Four godly and fruitful sermons two preached at Drayton in Oxford-shire, at a fast,…Foure godlie and fruitful sermons two preached at Draiton in Oxford-shire, at a fast,…

Secondly, as we must deal most sharply against our selves, so must we be ready to give more outward liberty unto others then to our selves. And for this we have the example of Abraham, who was so strict to himself, that he would not take of the King of Sodom so much as a thread or latchet,¹ and yet he would not deny Aner, Escol and Mamre, their liberty. So Job, as he would not permit to himself,² so neither would he deny to his children their liberty of feasting. But especially the example of Paul is notable for the confirmation of this point: for seeing that in some places he could not so ⟨p. 92⟩conveniently live of other mens charges, as at Corinth and Thessalonica, ³he would labour with his own hands, rather then be chargeable to any of them: yet he would not that all men should be tied by his example to do the like: and therefore he laboureth much in his Epistles about this,⁴ that Ministers ought to be provided for: so strict was he to himself; such liberty left he unto others.

Secondly, as we must deale most sharpely against our selues, so must we be ready to giue more outward libertie vnto others then to our selues. And for this we haue the example of Abraham, who was so strict to himselfe, that he would not take of the King of Sodome so much as a threed or latchet,¹ and yet he would not denie Aner, Escol and Mamre, their liberty. So Iob, as he would not permit to himselfe,² so neither would he deny to his children their liberty of feasting. But especially the example of Paul is notable for the confirmation of this point: for seeing that in some places he could not so ⟨p. 92⟩