But first we are to speak of the last verse of the other text: Whatsoever ye do, or say, &c.) The Apostle1 had travelled in setting forth unto them many special duties they ought to perform, as Christian men and women. And because it were an infinite thing to set down all duties particular to Christians, he wisely comprehendeth all, both those duties spoken of before, & all other duties in this verse, saying: Whatsoever ye say, or do, let all be done in the name of our Saviour Christ. The like doth our Saviour Christ, who having spoken in the 5. and 6. and part of the 7. of Matthew, of the duties to our neighbours, doth comprehend all the duties which we owe to our brother, in all the Law and Prophets, in this: Do as ye would be 2done by. So here the Apostle doth. The like we have, 1. Cor. 10. Whether ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, 3do all to the glory of God. Here we have a very Notable rule, that we should not speak, nor do any thing, but that which we may commend unto God in prayer: And therefore every man ought to purpose with himself in the day, to do nothing else but that which is good and right: and this will be a means to keep him from whoring, drinking, & all unhonest things, when as he is to do only that which he should desire a blessing in prayer of God in; and for which after we are to return to God in thanks-giving again, which none is so senseless as that he will do for his ⟨p. 209⟩sins, and wickedness he hath committed. And indeed there is no good thing, whatsoever a man doth, as to speak of Law, Physic, &c. which of themselves are good, and therefore cannot be good unto us (though to others they may be) unless we commend them unto the Lord in prayer.
But first we are to speake of the last verse of the other text: Whatsoeuer yee do, or say, &c.) The Apostle1 had trauelled in setting forth vnto them many speciall duties they ought to performe, as Christian men and women. And because it were an infinite thing to set downe all duties perticular to Christians, he wisely comprehendeth all, both those duties spoken of before, & all other duties in this verse, saying: Whatsoeuer yee say, or do, let all be done in the name of our Sauiour Christ. The like doth our Sauiour Christ, who hauing spoken in the 5. and 6. and part of the 7. of Mathew, of the duties to our neighbours, doth comprehend all the duties which we owe to our brother, in all the Law and Prophets, in this: Do as ye would be 2done by. So here the Apostle doth. The like we haue, 1. Cor. 10. Whether ye eate or drinke, or whatsoeuer ye do, 3do all to the glory of God. Here we haue a very Notable rule, that we should not speake, nor do any thing, but that which we may commend vnto God in prayer: And therfore euery man ought to purpose with himselfe in the day, to do nothing else but that which is good and right: and this will be a meanes to keepe him from whoring, drinking, & all vnhonest things, when as he is to do onely that which he should desire a blessing in prayer of God in; and for which after we are to returne to God in thankes-giuing againe, which none is so sencelesse as that hee will do for his ⟨p. 209⟩sinnes, and wickednesse he hath committed. And indeed there is no good thing, whatsoeuer a man doth, as to speake of Law, Physicke, &c. which of themselues are good, and therefore cannot be good vnto vs (though to others they may be) vnlesse we commend them vnto the Lord in prayer.
- 1Verse. 17.
- 2Math. 7. 12.
- 31. Cor. 10. 31. Note.
