chanks? That is, T ought not to canſe another to ſpeak evil of livered ther to you. me for uſing of meat, but tather than run that danger, to abſtain | & That you remember my Doftrine, the Precepts 2nd Inſirudti. from ſuch meat which T could otherwiſe ear of, and give God | ons. that I gave you,. c and keep the Ordinances (fo we tranſlate it) thanks : For in ſo doing I ſhould nor abuſe my hberty, and in-|the Greek word is mzwgod6765. The word ſignificrh anything that fitad of giving God thanks, I ſhould grievouſly offend God, nor | 15 dottrinally delivered, or taught men, whether ir concerns Faith, at-all conſulting his Glory. , _— - wr ye rhat in this Texr it doth not {ignific RA EL Te... . what the Apoſtle had delivered to them with reſpet to Faith, or 51 x \\ _ therefore ye eat or dr — or whatlo. their moral Converſation, but with reſpe& to matters of Ocdey ever ye do, do a | to the glor y of God /- becauſe ſuch is the next inſtance which the Apoſtle mentioneth, { The Apoſtle in theſe three Jaſt verſes, Jayeth down thr ee | about Praying or Propheſyinz with the head covered, or mcovirtd; and Rules, ro dize& Chriſtians how to uſe their liberty asto things undoubtedly any Preceprs of that nature from one guided by u that are of an indiffcrentnarture, neither 1a themſelves commanded | infallible Spirit ought co be obſerved : The Apoſtle doth not com nor forbidden inthe Word of God. His firſt Rule is in this verſe, mand them to keep any Traditions, which others ſhould, to the To do what ſocruer we dots the glory of God. This is a general Rule, not|end of the World, deliver to chem; he only fraiſeth chemfr to be reſtrained to the cating of meat offered toIdols, of which keeping thoſe which he had delivered, There is a great Queſliat the former diſcourſe had been. Ir 15 a genera] Rule, not applicable] herwixc us and the Papiſts, abour the obligation chat licth up alone rocating and drinking, bur to all other humane aQtions. The{ Chriſtians to obſerve unwritten Traditions , that is, fuch Riterand zeaſonableneſs of this Rule appeareth from our conſideration, That Obſervances as they tell us were Apoſtolical, and the Tradit:ons df the Glory of 'God was the end of our Creation, Prov. 16. 4. Thejche Primitive Church, though they can thew us no Scriprure fr Lord hath made a things for himfelf : and indeed 1t-is impoſitble It them ; but no Chriſtian diſputes his obligaticn to keep Avoid ſhould be otherwifc ; for whereas every reaſonable Agent both |7-ad;rions 2 Only we-are at a loſs to know how to provethole Tk propoundsto himſelf tome end of his aCtions, and the beſt end he| yrrinos Apoſtolica/, of which we find nothing in the Writings of ti can imagine, it is impoſſible but thar Godalſo in crearing man, Apoſtles; it is praiſe-worthy to keep Apoſtalical Traditions ; batt ſhould propound to himſelf ſome End, agd there being no berter others, -or ſuch asdonot appear to us to be ſo, it is bura work
end than his own Glory, he could propqund no other unto himſelf. Supererogation : Where hath God required any ſuch thing
The Glory of God being the end which he propounded to himſelf peoples hands ?
In creating man, 1t muſt needs follow, thar that mult be the chief] - | head 0
and greateſt «nd which any man can propound to himſelf in his| 3 But 1 would have you know, that the hea ations. God is then glorified by us, when by our. means, or by [every man * is Chriſt 4; and the head of the #0 occaſion of us, he is well ſpoken of in the World, or by ouro-| man: &. the man e; and * the head of Chrilt
bedience to his Will : This our Saviour hath raughtus, Joh. 17. 4, God f. : EC I in any of his aQtions hath a liberty from this Rule, d The abnſe which the Apoſtle is refle&ing upon in the 70 . gh a man, as tomany things, nath a liberty tomarry, followin the 4 | noboloins with their 11M : "gs : g verles, 1s Womens Prayiug or Propheſying itn 7
or not to marry,” toeatmeats, or not to eat them, ro wear chis ap-|,, againſt which the Apoſtle ſtrongly argueth. His pare), or not to wear it; yet heis not evenin ſuch things as theſe mui fornerh co be this, Thar 6 96s ay w_ I: o:0us Services0up 1 at liberty, but he ought ro look about, and to conſider circum- to behave hier ſelf "arſon 5 C oe: vo husband, anda
ſtances, which” will be moſt for the honour of God, the credit of cotdinoly i By: ro vor _ Pra mn hs viſe &cuſton the Goſpel, and reputation of Religion. And the judgment of mr 5 | Sw Sreges Fey ds 199 OY oe .- ole hetells1
this is to be made from circumſtances, the difference of which |; -.-: RE EE Er Eeriſh dered
: | : # | ſe, That the head of every man is Chriſe.Chriſt,contdere may make that unlawful, which otherwiſe would be lawful, and |? , metre i 7 ox a6 ny 4d womt
: ; . , God according to his Diyine Nature, is Head of all men anc v”
that Jaw tul, which under other circumſtances would be unlawful. tos heWe1g. but the Text ſeemeth rather to ſpeak of Chr
- Rom FY 32 Give none offence, neither [C0] the Jews, NOT tO Me di ator: {o the Apoſtle rells us, Eph. F. 23: He Is che Had
T3. the - Gentiles -2, nor to the Church of God » : Church ; aud the New Teſtament often ſpeaks of Chriſt in tit! 2 Cor.6.3, » We ufe to ſay, that menare offended when they are grieved tion, and of Believers as his Members : in thisſenſe by ev) 'F + Gr. or angred ; but theſe offences are not. here meant (as appears by| we muſt underſtand no more than every Chriſtian, every nf Grecks, the Greek Phraſe, *Amgcoucru 1ev:3%) bur give no occaſion of ſin or | f the Church. e The man is called the Head of the wom@?,* ſtumbling. This care he commands us, with reference ro all men ;| cauſe by GodsOrdinance: he is to rule over her,Gen-3- 16. he A for at that timeall the World fell under one of theſe denominations, an excellency aboye the woman, and a power ove: br: / G
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