The Ten Commandments, which summarily contain the whole doctrine of Righteousness, whatsoever the Law or Prophets speak of, our Saviour Christ in his1 infinite wisdom hath contrived into two: The love of God, and of our brethren: When unto the Lawyer, asking him which is the great Commandment in the Law, he answereth, fThou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. This is the first and great Commandment, and the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self: on these two commandments hang the whole Law and the Prophets. PAUL useth the very terms of Piety and Justice, Rom. 1. 18. For the wrath of God is manifest from heaven against all impiety, and injustice of men. So he saith, Tit. 2. 12. that the Grace of God manifested by the Gospel, instructeth us, that we should live soberly, and justly, and godly in this present world. Where, before Justice and ⟨p. 148⟩Piety, which are the parts, he putteth Sobriety or Soundness of mind, as the form that is to hold in both, 1. Tim. 1, 2. he divideth it into Piety or Godliness and Honesty. Sometimes in stead of Piety, you shall find the term of Holiness, which is all one: gThat being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, we might serve him in holiness and righteousness. Put on hthe new man, which according to God is created in true righteousness and holiness: but iye have denied that holy and lust one. HEROD kdid reverence JOHN, knowing he was a just and a holy man. Ye lare witnesses, and God, how holily, and justly, and unblameably we were conversant among you that believe. He mthat is just, let him become more just: he that is holy, let him become yet more holy. According to this division of our Saviour Christ, we commonly call these two, The first and the second Table, as they were at the first delivered of God to Moses.
The Tenne Commandements, which summarily conteine the whole doctrine of Righteousnesse, whatsoeuer the Law or Prophets speake of, our Sauiour Christ in his1 infinite wisedome hath contriued into two: The loue of God, and of our brethren: When vnto the Lawyer, asking him which is the great Commandement in the Law, he answereth, fThou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soule, and with all thy might. This is the first and great Commandement, and the second is like vnto it: Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe: on these two commandements hang the whole Law and the Prophets. PAVL vseth the very termes of Pietie and Iustice, Rom. 1. 18. For the wrath of God is manifest from heauen against all impiety, and iniustice of men. So he saith, Tit. 2. 12. that the Grace of God manifested by the Gospell, instructeth vs, that wee should liue soberly, and iustly, and godly in this present world. Where, before Iustice and ⟨p. 148⟩Piety, which are the parts, he putteth Sobriety or Soundnesse of minde, as the forme that is to hold in both, 1. Tim. 1, 2. he deuideth it into Piety or Godlines and Honesty. Sometimes in stead of Piety, you shall finde the terme of Holinesse, which is all one: gThat being deliuered out of the hands of our enemies, wee might serue him in holinesse and righteousnesse. Put on hthe new man, which according to God is created in true righteousnesse and holinesse: but iyee haue denyed that holy and lust one. HEROD kdid reuerence IOHN, knowing he was a iust and a holy man. Yee lare witnesses, and God, how holily, and iustly, and vnblameably wee were conuersant among you that beleeue. Hee m
- 1The doing whereof is termed Righteousness, and hath two parts, Pietio, and Justice.The doing whereof is tearmed Righteousnesse, and hath two parts, Pietio, and Iustice.
- fMath. 22. 37.
- gLuke 1. 75.
- hEphes. 4. 24.
- iActs 3. 14.
- kMarc. 6. 20.
- l1. Thess. •. 10.
- mRevel. 22. 11.Reuel. 22. 11.
