A collection of certaine learned discourses, written by that famous man of memory Zachary Ursine; doctor and professor of divinitie in the noble and flourishing schools of Neustad. For explication of divers difficult points, laide downe by that author in his catechisme. Lately put in print in Latin by the last labour of D. David Parry: and now newlie translated into English, by I.H. for the benefit and behoofe of our Christian country-man

XX. OF THE SIXE FIRST COM∣MAVNDEMENTS.

IN the first precept is cōmaūded the immediate internal worship of God, wherof the principall parts are, true knowledg of God, faith, hope, loue of God, feare of God, &c. as in the the 3 and

10 section of the title going next before, besides all this, herein is forbidden contemp of God, vn∣beliefe, doubtfulnesse and distrust in God, tem∣porarie faith, apostasie, carnal securitie, tempting of God, desperation, doubt of deliuerance from sin and eternall life, hatred of God, inordinate loue of our selues and the creatures, servile feare, pride, vainglorious hypocrisie, impatience, rash∣nesse.

2. The second precept is a rule of our whole wor∣ship of God, that wee worship not God with any kinde of worship, besides that wherewith he cō∣maunded himselfe to be worshipped: wherfore it commaundeth the true & forbiddeth al the fain∣ed and false worship of God, especially idols and images made to represent and worship God: also negligence of magistrates, whereby images or o∣ther instrumentes, which either doe or may easily serue to idolatrie, are tolerated in places subiect to their authoritie, much more the worship of thē; also hypocricie and prophanesse.

3. The thirde precept requireth that externall worship which everie man ought to performe, that is, the furtherance of the true doctriue touch∣ing God, lawfull swearinge, zeale for Gods glory: if forbiddeth omitting, wearines, and corrupting the doctrine concerning God, neglect of his glo∣rie, blasphemie, denyal or dissemblinge the truth, vnseasonable confession, abuse of libertie in things indifferent, scandals in life and members, neglect of praier, prayer made after an evill

manner, or not the true God, or not lawfully: in∣gratitude, denyal, neglect and abuse of Gods be∣nefites; refusall of necessarie ot••es pe••urie, ido∣latrous, vnlawfull, rash swearinge, vnconstancie of lightnesse in defence of Gods▪ glorie, and erringe zeale.

4. The fourth precept containeth that externall worship of God, which is publique in his church, or the preseruation and vse of the ministrie, that is, publique preaching and studie of religion, ad∣ministration and vse of the sacraments: publique praier: honor & obedience dew to the ministerie, that is, a mainteining of the ministerie and spiritu∣all sabbaoth, which is, obedience to this doct••ine. It forbiddeth neglect of the duty of teaching, cor∣rupting and maiming of doctrine, neglect of exhortation to vse the sacraments and their law∣full administration: contempt of doctrine, and cu∣riositie in searching things not necessarie: contēpt and prophanation of sacraments: neglect of pub∣lique praier▪ hypocriticall presence at them, such recital of thē as is vnprofitable to the church; with drawing others frō the ministerie: abolishing the ministerie, calling ther vnto men vnworthy, errors about the vse of the ministerie, contēpt of minis∣ters, disobedience to the ministerie, ingratitude or harde dealing against the ministers, neglect of schooles and schollers.

5. The fifte precept commaundeth civile orde••, or mutuall duties of men betweene superiors and inferiors; wherof some are peculiar to p••rents, as

nourishing, defenc, instruction, and domesticall education of their children: to teachers, as scho∣lastical discipline and instruction: to magistrates, as commaunding the discipline of the whole deca∣logue, and putting the precepts therof in executiō, by defending the innocēt, punnishing offenders, ordeining and executing politique lawes in com∣mon weales: of maisters, as to commaund their fa∣milies that which is iust, to giue rewardes, and go∣uerne by domisticall discipline: of such as are ho∣norable for age or authoritie, as to direct others both by examples and advise: inferiors, as honor, that is reuerence, loue, obedience, gratefulnesse, mild∣nesse towards superiors. Other some are commō to all men, as vniversal iustice, and iustice particu∣lar distributiue, diligence, loue of parents, grauity, modestie, gentlenesse. Ther-fore it condemneth, in parents neglect or loosenesse of education, neg∣lect of defence, or foolish zeale for children: In parents and teachers, neglect of instructiō, corrupt∣ing, too much indulgence or fauor, too much cru∣eltie. In magistrates, slouth and tirannie: in maisters granting too much libertie, vniust commaundes: defrauding men of their dew hyre or rewarde, too much roughnesse: in men of authoritie foolish coū∣sell, light and euill manners, neglect of yong∣er sort or others whom they may help or correct: in inferiors defect of reuerence, loue, obedience, gratification, mildnesse, or excesse, when more of these is attributed vnto them then the lawe of God doth permit. But in all omitting of dutie, dis∣obedience,

eye-service, error or respect of per∣sons in distributing offices, honors, or rewardes, slouth, busie curiosity, want of loue to parents, vn∣iust indulgence towards children, ingratitude, vn∣iust gratification, lightnesse, pride, immodesty, ar∣rogancie, shew of modestie, too much rigor & se∣verity, too much gentlenesse.

6 The sixt precept provideth for the safety of our owne and others life and body: & therefore com∣mandeth particular iustice, hurting no man gen∣tlenesse, mildnesse, quietnesse, cōmutatiue iustice in punishmēts, fortitude, humanity, mercy, friend∣ship. It forbiddeth vniust harming the life or body of our selues or others, too much pitty, wrath, vn∣iust anger, desire of revenge, strife, cruelty, respect of persons, turbulency, vniust gratificatiō for qui∣etnesse sake, cavill vpon too strict law, private re∣venge, fearefulnesse, inhumanity, hatred of our neighbour, inordinate loue of our selues, reioicing in other mens harmes, wāt of pitty in mens mise∣ries, lightnesse or inconstancie in contracting or dissolving friendship, cousenage.