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A45335 A practical and polemical commentary, or, exposition upon the third and fourth chapters of the latter epistle of Saint Paul to Timothy wherein the text is explained, some controversies discussed, sundry cases of conscience are cleared, many common places are succinctly handled, and divers usefull and seasonable observations raised / by Thomas Hall ... Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665. 1658 (1658) Wing H436; ESTC R14473 672,720 512

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to_o send_v a_o gift_n to_o the_o end_n that_o justice_n may_v be_v pervert_v the_o eye_n blind_v and_o the_o innocent_a condemn_v so_o to_o send_v a_o gift_n and_o so_o to_o receive_v a_o gift_n be_v both_o a_o sin_n in_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o he_o that_o will_v see_v more_o against_o bribery_n let_v he_o peruse_v mr._n john_n downam_n 4._o treatise_n against_o swear_v drunkenness_n whoredom_n and_o bribery_n willet_n on_o exod._n 23.8_o doctor_n downam_n on_o psal._n 15.5_o 2._o it_o unfit_v man_n for_o the_o ministry_n covetousness_n be_v odious_a in_o any_o man_n more_o odious_a in_o a_o magistrate_n but_o most_o odious_a in_o a_o minister_n who_o by_o his_o life_n and_o doctrine_n ought_v to_o witness_v against_o it_o it_o trouble_v we_o to_o be_v abuse_v by_o stranger_n but_o to_o have_v our_o menial_a servant_n and_o such_o as_o be_v near_o to_o we_o to_o prefer_v the_o trash_n and_o dross_n of_o the_o earth_n before_o we_o that_o be_v the_o high_a and_o horrid_a ingratitude_n insomuch_o that_o a_o dull_a ass_n reprove_v balaam_n for_o it_o 2_o pet._n 2.15_o 16._o with_o what_o face_n can_v a_o man_n reprove_v that_o in_o another_o of_o which_o himself_o be_v guilty_a therefore_o it_o be_v make_v one_o special_a qualification_n of_o a_o gospell-minister_n he_o must_v not_o be_v greedy_a of_o filthy_a lucre_n 1_o tim._n 3.3_o titus_n 1.7.11_o 1_o pet._n 5.2_o hieron_n the_o man_n of_o god_n must_v not_o only_o go_v or_o run_v but_o fly_v from_o this_o vice_n 1_o tim._n 6.10_o 11._o for_o a_o minister_n to_o be_v a_o mercenary_a man_n or_o a_o market-man_n or_o by_o flattery_n and_o daub_v to_o curry_v favour_n and_o get_v riches_n this_o be_v that_o filthy_a lucre_n so_o oft_o cendemn_v in_o scripture_n such_o be_v call_v greedy_a insatiable_a dog_n isaiah_n 56.11_o who_o for_o a_o slight_a reward_n profane_v the_o name_n of_o god_n ezek._n 13.19_o paul_n know_v what_o a_o blemish_n this_o will_v be_v to_o his_o call_n and_o therefore_o he_o 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will_v preach_v for_o nothing_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n let_v they_o know_v that_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o preach_v for_o money_n and_o another_o thing_n to_o take_v money_n for_o preach_v though_o we_o receive_v pay_v for_o our_o pain_n and_o may_v just_o demand_v it_o for_o our_o great_a labour_n yet_o we_o do_v not_o make_v that_o our_o end_n the_o conversion_n of_o soul_n and_o not_o money_n be_v the_o ultimate_a end_n of_o all_o our_o labour_n but_o i_o have_v speak_v full_o to_o this_o point_n in_o another_o treatise_n which_o be_v now_o print_v 9_o 3._o he_o can_v be_v a_o good_a soldier_n that_o mind_n money_n more_o than_o the_o cause_n of_o god_n such_o a_o one_o will_v betray_v his_o trust_n or_o plunder_v and_o use_v violence_n this_o s._n john_n foresee_v and_o therefore_o command_v soldier_n to_o do_v violence_n to_o no_o man_n but_o to_o be_v content_a with_o their_o allowance_n luke_n 3.14_o it_o be_v a_o ill_a trade_n to_o go_v up_o and_o down_o kill_v man_n 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mere_a earth_n and_o have_v their_o name_n write_v in_o the_o earth_n which_o shall_v be_v their_o hell_n as_o some_o conceive_v jer._n 17.13_o he_o that_o will_v see_v more_o disswasives_n from_o this_o sin_n let_v he_o peruse_v mr._n boltons_n direction_n for_o walk_v with_o god_n p._n 289.288_o etc._n etc._n where_o you_o shall_v find_v 12._o excellent_a consideration_n against_o it_o and_o mr._n palmer_n memorial_n p._n 10.3_o etc._n etc._n obseru._n we_o be_v free_a from_o this_o sin_n say_v most_o man_n though_o most_o man_n be_v guilty_a of_o it_o yet_o few_o will_v acknowledge_v it_o it_o be_v a_o secret_a subtle_a sin_n that_o hide_v itself_o under_o the_o cloak_n of_o good_a husbandry_n frugality_n and_o thrift_n 1_o thess._n 2.5_o i_o shall_v therefore_o give_v you_o some_o sign_n and_o character_n of_o a_o covetous_a man_n this_o sin_n may_v be_v discern_v etc._n by_o our_o thought_n word_n and_o work_n 1._o try_v yourselves_o by_o your_o thought_n this_o be_v the_o best_a way_n to_o know_v what_o you_o be_v for_o as_o a_o man_n think_v so_o be_v he_o prov._n 23.7_o by_o these_o the_o lord_n try_v we_o psal._n 139.23_o 2_o sam._n 16.7_o job_n 42.2_o and_o therefore_o by_o they_o we_o shall_v try_v ourselves_o they_o be_v the_o peculiar_a act_n of_o god_n eye_n and_o great_a in_o his_o esteem_n it_o be_v not_o so_o much_o our_o word_n and_o work_n as_o the_o bent_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o spirit_n which_o he_o ponder_v prov._n 16.2_o and_o if_o he_o find_v they_o irregular_a it_o displease_v he_o gen._n 6.6_o prov._n 6.18_o isai_n 65.2_o 3_o 5._o zach._n 8.17_o jer._n 4.14_o rom._n 2.2.21_o not_o only_o the_o work_n but_o also_o the_o thought_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v a_o abomination_n to_o the_o lord_n prov_n 15.26_o and_o though_o thought_n be_v free_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o court_n of_o man_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o free_a from_o the_o all-seeing_a eye_n of_o god_n isai_n 66.18_o i_o know_v their_o thought_n 2._o they_o be_v not_o free_a from_o 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a_o man_n be_v malicious_a murderous_a covetous_a etc._n etc._n first_o his_o thought_n be_v so_o and_o thence_o come_v evil_a act_n these_o be_v the_o root_n and_o those_o the_o fruit_n these_o the_o mother_n and_o those_o her_o daughter_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n the_o lord_n require_v the_o first-fruit_n and_o the_o first-born_a exod._n 22.39_o he_o call_v not_o now_o for_o the_o first-born_a of_o our_o flock_n or_o body_n but_o of_o our_o soul_n these_o must_v be_v keep_v more_o especial_o for_o he_o 3._o they_o be_v the_o universal_a act_n of_o the_o heart_n which_o discover_v itself_o most_o clear_o by_o they_o 4._o they_o be_v the_o swift_a act_n of_o the_o heart_n
cap._n this_o text_n i_o may_v call_v the_o drunkard_n looking-glass_n wherein_o they_o may_v see_v the_o woe_n and_o sorrow_n that_o attend_v they_o to_o who_o be_v woe_n to_o who_o be_v sorrow_n i._n e._n who_o draw_v all_o manner_n of_o sorrow_n upon_o soul_n and_o body_n but_o drunkard_n they_o meet_v to_o be_v merry_a but_o the_o end_n of_o such_o mirth_n be_v heaviness_n sen._n it_o be_v dear_o buy_v that_o have_v so_o many_o curse_n attend_v it_o what_o madness_n be_v it_o for_o a_o few_o moment_n of_o pleasure_n here_o to_o endure_v eternity_n of_o sorrow_n hereafter_o fur_n the_o enjoyment_n of_o a_o little_a wine_n here_o to_o drink_v the_o vial_n of_o god_n wrath_n and_o lie_v in_o sea_n of_o misery_n for_o ever_o 2._o to_o who_o be_v strife_n and_o wound_n without_o a_o cause_n q._n d._n drunkenness_n breed_v contention_n quarrel_v and_o needless_a wound_n 3._o it_o hurt_v the_o body_n and_o bring_v disease_n rheum_n dropsy_n apoplexy_n and_o redness_n of_o eye_n by_o reason_n of_o abundance_n of_o hot_a humour_n how_o many_o have_v shorten_v their_o day_n and_o extinguish_v the_o radical_a moisture_n much_o water_n pour_v on_o a_o little_a flame_n do_v soon_o extinguish_v it_o this_o make_v even_a king_n sick_a hos._n 7.5.2_o verse_n 30._o solomon_n tell_v we_o how_o we_o may_v know_v a_o drunkard_n 1._o he_o love_v to_o tarry_v at_o the_o wine_n he_o spend_v hour_n day_n and_o year_n at_o it_o it_o be_v his_o trade_n and_o call_v 2._o he_o go_v and_o seek_v mix_v wine_n q._n d._n he_o go_v from_o house_n to_o house_n to_o inquire_v after_o the_o strong_a liquor_n 3._o but_o how_o may_v we_o shun_v drunkenness_n v._o 31._o look_v not_o on_o the_o wine_n when_o it_o be_v red_a i._n e._n shun_v the_o occasion_n and_o allurement_n to_o this_o sin_n set_v a_o watch_n over_o your_o eye_n and_o stay_v the_o beginning_n of_o it_o 4._o what_o hurt_n will_v it_o bring_v upon_o we_o v._o 32._o in_o the_o end_n it_o will_v bite_v like_o a_o serpent_n q._n d._n though_o for_o a_o time_n it_o may_v seem_v pleasant_a yet_o at_o last_o it_o will_v sting_v thou_o very_o sore_o it_o will_v bring_v upon_o thou_o trouble_v internal_a external_a eternal_a wherefore_o fly_v from_o it_o as_o from_o a_o serpent_n 2._o it_o will_v hurt_v the_o soul_n and_o fill_v it_o full_a of_o noisome_a lusts._n the_o soul_n be_v the_o best_a and_o noble_a part_n est_fw-la which_o if_o corrupt_v become_v the_o worst_a v._o 33._o it_o breed_v adultery_n and_o lust_n thy_o eye_n shall_v behold_v strange_a woman_n i._n e._n harlot_n drunkenness_n and_o whore_v oft_o go_v together_o a_o belly_n fill_v with_o wine_n foam_v out_o filthiness_n rome_n 13.13_o lot_n though_o a_o holy_a man_n yet_o add_v incest_n to_o his_o drunkenness_n and_o though_o adulterer_n be_v not_o drunkard_n yet_o there_o be_v few_o drunkard_n but_o be_v adulterer_n v._o 33._o it_o breed_v evil_a speech_n thy_o heart_n shall_v utter_v perverse_a thing_n i._n e._n preposterous_a foolish_a filthy_a matter_n v._o 34._o it_o make_v man_n stupid_a and_o fearless_a secure_a and_o careless_a in_o the_o great_a danger_n he_o be_v as_o one_o that_o sleep_v on_o the_o top_n of_o a_o mast_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n though_o he_o be_v in_o great_a and_o continual_a danger_n yet_o he_o be_v insensible_a of_o it_o he_o be_v in_o great_a danger_n that_o sleep_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o he_o be_v soon_o overwhelm_v with_o wave_n and_o he_o be_v like_a to_o fall_v sudden_o that_o sleep_v in_o the_o top_n of_o a_o mast_n hominis_fw-la yet_o such_o be_v the_o drunkard_n lethargy_n that_o he_o can_v feel_v when_o he_o be_v strike_v nor_o know_v when_o he_o be_v beat_v v._o 35._o which_o be_v the_o height_n of_o misery_n it_o make_v man_n desperate_a incorrigible_a and_o incurable_a they_o become_v impudent_a in_o sin_n those_o sin_n which_o man_n tremble_v to_o commit_v when_o sober_a yet_o they_o will_v venture_v on_o basil._n when_o drink_v i_o will_v seek_v 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