A practical exposition of the X. Commandments with a resolution of several momentous questions…A practical exposition of the X. Commandements with a resolution of several momentous questions…

By all which Believers have allowance, 1. for piety, 2. for charity, 3. for what is needful for their beasts, 4. what is needful and convenient, or comely for themselves; and more is not necessary: In these the Lord hath not straitened them, ⟨p. 280⟩neither hath he pinched and pinned them up to absolute necessity, but hath left them to walk by Christian prudence (yet so as they may not exceed) for the Disciples possibly might have endured that hunger, and not plucked the ears of Corn, or beasts may live a day without water, and not be much the worse, or some sort of Victuals may be provided to be set beside men on the Sabbath needing no dressing or preparing; yea, a man may live on little or nothing for one day: but the Lord hath thought good not to straiten them, so as to make his day and worship a weariness and burden unto them, seeing he hath made the Sabbath for man, to be refreshing to him, and not man for the Sabbath; nor will he have their Consciences to be festered with inextricable scruples: He leaveth it to men on other days, how much to eat and drink by a Christian prudence (yet alloweth them not to exceed even on these) so here there is some latitude left to conscientious reason to walk by; for some may do something at one time, and not at another, yea, one man may take more pains in upholding his body then is called for from another who is stronger, so that it's impossible to set particular rules which vvill agree to all, but men would look, 1 to their end, 2. to their need, 3. to what may conveniently attain the end.

By all which Believers have allowance, 1. for piety, 2. for charitie, 3. for what is needful for their beasts, 4. what is needful and convenient, or comly for themselves; and more is not necessary: In these the Lord hath not streightned them, ⟨p. 280⟩neither hath he pinched and pinned them up to absolute necessitie, but hath left them to walk by Christian prudence (yet so as they may not exceed) for the Disciples possibly might have endured that hunger, and not pluck't the ears of Corn, or beasts may live a day without water, and not be much the worse, or some sort of Victuals may be provided to be set beside men on the Sabbath needing no dressing or preparing; yea, a man may live on little or nothing for one day: but the Lord hath thought good not to streighten them, so as to make his day and worship a weariness and burden unto them, seeing he hath made the Sabbath for man, to be refreshing to him, and not man for the Sabbath; nor will he have their Consciences to be festered with inextricable scruples: He leaveth it to men on other dayes, how much to eat and drink by a Christian prudence (yet allovveth them not to exceed even on these) so here there is some latitude left to conscientious reason to vvalk by; for some may do something at one time, and not at another, yea, one man may take more pains in upholding his body then is called for from another vvho is stronger, so that it's impossible to set particular rules vvhich vvill agree to all, but men vvould look, 1 to their end, 2. to their need, 3. to vvhat may conveniently attain the end.