             of
             our
             Saviour's
             Passion
             for
             us
             ;
             fit
             to
             mind
             us
             of
             it
             ,
             to
             move
             us
             to
             consider
             it
             ,
             to
             beget
             affections
             in
             us
             ,
             suitable
             to
             the
             memory
             and
             consideration
             thereof
             :
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             
               Do
               this
            
             (
             saith
             our
             Lord
             )
             
               for
               my
               remembrance
            
             ,
             
             or
             in
             commemoration
             of
             me
             ;
             
             that
             is
             so
             ,
             as
             thereby
             to
             have
             raised
             in
             you
             a
             reflection
             
             of
             mind
             and
             heart
             upon
             those
             grievous
             pains
             ,
             which
             I
             shall
             have
             endured
             for
             your
             sake
             ,
             to
             procure
             for
             you
             a
             remission
             of
             sins
             ,
             and
             reconciliation
             to
             God
             :
             
             And
             ,
             
               So
               often
            
             (
             saith
             S.
             
               Paul
               )
               as
               you
               eat
               this
               Bread
               ,
               and
               drink
               this
               Cup
               ,
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               ,
               Ye
               tell
               forth
            
             (
             or
             significantly
             express
             )
             
               the
               death
               of
               our
               Lord
               till
               he
               come
               ,
            
             or
             during
             his
             absence
             from
             us
             .
             The
             suffering
             of
             our
             Saviour
             (
             the
             most
             wonderful
             act
             of
             Goodness
             and
             Charity
             ,
             that
             ever
             was
             performed
             in
             the
             World
             ,
             which
             produced
             effects
             of
             highest
             consequence
             to
             our
             benefit
             ,
             the
             consideration
             whereof
             is
             apt
             to
             work
             the
             best
             dispositions
             of
             piety
             in
             us
             )
             should
             very
             frequently
             be
             present
             to
             our
             thoughts
             and
             affections
             ;
             and
             that
             it
             may
             be
             so
             with
             advantage
             ,
             such
             a
             solemn
             and
             sensible
             
             representation
             thereof
             is
             very
             conducible
             ;
             wherein
             we
             behold
             him
             crucified
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             
               in
               effigie
            
             ,
             his
             Body
             broken
             ,
             his
             Blood
             poured
             out
             for
             us
             ;
             it
             being
             in
             a
             sort
             a
             putting
             us
             into
             the
             circumstances
             of
             those
             ,
             who
             did
             behold
             our
             Saviour
             for
             us
             hanging
             upon
             the
             Cross.
             Our
             Lord
             being
             absent
             in
             Body
             from
             us
             ,
             (
             sitting
             in
             Heaven
             at
             God's
             right
             hand
             )
             to
             supply
             that
             absence
             ,
             that
             we
             should
             not
             be
             apt
             to
             forget
             him
             ,
             and
             thereby
             become
             wholly
             estranged
             from
             him
             ,
             is
             pleased
             to
             order
             this
             occasion
             of
             being
             present
             ,
             and
             conversing
             with
             us
             ,
             in
             such
             a
             manner
             ,
             as
             may
             retain
             in
             our
             memories
             his
             gracious
             performances
             for
             us
             ;
             may
             impress
             in
             our
             hearts
             a
             kindly
             sense
             of
             them
             ;
             may
             raise
             us
             up
             in
             mind
             and
             affection
             to
             him
             .
          
           
           
             2.
             
             The
             Benefits
             consequent
             upon
             our
             Saviour's
             Passion
             ,
             rightly
             apprehended
             ,
             heartily
             believed
             ,
             seriously
             considered
             by
             us
             ,
             are
             hereby
             lively
             represented
             ,
             and
             effectually
             conveyed
             ;
             to
             the
             sustenance
             and
             nourishment
             of
             our
             spiritual
             Life
             ,
             to
             the
             refreshment
             and
             comfort
             of
             our
             Souls
             .
             It
             is
             a
             holy
             Feast
             ,
             a
             spiritual
             Repast
             ,
             a
             divine
             Entertainment
             ,
             to
             which
             God
             in
             kindness
             invites
             us
             ;
             to
             which
             if
             we
             come
             with
             well-disposed
             minds
             ,
             he
             there
             feeds
             us
             with
             most
             holy
             and
             delicious
             Viands
             ,
             with
             heavenly
             Manna
             ,
             with
             most
             reviving
             and
             cherishing
             Liquor
             .
             Bread
             is
             the
             staff
             of
             Life
             ,
             the
             most
             common
             ,
             most
             necessary
             ,
             and
             most
             wholsome
             ,
             and
             most
             savory
             Meat
             ;
             Wine
             is
             the
             most
             pleasant
             and
             wholsome
             also
             ,
             the
             most
             sprightly
             and
             cordial
             Drink
             ;
             by
             them
             therefore
             our
             Lord
             chose
             
             to
             represent
             that
             Body
             and
             Blood
             ,
             by
             the
             Oblation
             of
             which
             a
             capacity
             of
             life
             and
             health
             was
             procured
             to
             Mankind
             ;
             the
             taking
             in
             which
             by
             right
             apprehension
             ,
             tasting
             it
             by
             hearty
             Faith
             ,
             digesting
             it
             by
             careful
             attention
             and
             meditation
             ,
             converting
             it
             into
             our
             substance
             by
             devout
             ,
             grateful
             ,
             and
             holy
             affections
             ,
             joined
             with
             serious
             and
             steady
             resolutions
             of
             living
             answerable
             thereto
             ,
             will
             certainly
             support
             and
             maintain
             our
             spiritual
             Life
             in
             a
             vigorous
             Health
             ,
             and
             happy
             growth
             of
             Grace
             ;
             refreshing
             our
             hearts
             with
             comfort
             and
             satisfaction
             unspeakable
             ;
             
             
               He
               that
               doth
               thus
               ,
               eats
               our
               Saviour's
               Flesh
               ,
               and
               drinks
               his
               Blood
               ,
            
             (
             that
             is
             ,
             who
             as
             our
             Saviour
             interpreteth
             it
             ,
             doth
             
               believe
               in
               him
            
             ;
             that
             Belief
             importing
             all
             other
             acts
             of
             Mind
             and
             Will
             ,
             connected
             with
             right
             persuasions
             
             concerning
             him
             )
             
               hath
               eternal
               life
            
             ,
             and
             
               shall
               live
               for
               ever
            
             ,
             as
             himself
             declares
             and
             promises
             :
             which
             Benefits
             therefore
             in
             the
             due
             performance
             of
             this
             holy
             Duty
             ,
             are
             conveyed
             unto
             us
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             This
             Sacrament
             declares
             that
             Union
             ,
             which
             good
             Christians
             partaking
             thereof
             have
             with
             Christ
             ;
             their
             mystical
             insertion
             into
             him
             ,
             by
             a
             close
             dependence
             upon
             him
             for
             spiritual
             Life
             ,
             
             Mercy
             ,
             Grace
             ,
             and
             Salvation
             ;
             a
             constant
             adherence
             to
             him
             by
             Faith
             and
             Obedience
             ,
             a
             near
             conformity
             to
             him
             in
             Mind
             and
             Affection
             ;
             an
             inseparable
             conjunction
             with
             him
             ,
             by
             the
             strictest
             bands
             of
             fidelity
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             most
             endearing
             Relations
             :
             Which
             things
             could
             not
             more
             fitly
             be
             set
             out
             ,
             than
             by
             the
             partaking
             our
             best
             and
             most
             necessary
             Food
             ;
             which
             being
             taken
             in
             ,
             
             soon
             becomes
             united
             to
             us
             ,
             assimilated
             and
             converted
             into
             our
             substance
             ;
             thereby
             renewing
             our
             strength
             ,
             and
             repairing
             the
             decays
             of
             our
             nature
             :
             Wherefore
             ,
             
             He
             (
             saith
             our
             
               Saviour
               )
               that
               eateth
               my
               Flesh
               ,
               and
               drinketh
               my
               Blood
               ,
               abides
               in
               me
               ,
               and
               I
               in
               him
            
             ;
             
             and
             ,
             
               The
               Cup
               of
               Blessing
            
             (
             saith
             S.
             
               Paul
               )
               which
               we
               bless
               ,
               is
               it
               not
               the
               Communion
               of
               the
               Blood
               of
               Christ
               ?
               the
               Bread
               which
               we
               break
               ,
               is
               it
               not
               the
               Communion
               of
               the
               Body
               of
               Christ
               ?
            
             We
             in
             the
             outward
             Action
             ,
             partake
             of
             the
             Symbols
             representing
             our
             Saviour's
             Body
             and
             Blood
             ;
             We
             in
             the
             spiritual
             Intention
             ,
             communicate
             of
             his
             very
             Person
             ,
             being
             (
             according
             to
             the
             manner
             insinuated
             )
             intimately
             united
             to
             him
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             By
             this
             Sacrament
             consequently
             is
             signified
             and
             sealed
             
             that
             Union
             ,
             which
             is
             among
             our
             Saviour's
             true
             Disciples
             communicating
             therein
             ;
             their
             being
             together
             united
             in
             consent
             of
             mind
             ,
             and
             unity
             of
             Faith
             ;
             in
             mutual
             good
             will
             and
             affection
             ,
             in
             hope
             and
             tendency
             to
             the
             same
             blessed
             end
             ,
             in
             spiritual
             Brotherhood
             and
             Society
             ;
             especially
             upon
             account
             of
             their
             Communion
             with
             Christ
             ,
             which
             most
             closely
             ties
             them
             one
             to
             another
             ;
             
             they
             partaking
             of
             this
             one
             individual
             Food
             ,
             
             become
             translated
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             into
             one
             Body
             and
             Substance
             :
             Seeing
             (
             saith
             S.
             
               Paul
               )
               we
               being
               many
            
             ,
             
             
               are
               one
               Bread
               ,
               one
               Body
               ;
               for
               all
               of
               us
               do
               partake
               of
               one
               Bread.
               
            
          
           
             In
             the
             representing
             ,
             produceing
             ,
             and
             promoting
             these
             things
             ,
             we
             are
             taught
             the
             Mystery
             of
             this
             Sacrament
             doth
             consist
             ;
             It
             was
             designed
             as
             a
             proper
             and
             
             efficacious
             Instrument
             ,
             to
             raise
             in
             us
             pious
             Affections
             toward
             our
             good
             God
             ,
             and
             gracious
             Redeemer
             ;
             to
             dispose
             us
             to
             all
             holy
             practice
             ;
             to
             confirm
             our
             Faith
             ,
             to
             nourish
             our
             Hope
             ,
             to
             quicken
             our
             Resolutions
             of
             walking
             carefully
             in
             the
             ways
             of
             Duty
             ;
             to
             unite
             us
             more
             fastly
             to
             our
             Saviour
             ,
             and
             to
             combine
             us
             in
             Charity
             one
             toward
             another
             ;
             the
             accomplishing
             of
             which
             Intents
             thereof
             ,
             doth
             suppose
             our
             faithful
             and
             diligent
             concurrence
             in
             the
             use
             thereof
             ;
             whence
             arise
             many
             Duties
             incumbent
             upon
             us
             in
             respect
             thereto
             ,
             some
             antecedent
             ,
             some
             concomitant
             ,
             some
             consequent
             to
             the
             use
             thereof
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             Before
             we
             address
             our selves
             to
             the
             partaking
             of
             this
             venerable
             Mystery
             ,
             we
             should
             consider
             whither
             we
             are
             going
             ,
             
             what
             is
             the
             nature
             and
             importance
             of
             the
             Action
             we
             set
             our selves
             about
             ;
             that
             we
             are
             approaching
             
               to
               our
               Lord's
               Table
            
             ,
             
             (
             so
             S.
             Paul
             calleth
             it
             )
             to
             come
             into
             his
             more
             especial
             presence
             ,
             to
             be
             entertained
             by
             him
             with
             the
             dearest
             welcome
             ,
             and
             the
             best
             chear
             that
             can
             be
             ;
             to
             receive
             the
             fullest
             testimonies
             of
             his
             Mercy
             ,
             and
             the
             surest
             pledges
             of
             his
             favour
             toward
             us
             ;
             that
             we
             are
             going
             to
             behold
             our
             Lord
             in
             tenderest
             love
             ,
             offering
             up
             himself
             a
             Sacrifice
             to
             God
             ,
             therein
             undergoing
             the
             sorest
             pains
             ,
             and
             foulest
             disgraces
             for
             our
             Good
             and
             Salvation
             ;
             that
             we
             ought
             therefore
             to
             bring
             with
             us
             dispositions
             of
             Soul
             ,
             suitable
             to
             such
             an
             access
             unto
             ,
             such
             an
             entercourse
             with
             our
             gracious
             Lord.
             Had
             we
             the
             honour
             and
             favour
             to
             be
             invited
             to
             the
             Table
             of
             a
             great
             Prince
             ,
             what
             
             especial
             care
             should
             we
             have
             to
             dress
             our
             Bodies
             in
             a
             clean
             and
             decent
             garb
             ,
             to
             compose
             our
             minds
             in
             order
             to
             expression
             of
             all
             due
             respect
             to
             him
             ;
             to
             bring
             nothing
             about
             us
             noisome
             or
             ugly
             ,
             that
             might
             offend
             his
             sight
             ,
             or
             displease
             his
             mind
             ?
             The
             like
             surely
             ,
             and
             greater
             care
             we
             should
             apply
             ,
             when
             we
             thus
             being
             called
             ,
             do
             go
             into
             God's
             Presence
             and
             Communion
             .
             We
             should
             ,
             in
             preparation
             thereto
             ,
             with
             all
             our
             power
             ,
             endeavour
             to
             cleanse
             our
             Souls
             from
             all
             impurity
             of
             thought
             and
             desire
             ;
             from
             all
             iniquity
             and
             perverseness
             ;
             from
             all
             malice
             ,
             envy
             ,
             hatred
             ,
             anger
             ,
             and
             all
             such
             evil
             dispositions
             ,
             which
             are
             most
             offensive
             to
             God's
             all-piercing
             sight
             ,
             and
             unbeseeming
             his
             glorious
             Presence
             ;
             we
             should
             dress
             our
             Souls
             with
             all
             those
             comely
             Ornaments
             of
             Grace
             (
             with
             
             purity
             ,
             humility
             ,
             meekness
             ,
             and
             charity
             )
             which
             will
             render
             us
             acceptable
             and
             well-pleasing
             to
             him
             :
             We
             should
             compose
             our
             minds
             into
             a
             frame
             of
             reverence
             and
             awful
             regard
             to
             the
             Majesty
             of
             God
             ,
             into
             a
             lowly
             ,
             calm
             ,
             and
             tender
             disposition
             of
             heart
             ,
             apt
             to
             express
             all
             respect
             due
             to
             his
             Presence
             ,
             fit
             to
             admit
             the
             gracious
             illapses
             of
             his
             Holy
             Spirit
             ;
             very
             susceptive
             of
             all
             Holy
             and
             Heavenly
             Affections
             ,
             which
             are
             sutable
             to
             such
             a
             Communion
             ,
             or
             may
             spring
             from
             it
             .
             We
             should
             therefore
             remove
             and
             abandon
             from
             us
             ,
             not
             only
             all
             vitious
             Inclinations
             ,
             and
             evil
             purposes
             ;
             but
             even
             all
             worldly
             cares
             ,
             desires
             ,
             and
             passions
             ,
             which
             may
             distract
             ,
             or
             discompose
             us
             ,
             that
             may
             dull
             or
             deject
             us
             ,
             that
             may
             cause
             us
             to
             behave
             our selves
             indecently
             or
             unworthily
             before
             God
             ,
             that
             may
             bereave
             
             us
             of
             the
             excellent
             Fruits
             from
             so
             blessed
             an
             entertainment
             .
          
           
             To
             these
             purposes
             we
             should
             ,
             according
             to
             S.
             
             Paul's
             advice
             ,
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
             examine
             and
             approve
             our selves
             ;
             considering
             our
             past
             Actions
             ,
             and
             our
             present
             Inclinations
             ,
             and
             accordingly
             ,
             by
             serious
             meditation
             ,
             and
             fervent
             prayer
             to
             God
             for
             his
             gracious
             assistance
             therein
             ,
             working
             our
             Souls
             into
             a
             hearty
             remorse
             for
             our
             past
             miscarriages
             ,
             and
             a
             sincere
             resolution
             to
             amend
             for
             the
             future
             ;
             forsaking
             all
             sin
             ,
             endeavouring
             in
             all
             our
             actions
             to
             serve
             and
             please
             God
             ;
             
             
               purging
               out
            
             (
             as
             S.
             Paul
             again
             injoineth
             us
             )
             
               the
               old
               leaven
               of
               vice
               and
               wickedness
            
             ;
             so
             that
             we
             may
             feast
             ,
             and
             celebrate
             this
             Passeover
             ,
             in
             which
             Christ
             is
             mystically
             sacrificed
             for
             us
             ,
             in
             the
             unleavened
             
             dispositions
             
               of
               sincerity
               and
               truth
            
             .
             Such
             are
             the
             duties
             previous
             to
             our
             partaking
             this
             Sacrament
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             Those
             Duties
             which
             accompany
             it
             ,
             are
             a
             reverent
             and
             devout
             affection
             of
             heart
             ,
             with
             a
             suitable
             behaviour
             therein
             ;
             an
             awful
             sense
             of
             mind
             befitting
             the
             Majesty
             of
             that
             Presence
             wherein
             we
             do
             appear
             ,
             answerable
             to
             the
             greatness
             ,
             and
             goodness
             ,
             and
             holiness
             of
             him
             ,
             with
             whom
             we
             converse
             ;
             becoming
             the
             sacredness
             of
             those
             Mysteries
             ,
             which
             are
             exhibited
             to
             us
             ,
             (
             that
             which
             S.
             Paul
             seemeth
             to
             call
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
             to
             discern
             or
             distinguish
             
               our
               Lord's
               Body
            
             ;
             that
             is
             ,
             yielding
             a
             peculiar
             reverence
             of
             mind
             and
             behaviour
             in
             regard
             thereto
             )
             a
             devotion
             of
             heart
             ,
             consisting
             in
             hearty
             contrition
             for
             our
             sins
             ,
             
             which
             did
             expose
             our
             Saviour
             to
             the
             enduring
             such
             pains
             ,
             then
             remembred
             ;
             in
             firm
             resolution
             to
             forsake
             the
             like
             thereafter
             ,
             as
             injurious
             ,
             dishonourable
             ,
             and
             displeasing
             to
             him
             ;
             in
             fervent
             love
             of
             him
             ,
             as
             full
             of
             so
             wonderful
             goodness
             and
             charity
             toward
             us
             ;
             in
             most
             hearty
             thankfulness
             for
             those
             unconceivably
             great
             expressions
             of
             kindness
             toward
             us
             ;
             in
             deepest
             humility
             ,
             upon
             sense
             of
             our
             unworthiness
             ,
             to
             receive
             such
             testimonies
             of
             grace
             and
             favour
             from
             him
             ,
             (
             our
             unworthiness
             
               to
               eat
               the
               Crumbs
               that
               fall
               from
               his
               Table
               ,
            
             how
             much
             more
             to
             be
             admitted
             into
             such
             degrees
             of
             honourable
             Communion
             ,
             and
             familiarity
             ,
             of
             close
             conjunction
             and
             union
             with
             him
             ?
             )
             of
             pious
             joy
             in
             consideration
             of
             the
             excellent
             privileges
             herein
             imparted
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             blessed
             Fruits
             
             accruing
             to
             us
             from
             his
             gracious
             performances
             ;
             in
             a
             comfortable
             hope
             of
             obtaining
             and
             enjoying
             the
             benefits
             of
             his
             obedience
             and
             passion
             ,
             by
             the
             assistance
             of
             his
             Grace
             ;
             in
             steady
             Faith
             ,
             and
             full
             persuasion
             of
             mind
             ,
             that
             he
             is
             (
             supposing
             our
             dutiful
             compliance
             )
             ready
             to
             bestow
             upon
             us
             all
             the
             blessings
             then
             exhibited
             ;
             in
             attentively
             fixing
             the
             eyes
             of
             our
             Mind
             ,
             and
             all
             the
             powers
             of
             our
             Soul
             (
             our
             Understanding
             ,
             Will
             ,
             Memory
             ,
             Fancy
             ,
             Affection
             )
             upon
             him
             ,
             as
             willingly
             pouring
             forth
             his
             Life
             for
             our
             Salvation
             ;
             lastly
             ,
             in
             motions
             of
             enlarged
             good-will
             and
             charity
             toward
             all
             our
             Brethren
             for
             his
             sake
             ,
             in
             obedience
             to
             his
             Will
             ,
             and
             in
             imitation
             of
             him
             ;
             such-like
             Duties
             should
             attend
             our
             participation
             of
             this
             holy
             Sacrament
             .
          
           
           
             3.
             
             The
             effects
             of
             having
             duly
             performed
             which
             ,
             should
             appear
             in
             the
             practice
             of
             those
             Duties
             ,
             which
             are
             consequent
             thereon
             ;
             being
             such
             as
             these
             ;
             An
             increase
             of
             all
             pious
             inclinations
             and
             affections
             ,
             expressing
             themselves
             in
             a
             real
             amendment
             of
             our
             lives
             ,
             and
             producing
             more
             goodly
             fruits
             of
             obedience
             ;
             the
             thorough
             digestion
             of
             that
             spiritual
             nourishment
             by
             our
             becoming
             more
             fastly
             knit
             to
             our
             Saviour
             by
             higher
             degrees
             of
             Faith
             and
             Love
             ;
             the
             maintaining
             a
             more
             lively
             sense
             of
             his
             superabundant
             goodness
             ;
             the
             cherishing
             those
             influences
             of
             Grace
             ,
             which
             descend
             upon
             our
             hearts
             in
             this
             Communion
             ,
             and
             improving
             them
             to
             nearer
             degrees
             of
             perfection
             in
             all
             piety
             and
             vertue
             ;
             a
             watchful
             care
             ,
             and
             endeavour
             in
             our
             lives
             to
             
             approve
             our selves
             in
             some
             measure
             worthy
             of
             that
             great
             honour
             and
             favour
             ,
             which
             God
             hath
             vouchsafed
             us
             in
             admitting
             us
             to
             so
             near
             approaches
             to
             himself
             ;
             an
             earnest
             pursuance
             of
             the
             Resolutions
             ,
             performance
             of
             the
             Vows
             ,
             making
             good
             the
             Engagements
             ,
             which
             in
             so
             solemn
             a
             manner
             ,
             upon
             so
             great
             an
             occasion
             we
             made
             ,
             and
             offered
             up
             unto
             our
             God
             and
             Saviour
             ;
             finally
             ,
             the
             considering
             ,
             that
             by
             the
             breach
             of
             such
             Resolutions
             ,
             by
             the
             violation
             of
             such
             Engagements
             ,
             our
             sins
             receiving
             so
             mighty
             aggravation
             of
             vain
             inconstancy
             and
             wicked
             perfidiousness
             ,
             our
             guilt
             will
             hugely
             be
             increased
             ;
             our
             Souls
             relapsing
             into
             so
             grievous
             distemper
             ,
             our
             spiritual
             strength
             will
             be
             exceedingly
             impaired
             ;
             consequently
             hence
             our
             true
             Comforts
             will
             be
             abated
             ,
             our
             best
             
             hopes
             will
             be
             shaken
             ;
             our
             eternal
             state
             will
             be
             desperately
             endangered
             .
          
           
             There
             is
             one
             Duty
             which
             I
             should
             not
             forbear
             to
             touch
             ,
             concerning
             this
             Sacrament
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             Our
             gladly
             embracing
             any
             opportunity
             presented
             of
             communicating
             therein
             ;
             the
             doing
             so
             ,
             being
             not
             only
             our
             Duty
             ,
             but
             a
             great
             aid
             and
             instrument
             of
             Piety
             ;
             the
             neglecting
             it
             a
             grievous
             sin
             ,
             and
             productive
             of
             great
             mischiefs
             to
             us
             .
          
           
             The
             Primitive
             Christians
             did
             very
             frequently
             use
             it
             ,
             partaking
             therein
             ,
             as
             it
             seems
             at
             every
             time
             of
             their
             meeting
             for
             God's
             Service
             ;
             it
             is
             said
             of
             them
             ,
             by
             S.
             Luke
             ,
             
             that
             
               They
               continued
               stedfastly
               in
               the
               Apostles
               Doctrine
               ,
               and
               Communion
               ,
               and
               in
               breaking
               of
               Bread
               ,
               and
               in
               Prayers
            
             ;
             and
             ,
             
             
               when
               you
               meet
               together
               ,
               it
               is
               not
            
             (
             as
             according
             to
             the
             intent
             and
             duty
             of
             meeting
             it
             should
             be
             )
             
               to
               eat
               the
               Lord's
               Supper
            
             ,
             
             saith
             S.
             Paul
             :
             And
             
               Just.
               Martyr
            
             in
             his
             second
             Apologie
             ,
             describing
             the
             religious
             Service
             of
             God
             in
             their
             Assemblies
             ,
             mentioneth
             it
             as
             a
             constant
             part
             thereof
             ;
             and
             Epiphanius
             reporteth
             it
             as
             a
             Custom
             in
             the
             Church
             ,
             derived
             from
             Apostolical
             Institution
             ,
             to
             celebrate
             the
             Eucharist
             thrice
             every
             week
             ,
             that
             is
             ,
             so
             often
             as
             they
             did
             meet
             to
             pray
             and
             praise
             God
             ;
             which
             practice
             may
             well
             be
             conceived
             ,
             a
             great
             means
             of
             kindling
             and
             preserving
             in
             them
             that
             holy
             fervour
             of
             Piety
             ,
             which
             they
             so
             illustriously
             expressed
             in
             their
             Conversation
             ,
             and
             in
             their
             gladsome
             suffering
             for
             Christ's
             sake
             :
             and
             the
             remitting
             of
             that
             frequency
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             certainly
             a
             sign
             and
             an
             effect
             ,
             so
             in
             part
             it
             may
             possibly
             be
             
             reckoned
             a
             cause
             of
             the
             degeneracy
             of
             Christian
             Practice
             ,
             into
             that
             great
             coldness
             and
             slackness
             which
             afterward
             did
             seize
             upon
             it
             ,
             and
             now
             doth
             apparently
             keep
             it
             in
             a
             languishing
             and
             half-dying
             state
             .
          
           
             The
             rarer
             occasions
             therefore
             we
             now
             have
             of
             performing
             this
             Duty
             ,
             (
             the
             which
             indeed
             was
             always
             esteemed
             the
             principal
             Office
             of
             God's
             Service
             )
             of
             enjoying
             this
             Benefit
             ,
             (
             the
             being
             deprived
             whereof
             ,
             was
             also
             deemed
             the
             greatest
             punishment
             and
             infelicity
             that
             could
             arrive
             to
             a
             Christian
             )
             the
             more
             ready
             we
             should
             be
             to
             embrace
             them
             .
             If
             we
             dread
             God's
             Displeasure
             ,
             if
             we
             value
             our
             Lord
             and
             his
             Benefits
             ,
             if
             we
             tender
             the
             life
             ,
             health
             ,
             and
             welfare
             of
             our
             Souls
             ,
             we
             shall
             not
             neglect
             it
             ;
             for
             how
             can
             we
             but
             extreamly
             offend
             God
             by
             so
             extream
             rudeness
             ,
             
             that
             when
             he
             kindly
             invites
             us
             to
             his
             Table
             ,
             we
             are
             averse
             from
             coming
             thither
             ,
             or
             utterly
             refuse
             it
             ?
             That
             when
             he
             calleth
             us
             into
             his
             Presence
             ,
             we
             run
             from
             him
             ;
             that
             when
             he
             ,
             with
             his
             own
             hand
             ,
             offereth
             us
             inestimable
             Mercies
             and
             Blessings
             ,
             we
             reject
             them
             ?
             It
             is
             not
             only
             the
             breach
             of
             God's
             Command
             ,
             who
             enjoined
             us
             
               to
               do
               this
            
             ,
             but
             a
             direct
             contempt
             of
             his
             Favour
             and
             Goodness
             ,
             most
             clearly
             and
             largely
             exhibited
             in
             this
             Office.
             And
             how
             can
             we
             bear
             any
             regard
             to
             our
             Lord
             ,
             or
             be
             any
             wise
             sensible
             of
             his
             gracious
             Performances
             in
             our
             behalf
             ,
             if
             we
             are
             unwilling
             to
             join
             in
             thankful
             and
             joyful
             commemoration
             of
             them
             ?
             How
             little
             do
             we
             love
             our
             own
             Souls
             ,
             if
             we
             suffer
             them
             to
             pine
             and
             starve
             for
             want
             of
             that
             Food
             ,
             which
             God
             here
             dispenseth
             for
             its
             Sustenance
             
             and
             Comfort
             ;
             if
             we
             bereave
             them
             of
             enjoying
             so
             high
             a
             Privilege
             ,
             so
             inestimable
             a
             Benefit
             ,
             so
             incomparable
             Pleasures
             as
             are
             to
             be
             found
             and
             felt
             in
             this
             Service
             ,
             or
             do
             spring
             and
             flow
             from
             it
             ?
             What
             reasonable
             excuse
             can
             we
             frame
             for
             such
             neglect
             ?
             are
             we
             otherwise
             employed
             ?
             What
             Business
             can
             there
             be
             more
             important
             ,
             than
             serving
             God
             ,
             and
             saying
             our
             own
             Souls
             ?
             Is
             it
             wisdom
             ,
             in
             pursuance
             of
             any
             the
             greatest
             Affair
             here
             ,
             to
             disregard
             the
             principal
             Concern
             of
             our
             Souls
             ?
             Do
             we
             think
             our selves
             unfit
             and
             unworthy
             to
             appear
             in
             God's
             Presence
             ?
             But
             is
             any
             man
             unworthy
             to
             obey
             God's
             Commands
             ?
             Is
             any
             Man
             unfit
             to
             implore
             and
             partake
             of
             God's
             Mercy
             ,
             if
             he
             be
             not
             unwilling
             to
             do
             it
             ?
             What
             unworthiness
             should
             hinder
             us
             from
             remembring
             our
             
             Lord's
             excessive
             Charity
             towards
             us
             ,
             and
             thanking
             him
             for
             it
             ?
             from
             praying
             for
             his
             Grace
             ;
             from
             resolving
             to
             amend
             our
             lives
             ?
             Must
             we
             ,
             because
             we
             are
             unworthy
             ,
             continue
             so
             still
             ,
             by
             shunning
             the
             means
             of
             correcting
             and
             curing
             us
             ?
             Must
             we
             encrease
             our
             unworthiness
             ,
             by
             transgressing
             our
             Duty
             ?
             If
             we
             esteem
             things
             well
             ,
             the
             conscience
             of
             our
             sinfulness
             should
             rather
             drive
             us
             to
             it
             ,
             as
             to
             our
             Medicine
             ,
             than
             detain
             us
             from
             it
             .
             There
             is
             no
             man
             indeed
             ,
             who
             must
             not
             conceive
             and
             confess
             himself
             unworthy
             ;
             therefore
             must
             no
             man
             come
             thither
             at
             God's
             Call
             ?
             If
             we
             have
             a
             sense
             of
             our
             sins
             ,
             and
             a
             mind
             to
             leave
             them
             ;
             if
             we
             have
             a
             sense
             of
             God's
             goodness
             ,
             and
             a
             heart
             to
             thank
             him
             for
             it
             ;
             we
             are
             so
             worthy
             ,
             that
             we
             shall
             be
             kindly
             received
             there
             ,
             and
             graciously
             
             rewarded
             .
             If
             we
             will
             not
             take
             a
             little
             care
             to
             work
             these
             dispositions
             in
             us
             ,
             we
             are
             indeed
             unworthy
             ;
             but
             the
             being
             so
             ,
             from
             our
             own
             perverse
             negligence
             ,
             is
             a
             bad
             excuse
             for
             the
             neglect
             of
             our
             Duty
             .
             In
             fine
             ,
             I
             dare
             say
             ,
             that
             he
             ,
             who
             with
             an
             honest
             meaning
             (
             altho
             with
             an
             imperfect
             devotion
             )
             doth
             address
             himself
             to
             the
             performance
             of
             this
             Duty
             ,
             is
             far
             more
             excusable
             ,
             than
             he
             that
             upon
             whatever
             score
             declineth
             it
             ;
             no
             scrupulous
             shiness
             can
             ward
             us
             from
             blame
             ;
             what
             then
             shall
             we
             say
             ,
             if
             supine
             sloth
             ,
             or
             prophane
             contempt
             ,
             are
             the
             causes
             of
             such
             neglect
             ?
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Chrys.
             in
             1
             Cor.
             Or.
             24.
             
          
           
             Thus
             having
             briefly
             dispatched
             the
             Considerations
             that
             offered
             themselves
             upon
             these
             Subjects
             ,
             I
             shall
             conclude
             all
             with
             Prayer
             to
             Almighty
             God
             ,
             that
             we
             by
             his
             grace
             and
             help
             believing
             rightly
             ,
             strongly
             ,
             constantly
             ,
             and
             finally
             ;
             being
             frequent
             and
             fervent
             in
             Prayer
             ,
             and
             all
             pious
             devotion
             ,
             sincerely
             obeying
             all
             God's
             Commandments
             ;
             continuing
             orderly
             ,
             dutiful
             ,
             and
             worthy
             Members
             of
             Christ's
             Church
             ,
             growing
             continually
             in
             Grace
             ,
             by
             the
             worthy
             participation
             of
             the
             Holy
             Sacraments
             ,
             may
             obtain
             the
             end
             of
             our
             Faith
             ,
             the
             success
             of
             our
             Prayers
             ,
             the
             reward
             of
             our
             Obedience
             ,
             the
             continuance
             in
             that
             Holy
             Society
             ,
             the
             perfect
             consummation
             of
             Grace
             in
             the
             
             possession
             of
             eternal
             Joy
             ,
             Glory
             ,
             and
             Bliss
             ;
             which
             God
             in
             his
             infinite
             Mercy
             grant
             to
             us
             ,
             for
             our
             blessed
             Saviour's
             sake
             ;
             to
             whom
             be
             all
             glory
             and
             praise
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
             Amen
             .
          
           
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             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
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           Week
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             Discourse
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         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A31058-e490
           
             Matt.
             6.
             9.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             11.
             2.
             
          
           
             Quamlibet
             alia
             verba
             dicamus
             ,
             quae
             affectus
             orantis
             vel
             praecedendo
             format
             ut
             clareat
             ,
             vel
             consequendo
             attendit
             ut
             crescat
             ,
             nihil
             aliud
             dicimus
             ,
             quàm
             quod
             in
             ista
             Dominica
             Oratione
             positum
             est
             ,
             si
             rectè
             &
             congruenter
             oramus
             .
             Aug.
             Epist.
             121.
             
             Vide
             illum
             .
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             2.
             1.
             
             —
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Chrys.
             Tom.
             V.
             p.
             185.
             
          
           
             Totius
             Evangelii
             breviarium
             ;
             Tert.
             de
             Orat.
             1
             ,
             9.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             10.
             20.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             4.
             10.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             65.
             2.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             34.
             10.
             145.
             18
             ,
             19.
             10.
             17.
             
          
           
             Jer.
             29.
             13.
             
          
           
             1
             John
             3.
             22.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             21.
             22.
             7.
             7.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             11.
             9.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             14.
             13.
             15.
             7.
             16.
             23.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             5.
             40.
             
          
           
             Difficillimum
             est
             opus
             orare
             .
             Luth.
             
          
           
             Fervour
             of
             Spirit
             .
             Rom.
             12.
             11.
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             62.
             8.
             
             4●
             .
             4.
             
          
           
             Gen.
             18.
             27.
             
          
           
             Deus
             solus
             docere
             potuit
             ,
             ut
             se
             vellet
             orari
             .
             Tert.
             de
             Orat.
             cap.
             9.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             6.
             6
             ,
             9.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Tom.
             V.
             p.
             186.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             7.
             9.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             11.
             11.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             6.
             11.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             21.
             22.
             
          
           
             Jam.
             1.
             6.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             2.
             8.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             1.
             17.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             2.
             14.
             19.
             38.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             21.
             9.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             Apoc.
             4.
             8.
             
          
           
             Apoc.
             4.
             11.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Chrys.
             Tem.
             V.
             p.
             186.
             
          
           
             Esa.
             8.
             13.
             29.
             23.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             3.
             14
             ,
             15.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             5.
             16.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             2.
             12.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             &c.
             Chrys.
             
               in
               Matt.
            
             6.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             9.
             27.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             16.
             28.
             3.
             2.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             9.
             38.
             
          
           
             2
             Thess.
             3.
             1.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             &c.
             Chrys.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             17.
             21.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             14.
             17.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             6.
             33.
             
          
           
             Apoc.
             15.
             3.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             22.
             42.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             103.
             20.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             7.
             30.
             
          
           
             Acts
             13.
             46.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             13.
             21.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             4.
             11.
             
          
           
             1
             Sam.
             3.
             18.
             
          
           
             2
             King.
             20.
             19.
             
          
           
             2
             Sam.
             15.
             26.
             
          
           
             Job
             2.
             10.
             1.
             21.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             37.
             5.
             55.
             22.
             
          
           
             Epict.
             Ench.
             38.
             
          
           
             Plat.
             Criton
             .
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             &c.
             Ant.
             IV.
             31.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Ant.
             III.
             4
             ;
             16.
             
             II.
             17.
             
             X.
             11.
             
             XII
             .
             1.
             
             Ant.
             VII
             .
             31.
             
             X.
             11.
             
          
           
             Sen.
             De
             Or.
             Sap.
             32.
             
             Ego
             secundum
             naturam
             vivo
             ,
             si
             totum
             me
             illi
             dedo
             .
             Optimum
             est
             Deum
             ,
             quo
             auctore
             cuncta
             proveniunt
             sine
             murmuratione
             comitari
             ,
             &c.
             —
             hic
             est
             magnus
             animus
             ,
             qui
             se
             Deo
             tradidit
             —
             Sen.
             Ep.
             37
             ,
             54
             ,
             71
             ,
             &c.
             de
             Prov.
             5.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Chrys.
             Tom.
             V.
             187.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             11.
             3.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             6.
             32.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             6.
             25.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             5.
             7.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             13.
             5.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             4.
             6.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             103.
             2
             ,
             3.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             2.
             8.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             5.
             23.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             6.
             14.
             
          
           
             Gen.
             22.
             1.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             8.
             2.
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             Deut.
             13.
             3.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             22.
             28.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             2.
             18.
             4.
             15.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             4.
             12.
             1.
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             Jam.
             1.
             2.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             8.
             16.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             6.
             9.
             
          
           
             Jam.
             1.
             13.
             
          
           
             Job
             2.
             6.
             
          
           
             1
             King.
             21.
             22.
             
          
           
             Gen.
             45.
             5.
             
          
           
             2
             Sam.
             24.
             1.
             
          
           
             1
             Chron.
             21.
             1.
             
          
           
             Act.
             2.
             23.
             4.
             28.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             81.
             11
             12.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             22.
             40
             ,
             46.
             
          
           
             Jer.
             10.
             23.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             37.
             23
             ,
             24.
             
          
           
             Jud.
             24.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             10.
             23.
             
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             2.
             9.
             
          
           
             Apoc.
             3.
             10.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             6.
             8.
             
          
           
             Eph.
             3.
             20.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A31058-e4810
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Just.
             M.
             
               Dial.
               cum
            
             Tryph.
             
               p.
               ●28
            
             .
          
           
             Deut.
             4.
             13.
             10.
             2.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             34.
             1
             ,
             28.
             
          
           
             Jer.
             3.
             16
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             Neh.
             9.
             13.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             7.
             12.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             7.
             7.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             10.
             12.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             7.
             7.
             
          
           
             Eph.
             6.
             2.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             1.
             1.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             5.
             24.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             34.
             28.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             4.
             13.
             10.
             2.
             
          
           
             Jam.
             2.
             10
             ,
             11.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             5.
             19.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             7.
             6.
             4.
             ●
             
          
           
             Deut.
             26.
             16.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             13.
             8.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             8.
             6.
             7.
             22.
             
          
           
             Colos.
             1.
             13.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             4.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             3●
             .
             39.
             
          
           
             Mark
             12.
             32.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             2●
             .
             37.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             10.
             27.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             6.
             5.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             1.
             25.
             
          
           
             Jer.
             2.
             
             ●3
             .
          
           
             Jer.
             8.
             19.
             
             &c.
             
          
           
             Act.
             14.
             15.
             
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Orig.
             l.
             8.
             p.
             382.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             
               Clem.
               Alex.
            
             Strom.
             V.
             p.
             426.
             
          
           
             Id.
             de
             Numa
             .
             p.
             223.
             
          
           
             Strom.
             I.
             
          
           
             Vid.
             Aug.
             de
             C.
             D.
             4.
             31.
             
          
           
             Tit.
             1.
             16.
             
          
           
             Eph.
             5.
             5.
             
          
           
             Coloss.
             3.
             5.
             
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             3.
             4.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             3.
             19.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             20.
             7.
             
          
           
             Hab.
             1.
             16.
             
          
           
             Jer.
             17.
             5.
             
          
           
             Virgil
             Aen.
             10.
             
          
           
             Ezek.
             28.
             2.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             10.
             13.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Ma●
             .
             Tyr.
             diss
             .
             38.
             
             Where
             he
             defendeth
             Idolatry
             .
          
           
             Act.
             17.
             29.
             
          
           
             *
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Clem.
             Strom.
             V.
             p.
             408.
             
             The
             being
             ordinarily
             exposed
             to
             view
             doth
             (
             saith
             
               Clem.
               Alex.
            
             )
             extenuate
             the
             venerability
             of
             God
             ;
             and
             to
             worship
             the
             intelligible
             nature
             by
             matter
             doth
             vilifie
             it
             through
             the
             sense
             .
          
           
             Rom.
             1.
             23.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             106.
             20.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             4.
             15.
             
          
           
             Esa.
             40.
             18.
             
             —
             25.
             
          
           
             Act.
             17.
             24.
             
             —
             29.
             
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             5.
             21.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             10.
             7
             ,
             14.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             5.
             10
             ,
             11.
             6.
             9.
             
          
           
             Gal.
             5.
             20.
             
          
           
             Apoc.
             9.
             20.
             21.
             8.
             22.
             15.
             
          
           
             *
             Cur
             nullas
             aras
             habent
             ,
             templa
             nulla
             ,
             nulla
             noia
             simulacra
             ?
             Minut.
             
          
           
             Consuestis
             crimen
             nobis
             maximum
             impietatis
             aff●gere
             ,
             quòd
             neque
             aedes
             sacras
             venerationis
             ad
             officia
             construomus
             ,
             non
             Deorum
             alicujus
             simulacrum
             constituamus
             ,
             aut
             formam
             ,
             
               &c.
               Arnob.
            
             6.
             
          
           
             †
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             8.
             p.
             389.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Philo
             de
             Gig.
             
          
           
             *
             —
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Vid.
             Tertul.
             de
             Idol
             .
             3.
             4.
             
          
           
             p.
             389.
             
          
           
             p.
             39●
             .
          
           
             *
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Clem.
             Strom.
             V.
             p.
             408.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             p.
             411.
             
          
           
             †
             Tertul.
             de
             Spectac
             .
             cap.
             23.
             de
             Idol
             .
             3
             ,
             4
             ,
             5
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Contra
             Marc.
             2.
             22.
             
          
           
             Vid.
             Iren.
             4.
             31
             ,
             32.
             
          
           
             Tertul.
             de
             Id.
             per
             tot
             .
          
           
             Aug.
             contra
             Faust.
             15.
             4
             ,
             7.
             
             &
             19.
             18.
             
          
           
             Contra
             2
             Epist.
             
          
           
             Pet.
             3.
             4.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             4.
             23
             ,
             24.
             
          
           
             *
             S.
             Austin
             ,
             Bede
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             34.
             14.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             42.
             8.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             4.
             24
             ▪
             
          
           
             Psal.
             76.
             7.
             
          
           
             Ezek.
             18.
             20.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             24.
             16.
             
          
           
             Jer.
             31.
             30.
             
          
           
             Ezek.
             18.
             14
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             1
             Kings
             11.
             35.
             
          
           
             1
             Kings
             11.
             13.
             13.
             34.
             14.
             10.
             16.
             3.
             21.
             29.
             
          
           
             2
             Kings
             9.
             8.
             10.
             30.
             15.
             12.
             
          
           
             Job
             27.
             14.
             
          
           
             Vid.
             Deut.
             7.
             9.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             89.
             30.
             
          
           
             2
             Chron.
             21.
             7.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             45.
             4.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             105.
             42.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             4.
             37.
             
          
           
             Levit.
             26.
             42.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             2.
             34.
             
          
           
             1
             King.
             11.
             12
             ,
             34.
             15.
             4.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             18.
             50.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             37.
             35.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             1●
             .
             21.
             
             〈◊〉
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             23
             ,
             24.
             
          
           
             〈◊〉
             .
             1●
             .
             12.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             ●●
             .
             4.
             
          
           
             Jos.
             Ar●h
             .
             3.
             4.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             5.
             
             3●
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             Deut.
             6.
             13.
             10.
             20.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             6.
             16.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             5.
             37.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             31.
             16.
             
          
           
             Ezek.
             20.
             11
             ,
             12
             ,
             20.
             
          
           
             Neh.
             9.
             13
             ,
             14.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             16.
             29.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             &c.
             Just.
             p.
             236.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             &c.
             261.
             
          
           
             Abraham
             sine
             circumcisione
             ,
             &
             sine
             observatione
             Sabbatorum
             credidit
             Deo
             ,
             &c.
             Iren.
             IV.
             30.
             
          
           
             Tertul.
             adv
             .
             Jud.
             2
             ,
             4.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             56.
             6.
             
             (
             4.
             )
          
           
             Psal.
             143.
             5.
             92.
             4.
             107.
             22.
             26.
             7.
             145.
             10.
             
          
           
             Legum
             conditores
             Festos
             instituerunt
             dies
             ,
             ut
             ad
             hilaritatem
             homines
             publicè
             cogerentur
             ,
             tanquam
             necessarium
             laboribus
             interponentes
             temperamentum
             .
             Sen.
             de
             tranq
             .
             an
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Plat.
             de
             Leg.
             II.
             p.
             787.
             
          
           
             Just.
             
               Dial.
               cum
            
             Tryph.
             p.
             235.
             &c.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             58.
             3
             ,
             ●3
             .
          
           
             Ezek.
             20.
             13
             ,
             21
             ,
             23.
             38.
             22.
             26.
             
          
           
             Amos
             8.
             4
             ▪
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             pag.
             229.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             58.
             13.
             
          
           
             Coloss.
             2.
             16
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             *
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             are
             both
             read
             ;
             both
             equivalent
             .
          
           
             Gal.
             ●
             .
             10.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             14.
             5
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             †
             Inter
             omnia
             deem
             praecepta
             solùm
             ibi
             quod
             de
             Sabbato
             positum
             est
             figuratè
             observandum
             praecipitur
             .
             Aug.
             Ep.
             119.
             
          
           
             †
             Vid.
             Cit.
             Patres
             .
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Joseph
             .
             adv
             .
             App.
             2.
             p.
             946.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Ib.
             947.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             ,
             &c.
             Philo
             
               de
               Vit.
            
             Mos.
             
          
           
             Midrash
             .
          
           
             Exod.
             26.
             
          
           
             Levit.
             9.
             3.
             
          
           
             Coloss.
             3.
             20.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             5.
             4.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             1.
             8.
             23.
             22.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             27.
             16.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             21.
             15
             
             ▪
             17.
             
          
           
             Eph.
             6.
             1.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             6.
             7
             ,
             20.
             
          
           
             Eph.
             6.
             4.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             32.
             6.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             5.
             4.
             
             Colere
             parentes
             .
          
           
             Eph.
             6.
             2.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             Deut.
             16.
             20.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             37.
             29.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             37.
             9
             ,
             11.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             ●4
             .
             12
             ,
             13
             ,
             16.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             8
             16.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             26.
             15.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             13.
             4.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             2.
             14.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             5.
             21.
             
          
           
             1
             Joh.
             3.
             15
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             6.
             34.
             
          
           
             Job
             31.
             12.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             5.
             14.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             2.
             11.
             
          
           
             Coloss.
             3.
             5.
             
          
           
             1
             Thess.
             4.
             4.
             
          
           
             Eph.
             5.
             3.
             
          
           
             Eph.
             4.
             29.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             3.
             17.
             6.
             18
             ,
             19.
             
          
           
             Eph.
             5.
             4
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Levit.
             19.
             13.
             
          
           
             ●
             Cor.
             6.
             8.
             
          
           
             Tit.
             2.
             10.
             
          
           
             1
             Thess.
             4.
             6.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             22.
             18.
             20.
             14.
             9.
             24.
             
          
           
             Ezek.
             22.
             12.
             18.
             7
             ,
             16.
             
          
           
             Hos.
             5.
             10.
             
          
           
             Amos
             8.
             5.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             25.
             13.
             
          
           
             Levit.
             19.
             13.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             24.
             14.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             15.
             4.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             1.
             23.
             
          
           
             Jam.
             5.
             4.
             
          
           
             Deut.
             15.
             16.
             
          
           
             1
             Tess.
             4.
             6.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             6.
             9.
             
          
           
             Eph.
             4.
             28.
             
          
           
             1
             Thess.
             4.
             12.
             
          
           
             2
             Thess.
             8.
             12.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             4.
             11.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             6.
             8.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             30.
             8.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             55.
             23.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             5.
             7.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             13.
             5.
             
          
           
             Levit.
             19.
             16.
             
          
           
             LXX
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             Prov.
             18.
             8.
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             Sirac
             .
             5.
             14.
             21.
             30.
             28.
             13.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             12.
             20.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             1.
             30.
             
          
           
             Ps.
             15.
             3.
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             12.
             20.
             
          
           
             Jam.
             4.
             11.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             1.
             30.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             2.
             1.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             3.
             14.
             19.
             8.
             
          
           
             Lev.
             19.
             11.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             72.
             4.
             119.
             134.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             10.
             12.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             13.
             5
             
             ▪
             7.
             
          
           
             Prov.
             16.
             28.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             13.
             
          
           
             Levit.
             19.
             11.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             15.
             2.
             
          
           
             Zech.
             8.
             16
             ▪
             
          
           
             Eph.
             4.
             25.
             
          
           
             Col.
             3.
             9.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             2.
             1.
             
          
           
             Mark
             10.
             19.
             
          
           
             Matt.
             15.
             19.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             7.
             7
             ,
             14.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             2.
             29.
             
          
           
             Phil.
             3.
             3.
             
          
           
             Coloss.
             2.
             11.
             
          
           
             Gal.
             5.
             24.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             6.
             6.
             
          
           
             Col.
             3.
             5.
             2.
             11.
             
          
           
             Eph.
             4.
             22.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             8.
             13.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             1.
             5.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A31058-e14350
           
             Cyp.
             Epist.
             76.
             
          
           
             It
             hath
             especially
             upon
             vulgar
             ,
             and
             weaker
             minds
             a
             strong
             efficacy
             .
          
           
             *
             Dominus
             noster
             leni
             jugo
             suo
             nos
             subdidit
             ,
             &
             sarcinae
             levi
             ;
             Unde
             Sacramentis
             numero
             paucissimis
             ,
             observatione
             facillimis
             ,
             significatione
             praestantissimis
             societatem
             novi
             populi
             colligavit
             :
             sicut
             est
             Baptismus
             Trinitatis
             nomine
             consecratus
             ,
             communicatio
             Corporis
             &
             Sanguinis
             ipsius
             ;
             &
             siquid
             aliud
             in
             Scripturis
             Canonicis
             commendatur
             ,
             &c.
             
             Ep.
             118.
             
             Religionem
             paucissimis
             ,
             &
             manifestissimis
             clebrationum
             Sacramentis
             misericordia
             Dei
             liberam
             esse
             voluit
             .
             Id.
             Ep.
             119.
             
          
           
             *
             Exod
             12.
             26.
             
             Sacramenti
             natura
             disertè
             &
             planè
             exprimitur
             .
          
           
             †
             Nimis
             autem
             longum
             est
             convenienter
             disputare
             de
             varietate
             signorum
             ,
             quae
             ,
             cum
             ad
             res
             divinas
             pertinent
             ,
             Sacramenta
             appellantur
             .
             Aug.
             Ep.
             5.
             
          
           
             In
             cunctis
             Christi
             actionibus
             Sacramentorum
             mysteria
             coruscarunt
             .
             Leo
             I.
             Ep.
             4.
             
          
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             6.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             9.
             10.
             
          
           
             Seld.
             de
             Synedriis
             .
          
           
             Exod.
             29.
             4.
             
          
           
             Numb
             .
             8.
             6.
             
          
           
             Levit.
             15.
             8
             ,
             16
             ,
             18
             ,
             27.
             
             &
             22.
             6.
             
          
           
             Numb
             .
             19.
             7
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             Ezek.
             16.
             4.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             1.
             25
             ,
             33.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             28.
             19.
             
          
           
             Mark
             16.
             15.
             
          
           
             *
             Vid.
             Just.
             Apol
             .
             2.
             
             Tertul.
             de
             Bapt.
             &c.
             
          
           
             Acts
             22.
             16.
             
          
           
             Acts
             2.
             38.
             
          
           
             Ephes.
             5.
             26.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             6.
             11.
             
          
           
             Quid
             festinat
             innocens
             aetas
             ad
             remissionem
             peccatorum
             ?
             Tertull.
             
          
           
             —
             impletur
             apud
             nos
             spiritu
             sancto
             puerorum
             innocens
             aetas
             ,
             &c.
             
             Cypr.
             Ep.
             10.
             
          
           
             Acts
             2.
             38.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             12.
             13.
             
          
           
             *
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Tit.
             3.
             5.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             3.
             15.
             
          
           
             Ephes.
             1.
             14.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             1.
             21.
             
          
           
             Ephes.
             2.
             22
             ,
             23
             ,
             24.
             
          
           
             Colos.
             3.
             10.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             5.
             17.
             
          
           
             Ezek.
             16.
             4.
             
          
           
             —
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
             Theocr.
             
          
           
             Tit.
             3.
             5.
             
          
           
             John
             3.
             5.
             
          
           
             Gal.
             3.
             26.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             6.
             4.
             
          
           
             Col.
             2.
             12.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             12.
             13.
             
          
           
             Gal.
             3.
             27.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             1.
             2.
             
          
           
             Colos.
             2.
             12.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             3.
             21.
             
          
           
             Tit.
             3.
             5.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             16.
             16.
             
          
           
             Acts
             8.
             37.
             
          
           
             Acts
             2.
             38.
             
          
           
             Acts
             26.
             14.
             5.
             31.
             
             &
             20.
             21.
             
             &
             26.
             20.
             
             &
             3.
             19.
             
             &
             17.
             30.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             5.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
             &
             3.
             25.
             
             &
             2.
             4.
             
          
           
             Gal.
             2.
             16.
             
             &
             3.
             8.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             10.
             39.
             
          
           
             Ephes.
             2.
             8.
             
             &
             3.
             12.
             
          
           
             2
             Thess.
             2.
             13.
             
          
           
             2
             Tim.
             2.
             25.
             
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             3.
             9.
             
          
           
             Mat.
             9.
             13.
             
          
           
             Luke
             24.
             47.
             
          
           
             Mark
             2.
             17.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             3.
             21.
             
          
           
             Rom.
             6.
             3
             ,
             4
             ,
             &c
          
           
             Heb.
             10.
             23.
             
          
           
             2
             Pet.
             3.
             17.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             10.
             26.
             
          
           
             Cyp.
             Epist.
             63.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             12.
             23.
             
          
           
             Heb.
             10.
             22.
             
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             1.
             2.
             
          
           
             1
             Tim.
             4.
             5.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             22.
             19
             ,
             20.
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             11.
             24
             ,
             25.
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             Luke
             22.
             7.
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             Mark
             14
             23.
             
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
            
             .
          
           
             Mat.
             26.
             30.
             
          
           
             Mark
             14.
             26.
             
          
           
             Luke
             22.
             19.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             11.
             25.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             11.
             26.
             
          
           
             Joh
             6.
             51
             ,
             47.
             
             &
             5.
             36.
             
          
           
             Joh.
             15.
             4.
             
          
           
             John
             6.
             56.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             10.
             16.
             
          
           
             Vid.
             Cyp.
             Ep.
             63.
             p.
             146.
             
          
           
             Ep.
             67.
             p.
             208.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             10.
             17.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             10.
             21.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             11.
             28.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             5.
             7.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             11.
             29.
             
          
           
             Acts
             2.
             42.
             
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             10.
             20.
             
          
           
             Mens
             deficit
             ,
             quam
             non
             recepta
             Eucharistia
             erigit
             &
             accendit
             .
             Cyp.
             Ep.
             54.
             
          
        
      
    
  

