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A15011	A pithie, short, and methodicall opening of the Ten commandements. By Master William Whately, preacher of the word of God at Banburie in Oxford-shire	Whately, William, 1583-1639.; Lee, Richard, d. 1650.	1622 (1622)	STC 25315; ESTC S119736	77,294	265

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

A PITHIE SHORT AND METHODICALL opening of the Ten Commandements BY Master William Whately Preacher of the word of God at Banburie in Oxford-shire LONDON Printed by IOHN HAVILAND for Thomas Pauier and Leonard Greene. 1622. To the Reader HEre is for thee Christian friend Gods sacred and pure Law perspicuously and orderly vnfolded the extent of those glorious beams more now then euer enlarged though we haue many that haue done excellently For in this short and pithie Treatise if thou pleasest seriously to be acquainted with it as also make an holy vse of it there will issue three blessed benefits of speciall and weighty importance First hereby thou maist more clearely know thy selfe and discouer thy cold faintnesse thy leane and idle seruices and crooked disposition and that snakie brood of sinne that lurketh in thy euer-vitious nature for it is the Lawes office to detect sin as a looking glasse to bewray spots and as the Sunne to discouer euen little motes Whence is it men see not their misled liues but because they are vndisciplin'd in the Lords walkes Can there be a worke of greater consequence then a large opening of these holy rules which although the full splendor thereof is reserued for the glory aboue yet open thine eyes to the blessed brightnesse which shines out of this Treatise to discouer thy darke ignorance thy infidelitie and stubborne pride how rich thou art in follie how poore in grace and how conscience hitherto hath beene sealed with a cursed brand here wee may be sad spectators of our froward waywardnesse our wandring and groueling thoughts our barren memories our raging discontented passions and dull edg'd leaden affections yea the disorder of the whole man turning face to Satan and backe to God Secondly it lends powerfull aide in the seruices and worships of God This will bring thee with a hunger-bitten soule and heauy heart to behold the Lords shining face in the preaching of the word and bends thy will to it with absolute yeelding This is a notable touch-stone to try thy selfe to the heart root when thou art to receiue that sacramentall meat and will furnish thee with much store and varietie for prayer Wouldst thou confesse against thy selfe behold here a large field Or wouldst begge graces of God see here a sampler here is matter for meditation for Christian parlees this will enable thee to catechize and instruct thy familie and enlightens thy vnderstanding in reading the Scriptures and for dayes of humiliation times of pretious worth with Gods people this worke thorowly lookt into shall cause thee to fall out with thy selfe and shall send thee with penitent eyes to bewaile thy wretched estate and powre out thy soule into the bosome of Christ and will put such marrow and strength into thee that humbly and hotly thou maist wrastle with God Lastly this shall direct all thy paths and wisely conduct thee through this thornie life it will cause thee thinke well speake well and liue well and furnisheth thee with knowledge faith in God humble deiectednesse spirituall wisdome a well tuned conscience a stooping will heauenly thoughts a right fraught memorie and ranks in order thy loue feare ioy confidence and all the rest of those subordinate faculties of the soule bending them to pursue what is good and stand stifly armed against euery euill And as for being vnspotted of the world and to liue vnblameably wronging neither thy selfe nor any man in soule bodie estate name or place take this booke for thy counsellor Feast thine eyes then with a subiect necessarily vsefull and so exactly compiled that it cannot but winne esteeme with euery knowing man and gratious heart For I must tell thee diuers friends of exquisite iudgement hearing that this worke was in my hand did earnestly sollicite me to turne it to common good Amongst the rest a learned worthy vnderstanding Diuine Master R. Bolton hauing perused it commended it vnto mee in these termes Me thinkes in short and little roome it opens represents the marrow and mysteries of that adored depth the banks and bottome whereof no wit of man shall euer be able fully to fathom and comprehend while the world lasts with more cleare exact and compendious dexteritie then I haue discouered in others though they haue also done excellently And he perswaded with the Author and since also with me to let it passe abroad more publikely Let then the more then ordinarie parts of the workman and of such as haue commended it as also the great paines of our pen-man who hath told me he had a long haruest for this handfull of corne together with the pretiousnes of the subiect and the goodly meeds thou maist gaine by it let these perswade thee to read it and that vnpartially In the meane time my prayer and hearty desire is that thou maist right plentifully prosper by it and so I rest From Blaston 4. of Septemb. Thine in the Lord Iesus RICHARD LEE A PITHIE SHORT AND METHODICAL OPENING OF THE TEN COMMANDEMENTS THE Law of God consisting of ten distinct commandements is a perfect platforme of our obedience acquainting vs with our dutie to God either 1. Immediatly 2. Mediatly 1. Immediatly in regard of himselfe both 1. Principall in the first commandement 2. Lesse principall both 1. For the sorts and kinds of seruice which are two 1. Solemne worship in the second commandement 2. Common worship in the third commandement 2. For the dedicating of a set and solemne time viz. one day in seuen to holy and religious exercises in the fourth commandement 2. Our dutie to God mediatly in regard of our neighbour 1. Seuerally 2. Ioyntly 1. Seuerally in regard of 1. Speciall duties to some in the fift commandement 2. Common duties to all for their 1. Persons 2. Things 1. Persons in regard of their 1. Safetie in the sixt commandement 2. Chastitie in the seuenth commanment 2. Things pertaining to their persons either 1. Goods in the eight commandement 2. Good name in the ninth commandement 2. Now follow those mediatly which are in regard of our neighbour or iointly for all these so far as respecteth the dispositions and first motions of the soule in the tenth commandement The first Commandement is Thou shalt haue no other Gods but me or before me IT inioyneth the principall worship of God that is the making of him our God by yeelding vnto him all such respect as appertaineth to him in regard of his being our Creator and the first fountaine of all being This is a totall and generall subiection of the whole man in all the powers of it vnto him called in Scripture a being holy as God is holy Of this commandement we consider 1. The affirmatiue part that is to say the speciall duties it requireth of vs. 2. The negatiue part that is what euils it forbiddeth and condemneth in vs. The duties required herein are of two sorts 1. Duties of dependance whereby we make him the chiefe and principall obiect of all the powers of

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