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The fecondBookeof thefirst part - Cua PtGi pple a -- . ; hefé Hell-hounds: Andif euery man prefame to be partlonedonce;ther cisno State or cs fe men would ld ima fhort or deftroy ir.coal Common-wealth,but thefe fh time 1 impouerith por aiadarAiG Thefifth Commandementofthis fecond Table,is, the prohibition falfe witnelle ichi men couldnot ; weretntturee taken away.And from whichif forbeare,a ll farety y of eftareandlife SF istly fomuch did God detett a falfe witnefle, anda falfe accnfery e eee ly - ve nall, thar the lawordained _- to fuffer the fame death or punifhment, whic | y falth lay on his brother. } ; *Y Poaten Commandements forbiddeth vs to couet any thing, er geth to anorherman, either the bodies of their wiues for concupifcence, or nee B00 s : for defire of gainey Andthis precept feemeth the hardeft for mento eae oe¢ = med by reafon'of ourfraileaftections : and yet if wee iudge hereof rightly, it . doubted whetherit extend to all our inconfiderate fanciesand vaine thoughts. a ° though it be norealic to mafterall our fudden paflions, yet we ara ‘ e the growing, and farcherincreafe, ifwe pleafe to intend our ftrength,an fee ke for se Howthe word Couctsmg reacheth toallthofe itisto bee conildered - Forc mente se ? according CHar 4. S14. to fome,E/? ¢ffranatus habendi appetitus ; An unbrideled,or Darefirsiwe d appetite won deliberatus ratione,que eft principium Proprium atius boni aut vitiofis Ssach pafsions,or s clinations are vnperfect acts, that is,not deliberated upon by reafon, which is the pear ae ciple ofagoodor viciows action, And fure,it may {eeme,that fo long as we refilt {uc ae ons,they harmevs not: asthey fay,Quamdin refragamur nihil nocent : nocent aie 04s deminari permittimus; As long as weegine noalfent unte them,jt is thought by fome :7 they hurt vs not 30dthat then onely they hurt, when we Suffer themtobeare [voay. Burt : , men, asit feemes, make nothing forbiddenin this tenth precept, but whathath bene i biddenin the other: for in euery Commandement, not onely the outward att, butallo the inward affent yntocuill, thoughit breake not out ihto acte,is forbidden: therefor, that we may knowthedifference betweenthis Commandementandthe reft, the i‘ tion of defiresis'to be held: that fome are with affent; and ynbridled ; others bridlea, and without affent. For fo euen the Morall Philofopher can tell vs, that the col manhatheuill defires, but without affent( forthey arebridled reafon.) ason the otherfide the Incontinent hath good defires,by the ftrength of right but reftrained and {up preflled by contrary paffions. ‘The euill defireswhen they are accompanied with we atc in euery Commandement forbidden,together with the outward a@ : and there a if wewill haue anything proper to this Commandement, wee muft needs fay,that the euill defiresofthe Continent man (that is; cuen thofeavhich wee refit andbridle) att here forbidden. ‘For though he that bridleth his evil} defires, beemuchbetter chantein that yeeldeth vnto them: yet fuch aman, euen accordingtotheHeathen Philefapher not worthy the name of a vertuous man. Foru#riffotle himfelfe makes Continenti, 10t to be vertue, but onely a degree yntoit: confeffing, that though the Continent mas Well in bridling his euill affe@ions, yethedothnotall, {eeing he oughtnot fo muchas? hauethemarall.Neicher isit much more,that true divinity deliuereth touc hing this - ter. For, as hefaith that in thecontinent man the haning ofthefe cuill defires, thougié refift them, is the caufe that he cannot becalledavertuousman : fo we,that the' haw) of themisa finne. Only inthis we excell him here: thatweareableout ofdivinity e lve ofthisheartand doGtzineaffedtion loue thettucreafon God with his whole : which is, that eucryfolloweth, one finneth, : whenceit that euill doethdeli thatthe eC of the Continentman, thatis, of him which bridleth them, mutt needs be finne: fecing fuchdefires,chongh bridled, area pulling away ofa partof onr heart God, Sccing therefore ithath plea fed and affection fo" God, to makevs k now,that by our fairhfull¢ we nours to keepe his comman dements, we witneffe our ! Que toward himfelfe: wemay? fafclygiuc liberticto our vanities t , by cafting backev sai nde pon God ois iutticcit felfe™ hehath giuenvs precepts alt therbeyoadour power, and (wh fible for vs rokeepe. For, ashoge eeis accurfed faith Saint HieromCommandements iP Lawisinall things poffible e) that auowes that to be obferued: fo-he hat h madethis addition : My ee" mea 241 qui dicit impolsibilia Deum precepiffe ;dechrfed ishee that faith that God hath commanded things Cinthetnfelues and not th rough ourfault) zmpo/sible. Now,as the places are many whichcominand vsto keepe'the Law : fois our weakenefle before vs and thereforeir is thus fafely to be vaderftodd, alfo in the Scriptures laide that we thould without euafiOn, orwithout betraying of Sur {elues, doc our faithful endeuours to obferue them : which if We-doe vn fainedly; no doubt, but God will accept our defires therein. Forthat there isno maninft, Danéd witnefleth: Exrer not into indgement with thy feoruant,forin thy Pialirg2: ‘feght 00 fefh thie LinethGallbe tuftified. Andinthe itt of Kings, There ts t0 man thar ‘fiaseth not And againe whore? [ay,thane made 2.8. v.46. my Tosteéious without deliberation ; let euery mans heart cleane? But feeing there is no finne Prow.20.7.: con{eience iudge him, whether hee giue ‘way willingly, or reftraine himfelfe in all that hecan 3y€a,or no * For when a King giues tohis fibieéta Commandement vponpaine ofloffe if the fubied neglecting the fame, feeke to fatisfie ofhis loue,to petforme fomeferuice: ofdoubt fiich a Prince will take him(elfto be his Soueratgne with thifting excufes,out derided therein. §. XTIIM, Ifthere were not any Religion,nor Indgement to come,yet the Decalogue were moft necefary tobe obferued. of hauing : Andas touching fach an appetite, we cannot excufe our {clues by.an ve ve turall fraiity, or vnaduifed error ; ButasI fuppofe,the word Concupifeenceis more age ly taken, either for a determinate and vnbridled euill intent, or for fome vrging ee tionthereunto. All the queftion is of the laterfort : which is, lus imperfechas, of, of the Hiftorie ofthe World, 20 Ndif wee confider aduifedly andfobetl y, of ments, which God by the hand ofMo/ésga the Morall Law, orten Commande. fach washis merciful prouidencein the choif ue vatohis people, it will appeare that profitadioyned to the obferuing, or not obfe e of them,as were there heither paine, nor atall, norany Religion among men ; yet if ruing ofthem ; were there no diuine power weedid not for our owne fakes ftriue to obfervethete Lawes, all fociety'of menjand all endeuours,all happinéite and contentm ent inthis life would be taken away: and cuer y State and common-weale inthe World fall tothe groundand diffolue: Therefore, thefe Lawes were not impofed asa burthen; bar asa bleffing':'totheend thatthe ianocent might be defended, that every man migh 1oy the fruites of his owne trauaile,thatri t ght might be done toall men fromall men: en3obyiuftice, order, and peace, we might that liue the liues ofreafonable men,and not ofbeats: of free-men,and ‘fot of flaties;ofciuill men, and not offau ages, And hetcof making our humane reafon onely Tadge, let vs fee the inconueniences in this lifewhich low bythe breach and neglect would fol. of thefe Lawes. As firht, what would'theiffie be if weacknow ledged many Gods + wouldnot a Sreater hatred, warrejand blowd-thed follo w,than that whichthedifference of cerefarre nie, and dinerfiry-oF intétpretation, hath moalready brought imtothe World, euen thofé Nations which acknowledge amon g one God, and one Chrift? And whatcouldit profit man-kindeto pray to Idols ,and Images ofgold,mettall dead ftones;and fotten wood, whence noth ing canbe hoped,but the loff of time, 4° poffibilitieto receive thence-fro and an imm, either helpe or comfort ? third Commandement bringeth there-with this difaduants N © man; that whofocuertaketh the name benefit himfelfe bycalling God to witne of Godin vaine, fhall not at any time fle for him, when hee may inftl name. y yfe his holy The obferuing the sabbath holy, giue thre ftto mena nd beafts, and nature herfelfe re quircth intermifien of labou r, If we defpife our Parents, who haue giuen vs being, wethereb dren to fcorneand negleé y teach our owne chil. ty. S, when our aged yeeres requ ire comfort and helpe at their hands, 30° If murther were not forb idden,andfeuerely punithed,the race ofman-kinde would be extinguithed: and whofoeuer would takethe liberty to deftroy others, gineth liberty to others to deftroy himfelfe. f'adultery werelawfulland permit fonne': therecould be no inheritance ted, no man could fay Vato himfelfe; This is my proper, no honour defcend to pofterity, no ende. hour by Vertue and vndertaking torai man and wife Would be daily comm fe Families : murthersand poyfonings betweene itted : and cuery man fibie@ to moft filthy and yn. Cleane difeafes, If ftealthand violen: rapine were fuffered,all man-kinde would fhort ly after perifh, Bb of |