Because all breaches of the second table issue from the breach of the first a man is never unjust to his neighbours,1 that doth not rebel against Gods will in the first table, and the foundation of obedience, & duty to man, it riseth from mans obedience ⟨p. 28⟩to God. Therefore the second table is like the first that is, our love to our neighbour is like to our love of God, not only like it but it springs from it: for all comes from the love of God, therefore the first command of the first table runs through all the Commandments, Thou shalt honour God; and honour man, because we honour God. A man never denies obedience to his superior to the magistrate, &c. but he denies it to God first, a man never wrongs man, but he disobeys God first, Therefore the Apostles lay the duties of the second table in the ⟨p. 29⟩Scriptures upon the first, Saint Paul alway begins his Epistles, with the duties to God, and religion and when he hath discharged that he comes to parents, and masters, and children, and servants, and such particular duties, because the spring of our duty to man, is our duty to God, and the first justice is the justice of religion to God, when we are not just to give God his due: thereupon come all breaches in our civill conversation, and commerce with men, for want of the fear of God, men do this, as Joseph said, how shall I do this and offend God? and ⟨p. 30⟩Abraham he had a conceit they would abuse his wife, Surely the fear of God is not here, therefore he thought they would not be afraid to do any thing, he that fears not God if opportunity serve, he will not be afraid to violate the second table he that fears God he will reason, how shall I do this, to wrong another in his name, and reputation, or in his estate, & sin against God? for I cannot sin against man, but I must first sin against God, that is the reason he sets it down thus, transgressions and iniquities.
Because all breaches of the second table issue from the breach of the first a man is never vniust to his neighbours,1 that doth not rebell against Gods will in the first table, and the foundation of obedience, & dutie to man, it riseth from mans obedience ⟨p. 28⟩to God. Therefore the second table is like the first that is, our loue to our neighbour is like to our loue of God, not only like it but it springs from it: for all comes from the loue of God, therfore the first command of the first table runs through all the Commandements, Thou shalt honour God; and honour man, because we honour God. A man never denies obedience to his superiour to the magistrate, &c. but he denies it to God first, a man never wrongs man, but he disobeys God first, Therefore the Apostles lay the duties of the second table in the ⟨p. 29⟩Scriptures vpon the first, Saint Paul alway begins his Epistles, with the duties to God, and religion and when he hath discharged that he comes to parents, and masters, and children, and servants, and such particular duties, because the spring of our duty to man, is our duty to God, and the first justice is the justice of religion to God, when we are not just to giue God his due: thereupon come all breaches in our civill conversation, and commerce with men, for want of the feare of God, men doe this, as Ioseph sayd, how shall I doe this and offend God? and ⟨p. 30⟩Abraham he had a conceit they would abuse his wife, Surely the feare of God is not here, therefore he thought they would not bee afraid to doe any thing, he that feares not God if opportunitie serue, he will not be afraid to violate the second table hee that feares God hee will reason, how shall I doe this, to wrong another in his name, and reputation, or in his estate, & sin against God? for I cannot sinne against man, but I must first sin against God, that is the reason he sets it downe thus, transgressions and iniquities.
- 1The breach of the second table comes from the breach of the first.
