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The second Rule is, that all these Commandments bind and call for obedience from men, according to their places, and other qualifications and circumstances: The fifth Commandment calleth for one thing from a Magistrate, another from a Subject; a Magistrate is to edify one way, a Minister another, a private Christian another▪ a Servant is one way to reprove his Fellow-servant, a Master another way: The Law requires more from a man of parts, power and riches, then from another, as to exercise and improvement of these gifts: The Law being just, has in it a proportionableness to places, parts, &c. and sets bounds to stations, but alters them not, nor confounds them.

The second Rule is, that all these Commandments bind and call for obedience from men, according to their places, and other qualifications and circumstances: The fifth Commandment calleth for one thing from a Magistrate, another from a Subject; a Magistrate is to edifie one way, a Minister another, a private Christian another▪ a Servant is one way to reprove his Fellow-servant, a Master another way: The Law requires more from a man of parts, power and riches, then from another, as to exercise and improvement of these gifts: The Law being just, has in it a proportionableness to places, parts, &c. and sets bounds to stations, but alters them not, nor confounds them.

3. For the help of your memories, and that ye may have these Rules more obvious, ye may draw them all under these five Scriptures.

The first Scripture is, Psalm 119. v. 96. Thy Commandment is exceeding broad; which though it be more extensive in its meaning, yet it doth certainly include this Law, which in an especial way is the Commandment, and in the sense and comprehensive meaning thereof is exceeding broad; for it takes in the fullness and extent of the whole Law, in its obligation, as to all things, persons, and duties of all sorts.