vaine-glorious and flanting preaching for ostentation of wit and learning 2. By carelesse extemporarie preaching 2. The Pastor offendeth for discipline 1. By admitting openly scandalous and wicked men to the communion without reproofe and admonition 2. By peruerting the Church censures either 1. Against the good as Diotrephes 2. Against any for malice 2. The people offend against power and gouernment 1. In offending against his person 2. Against his authoritie 1. Against his person 1. By robbing him of his due and tenths as chiefly impropriators doe 2 By persecuting and molesting him for his faithfulnesse 2. Against his authoritie 1. Of teaching 2. Of discipline 1. Or teaching by two things 1. By reiecting truth 2. By receiuing lies or any thing without triall 2. Against his authoritie of discipline by contemning his admonitions Hitherto of the fifth Commandement enioyning the duties specâ—ally concerning vs in regard of place the sixth followes Thou shalt not kill ANd it enioynes all such common duties as appertaine to our selues and our neighbours in regard of the safety of their and our person The substance is Thou shalt by all good meanes procure by no ill meanes hinder thine owne or thy neighbours personall safetie The things commanded are of two sorts 1 Some directly commanded 2. Some indirectly Directly in regard 1. Of our selues 2. Of others In regard of our selues 1. Loue of our selues true loue whereby we doe truly and ordinately will and desire our owne good and saftie 2. The effects of this loue which are both inward and outward 1. Inward 1. In regard of our affections 2. In regard of our thoughts In regard of our affections by moderating them 1. Towards good 2. Towards euill Towards the good and desirable things which are 1. To come hereafter by a good hope of them 2. That are present by cheerefulnesse at them 2. Towards the euill and harmefull things that are 1. Already vpon vs by patience in quiet and willing bearing the same 2. Imminent and to come by courage in a resolute setting our hearts to preuent and resist them so farre as may be 2. The inward effects of loue in regard of thoughts by holding them constantly attendant vpon our owne preseruation in all occasions 2. The outward effects of loue which are for our naturall and spirituall estate 1. For our naturall estate regarding our bodily condition in this present life 1. In regard of good and needfull things 2. In regard of euill and hurtfull things 1. In regard of good and needfull things for the continuance and comfort of this present life 1. A due and moderate painefulnesse and vndergoing of labour to get the same 2. A moderate and temperate vse of them for measure both 1. Of foode 2. Apparell 3. Rest and sleepe 4. Exercise 5. Euen sometimes also nuptiall society of generation and the like 2. In regard of euill and hurtfull things tending to breake off life or making it vncomfortable viz. 1. A wise and discreet shunning 2. A resolute and constant resisting 1. A wise and discreet shunning of those that with safety of conscience we may possibly shun 1. By flying 2. By suffering 1. By flying all if it may bee such are 1. Quarrels and brawles chiefly priuate combats 2. Infections places 3. Dangerous and mischieuous sports as football c. 4. Dangerous climing or waies or passages or the like 2. By suffering the lesse to auoid the greater as cutting off a limme to saue the life c. 2. A resolute and constant resisting of them by Art or force 1. By Art 1. Of Physicke some 2. Of law others 2. By force in needfull cases to which end 1. Wee must bee prepared of weapons c. 2. We must vse them 1. In publike 2. In priuate 1. In publike by warres both defensiue and offensiue 2. In priuate for defence against present otherwise vnauoidable violeÌ„ce 2. The outward effects of loue which concerne our spirituall estate in regard of another life 1. By preuenting 2. By procuring 1. By preuenting spirituall mischiefe 1. By repenting or confessing and bewailing sinnes past seeking pardon 2. By shunning sinne and the occasions of sinne for the time to come 2. By procuring our spirituall good by constancy in all good duties for our spirituall proceeding in grace and glory 2. Things directly commanded in regard of others 1. Loue to him that is an entire and earnest desire of his good 2. The effects of loue which are 1. Inward 2. Outward 1. Inward 1. In regard of the acts of conuersation passing betwixt vs. 2. In regard of other accidents 1. In regard of the acts of conuersation passing betwixt vs for two respects 1. The accepting and entertaining of his deeds towards vs. 2. The ruling of our cariage to him-ward 1. The accepting and entertaining of his deeds towards vs whether 1. Good 2. Bad. 1. Good and pleasing 1. By kindnesse taking all euen the least in good worth 2. By thankefulnesse in being carefull to remember acknowledge and requite them 2. Bad and iniurious and displeasing 1. By meekenesse 2. By forgiuenesse 1. By meekenesse which is a calme and quiet disposition towards him in the doing or when wee heare of or remember the doing of them 2. Forgiuenesse and forgetting them afterwards yea and readinesse to requite their euill with good but not with euill 2. The acts of our conuersation in regard of ruling our cariage to him-ward 1. In regard of his hurt 2. In regard of his good and benefit 1. In regard of his hurt and euill by innocency which is an abhorring and loathing that we should be a cause of hurt or wrongfull griefe to any 2. In regard of his good and benefit by vertues that make vs apt to procure 1. Curtesie or seruiceablenesse a readinesse to gratifie him in any kinde office though not in strictnesse required at our hands 2. Peaceablenesse by care to maintaine all good concord and agreement 1. Betwixt him and our selues 2. Betwixt him and others 1. Betwixt him and our selues 1. In preuenting iarres 2. In redressing them that are fallen out 1. In preuenting iarres so farre as may be 1. By pleasingnesse and desire to please him so farre as we may reasonably and lawfully 2. By passing by and couering his weaknesses and infirmities as natural disabilities and morall wants that are not palpable in not suffering our hearts to be estranged from him for them 3 By taking his deeds in the best part 4. By parting with our owne right to him so far as we may without too much hurting our selues or wronging our places 2. By redressing iarres that are falne out 1. By care to make amends to him by all good meanes if wee haue done wrong 2. By willingnesse to accept of any reasonable satisfaction if we haue beene wronged by him 2. We must haue a care to haue agreement betwixt him and others by care and readinesse to perswade peace and set them at one Hitherto of the inward effects of loue
truth and falshood of our speeches about a matter controuerted for the ending thereof 2. We must know the vse of an oath in regard of two things 1. Of iust occasions of vsing it viz. in a matter of some weight or moment either in it selfe or in the consequents or effects of it 1. For the satisfying of another that requires and will accept it 2. Binding of ones selfe either to another or only to himselfe as Iacob caused Ioseph to sweare and Ionathan and Dauid sware to each other and Solomon sware that Adonia should die 2. We must know the iust manner in regard of vsing it vpon such an occasion which is either in 1. Iudgement 2. Truth 3. Righteousnesse 1. In iudgement that is in a serious consideration of the cause of our swearing and greatnesse of the name of God by which we sweare 2. In truth that is a perfect agreement betwixt the meaning of the words of him that sweareth and betwixt both these and the things themselues of which the speech is and that agreeably also to the intentions of him to whom the oath is tendered so farre as he shall manifest his intentions to him that sweareth 3. In righteousnesse that is with reuerence to God care of doing good not hurt vnto our neighbours by our swearing and aiming at the right end euen the determining of a doubt quietly by interposing Gods name to shew our high opinion of him For now God and man hath his due and that is righteousnesse in euery act that euery one whom it concerneth may haue that which is due to him therein 2. A sacred or diuine lot which being of the same nature with an oath as concurring with it in the efficient cause Gods appointment who saith the lot shall cause contention to cease and in the matter an acknowledgement of certaine holy attributes of God and our subiection thereto and in the end to settle quietnesse amongst men by making God their vmpire must needs be accounted no otherwise of then an holy thing And of this consider we also two things 1. The nature of it 2. The vse of it 1. The nature for the constituting of which there are three things required 1. A matter in doubt and controuersie not yet agreed vpon 2. A casuall act that is an act the falling out of which depends meerely vpon the disposition of Gods prouidence which is foolishly called lucke or chance and not at all vpon the wit will skill or actiuitie of man as Solomon faith the whole iudgement or disposition of the lot is of God 3. The referring of that matter in doubt to be decided by the euent of that casuall act either by agreement of parties or appointment of superiours wherein are necessarily implied and contained three things 1. An acknowledgement of Gods Soueraigntie and wisdome to dispose of all things 2. An inuocating of God to vse his power and wisdome for the ending of the present controuersie 3. A tying of our selues to submit our selues to his determination so that a lot is the referring of a matter in doubt vnto God to determine by the speciall disposition of his prouidence ordering the euent of a casuall act and we may conceiue it to be nothing else but an actuall compendium of a prayer 2. The vse of it to which end we must know two things 1. Vpon what occasions to vse it 2. In what manner to vse it 1. Vpon what occasions to vse it Now there is no vse of it but deciding of a matter in controuersie All controuersies or doubts are of some of these three things either 1. Of things past 2. Of things present 3. Of things to come 1. Of things past which a lot serues not for viz. to finde out who hath done this or that 2. Of things present which cannot neither be determined by Lot 3. Of things to come which are of two sorts 1. Contingent doubtfull and vncertaine euents and accidents as Hamon vsed a lot to finde whether his deuice against the Iewes should prosper for which a lot now serueth not at all 2. The dispositions or distributions of rewards punishments labours offices c. and for these a lot serues witnesse Salomon that saith it makes diuision among the mightie Only controuersies about such matters are either 1. Made and counterfeit by the vanitie of man when in nature no such thing doth need to be God hauing alreadie put the matter out of controuersie as the case is in all Lotteries and sure God will not allow vs to make a knot for him to vntie 2. Reall and existent in nature and these are either 1. Triuiall or 2. Weightie and of moment 1. Triuiall and sportfull which God will not haue put to him to end for it were an abasement vnto him 2. Weightie and of moment either in themselues or the effects and consequences of them and these God that loues concord amongst men is willing to decide 2. Is required in what manner to vse it when such occasion is offered viz. 1. With due obseruation of Gods prouidence in it 2. With a willing submission vnto his prouidence in the disposition thereof So much for the due vse of holy things that come often-times to be ioyned with our common affaires 2. Now followes the right behauing of our selues to God-ward in our common affaires and businesses themselues so farre as they doe any way touch God that is twofold 1. Inward 2. Outward 1. Inward twofold 1. In regard of Gods actions 2. In regard of our owne actions 1. In regard of Gods actions that he doth before whether generall or speciall common or particular of iustice or mercie to our selues or others 1. The seeing of him in them that is obseruing and taking notice that they be his workes 2. The making a right vse of them to build vp our soules in knowledge of him and in all holy affections of loue feare c. towards him And here are especially required two things for 1. Benefits which our selues receiue a making them meanes of stirring vs vp to thankfull obedience 2. Corrections laid vpon our selues a making vse of them to increase our patience and repentance 2. In regard of our actions of any kinde which we doe viz. a liuing to God and not to our selues and referring them to him by an actuall intention of pleasing and glorifying him for whatsoeuer we deliuer eating and drinking by Paul is ordained to be done to the glory of God 2. The right behauiour of our selues towards God outward in regard of 2. things 1. Of our speeches 2. Of our deeds and actions 1. Of our speeches and words 4. wayes 1. By good salutations sincerely and respectiuely vttered as betwixt Boaz and his reapers 2. By a reuerent mention of Gods titles and attributes vpon any occasion that it may appeare we feare the glorious name of God 3. By conferring together of his works and of his word as we goe about our other businesses to stir vp our selues and others
the more to serue and praise him 4. By making confession of his truth and standing to defend it against cauils according to ones abilitie 2. The right behauiour of our selues towards God outward is in our deeds and actions and that two wayes 1. Generally 2. More particularly 1. Generally by two wayes 1. By walking as becommeth the Gospell of Christ vrging our selues to a very precise and wise cariage of our selues that the name of God by our meanes may not heare ill but well 2. By resolute suffering for the names sake of Iesus Christ and for righteousnesse sake which if it be to bloud is called martyrdome 2. More particularly by a sanctified vse of any of Gods creatures or of any thing whatsoeuer that we doe to which end foure things are required viz. 1. Knowledge out of the word of God concerning the lawfulnesse of our doing such things or enioyning such for all things must be sanctified to vs by the word as a good seruant will venture on nothing but what he knowes will please his master 2. Crauing Gods leaue blessing in the vse of meat drinke mariage or any thing as we take no mans goods out of his house but first we aske him leaue 3. Returning of thanks to God for his goodnesse as we thanke our neighbours if we bring home some borrowed thing 4. Moderation in the vse of them by proportioning the measure to the end as a seruant being sent to his masters coffer takes out so much as will dispatch the appointed businesse and no more Hitherto of the affirmatiue part of the third commandement the negatiue followes shewing the sinnes by which this commandement is broken are 2. 1. By sinnes of omission 2. By sinnes of commission 1. By sinnes of omission in not doing any of the things required either for matter or manner either in whole or in part when iust cause of doing them is offered 2. By sinnes of commission in doing things contrary to those that are commanded and that in a twofold respect 1. By abusing those holy actions that are to be admixed with our common affaires 2. By disorderly cariage of our common deeds 1. By abusing those holy actions c. which are two 1. An oath 2. A lot 1. An oath which is abused two wayes 1. For the taking thereof 2. For the keeping thereof 1. For the taking thereof in regard of 1. The matter 2. The manner of vsing when it is taken 1. The matter 1. For the obiect 2. For the subiect 1. For the obiect or thing sworne by if it be an Idoll or a creature 2. The subiect or thing sworne to in an 1. Assertiue oath when the thing sworne to is light and triuiall too meane for an oath to be vsed in it or plaine and euident not needing an oath 2. In a permissiue or obligatorie oath if the thing be either 1. Impossible and cannot be done 2. Vnlawfull and cannot be done but sinfully 2. Followeth the manner of vsing an oath when it is taken 1. Ignorantly a man not being informed of the nature of an oath 2. Causlesly without any iust inducement thereto 3. Irreuerently without apprehension of Gods greatnesse 4. Ragingly in the bitternesse of passion 5. Maliciously with intention of hurting any man 6. Falsly and the falshood of an oath is either 1. Vnwittingly when a man sweareth as he conceiueth and thinketh but not as the thing is 2. Wittingly and that either 1. Open and manifest 2. Cloaked and coloured 1. Open and manifest in an oath 1. Assertorie 2. Obligatorie 1. Assertorie when one doth either 1. Know it to be false 2. Conceiues it to be false though it be not so 2. Obligatorie when a man neuer hath a purpose to fulfill it but seeketh to serue his present turne 2. Cloaked and coloured by aequiuocations and reseruations whereby one seeketh to delude him to whom he sweareth 2. An oath abused in regard of the keeping it two wayes 1. When one doth neglect to fulfill a lawfull oath for feare lucre or any like cause 2. When one proceeds to fulfill an vnlawfull oath for vaine-glory or a false conscionablenesse of it 2. A second holy action abused that is admixed in our common affaires is a lot which is abused two wayes 1. In regard of the matter 2. In regard of the manner 1. In regard of the matter when it is applied to end 1. Made and counterfeit differences 2. Sportfull and trifling differences 2. It is abused in regard of the manner when it is vsed 1. Ignorantly without information of its nature 2. Colludingly with making a shew of lottery when a man hath a close tricke to dispose of the act seeming casuall at his owne pleasure 3. Profanely without any regard of Gods prouidence in it and with chafing against the euent 2. Abusing these holy actions by disorderly cariage of our common deeds and that in a twofold respect 1. In inward deeds 2. In outward deeds 1. In inward deeds 1. In regard of Gods workes 2. In regard of our owne workes 1. In regard of Gods workes 1. When we attribute them to other causes either 1. False at all as to fortune and chance 2. True too eagerly so as to neglect God as 1. To our friends if there be good done by them 2. To our foes if they be aduerse from them 3. To our selues and our owne industry c. 4. To the course of nature 2. When wee peruert them to euill purposes as in particular 1. Good prosperous things 1. To harden our selues in sinning 2. To nourish pride and conceit of our selues 2. Aduerse and euill 1. To murmur against God and fret 2. To waxe obstinate in our sinnes for all that he doth correct vs. 2. In regard of our disorderly cariage in our owne workes when we doe wholly seeke and serue our owne profit pleasure credit in them but worst of all if we seeke in them the fulfilling of our sinfull affections 2. Our disorderly cariage outward and that in a twofold regard 1. Of our words 2. Of our deeds 1. In regard of our words contrary to foure things 1. To good salutations 1. By good wishes vttered 2. waies 1. Alone formally without any good desire of heart 2. Falsly and fainedly with a wishing of euill in heart 2. By bad wishes or curses of all kindes specially wherein the deuils name is interposed which is as it were an inuocation of Satan 2. Contrary to the respectiue mentioning of Gods titles and attributes by two wayes 1. By heedlesse and formall mentioning them 1 In admiration as good Lord. 2. In intreaty as for Gods sake not thinking of God 3. And all such like 2. By blasphemous scornefull abusiue mentioning of them tending to reproach and disgrace the name of God 3. Contrary to good conference of Gods word or workes 1. By iangling and wrangling speech of any good thing meerely for contention ostentation victorie 2. By iesting at any phrase or place of Scripture or any
content and ease not regarding their inferiours good 2. In regard of the manner of vsing it 1. Vniustly 2. Vndiscreeâ—ly 3. Rigorously 4. Remissely 1. Vniustly and that 1. By partialitie in hauing a respect of persons in their gouernment 2. By vniust commandements in enioyning them things that are sinfull forbidding them things that are lawfull 3. By vniust recompences 1. In praising and rewarding euill deeds or lesse good more then the better 2. In reprouing or correcting for well-doing or more for smaller faults then for greater 2. The second manner of vsing it is vndiscreetly by excusing any part of their authoritie 1. In vnfit times when either themselues on inferiours are ill disposed by passion or griefe 2. In vnfit places when the place may make their authoritie more difficult as more publique correcting then is fit and sometimes more priuate 3. In things vnsutable to the disposition power and abilitie of their inferiours 3. The third manner of vsing it is rigorously 1. In condemning hard and difficult things without iust cause or any thing in a rough or boysterous manner violently 2. In reprouing or correcting 1. Excessiuely for matter aboue the nature of the fault or strength of the sufferer 2. Passionately and furiously for manner with bitternesse and acerbitie of speech and countenance 4. The fourth manner of vsing it is remissely in being ouercome 1. By intreaties 2. By foolish pittie The faults of Gouernours were 1. common or 2. proper which follow 1. Proper to the seuerall kindes 1. Priuate 2. Publique 1. Priuate or the housholder 1. In regard of his whole familie 2. In regard of the seuerall parts of his familie 1. In regard of his whole familie considered as one common bodie 1. In performing a false idolatrous worship among them 2. In teaching them a false religion to the poysoning of them with error 3. Wasting consuming his goods to the bringing of want of things necessarie to them ill husbandlinesse 4. In letting them doe what they lust as Salomon speakes of a childe set at liberty 2. Faults proper to the seuerall parts are 1. For chusing them 2. For vsing them 1. For chusing those that he may chuse and that 1. By making choice of a bad woman to wife for wealth or beauty sake 2. By entertaining bad and wicked seruants carelesly or wittingly 2. For vsing them badly viz. 1. The wife 2. The children 3. The seruants 1. The wife 1. By churlishnesse to her person 2. By grudging and nigardice for her allowance 2. For vsing the children badly and that 1. In fondnesse of loue to them 2. In misgiuing their portions without regard of age or goodnesse 3. In misplacing them in mariage for sinister respects euen with idolatrous or naughty yoke-fellowes 3. For vsing their seruants badly 1. In ouer-burthening them with worke and toyling them out 2. In pinching them in their wages not giuing that which is couenanted or giuing too little These are the Masters faults the Dames faults are 1. To thrust out her children to nurse out of nicenesse and vnwillingnesse to take paines 2. To be imperious in the familie in that she must haue her owne way without and against her husbands good liking 2. The proper faults of publique gouernours which are in the Common-wealth whether 1. Chiefe or 2. Subordinate 1. Chiefe and highest 1. To establish a false religion 2. To make vniust lawes 3. To make vniust warres or lay causlesse burdens and taxations on their subiects 4. To peruert the seat of Iustice 2. The subordinate mans publique faults are in Iudges or other officers 1. In Iudges by iudging 1. Corruptly and falsly for any cause 2. For hire and reward 2. In other publique officers by hindring the execution of good lawes for fauour feare or money Hitherto of faults of Gouernours Now secondly of the faults of those that are gouerned both common and proper 1. Common to all and that 1. Towards their person 2. Towards their authoritie 1. Towards their person both inward and outward 1. Inward in heart when they set light by them and care not whether they be pleased or displeased 2. Outward and that in words or gesture 1. In words both 1. To them snappish and sullen 2. Before them loud and rude 3. Behinde their backs reuiling cursing disgracing 2. In gesture and countenances of contempt 2. The common faults of the gouerned towards their authoritie 1. By disobedience to their lawfull commandements or obeying their vnlawfull commands 2. By resisting their corrections and reproofes 1. In inward murmuring 2. In outward opposition chiefly if they come to blowes against them which to ones parent was death 2. Proper faults of the gouerned are proper to some viz. 1 Priuate 2. Publique 1. Priuate 1. To the wife if she be 1. Sowre 2. Contentious 3. Wastefull 2. To the children 1. By marrying without them 2. By casting them off in age or cozening them 3. To seruants 1. By slothfulnesse eye-seruice 2. By vntrustinesse and wastefulnesse in their goods 2. The publique faults of the gouerned are in subiects 1. In treason against the life or state of their Prince 2. In sedition or rebellion in a turbulent going about to redresse pretended abuses whether it be against the Prince or his officers Hitherto of sins against naturall bonds Now faults contrary to the duties whereto we are bound 2. By spirituall bond and those of 1 Kinred 2 Degree 1. Of kinred spirituall and that 1 Betwixt all Christians which is brotherhood and that is schisme in rending ones selfe from the rest of the members of Christs bodie for any dislikes chiefly in regard of petie differences of opinion and falling to raile reuile bite deuoure persecute 2. Betwixt some Christians 1. Betwixt fathers in Christ if they seeke to seduce them or make diuisions to draw followers after them as some did in Pauls time 2. Betwixt sonnes in Christ if they 1. Excessiuely admire them so as to take all things on their word and neglect others in regard of them 2. If they grow to dislike and neglect of them because of their plainnesse in admonitions 2. The degree of spirituall bonds 1. For gifts 2. For power 1. For gifts Here 1. The strong doe sinne 2. The weake 1. The strong 1. By despising the weaker and seeking only to please themselues 2. Scandalizing them in a wilfull and vncharitable and vndiscreet abuse of their Christian libertie 2. The weake sinne 1. In enuying their betters gifts and seeking to disgrace them as the false Apostles did Paul 2. In harsh censuring them for the lawfull vse of their Christian libertie 2. The degree of spirituall bonds for power and gouernment Here 1. The Pastor offends 2. The people offends 1. The Pastor offends for 1. Teaching 2. Discipline 1. For teaching 1. For matter 2. For manner 1. For matter 1. By false doctrine of faith or manners 2. By misapplying true doctrine to grieue the good harten the bad 2. For the manner 1. By
conscience before God and to behaue ones selfe that all men may haue iust cause to haue him in good reputation 2. A right bearing other mens censures whether they be 1. Good 2. Bad. 1. Good whether 1. True by returning the praise to God not taking it to our selues as Daniel and Ioseph did we may take comfort but the honour must be Gods 2. False to reiect them with griefe as Paul did their fond conceits that thought he had beene Iupiter 2. Bad and that 1. True 2. False 1. True to be humbled thereby yet without deiectednesse knowing that there is a meanes left to recouer all againe 2. False either 1. For well doing to reioyce in it or 2. For nothing either 1. To despise it as Christ did the shame 2. To make vse of it for our humbling in other particulars as Dauid of Shimeies railing So much of the inward duties whereby wee should preserue our owne good name The outward follow and first in words 1. By restraint of speech 2. By vse of speech 1. By restraint of speech called silence or taciturnity to be practised 1. Vpon occasion of two things 2. In matters chiefly of two kindes 1. Vpon occasion of two things 1. The presence 2. The passions 1. The presence either 1. Of our betters and superiours in high degree 2. Of our captious enemies 3. Of wicked men and scorners 2. The passions that stirre 1. In our owne hearts 2. In them to whom wee should otherwise speake 2. Restraint of speech in matters chiefly of two kindes 1. That exceed our place or capacitie 2. That would be hurtfull to our neighbours or our selues Hitherto of restraint of speech now followes 2. Vse of speech both 1. In generall 2. Speciall 1. In generall whatsoeuer we speake of 1. For matter of words or the thing spoken of that it be such as we haue to doe withall and appertaineth to our calling 2. For manner that our words be 1. Deliberate 2. Discreet 3. True 4. Modest 1 Deliberate setting the watch of wisdome before to examine to what purpose we speake before we speake 2. Discreet fitted and proportioned 1. To the persons Speaking Spoken to 2. To time and place 3. To the nature of the thing spoken of 3. True 1. In narrations 2. In promises 1. In narrations agreeing 1. To the things themselues 2. To our conceits of them 2. In promises seconded with a firme purpose and care of keeping them 4. Modest and sober speaking with a kinde of doubting and reseruing of the respect of them that thinke otherwise 2. The vse of speech in speciall when we are to speake of our selues 1. Of our owne good deeds 2. Of our bad deeds 1. Of our good deeds where must bee shewed 1. Vpon what occasions wee may speake 2. In what manner 1. Vpon what occasions we may speake of our owne commendable actions viz. foure waies 1. By way of apologie against slanders 2. By proposing our selues in case age and authority will beare it to the imitation of others 3. In condemning and reprouing such as shew grosse vnthankfulnesse to vs. 4. By way of ouer-entreating that wee may better preuaile in honest requests 2. In what manner we are to speake of our owne good deeds it must be done vpon these occasions 1. With speeches of mitigation tending to giue away all the glory from our selues vnto God 2. With profession of our vnwillingnesse to doe it when the occasion is so vrgent as in Iobs case that may well saue vs that labour 2. Of our owne bad deeds whether 1. Slanderously 2. Truly 1. Slanderously or falsely imputed vnto vs by defending our innocency 1. Substantially with sound proofes 2. Mildly and meekely with a calme spirit 2. Truly laid to our charge and committed by vs whether they be such as are 1. Open. 2. Secret 1. Open and already knowne and ready to come to light which we must confesse 1. Plainely 2. Humbly 2. Secret and kept close alone to our selues which we must confesse but 1. On very iust occasion 2. With due choice 3. With due caution 1. On very iust occasion viz. when our selues 1. Are so doubtfull of pardon that we cannot by our owne endeuours settle our faith 2. When wee are so weake that we cannot by our owne labour ouercome the sinne 2. With due choyce of a fit person to whom we may confesse viz. one that is 1. A friend and well-willer 2. Fearing God in good measure 3. Of good vnderstanding to aduise 4. Trusty and able to keepe secret which we may if not know by experience yet neerely ghesse of by his not being 1. Inquisitiue 2. Talkatiue 3. With due and fit caution binding the person to silence and secrecy by a solemne vow or oath fast binde fast finde saith the prouerbe and nothing is more needfull to be fast bound then a secret So much of the ordering of our words Now of our deeds and actions both 1. Generally 2. Particularly 1. Generally that they be such as are 1. In themselues good lawfull honest and of good report amongst men 2. In their circumstances conuenient and expedient 2. Particularly 1. In regard of the choice of our company 2. In regard of our owne cariage 1. In regard of the choyce of our company 1. That we associate our selues with good men 2. That wee shunne familiarity with bad men 2. In regard of our owne cariage 1. That wee louingly accept admonitions 2. That we earnestly reiect flatteries and flatterers 3. That we keepe our promises faithfully vnlesse the things promised be sins or if we be not able goe to the person to whom wee made them and shewing our case craue pardon if the matter will admit of so doing 4. Carry our selues lowlily equall our selues with them of the lower sort and that 1. In countenance gate deportment of bodie 2. In ornaments of all sorts in attire houshold stuffe attendance building c. So much of the duties concerning our owne good name those follow that concerne the good name of our brethren and they are of two sorts 1. Inward 2. Outward 1. Inward 1. Respecting our opinion 2. Our censure 1. Respecting our opinion of him in two things 1. That we thinke well of him till he deserue the contrary 2. That we renew our good opinion of him vpon his repentance and amendment 2. Our censure of his actions whether they be 1. Certaine or 2. Doubtfull 1. Certaine 1. Good 2. Bad. 1. Good 1. To acknowledge them 2. To be glad of them 2. Our bad censure of his actions 1. To see them 2. To be sorry for them 2. Doubtfull 1. Whether they were done or no to hope the best and not condemne one vpon light coniectures 2. Whether they were well meant or no to construe things in the best sense that may be 2. The outward duties concerning our brethren 1. In our ordinary conuersation both for 1. Words spoken heard 2. Deeds 2. In matters of iudgement 1. Our words in
ordinary conuersation must be ordered well and that 1. By restraining speech 2. By vsing speech 1. By restraining speech 1. Of their bad deeds 2. Of their good deeds 1. Of their bad deeds behinde their backes but 1. Vpon iust cause 2. In good manner 1. Vpon iust cause 1. If they bee publique and openly knowne to glorifie the iustice of God and edifie others 2. If they be priuate and knowne to none or few but our selues then 1. To warne those that might else be infected 2. To aduertise those that haue authority to redresse it 2. In restraining speeches of their bad deeds in a good manner that is 1. Sparingly rather with the least then most 2. Pitifully with compassion and louing affection 2. By restraining speech of their good deeds before their face but 1. Vpon good occasion 2. With manifest referring of the praise to God 1. Vpon good occasion 1. Of encouragement and that 1. Against temptations 2. Against oppositions 2. Of thankfull acknowledgement of good receiued 2. With manifest referring of the praise to God that they may not be puffed vp 2. Our words in ordinary conuersation must be ordered well by vsing speech 1 In their presence 2. In their absence 1. In their presence of their deeds 1. Good encouragement to proceed 2. Bad reprehension admonition 2. In their absence 1. Praise to stirre vp others to imitate them 2. Iust defence against slanders and calumniations Hitherto of the right ordering of our selues in regard of our owne speeches Now for that that concernes the words which we heare others speake of our neighbours which is twofold 1. In generall wee must examine that that is spoken vnto vs and call for due proofe 2. In speciall 1. For the euill reported we must 1. Be vnwilling to heare it and reiect such tales 2. Vnwilling to giue any credit to it without very sufficient proofe and then sorrowfull for it 2. For the good reported we must 1. Be glad and willing to heare it 2. Willing and desirous to beleeue it if there be any probable proofe that it is true So much for the ordering of our words Now for our deeds 1. We must vse all ciuill and respectiue cariage to our neighbour tending to grace him 2. We must by all meanes striue to draw him to good and vertuous behauiour that may deserue commendation And this for our ordinary conuersation Now for matters of iudgement in it there are vsually amongst vs foure sorts of men exercised 1. The witnesse 2. The aduocate 3. The jurors 4. The Iudge 1. The witnesse whose duty is to declare 1. The whole truth without adding diminishing or altering for fauour or ill will 2. Nothing but the truth no intermixture of falshood is allowable 2. The aduocate pleader or counseller who must with an vnpartiall eye seeke to finde out and cleare the truth though it be to the detriment of his client 3. The jurors who must 1. Indifferently consider of the euidence and throughly search it 2. Bring a right verdict according thereto without fauour anger 4. The Iudge who must 1. Giue free scope to the proceedings of iustice 2. Passe a right and vnpartiall sentence according to the proofes that shall be substantially produced Hitherto the things commanded in this commandement Now of the sinnes against it which are 1. Of omission 2. Of commission in regard of the name 1. Of onesselfe 2. Of ones neighbour 1. Of ones selfe 1. Inward 2. Outward for Words Deeds 2. Of ones neighbour 1. Inward 2. Outward for 1. Ordinary conuersation 1. In words 2. In deeds 2. For matters of iudgement This Commandement is broken in regard of our owne good name inwardly so farre as concerned 1. A mans opinion of himselfe 2. The opinion of other men concerning vs. 1. A mans opinion of himselfe and that 1. In excesse 2. In defect 1. In excesse by two sinnes 1. Selfe-conceitednesse which hath three degrees 1. To imagine ones selfe to haue the vertues he hath not 2. To thinke that hee hath more then it is 3. To bee good in his owne eies because of that hee hath The second sinne in excesse is selfe-flattery which hath also foure degrees 1. A counting ones selfe free from the vices which he is not free from 2. Calling his owne vices by the names of vertues as prodigality good neighbourhood c. 3. Esteeming his grosse sinnes to be infirmities and small faults 4. Imagining to scape reproach for all his great faults confessed so to bee because hee saith in his heart no man shall know it 2. A mans opinion or himselfe in defect by two sinnes 1. Deiectednesse 2. Rigorous condemning 1. Deiectednesse is a false accusing of ones selfe as an hypocrite when he is not because of afflictions and imperfections 2. Ouer-rigorous censuring ones owne actions is a condemning of them excessiuely as foule wicked naught in extremity when indeed they be alone weaknesses and imperfections These two sinnes are not so vsuall but the children of God in temptation doe fall into them These things are faults in regard of our owne opinion of our selues those follow which respect 2. The opinions of other men concerning vs which are 1. Good 2. Bad. 1. Good and that 1. In excesse 2. In defect 1. In excesse where are foure faults 1. Hypocrisie a desire to make a shew of goodnesse to men-ward without any care of being so indeed 2. Vaine glory which is an inordinate desire of praise from men and is of two kindes 1. When we doe our good deeds only or principally to be seene of men which alwaies goes hand in hand with hypocrisie 2. When we desire to be magnified for wit learning wealth parentage and such toyes that may befall a bad man as well as a good chiefly when in truth we haue them not 3. The third fault is accepting and reioycing in false praises as Herod was content to be magnified as a God 4. Swelling and being puffed vp with true praises 2. Faults which respect defect disregarding a good name and not caring whether men thinke well or ill of vs. 2. The bad opinion of other men concerning vs and that also 1. In excesse 2. In defect 1. In excesse in two things 1. False shame 2. Vexation at false reports 1. False shame in being ashamed of that that is not shamefull as 1. Of scoffes taunts for well doing 2. Of pouerty a poore coat or house or a poore kinsman c. 2. Vexation at false reports and being troubled and led ouer-much by what men will say of vs. 2. The bad opinion of other men concerning vs in defect as impudency when a man is not ashamed of his ill workes though all the world talke of them to his reproach Hitherto of inward disorders about our owne good name The outward follow first in regard of our words and that 1. Generally 2. Specially 1. Generally which is 1. In quantity of words 2. In quality of words 1. In
in extremitie 3. If he passe a wrong sentence Hitherto the ninth commandement the tenth followes Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours house c. ANd it respects all those things ioyntly which the former aimed at seuerally in regard of the very first vndeliberate vnaduised and vnallowed at least not consented to motions of the heart Here 1. The things commanded 2. Things forbidden 1. The things commanded are foure 1. A iust righteous and charitable inclination toward our neighbour whereby we stand prone and apt to doe our dutie to him 2. The stirring vp of all good motions that may induce vs to doe him any good vpon any iust occasion 3. A cherishing of all good motions to his good that are by God or man put into our mindes 4. Perfect contentation with our owne things 2. The things forbidden in this commandement are 1. Of omission of any the fore-mentioned things or the strength or power of them 2. In commission 1. By a bad inclination of heart against others of which the Scripture saith The frame of the heart is euill 2. By bad motions tending to hurt him in his place person safetie chastitie goods good name whether those motions arise 1. From our owne corrupt hearts either 1. Sleeping in dreames 2. Or waking in fancies of our mindes 2. Or be suggested from Satan if we entertaine them with any the least delight or pleasure If we doubt how naturall imaginations may be distinguished from the aduentitious we must know that the conceits of our hearts are either 1. Mixt. 2. Simple 1. Mixt where the deuill and the flesh concurre in stirring them vp and in those we are euer faultie because we ioyne or rather Satan ioynes with vs. 2. Simple wholly and only 1. From our selues and here we alone are in blame 2. From the deuill which if they stay and procure any delight we are accessarie to them if they be presently with detestation reiected we are guiltlesse And these simply deuillish imaginations shew themselues manifestly 1. By their suddennesse and independancie vpon other thoughts or obiects present comming in as it were by the head and shoulders 2. They shew themselues by their violence and stirring in that they doe as it were ouer-whelme with their force multitude continuance and are more vehement and distempered then the naturall For the further vnderstanding of the law it must be knowne that euery commandement and branch of a commandement is broken in regard 1. Of our owne actions 2. In regard of our interest into the deeds of other men 1. In regard of our owne actions and that 1. Directly 2. Indirectly 1. Directly in regard 1. Of the matter 2. The causes 3. The measure 1. In regard of the matter of the act 1. By commission of a thing forbidden 2. By omission of a thing commanded 2. In regard of the causes 1. Mouing if it be a selfe-respect and not desire of pleasing God 2. Finall if we arme at our selues alone not at Gods glory 3. In regard of the measure of doing if we faile of the strength and perfection required 2. Indirectly by things of themselues not condemned but such as to vs proue 1. Occasions of euill 2. Appearances of euill 2. Euery commandement is broken in regard of our interest to the deeds of other men which are either 1. Good 2. Bad. 1. Good and that 1. Inwardly 2. Outwardly 1. Inwardly 1. If we doe not allow them nor reioyce in them 2. If we doe either dislike them or be greeued and angrie at them 2. Outwardly if we 1. Neglect what might 1. Draw them thereto 2. Confirme them therein 2. If we practise any thing that might 1. Hinder them therefrom 2. Discourage them therein 2. Our interest into the deeds of bad men and that likewise 1. Inwardly 2. Outwardly 1. Inwardly either 1. If we doe not 1. Condemne them in our iudgement 2. Be greeued and angrie at them in our affections 2. If we doe 1. Allow them in iudgement 2. Reioyce in them in affection 2. Outwardly 1. By neglecting any thing 2. By practising any thing 1 By neglecting any thing that may 1. Keepe them from committing the same 2. That may draw them to repentance and amendment 2. If we practise any thing 1. That may draw and induce them thereto 2. That may harden and confirme them therein Men are to be drawne to well doing 1. By words 2. By deeds 1. By words of exhorting and in a superiour commanding 2. By deeds 1. By giuing good example 2. In rewarding 3. In ioyning with them 4. In procuring for them 1. Leaue 2. Fit instruments 3. Conuenient opportunities And by the contrary they must be kept from euill Men are to be confirmed in well doing 1. By words tending to iustifie and commend them 2. By deeds tending to countenance and reward them And by the contrarie they must be drawne out of euill Men are hindered from well doing 1. In word by disswading forbidding threatning 2. In deeds in withdrawing leaue instruments opportunities and by the contrary they are furthered to euill Men are discouraged in well doing 1. By words tending to deride calumniate and disgrace them 2. By deeds in punishing them or causing others to doe it and by the contrarie they are in euill deeds confirmed FINIS