Some general directions for a comfortable walking with God delivered in the lecture at…Some generall directions for a comfortable walking with God deliuered in the lecture at…

1. That Royal Rule, Do as thou wouldest be done by, must be understood and expounded, as I intimated before, according to the grounds of a good conscience, dictates of right reason, and directions of a just and rectified will; not out of the mists and miseries of a depraved and exorbitant judgement. Otherwise, Abimelech, Saul, and other of that ⟨p. 209⟩desperate rank and resolution, might conclude, that it were lawful for them to kill other men, because they were willing to be killed themselves. See Judges 9. 54. 1. Sam. 31. 4. for they might say, they did but as they would be done by. It would also follow very absurdly; the Magistrate being in the malefactors case, would gladly be pardoned, therefore he must pardon the malefactor: Some son of Belial would be content villainously to prostitute his wife whom he cares not for himself, to others; therefore he may abuse another mans wife whom he loves better. These, and the like abominable and absurd consequents, demonstrate the vanity of the Usurers inference, and that Christs rule is not so general, but restrainable to that will, which is orderly and honestly guided by the light of Nature and Gods Law.

1. That Royall Rule, Doe as thou wouldest be done by, must be vnderstood and expounded, as I intimated before, according to the grounds of a good conscience, dictates of right reason, and directions of a iust and rectified will; not out of the mists and miseries of a depraued and exorbitant iudgement. Otherwise, Abimelech, Saul, and other of that ⟨p. 209⟩desperate ranke and resolution, might conclude, that it were lawfull for them to kill other men, because they were willing to be killed themselues. See Iudges 9. 54. 1. Sam. 31. 4. for they might say, they did but as they would bee done by. It would also follow very absurdly; the Magistrate being in the malefactors case, would gladly be pardoned, therefore he must pardon the malefactor: Some sonne of Belial would be content villanously to prostitute his wife whom he cares not for himselfe, to others; therefore he may abuse another mans wife whom he loues better. These, and the like abominable and absurd consequents, demonstrate the vanitie of the Vsurers inference, and that Christs rule is not so generall, but restrainable to that will, which is orderly and honestly guided by the light of Nature and Gods Law.