A
SERMON
PREACHED
BEFORE
THE
Queenes
Maiestie
at
Hampton
Court
,
on
Sunday
the
16.
day
of
October
.
GEN.
5.24
.
And
Henoch
walked
with
God
,
and
he
was
no
more
seene
:
for
God
tooke
him
away
.
IT
is
an
obseruation
no
lesse
auncient
,
then
true
,
that
such
as
search
into
the
bowels
of
the
earth
for
mettals
,
after
long
labours
,
and
great
paines
doe
finde
paruum
in
magno
,
a
little
mettall
in
much
oare
:
but
,
saith
S.
Chrysostome
in
his
fifteenth
Homilie
vpon
Genesis
:
they
that
labour
in
the
sacred
mine
of
the
holy
Scriptures
shall
finde
magnum
in
paruo
,
a
great
treasure
of
doctrine
in
a
few
words
,
many
diuine
instructions
in
a
short
sentence
.
And
this
(
most
Gratious
and
Honorable
)
is
this
day
fulfilled
in
our
eares
;
this
parcell
of
Scripture
very
short
,
and
yet
the
matter
so
large
,
as
will
bee
hardly
deliuered
within
the
vsuall
time
limited
for
a
Sermon
.
The
words
are
an
historicall
record
of
an
holy
man
,
that
liued
in
the
first
age
of
the
world
,
whose
life
for
an
example
is
left
to
perpetuall
memorie
.
For
as
the
doctrines
in
the
Scriptures
are
for
the
information
of
our
iudgements
,
so
are
the
examples
for
the
reformation
of
our
affections
.
And
no
doubt
good
examples
where
they
are
well
obserued
,
and
carefully
applied
,
are
strong
motiues
to
vertue
and
godlines
.
And
it
is
vndoubtedly
one
of
the
causes
of
the
common
corruption
of
this
age
,
that
there
are
so
many
examples
of
prophane
impietie
,
and
so
few
presidents
of
religious
vertue
.
But
that
we
may
the
better
vnderstand
,
and
remember
that
which
wee
shall
heare
from
this
Scripture
,
we
wil
obserue
therein
two
parts
:
The
life
of
Henoch
for
our
example
;
(
Henoch
walked
with
God
.
)
And
his
end
for
our
comfort
;
He
was
no
more
seene
:
for
God
tooke
him
away
.
His
life
considered
,
first
in
it selfe
,
that
he
walked
with
God
:
Next
with
certaine
circumstances
,
necessarilie
obserued
for
his
greater
commendations
,
as
shall
afterward
appeare
.
In
the
second
part
,
The
thing
it selfe
,
that
he
was
no
more
seene
.
And
the
reason
of
the
same
,
for
God
tooke
him
away
.
And
Henoch
walked
with
God
,
&c.
This
phrase
is
vsuall
in
the
Hebrew
tongue
.
To
walke
,
signifieth
to
hold
a
course
of
life
.
To
walke
in
the
counsell
of
the
wicked
,
is
to
liue
in
the
counsell
of
the
wicked
.
To
walke
in
the
waies
of
the
Kings
of
Israel
,
is
to
liue
like
the
Kings
of
Israel
.
To
walke
after
Baalim
,
is
to
practise
the
Idolatrie
of
Baalim
.
To
walke
with
God
,
is
to
liue
according
to
Gods
will
,
both
in
worshipping
of
him
as
he
hath
commanded
,
and
practising
such
morall
duties
as
he
hath
prescribed
;
And
to
walke
at
all
times
and
in
all
places
,
as
in
the
presence
of
God
,
who
is
an
eye
witnes
of
our
most
secret
actions
;
whose
eyes
behold
all
places
,
)
yet
the
most
sort
of
men
,
Iob
,
either
know
it
not
,
or
regard
it
not
.
But
that
the
meaning
of
these
words
may
more
clearely
appeare
vnto
vs
,
let
vs
looke
into
other
places
of
holy
Scripture
,
where
the
like
wordes
are
set
downe
and
expounded
,
so
shal
we
see
how
the
holie
Ghost
(
the
best
Interpreter
of
the
Scriptures
)
will
teach
vs
to
vnderstand
them
.
In
the
third
chapter
of
the
first
booke
of
the
Kings
,
Salomon
saith
thus
vnto
the
Lord
:
Thou
hast
shewed
to
thy
seruant
Dauid
my
father
great
mercie
when
he
walked
before
thee
in
truth
,
and
in
righteousnes
,
and
in
vprightnesse
of
heart
with
thee
.
And
in
chapter
9.
the
Lord
saith
to
him
,
If
thou
wilt
walke
before
mee
,
as
Dauid
thy
father
walked
in
purenesse
of
heart
,
and
in
righteousnesse
,
to
doe
according
to
all
that
I
haue
commanded
thee
,
&c.
Also
in
the
second
of
the
Kings
,
and
the
twentieth
chapter
Hezechiah
saith
,
I
beseech
thee
O
Lord
remember
now
how
I
haue
walked
before
thee
in
truth
,
and
with
a
perfect
heart
,
and
haue
done
that
which
is
good
in
thy
sight
.
So
that
by
all
these
places
it
is
euident
,
that
to
walke
with
God
implies
three
duties
,
truth
for
the
foundation
,
righteousnesse
and
holinesse
of
life
for
the
outward
conuersation
,
and
sinceritie
in
the
heart
without
dissimulation
.
Henoch
then
is
commended
for
these
three
things
,
soundnesse
of
religion
,
sinceritie
of
heart
,
and
godlinesse
of
life
.
And
this
was
the
walking
that
was
commanded
to
Abraham
,
like
a
dead
flie
corrupteth
all
the
boxe
of
ointment
:
lastly
,
that
our
conuersation
be
in
holinesse
,
without
which
no
man
shall
see
God
.
the
building
will
fall
.
If
our
profession
be
in
hypocrisie
,
our
hope
will
be
as
the
web
of
a
spider
.
And
if
we
ioyne
not
vertue
to
our
faith
,
a
dead
,
or
a
diuels
faith
.
Therefore
wee
may
hence
conclude
,
that
neither
heretikes
,
hypocrites
,
nor
prophane
persons
walke
with
God
,
and
they
that
walke
not
with
God
in
the
kingdome
of
grace
,
shall
neuer
rest
with
him
in
the
kingdome
of
glorie
.
In
the
application
therefore
of
this
point
,
such
as
by
reason
of
carelesnes
to
heare
,
and
learne
good
things
,
are
yet
ignorant
of
the
grounds
of
religion
,
and
therefore
may
easilie
be
led
into
error
,
are
to
be
admonished
to
lay
a
better
,
and
more
sure
foundation
against
the
time
of
triall
.
For
assuredly
so
many
could
not
be
seduced
(
as
daily
are
in
these
times
)
if
euer
they
had
learned
and
beleeued
the
true
grounds
and
foundations
of
the
faith
.
Of
all
watch
and
ward
(
saith
Salomon
)
looke
to
thy
heart
.
For
if
that
bee
sincere
,
it
is
so
highlie
acceptable
with
God
,
that
in
mercie
hee
passeth
by
many
imperfections
.
And
it
was
a
speciall
part
of
the
last
admonition
that
Dauid
gaue
vnto
Salomon
,
serue
the
Lord
with
a
perfect
heart
.
Dissembled
holines
is
double
impietie
,
and
though
such
paintings
may
deceiue
men
,
they
can
neuer
deceiue
the
al
seeing
eies
of
the
eternall
God
.
Lastlie
,
that
this
our
walking
may
be
pleasing
to
the
Lord
on
al
parts
,
we
must
do
that
which
is
good
in
Gods
sight
,
that
is
,
we
must
not
only
auoid
such
things
,
as
the
eies
of
the
Lord
cannot
abide
to
behold
,
but
we
must
likewise
practise
&
performe
those
good
workes
that
he
hath
commanded
vs
,
and
are
belonging
to
our
seuerall
callings
.
Wee
are
created
to
good
workes
to
liue
in
them
;
cease
from
euill
,
but
doe
good
:
remembring
the
punishment
of
that
seruant
who
hid
his
masters
talent
in
a
napkin
.
Durus
est
hic
sermo
:
this
is
a
hard
saying
,
who
can
thus
walke
?
And
if
none
shall
enioy
the
kingdome
of
heauen
but
such
as
walke
thus
vpon
earth
,
then
who
shal
be
saued
?
It
is
true
indeed
,
there
are
none
that
make
such
straight
steps
to
their
feete
,
but
sometimes
they
slide
,
or
step
out
of
the
way
,
neither
is
any
man
so
vpright
vpon
earth
that
doth
good
and
sinneth
not
:
In
some
things
we
offend
all
,
made
himselfe
to
walke
,
implying
not
a
perfection
of
the
worke
,
but
a
diligence
in
the
endeuour
to
resist
the
temptations
of
sinne
,
and
fight
against
the
lusts
of
the
flesh
.
And
this
is
the
fulfilling
of
that
which
the
Scripture
teacheth
,
that
the
life
of
a
Christian
is
a
continuall
warfare
,
the
profession
whereof
wee
vndertake
in
our
Baptisme
,
striuing
,
indeuouring
,
&
here
by
walking
:
for
the
passage
to
heauen
is
painefull
on
foote
in
the
worke
of
mortification
,
not
riding
at
ease
in
following
the
pleasures
and
lusts
of
the
flesh
.
In
my
bed
by
night
I
sought
him
that
my
soule
loued
,
saith
the
spouse
of
Christ
,
teaching
that
such
as
will
find
Christ
,
must
arise
from
their
bed
,
(
by
which
is
meant
,
pleasures
and
delights
of
the
flesh
)
and
seeke
him
in
the
exercises
of
fasting
and
prayer
,
and
such
like
duties
of
holines
.
The
way
to
heauen
would
neuer
haue
been
called
a
narrow
way
,
nor
the
gate
a
straite
gate
if
it
were
sufficient
,
in
words
to
professe
true
religion
,
and
in
our
workes
to
denie
our
hearts
no
pleasure
.
Hitherto
we
haue
heard
the
religious
and
godly
life
of
this
holy
man
,
and
how
hee
walked
with
God
.
But
as
all
vertues
and
vices
are
aggrauated
,
or
extenuated
by
their
circumstances
;
so
in
the
obseruation
of
the
matter
precedent
in
this
historie
some
necessarie
points
may
be
noted
,
by
which
the
excellencie
of
this
his
walking
may
much
more
bee
admired
,
&
they
are
specially
three
.
-
1.
The
condition
and
state
of
life
wherein
he
lined
.
-
2.
The
men
with
whom
he
liued
.
-
3.
The
time
how
long
he
continued
.
First
,
for
his
estate
,
it
is
apparent
that
hee
was
a
great
Prince
of
his
time
;
the
eldest
of
his
house
;
of
the
first
line
in
the
descent
from
Adam
:
that
hee
enioyed
abundantly
the
plentie
of
the
earth
,
that
then
was
exceeding
fertile
in
yeelding
all
kinde
of
fruites
,
as
being
not
yet
sowred
with
the
vnsauorie
corrupt
matter
the
vniuersall
deluge
left
vpon
it
(
for
howsoeuer
we
reade
of
sinne
in
that
age
of
the
world
,
we
reade
of
no
famine
)
and
being
the
heire
of
his
house
,
and
first
borne
of
the
familie
,
his
authoritie
and
power
was
great
.
Now
that
wealth
,
greatnes
,
and
plentie
,
are
strong
temptations
to
our
nature
to
take
libertie
to
sinne
,
may
appeare
by
that
warning
which
Moses
gaue
the
people
:
And
when
the
Lord
thy
God
hath
brought
thee
into
the
land
which
hee
sware
vnto
thy
fathers
,
with
great
,
and
goodly
cities
which
thou
buildedst
not
:
and
houses
full
of
all
manner
of
goods
which
thou
filledst
not
,
&c.
And
when
thou
hast
eaten
,
and
art
full
,
Then
beware
lest
thou
forget
the
Lord
.
And
the
danger
of
this
temptation
made
Agur
,
proude
that
a
man
might
not
speak
to
him
,
There
is
an
euill
sicknes
that
I
haue
seene
vnder
the
Sunne
,
saith
Salomon
.
This
indeede
hath
not
been
true
in
all
,
Abraham
,
Iob
,
Dauid
,
Iehosaphat
,
Ioseph
of
Arimathea
and
manie
other
haue
bin
rich
,
and
yet
walked
with
God
as
Enoch
did
:
and
rich
Abraham
receiued
poore
Lazarus
into
his
bosom
,
to
shew
that
neither
of
both
the
estates
,
either
of
riches
,
or
pouerty
stop
vp
the
way
to
the
kingdome
of
heauen
.
But
if
riches
were
not
a
dangerous
impediment
our
Sauior
would
not
haue
said
,
It
is
harder
for
a
Camel
to
passe
thorow
the
eie
of
a
needle
,
then
for
a
rich
man
to
enter
into
the
Kingdome
of
God
.
Now
for
the
curing
of
this
sicknesse
(
as
Salomon
calles
it
)
these
remedies
are
to
bee
vsed
.
First
,
to
remember
we
are
stewards
of
these
blessings
,
and
must
giue
account
to
God
for
the
abusing
of
them
.
Secondlie
,
wee
must
know
that
this
is
not
our
heauen
:
it
is
but
as
the
passage
thorow
the
wildernesse
to
the
land
of
promise
.
For
if
we
will
needs
haue
a
heauen
here
,
wee
may
feare
it
will
one
day
be
said
to
vs
,
as
Abraham
said
to
the
rich
man
,
Sonne
remember
thou
in
thy
life
time
receiuedst
thy
pleasures
,
&c.
Thirdly
,
we
must
vnderstand
that
pleasures
are
but
like
Eues
Apple
,
pleasant
in
shew
&
taste
,
but
the
cause
of
extreame
misery
:
like
Esaus
red
broth
,
pleasing
his
appetite
,
but
the
losse
of
his
birthright
:
like
the
Israelites
Quailes
,
that
made
them
fat
bodies
,
but
leane
soules
:
like
Ionathans
honie
,
that
cleared
his
eics
,
but
had
like
to
haue
cost
him
his
life
:
like
Ezechiels
booke
,
sweete
in
the
mouth
,
but
bitter
in
the
belly
:
to
conclude
,
like
Ionas
gourd
,
short
,
slight
&
momentarie
,
dying
in
the
birth
,
and
perishing
in
the
cradle
.
Fourthlie
,
whereas
there
is
a
lawfull
vse
of
pleasure
(
which
no
sound
Diuine
euer
denied
)
yet
wee
must
hearken
to
Salomon
,
Pastime
is
not
meete
for
a
foole
:
meaning
such
as
haue
not
godly
wisdome
to
vse
them
:
for
euen
as
children
will
surfet
themselues
with
fruits
,
and
intemperat
persons
with
drinke
,
so
wil
fooles
doe
with
pleasures
.
Now
pleasures
and
recreations
are
indeed
ordained
as
sweete
ingredients
to
abate
the
bitternesse
of
humane
mortalitie
:
and
like
as
the
immoderate
vse
of
sweet
meats
cannot
be
healthfull
to
the
bodie
,
so
is
the
daily
following
of
pleasures
as
hurtfull
to
the
soule
.
Lastly
,
(
for
I
may
not
be
ouer
tedious
)
the
meditation
of
our
last
end
is
a
singular
helpe
to
keepe
vs
from
being
bewitched
with
these
Circes
cups
of
pleasures
:
Qui
considerat
qualis
erit
in
morte
,
semper
pauidus
erit
in
operatione
,
Greg.
lib.
12.
Mor.
saith
S.
Gregorie
;
He
that
considereth
what
hee
shall
bee
in
his
death
,
will
neuer
bee
without
feare
in
the
workes
of
his
life
:
and
most
bitter
will
the
remembrance
of
vaine
pleasures
be
,
when
death
shal
cease
vpon
vs
.
The
second
circumstance
wee
considered
,
is
the
time
when
Henoch
liued
,
viz.
in
a
declining
age
of
the
world
,
made
partakers
of
their
plagues
,
touching
pitch
wee
bee
defiled
therewith
.
Dauid
the
King
in
setting
downe
the
orders
of
his
house
,
There
shall
no
deceitfull
person
dwell
in
my
house
,
hee
that
telleth
lies
,
shall
not
tarrie
in
my
sight
:
and
S.
Paul
admonishing
vs
not
to
be
deceiued
,
nor
corrupted
with
the
words
of
the
wicked
,
addeth
this
caueat
as
a
meanes
,
Be
not
therefore
companions
with
them
.
Ieremies
example
is
worthie
to
be
remembred
herein
,
who
sat
not
in
the
assembly
of
the
mockers
.
but
his
righteous
soule
was
vext
with
seeing
their
vnlawfull
deeds
:
the
Prophet
,
Daniel
with
his
fellowes
,
and
Henoch
in
this
place
,
that
continued
their
soundnesse
of
religion
,
and
life
without
blemish
,
notwithstanding
all
the
euill
examples
of
their
time
.
And
thus
much
for
the
second
circumstance
in
this
example
.
The
third
and
last
is
his
perseuerance
,
viz.
that
he
liued
this
holie
life
,
and
continued
this
godlie
course
all
his
time
which
was
more
then
three
hundred
yeeres
.
A
goodly
perseuerance
vndoubtedly
,
and
an
argument
of
a
sure
building
,
that
in
so
many
yeeres
was
not
shaken
:
many
for
a
time
haue
runne
well
,
and
yet
●re
they
came
to
their
races
end
,
haue
fallen
foulie
,
but
constantly
to
perseuere
,
hic
labor
,
hoc
opus
est
.
The
people
at
the
first
hearing
of
the
law
were
very
zealous
,
and
promised
much
;
but
,
saith
the
Lord
,
O
that
there
were
in
them
such
an
hart
to
feare
mee
and
keepe
all
my
commandements
Alway
!
that
it
might
goe
well
with
them
and
their
children
for
euer
.
Wherin
the
perseuerance
is
noted
to
be
the
principal
thing
that
the
Lord
looketh
for
at
our
hands
.
For
to
bee
sometimes
mooued
to
deuotion
and
contrition
,
may
arise
from
sudden
affliction
of
sicknesse
,
imprisonment
,
or
such
like
,
peraduenture
by
hearing
of
a
Sermon
,
where
the
iudgements
of
God
are
zealouslie
denounced
(
as
was
Felix
at
the
Sermon
of
S.
lib.
Mor.
Gregorie
)
si
ante
vitae
terminum
deseratur
:
It
is
in
vaine
to
begin
a
course
of
godlines
,
and
after
with
Demas
to
imbrace
this
present
world
.
He
runs
in
vaine
that
falles
or
failes
ere
he
comes
at
his
races
end
:
and
as
those
whom
God
loueth
,
he
loueth
to
the
end
,
so
those
that
prosesse
to
follow
him
must
doe
it
to
the
end
.
Lots
wife
by
looking
backe
was
made
an
example
to
all
backsliders
,
that
the
salt
of
her
destruction
might
season
vs
to
a
more
constant
resolution
.
Memineritis
vxoris
Lot
,
(
saith
a
father
)
de
Sodoma
quidem
eductae
,
quia
Deo
credidit
;
sed
in
via
mutatae
,
quia
retro
aspexit
:
Remember
Lots
wife
,
led
out
of
Sodome
,
because
she
beleeued
the
Angels
;
but
turned
to
a
pillar
of
salt
,
because
shee
looked
backe
.
Good
workes
haue
a
reward
if
we
faint
not
;
but
to
begin
in
the
spirit
and
end
in
the
flesh
,
is
fearefull
;
and
for
such
it
had
been
better
they
had
neuer
knowne
the
way
of
righteousnesse
.
Let
vs
therefore
rather
endeuour
to
bee
like
the
Church
of
Thyatira
,
whose
last
workes
were
more
then
the
first
:
and
remember
,
sine
perseuerantia
nec
qui
pugnat
victoriam
,
nec
palmam
victor
consequitur
:
without
perseuerance
,
neither
hee
that
fighteth
getteth
the
victorie
,
nor
the
conqueror
the
honor
of
triumph
.
For
hee
onely
shall
be
crowned
that
continueth
to
the
end
.
Ioas
is
not
reckoned
among
the
good
kings
,
because
his
zeale
lasted
no
longer
then
Iehoida
liued
.
Nor
Nero
among
the
good
Emperours
for
his
first
fiue
yeeres
clemencie
.
The
end
of
a
thing
(
saith
Salomon
)
is
better
then
the
beginning
.
Quinqueuium
Neronis
.
Suet.
Ecclesiast.
7.10.1
.
Thes.
5.
Therefore
I
will
conclude
this
point
with
the
warning
of
the
Apostle
,
seeing
that
God
by
his
spirit
hath
begun
the
worke
of
grace
in
vs
,
that
wee
quench
not
the
spirit
.
And
because
a
fire
is
put
out
as
well
by
withdrawing
the
fuel
,
as
by
powring
on
water
,
Pray
continually
,
despise
not
prophesie
:
and
that
in
the
1.
to
Timothie
the
4.
Giue
attendance
to
reading
,
to
exhortation
,
to
doctrine
.
For
where
prayer
is
deuoutly
vsed
,
and
the
word
carefully
read
,
and
heard
,
the
increase
of
godlines
will
vndoubtedly
follow
;
but
when
prayer
is
neglected
,
and
preaching
despised
,
all
godly
and
religious
motions
will
soone
be
quenched
.
And
thus
much
concerning
the
life
of
Henoch
,
wherein
wee
haue
seene
a
rare
and
worthie
president
of
true
godlines
.
Now
it
remaineth
to
learne
what
fruit
and
effect
followed
the
same
.
It
hath
been
a
common
opinion
among
the
Atheists
that
there
is
no
God
,
because
neither
is
there
punishment
for
vice
,
nor
reward
for
vertue
(
as
they
affirme
.
)
it
is
in
vaine
to
serue
God
.
And
such
were
also
in
the
Prophet
Zephanies
time
,
The
Lord
will
do
neither
good
nor
euill
.
to
all
,
to
the
iust
,
and
to
the
wicked
,
to
the
good
,
and
to
the
pure
,
and
to
the
polluted
,
and
to
him
that
sacrificeth
,
and
to
him
that
sacrificeth
not
,
as
is
the
good
,
so
is
the
sinner
,
he
that
sweareth
as
he
that
feareth
an
oath
.
And
it
is
to
bee
feared
this
opinion
too
commonlie
preuaileth
in
the
world
,
and
that
is
the
cause
why
religion
and
religious
actions
be
in
so
small
account
as
they
are
.
But
whosoeuer
shall
take
counsell
from
the
holy
Scriptures
,
shall
find
that
this
is
nothing
else
but
a
meere
sophistication
of
Satan
to
bring
godlinesse
into
contempt
.
Famous
are
those
blessings
that
are
promised
in
the
law
,
to
the
religious
keepers
of
the
same
,
Them
that
honour
mee
,
Which
is
also
confirmed
by
that
saying
of
our
Sauiour
,
If
any
man
serue
me
,
him
will
my
father
honor
.
The
examples
in
the
Scriptures
are
many
,
that
confirme
vnto
vs
this
truth
.
In
the
second
of
Chron.
the
prosperitie
of
Iehosaphat
is
wholly
attributed
to
this
,
as
the
true
cause
of
the
same
,
because
he
walked
in
the
first
waies
of
his
father
Dauid
,
and
sought
not
Baalim
.
And
though
his
kingdome
was
but
small
,
not
so
much
as
the
fourth
part
of
this
Iland
,
hee
was
able
to
bring
into
the
field
aboue
eleuen
hundred
thousand
fighting
men
,
God
blessed
so
exceedinglie
him
and
all
his
people
,
as
in
the
same
Chapter
doth
at
large
appeare
.
Noah
,
Abraham
,
Ioseph
,
Iosua
,
and
Caleb
are
all
confirmations
hereof
.
This
I
had
because
I
kept
thy
precepts
,
saith
the
Prophet
Dauid
,
deriuing
the
ground
and
cause
of
his
happinesse
from
his
true
seruice
of
almightie
God
.
because
thou
hast
put
thy
trust
in
me
,
saith
the
Lord
.
And
to
conclude
with
the
saying
of
the
Apostle
,
Godlinesse
hath
the
promise
of
this
life
,
and
of
that
which
is
to
come
.
Thus
by
these
(
whereto
might
bee
added
many
more
testimonies
and
examples
)
it
is
plainelie
proued
that
it
is
not
in
vaine
to
serue
God
.
Now
let
vs
see
what
that
was
wherewith
the
religious
life
of
Henoch
was
rewarded
.
And
he
was
no
more
seen
,
&c.
This
is
the
prerogatiue
that
Moses
sheweth
to
haue
been
bestowed
vpon
Henoch
by
the
Lord
,
as
a
rare
fruit
of
his
great
sinceritie
and
godlinesse
.
viz
,
that
hee
was
taken
from
among
the
societie
of
men
in
the
middest
of
his
age
,
which
at
the
first
sight
may
seeme
strange
;
all
men
naturally
desiring
long
life
,
&
the
wicked
threatned
with
this
iudgement
,
that
they
shall
not
liue
out
halfe
their
daies
.
But
if
wee
looke
more
throughly
into
this
point
,
hee
only
of
Ieroboams
house
should
come
to
his
graue
,
because
in
him
there
was
found
some
goodnesse
toward
the
Lord
God
of
Israel
.
So
as
this
was
the
fauour
that
God
bestowed
on
him
to
take
him
away
a
child
,
before
hee
was
corrupted
with
his
fathers
idolatrie
,
or
saw
the
disastrous
ruine
,
and
desolation
of
his
fathers
house
.
Was
it
not
promised
as
a
blessing
to
Iosiah
that
hee
should
bee
gathered
to
his
fathers
,
and
shuld
not
see
the
euill
that
came
to
passe
immediatlie
after
his
death
?
To
the
vngodly
indeed
it
is
a
punishment
to
bee
taken
from
their
heauen
and
pleasure
which
they
haue
in
this
world
,
and
to
bee
cast
into
eternall
torment
after
their
life
is
ended
:
the
remembrance
thereof
is
,
and
euer
hath
been
,
so
bitter
to
them
,
because
they
haue
no
hope
,
after
this
life
is
ended
:
according
to
that
of
Salomon
,
Now
what
this
benefit
was
that
Henoch
receiued
,
is
very
briefly
noted
in
one
worde
veennenu
,
which
the
Vulgar
translateth
,
Tremellius
;
&
non
extitit
,
hee
remained
no
more
among
men
.
Montanus
,
according
to
the
Hebrew
,
&
non
ille
,
hee
was
not
:
and
the
Apostle
to
the
Hebrewes
hath
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
hee
was
translated
,
that
is
,
taken
from
the
societie
of
men
,
not
by
the
vsuall
way
of
death
,
the
common
ende
of
all
flesh
:
but
as
hee
in
his
bodie
liued
a
heauenlie
life
,
so
was
his
bodie
freed
from
ordinary
corruption
,
and
receiued
into
a
heauenly
condition
,
like
those
that
shall
be
found
aliue
at
the
comming
of
Christ
,
that
in
a
moment
shall
be
changed
,
and
caught
vp
into
the
cloudes
.
And
this
translation
,
and
assumption
of
Henoch
before
the
law
;
Philo
Iudaeus
.
neere
Babylon
,
and
not
aboue
the
sphere
of
the
Moone
,
P.
L.
Sent.
lib.
2.
dist.
17.
(
as
Peter
Lombard
,
and
others
doe
imagine
.
)
The
two
witnesses
mentioned
by
S.
Iohn
(
vsing
a
certaine
number
for
an
vncertaine
)
signifie
nothing
else
but
that
the
Lord
should
haue
alwaies
some
,
that
in
a
holy
zeale
should
preach
against
the
enemies
of
the
truth
,
whom
though
the
wicked
should
kill
and
murther
,
yet
should
they
not
so
extinguished
gods
spirit
,
but
others
should
still
bee
raised
vp
(
as
hath
bin
in
al
ages
of
the
church
)
to
supplie
their
roomes
in
the
Lords
vineyard
:
the
Lord
neuer
left
himselfe
without
witnesses
of
his
truth
.
And
whereas
they
vrge
a
miracle
in
their
raising
to
life
againe
,
the
like
manner
of
speaking
is
in
the
eight
of
Ecclesiastes
,
I
haue
seene
the
wicked
buried
;
and
they
returned
;
which
no
man
euer
vnderstood
of
those
that
were
dead
and
buried
,
but
of
others
as
wicked
as
they
which
succeedinglie
supplied
their
places
.
generations
in
the
latter
end
of
the
world
.
Others
doe
hold
,
that
Henoch
was
receiued
vp
into
the
highest
heauens
,
in
coelum
beatorum
:
the
place
whither
Christ
did
ascend
,
and
where
the
soules
of
the
Saints
rest
in
happines
,
waiting
for
the
resurrection
.
But
this
opinion
is
contradicted
by
other
Diuines
very
learned
;
as
Peter
Martir
,
Caluin
,
P.
M.
vpon
the
assumption
of
Heliah
.
Cal.
Com.
on
this
place
.
and
diuers
more
of
the
late
writers
:
against
which
opinion
also
is
alleaged
that
place
in
the
10.
Heb.
vers.
19.20
.
Wee
may
bee
bold
to
enter
into
the
holy
place
,
by
the
new
and
liuing
way
which
hee
hath
prepared
for
vs
through
the
vaile
,
that
is
,
That
is
,
saith
Theophylactus
,
this
our
Captaine
first
entred
,
hee
went
before
and
first
made
this
passage
for
vs
;
and
therefore
called
a
new
way
,
because
Christ
was
the
first
that
made
it
by
his
ascension
.
To
this
end
is
also
brought
that
place
in
the
1.
Cor.
15.23
.
Euery
man
in
his
owne
order
,
the
first
fruits
is
Christ
,
afterward
they
that
are
of
Christ
,
&c.
And
also
that
place
in
Ioh.
3.13
.
where
Christ
saith
:
No
man
ascendeth
vp
to
heauen
,
but
he
that
hath
descended
from
heauen
,
that
sonne
of
man
which
is
in
heauen
:
(
which
I
am
not
ignorant
is
otherwise
expounded
,
but
it
is
not
my
purpose
to
stand
vpon
it
.
)
Omitting
therefore
all
coniecturall
opinions
,
seeing
the
holy
Scripture
hath
not
made
it
manifest
,
modest
ignorance
is
better
then
curious
inquisition
.
Beza
annot
.
Heb.
11.5
.
For
as
a
learned
man
saith
,
Temerarium
est
de
his
statuere
,
curiosum
inuestigare
:
It
is
rashnes
to
determine
such
doubtfull
things
,
and
curiositie
to
search
after
them
.
The
secret
things
belong
to
the
Lord
our
God
,
It
is
better
to
leaue
hidden
things
in
doubt
,
then
to
contend
of
things
vncertaine
.
But
howsoeuer
,
this
is
certaine
,
that
Henoch
was
translated
into
vnspeakeable
ioy
and
happines
:
FINIS
.