PAVLS
CROWNE
OF
Reioycing
.
1
THES.
2.
13.
For
this
cause
also
,
thanke
we
God
without
ceasing
,
that
when
yee
receiued
of
vs
the
word
of
the
preaching
of
God
,
yee
receiued
it
not
as
the
word
of
men
,
but
as
it
is
indeed
,
the
word
of
God
,
which
also
worketh
in
you
that
beleeue
.
IN
the
former
Chapter
,
at
the
second
verse
,
the
Apostle
beginneth
a
congratulation
,
whereby
he
reioyceth
in
the
behalfe
of
the
Thessalonians
for
their
effectuall
faith
,
diligentloue
,
and
patience
in
persecution
,
wherein
they
excelled
,
as
they
became
ensamples
to
all
the
faithfull
in
Macedonia
and
Achaia
.
Now
in
this
second
Chapter
from
the
first
verse
to
the
13.
he
maketh
a
digression
;
wherin
he
laboreth
to
confirme
them
in
this
effectuall
and
fruitfull
faith
,
and
that
by
an
argument
drawne
from
his
true
Apostleship
,
which
by
three
principall
reasons
hee
prooueth
,
and
approueth
vnto
them
.
1.
By
his
entrance
in
vnto
them
,
which
was
not
in
outward
shew
and
pompe
,
but
in
trauaile
,
and
in
the
feare
of
God
.
vers.
1.
2.
2.
By
his
preaching
,
which
was
not
by
insincerity
,
that
is
,
false
and
corrupt
doctrine
,
impure
affections
,
and
guile
,
but
wherein
he
approueth
himselfe
to
God
.
vers.
3.
4.
3.
By
his
intire
loue
and
affection
towards
them
,
in
that
hee
vsed
no
flattery
,
coloured
couetousnesse
,
or
vaine-glory
,
but
was
gentle
among
them
,
as
a
nurse
cherisheth
her
children
,
vers.
5.
6.
7.
Now
this
his
sincere
loue
and
affection
,
hee
demonstrateth
by
the
effects
,
and
tokens
thereof
,
which
doe
testifie
the
sincerity
,
and
simplicity
of
his
heart
.
1.
Effect
or
token
was
his
readinesse
,
to
deale
not
onely
the
Gospell
vnto
them
,
but
euen
his
owne
soule
,
vers.
8.
2.
Was
his
labour
and
trauell
,
because
he
would
not
be
chargeable
vnto
them
,
whereof
they
had
experience
,
vers.
9.
3.
Was
his
holy
,
godly
,
and
righteous
conuersation
among
them
,
vers.
10.
4.
His
faithfulnesse
in
executing
his
office
for
their
good
;
in
exhorting
them
,
comforting
them
,
and
intreating
them
(
as
a
father
his
children
)
to
walke
according
to
their
reall
calling
,
vers.
11.
12.
Now
taking
occasion
at
these
duties
of
his
ministery
;
namely
his
exhorting
of
them
,
his
comforting
of
them
,
and
beseeching
of
them
:
he
returneth
to
his
former
gratulation
in
the
13
and
14
verses
:
wherein
hee
also
reioyceth
in
their
behalfe
,
because
they
receiued
the
word
,
not
as
his
word
,
but
as
the
word
of
God
,
that
sent
him
;
whereof
this
was
a
manifest
token
,
euen
their
conuersion
,
their
faith
,
and
obedience
,
and
daily
increase
therein
.
In
this
gratulation
,
two
things
are
to
be
considered
,
the
Manner
and
the
Matter
.
First
,
concerning
the
manner
,
or
forme
thereof
,
it
is
expounded
by
way
of
thankesgiuing
to
God
,
the
author
of
this
harmony
&
concord
betweene
him
the
Pastour
teaching
them
from
God
,
and
them
his
stocke
receiuing
his
doctrine
as
from
God
.
In
that
hee
expounds
his
gratulation
by
way
of
thanksgiuing
,
he
teacheth
them
two
things
:
first
▪
that
his
preaching
,
labour
,
industrie
,
and
gifts
,
wrought
not
this
faith
,
and
obedience
in
them
,
but
God
by
his
spirit
inwardly
,
and
by
his
Ministery
outwardly
.
1
Cor.
3.
5.
6.
Who
is
Paul
,
who
Apollos
,
but
Ministers
by
whom
ye
beleeued
,
as
God
hath
giuen
to
euery
man
?
Ego
plantaui
,
Apollos
rigauit
,
&c.
The
Apostle
therefore
considering
how
apt
we
are
of
our selues
to
attribute
too
much
to
the
meanes
,
and
to
insist
on
the
second
cause
,
reuoketh
them
to
God
the
principall
cause
,
that
hee
alone
may
be
praised
;
and
glorified
for
all
thiugs
,
and
in
all
things
.
2.
He
teacheth
them
hereby
,
that
their
faith
is
not
of
themselues
,
but
of
God
,
and
that
thereof
both
he
and
they
by
his
example
ought
to
glorifie
God
in
giuing
him
thanks
for
this
grace
.
Againe
,
whereas
he
giueth
thanks
without
ceasing
,
he
first
sheweth
his
faithfulnes
,
his
loue
,
earnest
desire
,
that
hee
had
of
their
conuersion
,
and
now
his
great
reioycing
in
their
conuersion
:
which
two
things
are
euident
tokens
of
a
true
Apostle
:
great
thankes
,
and
continuall
thankes
,
(
you
know
)
do
presuppose
a
great
good
turne
;
and
such
a
benefit
that
one
acknowledgeth
himselfe
euer
the
better
for
:
so
the
Apostle
preferres
here
this
benefit
,
euen
the
blessing
of
his
Ministery
in
their
faith
and
obedience
,
before
the
cheifest
earthly
blessing
,
and
in
the
19.
verse
hee
saith
,
they
were
his
hope
.
2.
Whereas
he
giueth
thankes
without
ceasing
,
he
doth
put
them
in
minde
,
exhort
,
and
warne
them
,
to
be
continually
thankefull
for
this
endlesse
loue
,
mercy
,
and
grace
of
God
:
in
calling
them
out
of
darkenesse
into
his
meruailous
light
.
Such
a
benefit
as
this
,
whereby
we
doe
not
onely
escape
death
,
but
obtaine
eternall
life
,
ought
we
alwaies
to
remember
,
and
by
all
meanes
to
manifest
our
thankfulnesse
for
the
same
;
both
heart
,
mouth
,
and
hand
,
ought
to
be
enlarged
,
euer
to
praise
,
and
thanke
him
by
thought
,
word
and
deede
,
otherwise
if
wee
be
not
for
euer
thankefull
for
this
endlesse
benefit
,
we
may
iustly
prouoke
the
Lord
to
shorten
his
hand
,
and
to
take
his
graces
from
vs
.
Lastly
,
whereas
hee
giueth
thankes
without
ceasing
we
obserue
what
is
the
greatest
matter
of
ioy
,
and
reioycing
to
a
faithfull
shepheard
,
namely
,
the
faith
and
obedience
of
his
flock
to
his
doctrine
,
instructions
,
and
exhortations
;
not
as
from
him
,
but
as
from
God
:
as
the
husbandman
reioyceth
in
a
plentifull
haruest
,
forgetting
all
his
labours
and
trauels
in
seede
time
;
euen
so
the
true
shepheard
reioyceth
in
the
fruits
of
his
labours
,
and
seeing
a
plentifull
haruest
towards
,
is
glad
that
God
hath
made
him
an
instrument
to
gather
his
wheate
,
euen
the
soules
of
men
,
into
his
Barne
.
The
Minister
hath
cause
of
reioycing
,
and
thankesgiuing
in
the
faithfull
discharge
of
his
calling
,
when
his
conscience
doth
assure
him
,
that
he
hath
kept
himselfe
innocent
from
the
bloud
of
all
men
,
and
hath
kept
nothing
back
,
but
to
his
vtmost
power
and
grace
giuen
him
,
hath
declared
all
the
counsell
of
God
,
by
word
,
Wee
are
vnto
God
the
sweete
sauour
of
Christ
,
in
them
that
are
saued
,
and
in
them
that
perish
.
But
when
his
ministerie
is
effectual
in
men
to
beget
and
increase
faith
in
them
,
to
regeneration
,
and
to
eternall
life
,
then
is
he
the
sauour
of
life
vnto
life
,
and
there
is
double
matter
of
reioycing
,
and
thankesgiuing
.
Paul
little
reioyced
in
his
owne
grace
,
and
conscionable
discharge
of
his
owne
dutie
,
neither
esteemed
much
all
his
labours
and
sufferings
,
when
he
saw
them
not
effectuall
in
the
conuerting
sinners
vnto
God
:
but
when
hee
had
done
all
that
he
could
,
he
complaineth
that
he
had
run
in
vaine
,
Gal.
4.
11.
I
am
in
feare
of
you
,
least
I
haue
bestowed
labour
on
you
in
vaine
.
i.
seeing
no
fruit
of
my
labour
in
your
conuersion
.
The
matter
of
the
gratulation
,
and
thanksgiuing
,
is
their
Faith
,
which
is
not
simply
named
,
but
propounded
by
way
of
circumlocution
,
and
as
it
were
described
by
certaine
degrees
.
The
first
degree
in
this
description
,
or
rather
definition
of
their
faith
,
is
their
hearing
of
the
word
,
[
when
yee
receiued
of
vs
the
word
of
the
preaching
of
God
,
]
which
words
in
the
greeke
are
thus
,
[
because
receiuing
the
word
of
hearing
from
vs
of
God
:
]
both
haue
one
meaning
,
but
I
rather
follow
the
Greeke
verbatim
,
because
he
speaketh
here
especially
of
their
act
of
beleeuing
,
the
first
degree
whereof
is
hearing
,
and
emplyeth
his
act
of
preaching
in
these
words
(
from
,
or
of
vs
.
)
It
is
called
the
word
of
the
hearing
of
God
,
because
there
is
no
light
or
ground
of
the
Gospell
in
mans
reason
;
he
hath
not
the
least
sparkle
of
this
knowledge
of
God
in
Christ
in
him
,
therefore
the
Apostle
saith
,
Rom.
10.
14.
Faith
commeth
by
hearing
,
and
hearing
by
the
Preacher
.
which
you
heard
.
Now
to
heare
this
word
of
faith
preached
,
is
meerely
of
grace
,
and
is
the
first
degree
of
faith
.
The
gracelesse
,
viz.
naturall
men
,
will
not
patiently
heare
this
word
of
the
preaching
of
God
:
it
is
to
them
foolishnes
,
and
vaine
talke
,
for
they
make
this
doctrine
and
profession
groundlesse
,
and
to
no
end
.
Groundlesse
,
because
they
comprehend
not
the
same
by
their
carnall
reason
:
To
no
end
,
because
they
measure
euery
thing
by
the
worldly
vse
,
profit
,
or
pleasure
thereof
.
1
Cor.
1.
18.
Praedicatio
Euang.
est
ijs
qui
periunt
stultitia
.
In
Act.
7.
57.
58.
The
Iewes
stopped
their
eares
at
Stephens
preaching
&c.
Act.
19
24.
The
multitude
of
the
Ephesians
when
Alexander
shewed
them
▪
of
Paul
and
his
doctrine
,
&c.
Act.
23.
Ananias
the
high
Priest
caused
Paul
to
be
smitten
on
the
mouth
,
in
the
very
beginning
of
his
Apologie
.
The
Turkes
,
Iewes
,
and
Papists
are
ready
to
stop
their
eares
as
soone
as
they
heare
the
truth
.
Yea
,
and
many
protestant
Atheists
,
and
Epicures
,
would
at
no
hand
heare
the
word
,
if
they
were
at
their
owne
libertie
:
they
hate
and
deride
the
very
name
of
a
Preacher
,
and
cannot
looke
on
a
blacke
coate
,
(
as
these
blacke
mouthed
hell-hounds
terme
them
)
with
a
patient
eye
;
which
shewes
that
they
hate
our
calling
,
and
are
the
enemies
of
God
,
and
their
owne
saluation
:
And
that
enuious
&
murtherous
heart
which
shewes
it selfe
now
in
mocks
,
and
taunts
,
would
shew
it selfe
in
open
rage
and
cruelty
,
if
it
were
not
bound
in
with
chains
and
bonds
of
iron
.
2.
Degree
of
their
Faith
,
is
in
these
first
words
,
[
when
ye
receiued
of
vs
&c.
]
This
is
the
second
degree
of
faith
;
after
we
haue
heard
the
word
,
to
giue
assent
in
general
to
the
same
,
as
true
,
and
to
approue
of
it
as
good
.
And
this
is
also
meerely
of
grace
;
for
there
are
many
which
heare
▪
but
their
hearing
is
not
mingled
with
faith
,
and
therefore
they
profit
nothing
by
hearing
,
Heb.
4.
2.
The
Gospell
was
preached
to
them
,
as
also
to
vs
:
but
the
word
which
they
heard
profited
not
them
,
because
it
was
not
mixed
with
faith
in
those
that
heard
it
.
And
Paul
saith
,
1
Cor.
2.
14.
The
naturall
man
perceiueth
not
the
things
of
the
spirit
of
God
,
for
they
are
foolishinesse
vnto
him
;
neither
can
he
know
them
,
because
they
are
spiritually
discerned
.
In
Acts
17.
18.
When
Paul
preached
at
Athens
,
certaine
Philosophers
of
the
Epicures
and
Stoikes
heard
him
,
but
some
counted
him
a
babler
,
and
others
,
a
setter
forth
of
strange
Gods
.
This
generall
consent
vnto
the
word
preached
in
man
,
is
of
grace
,
but
this
is
not
sauing
grace
,
for
the
Deuills
beleeue
also
and
tremble
,
Iames
2.
19.
I
say
it
is
of
grace
in
man
,
3.
Degree
of
their
faith
is
expressed
in
the
middle
of
the
verse
,
in
these
words
[
ye
receiued
it
,
&c.
]
This
word
,
receiued
,
is
twise
vsed
in
the
english
,
but
it
is
of
differing
significations
,
as
the
Greeke
,
and
Latine
doe
shew
:
The
former
is
in
Greeke
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
accipere
,
the
latter
is
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
excipere
:
the
former
whereof
signifieth
to
receiue
or
take
willingly
,
or
vnwillingly
,
or
after
any
sort
:
the
latter
signifieth
to
entertaine
or
receiue
willingly
,
to
welcome
:
Therefore
of
this
word
commeth
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
the
right
hand
.
That
which
we
doe
vnwillingly
,
is
done
as
it
were
with
the
left
hand
,
sinisterly
and
vntowardly
;
but
that
which
we
do
willingly
,
it
is
done
as
it
were
with
the
right
hand
,
dexterouslie
,
aptly
,
and
handsomely
:
to
receiue
the
word
,
here
,
therefore
signifies
to
welcome
,
to
embrace
with
willingnes
and
liking
,
and
to
apply
it
to
themselues
.
This
is
then
the
third
degree
of
Faith
,
to
welcome
,
entertaine
,
embrace
the
word
with
readinesse
,
willingnesse
,
loue
,
delight
,
and
to
apply
the
same
particularly
to
our
owne
hearts
and
consciences
.
This
is
also
of
meere
grace
,
without
which
grace
none
can
be
saued
.
Many
heare
the
word
with
the
outward
eare
,
many
do
also
vnderstand
it
,
and
beleeue
it
to
be
true
,
but
few
receiue
the
same
into
the
heart
,
to
giue
it
intertainment
,
Simon
Magus
beleeued
the
Gospell
historically
,
yet
Peter
saith
there
,
that
his
heart
was
not
vpright
in
the
sight
of
God
.
In
Iudas
vnderstood
,
and
beleeued
the
word
,
and
was
a
Preacher
thereof
,
but
it
was
neuer
intertayned
and
rooted
in
his
heart
,
but
thorny
couetousnesse
was
rooted
therein
,
which
in
the
end
choaked
the
word
.
So
When
as
the
word
is
receiued
into
the
heart
,
together
with
these
and
such
like
lusts
,
which
our
Sauiour
Christ
calleth
thornes
,
Math.
13.
24.
the
thornes
being
naturall
to
the
heart
,
and
therefore
hauing
strong
rooting
,
must
needs
in
time
ouergrow
and
choake
the
word
;
euen
as
weedes
being
naturall
to
the
earth
,
doe
ouergrow
and
pine
away
the
corne
,
that
it
cannot
fructifie
.
And
this
is
the
condemnation
of
the
multitude
,
I
meane
of
the
common
hypocriticall
Protestants
,
which
giue
entertainment
to
the
word
,
but
expell
not
their
beloued
company
,
or
guest
,
their
head
personall
sinne
,
with
the
branches
and
fruits
thereof
:
either
must
Christ
,
and
that
sinne
dwell
together
;
or
else
must
Christ
be
expelled
,
that
it
may
rule
.
But
cast
out
the
bond-woman
with
her
children
,
for
shee
and
her
sonnes
cannot
be
heyre
with
the
free
,
if
Isaack
be
heyre
,
then
must
Ishmael
be
cast
out
:
and
if
the
birth-right
belong
to
Iacob
,
Esau
cannot
haue
it
.
Crucifie
the
olde
man
with
his
children
,
the
lusts
of
ignorance
,
and
the
workes
of
darkenesse
:
for
if
the
sonne
of
God
by
his
word
and
spirit
hath
taken
possession
of
your
hearts
,
and
dwell
therein
,
as
owner
and
heyre
,
then
cannot
the
bond-womans
sonne
be
heyre
,
whether
it
be
pride
,
or
couetousnesse
,
or
enuy
,
or
fleshly
lust
,
which
spring
out
of
originall
corruption
.
The
word
of
God
and
naturall
lust
cannot
both
dwell
together
,
they
cannot
both
be
heyres
,
they
cannot
both
be
maisters
,
but
being
contrary
one
to
the
other
,
the
one
of
them
will
haue
the
dominion
and
vpper
hand
:
sinne
and
Satan
lay
claime
to
all
by
right
of
antient
inheritance
,
from
many
descents
,
but
the
word
is
the
sword
of
the
spirit
,
driuing
them
out
of
the
heart
,
and
cutting
them
downe
.
As
Ioshuahs
sword
slue
all
the
ancient
inhabitants
of
Canaan
,
and
placed
the
Israelites
therein
;
euen
so
must
wee
cast
out
and
subdue
these
Canaanitish
lusts
and
affections
,
the
word
must
be
as
a
sword
,
or
sacrificing
knife
in
vs
to
cut
downe
these
ancient
in-bred
inhabitants
,
worldly
lusts
;
yea
,
as
the
Land
of
Canaan
spued
forth
her
Inhabitants
,
so
must
we
cleare
our
hearts
of
this
menstruous
filth
,
that
they
may
be
Temples
for
the
holy
Ghost
,
euen
as
Salomons
Temple
,
beautified
and
adorned
with
holinesse
,
righteousnes
,
faith
,
goodnes
,
meekenesse
,
loue
,
truth
,
continence
,
temperance
,
and
all
vertue
.
4.
Degree
of
Faith
,
is
their
intertayning
and
embracing
of
the
word
in
such
sort
as
is
peculiar
,
and
proper
to
the
word
which
is
propounded
:
first
,
negatiuely
,
[
not
as
the
word
of
Men
,
]
and
then
affirmatiuely
(
but
as
the
word
of
God
.
)
Heerein
appeareth
euidently
the
difference
betweene
hypocrites
,
and
true
beleeuers
.
Infidels
heare
the
word
of
God
altogether
as
the
word
of
man
:
Hypocrites
receiue
the
word
of
God
as
the
word
of
man
,
that
is
,
they
allow
it
to
be
the
word
of
God
,
so
farre
forth
as
it
is
agreeable
to
their
liking
,
and
wherein
it
differeth
from
them
,
they
contemne
,
and
put
it
off
from
them
,
as
but
the
word
of
man
:
this
is
therefore
the
meere
and
especiall
,
and
sauing
grace
of
God
,
to
receiue
the
word
as
from
God
,
and
not
from
Man
.
The
Pharisees
heard
the
pure
word
of
the
Gospell
from
the
mouth
of
the
Sonne
of
God
himselfe
,
but
because
he
was
in
the
shape
and
forme
of
man
,
therefore
they
receiued
it
but
as
the
word
of
man
,
Iohn
8.
13
Thou
bearest
record
of
thy selfe
,
&c.
Mark
6.
2.
Our
Sauiour
Christs
Countrymen
,
friends
,
&
kinsfolks
,
hearing
his
wisedome
,
and
seeing
his
workes
,
were
astonied
,
but
beleeued
not
in
him
:
What
was
the
cause
?
Vers.
3.
Is
not
this
the
Carpenter
,
Maryes
Sonne
,
brother
of
Iames
&
Ioses
?
&c.
They
looked
with
fleshly
eyes
on
his
outward
appearance
only
,
and
esteemed
his
word
but
according
to
his
outward
appearance
;
therefore
it
became
vnprofitable
to
them
.
Such
like
Pharisees
are
the
heads
of
the
Romish
Church
,
the
teachers
and
maintainers
of
hypocrisie
,
which
auouch
that
the
written
word
hath
no
authority
with
vs
▪
but
by
their
approbation
,
and
what
is
their
approbation
?
First
,
they
wrest
it
to
such
a
sence
as
may
serue
for
the
erecting
and
maintaining
of
their
owne
authority
,
and
their
Antichristian
synagogue
,
and
then
hauing
adulterated
it
,
and
made
it
their
owne
word
,
they
giue
allowance
to
it
.
Heereupon
euery
Impe
of
that
Church
will
not
heare
the
word
,
as
the
word
of
God
,
but
as
of
the
Church
,
that
is
,
of
the
Pope
,
and
his
Cardinals
;
and
in
this
they
rest
satisfied
,
and
resolued
,
thinking
it
heresie
to
receiue
the
word
meerely
as
the
word
of
God
.
Of
this
sort
are
all
prophane
Esaues
and
Epicurish
Politicians
,
which
count
themselues
Protestants
,
but
are
not
:
they
acknowledge
and
receiue
the
olde
and
new
Testament
,
as
the
word
of
God
,
but
as
for
Doctrines
,
Instructions
,
Vses
,
and
especially
Applications
thereof
,
they
receiue
as
but
the
word
of
men
,
and
chiefly
,
when
the
application
thereof
concernes
their
reformation
in
particular
.
As
the
Papist
counts
the
true
interpretation
of
Scriptures
heresie
,
and
vnder
that
name
reiects
it
;
so
the
carnall
Gospeller
counts
the
true
vses
and
applications
of
the
word
,
precisenes
,
and
vnder
that
name
or
terme
contemnes
it
.
So
that
as
the
one
denyes
the
truth
and
embraceth
errour
;
so
the
other
confessing
the
truth
in
generall
,
doth
wilfully
refuse
it
in
particular
,
and
liueth
after
his
owne
lust
,
without
the
word
:
and
whether
of
these
is
the
better
?
What
is
the
cause
that
many
doe
not
heare
and
receiue
the
word
with
that
reuerence
and
obedience
as
they
ought
,
as
their
whole
life
and
conuersation
doth
shew
?
It
is
because
they
receiue
it
as
the
word
of
man
:
for
if
they
were
fully
perswaded
and
seriously
beleeued
that
it
were
the
very
word
of
God
,
they
would
not
so
lightly
regard
it
,
and
liue
so
dissolutely
:
For
who
dare
be
bold
to
fight
against
God
?
Who
dare
contemne
him
,
and
deride
him
to
his
face
,
as
many
doe
?
If
men
dare
not
doe
this
to
an
earthly
Prince
,
without
feare
,
yea
cold
feare
troubling
their
thoughts
,
and
loosing
the
ioynts
of
their
loynes
;
how
comes
it
to
passe
,
that
they
dare
so
boldly
chalenge
God
the
combate
,
and
with
petulant
derision
prouoke
him
?
The
reason
is
,
because
they
receiue
it
as
the
word
of
man
,
and
thinke
they
haue
to
deale
with
man
,
and
not
with
God
;
this
is
the
cause
of
their
contempt
and
disobedience
:
For
if
they
were
touched
with
any
sence
or
feeling
of
the
presence
of
Gods
maiesty
,
and
that
they
receiued
the
word
as
from
his
owne
mouth
;
surely
there
is
no
man
liuing
,
that
durst
so
dally
and
trifle
with
the
word
,
much
lesse
withstand
it
,
or
haue
it
in
derision
.
It
is
a
maruell
therefore
to
see
and
heare
how
many
take
liberty
to
themselues
to
dally
with
,
and
to
make
a
ieast
of
the
Word
,
to
be
touched
with
no
reuerence
or
feare
of
the
same
.
But
indeed
,
what
maruell
is
it
to
see
an
infant
thrust
his
hand
into
the
fire
without
feare
,
or
doubting
?
or
to
see
a
blinde
man
goe
willingly
into
the
pit
?
or
a
drunkard
inraged
with
wine
,
to
run
desperately
on
the
swords
point
?
or
a
madde
man
to
kill
himselfe
?
Did
not
the
rebellious
Israelites
deride
the
word
of
the
Lord
sent
to
them
by
all
his
Prophets
?
Did
not
Corah
,
Dathan
,
and
Abiram
with
their
consorts
,
wittingly
and
wilfully
rebell
against
the
Lord
in
the
person
of
Moses
,
whose
authority
they
saw
euen
with
their
owne
eyes
,
that
it
was
giuen
him
of
God
?
Did
not
the
Israelites
cast
off
the
Lord
,
from
being
their
Gouernour
in
the
person
of
Samuell
?
They
haue
not
cast
thee
away
,
but
they
haue
cast
mee
away
,
that
I
should
not
raigne
ouer
them
.
1
Sam.
8
7.
Did
not
the
Iewes
contemn
and
cast
off
the
word
of
the
Lord
spoken
by
Ieremie
,
saying
that
it
was
not
the
Lords
word
,
but
the
malicious
counsell
of
Baruch
?
Ier.
No
maruell
then
is
it
,
if
in
these
latter
Atheisticall
and
Epicurish
dayes
the
word
of
the
Lord
take
no
place
among
many
,
but
be
turned
lightly
off
as
the
word
of
man
,
yea
,
and
had
in
derision
,
as
but
the
vnaduised
,
rash
,
and
indiscreet
speeches
of
a
phantasticall
,
spleenfull
,
or
precise
fellow
,
as
Eli
supposed
the
sober
,
and
feruent
prayers
of
Anna
;
and
certaine
Iewes
termed
the
gifts
of
the
holy
Ghost
drunkennesse
.
But
this
were
a
maruell
if
that
God
should
come
from
heauen
in
the
shape
of
a
man
,
(
for
no
mortall
man
can
liue
in
his
glorious
presence
)
and
should
conuerse
familiarly
with
vs
,
preaching
the
glad
tidings
of
the
Gospell
in
all
lenity
and
mildenesse
,
hauing
in
his
person
,
doctrine
,
and
conuersation
matter
to
prouoke
and
allure
all
men
,
euen
the
poorest
,
the
meanest
,
the
ignorantest
,
the
Publicane
,
the
sinner
,
the
weake-harted
,
the
troubled
conscience
to
follow
him
,
embrace
him
,
loue
him
,
reioyce
in
him
,
being
meeke
&
lowly
in
heart
,
mercifull
,
and
pittifull
,
mourning
and
sorrowing
for
the
hardnesse
of
mans
heart
,
weeping
for
our
miseries
,
calling
all
to
repentance
,
refusing
none
that
in
any
sincerity
came
vnto
him
;
louing
all
,
in
whom
any
token
of
present
,
or
future
grace
appeared
,
reprouing
onely
the
enemies
of
mans
saluation
,
pride
,
enuy
,
hypocrisie
,
couetousnesse
,
and
threatning
iudgements
against
hard-hearted
and
obstinate
rebels
,
who
seeke
their
owne
glory
in
the
destruction
of
Gods
glory
and
kingdome
,
and
are
enemies
to
their
owne
saluation
,
and
all
other
mens
;
nay
,
and
besides
this
,
should
not
onely
giue
no
appearance
of
euill
,
but
shew
forth
the
glory
of
his
God-like
maiesty
in
all
his
words
and
workes
,
publike
and
priuate
.
It
were
a
maruell
I
say
,
if
any
man
receiued
not
his
word
,
as
the
word
of
God
,
being
God
himselfe
,
and
in
all
humility
,
reuerence
,
and
obedience
,
followed
not
him
,
and
yeelded
not
himselfe
to
doe
homage
vnto
him
.
Euen
thus
was
God
conuersant
among
his
owne
people
the
Iewes
,
in
the
true
shape
of
man
;
but
his
owne
receiued
him
not
:
they
heard
his
word
,
but
as
the
word
of
man
,
and
esteemed
his
life
and
holy
conuersation
,
but
as
of
an
ordinary
man
:
but
this
is
more
wonderfull
,
that
God
preaching
in
the
forme
of
man
should
be
reiected
as
a
deceiuer
,
as
a
chiefe
sinner
,
as
a
worker
with
euill
spirits
,
as
not
worthy
to
liue
among
men
.
Indeede
if
that
Christ
had
preached
some
new
and
strange
thing
neuer
heard
of
before
,
they
might
haue
had
some
pretence
of
reiecting
his
word
;
but
seeing
that
hee
taught
nothing
,
but
that
which
Moses
,
and
the
Prophets
foretold
,
whose
Disciples
they
profest
themselues
to
be
,
and
whom
they
beleeued
;
and
yet
beleeued
not
him
,
but
making
him
contrary
to
Moses
,
Ioh
9.
28.
who
plainely
set
before
their
eies
,
put
Nay
,
if
we
consider
the
cause
hereof
,
it
is
no
wonderfull
or
strange
thing
,
but
naturall
and
common
,
if
wee
could
but
reflect
our
eyes
vpon
our selues
,
to
see
the
things
within
vs
,
as
we
doe
the
things
without
vs
,
but
it
is
giuen
to
very
few
to
discerne
the
times
,
and
seasons
by
application
of
the
true
light
to
the
same
,
which
maketh
euery
thing
manifest
as
it
is
.
The
cause
heereof
,
was
the
bewitching
hypocrisie
of
the
hart
;
for
howsoeuer
they
pretended
religion
,
deuotion
and
zeale
,
and
therein
matched
the
Romish
Iesuites
,
yet
was
not
the
same
truly
rooted
in
their
harts
,
but
pride
,
ambition
,
vaine-glory
,
couetousnesse
,
and
enuy
were
deepely
rooted
,
and
firmely
setled
therein
,
which
sinnes
being
coloured
with
fayre
pretences
of
religion
,
blinded
not
onely
the
eies
of
the
world
,
but
euen
their
owne
eyes
,
that
their
religious
titles
,
prayers
,
fastings
,
almes
,
and
other
outward
works
were
but
cloaked
and
coloured
pride
,
vaineglory
,
couetousnes
,
oppression
:
and
this
true
body
,
namely
,
their
outward
profession
,
had
not
a
true
soule
in
it
,
but
an
euill
spirit
or
Deuill
,
vsing
this
body
deceitfully
,
and
craftily
for
his
owne
aduantage
.
For
,
this
is
the
nature
of
the
hypocriticall
heart
,
to
transforme
euen
the
best
,
and
holiest
exercises
of
religion
into
the
nature
of
it selfe
,
that
is
,
to
serue
it selfe
of
them
.
These
holy
Deuils
of
the
Iewish
Church
,
retayning
the
bare
names
,
and
liuelesse
titles
of
their
Iewish
priuiledges
,
as
to
be
called
the
Israell
of
God
,
the
children
of
Abraham
,
&c.
As
also
the
outward
ceremonies
of
the
Law
,
together
with
their
owne
ambitious
traditions
,
and
gainfull
dispensations
;
but
being
of
worldly
hearts
and
spirits
,
were
so
farre
from
the
true
knowledge
,
and
spirituall
meaning
of
the
Law
,
of
the
types
and
ceremonies
thereof
,
as
also
of
the
Prophets
,
as
that
they
could
not
abide
to
heare
the
same
,
sounding
to
their
eares
as
strange
and
new
doctrine
;
for
bare
titles
,
and
the
outward
barke
serued
their
turnes
,
hauing
no
farther
sauour
of
religion
,
nor
loue
of
the
truth
in
them
.
Therefore
when
Christ
preached
the
Law
and
the
Prophets
spiritually
,
which
they
professed
,
and
wherein
they
boasted
carnally
.
It
was
a
The
Papist
doth
marueile
at
the
stupidity
,
and
vtterly
condemne
the
obstinacy
of
the
Pharisees
,
and
Iewes
for
their
contempt
of
the
Gospell
,
and
shamefull
intreatment
of
the
sonne
of
God
,
and
for
their
hypocrisie
,
pride
,
couetousnesse
,
enuy
,
&c.
And
the
Friars
and
Iesuites
in
their
Sermons
worke
vpon
the
passions
of
men
,
to
prouoke
and
inflame
their
hearts
to
an
hatred
of
them
,
for
hating
the
Gospell
,
and
putting
our
blessed
Sauiour
to
death
.
Surely
it
is
a
wonderful
thing
to
consider
the
darknesse
of
their
hard
hearts
,
that
they
haue
no
sight
at
all
in
themselues
of
these
things
,
for
which
they
vtterly
condemne
the
Iewes
,
being
no
lesse
enemies
of
Christ
then
the
Iewes
.
The
Pharisees
holding
,
and
maintayning
the
true
principles
of
the
law
,
and
Prophets
,
did
in
their
Interpretations
,
Expositions
,
and
speciall
Applications
,
swarue
so
far
from
the
true
meaning
thereof
,
through
the
darkenesse
of
their
earthly
hearts
,
as
they
became
vtter
enemies
of
the
truth
therein
contained
,
for
Christ
was
the
truth
,
the
end
and
fulfilling
thereof
,
whom
they
pointed
at
,
and
whom
the
Pharisees
heard
and
saw
,
speaking
and
fulfilling
the
same
in
their
eyes
,
and
eares
,
yet
will
they
not
be
his
Disciples
,
but
Moses
Disciples
,
Iohn
9.
making
Moses
and
Christ
contrary
,
Euen
so
,
in
the
very
same
manner
,
the
Romish
Synagogue
,
with
the
whole
Antichristian
rout
,
houlding
the
true
principles
of
the
Gospell
,
the
olde
and
new
Testament
,
and
the
abridgements
of
the
same
,
to
wit
,
the
Creede
,
the
Commandements
,
and
Lords
prayer
,
doe
in
their
Interpretations
,
Expositions
,
Glosses
,
and
particular
Applications
of
the
word
,
so
farre
and
wide
run
astray
from
the
true
meaning
thereof
,
as
they
are
vtter
enemies
of
the
truth
persecuting
the
true
professours
of
the
same
,
vnder
the
names
of
heretickes
,
as
the
Iewes
persecuted
Christ
vnder
the
name
of
a
seducer
and
deceiuer
.
The
Pharisees
built
their
false
sect
,
doctrines
and
deuotions
vpon
the
true
ground
,
or
principles
of
the
Law
and
Prophets
,
so
doe
the
Romanists
build
their
Antichristian
Synagogue
,
their
false
doctrines
,
workes
and
deuotions
vpon
Christ
,
the
Prophets
,
Euangelists
and
Apostles
.
But
heere
is
the
cunning
of
the
Deuill
,
who
as
he
sees
God
in
his
great
wisdome
to
bring
good
good
out
of
euill
,
yea
,
to
turne
all
his
Satanicall
policies
and
deuises
vpon
his
owne
head
,
and
to
worke
himselfe
glory
out
of
his
plot
of
dishonour
and
subuersion
:
euen
so
on
the
contrary
he
bringeth
euill
out
of
good
,
turning
the
truth
of
God
into
a
lye
,
yea
,
vpon
Gods
truth
and
ordinance
builds
hee
his
owne
kingdome
,
but
this
bay
and
stubble
built
vpon
the
true
foundation
shall
be
burnt
by
the
fire
of
Gods
spirit
,
1
Cor.
3.
15.
and
the
plant
which
he
hath
not
planted
shall
wither
away
,
and
be
rooted
out
,
Math.
15.
13.
Now
seeing
that
they
haue
built
a
false
Church
vpon
a
true
foundation
,
soothing
vp
themselues
in
their
outward
priuiledges
,
and
liuelesse
titles
,
making
their
owne
lawes
,
doctrines
,
traditions
,
and
innumerable
deale
of
beggarly
baggagement
the
rule
of
conscience
and
holy
life
,
put
the
case
,
that
Iesus
Christ
the
onely
truth
were
to
come
,
or
that
it
should
please
his
glorious
Maiesty
,
to
come
from
heauen
into
the
Church
of
Rome
(
which
professeth
it selfe
to
be
the
onely
and
holy
flocke
of
Christ
)
in
such
manner
as
he
came
among
the
Iewes
,
instructing
and
teaching
the
people
euery
where
,
in
truth
,
sincerity
,
and
without
partiality
,
prouing
his
doctrine
by
the
written
word
,
(
which
themselues
acknowledge
and
professe
)
as
hee
did
the
Gospell
among
the
Iewes
by
Moses
and
the
Prophets
,
and
confirming
the
Doctrine
with
miracles
;
as
also
conuincing
and
reprouing
them
for
their
Idolatry
,
superstition
,
false
doctrine
,
vaine
ceremonies
,
traditions
,
godly
lies
,
wicked
dispensations
,
ambition
,
pride
,
tyranny
,
cruelty
,
excessiue
couetousnesse
,
extortion
,
bribery
▪
and
all
the
heathenish
abhominations
of
that
holy
denne
of
theeues
:
If
I
say
that
Christ
were
at
Rome
amongst
them
at
this
instant
,
in
such
appearance
life
,
conuersation
,
and
doctrine
,
as
he
was
among
the
Iewes
,
I
demand
what
manner
of
intertainment
should
be
giuen
him
?
And
whether
his
word
and
doctrine
should
be
receiued
as
the
word
of
God
,
or
as
the
word
of
man
?
whether
it
should
be
receiued
as
the
trueth
of
God
,
or
reiected
as
heresie
?
Euen
as
the
King
of
Niniueth
,
with
the
Princes
,
Rulers
,
Nobles
and
Commons
beleeued
the
word
of
God
spoken
by
Ionah
,
layd
his
robe
from
him
,
couered
him
with
sackcloath
,
and
sate
in
ashes
;
and
proclaimed
that
neither
man
,
beast
,
bullocke
,
nor
sheepe
should
feede
▪
or
drinke
water
;
that
man
and
beast
should
put
on
sackcloth
,
and
cry
mightily
vnto
God
,
and
turne
from
his
euill
way
,
and
the
wickednesse
that
was
in
his
hands
.
Ionah
3.
So
it
may
be
that
the
Pope
with
his
Cardinals
,
Fryers
,
Monkes
,
Priests
,
&c.
together
with
the
whole
Citie
of
Rome
would
beleeue
his
word
,
and
receiue
it
as
the
word
of
Christ
.
It
may
be
,
they
would
acknowledge
him
,
reuerence
him
,
and
honour
him
,
humbly
submitting
to
his
doctrine
,
confessing
their
errors
and
sinnes
,
and
suffer
themselues
to
be
rightly
enformed
,
and
reformed
by
him
,
their
guide
,
gouernour
,
and
chiefe
shepheard
of
their
soules
.
But
I
rather
thinke
,
that
he
should
haue
far
worse
intertainment
among
them
,
then
amongst
the
Pharisies
and
Iewes
,
and
Heathen
,
that
they
would
persecute
both
his
doctrine
and
person
with
all
indignities
,
that
might
be
deuised
,
and
because
of
his
true
miracles
confounding
their
lying
wonders
,
would
iudge
him
to
be
Antichrist
,
(
of
whom
they
haue
already
made
Luther
the
fore-runner
)
euen
as
the
Pharisies
counted
him
the
greatest
Sorcerer
,
and
to
deale
with
the
Prince
of
the
Deuills
,
by
whose
power
he
exceeded
all
other
:
I
suppose
that
they
which
so
deuoutly
worship
and
adore
the
Image
of
Christ
,
and
of
the
Apostles
,
beautifying
the
same
with
such
sumptuous
ornaments
,
and
ouerlaying
of
gold
,
would
by
all
meanes
dishonour
the
true
Christ
.
And
his
Apostles
,
not
onely
contemning
their
persons
,
and
condemning
their
doctrines
,
but
also
putting
them
to
ignominious
deaths
.
I
suppose
that
Seruus
seruorum
Dei
,
would
hardly
re-deliuer
the
chayre
,
giue
the
right
hand
,
or
wall
to
Peter
.
For
as
the
Pharisies
did
to
Christ
the
head
,
so
doe
they
to
his
Apostles
and
members
likewise
.
And
as
Antichrist
doth
now
to
the
true
Ministers
and
members
,
so
would
he
doe
to
the
head
:
For
the
afflictions
of
Christ
are
accomplished
in
his
members
by
Antichrist
,
who
should
also
suffer
the
same
in
his
owne
person
,
if
hee
were
in
the
state
of
humiliation
vpon
the
earth
,
as
he
was
.
Surely
may
some
say
,
it
were
a
maruellous
thing
,
if
it
should
be
so
,
I
would
thinke
rather
that
Christ
,
and
his
Apostles
,
teaching
the
same
doctrines
,
and
working
the
same
,
or
such
like
miracles
,
should
be
heard
and
receiued
of
the
Pope
,
his
Cardinalls
,
&c.
as
hee
was
of
the
faithfull
in
the
Iewish
Church
.
I
answere
,
if
hee
should
come
indeede
,
as
Ignatius
Loyala
that
prophane
and
bloudy
souldier
,
a
Spaniard
,
But
now
to
come
neerer
to
our selues
,
what
if
Christ
were
in
state
of
humiliation
,
and
in
the
very
same
outward
appearance
among
vs
,
as
hee
was
among
the
Iewes
;
or
Paul
,
Peter
,
or
any
of
the
Apostles
,
preaching
the
same
Gospel
that
is
now
preached
(
for
none
other
Gospell
could
Christ
himselfe
preach
,
than
this
which
is
already
preached
)
and
expounding
the
seuerall
texts
thereof
,
as
hee
did
of
the
Prophets
in
the
Temple
,
and
in
the
Synagogues
,
handling
the
same
in
speciall
,
and
in
particular
,
applying
the
same
fitly
according
to
all
circumstances
,
yea
,
speaking
as
his
and
their
manner
was
,
to
the
heart
,
conscience
,
and
spirit
?
how
should
his
words
be
heard
?
whether
as
the
words
of
God
,
or
as
of
man
?
It
may
be
he
should
be
receiued
of
all
men
,
as
hee
was
of
Lazarus
,
of
Martha
and
Mary
,
who
poured
a
pound
of
very
costly
ointment
on
his
head
,
who
washed
his
feete
with
her
teares
,
and
wiped
them
with
the
hayres
of
her
head
.
It
may
be
that
all
men
would
weep
aboundantly
,
fall
on
his
necke
,
and
kisse
him
,
as
the
Christians
did
at
Pauls
departure
from
them
;
Acts
20.
37.
It
may
be
that
by
all
meanes
possible
,
they
would
But
on
the
other
side
,
what
entertainment
should
he
finde
in
the
world
,
I
meane
among
the
brutish
sinners
,
the
ciuilly
honest
,
and
the
pharisaically
religious
,
for
these
are
they
that
are
called
the
World
?
In
what
manner
would
carnall
Gospellers
heare
and
receiue
his
pure
,
spirituall
,
and
heauenly
Sermons
?
What
manner
of
tast
and
relish
would
his
words
haue
in
their
eares
?
What
repentance
would
there
be
wrought
?
What
confession
?
Contrition
?
Satisfaction
of
wrongs
done
,
with
Zacheus
?
What
conuersion
?
What
obedience
to
his
doctrine
?
What
reformation
either
of
themselues
,
or
of
those
,
and
those
things
,
that
are
in
their
power
to
alter
,
and
order
according
to
his
doctrine
?
How
would
sinners
and
wicked
liuers
heare
him
!
I
meane
all
such
as
propound
their
owne
glory
and
profits
,
or
pleasures
,
the
end
of
all
their
actions
,
and
endeauors
,
inwardly
and
outwardly
;
for
they
that
make
these
and
such
like
things
their
principall
ends
,
can
neither
doe
good
deed
,
speake
good
word
,
nor
thinke
good
thought
all
their
life
long
.
How
would
the
greedy
churle
heare
him
,
that
loues
to
think
and
meditate
of
nothing
but
gaine
?
to
speake
nor
doe
any
thing
that
tends
not
one
way
or
other
to
his
bodily
profit
?
How
would
the
lustfull
person
heare
him
,
that
makes
his
whore
and
wanton
woman
his
Idoll
?
How
would
many
rauening
Lawyers
,
&
such
as
make
authority
a
cloake
of
destruction
&
vnhappines
,
(
too
many
now
a
daies
)
heare
him
,
that
stand
continually
waiting
and
gaping
for
the
bride
,
whereby
the
poore
is
oppressed
,
the
hands
of
reuengeful
persons
,
&
of
cruell
churles
are
strengthened
against
their
neighbours
;
and
whereby
the
mouthes
of
superstitious
and
prophane
liuers
are
opened
,
and
hands
strengthened
against
God
himself
,
in
his
Word
and
Ministers
?
How
would
(
I
say
)
worldlings
of
all
sorts
heare
him
?
How
would
they
entertaine
him
?
What
would
they
say
of
him
?
Euen
as
the
Iewes
did
say
,
doe
,
and
Iudge
of
the
Prophets
and
seruants
of
God
then
,
and
as
we
doe
esteeme
the
faithfull
Ministers
and
religious
professors
now
;
so
would
too
many
(
if
authority
brideled
them
not
)
speake
,
doe
,
and
Iudge
of
Christ
himselfe
,
or
the
Apostles
being
conuersant
among
vs
,
as
then
they
were
among
them
.
Some
sayd
,
he
is
a
good
man
;
other
sayd
,
nay
,
but
hee
seduceth
the
People
,
Iohn
7.
12.
These
and
such
like
things
would
worldlings
speake
of
him
,
and
(
I
feare
)
farre
worse
:
for
they
that
sticke
in
the
outward
letter
and
bare
titles
of
religion
and
Christianity
,
haue
beene
,
are
,
and
alwaies
will
be
,
vtter
enemies
of
the
life
and
spirit
thereof
,
to
the
true
Preachers
and
sincere
professors
thereof
,
being
like
to
the
earthly
and
bloudy
Edomites
,
which
vnder
the
title
of
circumcision
,
and
the
children
of
Abraham
,
claimed
to
themselues
the
chiefe
religion
,
and
hated
the
true
worshippers
of
God
.
For
the
further
clearing
of
this
point
,
I
will
bring
in
two
interlocutors
,
or
speakers
,
Eulalus
and
Mataeologus
,
in
which
two
persons
you
may
easily
behold
the
estate
and
conditions
of
these
times
,
and
see
the
common
carnall
Protestant
set
forth
in
his
colours
.
Mataeologus
.
Au
,
I
pray
you
iudge
charitably
of
your
brethren
,
you
run
out
now
too
farre
.
Eulalus
.
A
man
may
be
charitable
though
hee
be
not
foolish
.
Hee
may
be
charitable
,
though
he
iustifie
not
Esaus
,
that
preferre
their
bellies
,
profits
,
and
pleasures
before
Gods
kingdome
,
and
mocking
Ismaels
,
that
being
heyres
of
worldly
things
,
haue
the
children
of
God
in
derision
,
because
they
haue
not
,
or
because
they
will
not
worship
the
golden
Image
Mammon
,
nor
reuerence
them
,
nor
count
them
the
happier
for
their
Image
sake
.
Mataeol
.
These
and
such
vnhallowed
speeches
are
too
common
in
the
mouthes
of
many
precise
fellows
,
there
is
nothing
with
them
but
Scripture
,
but
others
that
haue
not
the
Scriptures
in
their
mouthes
,
so
much
[
and
therefore
neither
in
their
hearts
,
]
are
as
good
as
they
,
for
ought
I
[
blind
Bayard
]
see
.
What
,
doe
you
thinke
,
because
wee
regard
not
them
so
much
,
that
therefore
we
would
not
regard
our
blessed
Sauiour
,
or
the
holy
Apostles
,
if
they
were
in
mans
appearance
among
vs
?
there
is
none
but
they
would
spend
goods
,
body
,
and
life
for
him
:
there
is
none
vnlesse
very
few
(
such
as
thou
art
)
but
they
would
leaue
all
,
and
follow
him
,
yea
we
would
resigne
all
that
wee
haue
,
and
all
that
wee
are
into
his
hands
,
to
dispose
at
his
gracious
will
and
pleasure
,
or
else
we
were
as
ill
as
the
Iewes
,
as
Pilate
and
the
Pharisees
,
and
worthy
to
goe
to
hell
with
them
:
(
I
doubt
you
will
proue
your selfe
to
be
little
better
in
the
end
.
)
Eulalus
.
I
would
be
loath
to
prouoke
you
to
anger
,
my
purpose
is
in
friendly
manner
to
reason
with
you
,
not
to
offend
you
.
Let
vs
speake
of
an
other
matter
.
This
question
was
put
forth
to
me
by
a
friend
of
mine
a
while
agoe
,
&c.
What
if
a
Lion
were
changed
into
a
Lambe
,
whether
would
the
old
sheepe
be
afraid
and
run
away
from
him
?
Mataeolog
.
Why
,
common
reason
answereth
that
question
,
at
the
first
hearing
,
if
the
Lion
were
turned
into
a
Lambe
,
hee
should
be
counted
and
vsed
as
a
Lambe
,
and
hee
might
well
be
afraid
of
other
things
,
that
before
were
afraid
of
him
.
Eulalus
.
You
say
well
,
and
as
the
thing
is
.
What
is
a
man
went
to
the
wars
in
a
far
country
,
and
had
been
forth
twenty
yeeres
,
many
men
supposing
that
hee
may
be
aliue
,
some
doubting
that
he
is
dead
,
some
auouching
that
he
is
aliue
,
and
will
come
shortly
.
Now
if
this
man
came
in
the
forme
of
a
poore
man
,
or
a
seruant
,
to
his
owne
house
,
as
Vlisses
did
,
what
would
his
owne
family
say
and
doe
to
him
?
Mataeolog
.
I
thinke
he
should
haue
Vlisses
intertainment
,
they
would
mocke
and
deride
him
,
and
thrust
him
out
by
the
head
and
shoulders
if
he
troubled
them
too
much
,
and
send
for
the
Constable
to
carry
him
away
to
the
stockes
if
he
would
not
be
ruled
,
and
be
gone
.
Eulalus
.
What
if
a
King
should
disroabe
himselfe
of
his
glory
,
and
come
among
his
subiects
,
in
the
outward
shew
of
a
poore
man
,
or
a
seruant
?
put
the
case
that
he
should
come
to
dwell
in
your
towne
,
behauing
himselfe
harmelesly
and
innocently
among
you
,
obeying
all
his
owne
lawes
to
the
full
,
and
good
orders
of
your
parish
,
what
would
men
say
,
and
iudge
of
him
?
Mataeolog
.
I
think
e
there
is
none
,
but
they
would
count
him
an
honest
poor
man
,
though
there
be
some
that
is
apt
to
speake
badly
enough
,
whem
small
occasion
is
offered
,
and
if
he
were
neuer
so
good
,
he
should
neuer
please
all
parties
,
for
our
towne
is
as
the
rest
of
the
world
is
.
Eulalus
.
But
what
if
he
should
begin
to
meddle
in
your
townes
matters
,
and
to
finde
fault
with
your
rich
men
for
their
vniust
,
hard
,
and
vnlawfull
dealings
,
likely
enough
,
all
in
your
parish
obserue
not
law
,
nor
good
order
,
especially
if
it
be
not
for
their
profit
:
some
are
wronged
and
oppressed
among
you
,
the
small
offences
of
some
are
made
heynous
crimes
,
some
doe
manifest
wrong
,
and
liue
in
bad
and
dishonest
sort
,
and
yet
no
man
dare
speake
of
it
:
I
say
not
that
there
are
such
in
your
towne
,
but
put
the
case
there
were
such
.
Mataeolog
.
To
tell
you
the
truth
(
for
I
haue
known
their
dealings
,
and
their
qualities
a
long
time
)
there
were
no
abiding
for
him
among
them
,
if
hee
speake
but
a
word
against
some
of
them
,
though
it
were
manifest
troth
,
hee
were
farre
better
runne
his
country
than
liue
there
;
for
the
rich
would
be
against
him
,
and
the
poore
to
please
the
rich
would
doe
nothing
but
abuse
him
,
some
few
might
happily
pitty
his
case
,
but
they
durst
say
naught
.
Eulalus
.
But
what
if
his
kingly
maiesty
appeared
to
them
in
his
behauiour
,
words
,
gesture
,
counsells
,
wisedome
,
aduise
,
learning
,
&c.
they
might
easily
see
him
to
differ
from
ordinary
and
common
men
and
to
goe
beyond
themselues
in
all
things
,
would
they
not
reuerence
him
then
thinke
you
,
for
all
his
meane
estate
?
Mataeolog
.
They
would
euen
doe
as
the
Scripture
saith
in
one
place
;
when
a
rich
man
speakes
,
euery
one
must
hold
his
tongue
,
and
praise
him
,
though
he
be
a
foole
;
but
if
a
poore
man
speake
,
they
say
,
what
fellow
is
this
?
and
if
they
get
but
any
aduantage
against
him
,
they
will
euen
hang
him
,
if
they
could
,
such
a
saying
there
is
;
and
euen
so
would
they
say
to
him
.
I
may
say
it
well
enough
,
and
doe
them
no
wrong
,
for
they
haue
neuer
yet
beene
better
;
therefore
King
me
heere
,
King
me
there
,
if
the
King
were
in
such
maner
among
them
as
you
talke
of
,
they
would
make
him
a
subiect
,
I
le
vphold
you
for
all
his
wisedome
,
counsell
,
&c.
for
they
scorne
that
any
meane
man
should
teach
or
controll
them
.
Eulalus
.
But
what
if
the
King
of
Kings
,
Iesus
Christ
,
should
come
downe
from
heauen
in
such
appearance
among
them
,
as
he
was
on
earth
in
the
state
of
his
humiliation
,
and
should
deale
plainely
with
them
as
hee
did
with
his
owne
countrimen
,
Luke
.
4.
and
with
the
Mataeol
.
It
is
like
enough
that
if
hee
once
crosse
them
,
they
would
deale
badly
enough
,
and
haue
little
regard
to
his
Sermons
,
they
are
so
full
of
pride
of
heart
and
couetousnesse
,
as
they
would
turne
off
euery
thing
with
mocking
and
iesting
,
if
otherwise
they
could
not
reuenge
themselues
of
him
.
And
I
thinke
there
be
too
many
such
like
euery
where
.
Eulalus
.
How
happeneth
it
that
your
Minister
instructeth
them
no
better
,
hee
might
reforme
many
abuses
and
disorders
among
you
,
if
hee
were
diligent
in
preaching
and
applying
the
Word
as
hee
ought
to
doe
?
Mataeolog
.
Our
Minister
is
more
diligent
then
hee
neede
to
be
:
hee
might
take
lesse
paynes
,
and
haue
the
more
thankes
.
There
hath
beene
more
disquietnesse
since
his
comming
,
then
euer
there
was
before
,
but
hee
gayneth
naught
by
that
;
for
I
beleeue
hee
feeles
the
smart
of
it
in
his
Tithes
payment
.
His
predecessor
made
a
pretty
liuing
of
it
,
because
mens
harts
were
more
towards
him
:
Againe
,
he
was
a
good
husband
,
and
neither
mak
't
nor
medled
with
any
man
,
or
his
doings
,
as
this
man
doth
.
And
to
tell
you
the
truth
,
I
my selfe
(
though
he
neuer
harmed
me
)
cannot
fancy
him
,
nor
like
of
his
doings
.
Eulalus
.
Why
,
what
are
his
paynes
;
you
spake
euen
now
as
though
he
were
no
husband
.
Mataeolog
.
His
paines
is
a
deale
of
lip-labour
,
all
against
himselfe
;
there
is
nothing
but
catechizing
and
preaching
with
him
,
if
he
hold
on
as
he
hath
begun
,
hee
will
catechize
all
the
good
seruants
out
of
the
towne
,
he
makes
vs
euen
all
weary
of
him
.
Youth
must
not
play
on
the
Saboth
day
,
betweene
Morning
and
Euening
Prayer
:
old
people
must
not
meet
together
at
the
Ale-house
to
make
merry
,
as
they
had
wont
to
doe
.
A
man
must
not
doe
any
small
Iobb
,
nor
walke
to
other
townes
vpon
businesses
,
nor
make
bargaines
on
the
Saboth
day
,
and
I
cannot
tell
what
a
hundreth
such
like
prattles
(
it
would
make
a
horse
breake
his
halter
to
heare
all
)
but
if
all
men
were
of
my
minde
,
we
would
giue
him
the
hearing
(
seeing
we
cannot
tell
how
to
remedy
it
)
but
wee
will
doe
as
our
fore-elders
haue
done
before
vs
,
as
for
him
,
we
know
not
whence
he
came
,
nor
what
hee
would
haue
:
when
hee
hath
made
an
end
,
let
him
doe
it
,
&c.
Eulalus
.
You
said
euen
now
that
he
bred
much
disquietnes
among
you
,
tell
me
wherein
he
so
naughtily
behaueth
himselfe
,
and
I
will
talke
with
him
:
it
may
be
I
shall
preuaile
with
him
for
a
friends
sake
of
mine
that
hath
beene
a
Benefactor
of
his
.
Mataeolog
.
Faith
,
I
cannot
say
that
he
is
of
a
naughty
behauiour
;
for
he
neuer
sues
nor
troubles
any
man
.
For
indeede
the
poore
pay
him
all
his
due
,
because
they
dare
not
withstand
him
;
neither
doth
he
looke
for
more
then
his
due
,
nor
all
that
,
as
the
report
goeth
:
And
as
for
the
rich
,
he
will
not
stand
much
with
them
(
they
are
so
froward
)
vnlesse
they
too
grossely
wrong
him
;
and
wrong
him
they
will
,
doe
what
hee
can
,
and
I
thinke
in
my
conscience
,
that
some
counts
it
the
best
and
cleerest
gotten
goods
.
But
heere
is
the
mischiefe
,
hee
is
too
bold
,
and
too
indiscreet
in
his
Catechizings
and
Sermons
,
he
neuer
keepes
his
teske
,
but
is
alwaies
roauing
into
Townes-matters
,
and
mens
manners
,
that
he
hath
nought
to
doe
with
:
We
are
not
so
ignorant
(
as
it
pleases
him
to
terme
vs
sometimes
)
but
we
can
see
when
he
leaues
his
teske
.
What
is
it
for
him
to
stand
telling
vs
of
such
things
as
are
not
in
the
Scripture
?
We
haue
some
in
our
towne
that
can
read
indifferently
well
marry
,
and
are
good
sensible
men
,
that
can
finde
no
such
matter
in
the
Bible
:
Wherefore
we
thinke
that
hee
is
too
precise
and
curious
.
It
comes
surely
of
pride
,
that
hee
would
haue
all
men
ruled
by
him
(
and
that
our
townes
men
know
well
enough
)
and
that
both
his
apparell
and
medling
in
high
matters
doth
testifie
;
or
it
comes
of
malice
,
for
hee
hath
no
good
neighbourhood
in
him
:
or
of
enuy
,
euen
as
other
poore
men
grudge
at
,
and
enuy
rich
men
:
or
of
choller
,
for
he
will
be
angry
oft
times
we
know
not
for
what
,
euen
when
no
man
hath
wronged
him
.
Well
;
he
thinkes
there
is
no
man
so
good
as
himselfe
,
but
I
thinke
there
is
none
so
bad
as
hee
,
and
such
like
Putricans
;
but
if
hee
cannot
be
content
to
read
the
Word
of
God
to
vs
,
and
to
trouble
vs
with
no
such
bibblebabble
,
some
of
our
rich
men
will
ouerpowre
him
and
remoue
him
;
hee
had
best
to
looke
well
to
himselfe
;
(
being
among
Scorpions
,
)
you
should
be
greatly
his
friend
if
you
would
adueruse
him
of
these
things
,
but
in
no
case
tell
him
,
that
I
speake
such
things
vnto
you
.
Eulalus
.
I
am
sorry
to
heare
you
say
that
hee
behaues
himselfe
so
indiscreetly
among
you
,
especially
in
the
worke
of
the
ministery
,
doe
you
thinke
that
he
speakes
all
of
pride
,
enuy
,
malice
,
and
choler
?
Mataeolog
.
He
doth
,
he
doth
without
doubt
,
euery
man
sees
,
and
sayes
that
;
for
if
hee
would
let
them
alone
,
they
would
let
him
alone
,
that
's
a
cleare
case
:
for
I
haue
heard
many
say
so
,
and
I
fully
beleeue
it
,
I
know
it
partly
by
my selfe
.
Heere
is
a
fine
man
not
farre
off
(
you
cannot
but
heare
of
him
)
a
very
good
scholler
,
he
is
as
perfect
in
his
Greeke
and
Latine
as
in
his
English
,
it
will
doe
one
good
to
heare
him
,
hee
will
goe
from
the
Ale-house
to
the
Church
,
and
make
as
good
a
Sermon
,
and
a
better
then
our
Minister
can
doe
with
all
his
weekes
study
:
hee
goes
not
an
harebreadth
from
his
teske
,
to
meddle
of
any
by-matters
,
as
our
minister
doth
.
The
common
saying
is
true
,
the
best
Schollers
are
the
least
medlers
:
hee
deales
with
nothing
but
with
Gods
word
,
and
hee
hath
therefore
the
good
will
of
all
the
parish
,
and
wants
nothing
that
they
can
doe
for
him
.
Eulalus
.
If
they
loue
so
to
heare
him
,
then
they
are
a
people
of
good
knowledge
;
they
surely
know
how
to
order
their
liues
after
the
rule
of
Gods
word
;
because
he
holdes
himselfe
so
to
the
word
of
God
,
and
meddles
with
nothing
else
.
Mataeolog
.
Nay
,
I
thinke
they
haue
as
little
to
say
,
as
wee
haue
:
Wee
haue
some
talkatiue
(
but
needy
)
fellowes
in
our
parish
that
are
able
to
put
them
all
downe
in
reasoning
,
and
I
doubt
the
Minister
to
:
but
neither
wee
nor
they
care
for
them
,
they
might
guide
their
tongues
,
and
keepe
their
friends
if
they
were
wise
.
Such
poore
men
should
mind
their
busines
,
and
please
their
Masters
,
and
not
runne
to
Sermons
,
and
busie
their
heads
,
they
know
not
about
what
.
We
care
for
no
such
pratlers
that
will
bee
making
themselues
better
then
other
men
.
But
I
know
what
I
know
,
they
that
carry
bookes
in
their
pockets
,
carry
the
Deuill
in
their
hearts
.
And
to
tell
you
the
truth
,
wee
care
for
none
that
followes
or
fauours
our
Minister
:
for
there
is
no
good
neighbourhood
,
nor
good
fellowship
in
any
of
them
.
I
thinke
more
than
I
will
speake
of
,
but
what
this
world
will
come
to
,
the
Lord
knowes
.
Eulalus
.
It
should
seeme
by
the
drift
of
your
speech
,
that
you
are
in
your
parish
,
as
they
are
in
many
more
;
one
man
is
against
another
,
and
all
against
the
Minister
for
his
Preaching
and
Catechizing
,
as
though
Gods
word
were
your
common
aduersary
,
euen
as
Herod
was
against
Pilate
,
and
Pilate
against
Herod
,
and
all
against
Christ
;
or
as
Simeon
and
Leui
brethren
in
iniquity
.
Mataeolog
.
What
doe
you
compare
vs
to
Herod
,
that
killed
S.
Iohn
Baptist
▪
to
Pilate
that
condemned
our
blessed
Sauiour
?
And
is
our
Minister
to
be
compared
to
Christ
,
to
S.
Iohn
Baptist
,
or
to
any
of
the
Apostles
?
Hee
!
What
s
hee
?
No
body
,
almost
none
of
our
substantiall
men
care
for
him
,
nor
any
that
is
wise
,
onely
a
few
ignorant
base
fellowes
fauour
him
.
It
is
more
for
a
dinner
,
or
a
pot
of
beere
,
then
for
any
good
deuotion
they
haue
,
more
then
others
.
Eulalus
.
Be
not
angry
I
pray
you
,
I
speake
not
of
you
,
but
of
them
that
are
such
like
.
I
take
you
to
be
my
friend
,
and
I
hope
neuer
to
giue
you
any
iust
cause
to
thinke
hardly
of
me
.
I
suppose
that
if
Iohn
Baptist
,
Paul
,
Peter
,
&c.
or
any
of
the
holy
men
in
times
past
,
were
among
you
,
in
the
appearance
of
an
ordinary
Minister
(
say
,
it
were
of
your
Minister
)
that
you
would
reuerence
him
,
suffer
your selues
to
be
instructed
,
and
catechized
with
all
readinesse
and
willingnes
,
acknowledge
and
confesse
your
sinnes
,
that
you
would
be
so
farre
from
oppressing
one
another
,
as
you
would
euen
sell
your
possessions
,
and
cast
the
money
at
his
feete
,
as
the
Christians
did
at
the
Apostles
feete
,
Act.
4
37.
and
that
you
would
suffer
your selues
to
be
ruled
and
ordered
in
all
things
by
his
Sermons
.
Mataeologus
.
I
truly
,
I
thinke
that
I
should
euen
doe
so
.
Eulalus
.
Yea
,
and
all
your
neighbours
that
your
Minister
so
troubles
and
disquiets
,
with
his
indiscreet
preaching
.
Mataeolog
.
I
thinke
they
would
I
promise
you
,
else
wee
were
all
euen
as
ill
as
Pilate
,
Herod
and
the
Pharisees
,
as
you
said
euen
now
.
Eulalus
.
I
thinke
indeede
you
would
bee
all
alike
minded
towards
Iohn
the
Baptist
,
Paul
,
Peter
&c.
For
they
would
be
quiet
,
not
medling
with
your
corruptions
in
your
townes
matters
,
nor
of
your
euill
manners
that
you
complaine
of
;
they
would
preach
learnedly
,
in
Latine
,
Greeke
and
Hebrew
,
and
scholler-like
,
as
that
fine
man
doth
which
you
told
me
of
,
that
men
might
haue
a
comfort
and
delight
to
heare
them
,
as
you
said
of
him
;
they
would
not
raile
against
honest
men
,
reprouing
them
for
their
couetousnesse
,
oppression
,
vsury
▪
bribery
,
enuy
,
lying
,
swearing
,
drunkennesse
,
adulteries
&c.
but
they
would
preach
the
Gospell
,
letting
all
such
matters
passe
,
doing
their
owne
duties
,
and
letting
other
men
alone
by
them
,
as
your
fine
man
doth
:
they
would
keepe
company
,
and
goe
from
the
Ale-house
to
the
Pulpit
:
they
would
respect
your
rich
men
,
and
not
doe
as
your
Minister
doth
,
which
makes
no
difference
between
the
poore
and
the
rich
:
nor
betweene
chiefe-charge-bearers
,
and
beggarly
persons
,
and
thinkes
well
of
none
,
but
such
as
fauour
his
Preaching
and
Catechizing
.
Mataeolog
.
I
perceiue
now
,
that
all
this
while
you
haue
mockt
mee
:
you
seeme
to
be
a
fauourer
of
those
hypocrite
Putricans
,
I
le
stand
no
longer
talking
with
you
.
Eulalus
.
My
purpose
was
not
to
mocke
you
,
but
to
let
you
see
how
many
men
do
sooth
and
flatter
themselues
in
the
bare
title
of
a
Christian
,
or
of
a
Protestant
(
as
the
common
Papist
thinkes
it
enough
to
haue
the
bare
name
of
a
Catholike
)
being
in
the
meane
time
so
far
from
the
knowlede
of
God
and
true
Christianity
,
as
they
are
indeed
the
vtter
enemies
of
Christ
and
his
members
,
and
yet
know
not
so
much
.
This
is
the
deepest
hypocrisie
of
all
,
whereby
a
man
blinds
not
others
so
much
,
as
he
deceiues
his
owne
heart
.
As
for
your selfe
,
I
perceiue
that
you
are
full
of
the
darkenesse
of
this
world
;
but
if
it
shall
please
God
to
haue
mercy
on
you
,
and
to
open
the
eies
of
your
mind
,
you
will
be
ashamed
of
this
folly
that
you
haue
vttered
to
mee
;
though
now
you
thinke
that
you
haue
well
spoken
,
and
the
rather
because
you
haue
too
many
abettors
in
such
ignorant
Imaginations
.
As
concerning
your
Minister
,
that
you
so
contemptuously
speake
of
;
I
haue
knowne
him
long
,
and
am
well
acquainted
with
him
.
I
am
sure
,
vnlesse
you
seeke
occasion
,
and
deuise
matter
against
him
,
you
cannot
iustly
taxe
him
for
any
enormity
;
whether
it
be
for
not
obseruing
the
Canons
,
or
any
temporall
,
or
Ecclesiasticall
Law
,
or
in
regard
of
the
faithfull
,
and
conscionable
discharge
of
his
calling
,
as
the
Lawes
of
God
and
man
enioyne
him
;
or
in
regard
of
his
life
and
conuersation
.
Whereas
you
say
that
he
is
more
diligent
then
needeth
,
that
is
because
you
desire
not
the
knowledge
of
God
nor
his
waies
.
Your
affections
are
set
on
the
earth
and
earthly
things
:
Therefore
for
feare
of
the
Law
you
come
to
the
Church
,
but
for
want
of
the
Loue
of
God
and
his
Word
,
you
would
soone
be
gone
againe
,
to
your
drinking
,
gaming
,
iobs-doing
,
&c.
as
the
dog
returnes
to
his
vomit
,
and
the
Sow
to
her
wallowing
in
the
myre
.
Whereas
you
say
,
hee
feeles
the
smart
of
it
in
his
Tithes
paying
;
this
proceedes
from
your
hatred
of
God
,
and
of
Iesus
Christ
,
whose
children
you
boast
your selues
to
be
,
as
the
Pharisees
boasted
of
God
their
Father
,
and
of
Abraham
their
Father
.
For
by
your
owne
confession
it
is
meerely
for
his
preaching
,
and
catechizing
sake
,
and
also
your
good
liking
to
your
former
idle
Pastour
,
manifesteth
the
same
.
You
haue
Iewish
and
murtherous
hearts
by
your
owne
confession
,
for
you
diminish
his
liuing
by
your
cunning
and
crafty
shifting
;
you
would
faine
bring
him
into
shame
and
obloquie
,
and
make
him
a
common
by-word
by
your
daily
mistaking
all
his
sayings
,
and
doings
.
His
Sermons
you
turne
off
with
raging
at
euery
thing
that
you
thinke
is
spoken
against
you
;
or
else
with
bitter
mockings
.
Yea
,
you
proceed
so
farre
in
your
Iewish
rebellion
,
as
you
can
and
dare
,
and
as
the
bribe
can
giue
you
libertie
.
If
the
Lord
had
not
bound
your
hands
and
feete
with
the
chaines
of
good
lawes
and
gouernment
,
it
is
like
enough
your
ciuill
substantiall
men
would
throw
him
ouer
the
Pulpit
,
and
stone
him
out
at
the
townes
end
,
as
the
Nazarens
would
haue
throwne
our
Sauiour
Christ
downe
headlong
Whereas
you
so
much
commend
your
former
minister
for
his
husbandrie
,
and
nothing
else
;
that
s
your
blindnesse
,
for
the
Scripture
teacheth
you
otherwise
.
Our
Sauiour
saith
,
He
that
layeth
his
hand
to
the
plough
,
and
looketh
backe
,
is
vnapt
for
the
kingdome
of
God
.
You
are
his
husbandrie
,
hee
is
to
worke
vpon
you
,
to
plow
vp
the
fallowes
of
your
hearts
,
to
destroy
and
kill
the
vnprofitable
weedes
of
sinne
and
wickednesse
in
you
,
and
to
make
your
hearts
a
pure
and
cleane
soule
for
the
Gospell
,
that
you
might
bring
forth
the
fruit
of
holinesse
,
and
righteousnes
;
that
you
glorifying
God
vpon
earth
,
he
might
glorifie
you
in
heauen
eternally
;
and
that
hee
also
performing
this
duty
which
Christ
(
whose
Steward
hee
is
)
hath
layed
vpon
him
,
might
shine
as
the
starres
in
the
firmament
for
euer
and
euer
,
by
turning
you
from
the
waies
of
death
and
damnation
,
to
righteousnesse
and
life
.
Whereas
you
call
his
paines
a
deale
of
lip-labour
,
and
say
hee
will
catechize
all
the
good
seruants
out
of
the
towne
,
and
say
that
it
would
make
a
horse
breake
his
halter
to
heare
all
his
prittle-prattle
:
The
Lord
open
your
heart
,
that
you
many
know
what
you
say
,
and
see
in
what
miserable
and
fearefull
estate
you
are
.
There
is
none
of
these
things
but
you
heare
them
proued
&
confirmed
plainly
by
the
Scriptures
,
and
many
of
them
are
the
very
words
of
the
Text.
How
hath
Satan
blinded
and
bewitched
you
,
that
he
causeth
you
to
mock
God
to
his
face
,
euen
as
he
would
haue
brought
Iob
to
haue
blasphemed
him
to
his
face
?
Iob.
1.
11.
The
Whereas
you
say
,
you
will
giue
him
the
hearing
,
because
you
cannot
remedy
it
,
but
you
will
doe
as
you
list
;
It
would
make
any
Christians
heart
bleed
to
heare
you
.
For
first
you
shew
your
cruell
and
reuengefull
hearts
(
as
the
Iewes
did
to
Stephen
)
in
that
you
would
haue
a
remedy
,
if
Law
would
giue
liberty
,
and
like
enough
,
so
farre
as
it
would
permit
:
For
the
hatred
of
worldlings
against
Gods
Ministers
and
children
,
is
as
a
burning
fire
kindled
by
Sathan
,
and
is
like
the
vnquenchable
fire
of
hell
.
Againe
,
whereas
you
would
giue
him
the
hearing
,
and
make
no
more
adoe
,
you
shew
your
resolution
in
your
obstinacie
:
your
meaning
is
,
that
you
would
not
contend
too
much
with
him
;
that
you
will
come
to
the
Church
as
late
as
you
can
,
and
when
you
are
come
,
to
while
away
the
time
in
sleeping
,
or
thinking
on
some
earthly
thing
;
and
so
let
both
him
and
the
Sabaoth
goe
;
for
you
thinke
he
cannot
present
you
,
and
so
long
you
care
not
.
Againe
,
you
say
he
breedes
much
disquietnes
among
you
,
through
his
bold
and
indiscreet
Sermons
:
In
that
you
thinke
him
too
bold
,
that
is
the
pride
of
your
own
harts
,
which
thinke
that
he
should
be
afraid
of
your
faces
,
Whereas
you
taxe
him
of
indiscreetnes
,
that
is
your
ignorance
and
indiscretion
,
that
know
not
white
from
blacke
.
You
say
he
keepes
not
his
text
:
What
,
would
you
haue
him
to
doe
nothing
but
read
ouer
his
text
an
houre
together
?
You
might
iustly
then
make
him
a
common
by-word
.
No
,
but
hee
roaues
into
townes
matters
,
and
mens
manners
,
that
hee
hath
nought
to
doe
with
.
Though
he
hath
naught
to
doe
with
them
,
yet
God
hath
to
doe
with
them
,
that
,
I
hope
you
will
grant
.
But
when
your
Preacher
applies
the
Word
to
your
towne
in
particular
,
and
to
the
hearts
and
consciences
of
you
and
other
men
in
particular
,
for
your
owne
instruction
and
reformation
,
then
you
say
,
he
goeth
from
his
text
.
Hee
meddles
of
such
things
as
concerne
him
not
.
You
can
finde
no
such
thing
in
the
Bible
:
what
is
this
but
ignorance
,
and
hardnesse
of
heart
?
you
thinke
because
you
finde
not
the
name
of
your
towne
and
townes-matters
expressed
word
by
word
in
the
text
,
and
because
the
houses
and
names
and
particular
actions
of
such
and
such
men
are
not
according
to
euery
circumstance
at
large
expressed
(
as
your
grounds
are
butted
and
bounded
in
your
leases
)
that
therefore
the
text
concernes
not
you
,
and
consequently
none
,
and
so
would
you
haue
God
to
haue
nought
to
doe
with
you
,
no
more
than
you
would
haue
to
doe
with
him
.
You
thinke
enough
for
you
to
know
what
you
would
haue
;
but
what
he
would
haue
you
cannot
abide
to
know
.
Yea
,
your
spirits
(
though
not
your
tongues
)
doe
say
,
depart
away
from
vs
,
wee
will
none
of
thy
waies
.
And
though
you
thinke
,
that
you
doe
but
speake
and
doe
against
your
Minister
:
yet
the
truth
is
,
that
you
fight
like
Giants
against
God
and
Christ
,
whom
you
call
your
Father
and
Redeemer
;
and
not
onely
you
,
but
Satan
by
you
,
who
rides
you
at
his
pleasure
.
But
you
like
the
dumb
horse
,
or
mule
,
that
haue
none
vnderstanding
,
know
not
whether
you
goe
.
And
those
Church-robbers
that
thinke
their
ministers
tithes
the
best
gotten
goods
,
are
the
men
that
cast
lots
for
Christs
coate
:
for
Christ
is
crucified
,
and
his
garment
hath
Lots
cast
for
it
till
the
worlds
end
.
(
I
doubt
this
is
a
mystery
to
you
.
)
Whereas
you
talke
of
precisenes
,
curiousnes
,
strictnes
,
and
Putricans
(
as
it
pleaseth
your
ignorance
to
terme
them
)
these
and
such
like
termes
are
but
the
froath
of
an
euill
and
mocking
heart
,
and
the
scumme
of
a
corrupt
iudgement
,
that
knowes
not
what
the
Minister
,
or
what
Christian
life
meaneth
.
You
your selfe
thinke
,
that
this
precisenes
,
and
too
much
busying
of
himselfe
comes
of
pride
,
because
he
would
haue
all
men
ruled
by
him
;
whereas
the
trueth
is
,
(
and
as
his
behauiour
among
you
shewes
it
,
vnlesse
you
be
willfully
,
and
starke
blinde
)
that
hee
wholly
and
altogether
set●eth
forth
God
vnto
you
,
in
his
word
,
that
you
might
be
ruled
by
him
,
and
that
you
,
(
as
all
men
are
)
being
by
nature
rebels
against
God
,
might
be
brought
into
subiection
vnder
him
.
And
for
this
cause
your
minister
doth
abase
himselfe
,
that
making
himselfe
no
body
,
God
may
be
all
,
among
you
all
,
and
in
you
all
.
And
that
his
rule
ouer
you
,
your
hearts
,
consciences
,
and
liues
might
the
more
clearely
appeare
vnto
you
,
and
in
you
;
that
he
might
present
you
a
chast
and
pure
Virgin
to
Christ
:
arrogating
nothing
to
himselfe
,
as
Reualls
and
Antichrists
doe
,
thereby
obscuring
Gods
glory
,
but
sending
and
deliuering
you
as
it
were
into
the
hands
of
God
,
and
Christ
,
that
gathereth
and
clocketh
you
to
himselfe
,
as
the
hen
doth
her
chickins
,
by
your
minister
.
Wherefore
euen
as
the
Churle
saith
,
Corne
is
too
cheape
,
because
he
cannot
get
so
much
for
it
as
hee
would
haue
,
but
the
poore
finde
it
to
be
too
deare
:
euen
so
your
own
hearts
are
prone
,
stubborne
,
and
rebellious
,
not
his
,
and
therefore
disdaine
you
to
humble
your selues
to
walke
with
your
God
,
and
intruding
your selues
into
the
roome
of
God
,
Antichristianlike
,
you
as
Sycophants
doe
in
spirit
say
,
that
God
is
proud
,
which
with
the
tongue
,
you
as
it
were
father
vpon
your
Minister
:
being
like
the
Libard
,
which
for
the
hatred
he
beareth
to
man
,
teareth
his
image
in
peeces
if
hee
finde
it
in
paper
,
parchment
,
&c.
Did
not
Corah
,
Dathan
,
and
Abiram
rebell
against
God
in
the
person
of
Moses
?
Did
not
the
Israelites
cast
away
God
from
ruling
ouer
them
in
the
person
You
smile
at
this
particular
application
,
that
I
call
your
Minister
a
Prophet
of
God
,
but
let
mee
tell
you
this
by
the
way
,
that
prophane
persons
can
heare
the
word
of
God
in
generall
,
I
meane
,
so
long
as
they
vnderstand
it
not
,
and
know
not
what
vse
to
make
of
it
;
but
when
it
comes
to
be
applied
in
particular
,
they
fal
eyther
to
raging
,
or
mocking
,
as
Luk.
4.
The
Nazarens
Againe
,
if
they
fall
not
to
raging
,
then
they
fall
to
mocking
,
as
the
couetous
Pharisees
mocke
Christ
You
say
hee
preacheth
of
pride
,
why
?
because
his
apparell
sheweth
him
to
be
proud
.
There
may
be
,
I
hope
,
a
proud
heart
in
a
leather
doublet
,
like
that
of
yours
,
and
there
may
be
a
meeke
spirit
,
and
humble
heart
in
a
stuffe
gowne
like
that
of
his
;
you
looke
on
the
outward
appearance
,
but
God
lookes
on
both
your
hearts
.
His
apparell
is
such
as
his
calling
requireth
;
and
I
know
that
for
your
cause
also
hee
weareth
such
to
take
away
offence
,
and
contempt
,
you
are
so
apt
to
stumble
at
euery
straw
;
for
such
as
you
,
iudge
onely
according
to
the
outward
appearance
,
and
would
take
occasion
at
his
meane
apparell
,
to
dispose
the
Gospell
,
as
the
Nazarens
did
.
Mark
.
6.
3.
4.
and
for
this
purpose
the
Church
hath
alwaies
enioyned
decency
in
apparell
to
Ministers
.
You
say
,
hee
preacheth
of
malice
,
because
he
hath
no
good
neighbourhood
in
him
,
because
hee
goes
not
to
the
Ale-house
with
you
,
and
your
hang-byes
,
haile-fellowes
well
met
,
to
drinke
and
to
game
,
and
to
preach
ouer
the
pot
(
you
would
then
heare
him
,
with
great
deuotion
,
and
not
say
he
preached
prittle-prattle
)
therefore
he
hath
no
good
neighbourhood
in
him
.
If
you
knew
what
good
neighbourhood
were
,
you
should
see
none
in
any
of
you
,
so
much
as
in
him
.
Mataeo
.
Why
,
what
call
you
good
neighbourhood
.
Eulalus
.
submit
your selues
one
to
another
in
the
feare
of
God
.
If
your
fellowship
and
friendship
be
knit
in
God
,
it
is
good
fellowship
:
If
your
feasting
and
meetings
be
as
they
were
in
the
Primitiue
Church
among
Christians
,
vsing
your selues
as
in
the
presence
of
God
,
there
is
good
fellowship
and
neighbourhood
.
If
you
be
affectioned
to
loue
one
another
with
brotherly
loue
,
and
in
giuing
honour
one
going
before
another
,
that
is
good
neighbourhood
,
Rom.
12.
10.
If
your
rich
men
But
if
your
good
neighbour-hood
be
acted
no
where
but
at
the
Ale-house
,
in
drinking
and
drunkennesse
,
ribaldry
and
swearing
,
in
foolish
iangling
,
rotten
and
vnsauory
speeches
.
In
dissembling
,
lying
,
cousonage
in
bargayning
,
insnarings
(
called
ale-house
bargaines
)
wasting
your
good
,
like
Esaus
:
then
is
it
such
like
as
S.
Peter
speakes
of
,
1
Pet.
4.
3.
4.
It
's
like
You
say
also
that
he
preacheth
out
of
choler
,
and
that
hee
will
be
angry
when
no
man
hurts
him
.
You
thinke
belike
,
no
man
should
be
angry
for
Gods
cause
;
you
will
take
your
brothers
part
,
your
kinsmans
part
,
and
your
friends
part
,
when
you
see
him
abused
:
yea
,
in
his
absence
,
you
will
answer
for
him
,
it
may
be
you
will
not
deale
onely
words
,
but
blowes
for
him
,
if
you
loue
him
well
,
and
should
God
haue
no
friends
to
take
his
part
,
not
to
speake
a
word
for
him
,
nay
,
not
so
much
as
to
looke
with
an
angry
countenance
against
his
enemies
.
Hath
not
God
beene
,
and
is
not
God
our
friend
that
wee
should
shew
no
loue
at
all
to
him
?
can
a
childe
with
patience
see
his
Father
wronged
?
and
should
the
children
of
God
not
be
displeased
when
they
heare
the
name
of
God
blasphemed
?
Surely
if
we
loue
our
Fathers
that
begat
vs
,
wee
cannot
but
loue
God
much
more
which
hath
made
both
them
and
vs
,
and
all
the
world
,
and
maintaines
vs
all
,
and
all
for
vs
,
of
his
own
goodnes
and
bounty
.
If
we
loue
our
earthly
Mothers
,
that
endured
some
bodily
paines
in
our
birth
,
we
cannot
but
loue
Iesus
Christ
,
that
endured
the
cursed
death
of
the
Crosse
.
For
our
new
birth
;
Our
Mothers
bring
vs
forth
Children
of
wrath
;
firebrands
of
hell
,
but
Christ
hath
brought
vs
forth
children
of
God
,
and
heyres
of
his
glorious
kingdome
.
Surely
this
loue
of
God
towards
vs
,
which
is
infinite
,
and
endlesse
,
should
moue
vs
to
loue
him
;
at
the
least
,
to
be
displeased
with
his
enemies
,
and
the
contemners
of
him
.
Was
not
Moses
angry
with
the
Israelites
in
Gods
Sonne
of
man
feare
them
not
,
nor
be
afraid
of
their
words
,
although
Rebells
and
thornes
be
with
thee
,
and
thou
remainest
with
scorpions
:
feare
not
their
words
,
nor
be
afraid
at
their
lookes
,
for
they
are
a
rebellious
house
.
Wherefore
I
would
counsell
you
to
looke
well
to
your selfe
,
that
Satan
and
your
owne
sins
ouer-power
not
you
,
and
remoue
you
cleane
out
of
Gods
fauour
,
protection
,
and
kingdome
.
Afterward
,
you
come
to
tell
me
of
a
fine
man
,
of
a
great
Scholler
,
that
vseth
more
Greeke
and
Latine
then
English
in
his
Sermons
,
and
that
it
will
doe
one
good
to
heare
him
.
What
edifying
doe
you
thinke
that
any
of
his
vnlearned
hearers
get
by
such
vsing
of
his
Greeke
and
Latine
?
You
your selfe
say
that
they
profit
nothing
in
knowledge
,
and
I
thinke
they
profit
as
little
in
good
life
.
What
good
is
that
you
speake
of
?
It
is
euen
nothing
but
this
,
that
you
vse
him
,
as
an
instrument
to
disgrace
your
Minister
withall
,
by
your
odious
comparisons-making
.
And
because
heereby
you
comfort
,
releeue
,
and
refresh
an
accusing
conscience
,
whiles
that
you
dispose
the
plain-dealing
of
your
owne
Minister
,
and
accounts
him
the
right
Preacher
,
that
lets
you
liue
securely
in
your
sinnes
.
Moreouer
,
doe
you
thinke
it
a
decent
thing
for
a
Minister
to
goe
from
the
pot
to
the
pulpit
?
Should
he
not
rather
come
from
God
,
I
meane
from
prayer
,
and
Meditation
,
that
he
might
pray
and
preach
in
fear
,
humility
,
reuerence
,
and
zeale
,
as
hauing
the
word
put
in
his
mouth
from
God
,
and
speaking
as
from
God
,
beeing
in
the
glorious
presence
of
God
and
his
Angells
?
You
say
that
you
haue
talkatiue
fellows
in
your
parish
,
that
can
put
them
all
downe
in
reasoning
,
and
their
minister
too
.
It
likes
you
well
,
and
such
as
you
,
to
call
gracious
words
talkatiuenesse
,
and
prattle
.
Marke
what
the
Apostle
saith
,
Colossians
3.
16.
Let
the
word
of
God
dwell
plenteously
in
you
,
in
all
wisedome
,
&c.
In
another
place
,
Let
your
speech
be
seasoned
with
salt
;
but
you
thinke
that
vaine
,
foolish
,
rotten
,
and
vnsauory
speeches
,
should
rather
be
plentifull
in
men
mouthes
;
for
with
these
I
neuer
heare
you
finde
any
fault
,
oaths
,
lyes
,
foolish
ieasting
,
ribaldry
hath
free
passage
without
checke
,
or
rebuke
.
And
if
such
persons
doe
but
humour
and
please
you
,
then
is
all
well
,
taken
how
bad
soeuer
it
be
,
and
with
such
like
persons
you
loue
to
keepe
company
;
but
you
haue
no
delight
to
tarry
where
there
is
sober
talke
,
and
Christian
communication
;
as
I
haue
seene
diuers
begin
to
hem
,
and
to
hum
,
and
to
hang
downe
the
head
,
to
yawne
,
raspe
,
and
stretch
(
as
being
weary
with
long
sitting
)
saying
that
they
haue
businesse
,
and
therefore
must
away
,
and
so
sliuing
out
of
the
doores
,
presently
stumble
into
an
other
place
,
where
they
will
be
as
merry
as
cuppe
and
cann
can
make
them
.
But
heare
what
the
holy
man
of
God
,
the
Prophet
Dauid
saith
,
Psal.
26.
4.
5.
I
haue
not
dwelt
with
vaine
persons
,
119.
115.
Away
from
me
ye
wicked
,
14.
7.
Depart
from
the
foolish
man
,
when
thou
perceiuest
9.
17.
This
is
expresly
commanded
,
Deut.
11.
19.
We
must
speake
of
the
Commandements
but
they
that
do
thus
,
by
your
confession
,
shall
lose
their
friends
;
if
they
lose
their
friendship
of
sinners
,
to
obtaine
the
friendship
of
God
,
and
his
Angells
,
it
is
a
gainefull
losse
,
for
there
be
more
with
them
then
against
them
.
Whereas
you
say
(
a
wonted
Prouerbe
among
prophane
people
)
A
booke
in
the
Pocket
,
a
Deuill
in
the
heart
;
There
be
some
that
carry
no
bookes
in
their
pockets
,
nor
yet
good
words
in
their
mouthes
,
which
notwithstanding
haue
the
Deuill
in
their
hearts
.
All
are
not
bad
that
carry
good
bookes
with
them
,
nor
all
good
,
that
haue
no
bookes
.
It
is
a
Prouerbe
among
you
,
hee
that
doth
as
the
Preacher
would
haue
him
doe
,
shall
die
a
beggar
:
but
there
be
some
which
dye
beggars
,
because
they
will
not
doe
as
the
Preacher
would
haue
them
.
And
I
my selfe
haue
heard
some
say
,
bring
not
vp
your
sonne
in
learning
,
for
it
will
make
him
a
bad
husband
;
but
there
be
some
bad
husbands
that
were
neuer
brought
vp
in
learning
.
You
call
your
honest
men
needy
,
in
way
of
contempt
.
It
is
as
easie
for
the
rich
man
to
scorne
the
poore
for
his
pouerty
,
as
it
is
for
the
fat
Oxe
that
is
ready
for
the
shambles
to
tread
the
feeble
vnder
feete
.
The
holy
man
Dauid
was
pestered
,
and
pushed
at
It
is
as
hard
for
a
rich
man
to
enter
into
the
Kingdome
of
Heauen
,
as
for
a
gable
rope
to
passe
through
the
eye
of
a
needle
:
The
temptations
of
Mammon
preuaile
so
much
with
them
,
as
that
they
cannot
subiect
their
hearts
to
the
Gospell
;
they
will
not
haue
Iesus
Christ
to
be
King
and
ruler
ouer
them
,
like
the
murtherous
Husbandmen
in
the
Gospell
,
they
cannot
abide
to
do
homage
to
Christ
;
such
manner
of
seruice
is
too
base
,
with
the
proud
and
licentious
worldlings
.
It
will
not
afford
such
meat
,
drinke
,
and
cloth
,
as
a
man
should
haue
,
and
there
is
no
liberty
but
continuall
paines-taking
.
Lewd
seruants
that
take
no
pleasure
in
their
Masters
profit
,
nor
delight
in
a
well
ordered
family
,
loue
to
serue
dissolute
and
prodigall
masters
,
where
they
may
haue
great
wages
to
maintaine
pride
,
wantonnes
,
and
gaming
,
and
where
they
may
haue
full
scope
and
liberty
to
say
and
doe
what
they
list
:
Euen
so
,
most
rich
men
,
and
all
worldlings
,
haue
no
pleasure
at
all
in
the
profiting
of
Christ
by
their
faithfull
seruice
,
neither
haue
any
delight
in
his
gouernment
and
family
,
there
is
so
much
strictnesse
▪
curiousnesse
and
base
work
;
but
they
must
serue
golden
Mammon
,
that
will
giue
them
wage
enough
,
they
shall
want
nothing
that
will
doe
them
good
,
for
there
is
neither
pinching
nor
sparing
,
neither
shall
they
be
restrained
of
their
liberty
.
Now
seeing
that
these
worldlings
are
such
bad
and
froward
seruants
,
Christ
which
is
a
straight
and
hard
man
,
and
therefore
lookes
to
haue
his
businesse
well
followed
,
and
to
receiue
his
owne
with
aduantage
,
will
haue
those
that
haue
not
dwelt
in
wanton
and
prodigall
houses
,
where
there
is
nothing
but
eating
and
drinking
,
mirth
and
pastime
;
but
hee
hath
chosen
the
poore
and
needy
to
confound
the
rich
;
the
foolish
and
simple
,
to
confound
the
wise
and
the
learned
;
the
weake
,
and
helplesse
,
to
bring
to
naught
the
mighty
and
the
strong
,
1
Cor.
1.
26.
27.
28.
This
Scripture
is
So
may
you
see
the
mercy
,
grace
,
and
goodnes
of
God
in
opening
the
eyes
of
your
poore
men
,
tradesmen
,
labouring
men
,
vnlearned
men
,
men
of
no
education
,
of
no
meanes
,
such
as
the
Disciples
were
;
not
so
sensible
and
so
wise
as
some
of
your
rich
men
are
,
not
booke-learned
as
they
are
,
not
at
leysure
as
they
are
,
but
alwaies
in
some
labour
and
trauell
,
and
yet
can
they
put
downe
all
your
sensible
men
in
reasoning
,
and
your
fine
Latine
Preacher
with
them
.
Is
not
this
the
power
of
God
inlightning
their
mindes
,
mollifying
their
hearts
with
the
oyle
of
grace
,
and
sanctifying
the
word
vnto
them
which
they
heare
?
Heereupon
comes
this
difference
betweene
them
,
and
the
rich
,
and
betweene
other
poore
men
and
them
.
They
hunger
and
thirst
after
the
word
of
God
,
therefore
God
satisfieth
their
soules
with
God
,
and
they
are
fatte
and
well-liking
,
the
rich
haue
not
this
spirituall
hungar
,
and
thirst
,
and
therfore
they
are
sent
empty
These
poore
men
among
you
(
whom
God
hath
receiued
to
mercy
)
you
call
pratling
fellowes
,
beggarly
persons
,
Putricans
,
with
other
mocking
,
vngodly
,
and
enuious
termes
.
Our
Sauiour
Christs
countrimen
admired
his
doctrine
,
wisedome
,
miracles
,
but
euer
in
the
end
they
came
in
with
their
(
But
:
)
He
is
but
a
Carpenter
,
but
of
meane
parentage
,
but
of
meane
education
,
&c.
Euen
so
doe
you
come
in
alwaies
with
your
But
:
but
hee
is
no
Scholler
,
but
he
is
no
linguist
,
but
our
rich
men
and
great
men
regard
him
not
;
hee
is
but
this
,
he
is
but
that
:
so
you
make
this
But
,
a
stumbling
blocke
,
or
rather
a
brazen
wall
to
separate
you
from
Gods
Kingdome
.
The
Lord
turne
your
hearts
.
Againe
,
you
say
such
poore
men
should
mind
their
businesse
,
and
not
runne
to
Sermons
:
this
running
to
Sermons
indeede
is
a
great
beame
in
your
eyes
:
you
commonly
iudge
them
vnthrifts
,
that
spend
an
houre
in
the
weeke
day
at
a
Sermon
:
but
you
neuer
speake
of
them
that
spend
many
houres
in
the
weeke
in
idle
talke
,
or
at
the
Ale-house
▪
Nay
I
haue
heard
your
owne
tongue
commend
a
trades-man
,
for
his
orderly
course
of
life
;
and
among
other
things
,
that
hee
would
goe
twise
or
thrise
in
the
weeke
to
the
Ale-house
;
if
hee
liked
the
company
;
but
he
duely
kept
his
stint
,
hee
would
not
passe
his
houre
vnlesse
by
great
chance
.
Neither
doe
I
simply
disallow
this
thing
in
him
;
but
if
he
bestowed
one
of
these
houres
in
the
hearing
of
a
Sermon
,
I
should
thinke
the
better
of
him
,
and
so
would
you
to
.
For
I
am
perswaded
that
you
your selfe
thinke
the
Church
better
than
the
Ale-house
,
and
the
word
of
God
to
be
as
needfull
for
the
soule
,
as
Ale
for
the
body
.
And
if
they
offer
not
the
sacrifice
of
fooles
,
but
giue
diligent
eare
,
and
laying
vp
that
in
memory
which
they
heare
,
shall
afterward
vpon
occasion
speak
of
the
same
,
I
hope
that
you
for
your
part
will
not
terme
them
pratlers
,
nor
hate
them
for
it
,
but
rather
commend
them
,
and
loue
them
,
preferring
them
before
others
that
haue
that
care
to
know
God
,
nor
desire
to
heare
his
word
.
Alasse
,
I
am
sorry
to
heare
you
say
,
that
you
care
for
none
that
followes
,
and
fauors
your
Minister
.
You
should
all
fauour
him
,
and
follow
his
doctrine
:
yea
,
and
him
also
,
wherein
hee
followeth
Christ
.
You
should
be
his
fellow-helpers
,
and
gather
with
him
,
and
not
scatter
abroad
,
nor
hinder
the
worke
of
the
Lord
in
his
hands
.
You
rich
men
should
countenance
him
all
that
you
can
,
that
thereby
all
sorts
,
and
euen
the
worst
people
might
be
moued
to
reuerence
him
,
which
in
the
contempt
of
him
,
contemne
the
word
of
God
,
and
God
himselfe
,
whose
messenger
he
is
.
They
should
couer
his
faults
,
and
infirmities
,
that
by
such
things
the
word
of
God
be
not
euill
spoken
of
among
them
that
seeke
such
occasions
.
They
should
helpe
and
releeue
his
wants
(
as
all
true
Christians
euer
haue
done
,
)
that
pouerty
hinder
not
the
worke
of
the
Ministery
and
so
your
soules
be
starued
,
and
famished
to
death
through
the
pining
of
his
body
.
You
will
meate
your
oxen
,
and
keepe
your
horses
well
,
that
they
may
be
strong
to
labour
,
else
your
businesse
will
lye
vndone
:
ought
you
not
then
much
more
to
maintaine
your
minister
,
that
your
soules
may
be
filled
,
and
satisfied
with
good
?
Will
you
withdraw
meat
from
your
beasts
,
that
they
might
not
worke
,
and
yet
would
haue
your
worke
done
?
surely
you
would
thinke
him
hardly
well
in
his
wits
,
that
would
doe
so
:
euen
so
,
will
you
sacrilegiously
withdraw
your
Ministers
maintenance
,
that
he
might
not
preach
,
and
yet
would
be
saued
,
this
is
spirituall
madnes
,
and
dead
drunkennesse
.
Alas
for
you
,
I
pitty
your
case
,
I
perceiue
how
the
gods
of
this
world
,
Satan
and
Mammon
,
haue
blinded
the
eyes
of
some
of
your
rich
men
,
and
hath
preuailed
so
much
with
them
,
as
he
hath
brought
them
to
be
ranke
Pharisees
,
as
ill
and
worse
then
they
,
that
persecuted
Christ
.
Some
few
of
them
,
it
should
seeme
,
being
fat
at
the
heart
,
and
full
in
the
purse
,
are
prickt
with
pride
and
vaineglory
,
whereby
they
seeke
to
ouer
▪
power
all
the
meaner
sort
,
to
prey
vpon
them
at
their
command
,
both
to
say
and
doe
,
not
what
truth
and
right
is
,
but
what
they
would
haue
.
If
any
submit
themselues
and
yeeld
to
them
in
all
things
,
magnifying
and
praising
them
,
him
they
will
countenance
and
fauour
and
chiefly
giue
him
faire
words
;
but
all
accompts
in
the
end
being
cast
,
he
shall
finde
himselfe
nothing
helped
,
or
bettered
by
them
,
vnlesse
it
be
of
other
mens
cost
;
but
if
any
dislike
their
doings
and
crosse
them
sometimes
,
yea
,
when
he
can
doe
no
other
,
vnlesse
hee
will
burthen
his
conscience
,
him
they
will
be
reuenged
of
,
disgracing
him
,
and
watching
opportunity
to
thwart
him
;
and
as
I
may
say
,
to
worrie
him
if
they
could
.
And
by
those
meanes
haue
they
brought
,
and
seeke
to
bring
all
men
into
their
subiection
,
whereout
they
suck
no
small
aduantage
.
Now
these
men
cannot
abide
your
minister
for
his
plaine
dealing
with
them
,
yea
like
enuious
Riualls
they
cannot
abide
that
any
respect
or
reuerence
should
be
had
,
or
giuen
to
him
,
for
they
thinke
it
great
disgrace
to
them
,
that
any
man
should
be
preferred
before
them
in
any
thing
in
your
parish
;
yea
they
make
accompt
of
your
minister
,
but
as
of
a
bodily
seruant
for
outward
Church
▪
duties
,
according
to
Law
,
and
that
therefore
they
pay
his
tithes
as
his
wages
.
They
would
not
haue
him
to
meddle
or
make
with
townes-matters
,
which
are
swayd
after
their
owne
lusts
,
nor
of
their
wickednesse
,
because
they
would
not
haue
their
vglinesse
and
shame
vncouered
before
the
eyes
of
the
world
,
nor
the
gnawing
worme
of
their
galled
conscience
stirred
and
set
on
worke
before
the
time
,
(
the
Lord
conuert
them
if
it
be
his
gracious
pleasure
.
)
Hence
it
is
that
they
seeke
to
single
out
all
men
from
him
,
that
being
left
alone
,
and
no
man
daring
to
speak
in
his
behalse
,
no
not
the
manifest
trueth
,
they
might
vpon
euery
light
occasion
vse
him
at
their
pleasure
:
but
though
all
men
leaue
him
,
yet
God
will
assist
him
,
in
his
owne
cause
;
and
in
the
end
all
men
shall
see
his
power
in
the
conuersion
,
or
in
the
confusion
of
these
wicked
Caitiues
.
Mataeolog
.
It
is
euen
as
true
,
that
you
say
,
as
God
is
in
heauen
.
They
are
so
fed
as
they
are
like
a
foole
with
a
full
belly
,
and
a
bable
in
his
hand
.
No
man
can
bee
in
quiet
for
them
:
they
are
euen
the
most
venemous
people
that
euer
man
came
amongst
;
it
is
not
possible
to
escape
their
hands
,
but
they
will
one
way
or
other
mischiefe
him
:
I
haue
had
but
too
much
experience
of
—
&c.
Eulalus
.
How
bad
soeuer
they
be
,
let
not
vs
be
moued
to
impatience
,
but
vse
good
words
;
If
wee
see
their
wickednesse
,
let
vs
hate
it
,
but
let
vs
loue
their
persons
,
God
can
make
them
vessels
of
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
at
his
pleasure
.
A
soft
answere
pacifieth
wrath
,
and
good
words
quench
the
coales
of
strife
:
we
must
not
cease
to
be
good
because
they
are
euill
.
But
to
make
an
end
of
my
former
speech
vnto
you
;
If
you
remember
,
you
were
angry
with
me
(
when
vpon
your
owne
speeches
)
I
said
you
were
like
to
Pilate
and
Herod
,
one
against
another
,
and
all
against
your
Minister
;
doe
you
not
euen
now
say
the
same
vpon
another
occasion
)
terming
them
venemous
,
and
full
fooles
with
bables
?
Whereby
it
appeares
that
you
are
now
with
them
,
now
against
them
;
faine
would
you
haue
their
fauour
,
but
your
owne
will
withall
;
but
your
loue
to
Gods
word
,
and
your
minister
is
like
theirs
.
Well
,
I
perceiue
that
sinne
raignes
in
a
company
of
you
,
and
that
Satan
rules
you
at
his
pleasure
.
When
you
and
they
are
at
some
variance
,
and
the
Minister
,
as
his
text
doth
lead
him
,
doth
reproue
some
sinne
that
you
know
them
guilty
of
,
that
sinne
you
remember
well
,
and
will
be
rehearsing
of
it
,
and
curri-fauouring
with
the
Minister
,
to
shroud
your selfe
vnder
him
:
this
you
doe
out
of
a
reuengefull
heart
to
disgrace
and
defame
your
neighbours
,
and
that
in
making
others
bad
,
your selfe
might
seeme
good
.
Again
,
when
time
serues
,
you
will
side
to
them
against
your
minister
,
and
call
his
reprouing
of
sinne
rayling
against
honest
men
,
and
say
that
he
hath
no
neighbourhood
,
nor
loue
of
his
people
in
him
;
that
hee
speakes
all
out
of
pride
,
malice
,
enuy
,
choller
:
Whereby
a
man
may
easily
see
,
that
some
among
you
are
religious
,
some
prophane
and
vnmoueable
in
their
wickednesse
,
some
crafty
shifters
,
seruing
themselues
of
both
parties
,
hating
the
one
,
and
not
louing
the
other
.
What
say
you
now
,
being
in
this
tune
that
you
are
in
?
Put
the
case
that
Iohn
the
Baptist
,
or
Paul
,
or
Peter
,
&c.
or
any
of
the
holy
men
of
▪
former
times
,
should
come
to
Preach
among
you
:
put
the
case
that
Iesus
Christ
himselfe
should
come
,
(
I
meane
not
working
miracles
,
nor
discouering
themselues
)
but
preaching
,
and
teaching
in
such
manner
as
they
did
to
the
Iewes
,
&
to
other
peoples
,
when
they
liued
on
earth
?
You
say
you
would
heare
them
,
follow
them
,
reuerence
,
and
honour
them
,
confesse
your
sinnes
,
you
would
spend
goods
,
body
,
and
life
for
them
,
you
would
cast
all
that
you
had
at
their
feete
,
and
suffer
your selues
to
But
the
manifest
trueth
is
,
that
Christ
himselfe
should
finde
no
better
entertainment
,
than
your
Minister
now
doth
,
nay
farre
worse
;
for
Christ
vsed
to
speake
to
the
spirits
of
men
,
seeing
hee
knew
the
thoughts
of
their
hearts
,
and
their
secret
sinnes
;
and
therefore
would
you
persecute
him
with
more
deadly
hatred
.
Hee
would
not
preach
comfort
I
warrant
you
to
obstinate
and
hard
hearted
Pharisees
,
nor
frame
his
speeches
to
the
liking
of
their
corrupt
iudgments
,
and
earthly
imaginations
,
as
you
would
haue
your
Minister
to
doe
.
But
you
will
say
hee
would
be
innocent
,
harmelesse
,
sinnelesse
,
giuing
none
occasion
,
no
appearance
of
euill
,
yea
,
hee
would
stoppe
the
mouthes
of
the
worst
,
that
they
could
not
speake
one
euill
word
of
him
.
But
by
your
leaue
,
that
is
well
spoken
which
is
well
taken
,
and
that
is
well
done
,
that
is
well
construed
.
If
you
be
of
froward
dispositions
,
and
euill
harts
,
how
would
you
take
that
at
his
hands
,
which
were
contrary
to
you
?
how
would
you
being
of
ignorant
and
corrupt
iudgements
interpret
his
words
,
and
censure
his
doings
?
It
mattereth
not
onely
who
is
the
speaker
,
and
what
is
spoken
;
but
also
who
is
the
hearer
,
and
how
it
is
heard
.
The
serpent
can
finde
poison
there
where
the
Bee
can
finde
no
poyson
but
honey
.
And
I
haue
often
heard
them
say
that
the
cunning
Alchymist
can
draw
gall
out
of
hony
,
and
hony
out
of
gall
:
you
must
therefore
consider
what
heart
and
eares
you
haue
:
I
tell
you
plainely
,
that
vnlesse
Christ
should
put
new
hearts
into
your
bodies
,
you
would
heare
him
no
otherwise
then
you
doe
your
owne
Minister
,
that
cannot
giue
you
new
hearts
.
And
though
hee
be
most
holy
,
yet
would
you
esteeme
him
a
sinner
.
What
I
pray
you
said
the
proud
and
couetous
Pharisees
of
him
?
Hee
is
a
glutton
,
a
drinker
,
a
common
How
then
I
pray
you
would
the
proud
,
couetous
Pharisees
in
these
daies
receiue
him
?
How
would
prophane
mockers
heare
him
?
Euen
worse
then
they
doe
your
Minister
,
or
any
other
faithfull
Pastor
elsewhere
.
For
the
more
purely
that
the
word
of
God
is
preached
,
the
more
doth
it
dissent
from
the
corrupt
heart
,
and
more
neerely
searcheth
it
,
and
makes
sinners
more
sinfull
,
working
more
forcibly
in
the
conscience
.
Heereupon
the
rebellious
sinner
presently
seekes
for
false
releefes
,
ease
,
and
comforts
,
and
that
is
by
returning
all
vpon
the
Minister
,
hee
is
a
Puritane
,
hee
is
phantasticall
,
precise
,
indiscreete
,
vncharitable
;
now
he
speakes
to
himselfe
,
for
wee
are
no
such
men
;
hee
speakes
out
of
pride
,
malice
,
enuy
,
choller
,
false
information
,
there
s
none
worse
then
himselfe
,
such
Christianity
cannot
be
acted
&c.
How
I
pray
you
,
did
they
censure
Iohn
the
Baptist
?
Hee
hath
a
Deuill
,
the
Deuill
is
in
him
,
a
grimme
dogge
,
a
melancholy
fellow
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
&c.
How
then
would
you
speake
of
him
,
and
of
Christ
?
If
new
wine
be
poured
into
olde
vessells
,
whosoeuer
poures
it
in
,
and
howsoeuer
it
be
poured
in
,
the
vessels
will
burst
.
And
if
a
new
peece
be
sewed
to
an
old
garment
,
how
good
soeuer
the
peece
be
,
and
how
cunning
soeuer
the
taylor
be
,
it
will
rent
away
part
of
the
olde
:
for
the
olde
vessell
cannot
containe
the
new
wine
,
nor
the
olde
rotten
garment
retaine
the
new
cloath
.
If
the
pure
word
of
God
from
Christs
owne
mouth
were
applied
to
your
olde
,
fleshly
,
and
rotten
hearts
,
what
containing
or
retaining
would
there
be
of
it
?
Againe
,
so
long
as
you
are
carnall
,
how
can
you
iudge
of
those
things
which
are
spirituall
?
The
naturall
man
cannot
perceiue
the
things
of
the
spirit
of
God
,
for
they
are
foolishnesse
to
him
,
nothing
sounds
well
to
his
eare
,
but
that
which
sauours
of
flesh
and
bloud
.
And
therefore
many
dainty
eared
men
can
away
with
none
but
with
schollerlike
Sermons
.
The
Word
must
sauor
of
humane
wisedome
and
learning
,
else
there
is
no
more
taste
in
it
,
than
in
water
,
hee
cannot
abide
to
drinke
it
;
but
if
it
hath
sugar
in
it
▪
or
be
mixt
with
wine
,
then
for
the
sugar
and
wines
sake
,
hee
drinks
it
off
,
and
commends
it
not
simply
,
but
secundum
quid
.
But
the
pure
word
of
God
hath
neither
good
taste
,
nor
good
farewell
,
it
goeth
downe
either
like
water
in
the
sottish
,
or
like
wormewood
and
gall
in
the
hard-hearted
and
malitious
.
Iudge
now
I
pray
you
,
how
your
froward
rich
men
would
heare
,
receiue
,
entertaine
,
and
welcome
Iesus
Christ
,
in
whom
they
say
they
beleeue
,
whom
they
loue
aboue
all
,
and
by
whom
they
hope
to
bee
saued
.
I
feare
that
they
which
so
greatly
commend
your
fine
man
,
that
preacheth
more
Greeke
,
Latine
,
and
Hebrew
,
then
English
,
and
which
are
so
delighted
and
comforted
with
his
languages
,
if
Iesus
Christ
were
preaching
to
them
,
in
such
manner
as
hee
did
on
the
earth
,
would
hardly
giue
him
friendly
intertainement
,
they
would
hardly
all
agree
to
make
him
a
stipend
,
or
contribution
,
I
doubt
some
would
giue
him
neuer
a
penny
,
euen
of
them
that
are
the
most
able
.
Mataeolog
.
I
am
no
Scripture
man
:
I
cannot
answer
you
to
euery
thing
:
but
it
will
not
sinke
into
my
head
,
but
that
we
should
all
heare
and
obey
Christ
.
Though
wee
be
bad
enough
(
as
there
is
none
good
but
God
)
yet
wee
are
not
so
bad
,
I
trust
,
whatsoeuer
you
say
,
I
hope
you
are
no
Prophet
,
it
is
hard
for
you
to
iudge
what
wee
are
,
much
lesse
can
you
tell
what
you
would
be
.
Eulalus
.
I
perceiue
well
that
you
are
no
Scripture
man
;
for
it
appeares
by
you
,
that
that
gift
is
not
yet
giuen
to
you
,
neither
doe
you
as
yet
desire
it
.
For
it
may
be
that
you
are
afraid
to
be
termed
a
Puritane
,
or
to
be
mocked
of
your
friends
&
companions
,
and
you
loue
not
to
be
mocked
.
Whereas
you
say
that
I
am
no
Prophet
:
It
is
enough
for
me
that
you
are
a
Prophet
in
these
things
.
For
I
haue
said
nothing
but
that
which
you
haue
said
,
and
I
build
vpon
your
reason
,
and
common
reason
.
You
said
euen
now
that
if
a
Lion
were
turned
into
a
Lambe
,
hee
would
be
but
regarded
and
vsed
like
a
Lambe
.
Euen
so
,
when
God
tooke
our
nature
,
euen
mans
true
shape
vnto
him
,
was
hee
not
regarded
and
vsed
as
a
man
in
the
world
?
Yea
,
and
was
hee
not
more
despitefully
and
shamefully
intreated
in
the
world
,
then
euer
any
man
was
before
him
?
What
if
hee
were
in
the
same
appearance
now
in
the
world
,
as
then
hee
was
,
should
hee
haue
any
better
entertainment
in
the
world
then
his
brethren
haue
now
,
and
which
discerne
all
things
,
and
are
iudged
of
none
:
)
How
should
they
know
the
head
,
if
hee
were
among
them
?
Surely
he
that
knoweth
the
head
,
knoweth
the
members
also
,
and
hee
that
knowes
not
the
members
knowes
not
the
head
,
for
they
are
all
You
saide
also
,
that
if
a
man
were
forth
twenty
yeares
in
a
strange
countrey
,
and
should
returne
home
againe
in
the
forme
of
a
seruant
or
poore
man
,
that
his
owne
family
would
not
know
him
:
Euen
so
Saint
Hee
came
among
his
owne
,
and
his
owne
receiued
him
not
.
If
they
had
knowne
him
in
Moses
and
the
Prophets
,
they
would
surely
haue
receiued
him
,
as
some
beleeuers
did
.
So
if
you
know
him
not
now
in
his
Word
preached
,
you
could
not
possibly
know
him
if
hee
were
among
you
:
for
you
can
no
way
know
him
but
by
his
voyce
.
You
said
moreouer
that
if
a
King
should
come
into
your
towne
in
the
forme
of
a
seruant
,
or
poore
man
,
that
hee
would
not
be
heard
nor
regarded
at
all
,
though
hee
shewed
forth
himselfe
in
his
countenance
,
gesture
,
behauiour
,
wisedome
,
counsell
,
aduise
,
learning
,
&c.
Euen
so
though
Christ
was
the
brightnesse
of
the
glory
of
God
,
and
the
liuely
Image
and
patterne
of
his
person
in
the
world
,
the
maiesty
,
power
,
greatnesse
,
wisedome
,
and
goodnesse
of
his
God
head
shining
in
his
person
,
face
,
countenance
,
words
,
workes
;
yet
his
owne
knew
him
not
.
And
if
hee
were
in
such
sort
among
you
,
neither
would
you
know
him
nor
heare
him
otherwise
then
now
you
know
him
,
and
heare
him
by
his
voyce
;
if
he
begin
once
to
meddle
with
you
,
and
to
reforme
you
,
then
you
would
not
let
him
alone
.
Why
?
because
hee
will
not
let
you
alone
,
as
you
said
of
your
Minister
.
Alas
for
you
I
pitty
you
,
because
you
cannot
see
your
owne
hypocrisie
that
you
might
repent
.
There
was
a
certaine
Bishop
,
that
at
a
visitation
preached
a
very
godly
Sermon
,
and
godlily
,
euen
to
the
capacity
of
the
meanest
hearers
.
I
heard
him
very
greatly
commended
for
his
graue
gesture
,
for
his
distinct
and
sober
deliuerie
,
for
his
Fatherly
instructions
,
speaking
plainely
and
familiarly
as
a
Father
to
his
Children
,
not
so
earnest
and
vehement
,
and
hotte
,
as
young
nouices
are
,
&c.
And
hee
was
worthy
to
be
a
Bishop
.
As
for
their
Minister
,
hee
was
but
a
youngling
,
and
as
good
as
no
body
in
comparison
of
him
.
If
they
had
such
a
Preacher
,
they
would
giue
I
know
not
what
(
for
these
gaue
little
,
or
nothing
towards
the
maintenance
of
their
owne
)
This
great
and
generall
commendation
was
signified
to
the
Bishop
in
priuate
,
&c.
Now
at
the
next
yearely
visitation
after
,
the
same
Bishop
came
in
the
attyre
and
fashion
of
an
ordinary
and
poore
minister
,
hauing
his
beard
shauen
,
&c.
offering
himselfe
to
bee
their
Preacher
,
for
there
was
a
speech
in
the
towne
that
their
owne
Preacher
would
goe
away
to
another
place
.
The
Bishop
of
set
purpose
did
choose
another
text
differing
from
his
former
in
words
,
but
not
in
matter
,
so
that
in
a
manner
he
preached
the
very
same
Sermon
.
Now
the
same
persons
that
did
so
much
commend
him
before
,
did
as
muh
discommend
him
now
,
and
that
in
mine
owne
hearing
.
They
said
that
hee
had
no
good
gesture
,
but
a
heauy
kinde
of
moouing
of
his
body
,
that
hee
bended
too
much
forward
,
and
stood
not
vpright
,
that
hee
was
nothing
ripe
,
nor
ready
in
his
deliuery
,
that
hee
could
be
no
scholler
,
because
hee
was
so
plaine
spoken
,
that
almost
any
man
might
make
as
good
a
Sermon
,
that
it
differed
little
from
ordinary
talke
,
that
hee
enforst
,
nor
followed
his
exhortations
with
no
vehemencie
,
nor
earnestnesse
,
and
that
his
words
had
no
life
in
them
,
to
stirre
vp
attention
,
or
to
mooue
the
affections
of
the
hearers
,
that
none
of
them
would
giue
a
penny
towards
his
maintainance
,
and
that
they
would
haue
an
other
kinde
of
Preacher
than
hee
,
or
they
would
haue
none
.
Euen
so
if
Iesus
Christ
should
come
to
preach
among
you
in
mans
appearance
,
you
conceit
your selfe
that
you
would
heare
him
as
Christ
,
but
withall
;
you
haue
a
secret
confused
imagination
of
some
kinde
of
worldlie
flourish
,
as
the
Iewes
conceiued
of
him
:
but
the
plaine
trueth
is
,
that
you
would
say
and
iudge
no
otherwise
of
him
,
then
of
any
other
faithfull
pastour
:
for
you
commend
you
know
not
what
,
and
you
dispraise
you
know
not
what
.
But
now
to
trouble
you
no
longer
,
let
mee
counsell
and
exhort
you
,
as
a
friend
,
and
Christian
brother
,
cast
away
all
these
vaine
and
worldly
Imaginations
,
pray
vnto
God
to
enlighten
the
eyes
of
your
minde
,
that
the
glorious
light
of
the
Gospell
might
shine
vnto
you
,
which
as
yet
is
hidden
from
you
,
pray
vnto
him
to
take
the
stony
heart
out
of
your
body
,
and
to
giue
you
an
heart
of
flesh
,
a
penitent
,
humble
,
and
sober
heart
,
leaue
that
foolish
ieasting
,
and
that
vaine
Ale
house
company
keeping
,
betake
your selfe
to
priuate
prayer
,
and
reading
,
and
then
GOD
will
heare
you
,
and
come
vnto
you
,
for
hee
will
not
turne
away
his
face
from
them
that
desire
to
be
acquainted
with
him
,
giue
diligent
eare
to
your
Ministers
Sermons
and
Catechizings
,
and
meditate
seriously
after
of
that
which
you
haue
heard
and
offer
your selfe
to
your
Pastour
and
Shepheard
of
your
soule
,
be
not
strange
vnto
him
,
as
though
you
cared
not
for
him
,
but
let
him
see
your
amendment
and
conuersion
,
and
be
better
acquainted
with
him
,
but
yet
in
singlenes
and
sincerity
,
and
if
you
once
be
entred
into
a
good
way
,
bee
constant
in
it
to
the
end
without
feare
,
or
wauering
,
let
nothing
terrifie
or
affright
you
;
whatsoeuer
men
iudge
,
say
,
or
doe
,
care
not
you
for
that
,
nor
be
troubled
,
be
ruled
by
the
aduice
of
your
minister
,
before
any
other
,
and
let
your
foote
weare
his
threashold
,
for
you
shall
finde
more
comfort
,
pleasure
,
and
delight
in
his
company
than
euer
you
had
in
any
thing
all
the
daies
of
your
vanitie
,
yea
,
you
shall
more
and
more
perceiue
in
what
a
most
miserable
estate
you
were
in
,
and
those
rebels
your
rich
gluttons
are
in
,
vnlesse
they
repent
:
You
shall
by
Gods
grace
in
time
come
to
a
more
cleare
,
and
perfect
discerning
of
all
things
.
You
know
the
olde
Prouerbe
commonly
vsed
,
they
that
are
in
Hell
thinke
there
is
no
other
Heauen
,
and
the
Oxe
thinkes
hee
is
going
to
the
stall
,
when
hee
goes
to
the
shambles
.
Bee
not
deceiued
:
The
men
of
this
world
,
which
you
doe
call
wise
sensible
men
,
are
ledde
by
their
sense
,
and
worldly
craft
to
the
Deuills
Larder-house
.
And
as
the
Apostle
sayes
,
when
they
thinke
themselues
to
be
wise
,
they
become
very
fooles
.
I
haue
spoken
thus
boldly
vnto
you
,
because
I
take
you
to
be
my
friend
;
for
I
am
sure
that
I
am
yours
:
if
you
any
way
doubt
of
it
,
try
mee
in
any
thing
wherein
I
can
pleasure
you
;
onely
let
mee
intreat
you
to
consider
well
of
this
point
that
you
and
I
haue
thus
reasoned
of
.
I
haue
a
good
hope
that
howsoeuer
you
haue
beene
misledde
a
long
time
,
all
the
Angells
in
Heauen
shall
reioyce
in
your
conuersion
.
And
I
doe
like
you
a
great
deale
the
better
,
because
you
haue
not
left
mee
,
and
gone
away
from
mee
in
a
chase
,
especiallie
being
that
I
haue
dealt
so
plainely
with
you
as
I
haue
done
.
Mataeolog
.
I
can
tell
you
,
if
you
had
spoken
so
to
some
of
our
towne
,
they
would
sit
on
your
skirts
while
they
liued
.
Eulalus
.
Like
enough
:
for
it
is
the
property
of
flesh
and
bloud
to
be
reuengefull
,
but
the
Apostle
teacheth
vs
another
lesson
:
Auenge
not
your selues
,
I
will
repay
saith
the
Lord
:
My
skirts
are
as
well
able
to
beare
a
Feather
,
as
it
is
to
sit
on
them
;
I
trust
that
so
long
as
I
giue
them
no
other
occasion
then
I
haue
done
,
they
shall
haue
no
fast
sitting
,
for
the
Lord
will
not
leaue
them
that
feare
him
,
in
their
enemies
hands
.
The
Lord
grant
that
I
may
see
some
fruits
of
this
conference
in
you
at
our
next
meeting
.
By
this
short
Dialogue
it
appeareth
how
the
word
of
GOD
is
most
commonly
and
generally
heard
and
receiued
,
,
yea
,
euen
of
all
,
that
are
not
sanctified
:
For
they
doe
either
altogether
heare
it
as
the
word
of
man
,
or
at
least
when
it
is
particularly
applied
,
for
their
conuersion
,
and
reformation
,
then
begin
they
euer
to
seeke
out
arguments
(
for
the
Sophister
the
Father
of
lyes
is
at
hand
)
for
their
hard
hearts
,
for
their
lustfull
liuing
,
for
the
saluing
of
an
euill
and
corrupt
conscience
,
drawne
from
the
person
of
the
Minister
;
yea
,
and
to
seeke
out
another
shepheard
,
(
some
that
Satan
hath
pickt
in
at
the
window
)
whom
they
may
obiect
against
him
:
who
if
hee
be
a
good
Scholler
,
politicke
and
crafty
for
his
owne
aduantage
,
and
of
Gentleman-like
fashion
,
then
is
hee
,
and
such
like
to
be
preferred
before
their
owne
Minister
,
and
such
like
,
without
all
compare
.
And
indeede
,
to
say
the
truth
,
there
is
no
more
comparison
betweene
them
,
then
betweene
Paul
,
and
the
learned
preachers
,
that
so
flourisht
at
Corinth
.
A
foole
will
seeke
out
excuses
for
his
foolishnes
.
Wherefore
seeing
that
this
is
the
fourth
and
highest
degree
of
Faith
,
whereby
a
man
euen
steps
vp
into
heauen
,
the
Apostle
,
and
all
faithfull
Shepheards
,
haue
great
cause
of
reioycing
(
as
the
Angells
in
Heauen
also
haue
)
and
of
thanksgiuing
without
ceasing
,
when
any
man
heareth
the
word
,
not
as
theirs
,
but
as
Gods
,
seeing
that
they
alone
,
and
none
but
they
doe
heare
,
know
,
and
follow
Christ
their
chiefe
shepheard
.
This
then
is
the
condemnation
of
the
world
,
that
they
heare
indeede
,
but
with
vnbeleeuing
hearts
,
doubting
,
and
wauering
minds
,
and
in
a
dreaming
and
slumbering
manner
,
being
like
to
Salomons
sluggard
,
Yet
a
little
sleepe
,
a
little
slumber
,
a
little
foulding
of
the
hands
to
sleepe
;
the
weather
is
colde
,
there
is
a
Beare
,
or
a
Lyon
in
the
way
;
It
is
yet
early
enough
,
there
is
no
time
yet
ouerpast
:
many
labour
and
trauell
,
hauing
no
rest
night
nor
day
,
yet
doe
they
liue
and
die
in
pouerty
;
many
lye
and
sleepe
,
yet
wealth
commeth
on
them
vnlooked
for
:
That
which
will
be
,
will
be
:
It
is
but
euen
happen
good
,
haue
good
,
one
good
fortune
or
other
will
befall
mee
.
I
shall
doe
as
well
as
I
can
,
and
as
others
haue
done
before
mee
.
And
thus
doth
slothfulnesse
get
the
vpper
hand
,
and
hold
possession
still
,
till
at
the
length
pouerty
come
sodenly
,
and
necessity
like
an
armed
man
.
This
is
the
common
practise
of
dead
hearted
,
and
worldly
minded
men
,
they
are
continually
called
vpon
,
iogged
,
and
rouzed
,
yet
they
heare
,
and
heare
not
;
like
dreamers
,
and
are
possest
with
the
spirit
of
slumber
.
Their
hearts
are
fixed
,
and
affections
set
on
the
earth
and
earthly
things
,
euen
as
the
tree
is
fixed
,
and
rooted
in
the
earth
.
They
loue
to
lye
and
liue
securely
in
sinne
,
being
drunken
with
the
profits
,
pleasures
,
delights
,
pompe
and
pride
of
this
world
,
hauing
no
affection
nor
fancy
to
God
and
godly
things
,
being
adulterers
,
adulteresses
,
and
fornicators
of
this
world
,
altogether
vnlike
and
contrary
to
the
spouse
of
Christ
in
the
Canticles
.
Hence
it
is
,
that
they
imagine
and
reason
in
themselues
like
the
sluggard
;
yet
a
little
more
pleasure
in
sinne
,
a
little
more
solace
and
delight
in
fleshly
lusts
,
a
little
longer
space
of
liuing
after
the
pleasant
conceits
and
imaginations
of
mine
owne
heart
,
there
is
yet
no
time
ouer-past
,
I
shall
repent
and
amend
in
my
latter
dayes
,
God
is
mercifull
,
and
will
not
so
strictly
deale
with
vs
as
these
precise
Preachers
doe
beare
vs
in
hand
,
that
would
haue
vs
to
be
ruled
and
ordered
by
their
phantasticall
imaginations
:
they
would
haue
they
know
not
what
,
and
for
ought
we
see
;
they
are
as
ill
as
others
.
This
precise
kinde
of
preaching
is
come
vp
but
of
late
yeares
,
and
I
thinke
there
were
as
good
Christians
before
,
as
euer
there
haue
beene
since
.
These
and
a
thousand
such
like
follies
doe
they
imagine
and
vtter
,
tending
all
to
the
blinding
and
hardning
of
themselues
in
their
sinfull
and
rebellious
courses
.
That
which
a
man
hath
a
speciall
loue
,
liking
,
and
inclination
to
of
himselfe
,
hee
may
soone
be
perswaded
vnto
by
another
,
for
any
reason
,
though
neuer
so
weake
and
seely
feedeth
him
,
and
confirmeth
him
;
whereas
the
strongest
disswasions
that
may
be
shall
preuaile
little
or
nothing
,
or
but
for
the
time
present
:
Againe
,
on
the
contrary
,
if
a
man
out
of
his
owne
heart
and
iudgement
haue
no
liking
nor
inclination
,
though
hee
be
neuer
so
earnestly
set
vpon
,
and
by
most
sound
and
strong
reasons
be
disswaded
by
another
;
yet
can
hee
be
little
moued
or
stirred
,
but
euer
returneth
backe
againe
to
his
former
dislikes
,
like
the
heauy
stone
,
that
being
rouled
by
great
strength
vpward
,
doth
of
it selfe
retire
backe
againe
,
so
soone
as
we
hold
off
our
hands
.
Thus
it
is
with
obstinate
sinners
,
whose
hearts
are
heauy
,
and
stony
,
the
strongest
reasons
that
may
be
though
neuer
so
plaine
and
euident
,
yea
the
very
bare
word
of
the
text
,
being
the
immediate
word
of
God
,
can
preuaile
little
or
nothing
with
them
,
they
are
so
strongly
possest
with
contrary
imaginations
,
lusts
and
desires
:
but
on
the
contrary
,
any
weake
,
silly
and
foolish
reason
,
any
ignorant
speech
&
groundlesse
opinion
feedeth
them
,
and
confirmeth
them
in
their
sinfull
courses
.
Any
thing
will
perswade
the
sluggard
to
be
idle
;
so
any
thing
will
mooue
the
sinner
to
spirituall
idlenesse
:
And
thus
will
those
drunken
and
sleepy
sinners
doe
,
till
death
summon
them
to
iudgement
,
and
till
the
house
be
fired
ouer
their
heads
,
and
round
about
them
,
I
meane
till
the
elements
melt
,
and
the
heauens
passe
away
with
a
noise
,
as
our
Sauiour
As
in
the
dayes
before
the
flood
,
they
did
eate
and
drinke
,
marry
,
and
giue
in
marriage
,
vnto
the
day
that
Noah
entred
into
the
Arke
,
and
knew
nothing
(
for
they
little
regarded
,
and
lesse
beleeued
Noahs
preaching
)
till
the
flood
came
,
and
tooke
them
all
away
;
so
shall
the
comming
of
the
Sonne
of
Man
be
.
Therefore
it
is
no
marueile
if
men
commonly
cast
away
the
word
of
God
preached
,
as
but
the
word
of
man
;
but
it
is
a
marueile
rather
that
men
should
heare
it
as
the
word
of
God
,
taking
no
offence
at
the
person
of
the
Preacher
:
for
this
proceedeth
of
supernaturall
grace
,
but
the
other
comes
of
naturall
blindnesse
and
corruption
.
Great
cause
therefore
haue
we
to
reioyce
and
giue
thankes
to
God
for
them
,
that
receiue
the
Word
from
vs
,
not
as
our
word
,
but
as
the
Word
of
GOD
;
which
is
an
euident
token
of
true
conuersion
.
In
this
manner
of
receiuing
the
word
hee
confirmeth
them
,
by
auouching
that
the
word
preached
is
indeed
the
word
of
Gods
own
mouth
:
By
which
briefe
asseueration
,
hee
preuenteth
and
cutteth
off
all
obiections
.
Furthermore
hee
amplifieth
this
their
manner
of
receiuing
the
word
,
by
the
efficacy
of
the
word
in
them
[
which
worketh
in
you
:
]
The
word
of
man
worketh
on
the
naturall
affections
,
and
moueth
them
but
to
that
,
to
which
they
haue
an
inclination
in
themselues
:
but
the
word
of
God
worketh
in
man
by
regenerating
and
sanctifying
him
,
that
denying
himselfe
hee
might
be
transplanted
into
Christ
,
and
bring
forth
fruit
in
him
,
to
the
honor
of
God
,
not
to
the
profit
of
himselfe
,
which
no
naturall
man
can
doe
.
Philosophy
and
morall
education
instructeth
and
ordereth
the
life
and
manners
,
by
restraining
the
brutishnesse
of
sinne
,
but
it
changeth
not
a
man
from
being
a
bruit
.
Heerein
then
is
the
euident
difference
betweene
Gods
word
,
and
humane
doctrines
,
and
instructions
.
This
working
of
the
word
he
restraineth
to
the
beleeuers
[
in
you
,
]
without
faith
we
are
dead
in
trespasses
and
sinnes
,
Ephes.
2.
1.
And
our
Sauiour
Christ
saith
,
The
time
shall
come
,
and
now
is
,
when
the
dead
(
sinners
)
shall
heare
the
voice
of
the
Sonne
of
God
,
and
they
that
hear
it
(
with
humble
,
penitent
,
and
obedient
hearts
)
shall
liue
.
Also
the
Apostle
saith
,
Ephes.
5.
14.
Awake
thou
that
sleepest
(
in
worldly
and
fleshly
affections
,
&
lusts
)
and
stand
vp
from
the
dead
,
and
Christ
shall
giue
thee
light
.
Now
the
dead
receiue
no
nourishment
▪
therefore
neither
they
that
want
faith
,
as
the
Apostle
saith
,
Heb.
4.
The
word
which
they
heard
,
profited
them
not
,
because
it
was
not
mingled
with
faith
in
them
that
heard
it
.
In
the
14
verse
following
,
hee
prooueth
that
the
word
of
God
wrought
in
them
by
the
outward
worke
or
effect
,
[
For
ye
are
become
followers
of
the
Churches
of
Iudaea
in
Christ
:
For
you
haue
suffered
the
same
things
of
your
owne
countrimen
,
as
they
haue
of
the
Iewes
.
This
,
is
a
sure
and
euident
argument
of
true
hearing
and
beleeuing
,
to
immitate
the
godly
,
and
to
haue
fellowship
and
communion
with
them
.
Further
,
this
fellowship
and
imitation
is
proued
and
tryed
by
the
fire
,
namely
by
their
suffering
with
them
,
this
suffering
is
further
tryed
by
the
persons
persecuting
[
their
owne
countrimen
,
friends
,
kinsfolkes
,
&c.
]
for
that
is
the
greatest
persecution
of
all
,
and
which
can
least
be
endured
,
wherefore
it
trieth
a
Christian
man
euen
to
the
heart
.
FINIS
.