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A80742	Gospel-libertie in the extensions limitations of it. Wherein is laid down an exact way to end the present dissentions, and to preserve future peace among the Saints. VVhereunto is added good newes from heaven; to the worst of sinners on earth. The former in nine sermons on 1 Cor. 10. 23. All things are lawfull for me, but all things are not expeaient. The latter in three sermons on Luke 2. 10. Feare not, for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. By Walter Cradock late preacher at All-Hallows Great in London;	Cradock, Walter, 1606?-1659.; Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678.	1648 (1648)	Wing C6762A; ESTC R204983	178,682	290

will teach us his waies and we will walk in his pathes for out of Sion shall goe the Law and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem This is to come to Christ when our eares are open and our hearts are ready to heare and learne whatsoever Jesus Christ shall teach us Therefore when we say to a drunkard or to a carnall man or woman that are in their sinnes as I was come to Christ what doe we meane by that Be not refractorie be not wise in thine owne eyes any more doe not come and heare the Preacher and yet believe as thou list but lay thy soule at the feet of Christ and be willing to receive the instruction that Christ teacheth thee Doe not as children doe with their bread take it and crumble it on the ground to the dogges and eat one bit themselves and throw away another So doe not crumble the word of God to take one bit and throw another bit to thy neighbour and another at thy heeles when thou goest out of doores no but receive all that Christ teacheth thee though it be contrarie to thy corruption and above thy reason yet indeavour to believe it That is one thing Secondly to believe in Christ or to come to Christ 2. To accept life and salvation from him is when thou art willing to accept of and to receive life salvation that Christ offereth Whereas it may be thou now art a naturall man this is thy condition either thou art a sottish creature and doest not think of life and salvation any where thou carest not for life or death but goest on like a beast or if thou doest thou hast a little devotion of thine owne procuring or thou liest desperately in sin either of these is thy condition Therefore now this is to come to Christ looke not what thou art worthy to have but what God is willing to give God is willing to bestow everlasting life freely therefore looke upon the brazen Serpent that is lift up and indeavour to receive and accept of that salvation that is offered by him Thirdly 3. To submit to Christs lawes be willing to submit to the lawes of Christ for Christ calls to thee as a King Therefore in Mat. 11. I believe that is the meaning of the place though there be more in it Come unto me yee that are wearie and heavie laden and I will give you rest for my yoke is easie and my burthen is light What is it to come to Christ When I am willing to come out of other services and to leave other masters I will serve the devill and my lusts no more but I will come under the Standard of Christ Christ hath lift up a Standard expects that every one should submit to his blessed Law Therefore put these things together labour to understand them and remember them and the Lord blesse them to thee that after this day thou maiest not lie sotting in sin but that every one may come to Christ that he may teach you inrich you with life that hee may rule over you and that you may be his subjects for ever There are other Uses of this point that I must leave till the afternoone 1 CORINTHIANS 10.23 All things are lawfull for me but all things are not expedient c. YOu remember that I proposed to you three Doctrines from these words tending I hope to the healing of the divisions that are among the godly The first was That Saints in the new Testament in point of lawfulnes are not so strictly bound as the Saints were under the old Testament This you had proved and opened to you in some measure the last day In the morning we had occasion from this doctrine by the by to call upon poore sinners to come in to Christ because their is such largenes and liberty and spaciousnes in the wayes of Christ The yoke of Christ is so easie Now I shall goe forward to a Use or two more that remaine of this doctrine that wee may proceed to the next In the next place therefore Use 2 Reproofe of two sorts of people we may hence see the errours or mistakes that are in divers Christians among us that doe cause contention we may justly reprove them from this doctrine we may discover them at least I will not use any nick-names it may be you would understand more clearely what I mean if I should But I see the devill gets much advantage by nick-names by calling men Prebyterians and Antinomians and Anabaptists and I know not what therefore I beseech you beware how you use those names though I say not it is unlawfull yet there be mistakes let us call them as gently as we can that are generally among us either On the left hand or On the right Those that erre on the left hand And both are to be reproved from this doctrine On the left hand I mean those that make every thing lawfull and would have no band 1 Those that would make the way wider than Christ hath nor tie as it were they would make the way wider than Christ hath made it they would makea greater latitude than God hath made Now I say these all come to be reproved from this word ALL in the text for I shewed that by the word all is not meant all things in a universallity that I may be any thing I may be a drunkard and be a Christian I may be a swearer and be a Christian I may doe what I list and yet be a Christian but as I said by all things is meant many things those that take it universally will doe nothing Therefore on the left hand I say these doe mistake and of these there be three sorts all godly Christians I hope they are I wish every one to own his share and my selfe where I am guilty There are one sort of people among us you have a name for them but I will not use it that doe apprehend so much beautie and lovelines in spirituall things in grace and the worke of the Spirit in the person and excellencies of Christ and the like that they looke upon the externall manner of Gods worship or government as a smal contemptible thing with a disdainfull eye Beloved I make not men of straw to speak to but I know many godly people that hold so that say it is ridiculous and they care not which way the Church of God be ordered or governed because the Kingdome of God consists in righteousnesse and peace and joy in the holy Ghost And they smile to see contentions between Presbyterians and others and think that these are too mean and too low things for Saints to looke after Give me leave to tell you my thoughts I confesse as I conceive that of all others this is the least error yet it is an error and mistake for though it be true that spirituall things are the maine and other things are but little to be regarded in

that make lawes to tie themselves Part. 1. Page 46 Those that make lawes to binde others Part. 1. Page 47 Danger to take away any of Gods lawes Part. 1. Page 59 Not to make lawes where God hath not Part. 1. Page 158 Mens lawes forced on people Part. 2. Page 28 Law and Gospel not to be mingled Part. 2. Page 52 see example Gospel Things lawfull now that were not of old Part. 1. Page 5 Lawfull what meant by it Part. 1. 6. Page ●2 Sin in doing lawful things Ibid Saints now their liberty in point of lawfulnesse Part. 1. Page 8 Christians troubled in the use of lawfull things Part. 1. Page 74 Men reproved that regard only lawfull things Part. 1. Page 89 see expedient rule submit heart Learning not to be disparaged Part. 2. Page 51 Errors on the left hand Part. 1. Page 40 Liberty of Saints in the new-Testament Part. 1. Page 14 Why Christ hath left that liberty Part. 1. Page 17 To understand our Christian liberty Part. 1. Page 51 Knowledge of Christian liberty safe Ibid Christian liberty not to be infringed Part. 1. Page 55 Christian liberty not to be abused Part. 1. Page 59 Christian liberty to be held fast Part. 1. Page 160 see others contention Gospel Life see salvation New light discovered Part. 2. Page 49 Expedient actions increase love Part. 1. Page 70 Love to be practised by Saints Part. 1. Page 106 Love to a mans selfe natures law Part. 1. Page 119 Love a help to expedient walking Part. 1. Page 179 Gods love in the Gospel to sinners Part. 2. Page 13 Things lovely what Part. 1. Page 85 M MAgistrates how far they may determine concerning Worship Part. 1. Page 107 Cautions for Magistrates in determining Part. 1. Page 109 see time place Malignants cause of the present contentions Part. 1. Page 132 Many see all Masters of families how they may determine concerning worship Part. 1. Page 109 Meanes see dutie Members of Christ who Part. 1. Page 35 Saints in the new Testament growne men Part. 1. Page 18 Excellent Christians have Christs minde Part. 1. Page 153 Ministers forced on people Part. 2. Page 28 Gospel Ministers to be imbraced Part. 2. Page 45 see stumbling-blocks Afflictions moderated to the Saints Part. 2. Page 20 Modestie a law of nature Part. 1. Page 119 Common multitude cause of the present contentions Part. 1. Page 134 N Nature THe law of nature to be looked too Part. 1. Page 118 Gods ordinary commands agree with the law of nature Part. 1. Page 119 Contrary names put upon men and things Part. 1. Page 101 Names of persons and things changed by the Devill Part. 1. Page 131 Service of naturall men hard Part. 1. Page 33 Magistrates may determine in necessary indifferent things Part. 1. Page 109 The Ministery of the Gospel nothing but good news Part. 2. Page 6 Latitude of Saints in the new Testament Part. 1. Page 12 see grace liberty O Offended see law OFfices and officers in the new Testament Part. 1. Page 17. Saints tyed more strictly of old Part. 1. Page 8 see lawfull grace Punctuall lawes in the old Testament Part. 1. Page 15. Old Testament spirit what Part. 1. Page 45 Sign of an old testament-spirit Part. 1. Page 91 How men deprive themselves of opportunities Part. 1. Page 147 Christians must walk orderly Part. 1 Page 86 Things done disorderly how Part. 1. Page 87 What hinders men from winning others Part. 1. Page 53 see law P Papists HArdnesse of Papists service Part. 1. Page 33 Men offended that their party is spoken against Part. 1. Page 163. see engagement Posseover strictly observed Part. 1. Page 16 What actiins tend to Peace Part. 1. Page 71 The way to peace Part. 1. Page 100.122 No peace to the wicked how Part. 2. Page 34. see selfe prosperity Some men thinke truth alway goes with persecution Part. 1. Page 175 Persecution of Saints a previledge Part. 2. Page 19 Decency in respect of a Christians person Part. 1. Page 78 Place of meeting to worship how to be determined Part. 1. Page 108 Pope his practise Part. 1. Page 48 Power given in the Gospel to doe what is required Part. 2. Page 23 Practise see Pope Bishops Things worthy praise what Part. 1. Page 85 Praise only to God Part. 1. Page 86 Of preaching Part. 1. Page 116 Precepts of severall sorts Part. 1. Page 56 see rule Prejudice inconvenient Part. 1. Page 172 Of Presbytery Part. 1. Page 49 False Presbytery Part. 1. Page 101 True Presbytery Part. 1. Page 102 Presbytery and Independents wherein they differ Ibid Presbyterians judgments Part. 1. Page 124 Contention from carnall Presbyterians Part. 1. Page 129 Principles and ends of carnall Presbyterians Part. 1. Page 136 see contention Principles see Presbytery Priviledge see persecution Outward prophanenesse by whome allowed Part. 1. Page 43 Decency in respect of profession Part. 1. Page 80 Profit meant by expediency Part. 1. Page 66 Profit how brought by actions expedient Part. 1. Page 68 profitable see sin Truth goes not alway with prosperity Part. 1. Page 173 Prosperity sometimes goes with truth Part. 1. Page 75 Of singing Psalmes Part. 1. Page 115 Things pure what Part. 1. Page 85 Q Christians full of Questions why Part. 1. Page 140 R THe Saints must be dealt with rationally Part. 1. Page 110 Reason of three sorts Part. 1. Page 117 Right reason what Ibid Rediculous to tie the Saints where Christ hath not Part. 1. Page 50 Religion presented by some as rediculous Part. 1. Page 146 Christ come to work redemption Part. 2. Page 14 Decency in regard of a Christians relation Part. 1. Page 79 Religion see endlesse burthen Things of good report what Part. 1. Page 85. Benefit by Gospel reproofe Part. 2. Page 31 Right hand errours Part. 1. Page 44 Rigour not to be used in determining things Part. 1. Page 111 The Law the outward and the Spirit the inward rule Part. 1. Page 13 What precepts or examples make a rule Part. 1. Page 58 To walke all by the same rule Part. 1. Page 103 Every thing in Scripture not a rule Part. 1. Page 166 see Scripture S SAlvation to be accepted of from Christ Part. 1. Page 37 Wrong wayes to salvation Part. 2. Page 12 Rules mis-drawen from Scripture Part. 1. Page 168 Heed in drawing rules from Scripture Part. 1. Page 169 see Canon Rule Decency in regard of season Part. 1. Page 82 The way to peace in a mans self Part. 1. Page 138 Self a hindrance to expedient walking Part. 1. Page 177 Ministers not to run before they be sent Part. 2. Page 51 The Saints under the old Testament servants Part. 1. Page 17 Decency in regard of sex Part. 1. Page 80 Engagement to sinners to come to Christ Part. 1. Page 26 Leaving of sin profitable Part. 2. Page 21 God makes no peace with sinne Part. 2. Page 35 Salvation offered to sinners as sinners Part. 2. Page 36 see lawfull singing see Psalmes Difference small between Indedependents and Presbyterians Part. 1. Page 125 Sobriety a help to expedient walking Part. 1. Page 177 Saints in the new Testament sonnes Part. 1. Page 17 Expedient actions for the good of the soul Part. 1. Page 74 The service of the devil will one day be soure Part. 1. Page 34 Saints in the new Testament have more of the Spirit Part. 1. Page 19 Christs Kingdom spiritual Part. 1. Page 20 The Spirit enables to doe what is required Part. 1. Page 35 Spirituall things to be studied Part. 1. Page 105 Spiritual Christians their carriage Part. 1. Page 141 Spirituall things by whom relished Part. 1. Page 155 Spirit by whom restrained Part. 2. Page 29 see rule Ministers to woe men as spouses for Christ Part. 1. Page 28 Strength not given to keepe lawes of our owne making Part. 1. Page 139 Men strive about unlikely things Part. 1. Page 126 Men strive about that they cannot proue Part. 1. Page 127 Doctrine not to be abused to strife Part. 1. Page 165 Gospel way a strict way Part. 1. Page 94 To be strict in point of expediency Part. 1. Page 98 Stumbling-blocks keep men from Christ Part. 1. Page 27 Stumbling-blocks removed Part. 1. Page 162 Saints now tied chiefely to the substance of things Part. 1. Page 23 see supper To submit to Christs laws Part. 1. Page 38 To look to our principles against times of suffering Part. 1. Page 176 Supper of the Lord how ordained Part. 1. Page 16 Substance of the Lords Supper set downe Part. 1. Page 24 Sweetnesse in the Devils service whence it is Part. 1. Page 34 Sweetnesse in Christs service not tasted Ibid T EVery thing in the Gospel glad tidings Part. 2. Page 11 Gospel tidings great and true Part. 2. Page 48 Gospel tidings to be spread abroad Ibid Tie see ridiculous Time of publique worship by whom to be determined Part. 1. Page 107 Comforts against troubles Part. 2. Page 51 Things true what Part. 1. Page 84 Saints of old as children under tutours Part. 1. Page 18 V Signe of unbeliefe Part. 2. Page 36 understand see liberty Unsetlednesse in Religion whence Part. 2. Page 57 W VVatchfulnesse a help to expedient walking Part. 1. Page 179 Weak Christians cause contentions Part. 1. Page 129 Nothing commanded by God to be weakened Part. 1. Page 165 Some make the way wider than Christ hath made it Part. 1. Page 40 Expedient actions tend to the winning of others Part. 1. Page 73 see others Carnall wisdome a hindrance Part. 1. Page 176 Spirituall wisdome a help to expedient walking Part. 1. Page 177 God wil interpret his own word Part. 1. Page 174 Fancy to be subjected to the word Part. 1. Page 178 Notions to be followed as they agree with the word The maine work of salvation done already Part. 1. Page 29 Liberty in the externalls of Gods worship Part. 1. Page 15 No liberty in the substance of Gods worship Ibid The maine work done concerning worship Part. 1. Page 104 Y Yoake of Christ what Part. 1. Page 9. READER THe number of the Pages in the latter three Sermons beginning with 1 2 3 c. For thy ease in the use of the Table I have set down what is contained in the nine former Sermons as Part 1. In the three latter as Part 2. Whereby with ease may be found any head in either T. S.

to another dutie and there is guilt ariseth from that they doe one thing when their consciences tell them they are bound to doe another As for instance it is your dutie to pray morning and evening in your families it is so and more seven times a day if you can but you make all things lawfull you will doe nothing upon expediency you make it so of necessitie that if you misse in the one or the other you sin As for instance you have taken apart your family to pray and you are called at that time to relieve a poore man and though you have done a better deed yet because you binde your selves where God hath not bound you there is guilt on your consciences So you make another law to read Chapters twice a day you have bound your selves and you sin if you doe it not but a greater dutie comes that is worth the reading often Chapters yet because you neglect that you sin and carry guilt on you So three parts of foure of your guilt it ariseth from ignorance you know not which God will have I pray when I should read or I preach when I should pray or when I should do good to my brother it comes from ignorance God hath not tied us to the number of Chapters or these things but as it may be for expediency for the glory of God and the edification of our brethren which if you did know when a greater dutie comes you would take it in hand So you make a law you must begin reading with Prayer it is sinne to read without praying It is convenient to pray at all times but if you make it an absolute law there will be guilt upon your conscience when you omit it though the occasion be never so great Labour to know your Christian liberty Shall I goe a little further Ignorance of Christian liberty hindere from wining others For the want of knowing and understanding your Christian Liberty there is this misery that you are not able to win the souls of others Why so Because you have tied your selves hand and foot that you cannot stoop to win souls Saith Paul 1 Cor. 9. To the Jew I became as a Jew and to them without law as without law I was weake to the weake I was all things to all that I might win some As if he should say Christ hath given me a great deale of liberty to this end that I might accommodate and apply my self beware of mistaking me not to accommodate my selfe to my own ends to please my lusts but he hath given me a latitude to stoop to mens dispositions and wayes to win their souls Now if Pauls religion had been as many now that is to be tied hand and foot that either all was lawfull or unlawfull he would not have bended an ace to win the world therefore let us learne to know our liberty I could give many sad instances how hence men tied knots that it is not lawfull to come into such a house as this it may be it may not be expedient but they make it absolutely unlawfull One man makes it unlawfull to come into a Pulpit it may be it is inexpedient but they will not have it lawfull and so hundreds of souls are starved they make ties where God hath made none and so we cannot do good to others for want of knowing our liberty Lastly let us studie to know our liberty for the want of knowing our Christian liberty Ignorance of Christian liberty the cause of contention is the maine cause of contention of the contentions of these times I mean How is that I will tell you how On the one side the one partie will doe nothing through the yeare but look at all as absolutely lawfull or unlawfull Wee are come to a fine passe that you must pray before you read or else you sin c. And men are so hide-bound and tied that they will not condescend to their brethren an ace We are bound to condescend to others and to be of one minde that we may doe good to such as wee were formerly but saith one I will not forgoe the truth for a world and one man calls this truth and another that Men are bound head and heeles and will not condescend one jot to others this is for want of the knowledge of our liberty Christ hath given us such a latitude take heed of abusing it of going beyond it yet take heed to studie it One the other side it makes their fingers itch to set out lawes for others to tell the Saints when they shall put out their hand and when they shall pul it in as the Preists in the Law when they shall speak with a loud voyce and when with a low when they shall be down and when up If men knew their liberty it would save a world of labour That is one dutie labour to know and understand your liberty you will be slaves and undoe your selves else The second dutie is doe not enfring your liberty 2. Not to enfring our liberty doe not lessen it As how I would not have you make lawes and ties upon your selves for every little thing where God hath not made it You will say it is true where God hath not made them we would make none but God hath given us examples Is not that a law to us and he hath given us precepts Are not those lawes Every example makes not a law It is not every example nor every precept that makes a law to the Saints Not every example if you look on the example of the Apostles they did many things that you are not to follow they killed a man and his wife Acts 5. they cast out devills they smote men with blindnesse they anointed with oyle yet presently they would not tie the Churches all the world over Look upon the Churches they did sell their lands in the beginning of the Acts and they brought the money to the Apostles and laid it at their feet this example was not a rule for the Churches after did not so but made collections and contributions therefore take heed of making examples rules Nay the example of Christ Jesus himself in many things is not a rule for he walked on the Sea and whipped the buyers and sellers out of the Temple What Christ did and did not command we are not to follow And why not the like of the Apostles what the Apostles did and commanded wee are to follow but what they did and is not commanded it may be is not warrantable Besides the Saints had feasts of love as we see in Jude These are blots in your feasts Continually when they came to the Supper every one brought his meat as we see 1 Cor. 11. Where are those examples now Be warie of examples Indeed examples with precepts make a rule and it is very commendable to follow them but where it is without a precept take heed of making it a law And then

truth as they call it that goes with prosperity But whatsoever is on the other side is error if it bring not gaine But these men I may say they be friends to the world and enemies to God and they are not worthy to be called Christs Disciples God will one day interpret his own word And there will be a time when God will come to interpret and expound his own word You shall all be judged by the word of God and you shall be judged as God interprets that word therefore you that follow truth now on that fashion I say to you as learned Mr Dyke said it is an observable speech when he was speaking of non-residents or pluralists hee brings him answering for himself before the Lord as it were at the last day There God will tell thee if thou haddest loved me thou wouldest have fed my flock thou wilt say I fed them by my selfe or by my Curate but saith hee What if that be not the meaning of the place when thou commest there So you take any thing for truth if it hold with gaine and prosperity you will wrest any Scripture but when God shall interpret his owne Scriptures and you shal be judged by them what if that be not the meaning of those Scriptures as your Pamphlets and carnall Sermons say Looke to it Godly men think that truth that goeth with persecution But one the other side there is a devout jealousie in a godly man that he thinks that that is alway truth that goeth with persecution and that error goeth with peace and herein the honest heart oftner misseth the will of God than the other way As honest Jehoshaphat when foure-hundred Prophets bid them goe to Ramath Gilead and prosper he thought this too good to be true he suspected it was not the way of God it was so smooth there was too much peace hee would have Micajah tell them the truth So when the Saints of God see peace and prosperity goe along with a way they are jealous that it is not the way of God As for instance if you tell a man that the way to Canterbury or York is a rough dirty way if a man be going thether and find a peice of faire way he is jealous he is out of his way because he was told it was a rough foule way So Christ saith that wee must suffer persecutions and through many tribulations we shall enter into heaven now when a Saint findes a little peice of faire way he thinks he is out of the way it cannot be peace and prosperitie that is the portion of the wicked herein an honest heart is ofter deceived than in the other Therefore to direct you know that peace and prosperitie are not alway companions of the truth yet sometimes riches and honour and prosperity are with the truth Peace and prosperity sometimes goe with truth as I might prove out of the Proverbs Riches and honour are in the right hand of wisdome Many times there is honour though not ordinarily the ordinarie way is persecution but sometimes there is honour and wealth with truth and righteousnesse when there is persecution and trouble to the wicked therefore though it be a good rule generally yet it is not absolute Therefore let me speak to you poor lambes and weak souls that I am six times more jealous of you that you should be out in this devotion that you should be carried aside to the right hand or to the left I feare not you that are drunkards and swearers and cozeners c. But you poore creatures you will finde some course that hath more persecution and that must be the truth and so you run and misse the will of God In Exod 23.1 the Lord saith Thou shalt not follow a multitude to doe evil And what followes in the next verse thou shalt not favour a poore man in his cause If he had said thou shalt not favour a rich man it had been no wonder for men are apt to favour them but he saith favour not a poore man many times a man in judgement out of a kind of devotion and charity and mercy may stick to a poore man against a rich man and yet pervert justice therefore thou shalt favour neither rich nor poore in justice but as Solomon saith Pro. 4. Let thine eyes look straight before thee and thine eyelides right on turne not to the right hand nor to the left remove thy feet from evil Look straight on saith he I know the ordinary way to heaven is persecution and afflictions but sometimes it is otherwise therefore let me keep the way of God whether it bring peace or trouble 4. Carnall wisdome The fourth thing that we must beware of is carnall wisdome for by this that I have said those that are carnally wise will lay hold of this latitude that I have spoken of and be glad of the Doctrine and think now I have found a way to escape persecution Take heed of carnall wisdome wherein is it In a word carnall wisdome will make things absolutely commanded and forbidden to be expedient or inexpedient or else it will call those things expedient that make for a mans owne lust and not for the honour of God Fiftly take heed of sel● for thou wilt never be able to walk by this rule till thou love thy brother as thy selfe Therefore in the verse next after the text 5. Selfe Let every man not look on his owne good but on his neighbours wealth not to please himself but to please all men in all things Take heed of self love for then you will judge all expedient that is for your own lust 6. Hypocresie Lastly beware of hypocresie endeavour to be sincere An Hypocrite will never come to this mold while the world standeth beware of Hypocricie that is as a godly man saith we should soone end the controversie if every one would labour for an upright soule and to honour Religion before the world There be the hindrances Helps to walk expediently Now I will name those few meanes to help us in our conversation they are but three or foure at the most that I would have you take notice of 1. Spirituall wisdome The first is spirituall wisdome endeavour after this to be filled with it for you may have zeale and you may have no knowledge and you may have knowledge zeale and yet have no wisdome therefore to some God hath given knowledge saith the Apostle and to some wisdome Therefore labour for spirituall wisdome What is that Wisdome to be able to discerne what is convenient and expedient how to fit circumstances to make an honourable and profitable action I mean not carnall wisdome and discretion but spirituall For without that all your zeale will be as water out of the channell as fire out of the chimney onely to rent the Churches and to trouble the Nation That is one 2. Sobriety Secondly begg of the