said to be made in the image of God Genes 9. 6. 8. As God knowes himselfe Ioh. 8. 55. 1. Cor. 20. 10. and all things besides Ioh. 16. 30. so man did truely distinctly perfectly and effectually knowe God Rom. 1. 19. 20. his will Rom. 2. 15. and workes Gen. 2. 20. 23. and his own happinesse in God and his owne present estate though he was ignorant of the future 9. As God willeth himselfe as the cheife good Esa 42. 8. and can will nothing but what is good so mans wil was able to choose God and all good freely readily and orderly and to doe what was required 1. Chron. 28. 9. and 29. 9. His affections also were subiect to the rule of perfect reason duely and with an holy moderation caried vnto that which is good respecting God or man Tit. â— 5. 12. 1. Tim. 3. 2. Matth. 22. 37 38 39. Deut. 6. 5. Q. Wherein did mans happinesse consist A. In the enioying w Gen. 1. 29. of 10 sweet peace and communion with the Lord. Expos 10. God did loue fauour and accept of man and man did behold reioyce and rest in the Lord with full delight Q. What further priuiledges did man enioy in this state of innocencie A. Hee was placed in x Gen. 2. 15. paradise had libertie to eate of y Gen. 2. 16. euerie tree in the garden except the tree of 11 knowledge of good and euill and was made a Gen. 2. 19. Psa 8. 6. ruler of all earthly creatures z Gen. 2. 17. Expos 11. The euent of mans eating or forbearing that fruit did giue the name to that tree If he had obeyed he should be happie hauing experience of good if he did eate thereof he by experience should knowe what good hee lost thereby and what miserie he brought on himselfe Q. Were these things bestowed vpon man that he might liue as he list A. No but that hee might 12 serue the b Reu. 4. 11. Psal 95. 6. Lord his Maker who therefore gaue man a law binding him alwaies to perfect obedience and a speciall commaundement to try him c Rom. 2. 14. Expos 12. God the Creator of man Psal 100. 3. and in that respect his supreame and absolute soueraigne hauing bestowed so great gifts and maine liberties vpon man freely might vpon his owne will and pleasure require at the hands of man what obedience soeuer he had or would inable him to performe Deut. 11. 31. 32. Ier. 27. 5. and might also inioyne him to manifest his loaâ—tie and humilitie by abstaining from some act in it selfe indifferent for no other reason but because he was so commanded Dan. 4. 32. 35. Psa 115. 3. Q. What was that speciall commaundement A. Of the tree of d Gen. 2. 17. knowledg of good and euill thou shalt not eate for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt die the death Q. Death we heare was threatned if hee did disobey what promise was made to incourage him to this dutie A. The continuance e Gen. 2. 9. both of 13 himselfe and his 14 posteritie in that good estate Expos 13. The tree of life seemes to be a signe and seale of the continuance of his happinesse if he had obeyed Gen. 3. 22 23 24. Pro. 3. 18. Apoc. 2. 7. 14. All mankind was created good in Adam Eccl. 7. 31. Rom. 5. 12. 1. Cor. 15. 22. as other creatures were in their kind Gen. 1. 31. and God did enter into couenant with our first parents Gen. 2. 17. as they were the roote of all their posterity so that what they had actually promised to them we had promised to vs also in them Q. Did man continue in that good estate A. No but 15 he f 1. Tim. 2. 14. fell from God thorough the enticements of Sathan Expos 15. Man was created good but mutable so that he might fall Gen. 2. 17. Eccl. 7. 31. and God not beeing bound to vphold him Rom. 11. 35. Gen. 17. 1. did suffer him to fall knowing how to order the same for the setting forth of his glorie Prou. 16. 4. God knew before that â—â—an would transgresse Act. 15. 18. Psal 139. 2. yet was he not therefore to forbeare to giue man a most wise iust and easie precept whereby he would shewe forth his Soueraigntie ouer man 1. Sam. 15. 2. 9. Q. How did he fall A. By sinning g Eccl. 7. 29. or 31. Rom. 5. 12. 1. Ioh. 3. wilfully 16 against God taansgressing his law Expos 16. Sathan was the principall outward cause of the sinne of man Gen. 3. 1. Ioh. 8. 44. Apoc. 12. 9. who enuying the glorie of God and the saluation of man did vse the serpent as his instrument to seduce the woman Gen. 3. 1. 2. Cor. 11. 3. and the helpe of the woman to seduce the man Gen. 3. 6. The qualitie of the fruite by accident was a cause to mooue them to eate thereof Gen. 3. 6. and the iust and good law of God forbidding that sinne may be said to be an occasion of the sinne as it did forbid an act in it selfe indifferent that man could not commit it without sinne but the principall inward cause of mans fall was his owne free-will freely and voluntarily transgressing Gods commandement which he might and ought to haue obeied but would not Gen. 2. 7. 17. and 3. 23. 24. Rom. 5. 19. Eccl. 7. 31. Q. What was the sinne he did commit A. The h Gen. 3. 6. eating of 17 the forbidden fruit Expos 17. The tree of knowledge in it selfe was good Gen. 11 12. 1. Tim. 4. 4. Gen. 3. 6. but the fruit thereof vnlawfull to be eaten because God had forbidden it to be eaten 1. Ioh. 3. 4. Gen. 2. 17. And this sinne of Adam was exceeding great because it was the breach of so easie a commaundement Gen. 1. 29. with Gen. 2. 17. that God had giuen for the the triall of his obedience committed by him that had receiued great fauours from God Gen. 1. 26 27 28 c. and that in Paradise Gen. 3. 6. 23. Also it was accompanyed with an heape of other sins infidelie idolatrie vnthankefulnesse to God and contempt of him blasphemie in subscribing to the deuil murther c. Q. Did all mankind sinne in Adam A. Yes i for 1â— wee were all in his loynes 1. Rom. 5. 12. 1. Cor. 15. 22. Heb. 7. 9 10. Expos 18. Adam was not a priuate person but the common parent of vs all and as hee receiued integâ—itie for himselfe and vs so he lost it for himself vs. Q. What is the state of all men hy reason of Adams fall A. They are k Eph. 2. 1. 2. dead 19 in Sinne and bondslaues 20 of Sathan Expos 19. To bee dead in sinne is to be vtterly depriued of all life of grace Eph. 5. 18. so that we can mooue to nothing of our selues that is truly acceptable in the sight of God 20. To be Bondslaues of
4. 24. 25. 26. We are not tied to the expositions of Fathers or Councels for the finding out of the sense of the Scripture Rom. 3. 4. Matth. 5. 27. 28. 31. 32. 33. 34. 38. 39. 43. 44. the holy Ghost speaking in the Scripture is the onely faithfull interpreter of the Scripture Luk. 1. 70. 1. Cor. 2. 10. 11. 10. 14. 26. Es 55. 4. The meanes to find out the true meaning of the Scripture are conference of one place of Scripture with another 2. Sam. 24. 1. with 1. Chro. 21. 1. Esa 28. 16. with Rom. 9. 33. Es 65. 1. 2. with Rom. 10. 20. 21. Mic. 5. 2. with Matth. 2. 6. Matth. 26. 34. with Mar. 14. 30. diligent consideration of the scope and circumstances of the place Matth. 22. 31. 32. Act. 2. â—9 as the occasions and coherence of that which went before with that which followeth after the matter whereof it doth entreate 1. Co. 11. 24. 25. 26. and circumstances of persons times and places Act. 13. 36. 37. and consideration whether the words be spoken figuratiuely or simply for in figuratiue speeches not the outward shew of words but the sense is to be taken Io. 15. 1. Matth. 26. 26. Io. 14. 6. Ex. 12. 11. Io. 6. 35. 1. Cor. 10. 16. and knowledge of the Arts and Tongues wherein the Scriptures were originally written 1. Cor. 12. 10. Act. 2. 3. 4. But alwaies it is to be obserued that obscure places are not to be expounded contrarie to the rule of faith set downe in plainer places of the Scripture Rom. 3. 18. 20. 12. 6. 2. Tim. 1. 13. Act. 13. 33. 36. 37. Rom. 6. 7. Q. What doth the Scripture especially teach vâ— A. The 1 sauing f Io. 17. 3. Col. 2. 1. 2. knowledge 2 of God 3 and Iesus Christ Expos 1. Knowledge is the ground of obedience 1. Chro. 28. 9. Act. 26. 18. a rich gift of grace Mar. 4. 11. the first grace that God giueth vnto his children 1. Io. 2. 20. 27. and 5. 20. Io. 16. 4. and 6. 63. the foundation of all other graces Pro. 19. 2. Psal 9. 10. Hos 4. 4. Es 11. 9. the guide of our affections and directer of our actions Psal 119. 9. 100. 101. Pro. 2. 10. 11. 12. Es 30. 21. without which zeale is little worth Rom. 10. 2. sacrifice was vaine Hos 6. 6. and deuotion was but superstition Act. 7. 22. 23. This when it is made by the work of the holy Ghost to bee effectuall to sincere faith loue feare and obedience is sauing Ioh. 17. 3. Esa 53. 11. 2. Wee must know God because otherwise we cannot desire Ioh. 4. 10. obey 1. Ioh. 2. 4. nor haue communion or fellowship with him 1. Ioh. 1. 5 6 7. 3. We must know Christ because sin hath made a separation betweene God and vs Esa 59. 2. so that we cannot bee receiued into Gods fauour or haue communion with him without a Mediator Eph. 1. 3. 5. Rom. 3. 25. Eph. 2. 18. 1. Ioh. 2. 1 2. Heb. 10. 21. 22. Ioh. 14. 6. and God in Christ or God and Christ is the obiect of Christian religion Col. 3. 17. 1. Pet. 1. 21. Ioh. 14. 1. Heb. 1. 6. Christ is the image of the inuisible God Col. 1. 15. the brightnesse of his glorie and the expresse image of his person Heb. 1. 3. in whom with open face we behold as in a glasse the glorie of the Lord 2. Cor. 3. 18. Ioh. 14. 9. in whom are hid all the treasures of wisedome and knowledge Col. 2. 3. The Apostles who preached vnto the world the whole counsell of God necessarie to saluation did preach nothing Act. 8. 5. Rom. 10. 8 9. Act. 28. 31. did desire to knowe nothing but Iesus Christ and him crucified 1. Cor. 2. 2. Phil. 3. 8. of him they wrote that our ioy might be full 1. Ioh. 1. 4. and the Lord who forbids vs to glory in any thing beside doth command vs to glorie in this that we know him in Christ Ier. 9. 23. 1. Cor. 1. 30 31. so that this knowledge is necessarie easie excellent sufficient sound and comfortable 2. Cor. 4. 3. 4. Act. 8. 8. Q. How may it be prooued that there is a God A. By the 1 g Psa 19. 1. 2. Esa 41. 23. Rom. 1. 20. Act. 14. 17. Iob 12. 7 8 9. workes and h Exod. 8. 19. and 9. 16. 2 wonders which are seene the testimonie i Rom. 2. 15. Esa 33. 14. Psal 14. 5. and 53. 5. of 3 conscience the k Zach. 12. 1. Psal 94. 8 9 10. powers 4 of the soule and the l Reuel 12. 7. 10. practises 5 of Sathan Expos 1. The first creature was made of nothing otherwise it could not bee subiect to change and alteration and all creatures are finite compound imperfect vnable to make or sustaine themselues therefore of necessitie there must bee a first cause in power infinite most perfect and of it selfe that giues beeing and continuance vnto all things 2 Nothing can be the cause of it selfe for then it should be both the cause the effect both before and after it selfe therefore all things haue their beginning from one first and supreame cause which is God 3. Amongst things created we may obserue a series of causes and an order in the things themselues but order is from one first and leads vs vnto one first 4. All things euen things without life sense and reason which cannot moone voluntarily or intend an end are directed orderly vnto an end therfore there is one wise good and cheife directer of all things which is God 5. The greatnesse perfection multitude varietie and concord of things existing the forme and continual sustentation of the world doe shew that all things doe depend vpon some one wise and perfect good from whom they haue their beeing and preseruation 2. By Wonders we vnderstand visible and apparant works extraordinarily wrought not onely aboue the ordinary course of nature but simply aboue the power of nature either in respect of the worke it selfe or the manner of doing which effects doe conuince that there iâ— an infinite power that is aboue and doth ouer-rule all things for euerie principall and primarie cause is more excellent then the effects thereof 3. The conscience doth register bring to remembrance and beare witnesse of â—he cogitations words and actions of all men excuse and comfort in weldoing against the disgraces slaunders and persecutions of the world accuse and terrifie for sinne secretly committed which neuer did nor shall come into the knowledge of men incite to holines and curbe and bridle from Iniquity which is a manifest token and proofe that there is a supreame iudge who hath giuen a law binding the conscience doth obserue all our thoughts deuises words and workes and will call vs to an account and reckoning 4. The soule is a spirituall inuisible and immortall substance endued with power to vnderstand and will but the soule and the
God is infinite and incomprehensible how then may we conceiue of him A. By his y Exod. 34. 6 7. properties 14 and by his z Psa 19. 1. 8. 1. Iob 36. 24. c. and 37. 1. 18. workes Expos 14. A propertie in God is that whereby his diuine nature is knowne in it selfe and distinguished from all other The properties of God do not really differ from the diuine essence nor one of them from the other but onely in our manner of conceiuing wherefore euery propertie in God is inseparable and incommunicable Q. What are his properties A. He is 15 most a Rom. 16. 27. wise 16 b Iob 12. 13. strong c Mat. 19. 17. 17 good d Exod. 33. 19. Rom. 5. 8. 18 gracious e Psa 145. 17. 19 iust f Psal 103. 11. and 145. 8. 9. 20 mercifull g Matth. 5. 48. Iob 35. 7 8. 21 perfect h Mark 14. 16. Rom. 9. 5. 22 blessed and i 1. Cor. 2. 8. 23 glorious Expos 15. Wisedome is that whereby God by one Heb 4. 13. infinite Ps 139. 6. and 147. 5. Esa 40. 28. eternall Eph. 1. 4. simple Exod. 3. 14. and vnchangeable act of his vnderstanding Esa 46. 10. doth knowe himselfe Matth. 11. 27. Ioh. 1. 18. and 7. 29. 1. Cor. 2. 10. 11. and all things 1. Ioh. 3. 20. Ioh. 16. 20. and 21. 17. and actions clearely infallibly and distinctly 1. Chr. 28. 9. 2. Tim. 2. 19. Psal 56. 8. and 147. 4. Matth. 10. 30. with all their circumstances 1. Sam. 23. 11. 12. Matth. 11. 21. Mat. 24. 22. Ioh. 7. 30. discerning a most wise reason of them Eph. 1. 11. Pro. 8. 14. 16. Strength is that whereby God doth most freely Psal 115. 3. 135. 6. without resistance or wearines whatsoeuer he doth will Dan. 4. 35. Esa 40. 28. and can do whatsoeuer he can will Mat. 3. 9. 17. Goodnesse is that whereby God beeing the cheife good Mark 10. 18. sheweth himselfe very good and bountifull to all his creatures Psal 86. 5. Gen. 1. 31. Psal 33. 5. and 36 6. and 145. 9. 18. Gratiousnesse is that whereby God beeing truely amiable in himselfe Psal 86. 15. and 111. 5. is freely bountiful vnto his creatures Rom. 3. 24. louing and cherishing them tenderly without any desert of theirs Psal 145. 8. and 36. 5 7 9. Luk. 1. 30. 19. Iustice is that whereby God is true in all his sayings Eccl. 12. 10. Rom. 3. 4. and righteous in all his doings Gen. 18. 25. Deut. 32. 4. Iob. 8. 3. and 34. 10. 36. 23. Psal 9â— 15. Rom. 9. 14. 2. Chron. 19. 7. Dan. 9. 14. 20. Mercy is that whereby God of his free grace and loue is ready to succour such as are Psal 57. 10. and 108. 4. Psal 103. 4. and 145. 14. or might be in miserie by the condition of their nature 21. Perfectnes is that whereby God is necessarily all-sufficient in and of himselfe Gen. 17. 1. Iob. 22. 2. 35. 5 6 7. Ps 16. 2. and the cause of all perfection and goodnesse in euery thing besides Iam. 1. 17. 2. Cor. 3. 5. and 4. 7. 1. Cor. 8. 4. 6. Rom. 11. 36. 22. Blessednes is that whereby God fully and essentially knowing and willing that perfection which is in himselfe hath all fulnesse of delight and contentment in and of himselfe Gen. 17. 1. 1. Tim. 6. 15. and 1. 11. and is the cause and obiect of the blessednesse of his creatures Psal 16. 11. and 17. 15. Ioh. 17. 3. 1. Ioh. 1. 3. 6. 23. Glorie in God is rhe admirable excellencie of his most holy and diuine nature wherby he infinitely excelleth all creatures Exod. 33. 18. Psal 8. 1. Ioh. 12. 41. Rom. 1. 23. Psal 29. 9. This glory the Lord doth manifest more obscurely in this life Num. 12. 8. Exod. 33. 20. 1. Cor. 13. 12. by his Gospel 2. Cor. 4. 4. 6. and signes of his presence Exod. 33. 22. Esa 6. 1. viz. some shining brightnesse Luk. 2. 9. Matth. 17. 2. 5. or thicke cloud and darkenesse Exod. 16. 10. and 24. 16. 1. Kin. 8. 11. and excellent acts beseeming his greatnesse Psal 19. 1. Psal 29. 9. Exod 9. 16. Ioh. 2. 11. 2. Thess 1. 10. But more clearely it is reuealed in heauen Reu. 21. 23. Ioh. 17. 24. Q. What are his Workes A. They are three Decree Creation and Prouidence Q. What is the decree A. That whereby God hath from eternitie set downe k Ephes 1. 11. with himselfe whatsoeuer 1 shall come to passe Expos 1. All things with their causes effects circumstances and manner of being are decreed by God Act. 2. 23. and 4. 27. 28. Eph. 1. 11. This decree is most wise Rom. 11. 33. iust Rom. 9. 13. 14. eternall Eph. 1. 4. 5. 2. Thes 2. 13. Act. 15. 18. 1. Cor. 2. 7. necessarie Psal 33. 11. Pro. 19. 21. vnchangeable Heb. 6. 17. most free Rom. 9. 18. and cause of all good Iam. 1. 17. but not of any sinne 1. Io. 1. 5. The speciall decree of God concerning Angels and men is called predestination Rom. 8. 30. of the former little is spoken in holy Scripture of the latter more is reuealed not vnprofitable to be knowne It may be defined the wise free iust eternall and vnchangeable sentence or decree of God Eph. 1. 11. determining with himselfe to create and gouerne man for his speciall glory viz. the praise of his glorious mercy or great iustice Rom. 9. 17. 18. Rom. 11. 36. Of this decree there be two parts Election and Reprobation 1. Thes 5. 9. Iude. 4. v. Election is the decreee of God of his free loue grace and mercy chusing some men to faith holines and eternall life for the praise of his glorious mercy 1. Thes 1. 4. 2. Thes 2. 13. Eph. 1. 4. 5. 6. Rom. 8. 29. 30. The cause which mooued the Lord to elect them who are chosen was none other but his meere good-will and pleasure Luk. 12. 32. Rom. 11. 5. and 9. 11. 16. Eph. 1. 5. 2. Tim. 1. 9. The end is the manifestation of the riches of his grace and mercy Rom. 9. 23. Eph. 1. 2. The sending of Christ faith holines and eternall life are the effects of Gods loue by which he manifesteth the infinite riches of his grace Io. 3. 16. 1. Io. 4. 10. Act. 13. 48. Tit. 1. 1. Col. 1. 12. Rom. 6. 23. In the same order God doth execute this decree in time he did decree it in his eternall counsell 1. Thes 5. 9. 2. Thes 2. 13. Reprobation is the wise iust and absolute decree of God ordaining to leaue some men vnto themselues to suffer them to fall and to inflict vpon them eternall punishment deserued by their sins for the praise of his vnspeakable and great iustice Rom. 9. 11. 13. 22. Iude. 4. v. Ier. 6. 30. The cause of this decree is the absolute will and good pleasure of God Mat. 11. 26. Rom. 9. 13. mans sinne is the
temptations of Satan neglect of meate drinke apparell recreation physicke sleepe labour c. or excesse therin medling with other mens matters Amos 4. 1. Prou. 23. 21. 26. 17. desperate aduentures companying with them that be make-bates quarrellous and furious c. Prou. 26. 20 21. doing that whereby wee are or may bee stirred vp to anger and refusing to craue the aide of the Magistrate 22. In respect of our neighbour here is forbidden hatred 1. Ioh. 3. 15. enuie Prou. 14. 30. vnaduised anger Matth. 5. 22. pride Pro. 13. 10 desire of reuenge foolish pitie reproching for sinne or any other infirmity as pouertie basenes of blood stammering Leuit. 10. 14. c. chidings brawlings crying with an vnseemely lifting vp of the voice Eph. 4. 31. complaints to euery one of the iniurie wee haue receiued Disdainfull or scornefull carriage as deiectednesse of countenance Genes 4. 5. nodding the head pointing with the finger or vsing any other prouoking gesture Pro. 6. 17. stubbornnesse implacablenesse Rom. 1. 31. breaking iests vpon our neighbour Oppression Leuit. 19. 13. with-drawing corne from the poore Prou. 11. 26. detaining the hirelings wages Leu. 19. 13. Ier. 22. 13. not restoring the pledge Exod 22. 26. Quarrelling Tit. 3. 2. striking wounding Exod. 21. 18. 22. 26. placing manhood in reuenge or bloodshed Pro. 20. 22. extremitie of punishment Deut. 25. 2. all taking away of life otherwise then in case of publique iustice iust war and necessarie defence Exo. 21. 12. Gen. 9. 6. and all sparing those the Lord commaundeth to bee punished Prouer. 17. 15. Q. What is the seauenth Commaundement A. Thou shalt not commit adulterie Q. What is the generall duty of this commandement A. That we should 23 keep our selues pure in soule and bodie both towards our selues and others Expos 23. The speciall duties of this commaundement are puritie of heart 1. Thess 4. 3 4. speech sauouring of sobrietie Col. 4. 6. temperance in sleep recreation diet both for quantitie and qualitie Luk. 21. 34. 1. Thess 5. 6. conuenient abstinence watching and fasting modesty in apparell 1. Tim. 2. 9. grauitie in behauiour Tit. 2. 3. making a couenant with our sight hearing and other senses Iob. 31. 1. Ps 119. 37. possessing our vessels in holinesse and honour 1. Thess 4. 5. finally in such as haue not the gift of continencie holy marriage with such as be fit 1. Cor. 7. 2. 9. 39. and therein due beneuolence fidelitie and confidence each to other 1. Cor. 7. 5. Q. What is the generall sinne here forbiddden A. All vncleanenes of 24 heart speech gesture or action together with all the causes occasions and signes thereof Exp. 24. The speciall sins forbidden in this commaundement are filthy imaginations and lusts Col. 3. 5. speaking or giuing eare to rotten and corrupt communication Eph. 5. 3 4. 1. Cor. 15. 33. wantonnesse of the eyes Matth. 5. 28. giuing them libertie to wander and to roue about 2. Sam. 11. 2. Idlenesse Ezec. 16. 49. intemperance in sleep or diet Ier. 5. 8. excesse Eph. 5. 18. new-fanglenesse Zeph. 1. 8. immodesty in apparell Esa 3. 16. c. wearing that which agreeth not to our sexe Deut. 22. 5. lasciuious pictures 1. Thes 5. 22. impudency or lightnesse in countenance or behauiour Prou. 7. 13. painting the face 2. King 19. 30. vnnecessarie companyings with lewde persons Prou. 5. 8. promiscuous dancing of men and women Mark 6. 22. fornication Deut. 22. 28. adulterie Deu. 22. 32. incest Leuit. 18. 6. abhorring marriage or vnlawful entrance into the same wheÌ„ the parties are within the degrees of affinitie prohibited Leuit. 18. 6. formerly contracted Deut. 22. 23. or married to some other who are yet aliue Rom. 7. 2. vnseasonable or intemperate abuse of the marriage bed Leu. 18. 19. Heb. 13. 4. and also all vnnaturall lusts Leu. 18. 22. 23. Rom. 1. 26. 27. Q. What is the eight Commaundement A. Thou shalt not steale Q. What is the generall duty of this Commandement A. That by all good meanes we further the outward 25 estate of our selues and of our neighbours Expos 25. The speciall duties of this commaundement are an honest calling 1. Cor. 7. 20. Gen. 4. 2. faithful labouring Eph. 4. 28. true and honest dealing therein Psal 15. 2. frugalitie honestly keeping what we haue gotten wisely ordering our expences and conueniently vsing what God hath giuen that we may be helpefull to others Pro. 21. 20. contentation with our estate be we neuer so poore 1. Tim. 6. 6 7 8. borrowing for need and good endes what we are able to repay and making payment with thankes and cheerfulnes Ex. 22. 14. 15. at time appointed Ps 15. 4. or if we cannot keep day theÌ„ by all other means contenting the creditour Giuing freely Luk. 6. 30. iustly Esa 58. 7. and cheerefully 2. Cor. 9. 7. according to our abilitie and our neighbours necessitie 2. Cor. 8. 13. lending freely not requiring our owne before the day appointed not compounding for gaine forbearing or forgiuing the whole or part of the summe lent if it cannot be paid without the hazard of vndoing the borrower Luk. 6. 35. vsing truth faithfulnesse iustice and indifferencie in buying selling letting hiring partnership c. Mat. 7. 12. 1. Thess 4. 6. not concealing the faults of our wares or other commodity nor taking aduantage of the necessitie or vnskilfulnesse of the one parties but equally respecting the good of each other Gal. 5. 13. seasonable and faithfull restoring of things committed to our trust Prou. 3. 28. of things found Deu. 22. 1 2 3. of things vnlawfully gotten Leuit. 6. 2. c. Good aduisednesse in vndertaking suretiship in matters not aboue our abilitie and for such as are knowne and approoued Christians Pro. 11. 15. and 17. 18. moderation in recouering that which is our owne Phil. 4. 5. Ministers that receiue the tythes must feede the flock committed to their câ—arge Ezech. 34. 2. Lawyers must take no cause into their hands which they see can haue no good ende with equitie Esa 5. 20. Psal 15. 5. and they must followe those which they vndertake to defend with all honest diligence and faithfulnes for loue of equitie and not of gaine ending sutes with all possible dispatch and good expedition Exod. 18. 13. c. Q. What is the generall sinne here forbidden A. All 26 neglect to further our owne or our 27 neighbours wealth all impeachment or hinderance thereof and all encrease thereof by vniust and indirect dealing Expos 26. Actuall sinnes of commission here forbidden are idlenesse inordinate walking Prou. 12. 11. 2. Thess 3. 11. couetousnesse 1. Tim. 6. 10. miserable pinching and defrauding our selues of the good things which God hath giuen vs Eccles 6. 1. c. and 2. 26. wastfull consuming of our substance by lauish spending in meate drinke apparell buildings vnnecessarie gifts sports c. Prou. 21. 17. Eph. 5. 18. and by vnaduised suretiship Prou. 23. 13. 27. In respect of our neighbour grutching at