2. Reas. 2 God doth it in cautionem, for warning, That others [Greek or Hebrew], might be our [Greek or Hebrew], others woes might be our warnings; others sufferings might be standing Sermons to us, preaching this lesson, to beware of the like sin, lest you share in the same punishment; therefore God punishes sin in some, *that others might beware; Deut. 29.20. And those which remain shall hear and fear, and do no more wickedly, 2&c. Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt, to season thee, saith the Father: Beware of back-sliding. Moses was denied entrance into the Land of Canaan for his murmuring and unbelief, that thou might beware: David was punished for his uncleanness, that thou might take heed: The man was stoned for gathering of a few sticks on the Sabbath day, to teach us to beware of profaning ⟨p. 135⟩the Sabbath. Jerusalem was destroyed for her Idolatry, Babylon for her pride, Sodom for uncleanness, the old world for drunkenness, that these might stand up as warnings to us. As the Apostle shows at large, 1 Cor. 10.5. to the 12. Let us not be Idolaters, as some of them were, &c. All these things happened them, for ensamples and admonition to us. We may well say of all, Lege exemplum, ne exemplum fias, Read the example lest thou be made an example. Read the example of Pharaoh destroyed for his oppression, contempt of God, and hardness of heart; and beware thou of the same sins, lest God make thee an example, &c. Read the example of Herod destroyed for his pride, Jezebel for her paint, Saul for his disobedience; and beware thou of the like sin, lest God destroy thee. And as in all others, so in this sin of profanation of ⟨p. 136⟩this ordinance, God doth thus punish the profaners of it, that others might beware of the profanation; therefore did he punish the Corinthians with sickness, with death, weakness, for the unworthy partaking of this Ordinance; that so they that remained alive, and we that follow them, might beware of the like sin, lest we partake of the like, or a worse punishment; for usually, God's second blows are more heavy then the first: they were the first sufferers for this sin; and if they were so heavily punished, what may we then expect, if we do profane this Ordinance?
2. Reas. 2 God doth it in cautionem, for warning, That others 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, might be our 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, others woes might be our warnings; others sufferings might be standing Sermons to us, preaching this lesson, to beware of the like sin, lest you share in the same punishment; therefore God punishes sinne in some, *that others might beware; Deut. 29.20. And those which remain shall hear and fear, and do no more wickedly, 2&c. Lot's wife was turned into a pillar of salt, to season thee, saith the Father: Beware of back-sliding. Moses was denied entrance into the Land of Canaan for his murmuring and unbelief, that thou might beware: David was punished for his uncleanness, that thou might take heed: The man was stoned for gathering of a few sticks on the Sabbath day, to teach us to beware of prophaning ⟨p. 135⟩the Sabbath. Jerusalem was destroyed for her Idolatry, Babylon for her pride, Sodome for uncleanness, the old world for drunkenness, that these might stand up as warnings to us. As the Apostle shewes at large, 1 Cor. 10.5. to the 12. Let us not be Idolaters, as some of them were, &c. All these things happened them, for ensamples and admonition to us. We may well say of all, Lege exemplum, ne exemplum fias, Read the example lest thou be made an example. Reade the example of Pharaoh destroyed for his oppression, contempt of God, and hardness of heart; and beware thou of the same sins, lest God make thee an example, &c. Reade the example of Herod destroyed for his pride, Jezabel for her paint, Saul for his disobedience; and beware thou of the like sin, lest God destroy thee. And as in all others, so in this sin of prophanation of ⟨p. 136⟩this ordinance, God doth thus punish the prophaners of it, that others might beware of the prophanation; therfore did he punish the Corinthians with sickness, with death, weakness, for the unworthy partaking of this Ordinance; that so they that remained alive, and wee that follow them, might beware of the like sin, lest wee partake of the like, or a worse punishment; for usually, God's second blowes are more heavie then the first: they were the first sufferers for this sin; and if they were so heavily punished, what may wee then expect, if wee do prophane this Ordinance?
- *Ne in alios grassetur peccatum.
- 2Ut te condiret.Vt te condiret.
