The Marrow of the Oracles of God, Chapter 9 – Chapter 10
CHAP. IX.
Of the sinnes against mans person.
THus of the sins against man, considered more especially.
More generally, man sinnes against man,
Either with consent of his will: or without consent.
The sinnes with consent, are,
Either against the person of man:
Or the puritie of man:
Or the possessions and state of man:
Or the name and praise of man.
The sinnes against the persons of men, are,
Either against the whole person:
Or against their soules:
Or against their bodies.
The sinnes against the persons of men generally considered, are
Either by omission:
Or by commission.
1. By omission he offends,1 By omissi on
That pitties not the afflicted, Iob 6. 14.
That relieues not the afflicted 1 Iohn 3. 17. Mat. 25. Iob 31. 19
That is implacable, and will not forgiue, Rom. 1. 29. Iames 2. 13.
The aggrauations are,The aggrauations
To professe to take no charge of his brother, Gen. 4. 9.
To stop his eares at the cry of the poore, Prou. 21. 13.
To estrange our selues from the very seruants of God in their misery, Psal. 38. 11.
2. By commission, men sinne, 2. By commission.either outwardly, or inwardly.
Inwardly he offends,
1. That enuies his neighbour, Gal. 5. 21. either1. Enuie.
For his wealth, Gen. 26. 14.
For his respect with others, Gen. 37. 11.
For his giftes, Num. 11. 27, 28, 29. 1. Cor. 3. 3.
The aggrauations are
So to enuy others, as to desire their restraint, Num. 11.
To enuy the very wicked, especially so, as to desire to partake of their delights, Pro. 24. 1
2. That is angry vnaduisedly 2. Anger.Mat. 5. 22.
The aggrauations.
To be hasty to anger, Eccles. 7. 9. Prou. 14. 17, 29.
To continue long in anger, Amos 1. 11.
To rage, and to bee confident without feare or care, Prou. 14 16.
To be incensed against the seruants of God, and striue with them, Esay 41. 11.
To make friendship with the angry man, Prou. 22. 24, 25.
3. That hates and is malicious; 3. Hatred.which sinne is not auoided, though the person thou hatest
Be poore, Iam. 2. 6.
Bee infirme, and hauehave many weaknesses, Mat. 18. 10.
Yea, though they sinne, Leuit. 19. 17, 18.
The aggrauations are,
To increase in anger and hatred vponupon eueryevery occasion, Gen. 37. 8. Ezek. 25. 15.
To wish a curse to others, Iob 31. 30.
To reioyce at their destruction, Prou. 24. 17. Iob 31. 29.
To recompence euill, Prou. 24. 29.
Not to bee satisfied with the trouble of those whom he pursueth, Iob 19. 22.
That hates righteous men, and shewes it,
By wishing their euill, Psalme 40. 14.
By reioycing at their hurt, Psal. 35. 26.
By gathering sinfull surmises into his heart when he comes amongst them, and then telling them when hee comes abroad, Psal. 41. 6.
By iudging vncharitably of their afflictions, Psal. 41. 8.
Especially, that hates them for this reason, because their works are better then his, 1 Ioh. 3. 12. and 2. 11.
4. That vexeth himselfe with 4. Worldly sorrow.worldly sorrow, and causes … distraction, Prou. 17. 22. 2 C… 7. 10. and vseth crying, Eph… 4. 31.
The aggrauations are,
To refuse comfort; Psal. 77. ….
To wish his own death, Num. 14. 2. Iob 3. Ionah 4. 3.
Thus of the sinnes internall.
The externall sinnes are,Sinnes externall.
Either in gesture,
Or in words:
Or in workes.
1. In gesture, men offend, by 1. In gesture.shaking of the head, sharpening of the eyes, casting downe of the countenance, putting out of the finger, gnashing of the teeth, Iob 16. 4, 9. Esay 58. Psal. 35. 19. and 37. 12. and 5. Gen. 4. 5.
2. In words he offends, that 2. In words.speakes euill of any man, Tit. 3. 2. Matth. 5. whether it be
By censuring, Rom. 14. 10. Iam. 4. 11. Gal. 5. 15.
Or by reuiling or reproaching, Math. 5.
Or by any kinde of piercing bitter words, Pro. 12. 18.
Yea it is an offence, to render reuiling for reuiling, 1 Pet. 3. 6.
To whisper euill of others, though neuer so secretly, Psalme 41. 7.
To wrest the words of others for euill, Psal. 56. 5.
The aggrauations are,The aggrauations.
1. To speake euill of dignity, Iude 8.
2. To reproach Gods seruants, this is blasphemie, Colossians 3. 8 and it is worse when men teare their names, Psalme 35. 15. and it is increased when men… reuile Gods Ministers, 1 Corin. 4. 13. 2 Kings 2. 23.
3. To curse the deafe, or put a stumbling blocke before the blind, Leui. 19. 14.
To deride men in miserie, Iob 30. 1.
5. To take a pleasure in braw…ing and contention, Iames 4. 1. Psal. 52. 4.
6. To hauehave a mouth full of cursing and bitternesse, Rom. 3. 14. Iames 3. 9. and an habit of forwardnesse and peruersnesse of lips, Prou. 4. 24. and an vnruly tongue that cannot bee tamed, Iames 3. 8.
7. To boast of his mischiefe herein, Psal. 52. 1.
8. To complaine of his neighbour in all places, and to be giuen to it, Iames 5. 9.
Thus he offends in words.
3. In workes he offends,
1. In generall, that practiset… 3. In w…rks.any way the hurt of the persons of others, either by fraud or violence.
The aggrauations of hurtfull practices are,
1. To adde affliction to the afflicted, Psal. 96. 26.
2. To deale vnfaithfully with our friend, and to betray him, Psal. 41. 9.
3. To practise against the righteous, or any way to trouble them, Psalme 37. 12, 14. 2 Thes. 1. 6. and this receiueth increase of aggrauation:
If thou practise against them because they follow goodnesse, Psal. 38. 19, 20.
If thou wrong them, when thou hast receiued good from them, Psal. 38. 20. and the worse, if thou do it daily, Psal. 56. 1.
If thou marke their steps, waiting for occasion to bring euill vponupon them, Psal. 38. 12. & 56. 6.
If thou set on others to hurt them, out of delight, and with ioy, Ezech. 36. 5.
If through dissimulation thou priuily betray them, Gal. 2. 4.
If thou abuse them when they are dead, Psal. 79. 2.
2. In particular.
That is contentious, Rom. 13. 13.
The aggrauations are,
Through contentions to bee scandalous, Gen. 13. 7. 1 Cor. 6. 1, 4.
To sow discord, Prou 6. 14.
To fall at strife without consideration, especially to bring others in troubles too, Pro. 17. 14. & 20. 3. & 26. 17. & 19. 19.
To oppresse the fatherlesse in suites, Iob. 31. 21.
Thus of sinnes against the whole person.
Sinnes against the body follow, Sinnes against the body.and so men offend,
1. By fighting, and so hee offends that any way woundeth o… blemisheth another, Exod. 21. 24. Leuit. 24. 19. Exod. 2. 13, 14. Whether he smiteth in scorne or in fury, 1 Kings 22. 24 Especially, that hurts a woman with child, Exod. 21. 22.
2. By murther, and so hee offends that takes away the life of another willingly.
The aggrauations of murther are,
To kill father or mother, 1 Timothy 1. 9.
To kill ones children, 2 Kings 3. 27. though it were done for sacrifice.
To kill Gods seruants, Heb. 11. 37. Reuel. 16. 6.
To kill himselfe.
Thus of offences against the body.
The sinnes against the soule Sinnes against the soule.follow.
Against the soule offend,
1. Ministers: and so he that is ignorant, and cannot teach and warne the people of their sinnes, Esay 56. 10. Ezech. 33.
That is prophane in his disposition and life, Ier. 23. 14, 11.
That runnes before he be sent, Ier. 23. 21.
That is negligent in his calling, and vseth not his gifts, 1. Tim. 4. 14.
That teacheth false doctrine, and prophecieth in Baal, Ier. 23. 13.
That preacheth peace to wicked men, and strengthneth them in their euill courses, Ezech. 13. 18. 22. Ier. 23. 14, 15, 17.
That teacheth vnprofitably, doating about vaine questions, and strife ofwords, vsing railing or oldwiues fables, and prophant conceits &c. or the like vnprofitable matter, 1. Tim. 3. 4, 7. and 4. 7. & 6. 4.
That in his teaching disgraceth and reuileth the godly, Ezech. 13 22. Phil. 3. 2, 18.
2. The people, who may bee guiltie of murthering either others or themselues.
Others, and so he offends,
That suffereth his brother to sinne, and doth not reproue him, Leuit. 19. 17.
That giueth offence and is a stumbling blocke to the weake, Rom. 14. 3. 1 Cor. 10. 32. Math. 18. 6.
That instructs not others when he may and ought.
That maketh or partaketh in any Schisme in the Church, 1. Cor. 12.
2. Our selues, and so hee offends,
That neglects Vision, or the meanes of knowledge, & grace, Hos. 4. 6.
That is subiect to no settled Ministry, but hath itching eares, and seekes a heape of Teachers, 2 Tim. 4. 3.
That is wilfull in impenitency, Ezech. 18.
That forsakes the fellowship of the Saints, Heb. 10. 25.
That refuseth admonition, 2. Chron. 16. 10. Prou. 29. 1.
That resisteth the truth, 2 Tim. 3. 8.
Thus of sins against the persons of men.
CHAP. X.
Shewing the sinnes against Chastity.
THe sinnes against the purity of men follow, and are either more grosse and vnusuall, and against the light of nature, or else more vsuall.
The grosse offences are,
1. Buggerie, Exod. 22. 19.
2. Sodomit…ie, Rom. 1. 27. 1 Tim. 1. 9, 10.
3. Incest, Leuit. 18.
4. Poligamy, Mal. 2. 15.
5. The vnnaturall filthinesse of women one with another, Rom. 1. 26.
6. Selfe poll…tion, or the transgression of Onan, Gen. 38. 9.
7. The sinnes about diuorce: so he offends,
That puts away his wife, and not for fornication, Math. 5. 23.
That marrieth her that is vniustly diuorced.
That marrieth himselfe againe, after he hath vniustly put away his wife, Math. 19. 9.
8. Fornication, Ephes. 5. 3.
9. Whoredome or adulterie, 1 Cor. 6. 9. Iude 15.
The aggrauations of whoredome are,
1. To force any to it, 2 Sam. 13. 14.
2. That a man and his father should goe into a Maide. Amos 2. 7.
3. To condemne it in others, and yet to commit it himselfe, Rom. 2. 22.
4. To entice others, Gen. 39. 7. Prou. 2. 16.
10. To marry the daughter of a strange god, Mal. 2. 11. Nehe. 13. 27. 2 Cor. 6. 17.
The more vsuall sinnes follow:
And so men offend either internally, or externally.
Internally he offends,
That hath impure thoughts, Math. 5. 28. Ephes. 2. 3. 1 Thes. 4. 5.
That hath inordinate affections, and burning lusts, Colos. 3. 5.
Externally men offend,
1. In their senses, as by impu…e lookes, Iob 31. 1. Matth. 5. 27. 2 Pet. 2. 14.
2. In their gestures, and so they are guiltie of chambring and wantonnesse, Rom. 13. 13.
3. In their words, by filthy speaking, Col. 3. 8.
4. By vsing the meanes, or occasion of vncleannesse.
And in respect of the meanes The means of vncleannesse.of vncleannesse he offends,
That makes light of the fornication of others, 1 Corinth. 5. 2. 2 Pet. 2. 7.
That keepeth company with fornicators, 1 Cor 5. 9. Pro. 7. 25.
That giues himselfe to ease and pleasure, Amos 6. 4, 5, 6. Tit. 1. 12.
That vseth lasciuious dancing, Zeph. 1. 9. Marke 6. 22.
That vseth lasciuious bookes or pictures, 1 Thes. 5. 22. 1 Cor. 15. 23.
That hauing not the gift of continencie, doth not marry, 1 Cor. 7. 2.
That disposeth not his children in marriage, 1 Cor. 7. 37.
That sorteth with winebibbers, and the riotous, Pro. 23. 20.
That is desirous of dainties, or any way giuen to gluttony, Pro. 23. 3. Ier. 5. 7, 8.
That is giuen to prattling, or idle gadding from house to house, Prou. 7. 11. 1 Tim. 5. 13.
That vseth whorish attire, or perfumes, Prou. 7. 10, 16, 17. Zephaniah 1. 8.
That vseth the attire of another sexe, Deut. 22. 5.
That beguiles another in marriage by error of person, state, or disease, or the like, Gen. 29. 25.
That marrieth without consent of parents, Gen. 26. 34, 35.
That is guilty of drunkennes, or vseth excessiue drinking, 1. Pet. 4. 4.
The aggrauations of drunkennesse, are,
To take a pride in it, Esay 28. 1
To be mighty to drinke wine, Esay 5. 22.
To continue long at it, Esay 5. 1…. Prou. 23. 30.
To make others drunke, Hab. 2. 15.
Thus of sinnes against Chastitie.