late and earlie hour In true devotion to our utmost power And Magistracie is God's ordinance In sacred things God's glory to advance The churche's peace and happiness to purchase Besides the keyes committed to the Churches But these are sins from which we must withdraw Condemned by the second sacred Law Neglect of duties mentioned before For meer omission set's us on the score Wil-worship which quite alter's or withdrawe's And man's invention adding to the Lawes The superstitious use of Images Although wee aim at the true God in these Religious honors don in any kinde To Creatures shapes of God within our minde All reverencing pictures or thereby To point out any of the Trinitie All that in idol-service are partakers All idol-mongers and all idol-makers All Superstitiousness when any one Doth put religion where the Lord put 's none Or when wee binde our selvs contrarily With the fals snares of scrupulosity For all wee reckon to our souls propitious Without a scripture rule is superstitious As Consecrating or forbidding dayes Religious places orders or arraies Processions pilgrimages popish pix Bell book or candle cross or crucifix Beads relques altars holy waters shed And worlds of superstions tow'rds the dead Rash vows and mock-fasts yea this Law debar's Too neer acquaintance with idolaters To let whose monuments go undefac'd Hath Christian Kings and princes much disgrac'd Rash vows are such as do from passion spring Or such as offer an unlawfull thing Oâ— such as are not in our power to do Yet of all these the saying is most true Vows rashly made may not bee rashly broken Though fit to bee repented of e're spoken Affected poverty is much a kin And single life when it occasions sin Defrauding our own families to dwell Within a monkish solitary cell The wilfull suffering of some hard distress As whips and haircloth sores and raggedness Which seem humility and self denial But pride and popery when they com to trial Moreover it condemn's all thâ—se that dare Without commission sit in Moses chair They that do want endowments and a call Had best keep to their shop-board and their stall Let Vzzah and Vzziah bee example To all that on these sacred orders trample Yea 't is a sin if such as have desert Refuse God's order to be set apart And they that thrust out by unruly stirr's True doctrines Ordinances officers And bring in false or let the Church to fall By Anarchie offend the most of all Christ's seamless coat may not be rent with Schism Nor truth admit of sect or Sectarism Much less of Heresie and wide Division Which ruines the foundation of Religion No fictions being fitlier term'd then these Man 's own invented graven images Duties and Trespasses implied in the third Commandment A Reverent meditation of God's Word Titles and attributes take up the third God's works must be observ'd with diligence Those of Creätion those of Providence Hearing and reading pray'r and spiritual songs Must exercise all awfull ears and tongues With understanding care and constancy With faith zeal gladness and humility With earnest purpose what wee hear to do Adding both pray'r and practice thereunto Confessing sin with grief when wee offend And with a speedy purpose to amend All weighty business must be usher'd in With solemn pray'r before the work begin Nor may wee here pass over or conceal The duty of thanksgiving at our meal The very mention of God's Name and Laws Must bee with reverence and upon just caus Swearing by God alone when call'd thereto And knowing what we swear is just and true Using God's blessings in a lawfull sort Even food and raiment labor sleep and sport And joining with Profession of God's name A conversation worthie of the same But these are sins of which wee must repent Forbidden by the third Commandement Irreverent words or thoughts of the most high Or mention of him in hypocrisie Privie hypocrisie is sin though small Wors is the formal Pharisaïcal But gross hypocrisie is worst of all Which under the pretence of pietie Dare's enterprise the greatest villanie Regardless Naming God in salutation In begging borrowing or vain admiration God save you God bee with you O good Lord Oh Christ Oh Jesus many a such like word May bee and should bee in right manner us'd But infinitely often are abus'd Because the Name of God by many a one Is us'd with slightness or not thought upon So singing psalms and tunes for recreation Not with devotion or due meditation Prayer or praise for small or sinfull things Cursing or swearing which from passion spring's From wanton custom or profane neglect Of that great name to which wee owe respect Thus som in simpleness when at their game They pray to win or praise God for the same Say God forbid to that which God will do And God save all when ther 's a damned crew They say if God will when the Lord will not But when they should say so 't is oft forgot Dreadfull is swearing by Christ's humane nature Or the great titles of the great Creätor But when by mortals or base things wee swear Greater reproach wee make God's name to bear Chiefly by Idols Hee commit's a sin of highest nature that offend's therein Yea vowing and protesting is too much Or calling faith or conscience to avouch Clipt oaths and curses which few people balk All idle words and foolish jesting talk And whatsoever phrase of speech bear's sway In common meaning more then Yea and Nay To say I le swear offend's and as I live Too bold attest for mortal man to give Or when for truth and certaintie wee dare With God and Gospel make a proud compare Or offer by presumptuous speech or spell To prophecy or work a miracle As vain are any kind of words brought in To jest with Scripture sacred things or sin Societie with mockers whose pastimes Are oaths and sportings at profanest crimes To hear the voice of swearing and forbear To warn reprove or punish them that swear Although it more prophane's the things divine To cast away reproofs on dogs and swine Such are those miscreants that care not for So rich a pearl or do the pearl abhor Bold adjurations to extort and draw The truth from others violate this law So do those pray'rs that never can be sped Vain repetitions dirges for the dead To pray for friends deceased is the trade Of such as seldom in their life time prai'd As vain are prayers for great cures appli'd But in a way God never sanctifi'd So are the prayers and presumptuous praise Which fond affection and false rumors raise Abuse of blessings or a mouth that 's dumb To give him prais from whence the blessings com Babbling in pray'r or preaching void of reason Duties misplac'd and acted out of season As private duties in the publick don More faulty when the publick is begun To read when wee should hear or pray's a crime For it profane's two duties at one time Prayer in unknown
tongues or ignorance And slubbering over any Ordinance For all irreverence in the things of heaven Argue's a heart that is profanely given This mightily condemn's the careless minde That move's the lip and leave 's the heart behinde That heedless is of what wee execute In prayer mindeless and psalm-singing mute Entring on duty with a heart unbent And unprepar'd receiving Sacrament Beeing at Baptism as a bare spectator No whit regarding the baptismal water Unreverent posture when they go to pray As if wee serv'd an image made of clay Sleepy and lazy prayers in our bed Unless by weakenss so occasioned Creeds Avemaries and I know not what Jabbled for prayers like the parrot's chat Yea and our Lord 's own words to idolize As if the bare rehearsal did suffice Jeering the Saints for their religion's sake All these for hainous profanations take Hearing without affection to apply Feeding our ears but not our hearts thereby Ore-curious questions wilfull cavillation Unreverent gesture or misapplication Entring the Church and starting out again When there are holy things to entertain Going to sit and sleep to muse and gaze To state on Beauty or where pomp doth blaze To keep our heart or eye without a curb And to do any thing that will disturb And lastly with a wicked life to stain A good profession take's God's name in vain Duties and Trespasses implied in the Fourth Commandment THe Fourth require's a seventh of all our dayes Spent in religion for our Maker's prais Preparing still against each Sabbath day Then rising early and avoid delay The chief are publick duties singing Psalms Pray'rs sermons sacraments and giving alms In private also wee must read and pray Discours sing Psalms and meditate that day Repeat the holy lessons wee have heard Nor may the works of mercy be defer'd Wee may do needfull works of earthly kinde Yet should wee do them with more heavenly minde Seasoning our corporal food with spiritual salt And all that edifie's wee should exalt At baptism wee must minde the bath of blood And spirit of grace pour'd on us as a flood Praying for him or her that is baptis'd That they with us may bee Spiritualliz'd Receiving Sacraments with hearts prepar'd With faith and charity and great regard Noting the breaking of the Corps-like bread The wine pour'd out as Christ his blood was shed Remembring he was God that could foretell By apt resemblance what himself befell The giving taking and to taste and feed Are all to be appli'd with carefull heed The Parent master and the magistrate Must look to all that are within their gate But these offences every one of them The fourth Commandement doth much condemâ— Not to confess or not to understand The moral nature of the fourth Command Not to prefer redemption to creätion As caus sufficient of the day's translation Forgetfulness of Sabbaths when they com Or out of slothfulness to stay at home Preferring duties don in private sort Before the place where all the Church resort Neglect of preparation meer delay Wearie attendance haste to get away Leaving of holie things som part behinde And suffering loos distractions in our mind A heart that run's a tongue that talk's in vain Of worldly toyes and following lures of gain To lay instruction or good things aside Neglecting to becom our families guide To be employ'd in errands trim attires Or labors which a common day require's Say that on Sabbaths need should chance enforâ— The hasty buâ—ial of a noysome cors Yet can it not compel in any wise To keep the funeral solemnities To ring and riot il become's a hers Much less when men should Christianly convers To crowd the Corpses in the Church that day Argue's the buriers are as dead as they Preambulations chattings or pastimes Feasts journyes visits or som lewder crimes As diceing carding Som are lewder yet Hurrying men headlong to the dreadfull pit As Stews and Stage-playes every day abhor'd But much more on the Sabbath of the LORD And lastly suffering sinners to profane The holy Sabbath when wee might restrain Although som sin by scrupulositie Pining poor creatures under miserie When sudden sickness or extreme distress Call's for a speedy succour and redress As when indeed wee cannot com or stay Our will 's accepted any hour o th' day For this rule hold's in Sabbath-exercise God will have Mercy and not Sacrifice Duties and Trespasses implied in the Fift Commandment HEre are the Duties and Digressions touch'd Which in the fift Commandement are couch'd First then the powers Supreme must first of all Bee sure they have a right and lawfull call Good wholsom Lawes they must by counsel frame â—nferior Powers must execute the same Unrighteous Lawes Superiors must repeal And set in order Chuch and Common-weal Even Kings and Princes daily should convers With sacred Scriptures and those rules rehers â—nd in their proper persons most excell 〈◊〉 godliness and guide their Housholds well Brave men they must promote of able parts Incourage virtue and reward deserts Judges they must appoint and officers And stir up able teaching Ministers Giving them charge that with alacrity They do their several duties faithfully Who they that prove corrupt and vile must bee Remov'd and censur'd by severe decree The Judges must give light to every cause Respect no persons but regard the laws They must maintain true freedom faithfully Propertie peace and civil honestie But most of all Religion that must have A sure defens against each storm and wave And thus far doubtless should compulsion go To cause to practise what men clearly know Wherefore the Christian magistracie ought Take care that people may bee truly taught And for that teaching caus them to maintain A learned Ministry to take the pain They are obliged allwaies to suppress Strife whoredom drunkenness and Idleness Profaneness conjuring witchcraft blasphemie Idolatry Heresie vain astrologie And all iniquitie since both tables are Committed to their custody and care All publick persons that are put in trust Must bee religious wise couragious just Patient to hear and hating covetousness Give good example and good Counsel press With Justice Equitie must go along Els utmost right may prove extreamest wrong Especially when as the innocent Among the guilty suffer punishment This care concern's likewise the Jurie-men And Officers and every one of them Umpires and Abitrators are no less Oblig'd to Equitie and righteousness But usurpation of the throne one hour Or putting vicious men in place of power Rigor remisness partiality Taking of bribes exaction tyrannie And toleration of those evil things The Lord's sure wrath upon the Rulers bring 's If Magistrates encourage not the Word And godly people by the civil sword If they reliev not the oppress'd with speed And let not flie against an evill deed If they will act no more then for their friends Or for their interests and worldly ends If they be cold or take an evil cours They hearten sinners and themselvs sin wors 'T is sin to
Forbidden by the first Commandement The indigence of virtues here that shine And negligence of duties so divine Original corruption Atheism error Benummed conscience slavish fear and terror All bold reposing in securitie And base revolting by Apostacie Lukewarmness coldness ignorance despair Forgetfulness of God and carking care Distrust ingratitude impatience Presumption blasphemie impenitence Profaneness pride and virtues counterfeit Rash zeal and faith upon wrong objects set Spiritual pride must punctually be noted Which steal's God's glory whiles wee seem deve And that proud thought which in men's bosom lurk's Of beeing saved by our own good works Inordinate affection idle mirth And carnal confidence in things on earth For all that steal's our hearts from God most high Produceth primitive Idolatrie Som trust to the physician for their health For their provision most men trust their wealth Som trust to princes favours and to friends On plots and projects many a soul depend's Som trust to strength of hors and numerous hosts And many of their own strength make their boasts And the chief idols that do souls devour Are money beautie worldly pomp and power Inchanting pleasure and there 's one more odd The greedie bellie every glutton's God Thus fals affiance of affection base Set creatures up in the creätors place Voluptuous riot sports and bellie-cheer With sensual feeding void of God's true fear When men with healths profane do at their feasts Make Gods of others or themselvs â—ruit beasts As if at Bacchus or Baal Peor's Table These are Idolatries abominable Sun moon stars brave Gods have been reported By som the saints and Angels have been courted And mortall Gods are too much worshipped By base dependance flatterie fear and dread And som have been seduced and intic't To worship Luciferian Antichrist Bow to his breaden God the mungrel Mass Which doth all other idols far surpass Far wors then pass over or Manna kept Whereon next morning crawling Vermin crept He that adore's such Idols as these bee Break 's this Commandment in a high degree As for the heathenish Gods this doth condemn The least regard or hanking after them No Christian may bee guiltie of such evils For they that worship such Gods worship devils No less do they that practise forcerie And fortune-telling-vain-Astrologie Magicians witches charmers Conjurers For these are very gross Idolaters All that ascribe God's workes to such as these As blastings tempests plagues and sicknesses Or to blind fortune blindly reckon things To cursed speakings charms and conjurings Or seek to such for succour or supply Or for inquirie or recovery To know their fortune or to find out thievs Or get relief when pain or sickness griev's Whether for man or beast for flock or fold In danger or disttess of young or old To cure diseas by paper spell or charm To drive out devils or defend from harm To scape from Gunshot or from shore to shore To buy a wind to waft them swiftly o're This they call going to wise-men forsooth But is a going to the devil in truth They greatly derogate from God most high And perpetrate most foul idolatry Yet Satan work 's but while he seem's to raign Wee must adore the power that hold's his chain Enthusiastical and and bold pretenders To Revelations here are made offenders The Renegado that turn's Turk or Papist Quaker or familist goes near an Atheist And by his new Religion mak's it known Hee either hath another God or none Duties and Trespasses implied in the Second Commandment THe Duties of the second sacred Law Are hearing of the word with reverent awe Pray'r by Confession to the Everliving Humble petition and sincere thanksgiving All these to bee perform'd by every one In publick place in private and alone A form of pray'r is fit for their advance That want extemporary utterance Wee are to matter not to method ti'd The form our Saviour gave must bee our guide First setting forth God's glorious Attributes Of might and mercy and their blessed fruits Beleeving hee can help that dwel's above And will do as a father out of love That was through Christ who doth this grace display With reverence and confidence may pray That worthie instruments may still be found In Church and State and God by them renown'd Our hearts even fill'd with heaven our tongues appli'd To edifie and God bee glorifi'd And that our lives before the world may shine With glittering beams of graces most divine That Saints be kept Sathan's kingdom quel'd Fals doctrines errors Antichrists expel'd The Gospel spread and prosper'd every where And Christians labouring each man in his sphere For Jew and Gentiles call and confirmation Our happy end and final full salvation That wee with wisdom may be all inspir'd To know God's will in what hee hath requir'd Our backword natures that are dark and dull Inflam'd with zeal to do it to the full And what hee pleaseth of himself to do Wee may contentedly submit unto That wee depending on God's providence By lawfull means and daily diligence Without ambition avarice or strife May have all needfull comforts of this life For us and ours Not envying great or small But helping those that in affliction fall That wee confessing our vile sinfull nature Acts and neglects against our great creätor Not having ought to pay or ought that 's good But of his gift may flee to Christ his blood For grace and peace and pardon whiles wee live With peaceful minds addicted to forgive That wee bee never tri'd above our strength By weal or woe but may prevail at length That either the temptation-times bee miss'd Or wee with graces armed to resist That ever watchfull wee may never fall But grow in grace and bee preserv'd in all That wee may ever praise our heavenly King From whom all blessings friends and favors sprit That all that hear may join with free consent And full assurance of accomplishment Waiting for answers as not begg'd in vain And so returning to our prayers again Besides it binde's to fixed contemplation Serious soul-searching self-examination Often ejaculations to dispatch And carefull keeping of our christian watch Brideling the tongue keeping each seat and sens Chiefly the heart with utmost diligence The holie Sacraments must bee attended The faith of Christ religiously defended By bold confession though it chance to com To loss of all or bloodie martyrdome Psalm-singing is a duty most divine Christian conversing and church discipline Mutual confession prayer and exhortation Gentler reproof and stronger consolation Religious conference good things to rehers This is the way of christians to convers Religious fasts and feasts lots covenants vowes As helps to these God's holy Law allowe's Sound doctrine must be taught â— still maintain'd That saints may be confirm'd and converts gain'd Schools Counsels Synagogues where saints may throng The Scriptures publisht in our mother-tongue And David's Psalms translated into song The publick lectures and solemnities With godlie books must bee our exercise Improving many a
the weathercock Prognosticators 〈◊〉 for the most part lyars by profession 〈◊〉 to defend it double their transgression Comparisons are odious to resent I bear fals-witness by disparagement â—efly when spite would cast the righteous down â—om God exalt's with honor and renown And there are faults too on the other side â—cious lies and persons deifi'd â—th flattering complements of tongue or pen 〈◊〉 giving too much honor unto men â—retended missions too and heresies 〈◊〉 to be rank'd among the rankest lies â—s also do the simpler sort offend â—eading books which Hereticks have pen'd â—aus there are no falser witnesses â—ill the Christian world then such as these 〈◊〉 may they read them that can well discern â— make the simple solid truth to learn â—ow much fals-witness then fals teachers bear â— they that hear them with an itching ear â—t as the Serpent once beguiled Eve â—h flattering speech lie waiting to deceive 〈◊〉 devil's pedlers under a disguise â—k'd with a fardle of deluding lies Duties and Trespasses implied in the Tenth Commandment THe Duties of the last Commandement Are gratefull thoughts and full of true conâ— In all things to affect and keep a mean Our hearts thereby from fond desires to wean Hoping in each condition to be blest And thinking still what God appoint's is best A minde prepar'd to bear both good and ill And bearing to our neighbours great good wiâ— Mortification quenching Sathan's darts And from temptation turning eyes and hearts Quelling each fond and fleshly appetite By spiritual contemplation and delight But here originall sin is censurable As the spring-head against the second table And every vile uncharitable thing That issues from or feed's this poys'nous sprinâ— Vain thoughts and contemplations could we How wee would wed and flourish live and dâ—â— Build plant and prosper things that can't beeâ— Nor wee bee nearer when our thoughts are 〈◊〉 Wishes and worldly projects how to store With worldly goods and carry all before us Such are lascivious lusts an evil eye Ambition avarice greedy gluttony O're-hastie cares proceeding from distrust Repining envy jealousies unjust Corrupt self-love rash anger discontent Motions of sin before the full consent Secret concupiscence and sin's first rising Which may bee fitly term'd sins tenebrizing Som murmur that their body is diseas'd Som with their hous and Calling are displeas'd The loss of chidren or a barren womb â—s the perpetuall discontent of som â—he teeming Rachel too sollicitous â—sk's discontentedly why am I thus Som corpulence offend's or to be lean â—om thinking their estate too poor and mean â—om to bee undervalu'd as they think â—om that their high estate begin's to sink â—heir charge o're-great their yoke-fellow unfit â—heir friends are lost their projects do not hit Som deafness or deformity doth vex â—om hoary age and som dislike their sex â—heir wrongs or tryalls too extreme som judg â—ameness or blindeness make's som people grudg â—nd som that their Inferiors as they deem â—et place before them or have more esteem â—nd then for want of grace and sweet submission â—re ever wishing other men's condition â—f all such sinfull thoughts must those beware â—hat would of this Commandement have care The Levelling Doctrine of Community â—hich doth all civil property deny â—nd that which doth Authority confound â—y Parity this Level's with the ground â—ecaus the same a sore infringement is â—f what our neighbour justly calleth his THE BREVIARIE I Commandment MAke God thy Hope and Joy trust all hee sâ—â—â—â—â— For no Obedience like 's him but of Faith II Commandment Act alwaies in Religion every thing By word and warrant from our heavenly King III Commandment THou maist bee short in duty never slight Nor use a word of GOD that 's vain or light IV Commandment ON Sabbaths alwayes put thy soul to nurs Shun worldly thoughts occasions and discours V Commandment BEe sure to carry well in thy Relation For none are good without that commendation VI Commandment BEe peacefull sober kinde shun wrath and striâ—â— By all good means preserv and succour life VII Commandment KEep Chastitie all wantonness eschew In touch in talk in hearing heart and view VIII Commandment SHun sloth and too much game injustice hate Maintain thy neighbour's and thine own estate IX Commandment MAintain thy neighbour's and thine own good name Scoffs flatteries slanders lies and brags disclaim X. Commandment DIsband thy throng of thoughts quell fond desire And let thy heart to true content aspire FINIS