pure worship of God The things prohibited in this precept are 1. Idolatry 2. Hypocrisie 3. Prophanenesse The Appendix of the second Commandement Thirdly An exhortation to obedience set downe at large 1. Because the God that requires the true worship and forbids the false is a mighty a iealous God 2. Because he punisheth the breach of this Commandement seuerely on the wicked and their posteritie 3. Because he rewardeth the obseruance thereof plentifully to the godly and their seed after them The third Commandement Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vaine First The things inioyned in this precept are 1. That wee sweare in due and lawfull manner 2. That wee zealously confesse to Gods glory the truth and will of God that we know 3. That we call vpon the Lord and glorifie him giuing thanks vnto him Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. That we vse no needelesse and vnholy oathes 2. That we speake not vnreuerently of God his word his workes or titles c. nor abuse them 3. That wee disgrace not our holy profession by an vnholy conuersation The Appendix Thirdly Threatning from God that he will be reuenged on those that sacrilegiously rob him of his glory which he will doe 1. Surely 2. Swiftly 3. Seuerely The fourth Commandement Remember the Sabboth day to keepe it holy First The things commanded in this precept are 1. That on the Lords day we doe all holy and religious works 2. That we cease from our worldly labours 3. That we rest from sin and wickednesse Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. The foreslowing of the assēbling of our selues in the congregation 2. The doing of our ordinary works 3. The doing of the works of the flesh and of the diuell The Appendix Thirdly A reason drawne from the example of God 1. Who rested that day 2. Who blessed that day 3. Who sanctified that day The fifth Commandement Honour thy father and thy mother that thy daies c First the things required in this precept are 1. That we obey them in all things in the Lord. 2. That wee deale faithfully and thankefully with them 3. That wee shew our selues respectiuely kind vnto them Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. Resisting them in their iust commands 2. Prouing vnfaithful and vnthankfull towards them 3. Hating of their persons and dealing frowardly with them The Appendix Thirdly A promise of long life to the obseruers of this commandement Now they prolong our daies 1. By their fatherly care prouisiō 2. By their praiers 3. By their blessing The sixth Commandement Thou shalt not kill First The things commanded in this precept are 1. That we be peaceable in our whole conuersation 2. That our hearts be fraught with pittie and compassion 3. That we defend and deliuer as much as in vs lieth our selues and others from danger violence and vexation Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. Wrath and euill conceiued and hidden inwardly in the heart 2. All outward signes prouoking or incouraging to a mischiefe 3. Hurt and damage offered to any mans body and life in deede The Appendix Thirdly A threatning He that sheds mans blood by man shall his blood be shed Gen. 9 or The murtherers hore head shall not goe downe to the graue in peace 1. King 2.6 God in his iust iudgement 1. Either cutting him off by the sword of iustice 2. Or shutting vp his soule into the hand of his enemy 3. Or making the man of blood the executioner of himselfe The seuenth Commandement Thou shalt not commit adultery First The things required in this precept are 1. That for the preseruing of chastity we be religiously watchfull ouer all our members 2. That we tame our flesh and bring it in subiection 3. That we vse the remedy that God hath appointed against incontinency Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. All acts of vncleannesse 2. All thoughts of vncleannesse 3. All things that may nourish lust and stirre vs vp to vncleannesse The Appendix Thirdly A threatning of fearefull iudgements which ouertake Adulterers who are punished of God 1. In their owne wiues God paying them home in their owne coine 2. In their owne bastard slips 3. In their owne persons The eight commandement Thou shalt not steale First The things commanded in this precept are 1. That I labour with mine hands the thing that is good Ephe. 4.28 2. That I pay to euery man the thing that I owe. 3. That I rest contented with the things that I haue 1. Tim. 6.6 Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. That I take not any thing from any man with a strong hand 2. That I hurt not any man by craft or forged cauillation 3. That I be no picker purloining priuilie from my brother his goods and substance The Appendix Thirdly A threatning of Gods iudgement against the theefe 1. In his bodily life 2. In his soule 3. In his goods and substance The ninth Commandement Thou shalt not beare false witnesse against thy neighbour First The things commanded in this precept are 1. That wee set forth that which is good in our brother with deserued praise 2. That wee interpret that which is doubtfull in him in the better sēse 3. That we couer his infirmities and weaknesses in loue Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. That in any wise wee speake not that which is false of our neighbor 2. That we speake not that which is true of him with a false heart 3. That we discouer not his infirmities discurteously nor aggrauate his faults The Appendix Thirdly A caueat to beware of the breach of this Commandement least transgressing it 1. We be made like vnto the Diuell 2. We be punished in the same kind 3. We be shut out from the presence of God The tenth Commandement Thou shalt not Couet First The things required in this precept are 1. That our hearts be full fraught with charity 2. That wee detest all sinne and iniquitie 3 That we delight in all righteousnes and equity Secondly The things forbidden in this precept are 1. Euill thoughts arising out of our owne corruption 2. Euill entertained from the diuels suggestion 3. The least pleasure or delight in any euil motion The appendix of this tenth Commandement as also of the whole decalogue Thirdly An instruction to vse both this and those as a looking glasse therein to behold and see our owne deformity wants and imperfections who transgresse this and the other Commandements daily 1. In thought 2. In word 3. In deed The Lords Praier Our father 1. NOt in name only but of our life and being also 2. In affection and 3. In effect and deed Which art in heauen 1. Of greatest maiestie 2. Of perfect happinesse 3. Of euerlasting continuance Hallowed be thy name 1. While beleeuing we doe after thy word and commandements 2. While we speake reuerently of thy great name and
sweare by heauen or earth or any other oath Mat. 5.34 Iam. 5.12 2. We must feare this glorious and fearfull name the Lord our God Deut. 28.58 3. Wee must not take the name of God in our mouthes Psal 50.16 if we hate to be reformed and haue cast his words behind vs. Vse 1. Come hither therefore all you wicked and men of impure lips you that are so farre from making conscience of idle wicked words that you make no conscience of foule and blasphemous oathes see here condemned your prophane and rash swearing your blasphemies your cursings and your periuries wherewith you haue grieued the excellency of Heauen and withall procured 1. Hurt to our owne soules 2. Hinderance of Gods glorie 3. Offence and griefe of hart to the Christian hearers And let this teach you to forsake this sin 2. Come hither you wilfull scorners prophane deriders and horrible abusers of Gods holines you that haue vsed the name of God his word and titles with no fit respect speaking of them contemptibly and without due regard as of vile and common things see here condemned your prophanenes and abhominable impiety who haue spoiled the Lord of his honour whereas his name and Scriptures by you 1. Haue beene iested at 2. Haue been wrested 3. Haue beene abused to inchantment And let this make you treÌ„ble at his word 3. Come hither you that draw neere vnto the Lord and honour him with your lips and in yoor harts and waies depart farre from him you that make profession of religion yet liue in all prophanenes 2. Sam. 12.14 Aug. in Ps 23. giuing thereby great occasion to the enemies of the Lord for to blaspheme see heâ—e condemned your halting and your double iniquity who calling your selues the seruants of the Lord yet liue like the sons of Belial and thereby are a câ—use of 1. Great griefe to the godly 2. Great scandall to weake 3. Great hardning to the wicked And let this cause you leaue your croaked waies 3. The Appendix A threatning from God that he will be reuenged of those that sacrilegiously rob him of his glory Which he will doe 1. Surely 2. Swiftly 3. Seuerely For 1. The mouth of the Lord hath spoken it 2. He will be a swift witnesse against all such impiety 3. He will not spare in the day of vengeance Vse 1. Albeit therefore the breakers of this precept may in this case despise the lawes and wrath of men who haue but sillily prouided against this transgression and doe very slowly punish it and are oft times very little or nothing offended when Gods name is abused and his holines prophaned or if they take it to heart it is not so much to them as if their owne credit were called in question yet when the Lion hath roared who will not feare Amos 3.8 when the Lord hath spoken and threatned sure vengeance who will not be terrifiâ—d from this sinne which hath in it neither 1. Pleasure nor 2. Profit nor 3. Shew of any good Which might induce men to incurre this wrath 2 Albeit in other sinnes wicked vngodly men grow bold on Gods sufferance and their heart is fully set in them to do euill because sentence against an euill worke is not executed speedilie Eccle. 8.11 yet let all men take heed of prouoking in this kinde for their iudgement sleepeth not that offend on this fashion and vengeance is against them on the way the zeale of the Lord wil hasten it and bring this thing to passe 1. That the mouth of all wickednes may be stopt 2. That others may feare because of the iudgement 3. That honour may be giuen vnto God Which should deter vs from this hainous sinne 3. Albeit as the law takes no notice of the least things so God takes not present vengeance of euery small sinne because he will not alwaies be chiding yet will he make his plagues wonderfull against this sinne for his curse shall come into the house of the offender to consume it Zach. 5. his curse shall ouertake the swearers and blasphemers in their soules and in their bodies when he beginnes with them in vengeance he will not spare when he begins he will also make an end and he will do a thing vnto them at which both the eares of them that heare it shall tingle 1. Sam. 3.11.12 as it appeares vnto vs 1. In many examples in the word 2. In many examples in other writings 3. In many examples in the world Which should assure vs that hee will not spare The fourth Commandement Remember the Sabboath day to keep it holy Six daies shalt thou labor and doe all that thou hast to doe But the seuenth day is the Sabbaoth of the Lord thy God in it thou shalt doe no manner of worke thou nor thy sonne nor thy daughter thy man seruant nor thy maidseruant nor thy cattell nor thy stranger that is within thy gates For in six daies the Lord made heauen earth the Sea and all that in them is rested the seuenth day wherefore the Lord blessed the Seuenth day and halowed it 1. The affirming part of this commandement We must keepe this an holy rest vnto the Lord. The things commanded in this precept are 1. That on the Lords day we doe al holy and religious workes 2. That we cease from our worldy labours 3. That wee rest from sin and wickednesse For 1. They suite well with the season in holy day holy workes 2. In it wee must doe no manner of worke 3. So the Lord by his spirit shall worke in vs his good worke Vse 1. Hereby therefore am I taught and shewed that as I should at all times as much as my vocation and necessitie will permit be carefull to visit Gods temple to heare and reade his word and meditate thereon to call vpon the Lord by praier to doe the worke of piety and charity and as much as in me lieth to stirre vp others also thereunto so should I especially on this day do the workes of the day that is 1. Make praiers and sing praises vnto God 2. Gather instruction to mine owne soule meditating on Gods holy word and workes 3. Exercises the works of mercy to my brethren As he hath coÌ„manded that is the Lord of the day 2. Here I perceiue that as to liue idely on the other daies is damnable so to be troubled with Martha about the many things of this life and of this world on this day is abominable wherein is commanded a remission of all seruile labours and the workes of our callings that wee may serue God more freely in our places whom we are this day especially to honour with our 1. Bodies 2. Soules and 3. Substance Prou. 3.9 As he hath required that appointed this rest 3. Hereby I am instructed that I must not rest this the Lords day as the people of Israel did fast in their day Es 58.4 for strife and debate and to smite with the fift of wickednesse
right hand of God the father almighty 1. Partaking of endlesse rest and felicity 2. Administring and gouerning all things both in heauen and in earth 3. Making intercession to his father for his people For 1. In the presence of God is fulnes of ioy and at his right hand there are pleasures for euermore Ps 16.11 2. He is ordained King head ouer al. 3. Hee is our great high Priest that is passed into the heauens Heb. 4.14 Vse 1. As therefore I beleeue that he now rests in heauen in happinesse and blisse after his so many labours and so much suffered here so doe I also hope that I shall rest with him there 1. Where nothing shall be wanting to me Cyp. de lau Mar. 2. Where nothing shal be hurtfull to me 3. Where Christ being present shall fill all my desire Though here I mourne and suffer for a season 2. As I beleeue his kingdome so doe I trust in him my king and bowing my knee vnto him yeelde him reuerence and obedience withall thankfulnesse Perkins hoping that he will graciously in his good time come and 1. Supply al my wants 2. Vanquish all mine enemies 3. Succour and helpe me in all mine aduersities Though he differ his helpe and comming for a while 3. As I beleeue him sitting at the right hand of the throne of maiesty to make request to God so doe I goe with boldnesse vnto the throne of grace Heb. 4 16 being very well assured that I shall receiue mercy and finde grace to helpe in time of neede through him that makes intercession for me 1. By the worth of his sacrifice already offered 2. By his owne will 3. By the consent of the father Though my person be vnworthy my praier sinne Vrsin The seauenth Article From thence he shall come 1. Visibly 2. Gloriously Mat. 24.30 Vrsin 3. Suddainely For 1. They shall see the sonne of man come in the cloudes of heauen 2. As his first comming was in humility and weakenesse so his second comming shall be in power and maiestie 3. Of that day and houre knoweth no man no not the Angels of God in heaâ—en Vse 1. I beleeue therefore that the iudgement shall be his not onely as he is God but also as he is man in as much as he shall so come as he was seene to goe into heauen Act. 1.11 returning in his body at the last day 1. A great comfort to the godly 2. A great terror to the wicked 3. A great signe and wonder in heauen As he shall come riding vnto vs vpon the cloudes 2. I looke not for him againe in the shape of a seruant in his humblenesse but as the Lord of all things in his brightnesse descending vnto vs 1. 1. Thes 4 16 With a shout 2. With the voice of the Archangell 3. With the trumpet of God As he shall come accompanied with the Angels of God 3. I dispute not curiously about the time of his comming but like a faithfull wise seruant watch that I may be ready against his comming that he come not to finde me sleeping in the day that I looke not for him nor in the houre that I am not ware of Mat. 24.50 for then his comming will be to me 1. Like the suddaine lightning 2. Like trauaile vpon a woman that is with child 3. Like a thiefe in the night As it will be to al the world on whom hee shall come at vnawares To iudge both the quicke and the dead 1. The wicked of them with all seueritie 2. The iust amongst them with all clemency 3. All in generall with all equity For 1. He shall inflaming fire render them vengeance 2. When they are iudged they shall not be condemned 3. He shall giue to euery man according as his workes shall be Apoc. 22.12 Vse 1. Hence conceiue I of the terrour of the wicked in that day when their owne consciences accusing them and their sinnes witnessing against them they shall say to the rockes couer vâ— and to the hils fall downe vpon vs to hide vs from the presence of that iudge 1. Bast Who wisedome knoweth all things 2. Whose power is almighty 3. Whose iustice is vnchangeable And therefore will giue sentence against vs for our wickednesse 2. Hence conceiue I of the incredible comfort of the godly which they haue both from the goodnesse of their cause Bast Vrsin and the ends of the iudgement as also from the promise and person of the iudge 1. Who is their Prince they his subiects Caluin 2. Who is their head and they his members 3. Who is their patron and they his clients And therefore will giue iudgment with them to saluation 3. Hence learne I patience in my sufferings not to reuenge my selfe though here I suffer wrong Eccle. 4.1 and the strength be of the hand of them that oppresse me thinking of his iudgement because it is iust hence learne I diligently to doe my duety and to bee carefull to shew foorth good workes seeing he will iudge according to works 1. From whom nothing secret is hidden Ambr. Iâ— de offic 2. By whom nothing vncomely iâ— approued 3. To whom all iust and honest things are a pleasure And therfore will iudge his people according to equity The eight Article I beleeue in the holy Ghost 1. Acknowledging his God-head 2. Taking him to be my sanctifier comforter Perkins 3. Putting all the confidence of my heart in him For 1. I worship him calling vpon him and giuing thanks vnto him 2. I am assured that he dwels in me 3. It is good for me that I hold me fast by God Vse 1. Bastin Let Seruetus therefore and his schollers say that the holy Ghost is no substance but a working and a motion Let Macedonius impiously affirme that he is a creature and not the creator yet this is my faith that he is a distinct person in the godhead and with the father and the sonne 1. Coeternall Vrsin 2. Coequall 3. Consubstantiall Proceeding from them the spirit of both 2. Let mine infirmity be neuer so great let ignorance blindes dulnes euill affections lusts in my members fighting against the spirit heauinesse and distrust of Gods gracious helpe and fauour possesse my body soule and spirit yet shall he purge out of me all corruption by his fire all darknesse by his light all infirmity by his strength all heauinesse by his comforts Bern. in ser 2. PeÌ„tecost which giueth vnto me 1. The strength of life 2. The light of knowledge 3. The earnest of saluation Teaching me in these three all things that pertaine to saluation 3. Let others trust in man make flesh their arme Ier. 17.5 In lying words Ier. 7.4 In vanity and things of nought Es 59.4 as in their owne counsels wisdome riches strength yet will I trust in him the spirit of truth while I consider these three things in which my
feele in this life though the absolute comforts thereof he reserued to that other life in which I shall 1. Perfectlie knowe God 2. Fully inioy God 3. Worthily praise God Being vnited vnto God and coÌ„formed with God 2. If that eternall life be the end of my hopes I will learne farre to stretch them beyond this momentary life the perishing things thereof Gold shall not be my hope nor siluer nor seruants nor children nor wealth nor health nor bewty nor honor nor ease nor age but that life which is hid with Christ in God after which I sigh and long as one that is from home while I am here in the flesh knowing that there are prepared for me of God the things which 1. Eye hath not seene 2. Eare hath not heard 3. Neither haue they entered into the heart of man Es 64.4 1. Cor. 2.9 Being one of those that feare God and doe reuerence before him 3 If there be nothing to be desired which is not in that life if there be nothing to be wisht away which iâ— in that life why should I then regard this present life of troubles sorâ—ow sicknes danger need vexation which giues no satisfaction for contentment no secuâ—ity for rest and safegard to set my loue vpon it why should I not rather contemne it thinking on eternity and in the height of mine affection and earnest desire of this blessednes cry Come Loâ—d Iesu come quickly that I may also comâ— 1. To thy gladsome presence 2. To the sweet fellowshippe of thy saints in Heauen 3. To the blessed company of thine Angels Being made partaker of the fatnes of thine house Heb. 12.22 and the fulnesse of thy pleasures The diuision of the Decalogue 1. We may deuide the Commandements thus into three 1. A Preface of the whole 2. The precepts of the first table 3. The Commandemeâ—ts of the second 2. In each Commanâ—ement is hanled 1. The affirming part 2. The forbidding part 3. The Appendix Thereof 3. The Appendix of each Commandement is either 1. A promise 2. Or a threatning 3. Or some other reason Exprest in the Commandement or vnderstood The ten Commandements God spake these words 1. VVHose is the greatest authoritie 2. Whose words are words of veritie 3. Who requires out perfect obedience and the hearts sincerity Saying I am the Lord thy God which brought thee out of the land of Egypt out of the house of bondage In the words of which preface that we should yeeld more willing obedience to the precepts following the Lord sets out vnto vs three things to induce 1. A declaration of his eternall rule and power 2. A promise of the goodnesse of his grace 3. A remembrance of his benefits before conferd For he saith 1. I am the Lord Iehouah 2. I am the Lord thy God 3. I brought thee out of the land of Egypt out of the house of bondage Vse 1. A powerfull argument to moue vs to obey seeing he that requires our obedience is the Lord of power the almighty eternall onely wise God owner of all that is in heauen and in earth who abideth the same for euer vnchangable in his 1. Essence 2. Will and 3. Workes And therfore in right of his dominioÌ„ respect of his excellencie requires our seruice 2. A pithy perswasion to affect our soules to yeeld him ready seruice seeing he is no strange God that requires it but our God ours not onely because he hath created vs doth preserue and gouerne vs as he hath and doeth also all the rest of his creatuâ—es but because he doth singularly participate and manifest himselfe vnto vs louing and fauouring vs before all others in as much as hee hath 1. Chosen vs for his own inheritance 2. Called vs to the knowledge of himselfe in his sonne 3. Inspired vs with his grace and holy spirit And therefore with the remeÌ„brance of this his goodnesse would win our hearts 3. A forcible reason to stirre vp our mindes readily to receiue and haâ—â—en to his words seeing he that spâ—akes them hath before deliuered vs as Israel from Egypt and the house of seruants so our soules and bodies from the 1. Diuell 2. Sinne and 3. Death And therefore in regard of so great purchase and deliuerance expects our thankfulnesse The first Commandement Thou shalt haue none other gods before me 1. The affirming part of this precept Iehouah must be our God The things commanded in this precept are 1. THat we know the true God and acknowledge him 2. That we fall downe and doe reuerence before him 3. That with purpose of heart and minde we cleaue fast vnto him For 1. Otherwise he cannot be our God neither can we be his people Ier. 24.7 2. Otherwise we cannot glorifie him as God nor be thankfull Rom. 1.21 3. Otherwise wee cannot tast and see how good and gracious the Lord is Ps 34.8 Vse 1. As therefore we desire that when God writes vp his people he should not passe by vs so should we indeuour also to know him for our God as he hath reuealed himselfe vnto vs in his word and workes and knowing to acknowledge him 1. With our hearts 2. With our mouthes 3. With our workes As it becommeth those that call vpon his name 2. As obedient children to the fathers of their bodies are in their inward well affected and with their whole minde will and heart doe honour and respect them so should we much more God which is the father of spirits rendring vnto him from our soules 1. Honor 2. Obedience 3. Thankfulnesse As it beloÌ„geth to such glory power goodnesse 3. As we would haue the Lord to be with vs in all our troubles and aduersities standing on our side against al that rise vp against vs as we would haue him to lift vp the light of his countenance vpon vs to cheere and to refresh vs as we would heare his voice which is sweete and see his countenance which is comely so let vs cleaue to God Cant. 2.14 and make the Lord our stay Ier. 17.7 knit vnto him alone in 1. Affiance 2. Loue and 3. Feare As it beseemeth well his Saints and is agreeable to his holy will Perkins 2. The forbidding parts of the first commandement We must preferre no other thing aboue the head of our ioy The things defended in this precept are 1. Ignorance of God his word and workes 2. Errors concerning God the persons of the god-head and their properties 3. The affection set on any other thing but God For 1. How can we imbrace and worship the things we doe not know Act. 2. How can we be saued if we erre concerning the trueth 2. Thes 2.10 3. How should we not desire the chiefest and greatest good Aug. l. de nat gra Chrysost Vse 1. Although therfore there are some things which are better for vs not to know then to know although we may be ignorant of some things without sinne yet can there be nothing
but all through my whole life I am to keepe a perpetuall sabboth vnto the Lord from sinne loosing the bands of wickednesse and applying my selfe wholy to holinesse so more especially and strictly on this day wherein that I may obserue it according to the word I may not 1. Doe mine owne waies 2. Finde mine owne pleasures 3. Speake mine owne words Es 58.13 As he hath ordained that instituted the sabboth 2. The forbidding part We must take heede of prophaning the Sabbaoth The things forbidden in this precept are 1. The foreslowing of the asseÌ„bling of our selues in the congregation 2. The doing of our ordinary works 3. The doing of the workes of the flesh and of the diuell For 1. This day is an holy coÌ„uocation that we should humble our selues Num. 10.7 Melius est arare quam sal tare in sabbatho 2. Are there not sixe daies to labour 3. It is better to plough then to play on the sabbath Vse 1. Let such men therfore here aduise themselues that neuer take care to set their feete within the court of the Lords house to come into his presence nor to visit his holy temple how they will one day answer their negligence to this law giuer who hath giuen so strickt a charge with a memorandum that we should singularly reard and reuerence 1. The day of his worship to hallow it 2. The place of his worship to come vnto it 3. The parts of his worship to performe it That they froÌ„ henceforth faile not in these duties 2. Let such men here consider how vnthankfully how vniustly they deale with God who as hee is the Lord of flesh so also is the Lord of al daies that of seauen daies which the Lord hath made cannot be content with sixe that are giuen vnto them to bestow them on themselues but they must needes also incroach on that one which the Lord hath chosen and set apart for himselfe and like the vxorious Dauid in the plurality of his wiues not satisfied with his owne store taking vnto him by violence Vriahs owne little lambe 2. Sam. 12.2 the onely wife of his bosome so vse this as their owne which the Lord hath called his hauing therein 1. Their hearts ful of the cares of this life 2. Their mouthes of the talke of earthly matters 3. Their hands of the affaires and businesses of this world That henceforth they pollute not the Lords sabbath 3. Let such men here bethinke themselues of their prophanenesse whether it be not damnable who being inioyned all their life time to keepe a continuall sabbath or rest from sinne will not euen on this day breake off their sinne but as it were to despight the almighty by so much the more runne riot on this day by how much the Lord of the day hath the more diligently forbidden the prophaning of the day more eagerly on this day then at other times pursuing and seeking after 1. Wicked societies 2. Vaine delights and 3. Fleshly pleasures That heÌ„ceforth they make not this the Lords day a day of sin 3. The Appendix A reason drawne from the example of God 1. Who rested that day 2. Who blessed that day 3. Who sanctified that day For 1. He made no moe new kinde of creatures after the sixt 2. He hath appointed it a meanes of blessing to them that religiously keepe it 3. He hath set it apart to an holy and religious vse Vse 1. If examples be of greater force then exhortations and a thing be taught more fully in the worke then in the word Leo papae in ser de Ieinnio see then here to the precept put the patterne of his rest that commands the rest to which if we conforms our selues and actions we shall not doe amisse because 1. His place is most high 2. His example most perfect 3. His actions most renowmed And therefore worthy is hee of our chiefe respect 2. If hee that instituted this sabbath hath blessed this sabbath then will he vndoubtedly also blesse vs if we keepe this sabbath for ordering it aright vnto its ends and applying our selues to that which is required on that day we shal surely finde from the Lord thereon 1. A blessing on our hearing 2. A blessing on our power 3. A b esing on the breaking of the bread And therefore good it is that we make it our delight 3. If Peter Act. 11.9 might not call that common which the Lord had clensed how much lesse may we make that common which the Lord hath hallowed and set apart abusing it to labor idlenesse or prophanenesse when hee appointed it vnto these ends 1. That it might bee the solemne time of his worship 2. That it might shadow out vnto vs the euerlasting rest 3. That it might serue for a remission of labour to vs our seruants cattell c. And therefore it is requisite that we so obserue it The fifth Commandement Honour thy father and thy mother that thy daies may bee long in the Land which the Lord thy God giueth thee 1. The affirming part of this precept We must giue to our superiors all due respects The things required in this precept are 1. That we obey them in all things in the Lord. 2. That we deale faithfully thankfully with them 2. That wee shew our selues respectiue and kind vnto them For 1. This is right Eph. 6.1 and well pleasing vnto the Lord. Col 3.20 2. This is an honest thing and acceptable before God 1 Tim. 54. 3. This will be as refreshing vnto them from the face of the most high Now then Vse 1. As the inferior is here taught his duty to obey them that are set ouer him of the Lord in all things in the Lord so is the superior also shewed his which is that he command gouerne only in the Lord for although it be simply euill not to obey the precept yet it is not alwaies euill namely when the ruler commands those things which are contrary to God for then it is better to obey God then men and to say with Augustine giue leaue O Caesar giue leaue O Father Ruler and such like 1. Thou thrâ—atenest thine indignation displeasure God his wrath 2. Thou threatenest losse of goods and substance God of all good things 3. Thou threatenest band and prison God hell Whether is now more to bee feared say you God or man 2 As faithfulnesse and thankfulnesse is here required of children so are the Parents also minded of their care that in the education gouernement and prouision for those of their charge they doe that which is thank-worthy for although it be required of inferiors that they doe their duties no what the lesse though their Superiors be froward vnworthy yet if hee that is in place of excellency doe first neglect his duety and then hee that is vnder gouernement doe come likewise short of his 1. Not assisting him with his praiers 2. Not seruing him with his substance 3. Not ministring
the shame of the world and endure with all patience the 1. The scornes iniuries and violences of the sons of men 2. The crosses losses of this present life 3. The miseries and infirmities of our soules and bodies Because thou hast set such ioy before vs. 3. Therefore do we desire nothing in the earth of this worlds fading 1. Pleasures 2. Honours 3. Riches Because we are heires of thy kingdome our inheritance is in heauen Hallowed be thy name 1. While beleeuing wee doe after thy word and commandements 2. While we speake reuerently of thy great name and titles 3. While in our harts we religiously regard and thinke of thy power wisdome mercy iustice iudgements c. For so 1. Shall wee glorifie thy name by our workes 2. Shall we praise it in our words 3. Shall we hallow it in our thoughts To this end grant most holy God Vse 1. That keeping the faith and a good conscience we may here lead an vncorrupt and holy life in all 1. Righteousnesse 2. Sobernesse and 3. Godlinesse So shall not thy name be euil spoken off amongst those that are without through vs. 2. Keepe vs that we doe no way prophane a thing so holy by 1. Speakeing inconsiderately or contemptuously of thee 2. Wresting or making a scoffe of thy word 3. Swearing vainely or falsely by thee So shall we be innocent of the great offence 3. Kindle in our hearts a zeale of thy glory that we may 1. StaÌ„d for the maintenaÌ„ce of thy truth 2. Attribute nothing to our selues of the things that thou hast brought to passe on vs or others 3. Mourne for the sins of the people wherby thou art dishonoured So honouring thee thou wilt also honor vs. Thy kingdome come 1. In the preaching of thy Gospell 2. In the power of thy Spirit 3. In the appearing of thy glory For it 1. Will informe vs in thy truth 2. Will subdue vs to thy scepter 3. Will blesse vs with thy sight for which things gratious Lord. Vse 1. Thrust forth faithfull labourers into thy haruest which may giue attendance 1. To reading 2. To exhortation 3. To doctrine That we may be taught the knowledge of thy waies 2. Deliuer vs from the tiranny of our infestest enemies 1. The Diuell 2. The world and 3. The flesh That we may serue thee without feare 3. Make an end of these euill daies on earth and bring vs to thy palaces where dwels All 1. Pleasure 2. Tranquillity 3. Security That we may liue with thee in glory Thy will be done in earth 1. On vs in all that thou shalt thinke good 2. In vs in all that shall be good 3. By vs in all that our hand shall finde to doe For 1. All that comes from thee workes together for the best to thy children Rom. 8.28 2. This is thy will euen our sanctification 1. Thess 4. 3. Thus it behoueth vs to conforme all our actions to thy rule Wherefore O heauenly wisdome Vse 1. Make vs in all our purposes to submit our selues vnto thy 1. Seasons 2. Meanes and 3. Endes Well pleased with thy good pleasure 2 Giue vs thine holy spirit to sanctifie our 1. Bodies 2. Soules and 3. Spirits That in vs thou maiest take pleasure 3. Strengthen vs vnto all good workes that in thee we may 1. Beginne 2. Continue 3. Eâ—d Doing thy wil and pleasure As it is in heauen 1. By thine onely sonne Vrsin 2. By thy holy Angels 3. By thy blessed saints For 1. He doth all thy will 2. They obey the voice of thy word 3. They walke in thy sight Now then Vse 1. Prosper de vit contem l. 3. After thy sonnes patterne we striue vnto perfection 1. Preferring profitable things before those that are pleasant 2. Honest things before those that are profitable 3. Holy things before those that are honest That we may bee to thy praise 2. After the example of thine Angels wt doe thee seruice obeying thee 1. Willingly Perkins 2. Speedily 3. Faithfully That we may keepe thy sayings 3. After the manner of thy Saints we walke in the way that is Chrysostome 1. On high 2. Direct 3. Narrow That we may attaine vnto thy rest Giue vs this day our daily bread 1. For our present necessity 2. Further commodity 3. Future ability For so 1. Wee shall be kept in life 2. Wee shall haue all needfull comforts for our life 3. We may also be helpefull vnto others Vse 1. Then shall we learne most bountifull God still resorting vnto thee alone for maintenance not to doe amisse 1. Asking it of Saints 2. Seeking it from diuels 3. Getting it by euill meanes If thou vouchsase vnto vs foode and clothing 2. Then shall we praise thee for our plenty acknowledging thy prouidence ouer vs and confesse that 1. Wee cannot subsist except thou giue vs bread 2. Wee are vnable to get our bread 3. Wee are vnworthy of our bread If thy bounty be so great vnto vs. 3. Then shall wee also striue to doe good to others in their wants 1. Feeding the hungry 2. Cloathing the naked 3. Generallie helping the necessitous If thou cut out our commons so large vnto vs. And forgiue vs our trespasses 1. Sinning of ignorance 2. Falling of infirmity 3. Offending of see purpose For 1. We know not good from euill 2. Wee are vnapt to good and proue to euill 3. Our hearts are oft times hardened in euill Wherefore most kinde and merciful Lord Vse 1. Giue vs a sight and feeling of our sinfull wretchednes to perceiue and see 1. Our owne naturall corruption 2. What we haue done against thy law 3. What wee haue left vndone commanded in thy law That wee may know and acknowledge the debt of our sin 2. Grant vs true sorrow and contrition for our trespasses out of the sense and feeling of our 1. Inabilities and ill deserts for sinne 2. Thy iustice and heauie displeasure against sinne 3. Our owne harmes and dangers by sin That we may loath leaue our sinne 3. Remember not how wee haue broken out in disobedience notwithstanding our knowledge so many meanes and mercies to with-hold vs 1. To the great hurt of our selues 2. To the grieuous offence of our neighbors 3. To the high contempt of thee That thou maist blot out and doe away our sinne As we forgiue them that trespasse against vs 1. Not retâ—ining their iniuries 2. Not returning their iniuries 3. Doing then good moreouer for their iniuries Though 1. Enuiously they hurâ— vs. 2. Maliciously they haâ—e vs 3. Extreamely they doe mischiefe and indanger vs. 1. But put out of oâ—r mindes offences for thy loue 1. Quickly 2. Wholly 3. Freely Because thou hast forgiuen vs so great a deâ—t 2. But spare them passing by offences for thy sake out of our 1. Pitty 2. Courage 3. Wisdome Because their trespasses are nothing to our debt 3. But recompence them good things for thine honour notwithstanding their offences wronging vs
in our 1. Persons 2. Goods and 3. Fame Because thou art so good vnto vs notwithstanding all our debt And leade vs not into temptatiâ—n 1. Perkins Withdrawing thy grace assisting from vs. 2. Stirring vp stormes and warre against vs. 3. Laying baites and blockes before vs. For 1. Thereby we shall vngarded 2. Therewith wee may be ouer-whelmed 3. Thereat we may offend Vse 1. And then thy grace which did preuent vs that we might arise failing vs now standing we shall fall againe returning 1. To the vomit of our former euil opinioÌ„s 2. To wallow in the mire of our former euill manners 3. To run yet further into farther mischiefe Our latteâ— end being worse then our beginning 2. And then our house smitten on the corners with the winde will be shaken 1. The roofe of our patience 2. The walles of our hope 3. The foundation of our faith Our hearts melting away for very feare dying within vs. 3. And then the deceiueablenes of sinne will bewitch vs and peruert our simple mindes making vs 1. To tast the forbidden fruite 2. To eate of wicked mens delicates 3. To swallow the hook with the baite Our soules inclining to wickednesse turning away after euill counsailes But deliuer vs from the euill 1. Of our owne concupiscence 2. Of that wicked aduersary 3. Of the examples of this naughty age For otherwise 1. We shall serue sinne in the lusts thereof 2. We shall be led captiue of the diuell after his will 3. We shall be caried away with the current of the times corruptions 1. Aug con Iulian. So shall that which cannot vtterly be consumed in vs in this life be daily more and more abated 1. Wrath out of our hearts 2. Malice out of our flesh 3. Euill desires out of our soules Til we at leÌ„gth altogether be freed froÌ„ these workes of brick clay 2. So shall Satans worke be hindred and ouerthrowne which labors daily to subuert vs 1. Fighting violently and incessantly against vs. 2. Taking al aduantages of times Leo pap ser 8. natiuitatis meanes and places to annoy vs. 3. Sifting all our customes cares and affections to peruert vs do vs harm Till we haue at last escaped from this Pharaoh 3. So shall we be saued from this euill generation and from this present world without being 1. Defiled with the pitch of it Bern. in ser 2. Inwrapped in the bird-lime of it 3. Intangled with the snares of it Till we be at last deliuered out of Sodome For thine is the Kingdome the power and the glory 1. Ouer all excelling 2. All ruling and disposing 3. Alwaies brightly shining 1. Whereto none may be compared 2. Which cannot be vvithstood 3. Which shall not be obscured Vse 1. Therefore doe we thy subiects make request vnto thee in 1. Praier 2. Supplication with 3. Thankesgiuing Because thou art our King 2. Therefore are we perswaded of thy present helpe and succour in all our 1. Dangers 2. Necessities and 3. Tribulations Because thou art so mighty 3. Therefore doe wee ascribe all praise and honour to the 1. Father 2. Sonne 3. Holy Ghost Because it is thine of right and duety For euer 1. In all ages past 2. At this time present 3. In all times to come Amen So shall it be â— As thou hast said 2. As we haue praied 3. Hereupon our faith is staid We belieue Lord helpe our vnbeliefe euen so Lord Iesus Amen Amen FINIS A short and plaine treatise of our fit preparation to the Supper of the Lord and wholsome participation thereof 1. COR. 11.28 Let a man examine himselfe and so let him eate of that bread and drinke of that Cup. AS Iacob blessing Asher Gen. 49.20 said his bred shall be fat and he shall yeeld royall dainties or giue pleasures for a king So may I say speaking of the fat things of this Table a little inuerting the words the King here giues vs his pleasures and feedes vs with his best things and roiall dainties Who am I saith Dauid vnto Saul 1. Sam. 18.18 that I should be sonne in law vnto a King and to Sauls seruants in the 23. verse Seemeth it a light thing vnto you to be a Kings sonne in law like question may wee all make vnto our soules concerning this table banquet who are we or seemeth it a light thing vnto vs that we are the inuited of a King If some great man should inuite vs to his Table how would wee study to compose our selues our apparell our behauiour that there might bee nothing in vs that might offeÌ„d so great a presence how much more ought wee thus to doe comming to the Lords Table wheâ—e we are to sit and eat of better foode then that of Angels and that also in the presence not of any earthly greatnes but of the heauenly maiesty That therefore we may come as fit and worthy guests wee must before hand prepare our selues For if the Virgines Hester 1. comming to King Ahashuerosh were to be purified sixe monthes and the people comming to receiue the Lawe of God three daies Exod. 19. how much more wee comming to this Table where the flesh of God is taken eaten ought to be purged purified in our hearts from dead workes and to bee prepared as fit guests for so heauenly a banquet This aboue al things euery one of vs that will come ro this Table well prepared must dâ—sire of God with ardent and eaâ—nest praiers that he would purge the chamber of our heart in which Christ will eate his Passeouer with vs. Now that we might fitly prepare and wholsomely participate of the Table of the Lord the Apostle hath set downe two things first what we must doe before wee come there namely examine c. 2. What wee must doe when we are there namely eate of that bread and drinke of that cup. If it be askt who must examine or who must be examined the Apostle resolues a man Who examine who examined or as Beza Quisque Euery man the examiner his owne soule and conscience his owne selfe for so saith the Apostle Let a man examine himselfe The touch-stone is for the mettals this triall is for our selues Euery man heere is of the Inquisition to examine whether his owne heart bee holie or hollow his loue false or vnfained his wares his workes good or adulterated his coine base or currant which that a man be able to doe it is necessary as Saint Peter requires that he be ready to render a reason of the faith and hope that is in him and how can he be ready to render a reason of his faith c. when he knowes not a reason of his faith how is it possible that a man should examine himselfe when he knowes not vpon what interrogatories he should examine himselfe The heart of man is deceitfull aboue all things how shall he be able to finde out the corruptions thereof that is not taught out