to the keeping of that holy rest we are to prepare our selues by thinking on the Sabbath before it come Luke 23.54 and so disposing of our selues and affaires that we may freely and duly attend on the duties of it when it is come and by rising early in the morning on the Sabbath fitting our selues for the performance of publike duties by taking account of our harts liues And the keeping of that holy rest vnto God standeth in doing the duties of the Sabbath with reuerence Isai 58.13 Deut. 33.3 as before the Lord of heauen and earth and with cheerefulnesse and delight both in publike and in priuate and the publike duties are either workes of pietie or workes of mercy Workes of pietie namely such spirituall workes as tend to the solemne publike worship of God which are 1 Nehem. 8.3.8 Luke 4.16 to 22. Act. 13.14.15.16 Act. 20.7 Act. 2.42 Act. 16.13 Psal 92. in titulo 1. Cor. 14.15.16 Coloss 3.16 A reuerent and attentiue hearing of the word of God purely and faithfully preached or read in the publike assembly 2 A ioyning with the Minister and congregation publikely assembled with assent of minde and feruent affection of heart in publike prayer and calling on the name of the Lord and in thankesgiuing and singing of Psalmes 3 A reuerent and frequent and often communicating in the Sacraments Act. 20.7 1. Cor. 11.20 publikely administred by the Ministers of the Church lawfully called Works of mercy which are these Collection is to be made for the poore 1. Cor. 16.1.2 Rom. 15.26 2. Cor. 8.3.4 and almes is to be giuen for the reliefe of the poore whether they be such as dwell among vs or those that be captiues and strangers The priuate duties to be done on the Sabbath are also either workes of pietie or works of mercie 1 Workes of pietie namely such as tend to the further edifying and building vp of our selues and others in knowledge and in grace holinesse and they are 1 Psal 119.11.97 Luke 2.51 A due and serious meditation on the word of God which we haue heard in publike labouring to apply it in euery part of it particularly to our selues 2 Examination and holy conference Act. 17.11 Mar. 4.33.34 Deut. 6.7 that we call to mind and examine things deliuered in the publike ministery of the word and conferre of them with our families and others 3 Iohn 17.17 1. Cor. 3.6.7 Iam. 1.5 Priuate prayer that we priuatly pray to the Lord and craue a blessing on his ordinances we haue bene made partakers of and giue him thankes for the good we haue receiued by them Act. 16.16 4 Deu. 17.19 Ioh 5.39 Reuel 1.3 Priuate reading of the Scriptures 5 Isai 58.13 Exod. 15.12 Iam. 5.13 Singing of Psalmes to the praise of God and to the stirring vp of spirituall ioy and chearefulnesse in our hearts 6 Psal 92.4.5.6 Meditation and due consideration of the workes of God especially his workes of mercie 2 Workes of mercie namely such duties of loue as concerne either 1 The good of the soules of our brethren as that we within compasse of our callings and according to the measure of grace and gifts 1. Pet. 4.10 1. Thess 5.11.14 do instruct exhort admonish reproue and comfort those that be about vs and others as iust occasion is offered 2 The good of the bodies of our brethren Nehem. 8.12 Mar. 3.3.4.5 Luke 13.10 to 18. Ioh. 5.8.9 9.14 as that we visite the sicke and do them what good we can releeue the poore and needy and such as be in prison or in any other miserie according to our abilitie 3 Or such as concerne the outward peace of our brethren as that we endeuour to preserue the good name of our brethren Mat. 5.9 1. Cor. 6.5.6 and labour to reconcile such as be at variance and discord among themselues The Negatiue part containes a prohibition and the extent of the prohibition A prohibition which forbids the doing of such things or workes as do any way hinder the keeping of an holy rest vnto God on the Sabbath Ierem. 17.24 and those workes are either workes of profite or works of pleasure Workes of profite namely the common labours of our ordinarie sallings and course of life and those are 1 Either such as are vsuall in the sixe dayes of the weeke 2 Or such as are vsuall at certaine peciall times in the yeare or moneth Such as are vsuall in the sixe dayes of the weeke which hinder the keeping of an holy rest vnto God on the Sabbath three wayes 1 When vpon the Sabbath our minds and hearts are taken vp with thoughts and cares about our ordinarie worldly works and businesses Isai 58.13 Luke 8.14 we are thinking of them plotting and casting how c. 2 When on the Sabbath Isai 58.13 Amos 8.4.5 we are talking and speaking of our ordinary worldly works and businesses in making bargaines reckening with seruants with labourers and workemen c. 3 When on the Sabbath we do our ordinarie worldly workes and businesses Exod. 16.28.29 Exod. 31.14 Nehem. 13.15.17 Ierem. 17.22 Mar. 16.1 in whole or in part be it neuer so little a part of them as setting forward any of our worldly workes against the day following Exception Yet some workes may be done on the Sabbath and not hinder the keeping of an holy rest vnto God on that day namely these 1 Workes that concerne the practise performance of the publike duties on the Sabbath Act. 1. â—2 2. King 4.23 Mat. 12.5 as namely such as are necessarily to be done in and about the publike worship of God and the actions of piety belonging to that day as 1 The Sabbath dayes iourney to heare or to Preach the word of God 2 The sounding of trumpets or bells and such like for the gathering of the people together at a certaine time 2 Workes of present necessitie Act. 20.9.10 namely such workes as concerne the immediate preseruation of the temporall life or liuelihood of man or beast or that serue to the good estate of either of them and that either in ordinarie cases or in such as fall out extraordinarily And present necessitie is twofold 1 That which men contract and draw on themselues as namely when men out of a couetous minde take on them more businesse in their calling then they can dispatch in the sixe dayes of the weeke or for want of wise and well ordering their busines it being such as if they would might be done the day before or the day following or when through negligence or forgetfulnesse they bring on themselues some ordinary businesse in this kinde of necessity men ought not to labour on the Sabbath 2 That which is layd on them by the immediate hand and prouidence of God as namely when not through any neglect ouersight or other corruption of their owne but by the immediat prouidence of God some
offence of God 2. A care to approue our selues to God in all things Is of two sorts 1. Childlike Psal 130.4.1 Pet. Gen. 39.9 1.17 2. Seruile 1. Iohn 4.18 Rom. 13.5 These two differing each from other in the Cause and Obiect More nearely respecting our selues 1 Cor. 1.7 2 Cor. 3.5 Deniall of our selues Mat. 16.24 Luke 9.23 Pro. 3.7 1 Cor. 3.18 Rom. 8.7 expressed 1. In renouncing vtterly our owne reason wil and affections as of themselues enemies to God and all goodnesse 2 In submitting our selues wholly to Gods wisedome and will in all things Gen. 12.1.4 Gen. 22.1.2.9 Heb. 11.8 Deut. 33.9 Mat. 4.20 Luke 5.10 Act 20.24 Gen. 32.10 1 Chronic. 29 14.15.16 1. Cor. 4.7 1 Cor. 1.31 1 Cor. 15.9 1 Tim. 1.15 Rom. 12.10 1. Cor. 4.6 1 Pet. 5.5 Philip. 2.23 Phil. 4.11.12 1 Cor. 12.7 though neuer so contrarie to our wils and desires Humilitie making men 1 Thinke most basely of themselues in regard of their owne corruption and sins 2 Esteeme better of others then of themselues hauing the same good gifts that they haue and to respect them accordingly 3 Content with their particular places and conditions of life not to presume beyond that abilitie and strength that is giuen them The second is grounded on due acknowledgement of Gods 1 Good prouidence and mercy 2 Chro. 20.20 Psal 37.3.5 Psal 27.1.2.3 2 Tim. 1.12 Psal 33.18.19 Psal 84.11.12 Psal 91. 2 Power 3 Former experience of his power and prouidence towards our selues and others Bringing forth A conuersation void of couetousnesse and distrustful care Invocation or calling on the name of God Pro. 16.3 Mat. 6.25 1 Tim. 6.6.7.8.9.10 Dan. 9.7.18 Psal 50.15 Iam. 1.5 standing In Petition and thankesgiuing The second Commandement The Negatiue part The second Commandement containes 1 A precept or commandement 2 A confirmation of the commandement by arguments perswading to the obedience of it The precept or commandement forbids all manner of Idolatrie vnder which is forbidden Ezech. 14.3.4.7 Deut. 27.15 1 Ioh. 5.21 Exod. 23.24 Deut. 7.25 Deut. 12.3 1 Inward Idolatrie of the heart which is when men misconceiuing God do worship him according to that misconceit 2 Outward Idolatry of the hand which is when men make an image or similitude and erect and set it vp for religious vse And that is done two wayes 1 By making and erecting an image representing either some fayned god Deut. 4.15.16 Isay 40.18.25 Act. 17.29 Rom. 1.23 Hoze 13.2 Deut. 7.25.26 1 King 18.19 1 Cor. 6.20 Deut. 7.2.3 Ezra 9.2.12.14 2 Chron. 19.2 Psal 106.35.36 Mal. 2.11 2 Cor. 6.14.15.16 or that which is not God 2 By making and erecting an image of the true God and of Christ to worship it 3 Approbation of Idolatrie by presence speech gesture silence c. 4 All vnnecessarie dealing or familiaritie with Idolaters 2 Contempt of the outward worship of God which is 1 Inward when men in their hearts contemne the holy ordinances of God Ezech. 22.8 Mat. 22.5 Luke 14.18.19.20 Mal. 3.14 Iob. 2.15 1 Cor. 1.18.21 and the duties and parts of his worship and think basely of them which brings forth either 1 Neglect of them altogether 2 Or intermission of the duties of Gods worship 2 Chron. 30.5 3 Or an hypocriticall coming vnto them Isai 29.13 and a formall performance of them 2 Outward Num. 11.2.6 Act. 17.18 when men openly manifest their contempt of the holy ordinances of God and the duties and parts of his worship either by word or deed and that 1 Either in part contemning the Preaching of the word c. 2 Thes 5.20 2 Chro. 30.10 2 Or in wholl Psal 14.4 Heb. 12.16 Compared with Gen. 25.34 contemning all the holy ordinances of God and all the holy duties of his worship which is properly called Prophanenesse 3 All humane deuises Mark 7.3.4 or superstition in the worship of God that is such things in the worship of God as are inuented by men and are contrarie vnto the rule of Gods word and such things men do deuise two waies 1 By adding something to the essentiall worship of God and things added are 1 Either things meerely deuised by men hauing no warrant at all in the word of God 2 Or things in themselues indifferent Mar. 7.3.4 made necessary parts of Gods essentiall worship 2 By detracting something from the worship of God contrary to Gods word And humane deuises are 1 Either such as men take vp of themselues vpon a bare and naked good intent 1 Sam. 13.9.10 13. thinking that thereby they worship God Coloss 2. vlt. which is properly called wilwor-ship 2 Or they are such as haue bene deuised by others Ezech. 20.18 Mat. 15.2 Mar. 7.3 and receiued from them properly called traditions of the Elders The affirmatiue part of the second Commandement It requires that the true God be worshipped with spiritual worship Exod. 25.9 Deut. 12.32 Isa 1.12 Ioh. 4.23.24 Isai 1.13.14.15 Isai 66.3 or after a spirituall manner And that 1 Standing in two things 1 In worshipping God in such things as are agreable to his will 2 In worshipping God in things and duties commanded of God in such manner as is agreeable to the nature of God in spirit and truth Iohn 4.22 Micha 6.6.7.8 2 Grounded on true and sound knowledge of the expresse will of God Mat. 15 9. Eccles 4.17 teaching all the parts of his worship and the manner of the performance of them 3 Is to be expressed in the exercise and performance of those things that concerne the holy and solemne seruice of God namely the true and ordinarie meanes of holinesse and the parts of Gods worship which are especially 1 Prayer 1. Sam. 1.15 Psal 42.4 Isai 37.4 Lam. 3.41 1. Cor. 2.4 1. Cor. 14.24.25 Act. 26.2.5 publike and priuate standing in petition and thankesgiuing 2 The Ministerie of the word of God 1. Cor. 11.23 1. Pet. 4.11 3 The Sacraments 1 Cor. 10.16 4 Is expressed in the vsing of the ordinarie meanes of holinesse and the parts of Gods worship after an holy maner 1. Tim. 4.8 Rom. 14.17 5 Is helped forward and furthered by such things as do binde and stirre vp men to the performance of holy duties which things are 1 Speciall vowes 2 Religious fasting The confirmation of the Commandement by Arguments perswading to the obedience of it taken 1 Partly from the nature of God in two Attributes as that he is 1 Strong that is able to punish the disobedient Nahum 1.3.4.5.6 Apocal. 18.8 Dan. 3.17 Dan. 6.20.21.22 Rom. 8.31 Hoze 10.19.20 Ierem. 2.2 Ierem 3 1.2.6.7 Ezech 16.15.16.17 c. and to maintaine defend all such as truly worship him against all that oppose them 2 Iealous that is louing his Church with exceeding great and superabundant holy loue being exceedingly offended for Idolatrie and executing his wrath most sharply vpon Idolaters 2 Partly from the effects of his 1 Anger
Exod. 20.5 visiting the iniquitie of the fathers vpon the children vppon the third generation and vpon the fourth of them that hate me that is taking notice of iniquitie and punishing the iniquitie of the fathers vpon their children going on in their sinnes to the third and fourth generation 2 Loue Exod. 20.6 shewing mercy vnto thousands to them that loue me keep my commandements that is doing good to many generations of the faithful successiuely going on in the steps of their godly parents and obeying God as they did The third Commandement The Negatiue part The third Commandement containes First a precept or commandement Secondly a commination or threatning denounced against the breakers of it The precept forbids all manner of prophanation and abuse of Gods name standing in the abuse of his titles hi attributes his workes and his word and his holy ordinances First his titles are abused when men take them into their mouthes and vse them in their speech vnreuerently and without due respect and that either without an oath or with an oath 1 Without an oath as when men mention any of Gods titles in their common talke rashly Deut. 28.58 carelesly and vnreuerently and that either In a foolish admiration vpon some sudden accident or strange report saying Good God oh Lord oh Iesus Philip 2.10 In idle wishes and imprecations Gen. 16.5 as when men wish il to themselues or to others and vse the name of God in their wishes In cursing as when men say Gods curse light on such c. Iam. 3.9.10 2. Sam. 16.7.8 In praising God for euill things 1. Sam. 23.21 2 With an oath as when men sweare by them in their speech lightly and prophanely and that either 1 By God calling for a witnesse of vaine and friuolous things Ierem. 23.10 Hoze 4.2 Mat. 5.37 by vsuall swearing in their common talke 2 By calling God for a witnesse of their furious anger 1. Sam. 14.34 1. Sam. 25.34 by passionate swearing 3 By calling God for a witnesse of an vntruth Zâ—ch 5.4 Leuit. 19.12 by swearing falsly or forswearing themselues which is done 1 By swearing that which they know or thinke to be false Mat. 26.72 and that either directly against their knowledge or deceitfully 2 By swearing to do that which they meane not to do Psal 15.4 3 By swearing to do a thing which they also meane to do 2. Chro. 36.13 Ezech. 17.13.14.15 and is lawfull to be done and yet afterwards do it not and this is periurie except in these two cases 1 If after the oath taken God make the thing promised impossible to be done 2 If the thing that men sweare to do be not simply required to be done but either the doing of that thing or some other thing proportionable vnto it The highest degree of periurie is Leuit. 24.11.15.16 when men forsweare themselues in publike before a Magistrate The highest degree of vnreuerent vsing of Gods titles is blaspheming of them by speaking basely contumeliously or reprochfully of any of them Secondly his Attributes are abused when men thinke or speake of them otherwise then beseemes the perfect purity and holines of them namely by thinking or speaking of any of them rashly and vnreuerently or by peruerting any of them to a wrongfull vse And the Attributes of God that are most commonly thus abused are 1 His power which is abused 1 Either Exod. 5.2 Psal 12.4 2. King 18.30 34.35 2. King 7.2 when men call the greatnesse of it into question 2 Or when men speake of it carnally and carelesly or contemptuously 2 His prouidence which is abused when men being vnder the hand of God do fret and shew themselues displeased with the worke of his prouidence and that 3 Either by murmuring against it directly in plaine termes Deut. 1.27 2 Or by speaking grudgingly against the worke of his prouidence vnder other names as vnder the name of Chance or Fortune 3 His iustice which is abused Psal 50.21 Mal. 3.13.14 Iob. 21.14 when men either thinke or say that God approues of sinne or wicked sinners 4 His mercy which is abused 1 Either when men peruert it and misapplie it presuming vpon it to harden their hearts in sinning Deut 29.19.20 2 Or when men speake basely or contemptuously of Gods mercie 5 His patience which is abused when on Gods patience and forbearance for a time to punish them for their sins Zephan 1.12 Rom. 2.4 men thinke or say that God will neither do good nor euill 3 His works are abused when men thinke or speake of any of them or vse any of them vnreuerently and without due respect and the works of God which are thus abused are 1 Either the wonderfull and vnsearchable workes of God within himselfe Rom. 9.19.20 Rom. 11.33 namely his eternall election and reprobation which are thought or spoken of vnreuerently when men cauill against them and seek to bring them within the compasse of their shallow reason 2 Or the outward works of God which are thought or spoken of or vsed vnreuerently either when men see not God in his workes or when they vse them not as they ought to be vsed And these workes of God that are thus abused are 1 Either the workes of creation the creatures of God which are abused 1 When men thinke or speake basely of any of them Num. 11.6 Psal 78.18 and debase their goodnesse and discommend them 2 When men deride the wormanship of God in any of them Gen. 21.9 2 King 2.23 especially in man or woman in regard of some naturall defect deformitie or infirmitie of body or minde 3 When men beholding any of Gods creatures Psal 19.1 Psal 139.14 giue not him the due praise and glorie of his wisedome and power appearing in them 4 When men peruert any of the creatures of God to a wrong vse either contrarie to or differing from the good vse for which God hath ordained them Gen. 1.14 Isai 47.13 as to enchantment c. 5 When men sweare by them Ierem. 5.7 especially by the body of Christ and the parts and members of his blessed body 2 Or the workes of Gods administration prouidence and those are 1 Either the workes of his prouidence that fall out and come to passe in the common course of this life 1. Sam. 15.17.18.19 2 Sam. 12.7.8.9.10 Isa 5.1.2.3.4 Mat. 21.33.34 which are abused when men haue such an opinion of those works which hath no ground for it either in the word of God or in the course of nature as that it is vnluckie to pul on the shooes awrie in the morning 2 Or the works of Gods mercie his blessings which are abused 1 When men receiue them vnthankfully and requite them vnkindly 2 When men sweare by any worke of mercie as by the death of Christ or by any good gift of God as by their faith c. 3 The workes of Gods iustice which are abused
businesse of their ordinary calling is laid on them which could not be done the day before neither can be left vndone till the day after in this kind of necessitie men may labour on the Sabbath these cautions obserued 1 That their labour be with as little hinderance of them from publike holy exercises as possibly may be 2 That in labouring their minds be exercised in holy meditations 3 That they make not their work a work of gaine 1. King 19.8 1. King 20.29 Mat. 12.7 but a work of mercie or tending to a work of mercie 4 That it serue to the immediate preseruation of life health or goods 3 Workes of Christian libertie namely such workes as did belong to the strict rest which the Iewes were commanded to keepe on the Sabbath Mar. 2.27 Mat. 12.1.2.3 Luk. 6.5 and such as they might not do and yet we may do now vnder the new Testament as the dressing of necessarie food making of fiers making of beds which may be done on the Sabbath and not hinder the keeping of an holy rest two rules obserued 1 That they be done without hindering the doers of them at the least ordinarily from the publike holy exercises as when they are done in the time before or after or betweene the publike exercises 2 When the doers of them haue their minds exercised with holy and heauenly meditations 2. Sam. 23.15.16.17 Workes of pleasure which are either lawful in themselues and such as at other times may be vsed or simply in themselues vnlawfull at all times Workes of pleasure lawfull in themselues and such as at other times may be vsed which are 1 Either set solemne feasting and banquetting Isai 5.12 Luk. 21.34.36 as at mariages 2 Or some kinde of recreations and exercises of the body Set and solemne feasting and banquetting at mariages which hinder the keeping of an holy rest on the Sabbath When they are vsed on the Sabbath thereby Cookes and other officers are imployed in their ordinarie workes and are toyled exceedingly and those that do feast and banquet are hindered haue their minds withdrawne from the serious performance of holy duties both publike and priuate Some kinde of recreations and exercises of the body namely such moderate mouings of the body as be honest and carrie with them an honest and delightsome exercise of the minde Exod. 22.6 and serue to the refreshing both of body and minde as shooting c. which hinder the keeping of an holy rest on the Sabbath when they are vsed on the Sabbath especially at the time of diuine Seruice 1 Because labour in a mans lawfull calling which is more necessary and profitable is forbidden on the Sabbath Therefore recreation which is for labour and lesse necessarie though lawfull at other times must then ceasse when labour ceasseth 2 Labour in a mans lawfull calling is forbidden on the Sabbath because it hinders the keeping of an holy rest to God on the Sabbath therefore recreation though lawfull at other times is not to be vsed on the Sabbath it being no lesse but rather more an hinderance to the keeping of an holy rest vnto God on the Sabbath then bodily labour Workes of pleasure simply in themselues vnlawful at all times are either 1. Knowne sinnes as surfetting drunkennesse Isai 56.2 Ezech. 23.38.39 Rom. 13.13 whore dome and such like which hinder the keeping of the holy rest on the Sabbath when they are done on the Sabbath for then to commit any knowne sin is to keepe an holy day to the diuell and not to God 2 Or such as go vnder the name of sports and recreations as namely such delights as haue a manifest defiling of good manners in the doing or in the beholding hauing in them allurement and prouocations The extent of the prohibition It is extended to all men and women of yeares and discretion Deut. 5.14 of what place calling or condition soeuer in the world and to all other things that may be set on worke by them Deut. 22.4 especially the charge is layd on such as be superiours and gouernors whether in priuate or in publike as namely 1 A maister or gouernour of a family is bound to ceasse from doing such things and works as do hinder the keeping of an holy rest to God on the Sabbath not onely in his owne person but in all that be vnder him he is to looke to all others that be vnder his charge yea euen to strangers and guests that on the Sabbath be within his libertie and power 2 A gouernor in publike a Magistrate is bound to ceasse from doing such things and works as do hinder the keeping of an holy rest to God on the Sabbath not onely in his owne person but in all that be vnder his gouernment he must looke to all others yea to strangers that be within his libertie and iurisdiction on the Sabbath that they also ceasse c. And maisters and Magistrates must restraine such as be vnder them or strangers being within their libertie on the Sabbath from works of profite and works of pleasure by Commandement admonition reproof if these will serue the turne if not by correction and punishment 3 A child also of yeares and discretion Exod. 35.2 Ezech. 20.20.21 and a seruant is bound on the Sabbath to ceasse from workes of pleasure altogether and from workes of profite also altogether both in respect of his owne profite or the profite of his parents or gouernours vnlesse it be in a case of present necessity coming by the immediate hand and prouidence of God for then the child or seruant may worke the cautions before named being obserued Here added Psal 92.2 that the Sabbath containes twentie-foure houres as well as any other naturall day And that the Sabbath begins at midnight on Saturday and endeth at midnight next following Reasons annexed to the fourth Commandment perswading to the obedience of it are foure 1 From the Lords liberall allowance of sixe dayes for our owne workes and businesses Exod. 20.9 that in equitie we are bound to ceasse from our owne workes on the Sabbath because the Lord so largely imparteth sixe dayes of the seuen to vs and reserueth but one to himselfe 2 From the Lords owne right that the seuenth day is his day Exod. 20.10 and not ours and that he hath set it apart to himselfe and to his owne seruice 3 From the Lords owne example and practise Exod. 20.11 that he himselfe on the seuenth day rested from his worke of creation 4 From the hope of blessing that the Lord hath set apart the Sabbath Exod. 20.11 not only as a day of seruice to himselfe but also as a time and meanes of blessing to all that carefully and conscionably obserue it The end of the fourth Commandement The fift Commandment The affirmatiue part The fift Commandement containes a precept Honour thy father and thy mother And a confirmation of it by a promise
and wring impotent feeble poore persons strangers fatherlesse orphanes or widdowes 2 The combining with others conspiring with them and lying in waite for the killing or for the mischicuing of another or others 3 The betraying of another or others into the hands of those that vniustly seeke his or their life and ouerthrow especially the betraying of the Prince and chiefe magistrate or of those to whom men are bound by some neare and speciall bond 4 The procuring and stirring vp of such meanes and instruments 2. Sam. 17.1.2.3 2. Sam. 11.14.15 2. Sam. 12.9 2. Sam. 2.14.15.16 as may take away the life of another or others by counsell by enticement by writing by hiring some to lye in waite to kill them by stirring them vp either for pleasure or cruelty to quarrell or fight one with another 5 Vniust violence with the hand in striking Exod. 2.13 Exod. 21.15 Leuit. 24.19 Deut. 27.29 Mat. 26 67. Act. â—3 2 2. Cor. 11.24.25 beating wounding or mayming of another or others especially in striking beating wounding or mayming of parents or superiours Or such things as do hurt the body and take away the life of another or others and those are either Such acts and deeds as by manifest violence shed the bloud and take away the life of another or others as namely such acts and deeds whereby men do openly and willingly take away the life of another or others by sword dagger knife Gen. 4 8. 2 Sam. 3.27 2. Sam. 4.6.7 Mat. 14.10 rope or gunne or any like instrument and meanes whatsoeuer and this sinne is more vile and odious when it is committed Without regard of place calling 1. Sam. 24.7.14 1. Sam. 26.9.10.11 1. King 16.7.9 2. Chro. 24.21 1. Thess 2.15 Mat. 2.16 and condition as when a man openly and willingly by sword dagger knife rope gunne and such like instrument sheds the bloud and takes away the life of his Prince or other Magistrate ouer him of his Pastor or of his master c. especially when they are executing their office or of an infant that cannot resist him 1. Pet. 3.6 or when a wife openly and willingly by sword dagger knife rope gun or any like instrument and meanes whatsoeuer sheds the bloud and takes away the life of her husband or the husband by such instruments and meanes doth take away the life of his wife Without regard of nature Gen. 4.8 Iudg. 9.5 2. King 3.27 1. Tim. 3.9 as when a brother openly and willingly by sword or other instruments and meanes whatsoeuer sheds the bloud and takes away the life of his brother or sister the father the life of the childe and especially the childe the life of the father or mother Without regard of number and multitude 1. Sam. 22.18.19 2. King 10.7 Act. 12.2.3 Gen. 34.25 49.5.6.7 as wheÌ„ it is done on many by adding murder to murder though they be strangers And this sinne is committed either With deliberation Deut. 19.11.12 Gen. 4.5.8 2. Sam. 3.27 2. Sam. 20.9.10 as when men do it out of hatred and for desire of reuenge and out of grudge carried in their hearts long before Or on a sudden without deliberation as when they do it being thereunto carried Gen. 4.23 Num. 25.16.17.18.24.25 1. Sam. 20.30.33 2. Sam. 2.22.23 either by sadden passion of anger without all former malice and they do it in their heat rage and furie or they do it in time of some vile and sinful distemper as in time of drunkennesse c. Or such acts and deedes as by some secret and cunning deuice do shed the bloud and take away the life of another or others as namely such acts and deeds whereby men do willingly yet vnder hand and by meanes not presently discerned shed the bloud and take away the life of another or others which is done foure wayes 1 By poysoning another or others wittingly and willingly Psal 69.21 Mar. 36.18 Exod. 22.18 Reuel 9.21 and by poyson killing them and bereauing them of their liues 2 By witch-craft and by enchantment and sorcery as when men either vse the helpe of witches sorcerers and enchanters and by their helpe do kill another or others Or when witches enchanters and sorcerers do of the owne accord by the helpe of the diuell kill another or others 3 By some subtill and craftie practise with others 1. King 21.19 2. Sam. 12.9 Act. 2.23 thereby causing them to shed the bloud of another or others 4 By conueying something into the body of a woman with child Exod. 21.22 purposely to destroy it and thereby destroying the childe and causing an vntimely birth Things of omission and those are two especially The one inward in the heart the other outward The thing of omission inward in the heart Rom. 1.30 Rom. 12.15 namely the want of pity and feeling compassion towards such as are in any knowne misery and distresse of body Coloss 3.12 Heb. 13.3 1. Ioh. 3.17 and are to be pitied and men shew themselues most wanting in pity towards such as are in any knowne miserie and distresse of body and are to be pitied when They insult ouer them and make themselues merrie with their miserie Psal 69.26 Iob. 19.21.22 Iob. 24.9.10 and so adde to their distresse and miserie The outward thing of omission Pro. 21.13 Isai 58.7 Iob. 31.16.17 to 21. namely the omitting of the workes of mercy that ought to be performed to such as are in any knowne distresse of body when men being able and hauing power and means do omit or refuse to yeeld helpe to them whom they ought to helpe being any way distressed in body knowne to them to stand in need of their helpe in respect of the body and that is done two wayes 1 When men do not that good to their distressed bodies that they ought Luke 16.21 Mat. 25.41.42 43. Luke 10.30.31.32 Iam. 2.15.16 1. Sam. 20.34 c. 1. King 18.4 Pro. 24.11.12 according to their need and according to their owne abilitie 2 When they do not turne away that euill and that hurt from their bodies that they ought being able to turne it away either by their speech or by their hands and power any way And the want of pitie towards such as are to be pitied 1. Sam. 30.11.12.13 Iob. 19.13.14 to 22. Rom. 12.20 Galat. 6.10 being in any knowne distresse of body or the omitting of the workes of mercy that ought to be performed to such as are in any knowne distresse of body is most vile and odious When men either want pitie or being able to yeeld helpe do omit the workes of mercy to such as they are bound vnto by some neare and speciall bond of place calling or condition or of nature or grace The things hurting or hindering the life of the soule of man are either Things that hurt and hinder the life of a mans owne soule or the life of the soule of another or