Gen.
27.
verse
.
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10
.
And
when
Isaac
was
old
,
and
his
eies
dimme
(
so
that
hee
coulde
not
see
)
he
called
Esau
his
eldest
sonne
,
and
said
vnto
him
,
my
son
;
and
he
answered
him
,
I
am
heere
.
Then
he
saide
,
beholde
I
am
now
olde
and
knowe
not
the
day
of
my
death
.
Wherefore
nowe
I
pray
thee
,
take
thine
instruments
,
thy
quiver
and
thy
bow
,
&
get
thee
to
the
field
,
that
thou
maist
take
me
some
venison
.
Then
make
me
savory
meate
such
as
I
love
,
and
bring
it
to
me
that
I
may
eat
,
and
that
I
may
blesse
thee
before
I
die
.
Now
Rebecca
hearde
when
Isaac
spake
to
Esau
his
sonne
:
and
Esau
went
into
the
fielde
to
hunte
for
venison
and
to
bring
it
.
Then
Rebecca
spake
vnto
Iacob
her
sonne
,
saying
,
behold
I
have
heard
thy
father
talking
with
Esau
thy
,
&c.
WHen
Esau
for
a
portion
of
meate
,
had
most
prophanely
&
securely
solde
his
birthright
:
as
appeareth
Heb.
12.
verse
.
16.
Gen.
25.
vers.
34.
and
when
he
had
so
degenerated
out
of
kinde
,
that
hee
made
a
covenant
even
by
marriage
with
the
inhabitantes
of
Canaan
,
whom
God
had
accursed
;
when
he
thus
forsooke
the
promis
of
salvation
,
and
made
no
more
reckoning
of
his
birthright
,
then
if
it
had
not
beene
woorth
a
strawe
:
Beholde
(
Right
Honourable
,
worshipful
,
and
in
our
Lord
beloved
)
old
Isaac
his
father
not
onely
beareth
with
all
this
,
but
so
doteth
on
Esau
his
deere
son
,
that
being
blind
in
his
eies
,
but
farre
more
blinde
in
his
affection
,
he
both
loveth
&
esteemeth
Esau
,
yea
he
preferreth
him
before
Iacob
,
the
chosen
of
God
.
It
was
overmuch
lenity
in
Isaac
,
to
tolerate
the
enormities
of
Esau
,
to
suffer
him
to
take
two
wives
,
yea
to
take
them
among
the
Canaanites
:
but
as
in
these
points
to
bewray
his
infirmity
,
so
to
promise
Esau
that
blessing
,
which
God
had
promised
to
Iacob
,
it
savoureth
marveilously
of
the
corruption
of
flesh
and
bloud
.
Yet
for
all
his
weakenes
,
very
rare
and
notable
was
the
faith
of
Isaac
,
who
beeing
a
poore
waifaring
man
,
when
he
received
that
promise
from
God
,
thou
shalt
bee
Lord
and
heire
of
this
country
,
when
notwithstanding
hee
had
not
so
much
as
water
to
drinke
;
yet
in
despite
of
Satan
,
and
mauger
the
world
,
he
remaineth
stedfast
in
this
,
that
God
will
not
deceive
him
:
and
albeit
his
house
of
clay
,
whose
foundation
is
dust
,
doe
fall
and
moulder
in
the
earth
;
yet
the
truth
of
God
shall
continue
and
have
his
full
power
and
vertue
.
Thus
leaving
his
sence
and
living
by
faith
,
he
addresseth
himselfe
to
make
his
last
will
and
testament
:
wherein
his
commendation
of
faith
,
is
somewhat
obscured
by
the
dimnes
of
his
affection
,
which
he
followeth
so
farre
,
that
he
fighteth
against
God
,
overthwarteth
his
decree
,
and
wrongeth
his
sonne
Iacob
,
though
hee
never
thinke
of
it
.
In
this
testament
may
be
weighed
,
1.
the
cause
,
2.
the
event
:
the
cause
is
either
outward
,
or
inward
:
the
outward
is
efficient
or
finall
:
the
efficient
is
either
principal
,
or
subordinat
:
the
efficient
principall
cause
is
God
:
the
efficient
subordinate
cause
is
Isaac
,
who
is
aboute
to
set
his
house
in
order
before
hee
die
:
the
finall
cause
is
,
that
there
might
arise
no
controversie
betweene
his
sonnes
after
his
departure
:
the
inwarde
is
either
material
or
formall
material
,
an
heire
to
be
ordained
:
the
forme
standeth
in
the
institution
of
Iacob
,
and
substitution
of
Esau
:
In
the
institution
of
Iacob
,
wee
see
who
is
blessed
,
and
by
what
meanes
:
the
party
that
is
blessed
is
Iacob
,
the
means
are
the
persuasive
pollicie
of
Rebecca
,
and
Iacobs
bold
adventure
.
The
perswasions
and
motives
of
Rebecca
are
A
Tuto
,
ver.
13.
thou
maist
safelie
doe
it
,
on
me
be
the
curse
.
A
facili
,
it
is
easilie
done
:
by
putting
on
Esaus
garmentes
,
verse
the
tenth
,
fifteenth
,
and
sixteenth
Abvtili
,
thy
father
will
blesse
thee
before
hee
die
:
not
with
an
ordinary
,
but
with
a
most
singular
blessing
.
By
Iacobs
bolde
adventure
in
putting
his
mothers
counsell
in
execution
:
in
affirming
himselfe
to
bee
Esau
,
the
eldest
and
dearest
sonne
:
in
pretending
the
providence
of
God
,
working
for
him
:
in
offering
his
father
meate
,
and
drinke
:
as
also
by
Isaac
his
errour
in
iudging
rather
by
his
hands
than
by
his
eares
:
In
the
substitution
of
Esau
,
the
spirit
of
God
sheweth
the
person
that
is
blessed
with
a
secondary
blessing
,
and
the
person
that
blesseth
.
In
Esau
who
is
now
blessed
with
a
kinde
of
blessing
,
first
wee
see
his
importunity
to
have
a
blessing
,
which
appeareth
in
wordes
and
weeping
,
secondly
his
hatred
against
Iacob
,
because
of
the
blessing
.
Isaac
being
astonied
beyonde
measure
,
first
confirmeth
the
blessing
to
Iacob
,
perceiving
nowe
at
length
,
that
it
was
Gods
determination
,
and
that
any
man
could
not
,
a
good
man
shoulde
not
hinder
it
;
he
laboureth
not
wilfully
to
alter
it
,
but
willingly
yeeldeth
to
Gods
pleasure
,
though
it
were
at
first
contrarie
to
his
will
.
Secondlie
hee
being
overcome
with
Esaus
teares
,
pronounceth
on
earthly
and
corporall
blessing
,
to
that
carnall
and
vngodly
man
.
In
the
event
wee
see
the
exile
of
Iacob
:
he
hath
not
the
principall
blessing
without
a
speciall
crosse
.
Secondly
the
motives
which
his
mother
vsed
,
that
hee
shoulde
departe
:
first
,
by
shewing
him
his
daunger
:
secondelie
,
the
meanes
howe
to
avoide
it
.
In
the
looking
glasse
of
this
historie
,
I
see
two
notable
images
represented
to
our
view
:
the
first
is
the
frailty
of
man
,
the
seconde
is
the
faith
of
Gods
children
;
besides
many
other
advertisementes
,
both
pleasant
and
profitable
,
which
I
will
pointe
at
by
the
waye
.
The
frailtie
of
man
is
set
downe
in
the
purpose
of
Isaac
,
and
in
the
practise
of
Rebecca
.
The
frailtie
of
Isaac
is
mentioned
in
the
foure
first
verses
:
the
infirmity
of
Rebecca
in
the
discourse
of
the
fact
,
till
the
29.
verse
.
The
faith
of
Isaac
,
Rebecca
,
and
Iacob
,
is
manifest
throughout
the
historie
:
albeit
,
it
be
somewhat
darkened
with
the
blinde
affection
of
the
one
,
and
the
indirect
meanes
of
the
other
.
Thus
oftentimes
by
the
interposition
of
the
earth
,
and
carnall
thinges
,
the
sonne
of
righteousnesse
is
eclipsed
in
the
most
deere
Saintes
and
servauntes
of
GOD
.
In
this
historie
wee
learne
the
indubitable
truth
of
GODS
promises
:
and
the
continuall
care
hee
hath
of
his
Saintes
:
and
that
hee
so
fulfilleth
his
woorde
,
that
it
commeth
to
passe
beyonde
mans
expectation
.
Iacob
is
never
so
neere
his
fathers
blessing
,
as
when
hee
seemeth
to
be
out
of
hope
of
a
blessing
,
and
in
feare
of
a
curse
.
Againe
Esau
was
never
so
sure
of
the
blessing
,
as
the
day
that
he
lost
it
.
Iacob
was
never
so
doubtful
as
that
day
hee
had
the
blessing
,
nor
Esau
ever
so
certaine
(
in
his
opinion
)
as
that
houre
that
hee
lost
it
.
Isaac
.
Isaac
perceiving
the
favour
of
God
to
bee
the
best
inheritance
that
his
son
can
have
,
is
careful
to
blesse
him
before
he
die
.
This
good
man
is
pure
&
cleane
,
yet
not
so
,
but
that
he
hath
neede
,
that
his
feete
(
I
meane
his
affections
)
be
washed
.
Ioh.
13.
That
holy
Matron
Rebecca
,
remembred
the
promis
which
was
made
40
years
before
:
we
scarce
remember
the
promises
of
God
(
which
he
made
long
since
)
but
repeated
yesterday
vnto
vs
.
Rebecca
instructed
her
son
above
all
thinges
to
seeke
that
excellent
blessing
:
we
instruct
ours
how
they
maie
live
here
,
but
not
how
they
may
live
for
ever
.
Rebecca
woulde
not
have
Iacob
in
anie
wise
to
marrie
with
the
Canaanites
,
we
bestow
our
children
on
popish
Canaanites
,
and
are
mingled
with
them
.
Rebecca
knew
that
her
husbande
erred
:
yet
she
doth
not
insult
over
him
,
shee
doth
not
withstande
him
,
shee
is
officious
towardes
him
:
but
among
vs
,
if
any
man
erre
never
so
little
,
yee
shall
have
them
that
wil
tel
it
at
Gath
,
and
proclaime
it
in
the
streetes
of
Askalon
:
that
the
daughters
of
the
Philistines
may
reioice
,
and
that
the
children
of
the
vncircumcised
may
triumph
.
We
may
see
in
this
historie
,
that
Iacob
feareth
to
lie
,
though
it
be
for
his
own
,
and
to
obtaine
a
notable
blessing
hee
staieth
,
hee
staggereth
,
he
doubteth
:
but
there
are
many
that
say
they
are
Iacobs
,
who
make
no
bones
of
lying
,
of
deceit
,
and
faining
:
never
fearing
a
curse
,
as
Iacob
did
,
though
they
seeke
other
mens
right
,
Iacob
his
owne
.
In
Esau
wee
have
an
expresse
image
of
worldlinges
,
and
Atheistes
:
first
in
his
incontinency
of
body
,
in
taking
two
wives
:
secondly
in
his
profannes
of
minde
,
in
matching
with
Canaanites
:
thirdly
in
that
hee
grieveth
his
parents
with
his
vndutifulnes
:
fourthly
in
that
hee
was
a
hunter
,
it
agreed
well
with
his
quality
,
who
hunted
for
worldly
things
:
fiftly
in
that
hee
tarried
so
long
,
that
he
lost
the
blessing
:
he
came
but
a
minut
to
late
;
but
yet
two
late
:
the
worldelings
doe
repent
to
late
:
the
foolish
Virgins
come
when
the
bride-grome
is
entred
:
the
rich
man
in
hel
would
faine
have
one
drop
of
mercy
,
who
delaied
to
accept
of
it
,
while
it
was
so
ful
and
freely
offered
vnto
him
vppon
the
earth
.
Esaus
will
hunte
so
long
for
the
honoures
,
pleasures
,
and
wealth
of
this
worlde
:
that
they
will
come
shorte
of
the
blessing
of
GOD
.
Esau
weepeth
for
an
outwarde
blessing
,
not
caring
for
the
inwarde
and
spirituall
blessinges
of
GOD
:
so
the
worlde
:
lings
if
they
faile
of
these
outwarde
transitorie
blessings
,
then
doe
they
houle
and
crie
out
with
Esau
:
hinc
illae
lachrimae
:
the
losse
of
the
gospell
,
the
losse
of
GODS
favour
,
the
losse
of
christian
vnity
,
the
losse
of
many
spirituall
and
eternall
blessings
will
not
so
much
grieve
the
Esaus
of
this
worlde
,
as
to
be
deprived
of
one
carnall
blessing
.
Now
that
yee
see
the
summe
of
the
history
,
before
I
come
to
the
frailty
of
Isaac
,
I
cannot
but
commende
vnto
you
a
lively
image
of
his
faith
,
in
this
his
last
will
and
testament
.
This
disposing
of
his
earthly
thinges
,
and
this
pronouncing
of
the
blessing
of
God
to
his
sonne
after
him
,
was
a
voluntary
resigning
vppe
,
and
giving
over
of
all
worldly
goods
,
with
a
resolute
preparation
of
his
minde
to
die
,
and
to
bid
this
troublesome
life
adiew
:
resting
himselfe
wholy
,
&
solely
reioicing
in
a
holy
&
a
heavenly
hope
of
an
eternal
mansion
,
which
God
had
provided
for
his
chosen
Abraham
his
father
before
he
died
,
to
testifie
his
faith
to
God
,
and
to
prevent
all
occasion
of
strife
betweene
his
children
,
bequeathed
to
the
rest
sundry
giftes
:
but
the
inheritaunce
hee
behighted
Isaac
.
Abraham
,
Isaac
&
Iacob
.
cignea
cantione
,
or
rather
cautione
,
Christ
Iesus
is
faith
working
by
love
:
faith
embraceth
sound
doctrine
:
love
requireth
a
godly
life
:
soundnes
of
doctrine
is
held
,
if
truth
be
taught
and
falshod
refuted
:
godlines
of
life
is
kept
,
if
a
man
fly
from
evil
and
follow
good
.
The
holy
scripture
teacheth
the
truth
,
improveth
errour
,
correcteth
iniquitie
,
instructeth
to
righteousnesse
,
and
so
containeth
the
whole
duety
of
man
:
yea
even
of
the
man
of
God
,
in
whom
greater
perfection
is
required
.
But
this
wil
not
they
see
,
who
being
blinded
with
affection
and
banded
into
faction
,
doe
labour
to
dishonour
Gods
word
,
and
to
bewitch
mens
soules
:
seducing
the
ambitious
with
promises
of
honour
,
the
simple
&
ignorant
with
ostentation
of
learning
;
who
conceive
their
hypocrisie
to
be
piety
,
their
superstition
to
be
religion
,
their
falshood
to
be
faithfulnes
,
their
traditions
to
be
Gods
commandements
,
their
indulgences
to
be
Christs
pardons
,
their
holy
father
to
be
Christs
Vicar
vpon
the
earth
.
But
to
returne
to
Isaac
&
his
infirmity
.
The
spirit
of
God
sheweth
,
that
when
he
was
old
,
&
his
eies
began
to
be
dimme
,
he
could
not
see
,
he
was
fully
resolved
and
determined
to
blesse
Esau
his
sonne
,
whom
he
should
have
had
in
detestation
,
because
he
enstranged
himselfe
from
God
,
and
as
much
as
lay
in
him
,
made
the
promise
of
salvation
of
no
effect
.
For
what
might
have
become
of
the
Church
of
God
,
if
the
stocke
of
Abraham
had
ioined
with
the
Canaanites
?
Isaac
therefore
ought
more
to
have
beene
touched
,
seeing
his
sonne
to
bee
so
prophane
:
he
not
only
offendeth
in
not
vsing
fatherly
severity
and
correction
,
but
he
so
doteth
on
Esau
,
that
by
his
will
this
prophane
monster
should
enioy
the
blessing
of
God
.
He
was
no
doubt
the
minister
of
God
,
and
a
singular
Prophet
,
and
led
an
Angels
life
among
men
:
and
yet
nowe
beeing
ledde
by
his
blinde
affection
,
having
the
charge
to
blesse
the
chosen
of
God
,
he
dealeth
,
as
if
himselfe
were
appointer
and
author
of
the
blessing
.
God
had
done
him
that
honour
to
make
him
his
minister
in
blessing
,
as
to
say
I
wil
blesse
whom
I
thinke
good
,
but
the
testimony
shal
come
out
of
thy
mouth
,
thou
shalt
be
my
messenger
,
I
commit
this
to
thy
credit
&
charge
,
as
to
the
warden
and
keeper
of
my
promise
:
that
which
thou
pronouncest
shal
be
autentike
:
and
I
will
ratifie
it
in
heaven
.
God
had
done
him
this
honour
,
and
yet
hee
suffereth
himselfe
to
bee
so
snared
in
ignorance
,
and
seduced
by
affection
,
that
hee
swarveth
quite
contrary
from
that
which
his
office
required
:
and
here
the
Lord
wil
teach
vs
that
his
counsell
against
mans
purpose
shal
have
his
effect
.
The
Priestes
in
the
lawe
did
not
only
offer
,
pray
,
and
teach
,
but
they
blessed
the
people
as
figures
of
Christ
.
The
Lord
communicateth
his
benefites
and
blessings
vnto
vs
by
the
handes
of
his
ministers
.
Blasphemous
are
the
Papists
,
who
affirme
that
a
mortal
man
may
dispose
of
Gods
blessings
and
graces
at
his
pleasure
.
And
cursed
are
the
Anabaptists
,
who
refuse
the
ministery
of
men
and
will
be
taught
immediatly
of
God
,
most
fondly
refusing
inferiour
meanes
,
and
with
wings
mounting
above
the
cloudes
:
is
not
God
sufficient
(
say
the
Anabaptists
)
to
instruct
vs
?
Is
the
holy
ghost
in
the
handes
of
men
to
bestow
?
What
neede
all
this
preaching
?
To
what
ende
serveth
so
much
reading
?
Canne
not
God
inspiring
vs
,
touch
our
harts
without
having
our
eares
so
battered
with
the
tongues
of
preachers
?
but
doe
not
these
fantasticall
spirites
know
,
that
God
will
vse
the
service
of
men
,
and
yet
not
be
tyed
to
them
?
Doe
they
not
know
,
that
God
hath
ordained
that
faith
shall
come
by
hearing
?
Knowe
they
not
,
that
Christ
hath
given
some
to
be
Apostles
,
some
Prophetes
,
some
Evangelists
,
Romanes
&c.
Actes
25.
Psal
▪
29
they
have
none
to
defende
them
,
but
the
iudge
,
who
should
be
a
father
,
and
the
Lawier
a
patron
.
The
Iudges
in
Aegypt
were
bound
by
oth
to
doe
nothing
against
iustice
,
no
not
at
the
kings
commandement
:
&
they
ware
about
their
neckes
a
chaine
of
golde
,
with
the
image
of
truth
in
it
.
The
Lorde
hath
made
you
(
ye
learned
Lawiers
)
patrons
of
the
poore
,
&
ye
cal
them
clients
:
take
heed
that
ye
bereave
not
poore
Iacob
of
his
right
.
I
am
of
Thales
minde
,
that
that
common-wealth
is
most
happy
&
safe
,
where
men
give
least
heede
to
Lawiers
,
&
most
heed
to
the
law
it selfe
.
There
are
two
thinges
required
in
euery
Lawier
:
the
first
is
learning
and
skill
;
the
seconde
is
a
tender
conscience
.
If
yee
be
not
seasoned
with
both
,
yee
are
vnsavory
.
A
tender
conscience
without
learning
and
skil
,
is
vnfruitfull
,
but
learning
and
skill
without
conscience
is
divelish
:
&
an
vnconscionable
Lawier
is
more
to
be
feared
,
then
an
vnskilfull
:
and
yet
the
vnskilfull
Lawier
receiving
the
rewarde
,
but
not
doing
the
duty
of
a
good
Lawier
,
committeth
theft
.
The
Lorde
hath
beutified
in
any
of
you
,
with
verie
manie
,
and
very
excellent
giftes
.
Now
are
you
to
labour
that
it
maie
bee
saide
of
you
,
as
our
Saviour
saide
of
Nathaniell
;
beholde
,
a
true
Israelite
without
guile
beholde
a
true
Lawier
void
of
corruption
.
The
Lorde
hath
made
all
patrons
of
benefices
his
instrumentes
for
Iacobs
behoofe
:
but
they
bestow
(
for
the
most
part
)
Iacobs
living
on
profane
Esau
.
Alas
that
ever
the
clergy
of
England
should
draw
&
drinke
in
even
into
her
very
bowels
,
the
deadly
poison
of
covetousnes
&
contention
;
and
nowe
a
daies
simony
is
an
open
and
an
easie
way
to
have
a
living
:
the
maide
simony
,
that
kept
the
doore
in
popery
,
is
crept
into
patrons
houses
,
and
suffereth
not
Peter
only
to
come
in
,
but
every
meane
fellow
is
admitted
,
sometimes
of
favour
,
at
Iohns
request
:
but
commonly
the
Church
doore
is
opened
with
a
silver
key
:
and
manie
a
lewde
patron
,
by
his
marte
and
marchandize
of
mens
soules
,
maketh
a
living
:
whereby
wee
see
it
is
come
to
passe
,
that
manie
doe
denie
Christ
in
their
deedes
,
and
the
love
to
mens
soules
waxeth
colde
,
while
they
warme
themselves
at
the
fire
of
riches
,
which
is
kindled
and
blowne
with
the
bellowes
of
covetousnesse
,
and
yet
with
no
crowing
of
cockes
,
or
pricking
of
conscience
,
canne
those
covetous
patrons
bee
awaked
,
albeit
the
LORDE
doe
mercifullie
looke
vppon
them
,
and
in
their
owne
heartes
doe
condemne
their
impiety
:
but
growing
olde
and
obstinate
,
in
the
drousie
disease
and
abominable
dropsie
of
covetousnesse
,
they
drawe
sinne
vnto
them
with
cordes
of
vanitie
and
iniquity
,
as
it
were
with
cart-ropes
.
It
is
saide
by
the
Prophet
,
that
Ierusalem
shal
sucke
the
milke
of
the
gentiles
:
but
manie
of
our
gentles
sucke
the
milke
,
naie
the
bloude
out
of
the
Churches
brestes
.
It
was
woont
to
bee
saide
of
Friers
,
that
they
were
fedde
fatte
with
mens
sinnes
:
a
man
may
say
the
same
of
manie
patrons
falselie
so
called
.
It
was
merrilie
and
truely
saide
of
one
,
that
the
state
of
Asses
,
was
better
then
the
state
of
Horses
:
for
the
Horses
runne
to
patrons
for
benefices
:
but
many
ignoraunt
Asses
doe
obtaine
them
.
Have
they
no
vnderstanding
,
saith
the
Lorde
,
that
they
eat
vp
my
people
as
if
they
would
eat
bread
?
they
have
not
called
vpon
God
.
Have
these
cruel
patrons
no
vnderstanding
,
that
they
eate
vp
Gods
messengers
as
if
they
would
eate
bread
?
they
have
not
called
vpon
God
.
Wel
,
I
say
no
more
but
this
,
Isaac
his
frailty
and
fal
,
shake
off
all
security
of
the
flesh
,
and
be
the
more
fervent
in
praier
and
watchful
in
weldoing
,
that
we
be
not
overcome
of
our
affections
.
Thus
the
secure
are
taught
to
awake
,
and
watch
,
and
the
holy
are
warned
not
to
presume
of
their
strength
,
seeing
Isaac
hath
fallen
.
The
afflicted
that
are
terrified
with
the
sight
of
their
sins
,
have
this
example
written
for
the
comfort
of
their
consciences
.
O
thou
afflicted
and
tossed
with
tempest
,
that
hast
no
confort
:
Noah
&c.
Finally
we
learne
,
that
the
examples
of
the
best
men
are
not
at
al
times
,
and
in
al
thinges
to
be
followed
:
&
that
there
is
no
man
so
perfect
,
but
that
another
may
say
vnto
him
,
phisition
cure
thy selfe
.
Thus
having
seene
the
frailty
of
Isaac
in
that
he
was
led
by
a
blind
affection
,
let
vs
see
in
few
words
,
into
the
pollicy
of
Rebecca
:
who
by
indirect
means
got
Iacob
the
blessing
.
As
there
was
a
general
principle
of
faith
in
Isaac
his
mind
,
when
he
blessing
his
sonne
,
sealed
the
assurance
of
the
holy
ghost
,
and
the
right
of
the
inheritance
vnto
him
,
so
was
there
in
Rebeccaes
minde
,
when
by
her
subtile
practise
shee
procured
the
blessing
to
Iacob
.
Albeit
shee
coulde
not
rule
her
husbande
by
wholsome
counsell
;
yet
this
was
not
the
best
waie
to
circūvent
him
with
such
a
deceit
why
doth
shee
not
patiently
expect
and
wait
,
till
God
performe
his
promis
vnto
Iacob
?
she
knewe
his
decree
was
immutable
,
his
promise
infallible
,
and
therefore
shee
doth
ill
to
obscure
the
heavenly
oracle
with
a
lie
:
but
see
the
earnestnes
of
her
faith
accompanied
with
an
vndiscreet
zeale
;
shee
adventureth
to
provoke
her
husband
against
her
,
to
make
mortal
hatred
betweene
the
brethren
,
and
to
bring
her
sonne
Iacob
into
present
daunger
.
Behold
what
a
rash
,
and
inconsiderate
zeale
will
doe
.
Here
we
see
that
pure
and
sound
knowledge
doth
not
alwaies
shine
in
the
mindes
of
the
godly
,
but
the
small
light
that
sheweth
them
the
way
is
obscured
,
and
darkened
with
many
clouds
of
ignoraunce
,
and
mistes
of
affection
.
The
Lord
bestoweth
on
man
the
gift
of
perfection
,
knowledge
,
&
truth
,
as
it
were
a
beame
of
the
sunne
into
a
house
of
clay
,
to
give
vs
light
&
warmth
:
howbeit
this
beam
(
though
the
more
the
sonne
of
righteousnes
ascendeth
&
commeth
daily
neare
vnto
vs
,
the
greater
light
&
warmth
it
yeeldeth
)
yet
it
doth
not
overshine
vs
all
with
ful
light
of
truth
and
heate
of
holinesse
,
as
long
as
wee
remaine
in
these
houses
of
clay
.
A
Christian
man
or
woman
hath
the
beames
of
the
sunne
,
but
as
in
a
house
,
not
in
the
open
heaven
:
sometimes
it
is
shaddowed
and
made
dimme
with
darkenesse
,
sometimes
it
waxeth
faint
through
colde
.
To
bee
short
a
generall
faith
hath
the
preeminence
in
the
Godly
,
as
in
Isaac
,
and
Rebecca
,
and
Iacob
:
so
that
they
either
swarve
out
of
the
way
,
or
stumble
in
the
way
:
but
whereas
Gods
election
stoode
neverthelesse
firme
:
nay
whereas
hee
executeth
his
counsell
,
and
effecteth
his
purpose
by
the
subtelty
of
a
woman
:
by
this
meanes
hee
procureth
to
his
goodnes
the
whole
praise
of
the
blessing
.
In
the
dimnes
of
Isaac
his
sight
,
there
are
two
examples
of
Gods
providence
;
the
one
generall
,
the
other
special
.
General
,
in
that
olde
men
are
deprived
of
their
sight
before
they
dye
:
that
by
howe
much
lesse
they
knowe
these
outwarde
thinges
,
they
may
have
the
more
knowledge
of
inwarde
,
and
heavenly
matters
.
And
so
in
the
very
defect
of
nature
the
worke
of
Gods
providence
appeareth
.
Speciall
,
Iacob
:
Isaac
shall
loose
his
eie
sight
,
but
Iacob
shall
have
his
right
in
the
blessing
.
This
good
father
maketh
his
choice
of
his
meates
,
after
the
delight
of
his
cast
:
and
this
may
the
godly
doe
with
thankesgiving
to
the
God
,
who
hath
not
made
the
honie-combe
for
Drone-bees
.
But
yet
ease
and
fatnesse
staieth
the
floolish
,
Sion
&c.
They
are
glad
of
their
own
ease
:
but
not
sorry
for
their
brothers
disease
:
they
are
glad
for
their
owne
prosperity
:
they
are
not
sorry
for
Davids
adversity
:
they
are
glad
of
their
owne
dainty
fare
,
but
they
are
not
sorry
for
the
penury
of
Michea
,
who
is
fedde
with
the
bred
of
teares
,
Italian
Gog
,
and
Spanish
Magog
,
beene
mischievouslie
assailed
from
time
to
time
?
But
praysed
,
and
praysed
for
ever
,
bee
that
GOD
that
helpeth
vs
,
and
powreth
dailie
his
benefites
vppon
vs
;
hee
hath
overthrowen
the
Spanish
attempt
,
and
the
Guisian
practise
:
hee
hath
prepared
him
deadly
weapons
,
hee
hath
whette
his
swoorde
,
hee
hath
bent
his
bowe
,
hee
hath
ordained
his
arrowes
against
the
face
of
these
persecutours
:
so
that
they
are
falne
into
the
pitte
that
they
made
for
vs
.
The
mischiefe
is
returned
on
their
owne
heade
,
and
their
crueltie
is
falne
on
their
owne
pate
.
Put
them
still
thus
in
feare
O
LORDE
,
that
they
may
knowe
themselves
to
bee
but
men
.
And
in
asmuch
as
the
counsels
of
GOD
cannot
bee
hindered
by
any
pollicie
or
power
of
man
,
I
wish
with
all
my
hearte
,
that
our
learned
and
grave
Fathers
woulde
somewhat
refraine
themselves
from
them
that
sue
for
reformation
,
and
let
them
alone
;
for
if
this
counsell
or
this
worke
be
of
men
.
it
will
come
to
nought
;
but
if
it
bee
of
God
they
cannot
destroy
it
,
lest
they
be
founde
even
fighters
against
God
.
And
withall
the
veines
of
my
soule
I
wish
,
that
they
that
seeke
reformation
,
would
take
heede
,
that
they
make
not
the
cause
the
worse
,
by
their
vndiscreete
zeale
,
vnbrotherlie
reproches
,
vnchristian
slaunders
,
vnsaverie
and
vnlearned
libels
,
and
almost
Pharisaicall
contempte
of
their
fathers
and
brethren
.
For
my
owne
parte
,
GOD
is
my
witnesse
,
whome
I
serve
in
my
spirite
,
in
the
gospell
of
his
sonne
,
that
without
ceasing
I
praye
for
the
peace
of
the
Church
,
and
for
a
learned
ministerie
.
You
knowe
that
discorde
in
the
Church
is
fire
in
a
house
:
and
a
continuall
fever
in
the
bodie
.
The
LORDE
quench
this
fire
,
and
cure
this
fever
.
Wee
prayed
for
outwarde
peace
,
when
our
enemies
were
at
hande
:
and
nowe
GOD
hath
sente
it
,
doe
wee
nourish
contentions
inwardely
and
at
home
among
our selves
?
Inwarde
dissention
,
or
contention
,
is
a
gappe
not
onelye
for
the
bloud-thirstie
Papist
to
enter
,
who
hath
no
other
desire
then
our
destruction
do
other
scope
then
our
spoile
:
but
no
other
meanes
,
but
our
contentions
:
but
it
is
a
gappe
to
let
in
Satan
,
he
entreth
at
our
vnchristian
breaches
.
But
to
speake
somewhat
more
of
Iacob
and
so
to
ende
;
we
see
he
stealeth
his
blessing
,
but
wee
have
many
that
steale
the
blessings
which
at
none
of
theirs
.
I
cite
them
all
to
stande
at
the
tribunal
seat
of
the
eternall
iudge
.
I
leave
the
poore
known
theeves
to
the
common
barres
;
and
here
I
first
summon
those
sacrilegious
persons
,
that
feare
not
to
steale
holy
thinges
,
that
make
a
mocke
of
that
iniquity
.
Sacriledge
will
be
sinne
one
day
.
The
conveying
of
publike
things
to
privat
vses
,
wil
prove
theft
one
day
.
Te
comming
in
by
Simony
wil
appeare
to
be
theft
.
Yea
the
stealing
of
the
heartes
of
the
people
from
the
pastors
,
will
be
prooved
theft
.
And
you
famous
Merchantes
&
other
occupiers
in
this
citty
,
take
heed
that
theft
like
birdlime
cleave
not
fast
to
some
of
your
fingers
.
And
you
that
are
tutors
of
widdowes
and
Orphans
goods
,
beware
that
ye
be
not
appeached
of
theft
.
You
that
are
servants
,
take
heede
that
ye
come
not
in
the
number
.
The
causes
of
theft
,
at
first
the
perversnes
of
mans
heart
,
secondly
incredulity
,
thirdly
vnfaithfulnes
,
fourthly
covetousnes
,
fiftly
ease
and
idlenes
,
sixtly
surfetting
,
seventhly
occasion
:
I
scarce
make
poverty
one
cause
,
for
such
theeves
are
almost
as
worthy
of
pitty
,
as
of
punishment
.
A
man
may
bee
guilty
of
theft
,
by
dealing
in
it
,
by
concealing
of
it
,
by
counselling
to
it
,
by
commaunding
or
commending
it
.
Iacob
was
timorous
in
stealing
his
owne
,
these
are
impudent
in
taking
other
mens
:
Iacob
was
even
forced
to
these
meanes
,
they
runne
to
al
wicked
meanes
:
Iacob
did
it
but
once
,
it
is
their
daily
practise
:
Iacob
would
soone
have
beene
disswaded
,
but
even
Gods
word
cannot
disswade
these
men
from
spoiling
and
robbing
the
Church
,
the
fatherles
,
and
stranger
.
I
had
left
out
the
Abbey-lubbers
in
our
Church
,
who
are
mighty
theeves
.
Though
the
Abbeies
be
gone
,
yet
they
remaine
.
I
meane
such
as
will
not
worke
:
whether
it
be
civill
or
spirituall
worke
,
it
is
plaine
theeverie
to
take
the
daies
wages
,
and
not
to
do
a
daies
worke
for
it
.
The
Lord
our
God
enlighten
our
mindes
,
and
sanctifie
our
heartes
with
such
a
portion
of
his
spirit
,
and
with
that
measure
of
his
grace
,
that
we
may
be
fully
perswaded
,
that
this
worldes
repose
is
full
of
anguish
,
the
security
of
the
worlde
without
foundation
,
the
feare
of
the
worlde
without
comforte
,
the
travels
of
the
worlde
without
fruit
,
the
sorrow
of
the
worlde
without
profitte
,
the
desires
of
the
worlde
without
successe
,
the
hope
of
the
worlde
without
rewarde
,
and
the
mirth
of
the
worlde
without
continuance
,
and
the
miseries
of
the
worlde
without
remedies
,
and
that
all
the
worlde
is
but
vanity
of
vanities
.
Againe
,
that
our
heartes
may
bee
inwardlie
informed
and
thoroughlie
certified
,
that
the
lawe
of
the
Lorde
is
an
vndefiled
lawe
,
converting
the
soule
&c.
The
God
of
peace
,
&c.
FINIS
.