Sermons preached

2. But doth not this Rule make all Men equal, and destroy all Order and Superiority, if every Man must do as he would be done unto? What shall a Master require of a Servant, no more than he will do to him? Would a poor Man have a rich Man give him Relief? Should he give him no more than he expects back again from this poor Man? No, The meaning is, that for that time we should suppose our selves in the Condition of Servants, and of that poor Man; you should put your selves in their stead, and suppose if I were a Servant, if I were Poor; we should put our selves in the same equality with them; and by the Law of Proportion, the same things that would seem reasonable to you if you were in their Condition, you should cheerfully do to them. For Instance, If I were a Servant and did obey, would not I judg such exaction Burdensome, and Unreasonable? If I were Poor, and driven to seek Relief, would not I judg a denial harsh? If I were a Master, should not I judg such an Offence injurious to my Authority?

2. But doth not this Rule make all Men equal, and destroy all Order and Superiority, if every Man must do as he would be done unto? What shall a Master require of a Servant, no more than he will do to him? Would a poor Man have a rich Man give him Relief? Should he give him no more than he expects back again from this poor Man? No, The meaning is, that for that time we should suppose our selves in the Condition of Servants, and of that poor Man; you should put your selves in their stead, and suppose if I were a Servant, if I were Poor; we should put our selves in the same equality with them; and by the Law of Proportion, the same things that would seem reasonable to you if you were in their Condition, you should chearfully do to them. For Instance, If I were a Servant and did obey, would not I judg such exaction Burthensome, and Unreasonable? If I were Poor, and driven to seek Relief, would not I judg a denial harsh? If I were a Master, should not I judg such an Offence injurious to my Authority?

3. Doth not this establish Revenge and Retaliation of Injuries, to do to him as he hath done to me? Answ. No, rather much the contrary: for it is not, what they have done to us, Christ doth not say so, but what we would have to be done to us, that do to them. See