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The tree of good and euill: or A profitable and familiar exposition of the Commandements directing vs in the whole course of our life, according to the rule of Gods Word, whereby we must bee iudged at the last day. By Thomss [sic] Granger preacher of Gods Word.
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Granger, Thomas, b. 1578.
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knowledge of our sinne and misery and also of perfect holinesse and righteousnesse should come by the Law that so working guilt of sinne feare of iudgement and vtter despaire of life in the conscience wee might bee inforced to flie to Christ for succour and reliefe in this distressed estate and that being in Christ the sting of death which is sin and the strength of sinne which is the rigour of the Law îs abolished and is become the rule of Christian life and a Tree of life to them that eate thereof seeing I say it is thus let vs desire to eate of this Tree for the fruites thereof are not grieuous yea they are pleasant delightfull and more sweet then hony and the hony combe to the sanctified taste reuiuing and quickning the soule to eternall life For these causes did the Lord so strictly charge the Israelites to exercise themselues in his Lawes continually And that they might haue them in perfect remembrance aboue all things hee commandeth them to rehearse them continually to their children to write them vpon the posts of their houses and vpon their gates Deut. 11. 18. 19. and to weare fringes couered with a riband of blew silke on the borders of their garments for the same end Numb 18. â—9 that in all things in all places and at all times they might as an holy and peculiar people do the will of God and not their owne lusts as the Gentiles do Deut. 26. 17. 18. 19. Now although these and such like ceremonies be abolished yet the Law is euerlasting and giueth no more liberty of sinning to vs then vnto them yea hauing receiued greater measure of the Spirit of Adoption wee should more ioyfully and cheerefully performe all obedience then they that had but the spirit of bondage viz. who like children were held in awe with temporall threatnings and sharper outward punishments Let vs therefore which haue receiued the promises which they saw a farre of freely without constraint ingenuously and willingly as adopted sons reade heare talke and meditate in the Law continually and in steed of Iewish fringes ribands and Phylacteries fitter for children then men of perfect age let vs carry the Law ingrauen in the fleshy tables of our hearts And because the Law maketh but shallow impression in our stony hearts and is therefore quickly defaced and worne out with the rust of corruption wee haue need of daily meanes to cleanse purge and correct those furring vessels and so much the more because wee haue also corrupters and tempters without vs and about vs the world and the deuill that old deceitfull cauiller withdrawing and mis-leading vs in euery action and thought of the mind from the will of God to their owne lusts Now for thy more distinct knowledge and more spirituall and true vnderstanding of the Law for thy better direction in all matters and for thy furtherance in godlinesse and vertue in these latter euill daies wherein that wicked one 1. Ioh. 2. 14. so wonderfully hardneth the hearts of most men 2. Tim. 3. 1. I haue drawne an Exposition of the Commandements in such a forme and order with such breuity and fulnesse and with so many manifest proofes as that any man learned or vnlearned may reape great benefite thereby And seeing that it is easie for the price waighty for the matter and light for the carriage either in pocket or in thy bosome or in thy handes thinke it I pray thee no more trouble to thee then Fringes and Phylacteries Mat. 23. 5. were to the Iewes then Crosses and Crucifixes to the Papists who think hereby to scarre away deuils whereas indeed the deuils know where to take vp their Iunes and Lodgings by these whorish tokens markes Contrarily here thou hast God speaking plainely to thee and louingly instructing thee and informing thee as a father doth his sonne Thou hast heere a powerfull weapon euen the voyce of God to scarre away deuils and to reproue the wicked in all their vniust dealings Whatsoeuer men say iudge or do and howsoeuer the world swaggeth and reeleth as the spirit of the aire that worketh in the children of disobedience hales it from iniquity to iniquity Heere thou hast a firme Foundation and vnmoueable Rocke cleaue to this Rocke confidently and build therevpon without wauering so shalt thou abide for euer 1. Ioh. 2. 17. when others with their wisedomes shall come to naught 1. Cor. 2. 6. and with their vnfruitfull workes of darkenesse shall perish euerlastingly For they that haue done good as the Law of God informeth them shall go into life euerlasting and they that haue done euill shall go into euerlasting fire Thine in the Lord T. G. To the Christian Reader Grace and Peace GOOD Reader thou hast heere a small Treatise penned by a learned Diuine wherein is plainely laid downe the sense and meaning of euery Commandement both in the Negatiue and Affirmatiue part as well of Graces commanded as of sinnes forbidden confirmed with many pregnant proofes of Scripture wherein much is expressed in few words Which Treatise I haue pervsed and doe esteeme it very profitable especially for the vnlearned which desire knowledge and the rather because I know none that hath opened the Commandements so fully in this manner I commend it to thy diligent reading continuall remembrance and carefull practise and thee to the Grace of God and to his fauour in Christ Thine in the Lord Neuill Drant A Profitable and Familiar Exposition of the Commandements THE FIRST COMMANDEMENT Thou shalt haue none other Gods but mee THe occasion of this Commandement is our lusting after false Gods The principall vertues herein commanded are sixe First The knowledge of God Iohn 17. 2. Secondly The loue of God aboue all Deut. 6. 5. Fiue signes of the true loue of God 1 A pure heart a good conscience faith vnfeigned 1. Tim. 1. 5. 2 Our loue to his Word Ioh. 14. 5. of this there are two signes also first To loue them that loue it Psal 119. 63. secondly To draw others to loue it Deut. 6. 5. 6. 7. 3 Loue of our brethren 1. Iohn 4. 19. 20. 4 Reioying to thinke and talke of Christ more then any worldly thing Gal. 6. 14. 15. 5 Our loue to all things that pertaine to his seruice Psal 84. 1. 2. 3. Thirdly trust and affiance in God Ier. 17. 7. Fiue signes of true confidence in God 1 To seeke for the fauour and countenance of God aboue all worldly things Psal 4. 6. 7. Math. 6. 33. 2 Delight in the Lord. Ps 37. 4. 3 Hope in the Lord Ps 37. 35. 4 Cleauing alwaies to the Lord Iosh 23. 8. Act. 11. 23. 5 Comfort in the Lord in troubles 1. Sam. 30. 6. Fourthly Feare of God Ps 128. 1. Deut. 28. 59. 1. Sam. 12. 24. Two signes of the feare of God 1 To eschew euill Gen. 39. 9. Iob. 1. 1. 2 To do good Gen. 22. 12. Ps 112. 1. This feare is bred and preserued in vs by foure meanes
Math. 21. 15. It is to contemne and to haue a base conceit of the worthinesse of another man IIII. Desire of vaine-glory which is to seeke for the approbation and iudgement of men but not of God nor a good conscience Ioh. 5. 44. Ioh. 12. 43. 2. Cor. 12. 6. 7. Gal. 5. 26. V. To seeke base and shamefull vaine-glory by disgracing and vilifying other mens gifts VI. Euill suspitions 1. Sam. 17. 28. Actes 28. 4. VII Hard censures and sinister iudgements of our neighbours that is priuate reproachfull and slanderous They are made two waies 1 When a good or indifferent action is construed to the worst part 2 When a light offence is made heynous through ill will without desire to amend or to couer the same Actes 2. 13. 14. 15. 1. Sam. 1. 13. Three kinds of censures and iudgements not forbidden 1 The Ministery of the Gospell which iudgeth and reproueth sinne 2 The iudgement of the Magistrate 3 The iudgement of a friend admonishing vs. VIII Reueiling of secrets to the disgrace of our neighbour 1. Pet. 4. 8. Pro. 11. 12. Gen. 9. 25. Pro. 13. 5. IX Foolish ieasting to the disgrace of other men Gen. 21. 2. Sam. 6. 23. X. Cauelling which is to declare the bare words of our neighbour and not the sense and meaning Mat. 26. 59. 60. 61. Ioh. 2. 19. XI All lyes in words deeds and concâ—aling of the truth Leu. 19. 11. Psal â—5 6. Prou. 19. 5. Ephes 4. 25. Reu. 21. 8. chap. 22. 15. Psal 15. 2. Psal 52. 3. 4. 5. Psal 35. 11. Pro. 13. 5. XII Slandering and cauelling which is to walke about séeking all occasions to brâ—aâ—h a false report intending thereby malitiously the hurt of any man Pro. 13. 5. hereof hath the deuill his name He is like the deuill in fiue things 1 In lying Ioh. 8. 44. 2 In working secretly Psal 101. 6. 3 In vsing soft words full of deceit Psal 52. 5. Psal 41. 6. Psal 38. 12. Psal 36. 3. Psal 28. 3. Pro. 20. 19. 4 In malicious accusation Reu. 12. 10. 5 In sparing none that hee can secretly wound for his owne aduantage Psal 50. 19. 20. Doeg Siba c. Pro. 20. 19. XIII Dissimulation which is the counterfeit shew of a thing which in heart we neither meane nor entend 2. Sam. 13. 22 to 28. 1. Pet. 2. 1. XIIII Whispering Rom. 1. 29. Ps 41. 7. Whisperers and close persons for the most part are neither true nor honest therefore they seeke corners and loue darkenes XV. Tale-bearing Leu. 19. 16. Eze. 22. 9. Tale-carryers come of sundry fashions 1 Some come whispering or ieasting in secret to the disgrace of others Gen. 9. 20. 2. Cor. 12. 20. Pro. 26. 20. 21. 2 Some come glosing and peruerting the words of men Math. 26. 61. 1. Tim. 5. 13. XVI Entertaining of Tale-bearers Lyars and slanderers Psal 101. 10. Exod. 23. 1. Pro. 17 4. chap. 25. 23. 1. Sam. 24. 10. XVII To giue in false euidence in the place of iustice against any man Deut. 19. 16. 17. 18. 19. 21. Pro. 19. 5. 1. King 21. 13. Math. 26. 60. Act. 6. 11. Pro. 25. 18. XVIII To pronounce vniust sentence in iudgement 1. King 21. 12. 13. XIX To giue sentence vpon the testimony of one witnesse Deut. 17. 6. Leu. 19. 15. Deut. 19. 16. Iob 29. 12. XX. Giuing and receiuing of gifts and bribes to peruert iudgement iustice and equity Ex. 23. 6. 7. 8. XXI Openly to raise forged and hurtfull tales and reports of our neighbour or priuily to deuise the same Rom. 1. 29. 30. XXII To accuse our neighbour for that which is true through hatred and with intent to hurt him 1. Sam. 22. 9. 10. Ps 52. 1. 2. â— 4. of Doeg the Edomite XXIII To open and declare our neighbours secrets to any man especially if he did it of infirmity Math. 18. 15 Pro. 11. 13. XXIIII All babling talke and bitter words Ephes 5. 3. 4. Ioh. 9. 34. Gen. 19. 9. XXV Flattery whereby we praise our neighbour aboue that we see in him Pro. 27. 6. 14. Act. 12. 22. 1. Thess 2. 5. Ier. 6. 23. 14. Rom. 16. 18. Mica 2. 11. XXVI Foolish and ouer-confident boasting Pro. 27. 1. 2. Vertues commanded I. In generall carefully to preserue the good name credit and estimation of our neighbour II. To haue a religious care for getting and keeping a good report of our selues Phil. 4. 8. Pro. 22. 1. chap. 15. 30. Eccles 7. 3. Ps 112. 6. Pro. 10. 7. A good name is gotten foure waies 1 If we séek the kingdome of God aboue all things by repentance from dead workes and following after righteousnesse Pro. 10. 7. Mark 14. 9. 2 If we haue a care to speake well and iudge well of others Mat. 7. 2. Eccles 7. 23. 24. 3 If we abstaine from all kind of wickednesse for one vice doth obscure and darken a mans good name Eccles 10. 1. 4 If in all things wee seeke the glory of God onely and not our owne Math. 6. 5. 6. III. A reioycing for the good estimation and credite of our neighbour Gal. 5. 2â— Rom. 1. 8. IIII. Willingly to acknowledge the goodnesse we see in any man whatsoeuer and duely to speake of the same Tit. 3. 2. V. Desire to receiue and beleeue reports of our neighbours good Actes 16. 1. 2. 3. 2. Chron. 25. 2. chap. 27. 2. VI. To enterpret a doubtfull euill to the better part 1. Cor. 13. 5. Gen. 37. 31. 32. 33. VII To reiect euill reports running among the common people through whispering tale-bearers Psal 15. 3. Pro. 25. 23. VIII To couer the infirmities of our neighbours Pro. 10. 12. Math. 1. 19. IX To be euer plaine and simple without colour or fraud in any matter 2. Cor. 1. 12. Gen. 25. 27. X. To speake the truth in all affaires and occasions of life especially when we are called into the place of iudgement and iustice which is a figure of Gods Throne in heauen Zach. 8. 16. 17. The tenth Commandement Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours house thou shalt not couet thy neighbours wife nor his seruant nor his maide nor his Oxe nor his Asse nor any thing that is his THe occasion of the tenth Commandement is the frailty of our nature which intermitteth the worke of the Holy Ghost by sinfull fantafies Sinnes forbidden I. In generall concupisence which is our vncleane and accursed nature which is enmity against God and against our neighbour Ephes 2. 3. Iob 14. 4. Iob 15. 14. 15. 16. Psal 51. 5. Rom. 7. 18. Iam. 1. 14. II. Euery suddaine thought and passion of the heart springing out of the bitter roote of concupisence Gen. 6. 5. Ier. 17. 9. Act. 8. 21. 22. Gal. 5. 17. III. To giue the least entertainment to Sathans suggestions Iam. 4. 7. IIII. The least thought and motion that inueigleth and tickleth the heart with or without consent of the will Two signes hereof 1 Rouing and generall wishes and desires of the heart arising from discontentednesse and