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A17419	The light of faith: and, way of holinesse Shewing what to belieue, and for what to striue together, earnestly contend, and suffer for in this contending age. And how to liue in all estates, conditions, and degrees of relation, according to this faith. In both, deliuering (as neere as might be, in the life of Scripture phrase:) only things necessary, as we meane to be saued, and auoiding vtterly things arbitrary, that distract, rather then direct a Christian. Collected out of holy Scripture by an vnworthy labourer in Gods vineyard, Richard Bifield pastor in Long-Ditton, in Surrey.	Byfield, Richard, 1598?-1664.	1630 (1630)	STC 4239; ESTC S107158	133,233	536

called the polluting of the Sabbath Ezek. 22. 26. Esa 58. but what neede wee goe further then the commandement it selfe It is one of the lawes giuen immediatly from God not mediately by Moses as the Ceremonies were Deut. 4. 13. 14. it was written with Gods owne finger in Tables of stone Exod. 31. 18. Put into the Arke Couered with the mercy seate as containing part of the sinnes nayled to Christs Crosse and therefore not any that serued to the expiation of sinne in the shadow one of the ten words or precepts which if you teare out you can make of the rest but nine and so giue God the lye Deut 4. 13. Let the words of the precept speake for its authority The word Zacor is indefinite is in English to remember because we are bound for euer to remember this matter as saith R. Elias Remember shewes also that this as the other commandements was ingrauen in the hearts of the fathers and that it was inioyned before and obserued though easily neglected by corruption Exod. 16. Remember to keepe it holy the end of the commandements is moral Sixe dayes shalt thou labor if the permission of the sixe dayes labor appertaine to vs do not the sanctifying of a seuenth We are no lesse charged on the Sabbath to worship then permitted on the sixe dayes to follow our ordinary calling if the Commandement be Ceremoniall Idlenesse is the best Christianity in the sixe dayes It is the day blessed sanctified now so long as wee need the meanes with the blessing of God on them for our recouery out of sinne and our continuance in grace so long we neede some speciall day to which God hath promised a blessing in speciall But you will say the Iewes Sabbath was blessed but where find ye our Sabbath blessed I Answer in the Commandement which saith not the Lord blessed the seuenth day but the Lord blessed the Sabbath day be it the seuenth or the first day of the weeke which hee shall giue in charge and hallowed it in a word this commandement was giuen and charged vpon the strangers and I doe remember that a stranger was bound to obserue the Ceremoniall law If any say can you shew where this is Commanded or confirmed in the New Testament I Answer I can Mat. 5. 18. One iot or one title of the law shall not perish and verse 19. Whosoeuer shall breake one of the least Commandements and shall teach men so shall be called the least in the kingdome of heauen I will close this with the saying or Irenaeus in his 4 booke agai●st heresies the 31 Chapter God needed not the loue of man but man was destitute of the glory of God of which by no meanes he could partake but by that obseruance which is owing towards God for this cause M●ses saith choose life c vnto which life prepa●ing man the Lord himself by himselfe spak the words of the De●alogue to all like therfore they remain with vs in like maner receiuing extent and increase but not dissolution by his comming in the flesh But the precept of bondage he commanded the people by Moses apart fit for their disciplining These precepts which were giuen to them for bondage and a signe he hath girt about with the New Testament of liberty but whatso are naturall and common to all he hath increased our knowledge of God as father our adoption our loue our obedience to his word without turning away the face abstaining euen from the lusts of euill workes our feare child-like So our liberty is not giuen as a cloke of maliciousnesse but to the propitiation and manifestation of faith To plead Christs comming to this and to blot out one of the ten commandements is to vse Christian liberty for a cloke of wickednesse according to this man of God 2 For the change of the day The first day of euery weeke is the Christans Sabbath it is easily prooued to be diuine it is called in Scripture The Lords day Rev. 1. 10. as the Holy Supper of the Eucharist is called the Lords Supper 1 Cor. 11. 20. First institu●ed by the Lord and in its vse r●ferred to the Lord for who could change the day of the Sabbath but hee that is Lord of the Sabbath that is Christ Mark 2. 28. the practise of our Sauiour and the Apostles who app●ared on this day h●ld their assemblies on this day conuinceth it sufficiently to bee commanded by our Lord and Sauiour Ioh. 20. 19. 26. Act. 2. 1. and 20. 7. 1 Cor. 16. 1. 2. and reasons strong and many may bee giuen the Commandement that a seuenth part of our time be consecrated to God is morall as we haue before prooued therefore the Institution of the Lords day could not be deferr●d one whol weeke for the Iewes Sabbath in respect of the determination thereof to the seuenth day was abrogated de iure in Christs death if it were deferred to the Apostles ordination though then also it were diuine for they had the spirit of Christ yet the Church must haue beene ●eft destitute of a Sabbath for a time and on●ly nine precepts haue stood in force for that space Againe it is not ●asie to cast off what some Ancients haue vrged from that place Psal 118 24. This is the day which the Lord hath made for Christ himselfe tells vs that his resurrection is handled in that place Matth. 21. 42. and who should appoint the day of worship in the New Testament but he that instituted the ordinances of the N●w Testament and from whom all bles●ing vpon all worship is to be expect●d We will therefore in obedience to our Sauiours institution with the Ancient Church call this day the Lords day the day of bread the Dies dominicus dies panis dies Lucis day of light and wish that neuer any should reckon of the fourth Commandement as otherwise then morall Thus of the Authority I pray you hide not your eyes from seeing it that so you may receiue the Duties of this day The duties of the Lords day are the duties of the Sabbath both for the matter and manner of performing Take then your duty thus it is referred to these two Considerations 1 What is charged on vs. 2 On whom it is charged For the first wee are charged to Prepare for the Lords day or the Sabbath Keepe it For preparation we are bound 1 To R●member it before it come and to ob●erue it as the word is vsed in the repetition of the Law Deut 5. that is both to informe our iudg●ments of the Authority of the day and to be mindfull in euery respect to keepe the precept aswell as any of the other watching against our naturall corruption which nor cares to vnderstand nor minds to obs●rue this Holy rest 2 To fi●ish our workes on the sixe dayes as God did his doing all we haue to doe Gen. 2 2. For if through our negligence a necessity be contracted of

him § 5. To worship him § 6. To serue him With our persons where Generall Rules of preparation and execution of all outward worship § 7. The perticuler precepts that guide in the vse of seuerall ordinances Of hearing the word read and preach § 8. Of receiuing of the Sacrament of Christs body and blood § 9. Of Baptisme § 10. Of Prayer § 11 Of Feasting and solemne thankesgiuing § 12. Of Fasting § 13. Of Singing of Psalmes § 14. Of Reading or meditation § 15. Of Vowes and swearing § 16. Of Seruing God with our good § 17. Of Keeping the Lords day where are discussed The authority and The duties of the day § 18. To men and these looke To all men for iustice and mercy For iustice in The right disposition of the heart towards them § 19. The frame of the Conuersation § 20. The gouernment of the tongue more specially § 21. The innocency of the hand § 22 For mercy § 23. To some men as the godly and the wicked where The loue of the godly § 24. Our Carriage to the godly in particuler cases § 25. The wisedome of our behauiour towards the wicked § 26. To our selues teaching how to abide with God In our callings § 27. In our Christian profession § 28. In the changes of life as In our wealth In afflictions generally considered In pouerty In sicknesse In persecutions § 29 In our death teaching The cure of diseases The care of necessary duties § 30. Thus of the precepts which ly in common for all times The precepts for the passing of euery day § 31. THE PATHES OF HOLY LIFE THAT GVIDE CHRISTIANS IN SVCH A CONDITION Where The order and vse hereof § 1. The speciall rules which concerne The more eminent relations Of Magistrate and Subiect The Magistrate both The supreme and gouernors sent of him The subiect in generall The Courtyer The Ambassador The Counsellor of state § 2. Of the Husband and wife § 3. Of Parents and chiidren § 4. Of Masters and Seruant § 5. Of Pastor and flocke § 6. Rules for the more priuate estate as Of Neighborhood § 7. Of Friendship § 8. Of Enmity § 9. Rules for those of meere priuacy as Of the aged § 10. Of the youth § 11. Of the Virgin and widdow § 12. THE PREFACE shewing the occasion order and vse of this Treatise CAsting in my The Holy dayes in the yeeres 1625. and 1626. thoghts which way I might most profitably spend this time of Assembling our selues together on those dayes set apart by our Church both for the discharge of my duty and for your edification it came into my minde to vndertake the exposition of the Scriptures but then the Lord directed my heart to resolue first to propose briefly the sum of fayth and holy life which might be both as a key to open the doore of true exposition for prophesie ought to be according to the Analogie of fayth and also a rule which you might haue alway by you nay with you according to which you might walke that peace might bee vpon you and mercy though I should no● accomplish among you my former intended taske We will then the good hand of our God being vpon vs proceed in this order viz. Giue 1. The summ● of fayth 2. The pathes of holy life that guide men As they are Christians which pathes as they are Christians in such a condition lie in common for all times are applied in peculiar for the passing of euery day of relation to other as Magistrate Subiect Pastor Flocke Husbnad and wife Parent and child● Master and seruant Of priuate state as Neighbour friend fo● the aged the youth the single person both maid and widow Out of these euery one may and must take to so many as may serue his owne condition and so haue before him Gods will concerning him which will we are all bound to know Ephes 4. 16. And without which we can neuer order our conuersation aright and therfore haue not the promise to see the saluation of God Psal 50. 23. This setting an order in fayth and life is the onely way to walke as wise and vnderstanding Christians to walke vprightly and so surely to walke worthy the Lord in all pleasing to liue profitably and so comfortably Which while people are called vpon to doe by the Ministers yet it is left vndone by the hearers or set vpon with little heart and oft times with lesse profit euen for want of direction You Beloued God assisting shall haue it drawen out to your hands that you may euery one come to this garden and gather so many flowers as may make vp your posie suteable to your seuerall smells yea plant your heades and heartes with them and thereby refresh your spirits and keepe in you the good sau●ur and sweet sent of a well-watered Garden where your beloued may take his pleasure THE FIRST PART §. 1. THe summe of faith or what it is in the profession whereof we are to liue dye respecteth the Articles the seales of Gods couenant The Articles are briefly comprized in the Creed commonly called the Apostles Creed where we consider 1 The substance of Christian doctrine which concerneth God the Father in the 1. Article God the Sonne in the 6. following God the holy Ghost in the 8. The Church in her qualities the 9. in her prerogatiues in this life the 10. in the life to come the 11. and 12. 2 The answere of a good conscience to all that God reuealeth and promiseth in the word I beleeue which is carried to euery parcell of the Creed The seales of this couenant are two Baptisme The Supper of the Lord. For the substance of Christian ●1 doctrine to be beleeued as euer we would be saued and for which faith we must lay downe our liues if God call for it I will lay it downe in words of Scripture according to the order and meaning of the Articles saue that these Articles presuppose we haue receiued the Bible for the word of God as being an abridgement of faith giuen to beleeuers not to Infidels Wee must see there what God commandeth we should bl●eue and hold concerning the Scripture out of which the Creed was taken then what of himselfe and of his Church Credenda God commandeth that I and euery one doe beleeue in our hearts and professe with our mouthes and be ready to seale it with our dearest bloud That all Scripture is by inspiration 1 Of the Scriptures 2 Tim. 3. 16. 17. Their authority or the imbreathing of God namely the bookes of the old Testament as of Moses and the Prophets and the Bookes of the New Testament and is profitable for doctrine for reproofe for correction for instruction in righteousnesse that the man of God may 2 Pet. 1. 18. 19. 20. Vse be perfect throughly furnished vnto all good workes A more sure word for vs to take heed vnto then a voyce from heauen Further that no man

loines may blesse vs and their cry drowne not the voyce of our singing Nay that the poore may tast of our goods whereby their heart may be brought to the loue and seruice of so gracious a God that delighteth in the prosperity of his seruants and their penury may bee relieued Hest 9 22 3 Obserue a rest from labors else cannot our hearts be lifed vp with that spirituall ioy and freedome from distractions as beseemeth so Angelicall a worke Rest take not for Idlenesse they are Idle whom the painefulnesse of action causeth to auoid labors whereunto God and nature bindeth them they rest which either cease from their worke when they haue brought it to perfection or else giue ouer a meane labour because a worthier and better is to be vndertaken God hath created nothing to be idle or ill imployed §. XIII The Sixt Fasting THe next duety is religious Of Fasting fasting What this is our age knoweth not almost to fast the poore either by their owne Idlenesse or by the rich men● vnmercifulnesse are compelled to fast religiously is our of vse with poore and rich Our Sauiour often stiled the Iewes this euill and adulterous generation sure now would he adde concerning vs this euill adulterous drunken and gluttonous generation We feast oft but not to God we fast neuer but when riot first hath assubiected vs to the prescript of the Physitian Thus it is come to passe that first we neede some direct proofe of the necessity large Encomium of the profitable vse of fasting before we gaue directions for the right manner of performance The former is not my particuler ayme yet receiue this in briefe 1 That Christians owe this as a duty Matth. 6. 16. Mat. 9. 14. 1 Cor. 7. 5. 2 And this duty is then to be performed when 1 Wee vndertake warre 2 Chro. 20. 3. 4. the example of Iehoshaphat 2 Or eminent iudgements are begunne or ready to fall on vs 1 Sam. 7. 6. 2 Sam. 12. 1 Chro. 21. 16. 1 Sam. 31. vlt. be they publike or priuate 3 Or greiuous sinnes are scand●lously committed Lev. 23 28. Whether our owne or the sinnes of-the times Ezra 10. 6 1 Sam. 7. 6. 4 Or the Afflictions of Gods people by enemies are vpon them or decreed against them Neh. 1. 4. Hest 4. 5 Or the accomplishment of some remarkeable promise is expected to bee fulfilled to the Church Dan. 9. 1. 6 Or iudgements are threatned by Gods Ministers according to a wise parallel of neuer-failing truth in Scripture and ruine-threatning sinnes in a common-wealth Ion. 3. 5. 1 King 21. 7 Or some are designed to some great functions in Church or common-wealth Act. 13. 4. 8 Or in case of spirituall desertions when the bridegrome is gone then is it time to mourne and fast in those dayes Matth. 9. 14. These are the seasons of this duty when the Lord calls to weeping and to mourning and to baldnesse and to girding with sackcloth Let not that be verified any longer vpon vs that it should be said and In that day behold ioy and gladnesse slaying Oxen and killing sheepe eating flesh and drinking wine let vs eat and drinke to morrow we shall dye then wee may feare lest that follow in the euent which followeth in the Prophesie And it was reuealed is mine eares by the Lord of hosts surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till you dye saith the Lord God of hosts Esa 22. 13. 14. 3 Now for the prayse of this holy Action the saying of Ambrose shall suffice in his booke De Helia et Ieiunio c. 8. Ieiunium continentiae magisterium est pudicitiae discipli●a humilitas m●ntis castigatio carnis forma sobrietatis norma virtutis purificatio anim● miserationis expensa lenitatis institutio charitatis illecebra senilis gratia custodi● i●●uentutis Ieiunium et alleuamentum infirmitatis alimentum salutis Fasting is the chiefe rule of continence the discipline of shamefastnesse the lowlinesse of the minde the chastising of the flesh the forme of sobriety the square of vertue the purifying of the soule the cost of 〈…〉 passion the instruction of gentlenesse the allurement of charity the grace of age the custody of youth the lightening of infirmity the food of health But rules for the right discharge of this worke is that agreeth to my purpose and here all shall be cleare if this distinction be premised A fast religious is either publike or priuate the publike is that which is appointed by the ciuill Magistrate and by the Church on great weighty and publike occasions and obserued by many families assembling in one or many congregations we haue no wa●rant for such assemblies but with the leaue commande of our gouernors Ioel 3. 7. 8. 2 Chro. 20. 3. the priuate is such as is taken on right grounds mouing thereto either by one man alone or by a priuate familie Hest 4. 16. Mat. 6. 17. 18. for priuate fasts to be kept by more families of Christians Scripture knoweth not nor alloweth If our gouernors see not the occasions or hid their eyes from the necessity of the duty when God calls for it priuate men and families apart may mourne and mourne for this iudgement in the midst of iudgements and if God call them at any time that by vertue of their places they may speake they ought modestly to intimate the necessity humbly craue the proclaiming of it freely rebuke the ●ayling Be not lesse carefull but better aduised to take vp this duty as God commandeth And for religious fasting be it Publike or priuate be it thus ordered 1 Let there bee abstinence from all the necessaries much more delights of this life for a ●ay at the le●st as from food and sleepe 2 Sam. 12. 16. 20. Ornaments Exod. 34. 4. 5. Matrimonial beneuolence ● Cor. 7. 5. Ioel. 2. 16. and workes of our calling that it be a Sabbath for rest Lev. 23. 32. delights of life Dan. 10. 3. recreations Esa 58. and workes of gaine in all these vse such abstinence as may afflict the body Lev. 23. 30. but yet with these two caueats 1 That the flesh bee tamed by our abstinence not killed or disabled for God●● seruice 2 That we do not these to be seene of men Mat. 6 16. 17. in a priuate fast eschewing wholly the shew in a publike not performing to the shew or to this end that we might be seene 2 Let the time bee spent in religious duties especially in humbling the soule for sinne Ioel 2. 12. 13. Psal 69. 10. I humbled my soule with fasting for thus religious fasting is differenced from all other by the end for which we abstaine viz to stir vp our zeale in prayer to confirme our attention in meditation to manifest our grief for displeasing God and to take spirituall reueng vpon our selues for offending 3 There must bee a r●linquishing and breaking off of our former sinnes especially of vnrighteousnesse and oppression of others Esa 58. 6. Such

doing some worke on that day then though the worke must be d●ne yet thou offendedst in thy neglig●nt preparation Thou m●st so contriue thy worldly affaires that they trouble thee not with cares nor call thee to labour but on the other side remember so to la●our that the day before the Sabbath may haue lesse imploym●nt then any other so thy worldly aff●yres shall no way incroach vpon the bounds of that day which the Lord hath 〈…〉 t a●art for himselfe nor breake into the Lords inclosure 3 To examine our selues for our sinnes especially those of the weeke repent washing euen our garments and drawing neare with the best holinesse we can get Gen. 35. 2 3. Psal 26. 6. Neh. 13. 22. We finde a fiue sold triall layed vpon the Christian He that would obserue this duety must keepe his Christian watch 1 Daily Psal 4. 2 Before the Communion 1 Cor. 11. 28. 31. 3 In time of humiliation publike or priuate when any heauie iudgement is sought to be remooued Lam 3. Zeph 2. 4 In the time of sicknesse when wee are summoned to leaue this world Esa 38. 5 Weekely before the Sabbath this here 4 To reforme all household iarres betweene husband and wife Parents and children Master and seruant for these hinder our prayers and Leauen our hearts and our Sacrifices Lev. 19. 3. 1. Pet. 3. 7. 1 Cor. 5. 8. Can God bee worshipped aright in his house when people liue not quietly dutifully and louingly in their houses Domesticall grieuances extend their infection to the pollution of Gods Sabbath Doe this thou dost prepare For the obseruation of the day when the Sabboth is come it must bee kept to this end there are charged vpon vs three duties first rest secondly the sanctification of the day thirdly the meanes of sanctifying the day 1 The first duty is that wee rest that day and so there is required a three-fold rest the rest of the body from workes of labour and worldly businesse in our particular callings and from workes of pleasures and recreations Esa 58. 13. the Lord saith that the Sabboth is then consecrated as holy when we neither doe our owne waies nor finde our owne pleasure nor speake our owne words vnder those words the finding our owne pleasure is condemned all recreations though they be honest and lawfull at other times vnlesse you call those onely recreations of which the Apostle Iames speaketh chap. 5. verse 13. If any be merry let him sing Psalmes To carry burdens and buy and sell on the Sabbath is to keepe the Sabbath of the men of Sabbathum Tyriorum Ashdod and Tyrus Neh. 13. 16. 20. 10. 31. God forbid it should bee heard of in Israel it would kindle an vnquenchable fire in our gates and deuoure our pallaces Ier. 17. 27. To rise vp to play and sit Sabbathum aureivituli downe to eate and drinke on that day were to keepe the Sabbath of the golden Calfe Exod. 32. 6. Obserua diem Sabbathi non carnaliter non iudaicis delicijs qui otio abutuntur ad nequitiam melius enim vtique tota die foderent quam tota die saltarent obserue the Sabbath day not carnally not with Iewish delights who abuse their leisure to naughtinesse for better it were no doubt they would digge the whole day then dance the whole day If you hold it vnfit to digge this holy Father S. Augustine holds it worse to dance that day The rest of the soule is required Sabbathum satan● from the workes of sinne which are euery way our owne workes Heb. 4. 10. and euery way seruile Esa 56. 2. Euill actions on this day are double iniquities such a Sabbath kept is a Sabbath for the Deuill The rest of cattell is required Sabbathum Boûm Asinorum that mercy may be shewed to the Beast and all occasions of mans labour may bee cut off for that day 2 The second duty is the keeping of the rest to sanctifie the day in workes of holinesse otherwise as bodily exercise profiteth little so bodily rest will profit as little What is rest enough is this a Sabbath or acceptable day to the Lord to goe fine and doe nothing Thine Oxe and Asse may keepe a Sabbath then as well as thou Diues himselfe could affoord that this precept should be morall Adde holinesse then to thy rest and rest that thou maiest be bound for the workes of sanctity but what are they They are the duties of piety and the workes of mercy The duties of piety are either publique or priuate the publique duties are these to heare and preach the Word with application to sing Psalmes to pray with the congregation catechising receiuing and administring of the Communion to be present at the administration of Baptisme and discipline this latter is a worke for the Sabboth though not for euery Sabboth The priuate duties haue either reference to the publique or are seuerally required those that haue reference to the publique are duties to be done before we come to the congregation or after Before wee come 1. wee ought to reade or heare the word read or to meditate on some part of it Blessed is the man in whose heart are thy wayes they goe from strength to strength euery one of them in Syon appeareth before God in thy walke to Gods house if thou wouldest be blessed Gods waies must be in thy heart 2. Wee must pray both for our selues and for the Minister for our selues our requests should be chiefly for these three things 1. for pardon of sinnes confessing and bewailing and laying aside malice guiles hypocrisies enuyings euill speakings and all superfluity of naughtinesse 1 Pet. 2. 1. 2. Iam. 1. 21. These sinnes will dis-sauour and dis-relish the milke of Gods word and keepe vs for feeling the sauing power and ability that is therein 2. For increase of grace 3. For Gods blessing on the meanes For our Minister our prayer should bee that hee may come to vs in the fulnesse of the blessing of the Gospell of Christ Ephes 6. 19. Rom. 15. 29. these duties before After the publique assemblies is required 1. examination of our selues and our charge for our selues that practise of Dauid must bee ours I thought on my waies and turned my feet vnto thy testimonies Psal 119. 59. For our charge we should whet the doctrine vpon their hearts and set an edge on the word deliuered by familiar conference Deut. 6. 7. True it is conference with others may be betweene teachers and hearers Mat. 15. 16. and betweene hearers whether equals as in Mal. 3. 16. or superiours and inferiours as the King and the Subiect 2 King 3. 11. and master and seruant 2. The searching of the Scripture vpon that wee haue heard not receiuing the doctrine of a Paul vpon trust Act. 17. 11. 1 Ioh. 4. 1. 1 Thes 5. 21 But prouing all thi●gs and holding ●ast that which is good especially good for vs 3. Pondring it in our hearts

as did the blessed Virgin and hiding it there for practise as did Dauid Psal 119. 11. 4. Prayer alone or with others Neh. 13. 22. These duties h●ue reference to the publique The duties seuerally required are foure first familiar conference of things pertaining to the kingdome of God not speaking our owne words that day Esa 58. 12. secondly the catechising of our families thirdly the singing of Psalmes Psal 92. 2. fourthly meditation on the word and the workes of God as vpon the workes of Creation of Redemption of Prouidence for his Church against the enemies therof Ps 92. of the riches of his house and the flourishing in righteousnesse of all that are planted in his coures Psal 92. the latter end this for piety The workes of mercy are eyther for the publique or the priuate In the publique are collections for the poore 1 Cor. 16. 1. In priuate mercy respecteth the temporall life as the workes ab●ut sicke persons almes the meating of cattell the preseruation of things that otherwise would perish or it respecteth the spirituall life as to teach the ignorant reclaime the erronious admonish the backward exhort and perswade the delinquent rebuke the offender comfort the distressed giue counsell to them that need and seeke it and to reconcile them them that are at variance These are the workes of sanctity but when are they done in a Sabboth like manner I answere when they are done 1 With readinesse and delight louing to be his seruant● and to doe his worke vpon his day Esa 56. 6. 58. 13. calling the Sabboth a delight the holy of the Lord honourably without which God takes himselfe not honoured this delight is to bee expressed in the publique duties 1. by being there with the first Esa 2. 3. Ezek. 46. 10. 2. by auoyding all vnseemely gesture sleepinesse drowsinesse and all wandring thoughts 3. by waiting for the blessing to be put vpon vs by the Minister Numb 6. 23. 27. But chiefly see thou solace thy heart in the inward rest which is the Sabboth Sabbathum secretum of the true Israelite who worships God in spirit These call this day desiderium dierum the desire of dayes 2 With speciall obseruance not onely to the rest but also to the sanctification of the day that no duty be omitted nor the day any way prophaned tending our hearts and words 3 With sincerity obseruing it in our dwellings as well as in Gods house within our gates as well as within his doores Leu. 23. 3. spending the whole day morning and euening on Gods worke Psal 92. 2. Doing all with as much diligence and earnest labour for the meat which perisheth not as we doe on the weeke day for the meat which perisheth and as we looke our seruants should not serue vs an houre or two in the day or slightly 4 With beliefe that God will blesse that day and the duties thereof to the increase of grace Gen. 2. 2. Ezek. 20. 20. 46. 2. 5. resting on the promises he hath made in Esa 56. 5. 7. 58. 14. The third thing respects the meanes of sanctifying the Sabboth and so there is required 1 A place to assemble together Leuit. 19. 30. Psalm 132. 1. 2. 5. 2 Persons fit for the duties such as are able and apt to teach 1 Tim. 3. 2. For where vision faileth the people perish Pro. 29. 18. And prophecying or preaching that is giuing the sense and applying the word for instruction correction comfort and reproofe is the gift of the spirit that should be vsed in christian assemblies 1 Cor. 14. 3. 4. 5. 24. 28. What alterations haue beene for want of prophecying see in these places Iudg. 17. 7. 1 Sam. 14. 2 Chro. 15. 3. 2 King 17. 15. Therefore let vs be so farre from enuying the increase of their number and gifts that rather Moses wish be ours Would God all the Lords people could prophesie Numb 11. 19. 3 The maintenance of both the places and persons Thus we see what is charged on whom it is charged followeth 2 These duties are charged Thou thy sonne and thy daughter on all but chiefly on the Magistrates and Masters of families who must nor onely doe the duties of the Sabboth themselues but cause others to obserue them in respect of all outward conformity that none within their gates that is within their precincts iurisdiction power habitation or charge be suffered to violate the rest or prophane the day The example of Nehemiah is worthy imitation of all in authority of which you reade Neh. 13. 16. 19. where wee may see especially these two thi●g● that it belongs to all Gouernours of Families Townes Cities and Countries to prouide that the whole day be kept and all occasions as neere as may be of the prophaning of the day he cut off and that the preparation for the Sabbath bee not neglected much lesse then may any in place impose such har● labor and so extreame on the day before or the euening of the Sabboth as disableth for the duties of that day Againe that he offendeth exceedingly that hauing power reformeth not the abuses of this day Hitherto of our duty to God our duty to other men followeth §. XIX Of our duty to all men as it concernes the right d●sposition of the heart THe order of our conuersation Thy duty to man to God-ward hath beene shewed now wee come to lay line and l●uell to our hearts and liues that they may be ordered aright to man ward without which God himsel●e r●ckons of all duties of his seruice but as imp●ety and vile hypocrisie saying of these duties we owe to man is not this to know me Ier. 22. 15. 16. And againe pure religion and vndefiled Iam 1. 27 before God and the Father is this Such is the absolute necessity of discharging these duties one to another that if your hearts deuoted to serue the Lord should frame this question wherewith shall I come before the Lord and how my selfe before the high God the Lord himselfe giueth this answere by his Prophet Micah Hee hath shewed thee O man what is good and what doth the Lord require of thee but to doe iustly and to loue mercy M●c 6. 6. 7. And here I beginne to set the Compasse and lay the Plummet for what euer wee owe to man is either carried to all men or to some certaine men considered as nearer to God Such are the regenerate renewed in Christ after the image of him that created th●m or as further off from God as wicked men that liue in their sinnes and serue sinne To all men vniuersally considered as men the duty we owe is comprized in this excellent speech Doe iustly and loue mercy In these two viz. Iustice and Mercy the Lord hath a bridged them and taught vs how to fadome them That thou maiest doe iustly To doe iustly and walke righteously towar●s all men two things are to bee heeded 1 The disposition of thy

10. 7 Hee shall doe wisely and safely in peace and warre if he doe all by Counsel Pro. 24 6. For his houshold both for For his Court. piety and policy I persume not to deliuer ought of mine as neither durst I in any of the rest but shall content my selfe with what is deliuered in the Psalme 10 1. Which presents all kings of the earth with a perfect draught of heauenly Gouernment He but giue the sc●le●ion or Anatome which will be found excellent to behold but much more amiable were it couered with flesh and skinne Yet if any in high place shall chance to looke on it that same God that gaue life to dea● and d●y bones that same God I say breath vpon these lineaments that life may enter into them Here is in this 10 1. Psalme a Prince taught of God For the manner of instruction 1 In a third person Dauid on whose heart was drawne this sacred plat-forme that no●e might conceiue it to bee some Platonicall Idea and reiect it as vna●taineable nor any take it for some meane piece vnworthy a royall and braue spirit 2 In a Psalme that while it is sung and the doctrine with warbling Notes suits the heart through the eare the spirit of gouernement and of God that was on Dauid might fall on him A Psalme of Dauid For the matter taught The graces Royall mercy and iudgement which graces are caracteristicall to a King the limits of his proceedings the glory of gouernement the qualifiers of reformation The end and aime taken with a single eye the glory of God verse 1. The rules for administration of royall power whose ORDER teacheth 1 That the rise must be at his owne person and spirit An euill man cannot bee a good King That his sentence may be diuine on the throne Diuinity must be ingrauen on the doore posts of his soule in the table of his heart 2 That the next principal care must be for his house lest from thence prophanenesse wickednes goe forth ou●r al the land 3 Then soone shall hee set and see Church and State happy Nature respecting Integrity that it be whole sincerity that it be in truth HIMSELFE that he Keepe piety a perfect way Prudence in a wise behauiour Vprightnesse whose Seate the heart Nature integrity that it bee whole Sincerity that it be in truth Vse walking in it Place of exercise the house and of intirenesse at home as well as in forraigne dealing in his house as well as in Gods house All which must be followed with Patience neuer in ought hasting the Lords decrees or hasting to ill meanes With prayer in a lowly dependance vpon God for assistance With an eye euer to his death and the time of reckoning when account must be giuen of the stewardship verse 2. That he auoyde Presumption Idolatry the thing of Beliall which hath nothing to doe with Christ Apostacy verse 3. Frowardnesse of heart wayward against God and bitter towards man Acquaintance with lewd persons and wicked things verse 4. 2 HIS COVRT Abandoning The whispering Slaunderer verse 5. The ambi●ious proud man The deceitfull The Lyars vers 7. Entertaining The faithfull the plaine-hearted The godly the vpright-liued Of these will he take 1 For counsell With great choyce his eye set to the worke Looking to their fidelity and piety else wisedome is but emptinesse in heart Babling in word Folly in deed Taking of the Natiues not strangers who cannot tender so well the good of the State Men experienced in the aff●ires of that State Giuing them liberty to sit with him in counsell and to speake their consciences freely verse 6. 2 For seruice who is so fit as a man of a good conscience that preferres vprightnesse in his wayes before all things in the world 3 HIS KINGDOME the ciuill state the Church Punishing malefactors with diligence dispatch constancy and impartiality The end of all is the good of the Church and State being the Lords rather then his verse 8. Hitherto of the supreame Magistrate 2 The duty of inferiour Magistrates all others are Gouernours sent by him the specialties of their dutie are contained in these following rules 1 They must know the power giuen into their hands that accordingly they may execute their office Some haue a greater power some a lesse conferred vpon them some in peace some in warre some Counsell●rs some Senators and Iudges c. Some law-keepers as Iustices what euer the power entrusted to them bee that must they vnderstand that hee a●rogate not what belongs not to him and that hee neglect not what he ought to see to 2 They must remember they are to giue account as to God so to the King whose mouth eyes and hands they are 3 Their characteristicall properties and the vertues they should presse vnto are these following 1 Wisedome and vnderstanding Deut. 1. 13. Gouernment is the feeding and leading of the people Hee that is Gouernour must bee prouided of the instruments of a Pastor thou must be experienced in the affaires thou would●st mannage that thou maiest leade the people by the discretion of thy hands This is the ability to apply the power that is in thy hands to the good of the State as the matter shall require Great is the good may come by such wise Magistrates By a man of vnderstanding and knowledge the state of the land shall be prolonged Pro. 28. 2. 2 Courage and zeale able valiant men must they be masters ouer their passions and stout in their places Exod. 18. 21. Masters ouer their passions else rage will transport fauour will bow and euery other passion of the heart beare sway to the peruerting of iudgement and blinding the eye of right reason Courage also needfull here if any where for it is thy part to take the prey out of the Lyons mouth to rescue the innocent made a prey to maintaine the right of the fatherlesse Iob 29. 17. It is thy part without feare of mans face equally to impart iustice to all it is thy part to rise vp against the monsters of the time Drunkards Blasphemers Swearers Fornicators Idle persons and the like What heroicke spirit hadst thou need of to stand in the streame and turne the current of the time Is it a soft timorous sheepish spirit is it not an vndaunted heart that beseemes you Stirre vp thy spirit contend for God for thy Country for thy King for thy charges good Would any stay the sweet streames of iustice from running downe in the streetes pray with Nehemiah O God strengthen my hands Neh. 6. 9. 11. Doth any offendor aske is it peace answere with that couragious what peace so long as thy wickednesse remaines and when thou findest the mistresse of disorder the mystery of the knot of wickednesse in the place where thou art if it scorne thy proceedings cry who is on my side who Let not her painted face allure or entice cry throw her downe and then trample her vnder feet 2

27. 23. Pro. 31. 4 To prouide for their soules by praying with them daily Psal 127. 1. 2. 1 Tim. 4. 4. 5. Ier. 10. 25. by training them vp in Gods feare in priuate instruction by bringing them to the publike meanes of grace compelling them thereto Gen. 35 1. 2. 3. by chusing into the family faithfull and casting out lewd seruants as the Haughty of lookes the proud of heart lyers and deceiuers Psal 101. 5. 6. 7. else by one such the whole family may be infected The due●y of Seruants S●ruants owe 1 An high account of their Masters 1 Tim. 6. 1. 2 Obedience for the matter in all things not simply euill for the manner so as to please them well Tit. 2. 9. not only doing the work but doing it to their minds likings with feare to offend them 1 Pet. 2. 18 Ephes 6. 5. with feare and trembling in singlenesse of heart with heartinesse heartily with good will doing seruice Ephes 6. 6. Col. 7. 23. out of conscience as to the Lord Ephes 6. 7. as fearing God Col. 3. 22 which feare of God is opposed to eye-seruice and man pleasing 2 Sam. 12. 29. and commands that they looke to God whose eye is on them and will require an account of them how they haue serued their Masters that they pray to God for their Masters and the family and the good successe of their labours after the example of Abrahams seruant Gen. 24. 12. that they shew the graces of God in their calling as they are seruants which is the very touchstone of religion that that adornes the doctrine of Christ our Sauiour Tit. 2. 10. 3 All good fidelity Tit. 2. 10. not purloining or filching but thrifty carefull that nothing be spoyled or lost or miscarry by their default after the example of Iacob Gen. 31. 36. not discouering the secrets of the family of their Masters of their calling or trade not eating the bread of Idlenesse trusty in executing their Masters directions speedy in dispatch of busines abroad a slothfull messenger is a prouocation and irkesome griefe to them that send him 4 Subiection 1 Pet. 2. 18. to their corrections by words and blowes 1 Pet. 2. 19. 20. Pro. 29. 19. thoough vniust and aboue measure so Hagar was commanded to submit to Sarah Gen. 16. 8. 9. not answering againe by way of contradiction Tit. 2 9. 5 Moderation and contentation in dyet and apparell beseeming seruants in liberty not gadding out of their place without leaue much lesse running abroad a nights a sinnefull and wicked rioting and in their company not offending their Master by bringing lewd company into the family nor keeping such company abroad And this is charged on all seruants hired seruants as strictly bound to it as bond-seruants old seruants are tyed to as much duty as those that come now to serue religious seruants aswell as Pagans men seruants aswell as women seruants not birth office gifts or meanes doe priuiledge from the strict bond of these duties And this is due to all Masters without difference of sexe as to the Mistris 1 Tim. 5. 14. Pro. 31 or of condition as to the poore aswell as the rich or of disposition be they froward or good and gentle or of religion be they vnbeleeuers or beleeuers 1 Pet. 2. 18. 1 Tim 6. 1. 2. Thus do and thy seruice is accepted as obedience to God Ephes 6. 6. and the Lord will pay thee wages aswell as thy Master Ephes 6. 8. and before God there is neither bond nor free but all are one in Christ Gal. 3. 28. Col. 31. 11. Thus farre of the seuerall societies that constitute a familie We come now to the Church and there see what God faith to the Ministers and the hearers the Pastor and flocke §. VI. Of the Pastor and the flocke THe Pastor and flocke are the integrall parts of the body of Christ both are fashiond for vse and ornament to the body by distinct precepts that it may not be iustly spoken of them who is blind as his messengers who are froward as his people The Minister must be guided The Minist●rs duty by these rules 1 Hee must haue a lawfull calling both inward and outward no man may take this honour to himselfe The son of God glorified not himselfe to be an high-Priest but God the father said thou art my sonne this day haue I begotten thee Heb. 5 4 that this may be vnderstood I beat it out distinctly The calling of the Minister is to be considered as it respects his calling to the Ministery or to the place where he is to exercise his Ministery The first concernes his ordination by the Church and his mission of God The latter concernes his allotting by the Church to a place for the execution of his Office and performance of his duety In a lawfull calling to the Ministery is requisite Election tryall and ordination Election is either the Lords taking and mission or the Churches selecting 1 The Lords choice and sending is primary and cheife in this calling How can they preach except they bee sent Rom. 10. 14. God is the Author of this calling Ephesians 4. 11. 12. hee raiseth vp sheepheards Micha 5. 5. Thrusts forth laborours Matth. 9. 37. sendeth workemen into his Vineyard Authoritatiue Matth. 20. 1. 1 Cor. 12. 28. I haue set thee a watch man saith This man the Lord hath taken to be his mouth to a people God Ezech. 33. 7. Which inward election or mission is knowne 1 By gifts wherewith the Lord endoweth both of Christian sanctity and Ministeriall abilities that they bee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 apt to teach 2 Tim. 2. 24. 2 By sinceritie of heart whereby the Minister is conscious to him selfe that neither Ambition nor Coue●uousnesse nor E●uy and the like corrupt affections but a sincere desire to Edifie the Church and the true feare of God moo●ed him to desire the Office of a Bishop yet may he that Preacheth the Gospell looke to liue of the Gospell yet this alone may not cause any to assume the worke without the Churches election 2 The Churches election is the outward calling which examining the gifts of the calling which examining the gifts of the called ratifieth and gratifieth the Lords Election and this is done by Tryall and ordination 3 Tryall is either of life or abilities of life that they haue a good report euen of those that are without and that there be no proceeding to imposition of hands suddenly or rashly 1 Tim. 3. 2. 7. 5. 21. 22. Or by partiality Of abilities also el●e may not the key of knowledge be committed to an Idiot a dumbe dog that cannot barke the key of heauen cannot be vsed without knowledge 4 Ordination the rite hereof was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the imposition of hands this is the outward mission done by the Ministery or presbytery alone without the people The outward calling without the inward may be of force to the Office