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A00634 A brief treatise vpon the first table of the lavve orderly disposing the principles of religion, whereby we may examine our selues. Written by Maister Dudley Fenner, Minister of the Gospell. Fenner, Dudley, 1558?-1587. 1588 (1588) STC 10768; ESTC S118184 18,681 46

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A brief Treatise vpon the first Table of the Lavve orderly disposing the principles of Religion whereby we may examine our selues Written by Maister DVDLEY FENNER Minister of the Gospell ROM 7. 7. I knewe not sinne but by the Lawe To the Reader GEntle Reader thou hast heare a briefe and plaine exposition of the firste Table of the Lawe of God Made by Master Dudley Fenner for the profite of his own particular charge and some other his friendes The whiche comming to my handes I thought good to make the profit thereof more generall And the rather in that it was the first fruites of his labours being made by him before the twentieth yeare of his age Whereby thou mayest see with what an excellent spirit he was indued euen in his tender yeares Accept it therefore as it is men● thee and if thou reape thereby any profit giue God the glorie A short and plaine Table orderlie disposing the Principles of Religion and first of the first Table of the Lawe whereby vve may examine our selues ALl being lost in Adam by our nature corrupted and much more by the fruites thereof they who shal be saued must bee restored by beinge one with Christ and so with God Rom. 3. ver 9. to 20. Rom. 5. 14. Ephe. 2. ver 3. Rom. 5. 12. 14. 6. 21. 23. 1. Iohn 1. 3. To obtaine Christ 2 meanes are ordained the Lawe preached 2. Cor. 3. 5. 6. Gospell preached 2. Cor. 3. 5. 6. By these two Instrumentes the holy Ghost worketh two things necessarie to be in vs for the obtayning of Christ 2. Cor. 3. 6. 7. Rom. 8. 15. 8. c. By the first a true knowledge and feeling of sinne the punishment due to the same whiche maketh vs seeke Christe Rom. 7. 5. to the 15. Mat. 5. 6. Gal. 3. 19. to the 25. Mat. 9. 12. 13. By the second a true knowledge and feeling of grace with power by faith to receyue Christ Ephe. 3. 8. to the end and 4. 11. to 17. Rom. 10. 14. 15. 16. Gal. 3. 26. to the ende The Lawe is a doctrine giuen of God commaunding to the whole man perfect obedience in doing those things onlie which in the Lawe are commaunded and fleeing those only which there are forbidden Deut. 5. 28. Rom. 10. 5. soule and body c. Deut. 26. 16. 30. 2. Deu. 6. 24. 25. and 28. 5. Deut. 12. 32. Num. 15 39. Eccle. 12. 15. Deut. 12. 28. 2 Giuen And therfore euery thing taught out of the Lawe rightlie interpreted is to be receyued Rom. 7. 7. 2 Commaunding to doo One difference betweene the Lawe and the Gospell which to apprehende Christ and so iustification c. asketh but beliefe Rom. 10. 15. Galat. 3. 10. 11. 12. 3 Wholeman Therefore in the commaundementes not the body onely but the iudgement will and affections in the soule must be taught what to doe and leaue vndone 4 Perfect obedience A seconde difference of the Law and Gospell is gathered for the Gospell asketh but a true faith not perfect Marke 9. 24. 1. Thes 3. 10. Also by this not onely the thing but the necessarie meanes to the things is commaunded and forbidden Prouerb 31. 5. and 8. 5 Commaunded forbidden So that euerie precept doeth not onely commaunde the good or forbid the euill but both Mat. 22. That the firste worke may better bee wrought the Lawe hath two properties Deut. 28. 3. 15. Curse or punishment whiche is the firste which punisheth the least offence with the wrath of God to be felt for euer sin soule body called death Gal. 3. 10. Rom. 6. 23. 5. 12. 13. Deut. 27. 26. Gene. 2. 17. Blessing or rewarde which is the seconde giuing to the perfect obedience of all the fauour of God to be felt with all blessing in soule and body for euer called life Deut. 6. 24. 25. Leuit. 18. 5. Deut. 30. 19. 20. Thus much of the Lawe with the properties and vse of it Nowe followeth the interpretation of it where is declared what is commaunded and forbidden In the interpretation of the Lawe must be seene what is commaunded and forbidden Prou. 2. 9. Generally Iointly in the whole body of the law ioyned togither and in the generall diuision of the Lawe of God Specially what is in euery particular cōmandement In the whole body of the Lawe iointly considered two thinges are commaunded Knowledge 1. Col. 10. and Practise 1. Col. 10. Concerning the first is commanded the true knowledge of good and euill which is for the age of euery man Col. 1. 9. 10. Phil. 1. 9. Heb. 5. 14. Luke 2. 52. To desire it delight in it loue it Pro. 2. 3. 4. 4. 10. Pro. 2. 10. Psa 119. 24. Cōrarie is forbidden generall ignorance of good and euill Hos 4. 6. Ephe. 4. 17. To loue it desire it delight in it Prou. 1. 22. Practise is the following or flying of the thing known to be cōmanded or forbiddē it hath Inwarde feeling Phil. 1. 9. 2. 13 Outward workes Ephe. 5. 10. By feeling of the heart we choose loue desire delight are zealous in the good thing it selfe that it may be done to refuse hate abhorre and are zealous against the knowne euil Amos. 5. 14. Phil. 1. 9. 1. Thes 21. Amongst these zeale is an earnest affection of the minde whereby we doe followe the good or flee the euill so much as wee are vehementlie grieued with that which hindereth it 2. Cor. 7. 11. Mat. 3. 7. 1. King 19. 10. Act. 18. 25. Num. 25. 13. Here is forbidden the contrarie as no feeling Ephe. 4. 17. Zeph. 1. 12. In zeale forbidden wante of true zeale Apoca. 3. 15. Zeale for euill Mat. 10. 21. Zeale for good beyonde knowledge Luke 9. 53. In feeling the affections must bee so ordered as that they may bee equally more slacke or stronge as the good or euill shall be greater or lesser The order of the Lawe confirmeth this when God is prouided for first than man first particular boundes thē generall Hee that loueth Father and Mother more then me Mat. 10. 37. So we must desire more the presence of God in the life to come than his fauour in this life 1. Corint 17. And loue and reuerence more the teaching Elders than gouerning onely 1. Tim. 5. 17. c. For the better doing of this is required Perfectiō Mat. 12. 37. and 37. vers 5. Sobrietie Mat. 12. 37. and 37. vers 5. Perfection is when the affections in dooing are both strong enough and also sincere or vpright 1. Chro. 29. 9. Strength is whē according as the good or euill is there lacketh no earnestnes of affection Deut 6. 5. Mat. 22. 37. Here is forbidden the least remission or weaknes Reuel 2. 4. Vprightnes is when the affection loueth desireth c. In a single heart onely because GOD commaundeth and for that ende this is called simplicitie trueth a single hearte Deut. 18. 13. Iohn 1. 47. Ephe. 6. 14. and 6. 6. 1. Chron.
wyues children seruauntes priuately at home Deu. 6. 7. Psal 1. 1. 119. 55. The Sacramentes also hath he giuen not to be neglected as most excellent pledges of his sure fauour and mercie in Christ Rom. 4. 11. and 6. 3. 4. Ephe. 5. 26. 1. Cor. 11 23. The order of his Church set downe in his worde Heb. 3. 2. 1. Chron. 28 12 19. 2. Chron. 29. 25. and 1. Chro. 15. 13. 1. Co. 9. 8 For ruling of his Church by his worde Rulers who haue the care of soules committed to them Heb. 13. 17. Iames 5. 14. Actes 14. 23. And some of them to labor also in the worde one by teaching an other by exhorting some to attende vnto maners watchinge ouer the people to admonishe them to comfort them to praye with them when they bee in distresse c. and to ioyne with the others in the rest of the gouerning of the Church 1. Tim. 5. 17. 1. Cor. 12. 28. Rom. 12. 8. Ephe. 4. 11 1. Thes 5. 12. 13. 14. Iames 5. 41. 1. Tim. 4. 14. Act. 15. 6. 21. 18. Mat. 18. 17. Also for the better relieuing of the poore distributers of the Church reliefe Act. 6. 2. Rō 12. 8. 1. Tim. 3. 7. c. All which wee muste knowe delight in it procure and euerie one according to his calling sett forwarde as Psal 27. 4. 42. 23. 1. Chron. 13. 1. 29 6 7 8 9. c. 2. Chron. 15. 3. 12. 13. 29. 30 Hag. 1. 4. 14. In all these thinges commaunded forbidden we may easily feele seuerall sinnes and corruptions by due examination of our selues seuerallie in euerie one but Christe hath by his death satisfied for our sinnes Rom. 4 25. and hath bene zealous in the obedience of the partes of this lawe that in him we may haue perfect obediēce yet so as by his death we more and more dye vnto these sinnes and by his resurrection be made liuely to serue the Lord sincerely according to his will Ioh. 2. 14. 15. Mark 7. 34. Math. 26. 38. 27. 30. 2. Cor. 6. 14. to the second verse of cap. 7 Hitherto of the commaundement it selfe Now foloweth the reason which is drawn from a double propertie of the Lorde his Ielousie in wrath and his mercie For I the Lord thy God i Euen then being ioyned vnto thee by my mercifull couenaunt as a husband to his wife Chap. 19. 6. A strong God The first title is added to note his great power to doe what hee will so that being preswaded in the firste propertie of his readinesse to punishe and in the second of his readines to reward And first in this of his power we neede not to doubt at all such vse we should make of his Titles Psal 2. 12. 115. 3. 10. Iealous This is a kinde of speach taken from married folkes Hos 2. 2. Ezech 16. who cannot abide their wiues shoulde giue either in affectiō or in gesture countenaunce or any manner of behauiour to others that which appertaineth to them onely and by this wee gather the greatnesse of the sinnes eyther of grosse Idolatrie or any countenaunce vnto it This Ielousie he setteth further forth by the fruite that the Lord punisheth seuerely this sin Visitinge iniquitie i punishing this sinne or the transgressiō of this law in dissoluing this holy bande for so the generall worde Iniquitie and euill is taken somtimes for some speciall great sinne as Deut. 17. 2. Psal 78. 39. And here it appeareth that it must be so taken because it is not a reason of the whole lawe but of this cōmandement only This is further declared by the persons on whom it falleth The thrd and fourth generation which is both because by the fathers sinne disanulling the couenaunt by Idolatrie the child falleth out of the same continuing in that fall is punished iustly for his owne sinne and his fathers both Mat. 23. 25. And therefore that which is added declareth those which are punished Those that hate me That is those that securely cōmit spiritual whoredom against this cōmandement and so this is nothing contray to that Ezech. 18. Exercising benignitie This is the seconde propertie wherein the Lorde declareth his reward towardes the keeper of this Law that is free liberalitie or bountie for so the word signifieth in receiuing them into a couenant of lyfe and blessednesse yea that eternall Act. 2. 37. Out of this wee learne that as a childe to his father when wee shall do all that is commaunded wee are but vnprofitable seruants and haue done but our dutie as if our father leaue vs no patrimonie are wee lesse bound to do our duetie so if the Lord had not bound himselfe by his couenant which came from his free and vndeserued goodnes could we haue claymed any thing by fulfilling because wee did but our dutie for the mercie of creating vs in great dignitie according to his owne likenes in holines and righteousnes But now hauing so many times offended since the knoweledge of his grace and lying in his wrath both by natural corruption and continuall seruing of sinne from the same dailie how is it not mercie onely without all deseruing when he giueth vs by imputation the righteousnes of his Son and so eternal life and thē transforming vs vnto his likenes againe when we are first set freely in possession of eternall ioy Luke 7. 6. 7. 8. Rom. 6. 15. to the 20. Tit. 2. 12. 13. 14. This is enlarged by the persons to whome this is graunted To thousand generations which sheweth that the Lorde in respect of vs setteth his mercie aboue his iustice But hee setteth them forth by their fruites that be pertakers of it That loue him and keepe his commandements By loue hee noteth that this should bee the fountaine from which the outwarde obedience of this commandement should spring so that if that we loue not delight not in the partes of his worship because in trueth we loue him and his glory These thinges are abhominable Iohn 14. 23. His commandements Here as iniquitie was put for the spiritual whordome against this cōmaundement so commaundementes are put for the seueral parts of obedience in this precept as the circumstance of the place doth shew by which wee see all good intentes are shut out As they haue bene seuerely punished of the Lord. Deut. 4. 15. Esay 30. 21. 1. Chron. 15. 13. 2. Chron. 13. 10. 11. Hetherto of that commandement which hath prescribed vs the seueral partes or outward means which we must loue desire c. in his worship which we giue him 3. Commaund In this commandement as afore we must consider first the percept then the reason The precept is Thou shalt not take the name of the Lorde thy God in vaine Take that is make any vse for the word signifieth to take up or lift vp on our shoulders The name of God is his memorial amongst men which being in his titles most properly is