Such also are the works of mercy, whereby the safety of life or good is procured: as that which Paul did. Act. 20.9. As Paul was long preaching, Eutichus overcome with sleep, fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead: But Paul went down and laid himself upon him, and embraced him, saying, Trouble not your selves, for his life is in him. v. 12. And they brought the boy alive, and they were not a little comforted. 2. To help a beast out of a pit. Luk. 14.5. Which of you shall have an ox, or an ass fallen into a pit, and will not straight way pull him out on the ⟨image 65⟩Sabbath day? 3. Provision of meat and drink, Matth. 12.1. Jesus went through the corn on a Sabbath day, and his disciples were an hungered, and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat. In provision, we must take heed that our cooks, and household servants break not the Sabbath. The reason of thi• framed from the lesser to the greater, out of that place. 2. Sam. 23.15. David longed and said, Oh th• one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate. ver. 16. Then the three mighty brake into the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem that was by the gate, and took and brought it to David who would not drink thereof, but poured it for an offering unto the Lord. ver. 17. And said, O Lord be it far from me, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men, that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore would he not drink it. The reason standeth thus. If David would not have his servants adventure their corporal lives for his provision, nor drink the water when they had provided it: much less ought we, for our meats, to adventure the souls of our servants. 4. Watering of cattle. Matth. 12.11. The Lord answered and said, Thou hypocrite, will not any of you on the Sabbath days, loose his ox or ass out of the stable, and bring him to the water? Upon the like present necessity, Physicians, upon the Sabbath day, may take a journey to visit the diseased, Mariners their voyage, Shepherds may tend their flock, and Midwives may help women with child. Mar. 2.27. The sabbath was made for•, […] ⟨image 65⟩not man for the Sabbath.
Such also are the workes of mercy, whereby the safetie of life or good is procured: as that which Paul did. Act. 20.9. As Paul was long preaching, Eutichus ouercome with sleepe, fell downe from the third loft, and was taken vp dead: But Paule went downe and layd himselfe vpon him, and embraced him, saying, Trouble not your selues, for his life is in him. v. 12. And they brought the boy aliue, and they were not a litle comforted. 2. To help a beast out of a pit. Luk. 14.5. Which of you shall haue an oxe, or an asse fallen into a pit, and will not straight way pull him out on the ⟨image 65⟩Sabboth day? 3. Prouision of meate and drinke, Matth. 12.1. Iesus went through the corne on a Sabboth day, and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the eares of corne and to eate. In prouision, we must take heede that our cookes, and houshold seruants breake not the Sabboth. The reason of thi• framed from the lesser to the greater, out of that place. 2. Sam. 23.15. Dauid longed and sayd, Oh th• one would giue me to drinke of the water of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate. ver. 16. Then the three mightie brake into the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem that was by the gate, and tooke and brought it to Dauid who would not drinke thereof, but powred it for an offering vnto the Lord. ver. 17. And sayde, O Lord be it farre from me, that I should doe this: is not this the bloud of the men, that went in ieopardie of their liues? therefore would he not drinke it. The reason standeth thus. If Dauid would not haue his seruants aduenture their corporall liues for his prouision, nor drinke the water whē they had prouided it: much lesse ought we, for our meates, to aduenture the soules of our seruants. 4. Watering of cattell. Matth. 12.11. The Lord answered and sayd, Thou hypocrite, will not any of you on the Sabboth dayes, loose his oxe or asse out of the stable, and bring him to the water? Vpon the like present necessitie, Phisicians, vppon the Sabboth day, may take a iourney to visite the diseased, Mariners their voyage, Shepheardes may tende their flocke, and Midwiues may helpe women with child. Mar. 2.27. The sabboth was made for,
