IIII. We may refer such things unto this commandment, as appertain to the peculiar preservation of every several mans life. 1. Recreation, which is an exercise joined with the fear of God, conversant in things indifferent, for the preservation of bodily strength, and confirmation of the mind in holiness. Eccl. 2.2. I said of laughter, thou art mad: and of joy, what is this that thou doest? Esa. 5.12. The harp, viol, timbrel, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither consider the work of his hands. 1. Corin. 10.7. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them, as it is written: The people sate down to eat and drink, & rose up to play. Luk. 6.25. We be to you that laugh: for ye shall wail & weep. Deu. 12.7. There ye shall eat before the lord your god, & ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, both ye & your households, because the lord thy god hath blessed thee. To this end hath the word of God ⟨image 85⟩permitted shooting. 1. Sam. 1.18. He bad them teach the children of Judah to shoot, as it is written in the book of Jasher. And musical consort. Nehe. 7.6, 7. Besides their servants & maids, which were seven thousand, three hundred, & seven & thirty: they had two hundred & five & forty singing men, & singing women. And putting forth of riddles. Jud. 14.12. Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: and if you can declare it me within 7. dates of the feast, and find is out, I will give you thirty sheets, & thirty change of garments. 13. And they answered him, Put forth thy riddle that we may hear it. 14. And he said unto them, out of the eater came meat, and out of the strong came sweetness: and they could not in three days expound the riddle. And hunting of wild beasts. Cant. 2.15. Take us the foxes, the •ile foxes which destroy the vines, for our vines have small grapes. Lastly, the searching out of contemplation of the works of God. 1. King. 4.33. And he spake of trees from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall be spake also of beasts, & of fowls, & of creeping things, and of fishes. II Physic, the use whereof is holy, if before the receipt of it, a man crave remission of his sins, & repose his confidence only upon God, not upon the means. Matth 9.2.
IIII. We may referre such things vnto this cō mandement, as appertaine to the peculiar preseruation of euery seuerall mans life. 1. Recreation, which is an exercise ioyned with the feare of God, conuersant in things indifferent, for the preseruation of bodily strength, and confirmation of the minde in holinesse. Eccl. 2.2. I saide of laughter, thou art mad: and of ioy, what is this that thou doest? Esa. 5.12. The harpe, violl, timbrell, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the worke of the Lord, neither consider the worke of his hands. 1. Corin. 10.7. Neither be ye idolaters, as were some of them, as it is written: The people sate down to eate and drinke, & rose vp to play. Luk. 6.25. We be to you that laugh: for ye shal waile & weepe. Deu. 12.7. There ye shal eate before the lord your god, & ye shal reioice in al that ye put your hād vnto, both ye & your housholds, because the lord thy god hath blessed thee. To this end hath the word of God ⟨image 85⟩permitted shooting. 1. Sam. 1.18. He bad them teach the childrē of Iudah to shoot, as it is written in the booke of Iasher. And musicall consort. Nehe. 7.6, 7. Besides their seruants & maides, which were seuen thousande, three hundreth, & seuen & thirtie: they had two hundreth & fiue & forty singing men, & singing womē. And putting forth of riddles. Iud. 14.12. Samson said vnto thē, I will now put forth a riddle vnto you: and if you can declare it me within 7. dates of the feast, and find is out, I will giue you thirty sheetes, & thirty change of garmēts. 13. And they answered him, Put forth thy riddle that we may heare it. 14. And he said vnto them, out of the eater came meate, and out of the strong came sweetnes: and they could not in three dayes expound the riddle. And hunting of wild beasts. Cant. 2.15. Take vs the foxes, the •ile foxes which destroy the vines, for our vines haue small grapes. Lastly, the searching out of contemplation of the workes of God. 1. King. 4.33. And he spake of trees from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon, euen vnto the hyssop that springeth out of the wal be spake also of beasts, & of foules, & of creeping things, and of fishes. II Physicke, the vse whereof is holy, if before the receit of it, a man craue remission of his sinnes, & repose his confidence only vpon God, not vpon the meanes.
