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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A69006	A booke which sheweth the life and manners of all true Christians and howe vnlike they are vnto Turkes and Papistes, and heathen folke. Also the pointes and partes of all diuinitie, that is of the reuealed will and worde of God are declared by their seuerall definitions and diuisions in order as followeth. Also there goeth a treatise before of reformation without tarying for anie, and of the wickednesse of those preachers, which will not refourme them selues and their charge, because they will tarie till the magistrate commanude and compell them. By me, Robert Brovvne.	Browne, Robert, ca. 1550-1633.	1582 (1582)	STC 3910.3; ESTC S109446	65,269	61

Sabbathes 108 What be the speciall duties for the name and kingdome of God They are for the worshippe of God on some speciall occasions Or for some speciall furtheraunce of his kingdome 108 Which be the speciall sinnes of hindering Gods name and kingdome They be when we giue speciall occasions for men to skorne be ashamed of our profession And when we hinder the building of his kingdome 108 Special dueties for the Name of GOD are whereby God is chieflie glorified on greater or some times more rare occasions The Name of God is the knowledge of his excellencie and worthines whereby he is glorified accordinglie To vse his name rightlie is to glorifie him according to the knowledge we should haue of his excellencie For the difference of the name and glorie of God looke the 10. question and this 108. question The speciall worship of God is our holines in giuing him honour on greater or more rare occasions 109 What speciall worshippe of God is there Our speciall humbling with praier in straunger iudgments Our speciall thankfulnes and praising of God in straunger blessinges Our speciall vowes which we are for to keepe and performe 109 What speciall occasions giue the wicked of shaming and skorning the worshippe of god They shewe their hardning and willfulnes in straunger iudgementes Also their sottishnes in straunger blessinges Also they hould their wicked course still and are soulde to do euill 109 The definitions of humbling prayer and thankefulnes are giuen before but here the speciall occasions are to be considered A Vowe is a faithfull promise made by an othe vnto God in our hartes or by voyce speache whereby we bynde our selues to him for some speciall blessing which we haue or looke for to shewe our thankefulnes in some speciall duetiefulnes which before we knewe not or did neglecte 110 What speciall furtheraunce of the kingdome of God is ther In talke to edifie one an other by praising God and declaring his will by rebuke or exhortation In doubt and controuersie to sweare by his name on iust occasions and to vse lottes Also to keepe the meetinges of the church and with our especiall friends for spirituall exercises 110 What hinderances be there of building Gods kingdome In talke to encourage to vanitie and wickednes and discourage from goodnes To speake blasphemies or to vse idle othes or gaming tryfling by Lottes To forsake the church meetinges or be negligent therin and to be neare friendlie to the wicked to the increase of wickednes 110 The kingdome of God which is called his church is defined before Edifying is a cōmunion or bestowing of our graces in knowledge coūsel due behauior to further all godlines in our selues others Rebuke is a pronouncing of the knowne wickednes of anie with condemning of the same by the word of God wherby they haue shame that others might feare Exhortation is an edifying by all comfortable wordes promises in the Scripture to worke in our hartes the estimatiō of our dueties with loue and zeale therevnto An Othe or Swearing by God is an honoring of God in his Iustice when wee call him to be a Iudge and witnesse of that trueth which can not otherwise be founde out and an auenger of our lies if we speake any thing faslie Lotting is an applying of some thing which is chaunce vnto vs to be a token of Gods will in such doubts and controuersies as he only is to determine We honor him by Lottes when we call take him for our Iudge Guide in thē The Church meetings are the due resorting comming togither of Christians for mutuall comfort by their presence and communion of graces to further all godlines 111 What special duties be ther for the Sabbathe All the generall duties of religion holines towards God and all the speciall dueties of worshipping God furthering his kingdome must on the Sabbath he performed with ceasing from our callinges labour in worldlye thinges Yet such busines as can not be putt of tyll the daie after nor done the daie before may then be done 111 What is the speciall sinne of breaking the Lords Sabbathe It is notable prophanes and worldlines and a cheefe hinderaunce of the name of God when we followe our worldlie busines and callinges on the Sabbathe or giue our selues to other vanitie and wickednes 111 The Sabbath or rest or keeping of the Sabbath is an holy vsing of euerie seuenth day in all dueties of Religion and holines worshipping God and furthering his kingdome and that with resting and ceasing from our calling and labour in worldly things Our Sabbath is on the Lordes day which is the day of his rysing from the dead and is held by the church for a Sabbath or rest vnto God the next day after the Iewish Sabbath So that we counte euerie Sabbath from one Lords day to another Hitherto of the dueties of religion holines Now followe the dueties of righteousnes concerning man 112 Whiche bee the dueties of righteousnes concerning man They be eyther more bounde● as the generall dueties in gouernement betwene gouernours and inferiours Or they be more free as the generall dueties of freedome Or else they be more speciall duties for eche others name and for auoyding couetousnes 112 Which be the sinnes of vnrighteousnes concerning man They be either in the abuse of gouernement Or in the abuse of freedome and libertie Or in speciall faulting by our owne and others euill name and by couetousnes 112 Our gouernement is our Lordshipp authoritie or chieftie ouer anie whereby wee vse their obedience and seruice to partake vnto them the vse graces of our authoritie and guiding The definition aboue set vnder this Righteousnes cōcerning man is that part of godlines whereby we keepe and do all dueties both towards our selues and towardes all men faile in none of them 113 What be the dueties of Gouernours They consist in the entraunce of that ralling And in the due execution thereof by ruling well 113 How is gouernemente abused By an ambitious seeking and vsurping of that calling which belōgeth not to them And by an euill handling thereof for their pleasure and lustes 113 Entrance or taking on vs the calling of gouernement is a due maner of beginning the same being prepared and meete thereto 114 How must Superiours enter and take their calling By assuraunce of their guift By speciall charge and commaundemente from God to put it in practise By agreement of men 114 How do the wicked ambitiously seeke and vsurpe their gouernment They are vnfitt and vnskilfull to gouerne They are forbidden by God and vnsent to that calling They steale into that calling or get it by force and rauening 114 Assurance of our gifte is a conscience of our ablenes to followe that calling because we knowe our owne readines to doo all the dueties thereof with preuayling and prospering