speciall worke of God 3. By misalledging or misapplying either the workes of God or the Scriptures and that in three respects 1. In spels and charmes which is to serue the deuils turne with them and make them as it were sacraments of the deuill 2. In maintaining any wicked practise or false opinion 3. In maintaining euen a good deed and the true opinion whereto they doe not serue without wresting 4. By cauilling against the word of God or any of his workes in seeking to impute falshood iniustice c. vnto the same 4. Contrary to confession of Gods truth foure wayes 1. By denying the truth through feare or lucre against ones conscience 2. By oppugning the truth though it be through blindnesse and ignorance but most of all if it be wittingly and wilfully 3. By scoffing and deriding the truth of God with taunts to disgrace 4. By maintaining defending disputing for and gracing falshood 2. Disorderly cariage outward in regard of our deeds 1. Generally by a wicked scandalous and carelesse mocking of them that professe religion 2. Particularly two wayes 1. By persecuting any for righteousnesse sake 2. By a wicked and vnsanctified manner of doing any thing and that in 4. respects 1. Against ones conscience whether it be a doubting conscience or a conscience fully resolued whether truly or erroneously 2. Prophanely without prayer or thanksgiuing 3. Superstitiously and that 2. wayes 1. By putting holinesse or vnholinesse sinfulnesse or necessitie of religion in a thing indifferent which is superstition 2. By applying things whereto God hath neither in nature or by speciall institution appointed them as 1. By diuination of things to come as in Iudiciall Astrologie Pyromancie c. 2. To finding out of hidden secrets 3. To cure diseases and expell deuils 4. To satisfie Gods iustice and merit remission of sinnes and life euerlasting and such like 4. A wicked and vnsanctified manner of doing any thing immoderatly in exceeding the measure required for the attaining of Gods ends and vsing an ouer-large quantitie to satisfie our lusts as 1. In gluttonie 2. In drunkennesse 3. Vaine attire 4. Sportfulnesse c. So much of the third commandement The fourth followes Remember the Sabbath to keepe it holy c. IT appoints the consecrating of a speciall time viz. one day in seuen without nominating any date of time whence the computation must begin for that must be knowne to vs by some other meanes and is a thing alterable not vnalterably setled by the commandement giuing six to worldly affaires and consecrate the seuenth following those six to exercises of religion and pietie The full summe is After thou hast bestowed six dayes in ordinarie and common businesses thou shalt bestow the seuenth day in exercises of pietie and religion This commandement hath also 2. parts namely 1. The affirmatiue shewing what is enioyned to doe 2. The negatiue shewing what is prohibited to doe The things commanded in this precept are two 1. Preparation to the Sabbath 2. Celebration of the Sabbath 1. Preparation to the Sabbath in the word Remember which is done two wayes 1. All the weeke long by 1. Diligence in the labours of our calling 2. Foresight in the labours of our calling 3. Moderation in the labours of our calling 2. On the sixt day towards the end of it by a seasonable breaking off our labours and betaking our selues to make all things ready for the Sabbath and so to rest our bodies 2. The second thing commanded is the celebration of the Sabbath two wayes 1. By some things common to all 2. By some things proper to gouernours 1. By some things common to all 1. For the matter 2. For the manner 1. For the matter two wayes 1. By resting 2. By sanctifying 1. By resting of which we must know three things 1. Who must rest 2. How long they must rest 3. From what they must rest 1. Who must rest euen all both 1. Men 1. Gouernours 2. Seruants and those that they gouerne 2. Cattell and Mils and things of like nature 2. How long they must rest viz. for the full space of 24. houres beginning the day and ending it according to the vsuall account of other dayes in seuerall Common-wealths for to begin at Euen was the Iewes ordinarie computation for all dayes and so measure out the Sabbath as well as other dayes by a peculiar constitution But in the commandement is alone required that there be an whole seuenth day not nominating the periods 3. From what they must rest viz. 1. From the businesses of their particular callings as a Trades-man from selling Husbandman from plowing Lawyer from pleading c. In which note 2. things 1. How farre this rest must extend and that must be to three things 1. To thoughts of heart 2. To words of the tongue 3. To deeds of the hand 2. The second thing is with what limitations and exceptions it must be limited except in cases 1. Of mercy for the releeuing of man or beast in distresse 2. In cases of necessitie for the preuenting of imminent vnlesse present resistance be made vnpreuentable danger 3. In cases of necessarie comforts for the bodie and its conuenient strengthning by food and cloathing for a man might lead his Oxe to water Christ saith and need not fetch in water for him ouer night 2. The second thing from which we must rest is from all manner of profane sports pastimes and recreations which are more contrary to pietie then labour in calling 2. A second thing in regard of the matter is sanctifying the Sabbath and that two wayes 1. Publiquely 2. Priuately 1. Publiquely in two things 1. Comming to publique assemblies in due season 2. Continuing at them with carefull attention to the end 2. Priuately in two things 1. In things respecting the publique 2. In things without that respect to the publique 1. In things respecting the publique 1. For preparation 2. For making vse thereof 1. In preparation thereto by three things 1. By rising betimes in the morning as strength will giue leaue 2. Renuing our repentance and washing our hands in innocencie before we compasse the Altar 3. Praying to God specially for a blessing on ourselues the Ministerie and assembly 2. For vse making thereof two wayes 1. By conferring with others chiefly euery gouernour with his familie the word of God we haue heard 2. By meditating of it euery man by himselfe that he may see what he remembers and make vse of it to himselfe 2. Priuately in things without that respect to the publique viz. 3. wayes 1. By reading of the Scripture and godly bookes chiefly in the want of publique preaching 2. Singing of Psalmes of praise to God 3. Meditating of Gods great workes of creation prouidence redemption and of the eternall rest which we shall haue in heauen 2. The second thing commanded in the Sabbath common to all is the manner of doing all cheerefully consecrating the Sabbath vnto the Lord as a delight 2. Some things
commanded in the celebration of the Sabbath proper to gouernours are these namely that they be diligent in looking to their inferiours that they may at the least outwardly keepe the Lords day Hitherto of the affirmatiue part of this commandement the negatiue followes forbidding sinnes 1. Of omission in the neglecting of any of the things commanded either in whole or in part 2. Of commission in doing the contrary in two regards 1. Before the Sabbath come 2. When it is come 1. Before the Sabbath come in 2. things 1. In an vniuersall carelesnesse of it all the weeke and so by carelesnesse or immoderatenesse so ill disposing of businesses that they interrupt vs in sanctifying the Sabbath which fore-sight diligence and moderation might haue preuented 2. Immoderate toylesomnesse and watching the day before to the hindring of one from doing the workes of the Sabbath through sleepinesse and wearinesse 2. When the Sabbath is come 1. In regard of all men 2. In regard of gouernours 1. In regard of all men 1. For matter 2 For manner 1. For matter two wayes 1. Against resting 2. Against sanctifying 1. Against resting 1. Inward by thoughts 2. Outward by 1. Words 2. Deeds 1. By words either 1. Of our ordinarie busisinesses out of the forenamed exceptions 2. Of sports and pastimes 2. Against sanctifying 1. Publiquely 2. Priuately 1. Publiquely in three things 1. A slow and vndue comming to Church 2. Sleeping drowzing or like misbehauiour at the Church as talking c. 3. Running away from the Congregation disorderly afore all be concluded vnlesse vpon some necessarie occasion 2. Priuately in spending the time 1. Idlely in slugging slothfulnesse as sitting at doore or in the chimney corner and doing iust nothing 2. Prophanely in surfeting drunkennesse riot reuelling and the like 2. In regard of the manner by being weary of the day and wishing it ouer as a thing burdensome 2. When the Sabbath is come in regard of Gouernours if they command their inferiours to worke or play or without iust cause to be absent from the word or sacraments And yet one way there is a more generall breaking of this commandement by denying the moralitie of this law and cashiering it among other Leuiticall ceremonies Indeed the Sabbath is in part ceremoniall figuring both our rest of sanctification here and glory hereafter but that contradicts not the perpetuitie of it For it is not a ceremonie leading to Christ and at his comming to determine as appeares Mat. 15.17 I came not to dissolue the Law and vers 19. who shall breake the least of these commandements where each commandement of the ten commandements is ratified and consequently this fourth Luk. 23.56 They rested according to the commandement And Luke writ that diuers yeeres after the resurrection of Christ the things were done after his death when all Leviticall institutions lost their power of binding Iam. 2.11 He that keeps the whole Law and breakes one commandement is guiltie of all Therefore the whole Law and each principle thereof doth binde vs vnder the Gospell also the time of first instituting a particular date of time for the beginning of the Sabbath of the old Law viz. in innocencie 2. The writing of it in Tables of stone 3. Putting of it into the Arke proued morall So much of the commandements of the first Table enioyning our dutie to God Now follow the precepts of the second Table concerning our dutie to our selues and our neighbours and first of the fifth commandement Honour thy father and thy mother c. THis Commandement enioynes the performance of all such duties as appertaine to men in regard of their place that is that respect a speciall reference which passeth betwixt some men more then others in some speciall and peculiar bond binding them mutually one to another These duties are of two sorts 1. Such as concerne euery mans selfe 2. Such as respect others 1. Such as concerne euery mans selfe which are foure 1. To take notice of his place and the seuerall duties thereof that he may the better performe the same 2. To labour for all such graces and vertues as are requisite for the discharge of these duties 3. To maintaine the dignitie of his place 4. To be satisfied and contented with the present place wherein God hath set him and with the dignitie and honour thereof 2. Such duties as respect others in regard of speciall bonds and obligations tying them together These bonds are of two sorts 1. Naturall 2. Spirituall 1. Naturall taken from things naturall in this present life and these are twofold 1. Arbitrarie 2. Necessarie 1. Arbitrarie such as it is in a mans power to haue or not to haue according to the freedome of his owne choice and election and this is called friendship whence we are denominated friends 2. Necessarie such as are by God and the course of nature established and depend not meerely vpon the choice of will and these are two 1. Kinred 2. Degree 1. Kinred or neerenesse of bloud whence men are termed kinsmen 2. Degree whereby one is ranked in a certaine order towards others Degree is twofold 1. Of equalitie whence men are called equals 2. Inequalitie wherein one is aboue another or vnder him and this is 1. Superioritie wherein one is preferred before another 2. Inferioritie wherein one standeth vnder or behinde another 2. The bonds of spirituall things are taken from things that doe concerne the estate of another life hereafter And these are all or the chiefe bonds that doe passe betwixt man and man tying them to each other and causing them to become indebted in speciall duties towards such persons which are not owing in common to all Now let vs consider the duties themselues depending vpon each of those respects 1. Of friends Friends are those that are tied together by the bond of friendship Friendship is a speciall obligation of amitie or good will vniting the hearts of men together in a greater neerenesse and dearenesse then ordinarily is or is required of all men Now friendship and so friends is of two kindes 1. Common and imperfect being amitie confirmed and strengthned and raised to an higher degree then vsuall in regard of long and familiar liuing abiding dealing or conuersing together 2 Perfect more peculiar which is amity in the highest degree that can be wrought through the mutuall acknowledgement of each others vertues vpon some good time and acquaintance and established and ratified by some solemne couenant promise or oath taken each to other as is to be scene in the example of Ionathan and Dauid The duties of friends are twofold 1. Common 2. Proper 1. Common to both kinds of friendship 1. To chuse and accept none into friendship but vertuous honest and religious persons for what communion can there be betwixt light and darknesse vertue and vice 2. To carry themselues friendly to each other and that two wayes 1. By auoiding all those things that may alienate their hearts one from an
reconciliation to renew and increase repentance and faith for the remouing or sanctifying of some punishment or obtaining of some benefit at Gods hand 2. Feasting which is the bestowing of a like time in exercise of reioycing for the testifying and increasing of thankfulnesse for some speciall benefit 3. Vowes which is a binding of ones selfe to God by a solemne promise or rather oath to doe or not to doe some thing lawfull possible and vsefull for our increase in godlinesse Hitherto for the matter of diuine seruice now for 2. The manner of the performance of diuine seruice which is threefold 1. A due preparation before 2. A right cariage in them 3. A right making vse thereof after 1. A due preparation before for the heart being vnfit for them as the vntuned instrument to play vpon must be set in tune and this preparation is twofold 1. Common 2. Speciall 1. Common to all religious exercises which is fourefold 1. Knowledge of the nature and vse of that seruice out of Gods word 2. Repenting or renewing our repentance for our sinnes which is washing the hands in innocencie 3. Some short prayer or lifting vp the heart to God for his assistance and blessing vpon the same 4. Preconsideration of God that is worshipped of our selues that worship and of the fruit and benefit of the worship that is to be performed vnto him by vs. 2. The due preparation before speciall to some is fourefold viz. 1. The word an hearing eare that is labouring to renew in our selues a firme purpose of knowing and doing the whole will of God that shall be reuealed vnto vs. 2. Prayer calling to minde our owne wants sinnes and benefits and Gods promises and power to performe his promises 3. The Sacraments 1. Examining and iudging of our selues 2. Premeditation of Christs sufferings 3. Stirring vp an hungring and thirsting after Christ and his benefits 4. A vow a speciall deliberation concerning the lawfulnesse and fitnesse of the thing vowed that it may not intangle vs and doe vs more harme then good 2. The second manner of performing diuine seruice is in a right cariage in them that they be done in these foure respects 1. Truly and sincerely vpon the right mouing causes Gods commandement and will and our owne dutie and need and for the right ends viz. the pleasing of God and procuring of grace and increase of vertue in our soules 2. Reuerently with a speciall apprehension of Gods presence and greatnesse and the louing and awfull stooping thereto 1. In our inward man of the heart 2. In our outward demeanour of the bodie 3. Faithfully with a beleeuing of Gods truth therein and the promising to our selues the blessing he hath promised 4. Deuoutly that is with a diligent attention of the minde to the words and matter and whole worke in hand and a kindly worke of the seuerall affections according to the nature of the exercise and its seuerall parts 3. The third manner of performance of diuine seruice is a right making vse thereof after which is done two wayes 1. Common to all 2. Speciall to some 1. Common to all that we see and obserue how we grow thereby in all the graces of the inuer man commanded in the first Law 2. Speciall to some viz. to foure 1. To the word that we doe call our selues to an account after what we remember meditating vpon it and applying to our selues and if we haue occasion conferring it with others 2. To prayer that we wait vpon God obseruing whether he grant our requests and heare vs yea or no and quietly tarrying his leisure and fitting our selues for hearing 3. To the Sacraments that we haue constant recourse to them in all temptations to confirme our selues in obedience and faith 4. To vowes that wee be carefully mindfull of them to fulfill them Hitherto of that that is commanded for the performance of Gods seruice Now for the preseruation of the same 2. The second sort of the things commanded is preseruation of diuine seruice in its puritie and honour for which end are required two things 1. Church maintenance 2. Church discipline 1. Church maintenance where note 1. Who must yeeld it All those that are taught in the word and are to serue God 2. What they must yeeld viz. Tithes of their ordinarie increase ordinarily and offerings of their extraordinary blessings and increase vpon speciall occasions 2. The second thing required is Church discipline which respects 1. The Ministerie 2. The whole Congregation 1. The Ministerie and is an assigning of fit men to fit offices by those that are intrusted with this worke so that here we must know three things 1. What officers are required in the Church 2. What men must be assigned to these offices 3. By whom and in what manner 1. what officers are required in the Church mentioned in Scripture seeme to me fiue I meane in the New Testament which are these 1. Apostles 2. Euangelists 3. Prophets 4. Pastors 5. Deacons 1. Apostles 2. Euangelists viz. the 12. and the 70 called by Christ to be Teachers first of Iewrie after of all the world and to constitute and rule the Churches called Now these in regard of the latitude of their iurisdiction and some extraordinarie gifts were extraordinarie but in regard of the parts of their function viz. preaching administring the Sacraments gouerning the Churches they were not extraordinarie for these things are still to be done and therefore to them in these parts of office doe Bishops as the word is now commonly vsed lawfully by a warrantable and needfull constitution of the Church succeed being men appointed to doe the same things ordinarily in some precinct or Diocesse that they were to doe extraordinarily in all the world 3. Prophets which were 1. extraordinarily endued by diuine inspiration with power of foreseeing things to come or interpreting harder places of Scripture who had no power of gouernment aboue other Ministers 2. Ordinarie men by studie enabled with gifts to preach the word of God and accordingly allowed thereto without any assignement to any speciall charge and such are our Students in Diuinitie Preachers Vniuersitie Diuines Lecturers c. 4. Pastors called also Bishops Presbyters Teachers and Elders for all these names are of one officer being men assigned according to the orders of the seuerall Churches to attend the worship of God and saluation of men in some one setled Congregation 5. Deacons called also I suppose helpers being men assigned to the helping and seruing of the Pastors in such parts of the Ministerie as they could discharge but without power of gouerning and therefore called in a speciall manner seruants because they were common seruants of the Pastors and people in what publique seruices of the Church they should be appointed as reading baptizing if they were able preaching gathering distributing almes and the like 2. The second thing we must know is what men must be assigned to these offices viz. 1. To the higher offices of
betwixt them that set and let things and them that take the faults are 1. Of the setter 2. Of the taker 1. Of the setter whether he set or let 1. Lands 2. Other things 1. Lands and tenements and that 1. By depopulating of townes and villages 2. By thrusting out tenants causelesly in anger 3. By grinding his tenants 1. By racking rents to excessiue prices 2. By letting vpon hard conditions 3. By misconstruing conditions specially to depriue him of his bargaine 4. By exacting hard seruices aboue the conditions as that a poore labourer must worke with him all haruest for a pennie or two pence a day lesse then other men would giue 2. In regard of other things which are of other natures as horses apparell and the like and that 1. By setting such things as are knowne to be naught and vnsufficient for his vse that hireth the same 2. By taking too hard a rate for them because of the takers need 3. By turning the losse if any come by Gods hand not the takers abusing the thing let vpon the taker by any tricks for the thing hired is lost to the hirer if it miscarie without the fault of the taker 2. The faults of the taker are 1. Taking lands or houses ouer another mans head or any other thing out of another mans hand that is when he is about to take it and hath will and meanes then by offering more then he is in price for or by preuenting the tenant with offering before him to get it from him 2. Neglecting to pay the rent or hire of a thing in due time and quantitie 3. Making waste in land by cutting the woods or letting it goe out of heart or the like 4. Suffering houses and tenements to goe out of repaire 5. Abusing other things hired as horses by ouer-riding them and not affording them such prouender and hay or grasse as is sufficient and as wontedly men doe giue to their owne horses 3. Betwixt the borrower and lender there are sinnes 1. Of the borrower 2. Of the lender 1. Of the borrower 1. If he run in debt carelesly or through greedinesse he that is bold to borrow dealeth foolishly and vniustly too 2. If he be carelesse to pay in due time putting the lender to seeke and sue for his owne 3. If he breake and play the banckerupt only to beguile men and compound for lesse then the summes which he doth owe. 4. If he abuse the thing lent it being such a thing as may be abused as an horse c. 5. If he winde others into danger by drawing them to be sureties for him and then leauing them in the lurch 2. The lender sinneth 1. If he rigorously exact debts of poore men and such as Gods hand by losses and crosses hath brought low 2. If he transgresse in pledges and in morgages 1. By taking a pledge of the poore Iob. 24.9 2. By taking of any mans things of present necessarie vse for liuing 3. By taking forfeitures with rigor 4. By abusing and making worse the things pawned 4. Betwixt those that hire and those that worke for wages there are sins 1. In the hirer 2. In the hired 1. In the hirer 1. If he pay nothing at all 2. Too little that the hired cannot liue of it 3. If he pay grumblingly and vnwillingly 4. Vnseasonably and with many delaies 2. The hireds sinnes 1. If he loyter and worke by the halfes 2. If he bungle or doe his worke vnskilfully 3. If he purloigne any of the stuffe or matter whereon he is to worke 5. Partners sinne 1. If the one put the other to hard conditions 2. If they misreckon at parting 3. If afore the parting either peruert any of the common goods to his particular vse without priuitie and consent of the rest 4. If either be slacke and negligent in their endeuours for the common profit Hitherto of colourable vniustice in dealings lesse eminent against commutatiue iustice Now of that vniustice which is in more eminent dealings against distributiue iustice in things 1. Ciuill 2. Ecclesiasticall 1. Ciuill 1. Of priuate men 2. Of publike persons 1. Of priuate men in abusing of law and the courts of Iustice 1. On the Plaintifes part 2. On the defendant 1. On the Plaintifes part 1. If he commence wrongfull suits to vexe another out of hope to beare it out by money and friends 2. If he vse bribing and like tricks to beare out his cause whatsoeuer 2. On the defendant if he doe 1. Stand in a wrongfull cause by friends or trickes of law and delaies 2. If hee vse bribing and shifting deuices 2. Publike persons 1. Generally 2. Particularly 1. Generally by abusing of publique lands and moneys to their owne or friends priuate aduantage against the true meaning of them that gaue such lands or moneys 2. Particularly in cases of administring iustice betwixt party and party 1. By extortion in exacting ouer-abundant fees 2. By bribery in taking gifts 3. By peruerting iustice either 1. In hindring a right sentence 2. In furthering a wrong sentence 2. Against distributiue iustice in things ecclesiasticall 1. By sacriledge 2. Simony 1. By sacriledge turning to common vses goods sacred either 1. By mans donation 2. By Gods speciall institution 2. Simonie in taking money for presenting any to benefices specially vnfit men or in buying aduowsons Hitherto of the eighth commandement concerning goods the ninth followeth Thou shalt not beare false witnesse against thy neighbour THe scope of which is to saue harmelesse that most precious Iewell of a good name A good name is a fruit of goodnesse whereby a man 's own heart the hearts of others doe truly entertaine a good opinion of him as of a good man The duties commanded in this commandement are of two sorts 1. Concerning our selues and they are 1. Inward 2. Outward 1. In word 2. In deed 2. Concerning our neghbours The duty of euery man concerning his owne good name inwardly respects 1. His opinion of himselfe 2. Other mens opinion of him 1. His opinion of himselfe and of his owne actions is twofold 1. Lowlinesse or sober-mindednesse a being little in his owne eies and esteeming meanly of himselfe accounting others better then himselfe wherein to erre is a commendable error this lowlinesse is the most gracefull ornament of vertues and commendable sufficiencies 2. A true censuring and sentencing of our owne actions whether they be 1. Good in accounting them so and taking comfort in them as Paul did in his vpright walking in the ministery of the Gospell and could professe as much when time serued 2. Or bad in esteeming them bad and iudging our selues and humbling our selues for them as Dauid said I haue done exceeding foolishly after numbring of the people so I was a very beast when he had fretted against the prosperity of the wicked 2. A mans good name inwardly respects other mens opinion of him which is double 1. A desire to approue ones selfe to euery mans
ordinary conuersation must be ordered well and that 1. By restraining speech 2. By vsing speech 1. By restraining speech 1. Of their bad deeds 2. Of their good deeds 1. Of their bad deeds behinde their backes but 1. Vpon iust cause 2. In good manner 1. Vpon iust cause 1. If they bee publique and openly knowne to glorifie the iustice of God and edifie others 2. If they be priuate and knowne to none or few but our selues then 1. To warne those that might else be infected 2. To aduertise those that haue authority to redresse it 2. In restraining speeches of their bad deeds in a good manner that is 1. Sparingly rather with the least then most 2. Pitifully with compassion and louing affection 2. By restraining speech of their good deeds before their face but 1. Vpon good occasion 2. With manifest referring of the praise to God 1. Vpon good occasion 1. Of encouragement and that 1. Against temptations 2. Against oppositions 2. Of thankfull acknowledgement of good receiued 2. With manifest referring of the praise to God that they may not be puffed vp 2. Our words in ordinary conuersation must be ordered well by vsing speech 1 In their presence 2. In their absence 1. In their presence of their deeds 1. Good encouragement to proceed 2. Bad reprehension admonition 2. In their absence 1. Praise to stirre vp others to imitate them 2. Iust defence against slanders and calumniations Hitherto of the right ordering of our selues in regard of our owne speeches Now for that that concernes the words which we heare others speake of our neighbours which is twofold 1. In generall wee must examine that that is spoken vnto vs and call for due proofe 2. In speciall 1. For the euill reported we must 1. Be vnwilling to heare it and reiect such tales 2. Vnwilling to giue any credit to it without very sufficient proofe and then sorrowfull for it 2. For the good reported we must 1. Be glad and willing to heare it 2. Willing and desirous to beleeue it if there be any probable proofe that it is true So much for the ordering of our words Now for our deeds 1. We must vse all ciuill and respectiue cariage to our neighbour tending to grace him 2. We must by all meanes striue to draw him to good and vertuous behauiour that may deserue commendation And this for our ordinary conuersation Now for matters of iudgement in it there are vsually amongst vs foure sorts of men exercised 1. The witnesse 2. The aduocate 3. The jurors 4. The Iudge 1. The witnesse whose duty is to declare 1. The whole truth without adding diminishing or altering for fauour or ill will 2. Nothing but the truth no intermixture of falshood is allowable 2. The aduocate pleader or counseller who must with an vnpartiall eye seeke to finde out and cleare the truth though it be to the detriment of his client 3. The jurors who must 1. Indifferently consider of the euidence and throughly search it 2. Bring a right verdict according thereto without fauour anger 4. The Iudge who must 1. Giue free scope to the proceedings of iustice 2. Passe a right and vnpartiall sentence according to the proofes that shall be substantially produced Hitherto the things commanded in this commandement Now of the sinnes against it which are 1. Of omission 2. Of commission in regard of the name 1. Of onesselfe 2. Of ones neighbour 1. Of ones selfe 1. Inward 2. Outward for Words Deeds 2. Of ones neighbour 1. Inward 2. Outward for 1. Ordinary conuersation 1. In words 2. In deeds 2. For matters of iudgement This Commandement is broken in regard of our owne good name inwardly so farre as concerned 1. A mans opinion of himselfe 2. The opinion of other men concerning vs. 1. A mans opinion of himselfe and that 1. In excesse 2. In defect 1. In excesse by two sinnes 1. Selfe-conceitednesse which hath three degrees 1. To imagine ones selfe to haue the vertues he hath not 2. To thinke that hee hath more then it is 3. To bee good in his owne eies because of that hee hath The second sinne in excesse is selfe-flattery which hath also foure degrees 1. A counting ones selfe free from the vices which he is not free from 2. Calling his owne vices by the names of vertues as prodigality good neighbourhood c. 3. Esteeming his grosse sinnes to be infirmities and small faults 4. Imagining to scape reproach for all his great faults confessed so to bee because hee saith in his heart no man shall know it 2. A mans opinion or himselfe in defect by two sinnes 1. Deiectednesse 2. Rigorous condemning 1. Deiectednesse is a false accusing of ones selfe as an hypocrite when he is not because of afflictions and imperfections 2. Ouer-rigorous censuring ones owne actions is a condemning of them excessiuely as foule wicked naught in extremity when indeed they be alone weaknesses and imperfections These two sinnes are not so vsuall but the children of God in temptation doe fall into them These things are faults in regard of our owne opinion of our selues those follow which respect 2. The opinions of other men concerning vs which are 1. Good 2. Bad. 1. Good and that 1. In excesse 2. In defect 1. In excesse where are foure faults 1. Hypocrisie a desire to make a shew of goodnesse to men-ward without any care of being so indeed 2. Vaine glory which is an inordinate desire of praise from men and is of two kindes 1. When we doe our good deeds only or principally to be seene of men which alwaies goes hand in hand with hypocrisie 2. When we desire to be magnified for wit learning wealth parentage and such toyes that may befall a bad man as well as a good chiefly when in truth we haue them not 3. The third fault is accepting and reioycing in false praises as Herod was content to be magnified as a God 4. Swelling and being puffed vp with true praises 2. Faults which respect defect disregarding a good name and not caring whether men thinke well or ill of vs. 2. The bad opinion of other men concerning vs and that also 1. In excesse 2. In defect 1. In excesse in two things 1. False shame 2. Vexation at false reports 1. False shame in being ashamed of that that is not shamefull as 1. Of scoffes taunts for well doing 2. Of pouerty a poore coat or house or a poore kinsman c. 2. Vexation at false reports and being troubled and led ouer-much by what men will say of vs. 2. The bad opinion of other men concerning vs in defect as impudency when a man is not ashamed of his ill workes though all the world talke of them to his reproach Hitherto of inward disorders about our owne good name The outward follow first in regard of our words and that 1. Generally 2. Specially 1. Generally which is 1. In quantity of words 2. In quality of words 1. In