The
Doctrines
triall
.
1
Thes.
5.
21.
Try
all
things
:
and
keep
that
which
is
good
.
I
Will
not
enter
into
any
course
of
repeating
that
which
I
taught
in
my
former
Sermon
.
This
in
briefe
,
to
manifest
the
connexion
and
order
of
both
;
Concerning
the
first
,
[
a
](A03292-e350-b)
a
1
Iohn
4.
1
,
that
is
,
of
examining
their
persons
&
doctrines
,
who
professe
to
speake
vnto
vs
by
the
Spirit
.
It
remaineth
vpon
record
,
as
an
honour
to
the
Nobles
of
Berea
,
and
it
is
a
rule
for
vs
,
that
hearing
Paul
and
Silas
preach
they
were
diligent
in
searching
,
whether
the
things
they
spake
were
so
[
b
](A03292-e380-b)
b
Act.
17.
11
.
The
course
of
seeking
holy
knowledge
,
at
the
mouthes
of
those
,
whose
lippes
by
their
calling
ought
to
preserue
it
[
c
](A03292-e400-b)
c
Mat.
2.
7
,
is
tearmed
by
Salomon
,
a
buying
of
the
Truth
[
d
](A03292-e420-b)
d
Pr.
23.
23
.
As
therefore
in
buying
,
it
is
euery
mans
wisedome
to
consider
the
wares
which
are
tendered
to
him
,
[
e
](A03292-e460-b)
e
Luk.
8.
18.
;
Doth
not
this
Take
heed
in
hearing
intend
a
tryall
of
things
heard
?
Consider
two
things
with
me
;
and
the
truth
,
equitie
,
and
necessitie
of
this
doctrine
will
soone
bee
yeelded
to
.
The
one
is
the
possibilitie
of
beeing
deceiued
in
our
dependance
vpon
prophecying
.
The
other
is
,
the
danger
of
mistaking
.
The
possibility
of
beeing
deceiued
,
proceeds
from
two
things
:
1
Somewhat
in
them
which
prophecy
:
2.
Somewhat
in
our selues
,
who
listen
thereunto
.
Touching
them
which
prophecy
,
there
are
two
sorts
by
whom
there
is
danger
of
deceit
.
1
Some
purpose
to
deceiue
:
2
Some
casually
may
deceiue
.
Some
purpose
to
deceiue
,
whom
the
Apostle
tearmeth
,
liers
in
wait
to
deceiue
[
f
](A03292-e470-b)
f
Eph.
4.
14
,
and
whom
hee
compares
(
according
to
the
nature
of
the
Greeke
word
vsed
)
to
cheaters
and
false
gamesters
,
[
g
](A03292-e500-b)
g
Act.
20.
30
.
,
and
priuily
bring
in
damnable
heresies
[
h
](A03292-e510-b)
h
2
Pet.
2.
1
.
It
hath
been
an
ancient
practice
of
the
diuell
,
to
be
a
lying
spirit
in
the
mouthes
of
some
Prophets
[
i
](A03292-e520-b)
i
1
Kin.
22
22
;
There
haue
beene
euer
some
misleading
leaders
[
k
](A03292-e530-b)
k
Isa.
3.
12
,
causers
of
the
people
to
erre
by
their
lyes
[
l
](A03292-e540-b)
l
Ier.
23.
32
;
and
Saint
Peter
hath
assured
vs
,
that
in
this
particular
,
the
latter
times
will
hold
proportion
with
the
former
[
m
](A03292-e560-b)
m
2
Pet.
2.
1
:
Still
there
will
be
some
seeds-men
of
Tares
amongst
them
that
sowe
the
purer
Wheate
;
some
temperers
of
Leauen
,
with
the
sweet
lumpe
of
Gods
sacred
Truth
.
Others
there
are
againe
,
which
may
casually
deceiue
,
&
they
are
also
of
two
sorts
.
The
one
sort
are
such
as
may
lead
the
people
into
error
(
though
perhaps
it
be
not
their
purpose
)
throgh
their
insufficiency
,
their
rawness
,
their
vnskilfulnes
,
their
negligence
,
for
&
in
the
discharge
of
this
great
seruice
of
instructing
.
Too
many
such
there
be
,
who
wanting
the
tong
of
the
Learned
[
n
](A03292-e570-b)
n
Isa.
50.
4
,
who
lacking
Iudgement
[
o
](A03292-e580-b)
o
Mica
.
3.
8
,
and
skill
of
right
diuiding
the
word
of
Truth
[
p
](A03292-e590-b)
p
2
Tim.
2
15
,
&
beeing
no
well
taught
scribes
to
the
kingdome
of
heauen
[
q
](A03292-e600-b)
q
Mat.
13.
52
,
and
then
withall
being
carelesse
of
that
charge
,
touching
taking
heed
to
Doctrine
[
r
](A03292-e610-b)
r
1
Tim.
4
16
,
do
vent
many
things
vnsound
&
vnsauorie
,
sometimes
things
vain
&
foolish
,
as
the
Scripture
tearmeth
them
[
s
](A03292-e620-b)
s
Lam.
2.
14
ordinarily
,
such
as
God
neuer
commanded
,
nor
spake
,
neither
euer
came
into
his
minde
[
t
](A03292-e630-b)
t
Ier.
19.
5
,
wherby
the
mindes
of
the
simple
are
deceiued
[
u
](A03292-e640-b)
u
Rom.
16
18
,
and
the
hearts
of
the
righteous
made
sad
[
x
](A03292-e650-b)
x
Eze.
13.
22
.
These
be
such
as
Paul
calleth
Deceiued
deceiuers
[
y
](A03292-e670-b)
y
2
Tim.
3
13
.
They
are
beguiled
themselues
,
[
z
](A03292-e700-b)
z
1
cor.
13.
9
.
In
sundry
things
(
as
men
)
wee
are
many
times
much
mistaken
.
And
it
falleth
out
many
times
,
thorough
Gods
wise
dispensing
,
that
somewhat
is
reuealed
to
him
which
sitteth
by
,
which
hee
who
occupieth
the
roome
of
the
Teacher
,
doth
not
vnderstand
;
as
is
gatherable
out
of
that
saying
of
the
Apostle
,
(
1
Cor.
14.
30.
)
This
is
the
first
thing
out
of
which
there
springs
a
possibility
of
being
deceiued
.
The
second
,
is
from
out
of
our selues
which
come
to
heare
.
We
are
naturally
in
matters
of
Religion
easily
miscaried
,
by
reason
of
the
vanity
of
minde
,
and
darkness
of
cogitation
,
which
we
haue
brought
with
vs
from
the
Wombe
[
a
](A03292-e710-b)
a
Eph.
4.
18
:
wee
are
vnwise
by
nature
and
deceiued
[
b
](A03292-e720-b)
b
1
Tit.
3.
3
.
And
then
what
through
presumption
,
trusting
too
much
to
our selues
,
what
through
a
kinde
of
natiue
lothnesse
to
endure
the
paynes
of
Trying
,
what
through
an
affectation
of
Nouelty
,
we
are
very
lyable
to
deceit
,
apt
to
drinke-in
error
as
water
,
and
to
bee
carried
vp
&
downe
with
euery
wind
of
doctrine
[
c
](A03292-e730-b)
c
Eph.
4.
14
.
As
it
is
said
of
vs
in
the
generall
,
that
we
are
clay
to
God
,
and
wax
to
the
diuell
:
so
may
it
bee
applyed
to
vs
in
the
particular
,
that
we
are
hardly
wrought
to
an
entertainement
of
a
truth
,
but
soone
wonne
to
the
embracing
of
an
error
.
The
Iewes
in
regarde
of
their
vntowardnesse
to
good
,
were
tearmed
stiffe-necked
[
d
](A03292-e740-b)
d
Act.
7.
51
,
and
a
gainesaying
people
[
e
](A03292-e750-b)
e
Rom.
10
21
,
and
yet
soone
turned
out
of
the
way
which
God
commanded
them
[
f
](A03292-e760-b)
f
Ex.
32.
8
;
and
the
Galatians
were
soone
remooued
to
another
Gospell
[
g
](A03292-e770-b)
g
Gal.
1.
8
,
and
yet
the
paynes
of
forming
Christ
in
them
was
as
a
trauailing
in
birth
[
h
](A03292-e780-b)
h
Gal.
4.
19
.
Euer
since
the
razing
out
of
vs
the
image
of
the
God
of
truth
,
there
hath
been
in
our
nature
such
an
affinitie
with
falshood
,
that
that
which
S.
Paul
calls
the
deceiueableness
of
vnrighteousnesse
[
i
](A03292-e800-b)
i
2
Thes.
2
10.
,
is
very
preuailing
,
speedily
to
entangle
vs
.
That
same
canker
or
gangreane
of
vntruth
doth
soone
seize
vpon
vs
,
and
it
fretteth
[
k
](A03292-e810-b)
k
2
Tim.
2.
17
apace
when
it
hath
once
begunne
.
Hereupon
,
the
bringers
in
of
heresies
haue
many
to
follow
their
damnable
wayes
[
l
](A03292-e820-b)
l
2
Pet.
2.
2
:
and
Antichrist
hath
small
&
great
,
rich
and
poore
,
to
receiue
his
marke
[
m
](A03292-e830-b)
m
Apoc.
13
16
.
Now
for
the
danger
of
erring
in
matters
of
this
kinde
,
it
is
not
hard
to
discouer
it
.
Religion
is
a
matter
which
concernes
the
soule
,
and
the
euerlasting
happiness
thereof
.
A
mistaking
therefore
must
needs
be
followed
,
with
a
more
then
ordinarie
hurt
.
I
know
there
are
differences
and
degrees
of
errors
in
matters
of
Religion
.
Some
do
strike
more
directly
to
the
heart
of
piety
,
and
weaken
the
very
maine
foundation
of
faith
.
Some
are
not
altogether
of
so
dangerous
a
nature
;
being
in
points
of
lesse
importance
.
The
former
are
as
mortall
diseases
in
the
body
:
the
other
are
but
as
superfluous
humours
within
,
or
swelling
tumours
without
.
But
yet
as
in
the
bodie
,
smaller
griefes
,
when
they
are
multiplyed
and
continued
,
become
preiudiciall
to
the
life
of
the
whole
:
so
these
inferiour
kindes
of
mistakings
,
when
they
are
ordinarie
&
encreased
,
grow
dangerous
,
to
the
Maine
.
A
little
leauen
doth
leauen
the
whole
lumpe
[
n
](A03292-e840-b)
n
Gal.
5.
9
:
It
is
applyed
by
the
Apostle
,
to
shew
what
inconvenience
followes
the
entertainment
of
(
as
it
may
seem
)
a
pettie
error
in
the
things
of
God
.
The
withall
in
the
day
of
tentation
,
when
a
man
is
either
before
the
world
called
into
question
for
that
which
he
doth
professe
,
or
else
is
sifted
and
winnowed
by
Satan
,
about
that
which
he
beleeues
;
how
woefull
and
hazardous
shall
his
case
be
,
if
hee
haue
taken
vp
his
religion
onely
(
as
I
may
so
speake
)
vpon
trust
,
or
raysed
it
vp
out
of
his
owne
surmise
!
There
is
neither
of
these
,
but
will
bee
a
poore
ground
for
him
to
relie
vpon
,
in
the
time
of
Triall
.
Small
courage
shall
one
haue
,
to
engage
his
life
for
that
,
for
which
his
best
proofe
is
the
authority
of
him
from
whom
he
receiued
it
:
and
it
will
not
be
easie
to
answer
the
diuell
,
by
alleadging
the
name
of
a
man
,
vnlesse
he
be
able
to
iustifie
his
Tenent
by
diuine
authoritie
.
So
then
,
if
either
we
consider
the
easinesse
of
erring
in
matters
of
Religion
,
or
the
perill
of
mistaking
therin
,
we
must
needes
acknowledge
this
doctrine
,
touching
the
Triall
of
doctrines
,
to
be
true
.
How
shall
this
easiness
to
erre
bee
preuented
?
how
shall
this
danger
of
not
going
aright
be
auoided
?
but
by
this
one
course
of
considering
all
things
,
and
of
examining
each
point
,
before
wee
build
vpon
it
as
a
certaintie
.
The
diuell
labours
to
poison
the
fountain
of
Truth
(
the
publicke
Ministrie
)
so
that
oft
times
there
streame
euen
from
it
very
dangerous
conceits
:
[
o
](A03292-e880-b)
o
1
Pet.
4.
11
,
and
then
the
best
somtimes
are
ouershot
.
I
remember
what
we
learned
when
we
were
boyes
;
Cannius
)
who
may
commend
a
doctrine
to
him
,
and
set
it
out
with
many
plausible
tearmes
,
as
if
it
were
of
such
and
such
excellent
vse
for
a
mans
soule
;
which
yet
,
when
it
is
brought
to
triall
shall
be
found
to
yeelde
out
no
such
matter
as
was
promised
.
Thus
still
may
this
point
be
amplified
,
touching
the
possibilitie
to
receiue
infection
,
euen
by
preaching
:
to
which
when
we
shall
ioyne
our
owne
aptnesse
to
be
misled
,
and
the
perill
of
going
awry
,
the
generall
point
must
needes
bee
yelded
to
;
namely
,
that
in
receiuing
of
doctrines
▪
Trying
ought
to
goe
before
Trusting
;
we
must
labour
to
bee
sure
that
which
we
intend
to
keepe
is
good
,
before
wee
set
vpon
the
keeping
of
it
as
good
.
This
point
of
doctrine
,
[
p
](A03292-e980-b)
p
Mat.
16
13.
15
.
That
I
may
bee
deceiued
,
must
encrease
my
care
,
not
ouerthrow
my
diligence
.
Now
touching
the
second
euill
,
of
carelessenesse
,
it
is
to
be
seene
in
those
,
who
are
apt
to
take
all
for
sound
&
good
,
which
is
deliuered
.
If
they
can
countenance
that
which
they
seeme
to
maintaine
,
with
the
name
of
a
Teacher
,
or
say
,
it
was
deliuered
at
a
Sermon
,
they
thinke
it
is
enough
.
Especially
there
is
euen
a
kinde
of
Idolatry
committed
by
some
,
in
selling
themselues
so
to
some
mens
iudgements
,
that
they
doe
in
a
manner
repute
euery
word
an
Oracle
which
they
speake
.
It
is
sufficient
for
them
,
if
such
or
such
a
man
hath
said
it
.
This
is
euen
a
spice
of
that
which
Saint
Paul
tearmes
a
being
seruants
to
men
,
[
q
](A03292-e1010-b)
q
1
Cor.
7
23.
.
It
is
to
haue
ones
faith
more
in
the
wisedome
of
man
,
then
in
the
power
of
God
[
r
](A03292-e1020-b)
r
1
Cor.
2.
5
.
Let
a
man
esteme
of
vs
,
as
the
ministers
of
God
[
s
](A03292-e1030-b)
s
1
Cor.
4.
1
,
but
yet
,
not
as
men
in
whom
,
but
by
whom
,
you
belieue
[
t
](A03292-e1040-b)
t
1
Cor.
3.
5
.
Were
he
an
Angel
from
heauen
,
yet
his
Gospel
must
bee
looked
into
[
u
](A03292-e1050-b)
u
Gal.
1.
8
.
Hearken
to
a
matter
because
wee
say
it
;
so
much
wee
may
chalenge
by
our
place
:
but
doe
not
belieue
it
,
vntill
you
knowe
vpon
what
ground
wee
haue
spoken
it
.
Could
wee
once
work
a
conscience
of
this
dutie
in
our
hearers
,
many
who
doe
now
despise
our
doctrine
,
would
then
approoue
it
;
and
they
which
doe
approoue
it
,
would
finde
ten
times
more
sweetnesse
in
it
then
they
doe
.
But
now
commeth
the
third
euill
,
at
the
least
as
bad
as
the
two
former
,
and
that
is
vnskilfulnesse
.
This
reacheth
farre
.
For
,
besides
,
that
they
who
are
guilty
of
the
two
before
named
,
are
also
chargeable
with
this
;
euen
they
who
are
better
disposed
,
and
haue
a
kinde
of
inclination
to
the
dutie
of
Triall
,
yet
want
that
skill
,
and
ablenesse
for
it
,
which
is
necessarie
.
It
is
not
easie
,
no
not
among
the
best
professors
,
to
finde
a
man
that
hath
an
exercised
wit
,
to
discerne
both
good
and
euill
[
x
](A03292-e1070-b)
x
Heb.
5.
14
.
.
A
witty
and
ingenious
man
,
well
spoken
,
and
able
to
carry
a
matter
handsomely
,
&
to
set
it
out
with
a
smooth
and
pleasing
phrase
,
would
soone
deceiue
euen
a
great
many
of
those
which
meane
well
.
Quickly
might
a
man
of
Arts
and
Parts
,
make
many
of
vs
to
stagger
,
euen
touching
those
very
things
which
hitherto
haue
gone
with
vs
for
currant
,
and
wherein
we
haue
seemed
very
confident
.
A
man
might
so
lap
vp
the
poisonous
drugs
of
Poperie
,
and
so
gild
them
ouer
with
the
seeming
allowance
of
Scripture
,
&
of
hore-headed
Antiquity
,
that
euen
the
greatest
part
would
soone
swallow
them
downe
without
suspicion
.
This
is
a
truth
,
but
a
lamentable
truth
.
What
pittie
is
it
,
that
after
this
long
Sunne-shine
of
the
Gospel
in
this
Land
,
there
should
be
so
many
,
who
but
(
as
Saint
Peters
tearme
is
)
see
glimmeringly
,
and
vncertainely
,
like
one
who
cannot
see
a
farre
of
[
y
](A03292-e1100-b)
y
2
Pet.
1.
9
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
in
matters
of
Religion
;
and
like
Zebut
in
the
holy
storie
,
either
take
men
to
be
but
the
shadowes
of
mountaines
,
or
the
shadowes
of
mountaines
to
be
men
[
z
](A03292-e1130-b)
z
Iud.
9.
36
.
They
know
not
what
to
make
of
many
things
,
what
to
conceiue
,
or
how
to
determine
.
And
as
Absalom
and
the
Elders
of
Israel
,
at
the
first
gaue
a
generall
approbation
to
Ahitophels
aduice
,
and
were
ready
to
follow
it
,
but
by
and
by
,
said
the
counsell
of
Hushai
the
Archite
was
a
great
deale
better
,
and
so
did
accordingly
[
a
](A03292-e1170-b)
a
2
Sam.
17
4.
14.
:
so
they
who
now
say
,
Surely
this
is
the
truth
which
we
must
bide
by
,
within
a
while
are
apt
to
cry
out
,
Nay
but
this
is
the
better
,
and
like
the
Lystrians
in
the
story
,
bee
ready
to
cast
him
out
,
whom
in
the
beginning
they
did
magnifie
[
b
](A03292-e1180-b)
b
Act.
14.
19
.
Must
I
not
heere
say
with
the
Apostle
,
Shall
I
praise
you
in
this
?
in
this
I
praise
you
not
[
c
](A03292-e1190-b)
c
1
Cor.
11
22
.
Now
happie
might
I
account
my selfe
,
if
the
doctrine
which
I
haue
framed
out
of
this
Text
might
become
a
purgatiue
receit
,
for
the
remoouing
of
these
three
malignant
humors
;
then
the
which
,
I
professe
I
know
none
,
which
doe
more
preiudice
the
good
concoction
of
that
heauenly
&
wholesome
doctrine
which
is
taught
vs
.
If
we
can
say
,
this
Text
is
not
the
word
of
God
,
or
that
it
hath
no
authority
to
binde
vs
,
or
that
it
doth
not
directly
make
against
these
3
corruptions
,
I
see
no
cause
but
wee
may
cherish
them
,
and
maintain
our selues
in
them
:
but
otherwise
,
it
becommeth
vs
vpon
the
paine
of
the
most
High
his
displeasure
,
to
cast
aside
all
either
frowardnesse
,
or
neglect
in
this
matter
,
and
to
labour
to
haue
skill
in
the
performance
of
this
Trying
dutie
.
We
disclaime
all
Lordship
ouer
your
faith
[
d
](A03292-e1210-b)
d
2
Cor.
1.
24
,
we
are
set
set
on
work
for
the
seruice
of
your
faith
[
e
](A03292-e1220-b)
e
Phil.
2.
17
,
not
for
commanding
it
.
We
leaue
it
to
Papists
,
to
tyrannize
ouer
mens
thoughts
in
matters
of
Religion
,
and
to
require
the
people
to
lappe
vp
their
faith
in
the
generall
beleeuing
of
the
Church
.
Wee
desire
you
to
Try
,
we
beseech
you
to
enquire
,
wee
would
faine
bring
you
to
stand
in
the
wayes
and
aske
[
f
](A03292-e1230-b)
f
Ier.
6.
16
,
wee
knowe
you
can
neuer
till
then
haue
stablished
hearts
[
g
](A03292-e1240-b)
g
Heb.
13.
9
;
you
can
neuer
attaine
to
that
of
beeing
fully
perswaded
euery
man
in
his
owne
minde
[
h
](A03292-e1250-b)
h
Rom.
14.
5
:
and
when
you
shall
doe
this
,
you
will
say
to
vs
,
who
haue
preached
to
you
,
as
the
Samaritanes
said
to
the
woman
,
Now
wee
beleeue
not
,
because
of
your
sayings
,
for
we
haue
found
it
our selues
,
and
knowe
that
this
and
this
is
so
indeed
[
i
](A03292-e1260-b)
i
Ioh.
4.
42
:
or
after
after
some
such
sorte
as
the
Queene
of
the
South
said
to
Salomon
;
The
sweetenesse
which
wee
now
feele
in
Religion
farre
exceedeth
your
reporte
[
k
](A03292-e1280-b)
k
1
King
.
10.
7
.
Now
because
,
if
I
should
winne
you
all
to
a
resolution
of
Trying
doctrines
,
and
then
leaue
you
doubtfull
how
and
which
way
to
performe
it
,
my
course
would
be
vnprofitable
:
therefore
you
shall
giue
mee
leaue
to
bestowe
some
paines
that
way
,
and
to
giue
some
necessarie
directions
in
that
behalfe
.
That
there
is
a
meanes
to
attain
to
some
sufficiency
for
the
discharge
of
this
seruice
,
why
shold
I
go
about
to
proue
?
God
would
neuer
bid
vs
Try
,
if
it
were
not
possible
for
vs
to
be
able
to
Try
.
Now
all
Triall
of
doctrine
must
bee
by
some
Rule
.
The
Greeke
word
here
translated
Try
,
betokens
,
such
a
triall
as
Gold-smiths
vse
touching
metall
;
for
the
discerning
whereof
they
haue
a
touchstone
,
at
which
that
which
will
not
hold
,
is
reiected
and
laide
by
as
counterfeit
.
A
touchstone
there
must
be
sought
,
for
this
businesse
.
And
when
wee
haue
found
it
,
we
must
vnderstand
how
to
make
vse
of
it
,
to
that
end
.
The
maine
Touch
by
which
all
doctrine
must
be
tryed
,
and
by
which
it
must
either
stand
or
fall
,
is
the
will
of
God
reuealed
in
the
Scriptures
.
Bring
them
to
the
Law
,
and
to
the
Testimonie
(
saide
the
Oracle
of
God
of
olde
)
and
consider
whether
they
speake
according
to
that
word
[
l
](A03292-e1300-b)
l
Isa.
8.
20
.
By
this
our
Sauiour
himselfe
was
content
to
be
tryed
[
m
](A03292-e1310-b)
m
Ioh.
5.
39
;
By
this
the
preaching
of
Paul
and
Silas
at
Thessalonica
was
tryed
[
n
](A03292-e1340-b)
n
Act.
17.
11
.
Religious
doctrines
are
Gods
matters
:
and
shall
wee
haue
a
better
then
God
to
be
tryed
by
,
in
the
things
of
God
?
and
how
shall
wee
knowe
what
is
Gods
minde
in
a
matter
of
doctrine
,
but
by
the
Scripture
?
Excellently
spake
he
,
Constantine
,
[
o
](A03292-e1450-b)
o
Mat.
22
29
.
God
forbid
,
we
should
vnder
any
pretext
dishearten
you
in
your
care
to
turne
ouer
Gods
book
.
Let
profanenesse
,
and
poperie
cast
reproches
,
vpon
diligence
and
ordinariness
;
herein
we
the
Ministers
of
Christ
,
Neuer
will
wee
holde
with
that
blasphemous
Papist
,
[
p
](A03292-e1540-b)
p
Col.
3.
16
.
Thus
haue
wee
found
the
touchstone
:
let
vs
now
enquire
how
it
must
bee
vsed
.
A
little
childe
,
or
a
foole
may
easily
finde
a
touchstone
,
and
yet
when
he
hath
it
,
not
know
what
to
doe
with
it
,
more
then
with
an
other
ordinarie
pibble
.
Though
the
Scripture
bee
not
so
common
as
it
should
,
yet
it
is
conuersed
with
by
more
,
then
can
tell
how
to
turn
it
vnto
good
.
This
then
shall
be
the
next
parte
of
my
taske
,
to
shew
how
the
Scripture
may
bee
made
vse
of
,
for
the
Tryall
of
doctrines
.
And
heere
there
are
two
things
considerable
.
1
How
he
must
be
qualified
,
who
aduentureth
to
meddle
with
the
Scripture
.
2
How
beeing
so
qualified
as
is
necessarie
,
hee
may
be
able
to
apply
it
to
this
vse
.
First
,
whoso
puts
his
hand
to
the
Scripture
in
desire
to
get
skill
by
it
,
so
,
as
that
by
the
helpe
thereof
he
may
be
able
to
examine
doctrines
,
it
is
meet
especially
that
hee
be
a
man
of
an
humble
spirit
.
They
bee
the
humble
,
to
whom
the
Lord
giueth
grace
[
q
](A03292-e1570-b)
q
1
Pet.
5.
5
,
hee
dwelleth
with
such
[
r
](A03292-e1580-b)
r
Isa.
57.
15
,
hee
teacheth
his
way
to
such
,
to
them
he
reuealeth
his
secrets
[
s
](A03292-e1590-b)
s
Psal.
25.
9
14
:
a
man
must
humble
himselfe
,
that
hee
may
walke
with
his
God
[
t
](A03292-e1600-b)
t
Mic.
6.
8
Modò
ad
hautiendum
accedat
deuotè
.
Aug.
de
vtilitate
credendi
.
c.
6
.
It
is
a
good
speech
of
Augustines
,
The
doctrine
of
the
Scripture
is
so
tempered
,
that
there
is
no
man
but
may
draw
thence
sufficient
for
himselfe
,
prouided
that
he
come
vnto
it
with
Deuotion
.
Now
,
that
which
the
Scripture
meaneth
by
humblenes
of
spirit
in
this
case
,
and
Augustine
by
Deuotion
,
is
this
;
A
yeelding
of
a
mans
selfe
ouer
to
bee
taught
of
God
,
out
of
a
resolued
and
strong
opinion
,
that
he
is
of
himselfe
but
a
foole
in
the
things
of
God
.
This
is
that
which
the
Apostle
calleth
a
beeing
a
foole
,
to
the
end
that
he
may
be
wise
[
u
](A03292-e1630-b)
u
1
Cor.
3
18
.
They
be
the
simple
,
to
whom
the
word
of
the
Lord
giues
sharpnesse
of
wit
[
x
](A03292-e1640-b)
x
Pro.
1.
4
.
The
summe
is
this
in
a
word
(
that
I
may
not
dwel
vpon
this
particular
)
;
Except
a
man
be
sensible
in
himselfe
of
mans
natiue
dulnesse
in
the
matters
of
God
,
of
the
vnfitness
of
his
reason
to
iudge
and
to
determine
in
points
of
that
nature
,
and
so
resolue
to
submit
himselfe
wholly
to
be
taught
of
God
,
and
to
conforme
himselfe
and
to
subdue
his
thoughts
,
and
to
frame
them
to
that
which
hee
shall
reueale
,
it
is
vnpossible
that
he
should
euer
,
be
by
the
Scriptures
made
wise
vnto
saluation
.
Now
the
best
euidence
of
ones
being
furnished
with
this
worthy
quality
,
is
his
binding
himselfe
not
to
looke
into
the
Scripture
without
praier
.
Thus
did
Dauid
bewray
the
meekenesse
of
his
spirit
,
by
begging
of
God
to
open
his
eyes
,
to
see
the
wonders
of
the
Law
[
y
](A03292-e1660-b)
y
Ps.
119.
18
,
by
praying
him
to
giue
him
vnderstanding
[
z
](A03292-e1670-b)
z
Ps.
119.
34
,
to
teach
him
good
iudgement
and
knowledge
[
a
](A03292-e1680-b)
a
Ps.
119.
66
.
This
shewed
Dauid
to
haue
renounced
all
opinion
of
his
owne
sufficiency
,
and
to
haue
resigned
himselfe
ouer
wholly
to
the
Lords
guidance
.
Hee
would
not
trust
himselfe
in
wading
into
these
depthes
:
but
in
more
then
a
iealousie
ouer
himselfe
,
hee
cast
himselfe
altogether
vpon
God
.
It
is
but
as
Paul
calleth
it
,
vaine
iangling
[
b
](A03292-e1710-b)
b
1
Tim.
1.
6
,
and
science
falsely
so
called
[
c
](A03292-e1720-b)
c
1
Tim.
6
20
,
a
kind
of
frothie
knowledge
,
whatsoeuer
men
get
out
of
the
Scripture
,
aduenturing
on
it
,
without
this
quality
.
Determine
if
thou
wouldest
get
ought
out
of
Gods
booke
,
by
which
thy
soule
may
bee
satisfied
as
with
marow
and
fatnesse
,
neuer
to
betake
thy selfe
to
the
vse
of
it
,
but
to
vrge
that
vpon
thy selfe
,
which
the
woman
of
Samaria
,
scoffingly
said
to
Christ
,
Thou
hast
nothing
to
draw
with
,
and
the
well
is
deepe
[
d
](A03292-e1730-b)
d
Ioh.
4
,
11
,
without
thee
O
Lord
,
Now
when
a
man
is
thus
addressed
and
prepared
with
an
humble
,
yeelding
,
and
resigned
spirit
,
his
next
care
must
be
,
to
be
furnished
out
of
the
Scripture
with
some
matter
of
Rule
,
by
which
hee
may
still
in
his
hearing
course
,
make
that
tryall
which
is
necessarie
.
This
matter
of
Rule
,
I
may
thus
distinguish
;
It
is
either
more
generall
,
or
more
speciall
and
particular
.
The
more
generall
matter
of
Rule
,
is
the
doctrine
of
Catechisme
.
I
will
shew
you
what
I
meane
hereby
.
There
is
a
thing
,
which
Paul
in
one
place
calleth
the
Forme
of
doctrine
[
e
](A03292-e1770-b)
e
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
Rom.
6.
17.
;
in
another
,
the
Patterne
of
wholesome
words
[
f
](A03292-e1790-b)
f
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
2
Tim.
1.
13
;
else
where
,
The
doctrine
of
the
beginning
of
Christ
[
g
](A03292-e1810-b)
g
Heb.
6.
1
.
It
is
a
certaine
frame
of
sacred
Truth
,
raysed
out
of
plaine
,
direct
,
and
vnquestiond
Texts
of
holy
Scripture
,
manifesting
by
the
way
of
abridgement
,
the
order
and
course
of
mans
saluation
,
to
whom
he
must
looke
vp
for
it
,
and
by
what
way
&
meanes
he
must
come
to
it
.
He
which
doth
not
beginne
at
this
,
shall
neuer
come
vnto
that
in
Religion
,
which
is
called
the
Certainty
[
h
](A03292-e1820-b)
h
Luk.
1.
4
.
There
was
a
course
of
teaching
this
in
the
Apostles
dayes
,
as
may
be
gathered
out
of
Heb
6.
1.
and
hath
beene
continued
in
all
well
gouerned
Churches
euer
since
.
And
I
am
verely
perswaded
,
that
one
speciall
reason
,
why
both
many
,
who
are
for
profession
Diuines
,
are
staggering
and
vncertaine
,
and
various
in
pointes
of
diuinity
,
and
subiect
to
drawing
this
way
,
and
that
way
,
either
by
the
Times
,
or
by
such
Authors
as
they
meete
with
;
and
diuers
also
of
our
people
,
of
all
rankes
are
so
vnsettled
,
and
so
by
and
by
puzled
,
vpon
the
raising
vp
of
a
new
or
strange
point
of
doctrine
,
is
,
they
were
neuer
well
broght
vp
in
the
grounds
of
Chatechisme
.
And
it
is
a
great
errour
both
amongst
vs
Ministers
,
that
this
kinde
of
Teaching
is
so
little
in
our
practice
;
&
amongst
the
people
,
that
where
it
is
vsed
it
is
so
little
in
esteem
.
Neuer
shall
a
man
bee
other
then
raw
in
Religion
,
that
was
not
well
seasoned
with
the
first
rudiments
.
These
must
be
to
him
like
the
patternes
which
some
craftsmen
haue
,
by
which
they
proportion
out
their
worke
:
That
which
they
heare
,
if
it
hold
not
agreement
with
these
principles
,
it
must
be
reiected
as
vnsound
.
These
our
daies
afford
many
helpes
in
this
kinde
,
and
our
neglect
herein
is
the
more
without
excuse
.
If
you
shall
giue
this
point
,
but
a
little
time
and
roome
in
your
thoughts
to
bee
here
considered
of
,
I
make
no
doubt
,
but
you
will
all
confesse
it
to
bee
true
.
Now
the
more
speciall
and
particular
Rule
,
is
either
for
the
deciding
of
the
great
question
betwixt
vs
and
papists
,
or
for
our
direction
and
settlement
in
that
ordinarie
preaching
which
is
amongst
our selues
.
Touching
Popery
,
wee
shall
finde
that
course
which
Salomon
tooke
for
the
trying
of
the
two
Harlots
which
came
before
him
,
whether
was
the
true
mother
,
when
both
were
therein
very
confident
[
i
](A03292-e1850-b)
i
1
King
.
3
.
,
to
be
of
very
special
vse
for
the
triall
thereof
,
and
for
the
confirming
of
a
mans
determination
touching
it
,
that
it
is
but
counterfeit
.
Shee
who
could
bee
content
the
liuing
childe
should
be
diuided
,
Salomon
gaue
his
verdit
vpon
her
,
that
surely
shee
was
not
the
mother
.
Vnity
is
a
matter
much
boasted
of
by
papists
,
yet
there
is
nothing
so
pregnant
against
them
as
this
point
of
diuision
.
For
whereas
God
will
haue
all
reserued
to
himselfe
,
and
will
admit
no
copartinarie
(
I
will
not
giue
my
glory
to
another
[
k
](A03292-e1870-b)
k
Isa.
42.
8
,
)
we
shal
finde
Poperie
in
the
points
of
Christian
religion
,
to
admit
(
clean
contrary
to
the
fundamentall
lawes
of
heauen
)
as
it
were
a
Gauel-kinde
custome
,
and
to
allow
shares
with
God
,
in
the
things
wherein
hee
will
endure
no
partners
;
as
for
example
:
Adoration
is
diuided
betwixt
God
&
Images
.
The
seruice
of
prayer
betwixt
God
and
creatures
.
Mediation
to
the
diuine
Maiesty
,
betwixt
Christ
and
Saints
.
The
headship
of
the
Church
▪
betwixt
Christ
&
the
Pope
.
The
conuersion
of
a
Sinner
,
betwixt
the
freedome
of
Gods
grace
,
and
the
freedome
of
mans
will
.
Iustification
,
betwixt
faith
and
workes
.
The
ground
of
a
Christian
mans
faith
,
beetwixt
Scriptures
and
Tradions
.
Absolute
obedience
betwixt
Gods
Commandements
,
and
the
precepts
of
the
Church
.
And
so
in
other
things
,
for
I
giue
you
but
a
taste
.
Take
we
this
for
a
certaine
Rule
,
by
which
to
iudge
of
the
doctrine
of
Popery
.
It
is
content
like
the
pretended
mother
to
diuide
those
things
betwixt
two
,
or
moe
,
which
ought
of
right
to
bee
reserued
vnto
one
.
I
dare
vndertake
,
that
in
the
maine
points
of
Religion
,
there
is
a
making
ouer
,
more
or
lesse
,
from
God
to
somewhat
else
,
all
that
glorie
,
that
respect
,
that
dependance
vpon
,
that
reuerence
,
that
acknowledgement
,
which
by
vertue
of
the
first
Commandement
is
his
peculiar
.
I
would
faine
see
,
how
the
doctrine
of
the
Church
of
Rome
can
bee
freed
from
dispersing
those
affections
and
powers
of
the
heart
vnto
sundry
particulars
,
which
the
Lord
requireth
to
be
giuen
wholly
vnto
him
.
Let
the
matter
bee
thorowly
examined
:
and
if
the
seuerall
points
of
that
Religion
,
which
wee
professe
and
preach
in
the
Church
of
England
at
this
day
,
bee
not
like
the
lines
in
a
Circumference
,
which
al
meet
in
this
one
Center
of
Gods
glory
,
and
of
that
maine
ayme
of
God
in
all
his
proceedings
,
He
that
reioyceth
,
let
him
reioyce
in
the
Lord
[
l
](A03292-e1880-b)
l
1
Cor.
1.
31
,
we
may
freely
allowe
you
to
disclaime
it
.
Wee
will
neuer
feare
to
ioyne
issue
with
Papists
in
this
:
wee
will
neuer
decline
,
nay
we
will
entreat
&
sue
for
this
Triall
.
Now
for
direction
in
dependance
vpon
our
ordinarie
preaching
,
I
commend
this
especially
to
the
obseruation
&
vse
of
common
men
.
For
I
now
labour
not
so
much
to
giue
precepts
for
those
that
be
learned
,
and
haue
helps
by
Arts
and
Tongues
&
reading
,
to
scan
the
things
which
are
presented
to
them
:
but
I
endeauour
to
guide
those
,
who
haue
no
more
for
their
ayde
in
this
seruice
,
then
common
education
hath
afforded
them
.
I
remember
a
saying
of
Pauls
,
[
n
](A03292-e1920-b)
n
1
Pet.
3.
4
,
which
must
bee
iudge
in
this
case
.
Thou
must
try
that
which
thou
hearest
,
by
the
work
which
it
hath
vpon
thy
soule
.
There
be
three
speciall
things
which
I
may
tearme
the
aime
of
the
whole
Scripture
.
That
doctrine
which
tends
to
the
furtherance
of
all
,
or
either
of
these
three
,
a
man
may
safely
build
vpon
it
,
that
it
is
true
:
That
which
is
a
let
or
an
impediment
to
any
of
these
three
,
it
must
be
reiected
as
vnsound
.
The
three
things
,
are
,
1
Humility
.
2
Comfort
.
3
Conscience
of
obedience
.
The
whole
Scripture
driues
to
these
three
:
1
To
abase
man
in
his
owne
eyes
,
&
to
lay
him
in
the
dust
.
2
To
refresh
his
soule
,
and
to
bring
his
bones
which
haue
bin
broken
,
to
reioyce
.
3
To
frame
his
heart
to
a
constant
desire
&
care
of
pleasing
God
.
These
be
three
things
simply
necessarie
to
the
composition
of
a
right
Christian
.
Hereupon
the
Scripture
is
so
exact
in
laying
open
the
corruption
of
mans
naturall
estate
,
in
setting
out
the
foulnesse
,
and
haynousnes
of
sinne
,
in
describing
the
rigour
of
Gods
iustice
,
in
declaring
the
terror
of
that
which
is
the
best
of
mans
desert
.
Here
upon
(
secondly
)
it
is
,
that
it
so
gratiously
discouereth
the
mystery
of
Christ
,
the
fulnesse
of
the
grace
which
is
in
him
,
the
riches
of
Gods
mercy
through
him
,
euery
way
answering
a
mans
spiritual
necessity
.
Hereupon
(
thirdly
)
it
is
,
that
it
so
precisely
&
straightly
presseth
the
duties
of
holiness
,
giuing
no
manner
of
liberty
to
mans
owne
naturall
inclination
,
but
binding
him
to
a
finishing
his
saluation
with
fear
&
trembling
,
and
to
a
causing
his
heart
to
be
in
the
feare
of
God
continually
.
Marke
thou
this
then
:
Exaamine
thine
owne
soule
how
that
which
thou
hearest
helpeth
thee
onwards
in
either
of
these
three
;
how
it
beats
down
the
naturall
pride
&
presumption
of
thy
heart
,
striuing
to
make
thee
vile
in
thine
owne
eyes
;
how
it
acquaints
thee
with
the
Fulness
of
Christ
,
and
directs
the
for
the
settling
of
thine
abased
&
trembling
soule
vpon
him
;
how
it
hedgeth
thee
in
,
in
those
excesses
thou
art
inclinable
to
;
how
it
limits
and
stints
thee
in
the
things
wherein
thou
wouldest
faine
haue
liberty
;
how
it
tieth
thee
vp
,
and
vrgeth
thee
to
a
kinde
of
strict
and
circumspect
walking
.
If
thou
finde
it
thus
to
work
,
embrace
it
,
rest
vpon
it
,
lay
it
vp
,
hide
it
in
the
midst
of
thy
heart
,
it
shall
be
health
to
thy
nauill
,
and
marowe
to
thy
bones
.
If
thou
hearest
a
doctrine
taught
,
which
thou
findest
to
extenuate
the
corruption
of
mans
nature
,
or
to
darken
and
obscure
that
aboundant
mercy
which
is
in
Christ
,
weakning
that
assurance
which
an
afflicted
soule
desireth
by
him
,
or
to
hearten
the
euill
inclination
of
the
hart
,
and
to
giue
some
liberty
to
the
flesh
,
and
to
seeme
to
make
some
of
those
courses
tolerable
which
thou
(
as
a
man
)
art
ready
to
affect
;
beware
thereof
,
as
of
poyson
to
thy
soule
.
It
is
not
that
truth
which
thou
must
hearken
to
.
I
haue
set
you
downe
a
Rule
,
which
if
you
please
to
obserue
and
practice
you
shall
finde
to
be
exceeding
vsefull
.
That
which
thou
hearest
,
if
thou
perceiue
that
it
humbleth
and
checketh
thee
in
thy
security
,
comforts
thee
in
thy
perplexity
,
curbs
thee
in
,
in
thy
desired
liberty
,
thou
maist
be
bolde
to
say
,
It
is
the
Truth
of
God
.
All
the
falshood
which
in
these
dayes
generally
we
are
in
danger
of
,
faileth
in
one
of
these
3
particulars
.
If
I
shall
shew
you
an
experiment
of
this
Rule
,
it
wil
be
the
better
vnderstood
,
&
the
better
credited
.
I
pray
be
pleased
to
ioyne
a
little
with
me
in
the
trying
of
the
doctrine
which
my selfe
haue
here
taught
in
my
former
Sermon
vpon
the
precedent
verse
and
vpon
this
,
thus
farre
.
I
taught
in
that
,
the
necessity
of
dependance
vpon
preaching
,
if
we
would
be
saued
:
I
vrged
the
seeking
to
enioy
this
means
,
especially
on
the
Sabbath
day
,
though
it
were
with
som
charge
or
hazard
.
I
haue
perswaded
(
in
this
)
diligence
to
Try
the
doctrins
which
are
taught
,
&
care
to
be
furnished
with
skill
to
that
end
.
Now
it
may
bee
,
all
are
not
in
these
particulars
of
the
same
opinion
;
perhaps
,
you
may
heare
that
taught
sometime
,
which
is
somewhat
differing
:
as
,
that
other
meanes
may
serue
without
preaching
,
that
there
needeth
not
be
such
labouring
and
seeking
after
it
,
now
and
then
may
suffice
;
and
that
it
is
not
for
ordinarie
persons
,
to
seeke
to
be
so
skilfull
and
busie
,
as
to
fall
to
the
examining
of
doctrines
.
It
may
be
(
I
say
)
such
things
as
these
may
bee
deliuered
plausibly
,
and
with
some
shew
of
truth
.
To
resolue
vs
therefore
herein
,
let
vs
make
vse
of
our
Rule
:
you
shall
finde
that
this
doctrine
which
so
presseth
an
attendance
vpon
preaching
,
makes
most
for
mans
humbling
,
most
for
his
comfort
,
most
for
his
restraint
.
1
Most
for
his
humbling
.
For
what
can
put
a
man
downe
more
then
the
binding
of
him
(
whatsoeuer
he
be
,
noble
,
wise
,
learned
,
and
howsoeuer
else
outwardly
qualified
)
to
sit
him
downe
as
a
disciple
in
〈◊〉
●●●rners
forme
?
He
shall
not
think
to
worke
out
a
path
to
heauen
by
his
owne
industry
:
but
he
must
seeke
sauing
knowledge
at
the
mouth
of
another
,
and
goe
as
hee
is
led
by
anothers
hand
.
This
cuts
the
very
heart
of
mans
naturall
pride
,
according
as
indeed
it
is
onely
out
of
the
hautinesse
of
their
spirits
,
and
their
loathness
to
stoope
,
and
the
good
opinion
of
their
owne
sufficiency
,
which
maketh
a
great
many
to
gainsay
this
doctrine
.
What
is
the
reason
that
Paul
of
old
called
it
the
foolishnes
of
preaching
[
x
](A03292-e1980-b)
x
1
Cor.
1
21
?
but
because
men
in
their
seeming
wisdome
scorned
it
,
and
esteemed
it
for
little
better
then
euen
a
very
ridiculous
and
childish
course
.
Oh
,
if
man
by
some
course
of
his
owne
inuenting
,
might
be
permitted
to
seek
out
heauen
,
it
would
please
him
a
great
deale
better
:
but
,
to
require
him
to
giue
attendance
vpon
a
Teacher
,
to
sit
at
the
foot
of
a
poore
Minister
,
and
to
heare
what
he
shall
say
,
and
to
suffer
him
to
controule
and
checke
him
in
his
courses
,
and
with
meekenes
and
silence
yea
euen
with
thankfulnes
to
endure
it
,
what
a
very
death
is
this
?
what
a
base
thing
in
the
eyes
of
flesh
and
blood
?
you
see
plainely
this
makes
most
for
a
mans
humbling
:
I
am
much
deceiued
,
if
it
doe
not
also
make
most
for
his
comfort
.
First
,
this
I
am
sure
,
that
the
mystery
of
Christ
(
the
ground
of
comfort
)
can
neuer
so
work
vpon
a
mans
affections
any
way
,
as
when
it
is
effectually
discouered
by
a
liuely
voyce
.
There
is
a
certaine
efficacy
in
the
voyce
of
man
to
put
life
into
the
inward
parts
.
[
y
](A03292-e2000-b)
y
2
Cor.
5.
21
,
&
hath
power
to
bind
and
loose
[
z
](A03292-e2010-b)
z
Mat.
18.
18
.
I
say
vnto
thee
plainely
,
thou
canst
neuer
take
that
true
,
sound
and
solide
comfort
in
Christ
,
which
is
fit
,
till
thou
hast
the
authority
of
Gods
Minister
to
seale
it
vp
vnto
thee
.
That
which
hee
putteth
on
thee
,
and
applyeth
to
thee
,
(
thy
heart
being
rightly
prepared
before
hand
)
that
same
is
it
wherupon
thou
maist
rest
.
Hee
is
that
one
man
of
a
thousand
,
which
must
declare
thy
righteousnesse
vnto
thee
,
that
God
may
haue
mercie
on
thee
[
a
](A03292-e2020-b)
a
Iob.
33.
23.
24.
.
Loth
would
I
bee
to
preiudice
any
mans
or
or
womans
comfort
.
Let
euery
one
looke
to
himselfe
vp-what
ground
he
standes
:
This
I
am
sure
,
that
he
standes
vpon
the
best
and
safest
tearmes
,
who
can
say
touching
his
hope
and
comfort
in
Christ
Iesus
,
This
I
haue
gotten
by
awaiting
vppon
Gods
ordinance
;
The
Minister
who
hath
authority
from
God
,
thus
and
thus
hath
he
spoken
to
my
soule
.
Let
vs
now
see
in
the
third
place
,
whether
this
course
bee
not
also
(
as
I
said
)
most
for
mans
restraint
.
What
man
is
there
but
if
hee
were
left
vnto
himselfe
,
to
take
his
owne
choyce
,
would
not
rather
sit
still
warme
and
quiet
at
home
,
and
keepe
his
money
in
his
purse
for
his
owne
priuate
occasions
,
and
take
his
ease
on
the
Sabbath
day
,
and
satisfie
himselfe
with
a
reading
Minister
,
then
paine
his
body
,
straine
his
purse
,
hazard
his
peace
,
tye
vp
himselfe
shorte
from
those
Sunday-delightes
,
which
the
men
of
the
Times
are
accustomed
to
,
and
all
this
for
preachings
sake
?
Certainely
,
there
is
more
content
to
the
flesh
by
the
other
still
course
,
then
by
that
kinde
of
dependance
vpon
preaching
which
I
haue
laboured
to
perswade
.
A
man
must
resolue
to
cut
himself
short
in
many
things
,
or
else
hee
shall
neuer
profit
by
it
as
is
meet
.
I
may
thus
discouer
the
truth
of
this
Rule
,
in
that
other
point
also
touching
Triall
.
How
doth
this
make
to
a
mans
humbling
,
when
he
is
not
permitted
to
trust
his
owne
first
apprehensions
,
but
is
required
(
in
a
kind
of
iealousie
ouer
him selfe
and
in
the
disclayming
of
his
owne
iudgement
)
to
seeke
a
Rule
out
of
himselfe
,
by
which
to
examine
that
which
hee
must
make
vse
of
for
himselfe
?
How
doth
it
againe
adde
to
a
mans
comfort
?
By
this
meanes
hee
attaines
to
that
sweetenesse
in
Religion
,
and
to
that
vnderstanding
,
which
without
this
he
should
neuer
haue
perceiued
.
This
will
enable
him
to
say
,
Thy
word
is
prooued
to
be
pure
,
&
thy
seruant
loueth
it
[
b
](A03292-e2040-b)
b
Psal.
119.
140.
How
(
lastly
)
doth
this
curbe
a
man
in
his
owne
naturall
desire
?
For
whereas
of
himselfe
he
would
gladly
end
his
taste
with
the
act
of
hearing
,
and
so
betake
himselfe
to
some
freer
course
;
this
calls
him
to
an
after-reckoning
,
and
bindes
him
to
a
second
labour
of
recounting
&
viewing
all
particulars
;
and
making
diligent
inquirie
into
them
for
their
certainty
.
And
thus
haue
I
giuen
an
instance
or
two
for
the
application
of
this
Rule
:
and
therein
I
end
this
first
part
of
my
Text
touching
the
first
vertue
therein
required
,
which
I
called
Discretion
.
The
next
now
followeth
,
[
c
](A03292-e2070-b)
c
Pro.
2.
1
,
Keepe
them
in
the
midst
of
thy
hart
[
d
](A03292-e2080-b)
d
Pro.
4.
21
,
Take
heed
,
keep
thy
soule
diligently
that
thou
forget
not
[
e
](A03292-e2090-b)
e
Deut.
4.
9
.
.
These
words
shall
bee
in
thy
heart
[
f
](A03292-e2100-b)
f
Deut.
6.
6
.
.
Remember
the
words
which
I
said
vnto
you
(
said
our
Sauiour
)
[
g
](A03292-e2110-b)
g
Ioh.
15.
20
.
Remember
the
wordes
which
were
spoken
of
the
Apostles
[
h
](A03292-e2120-b)
h
Iude
17
,
Giue
heede
to
the
things
which
wee
haue
heard
,
lest
at
any
time
wee
should
let
them
slip
[
i
](A03292-e2130-b)
i
Heb.
2.
1
.
The
memorie
is
as
it
were
the
treasury
of
the
soule
:
what
more
worthie
to
bee
laid
vp
in
it
,
then
that
wherewith
the
things
of
the
greatest
worth
are
not
meet
to
be
compared
[
k
](A03292-e2140-b)
k
Pro.
3.
14
.
Holy
doctrine
is
(
as
I
may
call
it
)
the
food
of
the
soule
.
It
is
the
portion
of
meat
spoken
of
in
the
Gospell
[
l
](A03292-e2150-b)
l
Luk.
12.
42
.
Now
what
good
will
a
mans
meate
doe
him
if
he
voide
it
vp
,
through
weakness
of
stomack
as
fast
as
it
is
eaten
?
the
body
thereby
can
receiue
no
nourishment
.
Else-where
that
which
is
commended
to
vs
by
preaching
,
is
compared
to
seed
[
m
](A03292-e2160-b)
m
Luk.
8.
11
.
Now
when
the
seed
is
cast
into
the
ground
,
if
the
birds
do
by
&
by
pick
it
vp
,
or
the
swine
strait way
deuoure
it
vp
,
Is
there
any
hope
of
haruest
?
It
is
so
in
this
.
Be
that
which
we
haue
gotten
by
hearing
neuer
so
excellent
,
if
it
tary
not
with
vs
it
cannot
auaile
vs
.
It
may
bring
a
man
to
some
smell
of
Religion
;
neuer
to
any
truth
or
power
of
godlinesse
.
Well
,
as
it
must
be
kept
in
memory
,
so
in
affection
too
;
my
meaning
is
,
a
man
must
persist
in
the
earnest
loue
and
zealous
profession
thereof
.
There
must
be
no
declining
nor
going
back
,
no
slaking
of
that
first
egerness
with
which
hee
seemed
in
the
beginning
to
embrace
it
.
This
is
that
holding
fast
commended
by
Christ
to
the
Church
of
Philadelphia
[
n
](A03292-e2170-b)
n
Reu.
3.
11
,
and
the
want
hereof
was
the
blemish
of
Ephesus
;
it
is
taxed
in
her
by
the
tearmes
of
losing
her
first
loue
[
o
](A03292-e2180-b)
o
Reu.
2.
4
.
There
may
be
an
intertaining
of
good
things
with
ioy
,
which
yet
vanisheth
like
a
morning
clowde
;
and
as
it
commeth
to
nothing
▪
so
it
is
worth
nothing
.
It
is
good
to
loue
alwaies
earnestly
in
a
good
thing
[
p
](A03292-e2190-b)
p
Gal.
4.
18
.
When
the
beginnings
bee
hot
,
and
the
proceedings
but
warme
,
the
conclusion
generally
is
colde
,
and
the
end
of
such
is
fearful
[
q
](A03292-e2200-b)
q
Luk.
11.
26
.
The
children
of
God
must
rather
encrease
[
r
](A03292-e2210-b)
r
1
The.
4.
1
and
grow
[
s
](A03292-e2220-b)
s
2
Pet.
3.
18
,
&
go
from
strength
to
strength
[
t
](A03292-e2230-b)
t
Psa.
84.
7
,
and
shine
more
and
more
[
u
](A03292-e2240-b)
u
Pro.
4.
18
,
and
follow
hard
toward
the
marke
[
x
](A03292-e2250-b)
x
Phil.
3.
14
.
Then
(
thirdly
)
there
must
be
also
a
keeping
in
practice
.
That
good
which
is
found
must
be
obeyed
.
This
is
that
keeping
,
to
which
Christ
promiseth
a
blessing
[
y
](A03292-e2260-b)
y
Luk.
11.
28
,
which
Saint
Iames
commends
[
z
](A03292-e2280-b)
z
Iam.
1.
25
,
&
which
Dauid
aymeth
at
in
that
affectionate
speech
,
Oh
that
my
waies
were
directed
,
that
I
may
keepe
thy
statutes
[
a
](A03292-e2310-b)
a
Ps.
119.
11
.
There
is
no
such
keeping
here
meant
,
as
that
of
the
greedy
men
of
the
world
,
in
hoarding
vp
their
treasure
,
euen
vntill
the
cankering
and
rusting
therof
[
b
](A03292-e2320-b)
b
Iam.
5.
3
,
be
ready
to
witnes
against
them
,
and
as
a
fire
to
eate
their
flesh
:
but
this
is
a
keeping
for
vse
.
Such
a
keeping
Dauid
speakes
of
,
I
haue
hid
thy
promise
in
my
heart
,
that
I
might
not
sinne
against
thee
[
c
](A03292-e2380-b)
c
Ps.
119.
11
;
he
so
kept
the
knowledge
of
holy
things
in
his
minde
,
that
hee
might
produce
them
into
practice
.
The
truth
is
,
if
a
man
doe
hold
fast
the
truth
of
God
in
his
affection
,
he
cannot
but
shew
forth
the
fruites
of
obedience
to
it
in
his
practice
:
The
abundance
which
is
in
his
heart
,
cannot
but
breake
forth
into
his
outward
man
.
This
is
like
that
oyle
in
a
mans
right
hand
which
vttereth
it selfe
[
d
](A03292-e2390-b)
d
Pro.
27.
16
.
It
is
as
the
wine
,
which
will
sooner
breake
the
vessels
in
which
it
is
,
then
it
will
want
vent
[
e
](A03292-e2400-b)
e
Iob.
32.
19
.
The
sweetnesse
which
a
man
findes
and
feeles
in
it
,
by
giuing
it
louing
entertainement
in
his
heart
,
will
so
rauish
him
,
that
he
cannot
but
bewray
the
contentment
which
hee
findes
therein
,
by
his
outward
carriage
.
His
whole
life
and
course
will
proclaime
and
testifie
the
zealous
affection
of
his
soule
.
Can
a
man
loue
the
truth
in
his
heart
,
and
not
tender
the
credit
thereof
?
And
is
it
possible
to
bring
more
credit
to
it
,
then
to
be
bold
and
resolute
in
obeying
it
?
to
be
carelesse
of
credit
,
peace
,
profit
,
and
what
soeuer
els
by
nature
man
affects
,
so
that
hee
may
walke
therein
?
It
is
in
vaine
for
a
man
to
professe
to
loue
religion
in
his
heart
,
if
hee
disclaime
the
rule
,
and
authority
,
and
power
of
it
in
his
life
.
As
,
if
a
man
should
protest
he
loues
me
,
but
when
I
come
to
try
him
hee
will
doe
nothing
for
mee
;
will
I
beleeue
his
protestations
?
So
then
,
this
may
satisfie
vs
for
this
point
;
If
I
would
keep
life
in
the
graces
of
Gods
spirit
which
I
haue
receiued
,
I
must
honour
prophecying
:
My
honouring
of
prophecying
must
be
tempered
with
trying
that
which
is
deliuered
by
it
:
when
by
tryall
I
haue
found
out
that
which
I
am
sure
is
good
,
I
must
resolue
vpon
keeping
it
,
I
must
keepe
it
in
memory
,
and
striue
not
to
forget
it
.
I
must
keep
it
in
affection
,
and
labour
not
to
lose
my
first
loue
to
it
.
I
must
keepe
it
in
practice
,
that
all
my
whole
life
&
carriage
may
adorne
it
.
To
labour
to
finde
out
good
,
and
when
it
is
found
,
not
to
remember
it
is
ridiculous
:
to
remember
it
and
yet
to
make
no
account
of
it
,
is
vaine
:
to
say
I
make
account
of
it
,
and
yet
doe
not
practice
it
,
is
absurd
:
I
striue
to
remember
it
,
I
labour
to
effect
it
,
I
make
conscience
to
obey
it
,
this
is
excellent
.
Think
you
,
Iehu
,
in
their
first
onset
;
They
will
heare
,
they
will
read
,
they
will
sanctifie
the
Sabbath
,
they
will
reforme
their
families
,
they
will
sweare
no
more
,
&c.
but
(
woe
is
me
)
what
is
more
ordinarie
then
to
see
euery
day
many
such
passe
away
,
as
the
rising
of
Riuers
[
f
](A03292-e2440-b)
f
Iob
6.
15
?
their
great
heate
is
soone
asswaged
,
they
are
quickly
wearie
of
that
seruice
,
which
they
seemed
to
vndertake
with
a
great
deale
of
feruency
.
How
full
are
our
dayes
,
of
such
vpon
whom
when
a
man
lookes
hee
may
with
a
kinde
of
mournefull
indignation
say
,
Are
all
their
great
shews
come
to
this
?
Nay
,
let
the
best
professors
(
if
they
be
wise
)
consider
themselues
touching
this
,
and
compare
together
their
present
course
with
their
first
beginnings
,
and
see
whether
they
haue
not
let
goe
a
great
deale
of
their
first
holde
,
and
are
euen
come
the
very
next
step
to
a
Laodicean
temper
.
I
knowe
nothing
wherein
a
wise
Christian
hath
more
cause
to
feare
himselfe
then
this
,
that
his
loue
is
not
so
earnest
,
nor
his
zeale
so
feruent
as
it
hath
been
.
This
same
decaying
in
affection
,
it
is
like
a
consumption
,
it
steales
vpon
a
man
,
and
is
farre
growne
vpon
him
many
times
,
yea
euen
wel-neer
to
an
incurable
pitch
before
it
bee
perceiued
.
Fearing
it
,
will
be
a
meanes
to
preuent
it
.
We
liue
in
a
cooling
Climate
,
and
wee
shall
finde
it
as
hard
to
keepe
this
heat
in
vs
,
as
it
was
to
maintain
Dauids
naturall
heate
when
hee
was
old
[
g
](A03292-e2460-b)
g
1
Kin.
1.
1
.
I
haue
shewed
our
defect
in
the
two
first
kindes
of
keeping
:
let
vs
see
what
may
be
found
in
vs
touching
the
third
,
Keeping
in
practice
.
And
here
(
me
seemeth
)
I
am
sodainely
striken
with
astonishment
,
and
knowe
not
what
to
say
:
not
for
lack
of
matter
,
but
for
lack
of
skill
to
drawe
,
into
few
words
,
such
a
world
of
matter
,
as
this
particularity
doth
afford
.
Here
a
man
might
fill
euen
a
roule
of
a
booke
within
and
without
[
h
](A03292-e2470-b)
h
Ezek.
2.
10
,
with
accusations
,
censures
,
complaints
,
threatnings
,
against
all
degrees
,
ages
,
conditions
,
sexes
.
Somewhat
happely
we
remember
,
somewhat
we
seeme
to
esteme
and
to
professe
:
but
what
is
our
practice
?
I
speake
not
now
touching
those
,
which
are
at
a
kinde
of
enmity
with
all
religion
,
and
care
not
though
they
be
noted
and
knowne
to
bee
of
none
:
but
let
vs
looke
to
our selues
,
who
would
bee
thought
to
haue
a
regarde
to
goodnesse
,
and
some
respect
to
the
best
things
,
who
come
to
heare
,
&
will
needs
be
thought
to
loue
that
course
,
to
approue
it
,
to
vpholde
it
,
and
see
how
poore
and
barren
is
our
practice
.
Alas
,
that
we
should
not
onely
giue
cause
to
papists
to
speak
euill
of
our
Religion
,
&
Faith
,
through
our
barrenness
,
but
(
which
is
worse
)
should
open
the
mouthes
of
profane
wretches
amongst
our selues
,
to
tax
profession
and
hearing
,
as
the
nursery
of
licentiousnes
.
The
truth
is
,
the
liues
&
courses
of
many
,
who
yet
will
come
and
sit
,
as
Gods
people
vseth
to
come
[
i
](A03292-e2480-b)
i
Ezek.
33
31
,
are
very
scandalous
.
For
my
own
part
,
though
I
wil
not
ioyne
with
those
,
who
vrge
this
to
the
disreputation
of
al
that
are
affected
well
,
yet
I
will
nether
seek
to
excuse
their
euils
,
but
say
rather
with
the
Apostle
They
shall
beare
their
iudgement
whosoeuer
they
bee
[
k
](A03292-e2490-b)
k
Gal.
5.
10
.
I
haue
almost
done
:
I
will
now
draw
to
an
exhortation
,
and
I
beseech
you
that
I
may
preuail
with
you
for
this
Keeping
duty
.
It
is
such
a
keeping
,
as
by
which
your selues
shall
bee
kept
vnto
saluation
.
I
perswade
entertainment
for
such
a
guest
,
at
whose
entrance
into
thy
soule
,
thou
mayst
say
,
as
Christ
did
at
his
comming
to
Zacheus
his
house
,
This
day
is
saluation
come
to
thee
[
l
](A03292-e2510-b)
l
Luk.
19
9
.
It
shall
be
to
thy
soule
,
as
the
presence
of
the
Arke
of
Obed-edoms
house
[
m
](A03292-e2530-b)
m
2
Sam.
7
11
.
Lose
not
al
your
labour
(
I
pray
you
)
in
repairing
hither
;
you
cannot
bestow
an
houre
worse
,
then
by
going
to
a
Sermon
and
get
nothing
.
Hearken
what
wee
say
:
we
may
say
with
an
humble
boldnesse
,
we
are
the
Embassadours
of
Christ
,
wee
are
the
Messengers
of
the
Lord
of
hosts
,
we
speake
wordes
vnto
you
,
by
which
you
and
yours
may
be
saued
:
Yet
,
heare
vs
as
men
subiect
to
infirmities
,
hear
vs
with
discretion
:
Bring
vs
to
the
touch
.
Oh
,
that
you
would
once
doe
vs
that
honour
,
to
Try
our
doctrine
.
If
you
finde
any
thing
to
be
good
(
as
no
doubt
you
shall
)
what
will
you
do
to
it
?
looke
vpon
it
awhile
,
and
(
as
it
were
)
play
with
it
,
as
little
children
with
a
new-bought
toy
which
within
awhile
they
cast
away
?
God
forbid
.
God
will
not
be
so
answered
.
Labour
to
locke
it
vp
in
your
memories
:
resolue
with
Dauid
,
I
will
not
forget
thy
wordes
[
n
](A03292-e2550-b)
n
Psa.
119
16
;
pray
the
God
of
peace
,
to
write
his
law
in
your
hearts
,
striue
to
loue
it
,
and
that
will
be
a
good
helpe
to
remember
it
.
Can
a
maid
forget
her
ornament
and
a
bride
her
attire
[
o
](A03292-e2560-b)
o
Ier.
2.
32
?
Her
loue
to
it
,
makes
her
not
to
forget
it
.
I
neuer
heard
(
saith
the
Orator
)
of
any
man
so
old
,
as
that
hee
forgot
where
he
laid
his
treasure
.
When
you
remember
it
,
striue
to
worke
your
affections
to
embrace
it
more
and
more
.
Be
constant
to
the
death
,
and
you
shall
receiue
the
crowne
of
life
[
p
](A03292-e2570-b)
p
Reu.
2.
10
.
.
Resolue
touching
that
which
you
haue
found
to
bee
true
,
&
so
accordingly
haue
begun
to
professe
,
as
that
worthy
Thebane
souldier
did
touching
his
buckler
,
I
will
either
defend
thee
,
or
die
vpon
thee
.
Say
to
the
Truth
when
thou
hast
once
met
with
it
,
as
Ruth
did
to
Naomi
;
The
Lord
do
so
to
me
and
more
also
,
if
ought
but
death
departe
thee
and
mee
[
q
](A03292-e2600-b)
q
Ruth
1.
17
.
And
when
you
haue
thus
fastned
your
affections
to
it
,
then
let
mee
say
to
you
,
as
Iehosaphat
did
to
his
Officers
when
hee
sent
them
on
the
circuit
,
Be
of
courage
and
doe
it
,
and
the
Lord
shall
bee
with
that
good
[
r
](A03292-e2620-b)
r
2
Chr.
19
11
.
Let
your
vertue
and
your
knowledge
go
together
[
s
](A03292-e2630-b)
s
2
pet.
1.
5
.
.
Thus
do
,
&
the
God
of
peace
shall
be
with
you
.
Especially
remember
to
bee
practitioners
of
good
in
your
particular
places
,
Magistrates
in
yours
,
Ministers
in
yours
,
Masters
of
families
in
yours
.
In
your
ranks
&
standings
make
your
care
of
obedience
to
appeare
.
This
is
that
course
which
shall
bring
you
peace
and
comfort
at
the
last
.
God
will
bee
good
vnto
those
that
are
good
:
such
as
turne
aside
by
their
crooked
waies
,
them
shall
the
Lord
leade
,
with
the
workers
of
iniquity
[
t
](A03292-e2640-b)
t
psa.
125
4.
5
.
Woe
vnto
their
soules
,
for
they
haue
rewarded
euill
to
themselues
[
u
](A03292-e2650-b)
u
Isa.
3.
9
.
.
FINIS
.