A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…

2. When there is a lust in Gods children against them, though many receive them, their hearts are secretly set against them, this is a sign they are carnal, and we must turn from them.

2. When there is a lust in Gods children against them, though many receive them, their hearts are secretly set against them, this is a signe they are carnall, and we must turn from them.

Reas. 1. These cannot satisfy our souls, they are transitory, and our souls eternal, what should an high soaring Eagle meddle with such flies? an eternal soul must be set upon an eternal object.

Reas. 1. These cannot satisfie our soules, they are transitory, and our souls eternal, what should an high soaring Eagle meddle with such flies? an eternal soule must be set upon an eternall object.

2. These are corporal, and feed the body only, in the midst of these the soul is blind, carnal, foolish; these are disproportionable to the nature of it, and therefore cannot strengthen it.

2. These are corporall, and feed the body onely, in the midst of these the soul is blind, carnall, foolish; these are disproportionable to the nature of it, and therefore cannot strengthen it.

Use. 1. Shows, we may conform to the civill customs of the World, the Holy Ghost doth not forbid those, 1 Cor. 9.20, 21, 22. Paul became all things to all men, so that in pretence of mortification we must not fill our spirits with morosity and rustical rudeness, good manners, and civill respects, stand well with Christianity.

Ʋse. 1. Shews, we may conform to the civill customes of the World, the Holy Ghost doth not forbid those, 1 Cor. 9.20, 21, 22. Paul became all things to all men, so that in pretence of mortification we must not fill our spirits with morosity and rusticall rudenesse, good manners, and civill respects, stand well with Christianity.

2. This shows that we may have a lawful use of honours, and pleasures, and riches, we are to use them as from God and to God.

2. This shews that we may have a lawfull use of honours, and pleasures, and riches, we are to use them as from God and to God.

3. It teacheth us what is in the World, and of the World, that we are to be weaned from, viz. from corrupt Customs, they are of the World, and are transitory and corporeal, and lead us not to the Father.

3. It teacheth us what is in the World, and of the World, that we are to be weaned from, viz. from corrupt Customes, they are of the World, and are transitory and corporeall, and lead us not to the Father.

Thus much for the General; now because these lusts before mentioned are the springs of all the lusts in the World, therefore we will speak of them in particular.

Thus much for the Generall; now because these lusts before mentioned are the springs of all the lusts in the World, therefore we will speak of them in particular.

Doct. Old-men and Young-men are to be weaned from the lusts of the flesh.

For he writes to Old-men and Young-men, Love not the World, nor the things of the World, for all that is in the World, the lust of the flesh, &c.

Quest. 1. What are the lusts of the flesh?

The lust of the flesh, is an affection to satisfy the flesh, as Col. 2. ult. whatsoever therefore the flesh, the body of man (not taking it for the whole corrupt nature, for that includes all these sins) but these lusts are bodily lusts, such as the body desires to be satisfied with.

The lust of the flesh, is an affection to satisfie the flesh, as Col. 2. ult. whatsoever therefore the flesh, the body of man (not taking it for the whole corrupt nature, for that includes all these sins) but these lusts are bodily lusts, such as the body desires to be satisfied with.

Now the body stirs up first to intemperancy, whereof two parts, Gluttony, and Drunkenness.

Now the body stirs up first to intemperancy, whereof two parts, Gluttony, and Drunkennesse.

2. The body tends to Incontinency, Whoredom and Adultery.

2. The body tends to Incontinency, Whoredome and Adultery.

3. The body desires ease and pleasure: Gluttony and Drunkenness in meat and drink, Wantonness, Whoredom, love to Idleness and pastime, all these are included here; and to Children he doth not speak, for they are not usually given to eat much, or drink more than needs, but when they have enough, they cease; and for inconstancy, they are not tempted to it; and for ease, it cannot be Idleness in them, though they spend much time in pastime and play, Zech. 8.5. for their bodies are too weak to labour, and their minds to study are too shallow, but when they come to riper years, let them be ⟨p. 125⟩employed, but even the first seven years are spent in pastime, and God looks not much at it; but you young men, and old men, love not intemperancy, incontinency, or idleness.

3. The body desires ease and pleasure: Gluttony and Drunkennesse in meat and drink, Wantonnesse, Whoredome, love to Idlenesse and pastime, all these are included here; and to Children he doth not speak, for they are not usually given to eat much, or drink more than needs, but when they have enough, they cease; and for inconstancy, they are not tempted to it; and for ease, it cannot be Idlenesse in them, though they spend much time in pastime and play, Zech. 8.5. for their bodies are too weak to labour, and their minds to study are too shallow, but when they come to riper years, let them be ⟨p. 125⟩imployed, but even the first seven years are spent in pastime, and God looks not much at it; but you young men, and old men, love not intemperancy, incontinency, or idlenesse.

1 The body distempered with meat is Gluttony, with drink, is Drunkenness.

1 The body distempered with meat is Gluttony, with drink, is Drunkennesse.