1 Cor. 16. 25, 28, 29, 30, 31. Whatsoever is sold in the Shambles eat, asking no question for conscience sake—But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice to Idols, eat not, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience sake (Thus our liberty is not to be exercised against Love: for we have no liberty to hurt our brethren) 29. Conscience I say, not thine own, but of the others: Thus others by weakness, and consequently Rulers by authority may restrain the exercise of our liberty) For why is my liberty judged of another mans Conscience? that is, Not that his Conscience is the Rule of my Right, or his judgement taketh away my title to liberty; but his interest and the Law of Love, do take away my Right of using my liberty to another's hurt. 3. For if I by grace be a partaker (that is, lawfully according to my Christian liberty) why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks, (that is, it is a fault in those that accuse me of sin, when I do that which is lawful, in it self, abstracted from the Consequents or scandal): Whether therefore ye eat or drink, (which are things indifferent as to the kind of ⟨p. 112⟩food) or whatsoever ye do (how lawful in it self soever) do all to the glory of God (For the interest of the End must guide and restrain you in the use even of things in themselves indifferent: For no man hath liberty to dishonour God, nor to hurt another, (nor to disobey just power.)
1 Cor. 16. 25, 28, 29, 30, 31. Whatsoever is sold in the Shambles eat, asking no question for conscience sake—But if any man say unto you, This is offered in sacrifice to Idols, eat not, for his sake that shewed it, and for conscience sake (Thus our liberty is not to be exercised against Love: for we have no liberty to hurt our brethren) 29. Conscience I say, not thine own, but of the others: Thus others by weakness, and consequently Rulers by authority may restrain the exercise of our liberty) For why is my liberty judged of another mans Conscience? that is, Not that his Conscience is the Rule of my Right, or his judgement taketh away my title to liberty; but his interest and the Law of Love, do take away my Right of using my liberty to anothers hurt. 3. For if I by grace be a partaker (that is, lawfully according to my Christian liberty) why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks, (that is, it is a fault in those that accuse me of sin, when I do that which is lawful, in it self, abstracted from the Consequents or scandal): Whether therefore ye eat or drink, (which are things indifferent as to the kind of ⟨p. 112⟩food) or whatsoever ye do (how lawful in it self soever) do all to the glory of God (For the interest of the End must guide and restrain you in the use even of things in themselves indifferent: For no man hath liberty to dishonour God, nor to hurt another, (nor to disobey just power.)
