GODS
LOVE
TO
HIS
VINEYARD
.
ESAY
the
5.
VERSE
2.3
.
Now
therefore
,
O
Inhabitants
of
Ierusalem
,
and
men
of
Iudah
,
Iudge
,
I
pray
you
,
betweene
mee
and
my
Vineyard
:
What
could
I
haue
done
any
more
to
my
Vineyard
,
which
I
haue
not
done
vnto
it
?
Why
haue
I
looked
for
grapes
,
and
it
bringeth
forth
wilde
grapes
?
WHereas
the
beginning
of
mans
saluation
,
the
spur
and
goad
which
driueth
him
to
Christ
,
is
the
sence
of
his
owne
imperfections
,
and
terror
of
his
owne
sinnes
:
Strange
it
is
,
how
auerse
wee
are
by
nature
from
this
first
meanes
of
our
conuersion
:
strange
,
how
blinde
,
how
partially
,
how
corruptly
we
iudge
in
our
owne
causes
:
eyther
not
once
considering
,
or
not
faithfully
acknowledging
our
own
transgressions
:
which
forceth
God
in
the
ordinary
courses
of
mans
saluation
,
sometimes
to
deale
by
policies
and
deuises
,
and
to
propose
his
owne
case
to
him
,
not
as
his
owne
,
but
in
Parables
,
and
in
the
person
of
others
:
that
drawing
him
from
himselfe
,
he
might
also
draw
from
him
an
vnpartiall
sentence
against
himselfe
.
Thus
God
dealt
with
Dauid
,
when
he
lay
asleepe
in
the
sinne
of
Bershebah
,
and
would
not
awake
himselfe
,
to
consider
of
his
owne
estate
:
that
when
Dauid
had
giuen
a
seuere
sentence
against
the
rich
man
that
slew
the
poore
mans
lambe
,
and
had
pronounced
death
against
him
with
an
oath
,
As
the
Lord
liueth
,
hee
shall
surely
die
:
The
Prophet
might
strike
him
to
the
heart
with
the
sentence
of
his
owne
mouth
:
Thou
art
the
man
;
Thus
and
thus
hast
thou
done
.
And
(
to
omit
the
manifolde
examples
in
Scriptures
of
this
kind
)
thus
doth
our
Prophet
in
this
place
deale
with
the
people
of
Iudah
:
he
proposeth
to
them
a
Parable
,
and
because
it
should
bee
taken
vp
in
euery
mans
mouth
,
he
setteth
it
downe
in
verse
,
and
maketh
a
song
,
of
a
Vineyard
,
which
after
the
infinite
care
&
cost
of
the
husbandman
,
in
planting
,
fencing
,
weeding
,
watering
,
pruning
it
,
could
not
bee
wonne
to
bring
forth
any
thing
,
but
wild
,
vnwholesom
,
&
,
as
the
word
signifieth
,
stinking
grapes
;
wherin
,
hauing
euery
mans
secret
iudgement
,
that
such
an
vnprofitable
vine-yard
were
to
bee
left
desolate
and
neglected
:
hee
concludeth
out
of
this
,
their
owne
seueritie
,
against
themselues
,
Verse
7.
Surely
,
this
Vineyard
of
the
Lord
of
hosts
,
is
the
house
of
Israel
,
the
men
of
Iudah
are
his
pleasant
plants
,
and
he
looked
for
iudgement
,
and
behold
oppression
,
for
righteousnes
,
and
behold
a
crying
.
And
first
by
the
way
for
the
Parable
it self
:
God
hath
iudged
it
profitable
thus
to
teach
his
Church
sometimes
by
parables
;
which
though
they
be
vayles
and
shadows
,
&
do
hide
vnder
them
spiritual
mysteries
,
yet
when
they
are
opened
and
vnfolded
,
they
giue
a
great
light
to
the
thing
which
they
shadowed
,
and
by
their
sensible
similitude
&
proportion
,
they
breed
a
sensible
conceit
of
things
remoued
from
sense
.
Now
to
discourse
of
this
whole
Parable
,
time
will
not
permit
.
I
haue
made
choice
of
that
one
part
onely
,
in
which
the
case
of
the
Vineyard
is
put
to
the
iudgement
of
the
people
,
that
is
,
their
owne
cause
is
referred
to
their
owne
arbitrement
.
Now
therefore
,
O
inhabitants
,
&c.
Iudge
I
pray
you
,
&c.
In
which
wordes
is
comprehended
the
summe
of
the
whole
.
1.
The
Church
of
Israel
is
proposed
vnder
the
figure
of
the
Lords
vineyard
.
2.
Is
set
downe
the
Lords
care
of
prouision
for
his
Vineyard
:
What
could
I
haue
done
for
my
Vineyard
,
which
I
haue
not
done
?
3.
The
end
of
Gods
care
and
benefites
,
fruits
,
good
works
,
(
I
looked
for
grapes
.
)
4.
The
Churches
vnthankefulnes
,
(
It
bringeth
forth
wilde
grapes
.
)
5.
and
lastly
,
the
iudgement
which
passed
on
it
,
(
Iudge
I
pray
you
.
)
First
,
for
the
Church
of
Israel
,
thus
figured
by
a
vineyard
:
As
there
is
one
Creator
both
of
heauen
and
earth
:
so
wonderfull
are
the
similitudes
and
resemblances
of
one
order
of
his
creatures
to
another
,
of
things
sensible
,
to
things
intelligible
,
whereby
in
earth
wise
men
do
beholde
a
shadow
of
heauen
it selfe
:
but
of
earthly
things
which
represent
spirituall
,
nothing
doth
more
liuely
expresse
the
nature
of
the
visible
Church
,
then
doth
a
Vineyard
.
A
certaine
householder
(
saith
our
Sauiour
,
Math.
21.
)
planted
a
Vineyard
.
And
Iohn
the
15.
I
am
the
Vine
,
and
yee
are
the
branches
,
and
my
Father
is
a
husbandman
.
For
what
property
can
wee
finde
in
the
one
,
which
is
not
in
a
sort
answered
in
the
other
?
Both
Church
and
Vineyard
,
neither
of
them
doe
,
as
selfe-sowne
things
naturally
spring
and
multiply
out
of
the
earth
,
both
are
to
bee
planted
by
hand
and
by
arte
.
Non
exsanguinibus
nec
ex
voluntate
carnis
,
sed
ex
Deo
,
saith
Saint
Iohn
of
the
Church
.
Both
Vine
&
Church
grow
vp
the
meanest
of
all
plants
;
they
cannot
beare
vp
themselues
without
props
and
stayes
:
euen
as
the
Elme
is
to
the
Vine
,
so
is
the
ciuill
state
vnto
the
Church
.
Both
in
regard
of
their
naturall
weakenes
are
taught
to
twine
their
armes
and
their
branches
one
within
an
other
,
&
embrace
,
sustaine
and
strengthen
one
another
,
as
it
were
,
growing
in
one
by
loue
;
when
they
flourish
,
and
are
suffered
to
spread
,
nothing
so
enlargeth
it selfe
.
As
Plinie
speaketh
of
Vines
:
Sine
modo
crescunt
:
So
the
Church
spreadeth
forth
her
armes
from
the
sea
vnto
the
riuer
,
from
one
end
of
the
world
vnto
the
other
.
In
the
time
of
their
flourishing
estate
,
and
their
summer
,
no
plant
is
so
pleasant
,
euery
thing
harboreth
vnder
their
shadow
:
but
when
winter
commeth
,
and
the
persecutions
of
stormes
take
away
their
beauty
,
no
plant
standeth
so
poore
,
so
deformed
,
so
contemptible
to
the
outward
eye
;
the
rich
,
the
noble
,
the
worldly
wise
,
like
their
greene
leaues
,
doe
commonly
fall
away
.
Both
Vineyard
and
Church
,
both
must
bee
strongly
fenced
,
els
they
lie
open
to
the
prey
of
many
kinds
of
spoiles
:
both
must
bee
pruned
and
kept
vnder
with
continuall
cutting
,
els
they
grow
out
luxuriously
,
and
become
wilde
;
and
as
for
their
fruits
,
when
they
proue
fruitfull
,
how
are
their
weake
branches
laden
with
grapes
?
how
doe
their
fruites
exceed
their
strength
?
how
doe
they
bring
forth
their
grapes
in
bunches
,
and
clusters
,
vnited
in
loue
?
as
the
Apostle
Saint
Iames
speaketh
of
the
fruits
of
righteousnes
,
that
they
are
brought
forth
in
peace
of
them
that
loue
peace
.
And
as
for
the
kinds
of
their
fruits
,
all
other
fruits
in
comparison
,
are
as
nothing
:
It
is
the
fruit
of
these
two
vines
which
ministreth
mirth
and
comfort
to
all
the
world
;
and
as
the
vine
speaketh
,
Iudg.
9.
cherisheth
the
heart
both
of
God
and
man
.
Fruits
of
mercy
and
loue
,
how
doe
they
warme
and
cheare
vp
the
weake
hearts
?
fruits
of
Iustice
and
Equity
,
how
doe
they
ease
and
relieue
the
oppressed
soule
?
God
&
Angels
,
and
men
reioyce
,
when
these
Vines
are
laden
with
these
fruits
.
For
when
they
are
vnfruitfull
,
both
sorts
of
Vines
are
of
all
trees
most
vnprofitable
,
seruing
for
no
vse
but
for
the
fire
.
This
is
then
the
nature
of
Gods
Church
.
It
is
a
spirituall
Vineyard
;
the
roote
whereof
is
but
one
,
Christ
Iesus
the
second
Adam
.
Other
foundation
(
sayeth
the
Apostle
)
can
no
man
lay
:
Other
Plants
shal
be
rooted
out
:
Into
him
the
multitude
of
beleeuers
are
planted
,
into
him
they
grow
:
for
all
the
branches
of
it
,
are
of
their
own
nature
wilde
,
taken
from
the
old
stocke
,
the
first
Adam
,
euen
as
many
as
the
Lord
our
God
shall
call
,
and
they
are
set
into
that
eternall
Vine
,
the
second
Adam
,
by
ingrafting
.
Now
,
as
in
Grafts
,
though
all
in
like
manner
stand
in
stockes
,
and
are
fastned
to
them
with
outward
bonds
,
yet
all
doe
not
incorporate
themselues
by
drawing
sappe
from
the
root
,
&
therby
growing
in
it
,
and
bringing
forth
fruite
;
so
there
is
an
outward
ingrafting
into
Christ
,
by
outward
visible
bonds
of
vnion
,
the
outward
profession
of
the
faith
of
Christ
,
and
the
outward
Sacrament
of
Incorporations
,
the
society
and
company
of
which
outward
professions
,
so
visibly
ingrafted
,
doe
make
the
visible
Church
and
Vineyard
of
God
on
earth
:
And
with
this
visible
and
outward
ingrafting
,
and
by
meanes
thereof
,
there
is
wrought
an
inward
ingrafting
and
incorporating
,
through
the
inuisible
bonds
of
the
spirit
also
,
in
which
some
doe
grow
into
the
stocke
,
and
receiue
sappe
and
life
from
the
roote
,
euen
the
participation
of
the
spirit
of
life
from
Christ
,
and
doe
bring
forth
fruit
in
him
;
the
company
of
which
onely
doe
make
vp
that
mysticall
body
of
Christ
,
which
is
to
man
inuisible
,
because
the
bond
is
inuisible
.
These
two
sorts
of
grafts
,
howsoeuer
to
our
eyes
they
stand
alike
in
the
stocke
,
and
do
somtimes
seem
to
grow
alike
,
yet
the
Apostle
distinguisheth
most
plainely
with
their
seuerall
bonds
also
,
Rom.
2.28
.
Hee
is
not
a
Iew
,
who
is
a
Iew
outward
,
neither
that
circumcision
which
is
in
the
flesh
:
but
hee
is
a
Iew
,
who
is
a
Iew
within
,
whose
circumcision
is
of
the
heart
,
in
the
spirit
,
not
in
the
letter
,
whose
prayse
is
not
of
men
,
but
of
God
.
Notwithstanding
,
both
these
sorts
,
as
they
communicate
together
in
the
outward
bonds
of
one
profession
,
as
they
visibly
continue
together
like
one
visible
body
,
vpon
that
one
roote
Christ
Iesus
,
on
whom
they
al
outwardly
professe
that
they
depend
,
as
on
the
fountaine
of
their
sappe
and
life
:
so
they
both
together
make
this
one
visible
Vineyard
,
and
visible
Church
on
earth
,
to
which
God
speaketh
by
his
Prophets
;
that
Vineyard
which
is
sometimes
fruitfull
,
and
somtimes
bringeth
forth
wilde
grapes
.
And
of
this
visible
kind
of
Vineyard
we
are
now
to
intreat
.
Our
next
question
therefore
is
,
where
that
Vineyarde
may
bee
seene
.
For
in
Esayes
dayes
;
Surely
(
saith
God
)
the
Vineyard
of
the
Lord
of
hosts
is
the
house
of
Israel
,
the
men
of
Iudah
are
his
pleasant
plants
:
All
the
world
besides
,
was
as
a
wildernes
and
a
forrest
,
the
habitation
of
wild
beasts
:
this
onely
was
the
Lords
Paradice
placed
in
the
middest
of
the
world
,
and
fenced
in
from
all
the
world
;
the
subiect
of
our
present
Parable
.
But
the
circumstances
of
this
Church
doc
minister
occasion
of
3.
doubts
,
concerning
the
generall
nature
and
state
of
Gods
Church
on
earth
,
which
are
necessary
to
be
vnfolded
:
first
,
seeing
the
whole
church
of
Israel
and
Iudah
,
was
at
these
times
so
generally
corrupted
,
as
well
in
idolatry
and
superstition
,
as
in
life
&
manners
;
that
,
as
it
is
,
Esay
1.
From
the
crowne
of
the
head
,
to
the
soale
of
the
foot
,
there
was
nothing
sound
,
but
wounds
&
swellings
,
and
sores
full
of
cerruption
:
A
doubt
ariseth
how
it
might
be
called
Gods
Church
and
Vineyard
,
vnles
an
Idolatrous
,
and
erring
.
Church
,
notwithstanding
may
bee
accounted
Gods
Church
;
an
adulterous
wife
,
Gods
Spouse
.
2.
Seeing
the
house
of
Israel
at
this
day
was
diuided
,
and
Ephram
separated
from
Iudah
,
not
onely
in
ciuil
sort
,
but
in
the
forme
of
Religion
also
;
our
next
doubt
is
then
,
how
these
two
Churches
are
notwithstanding
by
the
Prophet
counted
as
one
:
The
vineyard
of
the
Lord
of
hosts
is
the
house
of
Israel
,
though
the
men
of
Iudah
be
his
pleasant
plants
:
And
seeing
both
Iudah
and
Samaria
are
now
laid
waste
,
and
the
Church
and
Vineyard
there
is
vtterly
destroyed
;
our
last
doubt
is
,
where
the
Vineyard
and
Church
of
God
may
now
be
found
on
earth
.
I
will
lightly
touch
them
all
;
speaking
first
of
the
place
where
the
Church
is
;
secondly
,
of
her
variable
state
,
her
purity
and
corruption
:
thirdly
,
of
her
vnity
,
how
,
many
particular
Churches
are
notwithstanding
one
.
Now
for
the
first
,
where
the
Vineyard
of
the
Lord
of
hosts
is
.
Vnhappy
Israel
,
thou
hadst
an
eternall
promise
;
is
my
rest
for
euer
,
here
will
I
dwell
:
but
thou
diddest
thy selfe
reiect
God
,
and
didst
cast
the
LORD
thy
Redeemer
out
of
his
owne
Vineyard
:
thou
diddest
with
a
loud
cry
,
in
the
sight
of
the
Sunne
,
and
in
the
hearing
of
the
Gentiles
protest
,
Wee
will
not
haue
this
man
to
raigne
ouer
vs
,
wee
will
haue
no
King
but
Caesar
.
Thou
diddest
lead
him
out
of
thy
City
,
&
diddest
crucifie
him
without
the
gate
,
calling
for
the
guilt
of
his
innocent
bloud
,
not
onely
vpon
thine
owne
head
,
but
also
vpon
the
heads
of
all
thy
posterity
.
And
now
the
Lord
is
risen
vp
again
,
and
is
departed
;
the
Vine
is
remoued
,
and
planted
elsewhere
:
and
as
for
that
olde
Vineyard
,
it
is
burnt
,
it
is
burnt
with
fire
,
and
the
wilde
beasts
of
the
forrest
haue
deuoured
it
vp
.
Seeing
then
the
Lord
will
not
bee
without
a
Church
on
earth
,
without
a
Vineyard
:
Paul
planted
,
Apollo
watered
:
and
by
their
industry
the
Lord
had
a
new
Church
in
Corinth
;
a
Church
at
Ephesus
,
a
Church
in
Galatia
,
in
Thessalonica
,
in
Philippi
:
the
other
Apostles
and
Euangelists
did
the
like
in
other
Countries
,
planting
Vineyards
as
farre
as
India
:
so
that
if
any
man
would
know
where
the
Lords
.
Church
is
,
wee
need
not
seeke
for
secret
marks
and
tokens
:
These
Vineyards
are
easily
discerned
from
other
partes
of
the
earth
:
And
yet
not
by
their
fruits
;
for
often
they
bring
forth
wilde
grapes
,
but
by
their
roote
that
is
planted
in
them
,
in
what
Country
or
place
soeuer
;
that
Vine
which
came
downe
from
heauen
is
planted
,
wheresoeuer
it
is
outwardly
receiued
,
as
the
roote
and
spring
of
mans
life
and
saluation
:
where
there
is
Baptisme
to
ingraft
and
incorporate
the
new
professed
branches
,
and
the
food
of
the
word
,
and
the
communion
of
the
Lords
Supper
,
to
make
them
encrease
and
grow
,
there
is
a
Vineyard
:
because
there
both
is
his
vine
,
&
the
means
to
make
it
spread
to
the
Lord
of
hosts
,
and
therefore
there
is
his
eye
,
and
care
,
and
prouidence
and
protection
,
there
he
expecteth
fruit
:
for
wheresoeuer
God
vouchsafeth
to
bestow
the
outward
grace
of
the
knowledge
of
Christ
,
Thus
of
those
seuen
seuerall
Vineyards
and
Churches
in
Asia
,
with
their
Angels
and
ouerseers
,
Reuel.
1.
though
one
Church
was
purer
then
another
,
and
some
were
so
degenerated
,
that
the
great
LORD
of
the
Vineyard
doth
threaten
them
with
desolation
,
and
remouing
the
vine
root
;
yet
his
carefull
eye
was
ouer
them
all
,
&
hee
that
seemeth
to
bee
gone
into
a
farre
Country
,
yet
was
seene
walking
in
the
midst
of
them
,
and
,
as
it
were
holding
them
in
his
hand
.
And
thus
to
seeke
no
other
marks
and
notes
of
the
Church
,
then
this
present
Parable
affoordeth
;
what
greater
assurance
can
we
haue
to
our selues
,
that
the
Lord
hath
chosen
vs
for
a
part
of
his
Vineyard
,
then
this
,
that
he
hath
with
such
care
and
long
assiduity
laboured
to
plant
the
knowledge
of
Christ
crucified
among
vs
;
that
he
hath
raysed
vp
such
multitudes
of
Labourers
amongst
vs
,
and
indued
them
with
excellent
faculties
and
graces
,
and
sent
them
into
his
Vineyard
to
follow
his
spirituall
husbandry
;
that
hee
hath
so
many
thousands
dayly
ingrafted
into
him
by
Baptisme
;
that
he
so
mightily
protecteth
them
with
his
defences
,
&
so
continually
feedeth
them
with
the
knowledge
of
his
word
,
so
importunately
calleth
at
their
hands
for
the
fruits
of
a
Vineyard
,
and
no
doubt
receiueth
some
?
for
it
is
impossible
that
all
these
things
should
be
in
vaine
,
as
not
from
God
,
seeing
not
so
much
as
the
raine
and
snow
from
heauen
doe
returne
againe
in
vaine
,
Esai
.
55.10.11
.
The
second
question
which
the
Vineyard
moueth
,
is
concerning
the
state
of
the
Lords
Churches
,
their
purity
or
corruptions
heere
on
earth
,
whether
they
are
alwayes
cleane
,
and
not
sometimes
through
the
negligence
of
the
Ouerseers
ouergrowne
with
weeds
,
or
through
their
priuate
couetousnesse
sometimes
planted
among
,
with
other
plants
.
For
first
,
the
Church
of
Iudah
,
howsoeuer
at
this
time
,
in
the
dayes
of
Vzziah
,
it
held
the
publike
profession
of
God
purely
,
yet
was
it
both
now
so
generally
corrupted
in
maners
,
that
in
Esai
1.
God
cryeth
against
it
:
Ah
sinfull
Nation
,
laden
with
iniquity
,
corrupt
children
,
which
haue
forsaken
the
Lord
:
After
,
in
the
dayes
of
Ahas
,
both
Prince
&
high
Priest
and
people
,
euen
the
whole
outward
state
fell
to
Idolatry
,
and
by
little
and
little
so
corrupted
their
waies
,
that
as
Ezechiel
chargeth
her
,
shee
went
beyond
her
sister
Samaria
in
spirituall
fornication
and
idolatry
.
And
yet
notwithstanding
this
her
vncleannes
,
shee
is
still
counted
the
Lords
Spouse
,
though
a
harlot
also
;
and
the
Lords
vineyard
,
though
for
the
outward
face
in
most
part
cleane
degenerated
;
yea
,
and
the
Lord
by
his
Prophets
wooeth
her
as
his
owne
,
because
shee
had
not
absolutely
renounced
his
couenants
;
otherwise
God
had
no
publike
&
visible
Church
and
Vineyard
at
all
vpon
the
earth
in
those
dayes
.
Nay
,
I
may
goe
further
and
affirme
of
Israel
,
that
though
it
not
onely
worshipped
God
by
calues
,
and
after
in
Ahabs
time
,
did
set
vp
Baal
also
,
the
god
of
the
Gentiles
,
and
then
as
the
Prophet
chargeth
them
,
halted
between
God
&
Baal
:
yet
the
Lord
,
not
only
in
this
place
calleth
it
his
Vineyard
,
and
professeth
,
Ier.
3.9
.
I
am
a
Father
to
Israel
,
Ephraim
is
my
first
borne
;
But
his
mercifull
presence
in
the
middest
of
these
abominations
did
not
clean
forsake
them
,
but
that
he
had
of
his
Prophets
continually
amongst
them
,
and
many
messages
of
kindnes
he
sent
to
their
state
,
and
many
miraculous
deliuerances
he
wrought
for
them
;
and
after
almost
three
hundred
yeares
Idolatry
,
when
Israel
was
for
this
their
irreuocable
obstinacy
in
rebellious
fornication
to
be
cast
off
into
the
hands
of
her
enemies
,
and
yeelded
vp
to
captiuity
:
yet
he
is
as
it
were
distracted
within
himself
,
Hos.
8.
How
shal
I
deliuer
thee
vp
,
O
Ephraim
?
My
heart
is
turned
within
mee
:
I
will
not
(
yet
)
execute
the
fiercenes
of
my
wrath
:
for
though
Ephraim
were
a
prodigal
sonne
,
yet
he
was
counted
a
sonne
to
his
last
being
,
euen
till
he
gaue
vp
the
seale
of
circumcision
and
outward
profession
of
the
name
of
the
God
of
Israel
.
Can
then
an
Idolatrous
Church
be
counted
the
Lords
Church
?
and
a
degenerate
Vine
that
onely
groweth
vpon
another
roote
,
and
bringeth
forth
wilde
fruit
of
another
kind
,
be
named
the
Lords
Vineyard
?
Surely
,
to
vse
Gods
owne
similitude
,
where
there
hath
publikely
passed
a
solemne
contract
of
marriage
,
visibly
confirmed
by
Couenants
and
pledges
mutually
deliuered
and
receiued
,
though
the
wife
keepe
not
the
truth
of
her
first
faith
,
but
euen
openly
and
shamelesly
turneth
away
her
heart
after
other
louers
;
yet
til
there
passeth
a
publike
renouncing
one
of
the
other
,
and
a
bill
of
diuorcement
giuen
,
and
separation
passed
,
she
is
accounted
his
wife
whose
name
she
beareth
,
&
whose
wife
shee
publikely
professeth
her selfe
to
be
:
So
is
betweene
God
and
his
visible
Church
,
both
Israel
and
Iudah
,
notwithstanding
their
fornications
,
still
kept
the
publike
profession
of
the
name
of
the
God
of
Israel
,
they
retained
circumcision
,
the
outward
seale
and
pledge
both
of
his
Couenant
;
both
offered
sacrifices
to
him
that
brought
them
out
of
Egypt
,
euen
by
that
stile
,
though
in
a
superstitious
maner
:
both
had
the
law
of
God
publikely
amongst
them
,
&
his
Prophets
also
:
And
therefore
this
outward
foundation
of
the
old
league
and
couenant
continueth
stil
;
the
Lord
accounteth
them
both
as
his
;
and
notwithstanding
their
knowne
adulteries
,
and
their
children
of
fornication
by
other
gods
(
whom
they
also
serued
)
hee
intreateth
them
,
though
in
anger
and
displeasure
and
in
threates
,
and
sometimes
in
chasticements
,
yet
as
his
owne
(
for
they
were
neuer
denounced
till
they
were
destroyed
)
and
by
the
benefite
of
that
same
outward
society
&
coniunction
,
which
in
the
midst
of
their
other
abominations
still
remayned
between
God
and
them
,
of
the
word
and
Sacrament
many
spirituall
children
also
were
borne
by
them
to
the
Lord
,
such
as
those
7000.
were
in
Elias
dayes
,
who
liuing
in
house
together
with
their
illegitimate
brethren
,
feared
their
father
,
the
God
of
Israel
,
and
secretly
mourned
at
the
abominations
of
their
mother
;
howsoeuer
by
liuing
in
so
corrupt
a
house
,
they
might
be
tainted
with
some
of
the
corruptions
of
their
mother
,
and
carnall
brethren
.
And
this
is
the
nature
of
the
Christian
Church
,
wherof
that
was
a
figure
:
it
is
here
on
earth
,
subiect
to
alterations
,
and
to
that
like
generall
defection
and
ouerrunning
with
weeds
,
which
both
Christ
and
the
Apostles
prophesie
should
happen
in
the
outward
and
visible
face
thereof
,
which
we
see
did
happen
in
the
figuratiue
Church
of
Israel
before
Christ
,
though
the
roote
and
foundation
of
Christianity
shal
neuer
faile
in
it
,
and
the
booke
of
God
,
the
seed
of
immortality
,
shall
remaine
in
it
vncorrupted
;
and
the
publike
profession
of
Christ
,
shall
neuer
be
vtterly
choaked
for
the
Elects
sake
,
that
shall
bee
from
age
to
age
of
this
world
being
borne
in
it
;
yea
,
though
one
part
of
the
Church
,
whose
preseruation
of
the
trueth
shall
be
lesse
corrupted
then
an
other
,
as
Iudah
was
in
comparison
of
Israel
.
For
the
particular
Churches
are
like
Vineyards
;
some
flourishing
for
a
time
,
some
barren
,
and
according
to
their
husbandmen
,
some
cleaner
kept
,
some
ouergrowne
with
thornes
;
some
become
wilde
for
want
of
pruning
;
yea
,
they
are
like
our
bodies
,
some
sound
and
orthodox
,
some
more
diseased
,
some
sicke
vnto
death
,
and
some
vncleane
and
leprous
,
and
with
whom
there
can
bee
no
communion
.
Thus
the
Church
of
Corinth
in
the
Apostle
Saint
Paules
time
,
was
not
so
sound
as
the
Churches
of
Rome
&
Ephesus
,
the
Church
of
Galatia
was
infected
with
a
most
dangerous
error
.
After
,
when
S.
Iohn
wrote
,
the
church
of
Ephesus
had
her
imperfections
;
the
other
sixe
Churches
were
more
infected
,
and
amongst
them
Laodicea
was
in
farre
worse
estate
then
either
Pergamus
or
Thyatira
;
and
yet
all
these
remained
the
Lords
Churches
and
Vineyards
in
the
middest
of
their
errors
&
corruptions
,
because
they
helde
that
foundation
of
Christianity
,
vpon
which
the
Church
is
builded
:
Thou
art
Christ
the
Sonne
of
the
liuing
God
:
For
although
as
euery
sinne
is
opposite
to
theloue
of
God
,
so
euery
error
also
is
opposite
to
his
truth
,
and
doe
not
agree
together
:
yet
by
reason
of
our
weake
eyes
and
iudgements
,
not
discerning
the
disagreement
of
truth
and
error
,
as
of
righteousnes
and
sinne
,
the
best
men
doe
receiue
some
probable
errors
into
the
society
of
truth
,
without
reiecting
and
ouerturning
their
faith
of
those
grounds
which
they
truly
hold
;
and
therefore
though
euery
little
error
in
matter
of
faith
be
dangerous
,
and
causeth
some
defect
and
mayme
in
our
practise
of
piety
,
eyther
in
our
inuocations
of
faith
,
or
in
our
works
of
loue
,
and
the
more
deadly
,
the
nearer
they
touch
the
principall
grounds
:
yet
they
doe
not
all
make
wounds
vnto
death
,
and
kill
our
faith
and
piety
,
till
they
come
to
be
knowne
and
wilfull
errors
,
that
is
,
to
be
heresies
and
sinnes
of
the
will
;
for
then
the
least
error
is
deadly
,
because
it
is
wilfull
,
and
directly
opposite
to
the
loue
of
the
truth
of
Christ
.
Finally
,
as
one
Church
is
more
or
lesse
pure
and
Orthodoxe
then
another
,
so
wee
see
how
the
selfe
same
Churches
continue
not
alwayes
in
one
and
the
selfe
same
state
;
for
the
Church
of
Iudah
was
sometime
religious
,
sometimes
idolatrous
,
sometimes
purged
in
part
the
groues
and
high
places
still
remaining
;
so
hath
euery
Church
in
the
world
since
Christs
time
vndergone
great
alterations
and
changes
:
the
Church
of
Rome
in
her
first
ages
was
very
sound
and
pure
;
the
Easterne
Churches
were
more
ouergrowne
with
errors
in
these
latter
ages
since
,
as
Platina
obserueth
,
Iohn
10.
The
people
were
cleane
departed
from
Saint
Peters
steps
;
the
west
Churches
haue
more
declined
,
and
the
Easterne
Churches
,
except
that
one
error
of
the
proceeding
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
in
all
other
parts
of
faith
,
remaine
much
more
pure
then
the
Church
of
Rome
and
her
adherents
:
yea
Rome
it selfe
began
a
little
changing
of
her selfe
,
when
Pius
the
fift
,
acknowledging
that
their
bookes
of
publike
diuine
seruice
in
all
places
were
stuffed
with
vaine
errors
of
superstitions
,
did
cast
out
some
corruptions
,
and
(
no
doubt
)
besides
the
priuate
reformations
both
in
the
iudgements
and
practise
of
numbers
of
her
followers
,
who
will
not
embrace
all
her
abominations
,
she
would
haue
proceeded
further
in
publike
reformation
,
had
not
,
besides
the
loue
of
her
priuate
gaines
,
a
respect
of
her
publike
credit
hindred
her
:
for
by
confessing
any
one
error
,
shee
seeth
that
shee
should
giue
preiudice
against
her self
for
other
her
opinions
,
in
acknowledging
that
shee
might
erre
in
them
also
.
Which
ministreth
an
answere
to
their
vaine
obiections
;
who
demand
of
vs
where
our
Church
was
for
so
many
ages
,
till
Martin
Luthers
dayes
,
in
what
caue
of
the
earth
it
lurked
?
for
our
Church
is
one
and
the
same
which
it
was
at
the
first
planting
of
Christianity
amongst
vs
;
It
hath
alwayes
had
one
and
the
same
roote
and
foundation
,
one
and
the
same
Christ
publikely
professed
,
though
at
the
first
more
purely
,
afterwards
more
corruptly
;
and
not
by
Gods
mercy
the
same
Christ
more
purely
againe
.
For
as
the
new
dressing
and
weeding
of
a
Vineyard
,
is
not
a
new
planting
;
and
as
the
often
repairing
the
decayes
and
purging
of
the
vncleannes
of
the
Temple
,
was
not
the
new
founding
and
building
of
another
Temple
;
so
in
our
Church
,
since
it
was
reformed
we
know
no
other
difference
from
that
which
it
was
before
,
then
such
as
wee
see
in
the
Vineyard
and
Church
of
Iudah
,
which
in
the
dayes
of
Manasses
was
full
of
superstition
,
in
the
dayes
of
Iosiah
had
her
abominations
cast
out
,
and
the
purity
of
Gods
seruice
restored
according
to
his
owne
law
.
There
were
crept
into
our
Church
grauen
Images
,
&
the
likenesses
of
things
in
heauen
,
and
things
in
earth
;
and
men
did
bow
downe
and
worshippe
them
contrary
to
the
law
,
and
contrary
to
antiquity
;
for
,
as
yet
appeareth
euen
by
the
buildings
and
walles
of
our
most
ancient
Churches
,
there
was
no
place
within
the
Church
prouided
for
them
.
To
these
Images
of
dead
men
they
did
light
candles
,
and
burned
Incense
,
and
offered
gifts
after
the
custome
of
the
heathen
;
the
light
of
the
Church
was
remoued
out
of
the
candlesticks
;
and
the
word
of
God
,
which
is
the
true
light
of
the
world
,
and
lanterne
to
our
feet
,
was
hidden
vnder
an
vnknowne
tongue
,
as
vnder
a
bushell
;
that
which
the
Apostle
calleth
both
our
milke
and
our
meate
,
was
taken
away
,
and
nothing
was
read
to
the
peoples
vnderstanding
,
but
the
lies
of
their
Legend
;
the
author
therof
had
a
leaden
head
,
&
a
brazen
forehead
,
as
Viues
a
lerned
Papist
censureth
them
.
The
holy
Sacraments
of
the
church
were
prophaned
;
to
the
sanctified
water
in
baptisme
,
cream
was
added
,
&
salt
&
spittle
,
&
by
the
people
receiued
as
parts
of
the
sacrament
;
the
Lords
Supper
was
mangled
;
the
cup
of
blessing
,
which
is
the
Communion
of
the
bloud
of
Christ
,
was
sacrile
giously
remoued
;
&
the
communion
of
the
bread
was
turned
into
a
priuate
masse
of
dead
ceremonies
:
These
and
infinite
other
abominations
were
growne
vp
so
high
,
that
they
did
both
draw
all
the
fatnes
from
the
roote
,
and
ouerdrop
and
ouershadow
the
true
vine
,
and
euen
called
for
the
fickle
to
cut
them
downe
:
for
there
was
not
any
learned
deuout
man
amongst
themselues
in
those
ages
,
who
did
not
both
bewayle
the
corruptions
of
the
Church
,
as
appeareth
by
them
that
wrote
,
and
in
particular
acknowledge
some
one
error
of
theirs
or
other
;
though
now
authority
stoppeth
their
mouthes
,
and
clippeth
such
tongues
;
and
the
Indices
expungatorij
do
rase
those
confessions
out
of
their
writings
.
Now
the
indisposition
therefore
,
eyther
of
the
Church
of
Rome
,
or
any
other
neighbor
Church
to
reform
themselus
,
can
be
no
iust
excuse
for
our
Church
,
and
her
ouerseers
,
not
to
reforme
her selfe
,
then
it
had
beene
for
Israel
to
sinne
,
because
Iudah
sinned
,
or
for
Iudah
,
because
of
the
sinne
of
Israel
.
In
these
cases
of
Gods
seruice
and
honor
,
the
expectation
of
neighbours
,
and
desire
of
vnity
is
no
allowed
answere
:
but
that
of
Iosuah
belongeth
to
all
gouernors
,
which
he
spake
to
all
Israel
,
Iosu
.
15.
If
it
seeme
euill
in
your
eyes
to
serue
the
Lord
,
chuse
you
this
day
whom
you
will
serue
:
but
I
and
my
house
will
serue
the
Lord
:
and
that
rule
of
Hosea
;
If
Ephraim
be
ioyned
vnto
Idols
,
let
him
alone
;
and
if
Israel
play
the
harlot
,
yet
let
not
Iudah
sinne
.
Only
our
hearty
prayer
vnto
God
is
,
that
as
we
do
communicate
in
the
general
grounds
and
foundations
of
Christianity
,
and
ioyntly
professe
the
same
Creede
,
so
the
Lord
would
giue
them
hearts
to
remoue
these
abominations
,
which
blocke
vp
the
way
of
peace
and
communion
between
Church
and
Church
;
or
if
eyther
for
pride
or
couetousnes
,
they
will
acknowledge
no
error
,
yet
hee
would
giue
them
contented
minds
to
keep
to
themselues
their
owne
corruptions
,
which
now
being
cast
off
by
vs
,
would
be
so
much
the
more
loathsome
to
put
on
againe
.
The
third
doubt
which
the
vineyard
of
the
house
of
Israel
answereth
,
is
the
vnity
of
the
Church
,
seeing
the
deuided
houses
of
Ephraim
and
Iudah
not
so
much
seuered
in
state
,
as
in
religion
,
are
yet
by
our
Prophet
accepted
as
one
vineyard
:
for
though
one
read
of
many
seuerall
Churches
in
the
new
Testament
also
:
Bee
they
Iew
or
Gentile
,
bond
or
free
,
they
are
al
incorporate
into
one
Company
,
they
all
make
one
body
.
But
this
vnity
is
properly
meant
of
Christs
mysticall
body
and
Church
,
which
is
inuisible
,
of
which
church
these
men
are
no
part
,
who
are
onely
in
Sacrament
is
Ecclesiae
,
as
Saint
Augustine
expoundeth
himselfe
;
that
is
,
of
the
whole
body
of
the
faithfull
from
Adam
to
the
end
of
the
world
;
yet
notwithstanding
these
outward
visible
societies
of
professed
christians
,
in
which
the
militant
members
of
Christ
,
mingled
with
the
bad
,
are
yet
in
framing
for
eternity
,
these
also
haue
a
bond
of
vnity
also
,
and
though
they
bee
many
,
yet
are
they
but
as
one
.
Now
the
outward
bonds
of
these
visible
Churches
are
diuers
:
for
1.
they
all
spring
by
propagation
,
from
one
originall
mother
Church
:
Ierusalem
,
which
is
beneath
,
is
the
mother
of
vs
all
,
and
from
Sion
came
the
Gospell
by
propagation
vnto
all
Nations
.
But
this
bond
is
not
so
strong
,
as
to
tie
them
in
one
,
that
are
sprung
from
one
beginning
:
There
is
a
stronger
,
which
this
Parable
of
a
Vine
doth
lay
before
vs
:
for
the
Vine
or
tree
which
is
diuided
into
so
many
seuerall
branches
,
some
dying
,
some
springing
vp
;
and
one
bough
perhaps
bearing
seuerall
fruits
from
another
;
what
is
it
that
maketh
them
all
one
,
but
their
owne
stocke
and
roote
,
on
which
they
all
vifibly
grow
?
this
is
the
visible
bond
of
the
seuerall
armes
,
and
parts
of
the
visible
Church
;
they
all
outwardly
ioyne
in
that
one
roote
Christ
,
in
whom
they
are
all
visiblie
ingrafted
,
&
on
whom
they
all
make
outward
shew
,
that
they
doe
stand
and
grow
.
The
Apostle
,
Ephes.
4.5
.
exhorting
Christians
to
vnity
,
setteth
downe
this
bond
,
and
to
it
addeth
two
other
kinds
,
the
vniformity
of
our
faith
,
and
articles
of
beliefe
.
There
is
one
kinde
of
ingrafting
,
one
badge
of
their
incorporation
,
Baptisme
.
One
Lord
,
one
Faith
,
one
Baptism
:
i.
One
King
,
vnder
which
they
liue
;
one
Law
,
by
which
they
are
guided
;
one
common
badge
of
their
incorporation
,
which
they
all
publikely
receiue
:
so
that
seeing
the
Iewes
,
howsoeuer
dispersed
amongst
al
the
Nations
of
the
earth
,
and
liuing
without
dependance
vpon
any
one
common
gouernour
,
and
yet
accounted
but
as
one
Nation
,
because
of
the
bond
of
their
vnity
in
the
publike
profession
of
the
Law
of
Moses
;
and
seeing
they
that
hang
on
Mahomet
as
their
Prophet
onely
,
howsoeuer
diuided
both
in
sects
and
kingdomes
amongst
themselues
,
are
yet
in
regard
of
their
common
profession
of
Mahumetisme
,
accounted
but
as
one
body
of
Mahumetans
;
How
much
more
truely
doe
these
3.
bonds
of
professing
one
and
the
same
Lord
and
King
,
of
receyuing
his
one
and
the
same
law
and
word
of
incorporating
themselues
into
one
body
by
Baptisme
,
in
which
3.
the
essence
of
Christianity
consisteth
,
make
al
the
professed
christians
of
the
world
of
one
incorporation
,
howsoeuer
they
are
scattered
in
the
earth
,
and
scattered
in
place
and
in
knowledge
one
of
another
?
yea
,
and
in
som
priuat
opinions
also
differ
;
for
they
all
visibly
meete
in
their
one
roote
Christ
,
and
in
professing
of
faith
in
him
.
To
these
4.
common
bonds
the
Primitiue
Church
added
,
as
they
might
,
a
fift
bond
of
communion
,
and
mutuall
society
,
euery
new
created
Bishoppe
and
ouerseer
of
any
particular
Church
,
sending
his
synodicall
letters
of
the
profession
of
his
faith
to
his
neighbour
brethren
,
and
they
accordingly
receiuing
one
another
into
the
communion
and
fellowshippe
of
loue
,
as
appeareth
by
the
Ecclesiasticall
story
.
Lastly
,
when
the
Emperor
himself
became
a
christian
,
and
the
bonds
of
the
Empire
and
of
the
church
were
in
a
maner
all
one
,
they
added
a
6.
bond
;
the
common
assemblies
of
all
the
ouerseers
of
the
particular
Vineyards
within
the
Empire
,
in
common
counsell
to
make
peace
,
and
set
down
orders
for
the
peaceable
and
vniform
gouernment
of
the
whole
.
But
the
church
of
Rome
,
which
in
the
greatnes
shee
is
growne
to
,
sayeth
of
her selfe
,
as
Babylon
,
Reuel
.
18.
I
am
a
Queene
,
and
am
no
widow
,
and
shall
see
no
mourning
,
that
is
,
I
cannot
faile
,
would
teach
the
world
a
new
lesson
or
article
of
christian
faith
,
not
read
in
the
Scripture
,
not
thought
of
in
the
Primitiue
church
,
not
acknowledged
by
any
ancient
Father
,
not
dremed
of
by
any
ancient
Bishop
of
that
See
,
that
notwithstanding
God
thundered
,
and
was
angry
,
when
the
Israelites
asked
a
King
,
as
therein
reiecting
God
to
raigne
ouer
them
;
yet
now
the
Church
cannot
be
vnder
Christ
and
his
Iudges
,
as
Israel
was
,
vnlesse
she
haue
a
King
,
an
absolute
Monarch
ouer
her
,
and
that
is
the
Bishoppe
of
Rome
:
that
all
who
acknowledge
not
this
doctrine
,
are
heretiques
;
all
that
yeelde
not
that
obedience
,
are
schismatiques
;
none
of
the
Church
and
body
of
Christ
;
all
as
Publicans
and
Infidels
,
and
in
the
state
of
damnation
.
A
fearefull
sentence
,
like
that
of
the
Bramble
,
Iugd.
9.
If
you
put
not
your
trust
vnder
my
shadow
,
fire
shall
come
out
from
me
,
and
consume
the
Cedars
of
Libanon
:
For
if
all
bee
schismatiques
,
and
cut
off
from
the
Church
,
like
branches
from
the
Vine
,
that
acknowledged
not
the
Bishop
of
Rome
for
their
King
:
then
was
Saint
Cyprian
in
a
damnable
estate
,
who
not
onely
reiected
Stephanus
the
Bishoppe
of
Rome
,
in
a
matter
of
faith
,
but
in
matter
and
cases
of
iurisdiction
also
forced
appeales
to
Rome
,
and
aduised
the
Bishops
of
Spaine
to
repeale
him
,
whom
Stephanus
had
restored
to
his
Bishoprick
.
Then
was
Saint
Augustine
in
a
damnable
estate
,
who
with
216.
Bishops
,
in
the
6.
Councell
of
Carthage
,
not
onely
wrote
to
Innocentius
,
not
to
receiue
appeales
out
of
Africa
,
nor
to
send
his
Legats
a
letter
,
nor
to
bring
in
the
smoaky
pride
of
the
world
into
the
Church
of
God
,
but
also
made
a
decree
purposely
against
his
challenged
authority
,
that
what
Priest
or
Deacon
soeuer
should
appeale
to
any
beyond
the
sea
,
he
should
be
excommunicated
throughout
all
Africa
.
But
what
doe
I
speake
of
particular
Bishoppes
,
that
a
canonicall
Councell
of
Calcedon
,
of
630.
Catholique
Bishoppes
was
in
a
damnable
state
,
which
made
a
decree
,
that
the
Archbishoppe
of
Constantinople
should
haue
equall
priuiledges
with
the
Archbishop
of
Rome
;
and
that
he
hauing
the
next
place
of
honour
,
should
in
causes
Ecclesiastical
be
aduanced
as
farre
as
the
See
of
Rome
?
And
although
the
Popes
Legates
did
by
all
meanes
labour
to
stay
the
decree
,
as
being
repugnant
to
a
former
decree
of
the
Nicene
Councell
for
the
church
of
Antioch
,
yet
it
passed
with
generall
consent
,
and
was
pronounced
by
the
Iudge
as
the
decree
of
the
Councell
:
neither
is
this
it selfe
so
much
to
be
regarded
,
as
the
reason
they
gaue
for
that
their
decree
;
that
as
their
Father
had
not
giuen
,
without
good
aduice
,
to
the
See
of
elder
Rome
,
the
first
place
of
honor
,
because
that
City
was
the
seat
of
the
Empire
,
so
with
a
former
councell
of
150.
Bishops
at
Constantinople
,
vnder
Theodosius
the
elder
,
moued
with
like
consideration
,
had
giuen
equall
priuiledges
to
the
most
holy
See
of
new
Rome
;
and
they
insisting
in
the
steppes
of
sacred
Fathers
,
did
againe
decree
the
same
thing
.
This
was
in
those
dayes
the
opinion
of
the
Bishops
of
the
whole
world
,
concerning
the
ground
&
reason
of
the
Bishoppe
of
Romes
Primacy
;
neither
was
that
the
opinion
of
the
Church
for
a
time
:
but
three
partes
of
the
Christian
world
,
vnder
the
three
Patriarkes
of
Constantinople
,
of
Antioch
,
and
of
Alexandria
,
haue
alwayes
since
receiued
him
as
hereticall
for
his
claime
,
insomuch
that
they
denied
their
Emperor
Michael
Palaeologus
christian
burial
,
for
yeelding
to
the
Church
in
the
councell
at
Lions
;
&
euen
at
this
day
,
though
their
miserable
slauery
vnder
the
Turke
might
force
them
to
yeeld
a
shew
of
subiection
to
any
christian
,
of
whom
they
might
hope
of
any
comfort
:
yet
they
cannot
in
their
consciences
frame
themselues
to
this
grosse
and
lying
flattery
.
Wretched
men
,
if
vndergoing
such
miseries
vnder
the
hands
of
their
enemies
for
Christs
name
,
neglecting
such
liberties
and
worldly
preferments
,
as
are
proposed
to
reuolters
,
they
are
notwithstanding
in
the
damnable
estate
of
the
Turkes
and
Infidels
,
and
Aliens
from
CHRIST
for
that
default
,
though
they
thus
liue
as
Confessors
,
and
many
of
them
die
as
Martyrs
.
But
to
conclude
,
the
vniuersall
Church
and
Spouse
of
Christ
,
for
many
ages
after
her
Lords
ascension
,
kept
herselfe
free
from
these
domesticall
yoakes
;
neither
could
shee
bee
induced
,
that
any
decree
or
cannon
should
be
imposed
ouer
her
by
any
one
of
her
Bishops
,
but
that
which
her self
in
the
free
and
common
Councel
of
her
elder
children
concluded
to
bee
good
for
her selfe
and
hers
:
for
execution
of
which
orders
and
Canons
,
though
shee
appointed
her
elder
sonnes
to
ouersee
her
younger
first
,
some
as
Bishoppes
to
ouersee
her
Presbyters
;
and
after
some
as
Primates
to
ouersee
her
Bishops
;
and
lastly
,
some
as
Archbishoppes
and
Patriarks
to
ouersee
her
Primates
;
yet
all
the
orders
which
they
exacted
of
particular
persons
,
were
the
common
decrees
of
their
Synods
.
Now
wonderfull
it
is
to
consider
,
how
one
of
her
owne
children
,
by
getting
the
elder
brothers
place
,
hath
in
the
absence
of
the
Lord
,
vsurped
and
claimed
ouer
the
necks
,
first
,
of
all
his
brethren
in
particular
;
and
lastly
,
ouer
the
necke
of
his
mother
also
,
creeping
vp
by
the
Emperour
,
like
Iuie
by
the
Oke
,
till
he
had
ouertopped
him
also
;
from
a
primacy
,
to
a
supremacy
,
and
after
,
to
an
absolute
and
visible
Monarchie
and
Kingdome
of
Romans
,
and
as
Lord
of
all
,
imposed
lawes
to
his
owne
mother
,
&
drawing
all
power
into
his
hands
,
and
making
himselfe
as
the
Sunne
,
from
which
all
others
,
both
Moone
and
Stars
do
receiue
their
light
.
Thus
hath
Lucifer
inuaded
Christs
poore
Family
,
and
hath
made
choyce
of
a
person
of
humility
,
by
whom
,
vnder
the
colour
of
piety
and
religion
,
hee
might
bring
into
the
Church
of
Christ
,
the
highest
degree
of
pride
,
that
euer
the
world
saw
in
any
worldly
state
,
or
the
weakenesse
of
man
is
capable
of
;
whom
hee
setting
vp
on
the
foundation
,
not
of
a
rocke
,
but
of
imagination
and
opinion
only
;
and
crowning
with
a
triple
crowne
,
hath
perswaded
both
him
to
take
,
and
perswaded
men
to
giue
more
then
humane
honours
,
as
high
as
to
the
titles
of
Optimus
maximus
,
our
Lord
God
the
Pope
;
and
as
our
Countryman
Stapleton
writeth
to
him
,
Supremum
in
terris
Numen
,
forcing
the
Emperors
sometimes
acknowledged
for
his
gracious
Lords
and
Soueraignes
,
to
yeeld
their
neckes
for
him
to
trample
on
,
and
the
Kings
and
Princes
of
the
earth
to
licke
the
dust
of
his
feet
,
and
all
the
people
for
their
saluation
to
fall
downe
before
him
,
as
hauing
all
keyes
and
powers
of
heauen
and
earth
,
and
hell
,
and
purgatory
;
as
blasting
with
the
breath
of
his
mouth
like
lightning
,
whatsoeuer
hee
curseth
;
as
hauing
the
oracles
of
God
in
his
breast
,
and
that
neuer
ordinary
priuiledge
that
he
cannot
erre
.
This
was
the
punishment
of
the
Church
,
after
that
thorow
abundance
and
wealth
,
and
ease
,
she
became
wanton
,
and
loued
not
the
truth
:
that
as
it
was
prophesied
,
2.
Thess.
2.
God
should
send
strong
delusions
,
and
men
should
belieue
lies
,
to
the
astonishment
of
all
other
churches
,
both
Easterne
and
Southerne
,
who
wonder
that
wee
can
belieue
such
fancies
.
As
for
the
necessity
of
one
visible
Monarch
to
make
the
visible
church
one
,
seeing
the
Apostles
writings
in
their
so
often
mention
of
the
church
,
and
the
pastors
of
the
same
,
neuer
intimate
this
doctrine
of
this
Monarchie
,
seeing
Eph.
4.
the
Apostle
of
purpose
laieth
the
grounds
of
vnity
,
alledgeth
those
other
bonds
,
One
Lord
,
one
Faith
,
one
Baptisme
,
and
omitteth
this
;
seeing
after
reckoning
vpon
the
seuerall
degrees
of
Ministers
both
ordinary
and
inordinary
,
giuen
to
his
church
,
after
his
affection
for
the
building
of
it
in
truth
and
loue
,
hee
setteth
downe
Apostles
,
Euangelists
,
Prophets
,
Pastors
&
Teachers
,
this
one
Monarch
is
not
once
named
to
the
church
;
seeing
before
Christs
comming
God
had
a
visible
Church
in
Iob
his
house
,
not
depending
vpon
the
Church
of
Iudah
,
and
is
also
granted
by
Bellarmine
,
and
yet
the
Church
of
God
was
alwayes
one
;
seeing
since
Christ
the
Primitiue
Church
had
no
such
head
,
but
as
Aeneas
Siluius
acknowledgeth
,
Ante
Nicenum
Concilium
sibi
quisque
viuebat
,
&
ad
Romanam
Ecclesiam
paruus
ad
modum
respectus
habebat
:
and
yet
in
the
long
time
of
that
little
regard
of
Rome
,
the
Church
of
Christ
was
one
;
seeing
to
this
day
all
Churches
in
the
three
partes
of
the
world
,
haue
so
anciently
renounced
this
one
head
,
who
notwithstanding
may
not
be
accounted
castawayes
,
and
no
partes
of
Christs
Church
;
seeing
whatsoeuer
reason
is
vrged
of
necessity
,
one
Bishoppe
doth
as
necessarily
proue
the
necessity
of
one
King
ouer
all
the
Christian
world
;
truely
,
we
are
so
farre
from
thinking
the
necessity
of
one
visible
head
to
be
an
article
of
our
faith
,
that
contrariwise
wee
agree
in
iudgement
with
Gregory
the
Great
,
concerning
the
danger
of
the
same
,
who
disputing
against
the
very
name
and
title
of
an
vniuersal
Bishoppe
,
bringeth
this
reason
against
the
thing
,
Ecclesiae
vniuersa
corruit
,
si
ille
vniuersus
cadit
:
if
that
vniuersall
Bishoppe
should
fall
,
his
fall
be
the
ruine
of
the
whole
Church
.
This
our
lamentable
experience
hath
made
good
,
not
onely
in
the
gouernment
of
the
Western
Churches
,
in
which
he
hath
been
like
a
wilde
Bore
in
the
Lords
Vineyard
,
but
also
in
their
faith
,
which
by
reason
of
their
generall
subiection
to
that
one
head
,
was
as
generally
tainted
with
the
same
errors
:
for
as
when
one
foot
slippeth
,
the
other
may
stand
and
vphold
the
body
,
vnlesse
it
bee
carried
with
the
sway
of
that
which
slipped
:
so
when
one
Church
faileth
in
any
point
of
truth
,
an
other
may
stand
&
vphold
the
same
,
vnles
they
be
dependant
one
vpon
an
other
,
&
respect
not
that
only
vncorruptible
head
Christ
,
and
his
vnchangeable
lawes
.
2
Now
,
that
we
haue
found
out
the
Lords
Vineyard
,
and
considered
the
nature
and
state
of
the
same
,
wee
are
in
the
next
place
to
consider
the
husbandry
which
the
Lord
of
this
Vineyard
vseth
,
the
labour
,
the
cost
,
the
skill
,
and
care
hee
bestoweth
on
it
to
make
it
prosper
;
for
since
that
vniuersall
curse
pronounced
by
the
mouth
of
God
,
Cursed
be
the
earth
for
mans
sake
:
thornes
and
thistles
shall
it
bring
forth
:
(
What
could
I
haue
done
to
my
Vineyard
(
saieth
God
)
which
I
haue
not
done
?
The
particulars
were
set
downe
before
.
1.
The
choice
of
the
seat
of
Canaan
,
(
My
beloued
had
a
Vineyard
on
a
verie
fruitfull
hill
.
2.
His
fencing
it
from
spoyles
(
He
hedged
it
about
)
with
his
mighty
protection
.
3.
The
choyce
of
the
plants
,
(
Hee
planted
it
with
the
best
plants
)
the
roote
the
(
true
Vine
that
came
downe
from
heauen
)
the
branches
,
the
sonnes
of
Abraham
.
4.
The
preparing
of
the
Soile
,
he
gathered
vp
the
stones
that
might
hinder
the
growth
,
the
Cananites
and
Hittites
.
5.
For
a
further
defence
hee
built
a
Towre
in
the
middest
of
it
,
his
glorious
Temple
.
6.
He
set
vp
a
Vinepresse
in
it
,
an
Altar
vpon
which
they
might
offer
the
fruits
of
their
free
will
offerings
;
to
those
hee
added
continuall
pruning
and
dressing
;
&
watring
of
it
from
the
cloudes
of
heauen
:
It
appeareth
after
,
Ver.
6.
For
the
proofe
of
these
particulars
,
reade
the
old
Testament
.
What
is
the
whole
history
of
the
Bible
,
but
the
narration
of
Gods
blessings
vpon
his
owne
people
,
as
if
hee
minded
no
other
nation
,
no
part
of
his
creation
but
onely
them
?
What
is
Genesis
,
but
the
miraculous
preseruation
of
them
in
their
first
spring
and
tender
beginnings
,
till
they
were
growne
into
a
great
people
,
now
a
plant
able
to
bee
remoued
,
and
to
stand
by
it selfe
?
What
are
Exodus
and
Numbers
,
but
a
powerfull
translating
of
this
Vine
by
a
mighty
hand
out
of
the
Garden
of
Egypt
,
where
it
was
borne
downe
,
and
the
gracious
ordering
and
preseruing
of
it
,
as
it
were
,
aboue
ground
in
a
wildernesse
,
where
it
had
nothing
to
liue
on
for
forty
yeares
,
till
it
was
to
be
planted
in
Canaan
?
What
are
Leuiticus
and
Deuternomy
,
but
the
heauenly
rules
and
orders
of
husbandring
,
disposing
and
pruning
,
and
dressing
this
vine
to
preserue
it
in
state
?
And
lastly
,
what
are
the
histories
of
Iosua
and
Iudges
,
and
Kings
,
but
the
mighty
planting
of
it
in
the
land
of
Canaan
,
the
casting
out
of
the
Cananits
,
like
stones
&
thorns
,
&
the
weeding
out
of
those
mighty
Nations
,
which
might
hinder
the
growth
of
the
Vine
?
There
the
heauens
and
the
earth
,
the
sunne
,
the
fire
,
the
cloudes
,
and
the
sea
,
together
with
the
Angels
&
host
of
heauen
,
all
were
commanded
in
their
seuerall
callings
to
attend
vpon
this
Vine
:
for
they
were
the
people
which
the
Lord
called
to
be
a
holy
generation
,
his
royall
Priesthood
,
and
that
was
the
place
of
which
he
prophesieth
,
Psal.
132.
The
Lord
hath
chosen
Sion
,
and
loueth
to
dwell
in
it
,
saying
,
here
is
my
rest
for
euer
,
here
will
I
dwell
,
for
I
haue
delighted
therin
:
I
will
surely
blesse
her
victuals
,
&
satisfie
her
poore
with
bread
:
I
will
cloath
her
Priests
with
saluation
,
and
her
Saints
shall
shout
for
ioy
.
Now
those
temporall
blessings
of
peace
and
abundance
,
those
temporary
deliuerances
from
al
enemies
,
those
miracles
and
those
wonders
,
and
that
sensible
presence
of
God
himselfe
in
the
middest
of
them
,
though
they
seeme
strange
in
our
eyes
,
and
at
the
reading
of
them
doe
make
vs
Christians
to
say
,
Hee
hath
not
dealte
so
with
any
Nation
,
Hee
hath
not
dealt
so
with
any
Christian
Church
;
yet
wee
are
deceiued
,
for
the
gracious
kindnes
of
God
died
not
with
Israel
:
but
rather
those
visible
mercies
towards
Iudah
,
were
the
visible
seales
of
his
inuisible
and
perpetual
graces
towards
his
Church
,
and
euery
part
therof
;
for
where
he
hath
an
outward
Church
,
there
he
hath
also
some
elect
to
bee
placed
in
it
for
eternity
;
and
where
any
of
his
elect
are
,
there
are
all
things
necessary
to
their
accomplishment
,
his
Ministers
,
his
Word
,
his
Sacraments
,
his
Graces
,
his
Protection
,
his
exceeding
loue
.
For
seeing
those
outward
visible
Churches
,
bee
as
it
were
the
Lords
Worke-houses
,
wherein
hee
frameth
the
inuisible
members
of
Christs
body
by
grace
,
and
proportioneth
them
to
glory
:
that
etern
all
wisdome
and
loue
will
so
prouide
,
order
,
and
proportion
also
those
means
one
to
another
,
and
all
vnto
the
end
,
that
it
may
iustly
challenge
the
whole
world
:
what
should
I
say
?
(
What
could
I
haue
done
for
my
Vineyard
which
I
haue
not
done
?
)
And
here
,
though
occasion
is
offered
,
It
were
a
good
thing
to
prayse
the
Lord
,
and
to
sing
vnto
the
name
of
the
most
high
,
to
declare
this
his
louing
kindnes
in
the
morning
,
and
his
truth
all
the
day
vntill
night
season
:
(
for
so
much
of
our
life
is
Angelicall
,
as
is
spent
in
songs
of
thankefulnes
vnto
our
God
;
)
yet
I
must
leaue
this
work
to
be
the
sacrifice
of
your
priuate
deuotion
.
In
which
that
one
onelie
benefit
vpon
the
Christian
Church
is
more
then
wee
shall
be
able
to
comprehend
,
that
this
Vineyard
,
this
Paradice
whereof
himselfe
vouchsafeth
to
be
the
husbandman
,
hee
hath
purchased
to
himselfe
by
the
price
of
bloud
,
not
as
Ahab
purchased
Naboth
his
Vineyard
by
the
cruell
shedding
of
the
right
owners
bloud
,
and
vniust
robbing
the
possessor
of
it
,
but
by
giuing
an
infinit
price
for
it
,
the
bloud
of
his
onely
beloued
sonne
to
redeeme
it
,
where
it
lay
ingaged
in
the
hand
of
iustice
:
and
the
Apostle
concludeth
necessarily
,
Rom.
9.
Hee
who
spared
not
his
owne
sonne
,
but
gaue
him
for
his
Church
,
how
shall
hee
not
with
him
giue
all
things
to
her
?
he
that
hath
yeelded
vp
the
person
of
his
infinitly
beloued
to
be
a
sacrifice
for
her
sins
,
and
doth
giue
his
flesh
to
feede
his
Church
,
and
his
bloud
to
bee
her
drinke
:
how
iustly
may
hee
demaund
,
What
could
he
doe
more
for
his
Vineyard
which
hee
hath
not
done
?
But
here
though
it
be
with
the
consent
of
all
tongues
acknowledged
,
that
the
blessings
of
God
vpon
his
Church
and
euery
part
thereof
are
exceeding
great
,
yet
this
challenging
,
as
it
were
,
of
his
own
omnipotency
,
(
What
could
I
haue
done
more
,
which
I
haue
not
done
?
)
rayseth
a
doubt
not
to
bee
ouerpassed
.
For
might
not
this
house
of
Iudah
&
the
inhabitants
of
Ierusalem
haue
replyed
in
the
wordes
of
the
Leper
,
Math.
8.2
.
Lord
if
thou
wilt
,
thou
canst
make
me
cleane
?
the
ordinarie
obiection
which
many
godles
persons
in
our
times
doe
frame
,
both
against
God
and
themselues
,
attributing
their
impenitency
not
to
their
owne
obstinacy
and
corruptions
,
but
to
Gods
vnresistable
will
:
for
,
if
hee
would
(
say
they
)
he
could
sanctifie
vs
,
and
make
vs
cleane
also
.
Wherein
,
first
,
that
is
vndoubtedly
true
,
that
God
,
who
made
Iron
to
swimme
,
and
rockes
of
stone
to
yeelde
forth
streames
of
water
;
who
made
Aaron
his
dried
staffe
to
bud
,
and
bring
forth
Almonds
in
a
night
;
he
,
who
could
of
stones
raise
vp
children
vnto
Abraham
,
if
hee
would
by
miracle
,
could
mollifie
these
obstinate
sinners
also
,
and
make
their
rockie
hearts
gush
forth
with
teares
;
hee
could
make
them
of
stones
children
,
and
of
withered
stickes
fruitfull
trees
,
and
that
in
a
moment
by
the
might
of
his
omnipotent
power
:
but
as
in
the
gouernement
of
the
world
,
hee
hath
set
downe
an
ordinary
course
according
to
the
nature
of
his
creatures
,
which
he
doth
not
alter
,
but
vpon
speciall
occasion
,
as
our
Sauiour
noteth
in
the
cure
of
Naaman
,
and
in
the
feeding
of
the
widdow
of
Sarepththa
,
Luke
4.27
.
so
in
the
ordering
of
his
Church
also
,
&
conuersion
of
the
soules
of
men
,
he
hath
set
down
an
ordinary
course
of
secondary
spiritual
causes
agreeable
to
their
end
,
and
fitted
to
perswade
the
mind
of
man
;
as
principally
,
the
word
of
truth
and
light
in
the
mouth
of
his
messengers
,
accompanied
with
a
measure
of
his
spirit
.
Thus
by
Moses
and
the
Prophets
hee
conuerteth
sinners
:
if
men
will
not
heare
them
,
no
though
a
man
should
rise
from
the
dead
,
saith
our
Sauiour
,
they
will
not
belieue
:
for
these
are
so
forceable
,
and
so
proportionated
in
his
wisdom
to
the
heart
of
man
,
so
seconded
with
the
graces
of
his
powerfull
spirit
,
both
for
the
instructing
of
the
mind
,
and
thereby
the
inclining
of
the
will
,
that
vnlesse
a
man
hath
more
then
ordinarily
corrupted
himselfe
in
sin
,
vnlesse
he
be
like
these
trees
in
Iude
his
Epistle
,
Twice
dead
,
and
plucked
vp
by
the
rootes
,
vnles
hee
bee
like
Lazarus
,
not
onely
dead
,
but
stinking
also
in
his
graue
,
habitually
corrupted
,
and
that
with
such
kinds
of
particular
vices
,
as
are
opposite
to
the
receiuing
of
the
life
of
grace
;
it
could
not
but
draw
him
vnto
God
.
Of
this
sort
are
those
obdurate
sinners
,
which
haue
hearts
and
cannot
repent
:
had
the
signes
and
wonders
that
were
done
amongst
them
beene
done
in
Tyre
and
Sydon
,
nay
in
Sodom
,
they
would
haue
repented
in
Sackcloth
and
Ashes
,
as
the
Nineuites
did
at
the
preaching
of
Ionas
onely
.
And
this
is
that
obstinate
opposition
of
some
against
the
ordinary
meanes
of
mans
saluation
,
that
caused
not
onely
the
Prophets
to
mourn
,
but
our
Sauiour
Christ
to
sit
down
and
to
weepe
ouer
Ierusalem
,
when
he
saw
that
shee
would
not
bee
gathered
to
her
Redeemet
;
as
if
Christ
should
haue
said
,
as
God
by
our
Prophet
:
What
could
I
haue
done
more
for
my
Vineyard
which
I
haue
not
done
?
3
After
the
consideration
of
this
so
exceeding
great
cost
and
care
bestowed
vpon
the
Lords
Vineyard
,
wee
are
in
the
third
place
to
looke
vnto
the
end
of
these
his
labours
and
husbandry
bestowed
on
his
Church
;
&
that
is
the
same
which
euery
man
which
planteth
a
vineyard
,
doth
expect
of
his
plants
,
fruits
,
(
I
looked
for
grapes
)
fruites
naturall
and
proper
to
a
Vine
,
proper
to
a
Christian
that
receiueth
the
nature
,
the
sappe
,
the
spirit
of
the
roote
Christ
.
Why
the
good
workes
and
fruites
of
Christians
are
compared
to
grapes
,
and
themselues
to
vines
,
I
partly
shewed
before
.
For
,
as
nothing
is
created
for
it selfe
;
so
the
poorest
creature
that
GOD
hath
made
,
is
inabled
with
some
gift
to
imitate
the
bounty
and
goodnesse
of
the
Creator
,
and
to
yeeld
somthing
from
it selfe
to
the
vse
and
benefit
of
others
;
and
this
is
their
naturall
worke
:
thus
the
Sun
and
Moone
,
and
Starres
,
as
they
are
indued
with
light
&
vertue
,
so
they
restlesly
moue
to
impart
their
light
and
influence
to
the
inlightning
and
quickning
of
the
inferiour
world
.
Thus
doe
the
cloudes
flie
vp
and
downe
,
emptying
themselues
to
inrich
the
earth
,
of
which
notwithstanding
they
reape
no
haruest
.
Thus
doth
the
earth
without
respect
of
her
priuate
profit
,
liberally
yeelde
her
riches
and
fatnes
to
the
innumerable
armies
of
creatures
,
which
all
sucke
her
brests
,
and
hang
on
her
for
maintenance
,
as
on
their
common
mother
:
and
not
to
depart
from
our
Parable
,
thus
doe
all
fruit-bearing
trees
,
spend
themselues
and
the
principall
part
of
their
sappe
and
moisture
,
not
on
the
increase
of
themselues
,
but
in
making
some
pleasant
fruit
or
berry
,
of
which
neyther
they
,
nor
their
young
springs
shall
taste
;
and
this
when
it
is
ripe
&
perfect
,
they
voluntarily
let
fall
at
their
masters
feet
:
&
thus
neither
doth
the
Vine
make
her selfe
drunke
with
her
owne
grapes
,
nor
the
Oliue
annoint
her selfe
with
her
own
oyle
,
and
yet
they
striue
to
abound
with
fruites
.
For
the
more
euery
thing
furthereth
the
common
good
of
the
world
,
the
higher
is
the
excellency
of
the
nature
thereof
,
and
the
greater
resemblance
it
hath
to
the
Creators
goodnesse
.
Now
when
heauen
and
earth
are
fruitfull
in
their
kinde
,
when
neyther
beast
nor
tree
are
idle
,
but
are
alwaies
bringing
forth
something
to
the
good
of
others
;
when
not
onely
the
creatures
vnder
man
,
but
the
blessed
Angels
of
heauen
are
ministring
spirites
,
perpetually
and
willinglie
seruing
for
our
good
:
when
God
the
father
himselfe
,
with
the
Lord
our
King
,
are
yet
working
,
and
diuiding
the
streames
of
their
goodnesse
to
the
best
behoofe
of
the
world
;
how
can
it
bee
allowable
,
that
when
all
the
Armies
of
heauen
and
earth
,
the
Creator
with
the
creatures
are
thus
busied
in
bringing
forth
fruit
:
onely
man
should
remaine
vnfruitfull
,
his
faculties
and
graces
idle
,
himselfe
a
burthen
to
the
earth
?
It
cannot
be
,
for
not
onely
the
Church
of
God
,
for
the
gathering
of
her
children
,
&
the
propagation
of
truth
and
piety
amongst
them
,
but
the
world
it selfe
,
for
the
vpholding
of
her
estate
,
doth
necessarily
require
mans
fruits
:
for
seeing
we
grow
together
as
members
in
a
body
,
and
branches
in
a
tree
;
the
life
and
sappe
,
&
strength
and
helpe
of
the
root
,
and
head
cannot
be
deriued
to
vs
,
vnlesse
it
be
conuaied
by
ioynts
and
by
sinewes
,
by
armes
and
by
boughes
,
by
the
mutuall
ministery
of
man
,
by
the
works
of
iustice
and
mercy
from
one
to
another
:
and
therefore
vnlesse
the
Pastor
yeelde
the
fruit
of
his
light
and
knowledge
,
vnlesse
the
Magistrate
do
yeelde
the
fruit
of
his
iustice
and
authority
,
vnlesse
euery
priuate
man
doe
yeeld
forth
the
fruite
of
those
faculties
&
graces
which
they
receiue
not
for
themselues
,
but
for
the
good
of
the
body
:
they
are
no
parts
of
Christs
body
,
neyther
haue
they
the
spirit
of
the
head
,
the
spirite
of
loue
in
them
;
but
they
are
theeues
and
murtherers
,
enemies
to
Christ
and
to
his
Church
,
they
starue
his
body
,
and
purloine
from
their
fellow
members
those
good
things
which
the
mercifull
head
hath
so
intended
by
them
to
vs
,
that
the
benefite
might
be
ours
,
and
the
thanks
theirs
,
and
al
might
grow
by
the
naturall
fruits
of
loue
.
But
here
ordinarily
ariseth
in
the
mind
of
man
a
vaine
shift
which
much
hindreth
his
fruitfulnes
,
and
maketh
him
draw
in
all
to
himselfe
,
and
recall
his
sappe
from
the
fruits
into
the
roote
againe
,
and
that
is
a
false
reasoning
with
himselfe
,
that
because
,
doe
he
the
best
he
can
,
yet
his
fruits
will
bee
earthly
and
sowre
,
and
neuer
perfect
and
kindely
ripened
,
because
were
they
neuer
so
perfect
and
abundant
,
yet
they
cannot
merite
lifes
eternity
to
him
that
beareth
them
,
and
because
that
which
is
wanting
,
is
fully
supplied
in
the
all-sufficient
fulnesse
and
superrogatiue
merits
of
the
head
,
and
therefore
it
is
but
lost
labour
to
spend
himselfe
in
bringing
forth
such
vnperfect
fruites
,
so
helpeles
in
the
worke
of
his
owne
saluation
:
thus
doth
iniquity
lie
vnto
her selfe
,
and
turneth
the
truth
of
God
into
a
lie
:
for
though
those
three
promises
are
all
true
,
yet
the
conclusion
we
inferre
vpon
them
,
is
altogether
vncoherent
.
True
it
is
,
that
though
wee
bee
ingrafted
into
the
eternall
Vine
Christ
,
yet
wee
retaine
something
of
the
nature
of
the
olde
stocke
whence
wee
were
taken
,
which
giueth
to
our
best
fruites
an
earthly
taste
and
some
relish
of
the
olde
man
.
True
it
is
,
that
though
we
are
planted
with
the
best
heauenly
plants
of
piety
,
yet
they
grow
in
a
forraine
soile
,
and
in
a
colde
clime
,
farre
from
the
Sun
,
and
our
fruites
are
not
concocted
and
perfect
;
euen
our
most
spirituall
fruits
,
our
prayers
haue
not
a
pleasing
taste
,
vnlesse
they
haue
some
sweetning
.
But
this
defect
is
supplyed
by
the
great
Angell
of
the
couenant
,
who
when
he
presenteth
these
our
fruits
to
God
the
great
husbandman
,
addeth
to
them
of
his
owne
precious
incense
,
which
helpeth
their
infirmity
and
harshnes
,
and
maketh
them
acceptable
,
Renel
.
8.4
.
Again
,
true
it
is
,
that
these
our
fruits
,
were
they
neuer
so
abundant
,
and
as
excellent
as
mans
perfectly
restored
perfection
can
afforde
,
yet
can
they
not
merite
those
crownes
and
kingdomes
,
and
the
eternity
of
that
glory
,
but
that
When
yee
haue
done
all
that
you
can
,
wee
must
say
that
yee
are
vnprofitable
trees
,
not
worthy
the
care
and
cost
,
the
feeding
,
the
watering
,
the
graces
,
the
continuance
bestowed
on
them
in
this
world
,
no
more
then
the
fruites
of
the
Orenge
and
Lemmon
,
and
Figge-trees
in
this
our
colde
land
are
answerable
to
the
extraordinary
charge
of
their
planting
and
maintaining
;
yet
notwithstanding
all
this
,
euen
these
our
sowre
and
vnperfect
fruites
,
howsoeuer
defectiue
in
themselues
,
are
yet
sufficiently
profitable
for
the
vses
of
the
Church
,
during
this
her
warrefare
,
wherein
any
meane
thing
is
very
comfortable
,
and
troubled
waters
doe
often
serue
for
Souldiers
drinke
;
and
in
that
regard
all
they
are
pleasing
to
the
great
husbandman
,
to
see
these
his
plants
in
some
degrees
profitable
to
the
world
,
and
by
their
fruits
,
louing
,
cherishing
and
feeding
one
another
,
as
their
roote
doth
feed
them
.
But
for
the
Crowne
of
heauen
,
and
a
kingdome
of
eternall
glory
,
this
riseth
aboue
the
compasse
of
the
deseruings
of
seruants
:
It
passeth
to
vs
by
another
right
and
claime
,
by
inheritance
,
due
onely
to
vs
as
sonnes
,
and
therefore
children
and
babes
as
soone
as
they
are
adopted
in
Christ
:
thecues
and
murtherers
like
the
prodigall
sonne
,
vpon
their
faithfull
return
to
God
,
though
they
die
immediately
(
as
the
theefe
on
the
Crosse
)
before
the
time
of
fruit-bearing
,
and
working
in
the
Vineyarde
;
yet
by
right
of
this
their
new
birth
,
and
adoption
into
Christs
body
,
they
haue
a
right
to
heauen
equal
with
their
brethren
,
that
haue
spent
all
their
life
in
painefull
fruit
bearing
;
for
if
sonnes
,
then
heires
(
sayth
the
Apostle
)
euen
fellow
heyres
with
Iesus
Christ
:
For
notwithstanding
for
the
present
whilest
these
sons
continue
in
their
minority
,
they
differ
not
from
seruants
,
though
they
bee
Lords
of
all
,
Gal.
4.1
.
they
obey
their
Fathers
commandements
,
and
they
labour
in
his
Vineyard
,
and
doe
more
faithfull
seruice
in
the
house
,
one
sonne
of
loue
,
then
twenty
hyred
seruants
do
for
feare
of
stripes
:
and
this
is
to
them
as
discipline
healthfull
and
necessary
for
their
owne
good
also
,
and
in
their
time
of
liuing
,
the
foundation
of
their
perfection
in
grace
,
to
make
them
fit
for
that
heauenly
place
,
&
in
all
vertues
qualified
,
for
so
great
an
inheritance
in
a
society
so
glorious
.
And
as
for
the
reward
of
such
obedient
sonnes
,
wee
haue
our
fathers
answere
to
the
elder
brother
that
challenged
his
fathers
iustice
for
his
bounty
towards
his
vnthrifty
sonne
,
&
hardnes
towards
him
who
had
continued
most
faithfull
in
his
seruice
:
Sonne
(
saith
our
Father
)
thou
art
alwayes
with
mee
,
and
all
that
I
haue
is
thine
:
as
obedient
sonnes
therfore
wee
are
alwaies
with
our
father
,
this
is
our
security
,
and
all
is
ours
,
because
sonnes
.
What
can
we
desire
more
?
Our
good
works
and
seruices
of
piety
are
therefore
,
as
S.
Barnard
most
excellently
concludeth
of
them
,
in
the
very
end
of
his
Booke
;
De
libero
Arbitrio
:
They
are
the
nurceries
of
our
hope
,
the
Ministeries
of
our
loue
,
tokens
of
our
secret
predestination
,
foretokens
of
our
future
blessednesse
:
Via
regni
,
non
causa
regnandi
:
they
are
the
way
vnto
our
kingdom
:
they
are
not
the
cause
why
wee
shall
raigne
as
Kings
.
Now
if
notwithstanding
all
this
,
wee
Christians
cannot
be
induced
to
exercise
our
faculties
in
doing
good
,
and
to
bring
forth
fruits
of
loue
answerable
to
our
new
nature
,
as
all
other
creatures
do
in
their
kind
,
without
some
reward
and
hire
;
behold
first
we
are
created
,
ordained
,
redeemed
,
furnished
with
gracer
,
maintained
in
our
estate
,
with
bountifull
supplies
of
all
necessaries
for
our
place
:
and
what
greater
reward
doth
the
Vine
or
the
Oliue
,
or
any
other
Creature
expect
for
their
fruits
but
their
maintenance
,
euery
thing
in
their
kind
;
the
Centurion
in
the
Gospell
that
had
Souldiers
vnder
him
,
and
could
say
to
one
,
Come
,
and
hee
came
,
and
to
another
,
Goe
and
he
went
,
though
into
certaine
danger
of
his
life
;
what
greater
rewardes
could
hee
giue
to
them
,
then
this
present
abundance
and
maintenance
,
or
what
greater
rewards
doth
any
seruant
expect
at
his
masters
hand
,
for
as
great
seruice
and
as
faithfull
as
we
men
performe
to
God
?
Againe
,
were
our
naturall
loue
and
seruices
one
towards
another
as
ready
and
as
perfect
as
are
the
duety
of
one
member
in
the
body
to
another
,
(
for
the
Apostle
proposeth
as
the
sampler
of
our
duety
)
yet
wee
receiue
a
further
sufficient
reward
,
the
like
mutuall
helps
from
them
againe
:
and
what
other
reward
doth
the
eye
or
feete
,
or
hand
expect
for
their
daily
atrendance
,
but
the
like
mutuall
seruice
from
the
body
?
Againe
,
this
is
the
Apostles
counsell
,
Gal.
6.1
.
If
any
man
bee
falne
,
yee
that
are
spirituall
,
restore
him
,
considering
thy selfe
,
lest
thou
bee
also
tempted
;
Euen
as
trauellers
doe
mutually
aid
,
comfort
,
and
in
any
distresse
releeue
one
another
without
any
further
respects
of
priuate
gaine
.
If
all
this
will
not
stirre
vp
our
Christian
hearts
to
performe
the
duties
of
a
Christian
man
,
by
which
their
owne
soules
are
bettered
and
increased
in
grace
:
Behold
yet
a
further
commodity
from
the
Master
of
the
Vineyard
,
his
speciall
blessing
,
and
increase
of
his
care
and
graces
vpon
these
plants
which
are
most
fruitfull
:
For
euery
branch
that
beareth
not
fruite
in
mee
,
hee
taketh
away
,
and
euery
branch
that
beareth
fruite
,
hee
purgeth
,
that
it
may
beare
more
,
Ioh.
15.
Thus
haue
they
increase
of
graces
from
heauen
,
&
which
is
the
greatest
of
all
graces
,
the
grace
of
perseuerance
,
when
other
perish
they
are
preserued
and
watered
,
when
fruitles
branches
are
cut
off
for
the
fire
:
for
he
not
onely
blesseth
their
store
who
spend
it
vpon
their
brethren
,
as
springs
that
runne
are
fed
that
they
may
continue
;
but
hee
dealeth
mercifully
also
with
them
that
are
mercifull
to
his
children
,
and
his
pitty
is
ready
to
pardon
their
offences
,
&
to
remit
their
chasticements
who
are
kind
and
pittifull
one
to
another
:
how
gracious
is
our
God
to
his
vines
that
bring
forth
grapes
,
who
hath
reward
for
those
that
giue
but
a
cuppe
(
not
of
the
iuyce
of
grapes
)
but
of
colde
water
to
any
little
one
for
his
sake
?
Thus
doth
the
temporary
fruits
of
our
loue
&
mercy
make
a
way
for
vs
to
Christs
mercy
,
and
so
to
our
eternall
peace
.
Lastly
,
if
all
this
cannot
stirre
vp
the
graces
of
God
in
vs
vnto
fruitfulnesse
:
Christs
finall
separation
&
triall
of
his
sheepe
from
goats
,
of
his
members
from
aliens
and
strangers
;
his
finall
publike
sentence
of
life
and
death
giuen
in
the
sight
of
men
and
Angels
,
shall
bee
grounded
,
not
vpon
the
diuersity
of
their
inward
hidden
natures
,
but
vpon
their
seuerall
kind
of
acts
proceeding
from
them
,
vpon
the
seuerall
kind
of
mens
fruits
:
for
euery
tree
is
known
by
their
fruits
:
all
Christs
branches
yeelded
grapes
,
all
his
members
as
they
were
possessed
,
so
they
were
moued
,
&
did
work
by
the
spirit
of
loue
.
Hereby
yee
are
known
to
be
mine
,
if
ye
loue
one
another
,
Iohn
13.35
.
and
therefore
this
sentence
also
is
our
times
be
of
any
better
kinde
,
the
exact
iudgement
of
this
point
belongeth
vnto
God
;
but
what
is
in
the
eye
,
if
man
may
iudge
,
whose
tongue
wil
not
confesse
,
but
that
as
God
spake
of
Iudah
,
Ezec.
16.
that
shee
had
iustified
her
elder
sister
Samaria
by
her
sinnes
;
so
wee
haue
iustified
our
eldest
sister
Iudah
by
these
our
sinnes
,
and
in
steade
of
grapes
haue
brought
forth
oppression
,
vniustice
,
couetousnesse
,
wild
grapes
full
of
poyson
,
and
the
gall
of
Aspes
,
our
peace
,
our
plenty
,
the
richnes
of
our
soyle
in
which
we
liue
,
our
want
of
seuere
pruning
hath
brought
forth
a
luxurious
haruest
of
pestilent
weedes
in
the
Vineyard
,
which
haue
in
a
manner
ouergrowne
and
choaked
piety
,
righteousnesse
,
and
all
hearty
deuotion
.
I
know
the
Lord
hath
reserued
vnto
vs
a
seede
,
a
small
remnant
also
:
but
look
on
the
general
face
of
our
land
,
how
hath
this
hatefull
sinne
of
vniustice
ouergrowne
all
:
for
the
roote
thereof
couetousnesse
and
selfe-loue
hath
got
deepe
rooting
,
and
all
men
now
in
a
manner
doe
turne
the
sappe
and
the
blessings
of
God
,
their
wealth
,
their
labors
,
not
into
clusters
of
fruits
,
according
to
their
vocation
,
but
into
their
own
armes
and
branches
,
euery
one
striueth
not
to
bee
a
good
,
but
to
be
a
great
tree
,
the
bramble
wold
grow
to
be
of
the
bignes
of
the
maple
,
and
the
maple
would
be
strong
and
tall
,
like
vnto
the
oake
,
ouerdropping
,
and
by
getting
ground
starueth
another
,
some
by
an
vnsensible
soaking
from
them
,
some
by
violent
and
open
wrong
,
some
vnder
colour
of
right
,
&
pretence
of
loue
;
so
that
in
euery
quarter
and
ranke
of
the
Lords
Vineyard
,
there
is
oppression
,
and
from
oppression
there
ascendeth
a
cry
to
the
Lord
of
the
Vineyard
.
But
what
doe
I
speake
of
priuate
vniustice
betweene
men
and
men
,
when
there
is
found
in
our
Vineyard
a
kinde
of
oppression
,
not
heard
of
amongst
the
heathen
?
Christians
in
their
greedinesse
to
lay
hands
vpon
their
God
and
father
,
and
vnnaturally
to
seeke
to
rob
him
of
that
which
the
bounty
of
his
better
children
had
bestowed
on
him
for
the
maintenance
of
his
worship
amongst
men
.
Doth
any
man
rob
his
gods
(
sayth
the
Lord
)
Malachy
.
3.8
.
yet
this
people
robbeth
their
God
,
and
they
aske
wherein
,
euen
in
tythes
and
offerings
.
This
is
one
maine
roote
of
vnnaturall
impiety
,
a
principall
cause
of
all
our
corruption
,
when
the
branches
of
the
Vine
doe
not
onely
sucke
and
draw
one
from
another
,
but
doe
intercept
that
also
which
should
maintaine
the
principall
roote
,
on
which
wee
all
grow
,
euen
Christ
&
his
seruice
in
his
Church
.
When
God
sent
his
sonne
vnto
the
Iewes
;
Come
(
said
they
)
let
vs
cast
him
out
of
the
Vineyard
,
&
kill
him
,
and
the
inheritance
shall
be
ours
.
The
Lord
our
life
hath
yet
some
inheritance
and
patrimony
in
his
owne
Vineyard
amongst
vs
,
for
the
maintenance
of
his
labourers
,
which
should
plant
Christ
amongst
vs
,
and
in
graft
vs
in
him
,
vnto
his
inheritance
;
how
many
couetous
men
doe
cast
their
greedy
eyes
,
and
put
to
their
hands
also
,
that
first
the
Labourers
might
bee
cast
out
,
and
the
inheritance
may
be
theirs
?
What
is
this
,
but
by
consequence
to
cast
out
Christ
himselfe
out
of
his
owne
Vineyard
,
and
as
much
as
in
vs
lieth
,
to
kill
Religion
and
Piety
,
to
kill
Christ
himselfe
within
our
hearts
?
For
it
is
not
the
losse
onely
of
earthly
liuing
,
and
the
dayly
diminishing
of
the
maintenance
of
his
Labourers
,
which
is
to
bee
lamented
(
though
when
you
mussell
the
mouth
of
the
Oxe
that
treadeth
out
your
corne
,
and
detract
from
the
ordinary
allowance
of
your
labouring
beast
,
you
shall
find
the
want
therof
in
their
hartles
trauell
,
and
in
your
own
empty
haruest
)
but
the
greatest
cause
of
lamentation
&
complaint
herein
,
is
the
corruption
of
the
Ministery
of
Christ
,
whilst
Patrones
and
such
as
deale
in
the
disposing
of
Church
liuings
,
doe
shut
vp
all
the
ordinary
wayes
for
the
Labourers
to
enter
into
the
Lords
Vineyard
,
but
onely
by
the
dore
of
Simonie
,
by
which
,
men
of
good
conscience
will
not
enter
.
Thus
is
the
Lords
worke
and
tillage
of
his
vineyard
vnfruitfully
followed
,
whilest
men
of
corruptest
minds
,
and
the
basest
of
the
people
take
vp
the
places
of
should
bee
plentifull
among
vs
,
crying
,
I
haue
looked
for
righteous
dealing
as
amongst
brethren
,
who
should
rather
suffer
then
offer
wrong
,
and
behold
a
crying
?
I
haue
heard
a
voyce
,
(
saith
Moses
)
Exod.
32.
when
hee
descended
from
the
Mount
,
the
noise
neither
of
them
that
haue
the
victory
,
nor
of
them
that
haue
the
worse
;
for
the
people
had
sate
downe
to
eate
,
and
were
risen
vp
to
play
.
But
where
there
is
oppression
and
wrong
,
there
is
a
kind
of
warre
,
some
haue
the
better
,
and
some
haue
the
worse
,
and
therefore
amongst
them
there
is
alwayes
heard
the
noise
of
them
that
haue
the
worse
;
the
noise
of
Oppression
,
the
noise
of
complayning
and
of
crying
.
A
dangerous
thing
to
haue
any
crying
heard
in
the
family
of
God
,
&
amongst
brethren
;
a
fearefull
thing
that
the
complaint
of
the
oppressed
should
come
to
his
eare
:
Omne
sub
Regno
grauiore
regnum
est
,
Euery
Court
is
subiect
to
a
higher
Court.
That
there
should
be
no
wrongs
it
cannot
bee
prouided
;
but
for
redresse
,
there
is
refuge
to
Gods
officers
and
ministers
of
Iustice
vpon
earth
,
and
if
they
by
righteous
iudgement
do
take
away
the
cause
of
crying
,
God
is
satisfied
:
but
if
the
wronged
party
can
find
no
ease
in
those
inferiour
Courts
,
but
that
in
griefe
of
soule
hee
appealeth
to
the
supreme
Court
,
when
hee
cryeth
after
the
Iudge
of
the
world
,
as
Dauid
,
Psalme
10.
Arise
,
O
Lord
,
lift
vp
thy
arme
,
forget
not
the
poore
,
wherefore
doe
the
wicked
contemne
and
say
,
thou
wilt
not
regard
?
then
the
righteous
God
,
the
refuge
of
the
fatherles
,
prouoked
with
those
often
appeales
,
taketh
iudgement
into
his
owne
hands
,
and
as
Psalme
12.
Now
for
the
oppressing
of
the
needy
,
and
sighes
of
the
poore
,
I
will
rise
vp
,
sayth
the
Lord
:
for
seeing
Deut.
15.9
.
hee
chargeth
vs
not
to
harden
our
hearts
from
giuing
to
our
wanting
brother
,
lest
he
cry
vnto
the
Lord
,
and
it
bee
sinne
vnto
vs
:
How
much
more
certainely
will
hee
performe
that
which
he
protesteth
,
Exod.
22.
If
thou
trouble
or
vex
the
widdow
or
fatherles
,
&
so
they
call
&
cry
vnto
me
,
I
will
surely
heare
their
cry
,
and
my
wrath
shal
be
kindled
,
and
I
will
kill
thee
with
the
sword
,
thy
wife
shall
bee
a
widdow
,
and
thy
children
fatherlesse
.
Oh
(
my
beloued
)
as
there
is
much
vniustice
in
euery
estate
,
&
contrary
to
Pharaohs
dream
the
fat
doe
feed
vpon
the
leane
,
the
stronger
vpon
the
weaker
,
as
the
fishes
doe
in
the
sea
:
so
let
no
man
presume
vpon
the
weakenes
of
the
Plainetiffe
,
or
vpon
his
own
means
to
beare
out
his
cause
in
the
world
;
for
though
men
should
be
silent
in
their
owne
wrongs
,
the
stones
shall
cry
,
and
the
dumbe
creatures
shall
make
complaint
;
the
detained
hire
of
the
labourer
,
though
it
lie
in
our
chest
,
yet
it
sendeth
vp
a
crie
into
the
eares
of
the
Lord
of
hostes
,
Iacob
.
5.
The
stone
that
lyeth
in
the
wall
of
our
owne
buildings
crieth
,
and
the
beame
out
of
the
timber
answereth
,
and
denounceth
,
Woe
to
him
that
buildeth
a
Towne
by
bloud
,
and
getteth
a
City
by
iniquity
,
Hab.
2.11
.
Who
would
haue
thought
,
that
when
Abels
mouth
was
stopped
by
death
,
and
his
bloud
swallowed
vp
by
the
earth
,
that
there
had
bin
none
to
complain
?
but
his
bloud
,
saith
God
,
Gen.
4.
which
the
earth
had
swallowed
,
crieth
to
mee
out
of
the
bowels
thereof
.
What
a
complayning
noyse
then
must
the
bloud
of
so
many
men
as
is
dayly
shed
in
this
land
,
make
in
the
eares
of
the
Lord
of
hoasts
,
crying
now
for
vengeance
against
them
that
will
not
reuenge
it
,
against
them
that
helpe
to
smother
it
,
and
do
not
remoue
euill
from
Israel
?
But
I
will
not
dwel
vpon
these
sores
of
our
land
;
we
see
the
fruits
which
the
chosen
Church
of
Israel
and
Iudah
his
pleasant
plant
brought
forth
;
wee
see
the
fruits
which
our
vnthankefull
land
,
so
blessed
of
the
Lord
,
so
instructed
in
the
precepts
of
piety
and
righteousnesse
,
doth
affoorde
to
him
for
all
his
mercies
and
louing
kindnesses
:
I
looked
for
grapes
,
and
behold
wilde
grapes
.
Here
iust
occasion
is
ministred
to
inquire
out
some
reason
,
why
all
these
blessings
of
God
in
planting
,
watering
and
pruning
his
Church
,
should
not
be
of
force
to
make
it
fruitful
,
but
that
notwithstanding
al
his
husbandry
,
it
shuld
so
degenerate
,
&
bring
forth
the
fruits
not
of
the
new
,
but
of
the
old
stocke
;
I
wil
not
vndertake
to
set
down
al
the
particular
reasons
therof
,
but
amongst
many
(
no
doubt
)
one
,
not
the
least
,
is
that
first
blessing
of
planting
his
Vineyard
in
a
fruitfull
soyle
,
his
temporall
blessings
,
his
peace
,
his
plenty
,
his
furnishing
of
it
with
all
outward
necessaries
,
that
it
might
bee
in
heart
,
and
strong
to
bring
forth
goodly
fruit
.
It
may
seeme
strange
,
that
these
helpes
of
piety
should
proue
the
bane
therof
:
for
when
straw
is
not
ministred
to
Israel
,
but
that
they
are
forced
to
wander
ouer
the
land
to
seek
stubble
;
what
maruell
if
they
yeeld
not
their
ful
tale
of
bricks
?
or
if
the
necessities
of
this
life
doc
distract
Martha
vnto
many
things
;
how
can
shee
with
her
sister
intend
to
fitte
at
the
foot
of
Christ
,
and
by
the
waters
of
the
Word
which
should
increase
her
fruitefulnesse
?
But
though
Abraham
,
Iob
,
Dauid
,
&
all
faithfull
men
truly
rooted
and
grounded
in
Christ
,
the
more
they
are
increased
with
those
outward
blessings
of
wealth
,
of
honour
,
of
authority
,
the
more
abundance
of
the
outward
fruits
of
righteousnesse
and
mercy
they
doe
yeeld
:
yet
in
men
not
truly
regenerated
and
altered
into
the
nature
of
the
roote
Christ
,
of
which
sort
the
greater
parte
of
outward
professors
alwayes
are
,
lamentable
experience
sheweth
,
how
that
fatnes
of
the
soyle
,
which
in
the
fanctified
branches
of
the
Vine
Christ
,
doth
increase
good
fruit
,
contrariwise
in
these
vnreceiued
Christians
doth
feed
the
corruption
of
their
olde
nature
,
and
doe
helpe
to
the
fruites
thereof
.
This
corrupted
the
purity
of
the
Church
of
Israel
,
Deut.
32.5
.
Hee
that
should
haue
beene
vpright
,
when
hee
waxed
fat
,
spurned
with
his
heele
.
And
Ier.
5.
Though
I
fedde
them
full
,
yet
they
committed
adultery
,
they
assembled
themselues
by
companies
in
harlots
houses
.
This
corrupted
the
Church
of
Christians
,
Religio
peperit
diuitias
,
&
filia
deuorauit
matrem
:
Piety
brought
forth
wealth
,
and
this
daughter
destroyed
her
mother
that
brought
her
forth
.
This
corrupted
the
Church
of
Rome
.
As
soone
as
the
Church
was
indued
with
riches
(
saith
Platina
)
the
worshippers
of
God
were
turned
from
seuerity
to
wantonnes
,
and
by
the
generall
impunity
,
no
Prince
repressing
the
lewdnesse
of
men
,
monsters
vsurped
Peters
seat
.
Lastly
,
this
hath
been
the
bane
of
our
church
,
our
peace
,
our
plenty
,
our
rest
,
euen
the
Lords
blessings
,
like
plenty
of
showers
,
hath
brought
forth
this
haruest
of
weedes
and
brambles
,
which
haue
choaked
true
deuotion
;
abundance
hath
increased
luxuric
,
and
ministred
food
to
the
pride
of
life
;
fulnesse
of
bread
hath
brought
forth
wantonnes
of
the
flesh
,
and
lust
of
vncleannesse
,
which
in
want
and
hunger
do
ordinarily
wither
;
peace
hath
bread
security
,
and
called
euery
man
to
the
building
of
his
own
house
.
Here
beganne
our
gathering
when
wee
conceiued
hope
of
inioying
,
and
the
increase
of
our
goods
increaseth
our
loue
to
wards
them
,
and
by
stealing
our
affection
separateth
our
hearts
from
the
roote
Christ
,
in
whom
wee
should
grow
.
And
thus
when
men
should
haue
said
in
their
hearts
;
Let
vs
feare
the
Lord
our
God
that
giueth
raine
both
earely
and
late
,
and
reserueth
to
vs
the
appointed
time
of
haruest
;
or
when
they
should
say
with
Dauid
,
Psal.
116.
Enter
into
God
thy
rest
(
O
my
soule
)
for
he
hath
beene
beneficiall
to
thee
,
wee
say
with
the
glutton
,
Take
thy
rest
,
O
my
soule
,
for
thou
hast
goods
laid
vp
for
many
yeares
,
eate
,
drinke
and
be
merry
:
Whereby
as
our
Sauiour
obiecteth
to
the
Iewes
,
Math.
13.15
.
This
peoples
heart
is
waxen
fatte
,
and
their
eares
are
dull
of
hearing
;
with
their
eyes
haue
they
winked
,
lest
they
should
see
with
their
eyes
,
and
heare
with
their
eares
,
and
vnderstand
with
their
hearts
,
and
be
conuerted
,
and
I
should
heale
them
.
So
necessary
is
the
prayer
of
Salomon
for
the
Church
of
God
also
;
Giue
mee
not
abundance
,
lest
I
be
full
and
deny
God
,
and
say
,
Who
is
the
Lord
?
But
to
conclude
this
point
,
howsoeuer
the
corruption
of
men
doth
turn
this
plenty
of
earthly
blessings
,
to
the
nourishing
of
their
earthly
affections
,
seeing
as
Vines
cannot
bring
forth
fair
&
goodly
fruit
in
a
barren
soile
:
so
the
fruits
of
the
Church
,
&
of
righteous
men
cannot
be
abundant
&
fair
without
this
food
;
seeing
God
in
his
mercy
also
often
taketh
away
this
abundance
,
when
his
Church
groweth
wanton
,
&
by
breaking
the
staffe
of
bread
,
tryeth
them
with
scarsity
somtimes
,
&
with
afflictions
:
the
Lords
challenge
doth
notwithstanding
still
continue
firm
:
What
could
I
haue
done
to
my
Vineyard
which
I
haue
not
done
?
In
this
abundant
allowance
vnto
our
bodies
,
if
any
man
thinke
that
the
abundant
prouision
made
for
the
foode
of
our
soules
also
,
this
plenty
of
preaching
and
of
instructions
should
haue
kept
downe
the
pride
of
the
body
,
and
held
vp
the
spirit
aboue
the
flesh
,
&
reformed
the
abuses
of
wealth
&
peace
;
I
may
adde
euen
this
abundance
of
spiritual
food
,
as
one
of
the
causes
of
confirming
&
hardning
corrupt
minds
in
their
corruptions
:
for
in
those
fat
hearts
which
are
either
wanton
or
sleepy
,
the
continuall
plenty
of
the
word
causeth
a
fulnesse
,
a
lusting
after
Quailes
and
nouelties
,
and
a
wearie
loathing
of
that
plaine
bread
of
life
which
came
from
heauen
:
Our
soules
,
said
the
Iewes
,
are
dried
vp
with
this
Manna
.
Euen
as
water
and
bread
,
and
fire
,
because
they
are
things
without
which
we
cannot
liue
,
God
made
them
more
common
then
things
of
pleasure
,
and
yet
because
they
are
so
common
,
they
are
of
lesse
price
:
so
that
word
,
without
which
there
is
no
spirituall
life
,
God
in
his
mercy
maketh
it
common
in
his
church
,
that
according
to
the
prophesie
,
it
may
runne
like
waters
in
the
midst
of
the
streets
;
and
this
very
commonnes
of
it
breedeth
a
contempt
,
so
that
as
great
noyse
and
loude
sounds
vnto
which
wee
are
continually
accustomed
,
doe
not
strike
the
eare
,
but
rather
allureth
sleepe
,
and
as
the
hand
which
at
the
first
is
soft
and
tender
,
and
galled
with
handy
labours
,
doth
with
vse
waxe
hard
,
and
gathereth
a
senselesse
brawne
:
so
the
eares
of
Iewes
&
Christians
,
are
by
custom
not
affected
with
the
continual
voice
of
God
,
&
their
hearts
,
which
at
the
first
are
tender
,
galled
and
pricked
with
euery
hard
sentence
of
the
word
,
by
dayly
vse
grow
hard
and
vnsensible
;
that
whereas
Nineuie
repented
at
the
hearing
of
one
fearefull
Sermon
of
the
Prophet
Ionas
,
Israel
was
not
strucken
at
the
vsual
thunder
of
so
many
fearefull
prophesies
,
neyther
did
the
works
&
wonders
of
our
sauior
bring
them
to
any
sense
of
themselus
,
Which
if
they
had
bin
done
in
Tire
and
Sidon
,
nay
in
Sodom
and
Gomorrah
,
would
haue
drawn
them
to
repentance
in
sackcloth
&
ashes
:
notwithstanding
,
seeing
this
word
preached
,
is
the
only
food
,
without
which
the
soule
pineth
,
and
her
life
consumeth
:
seeing
by
the
streams
of
this
water
,
all
faithfull
men
do
grow
as
trees
(
in
whole
countries
)
planted
by
the
water
side
,
which
bring
forth
their
fruites
in
due
season
:
there
is
no
reason
why
the
Lord
should
scant
his
children
of
this
bread
of
strength
and
life
,
because
some
without
gouernement
do
abuse
it
to
excesse
,
or
that
his
bounty
should
not
bee
magnified
,
in
whose
house
the
prodigall
sonne
happily
remembred
,
that
euen
the
seruants
haue
bread
inough
.
I
come
therfore
to
the
last
point
of
my
Text
,
to
the
consideration
of
the
iudgement
which
is
due
to
those
vngratefull
Vineyardes
,
which
notwithstanding
the
exceeding
great
means
vsed
for
their
good
,
doe
obstinately
continue
in
bringing
forth
wilde
fruites
;
for
the
Lord
,
the
great
Iudge
referreth
this
controuersie
between
himselfe
and
vs
,
to
our
own
consciences
,
our
own
case
to
our
owne
iudgements
,
O
inhabitants
of
Iudah
,
iudge
,
I
pray
you
,
betweene
mee
and
my
Vineyard
,
that
is
,
Iudge
betweene
your selues
&
mee
:
for
though
God
beginneth
his
iudgement
at
his
own
house
,
yet
he
goeth
to
this
iudgement
with
a
heauy
hart
,
as
it
were
,
and
a
slow
pace
,
though
vpon
our
continuall
prouocations
,
he
giueth
out
words
of
highest
reuenge
,
As
Esai
1.24
.
Ah
,
I.
will
ease
me
of
my
aduersaries
,
and
auenge
mee
of
mine
enemies
;
and
as
Hose
.
11.
The
sword
shall
fall
vpon
their
Cities
,
and
consume
their
barres
,
and
I
will
meete
them
as
a
Beare
robbed
of
her
whelpes
,
I
will
breake
the
kall
of
their
hearts
,
I
will
deuoure
them
like
a
Lion
,
their
Infants
shall
bee
dashed
in
peeces
,
and
their
women
with
child
shall
bee
ripped
:
yet
when
he
is
to
com
to
the
execution
of
these
feareful
sentences
,
he
stayeth
himselfe
,
as
in
the
18.
verse
of
the
same
Chapter
,
How
shal
I
giue
thee
vp
,
Ephraim
?
How
shal
I
deliuer
thee
vp
Israel
?
How
shall
I
make
thee
as
Adamah
?
how
shall
I
make
thee
as
Zeboim
?
mine
heart
is
turned
within
mee
,
my
repentings
are
rowled
together
,
I
will
not
execute
the
fiercenes
of
my
wrath
,
I
will
not
returne
to
destroy
Ephraim
,
for
I
am
God
and
not
man
,
&c.
which
is
the
reason
why
the
Lord
calleth
man
first
to
sit
in
iudgement
vpon
himselfe
,
because
as
Cor.
11.13
.
If
wee
would
iudge
our selues
,
wee
should
not
be
iudged
of
the
Lord.
Iudge
therefor
(
I
pray
you
)
betweene
mee
and
my
Vineyard
.
But
vniust
men
that
are
so
corrupt
and
partiall
in
iudging
other
mens
causes
,
when
will
wee
bee
vpright
and
vncorrupt
in
our
owne
causes
?
when
will
a
man
condemne
himselfe
?
when
will
hee
sift
his
secret
corners
,
and
set
his
owne
wayes
both
seene
and
hidden
before
his
own
eyes
?
when
will
he
vpon
exact
examination
,
giue
that
iust
doom
and
sentence
of
death
vpon
his
owne
iniquities
,
and
vpon
his
owne
head
,
making
true
restitution
what
lyeth
in
him
of
all
his
wrongs
,
and
executing
vengeance
vpon
al
his
vices
and
corruptions
,
that
there
shall
,
bee
no
need
of
appeale
from
his
own
partiall
iudgement
,
to
the
iudgement
seate
of
God
,
no
need
of
the
Lords
after
comming
to
punish
those
sinnes
,
which
are
acknowledged
,
condemned
,
remoued
and
reformed
?
and
now
mercy
is
implored
for
them
,
and
supplications
put
vp
to
the
throne
of
grace
:
for
to
them
,
Esai
1.
Come
now
(
sayeth
God
)
let
vs
reason
together
;
If
thy
sinnes
were
as
red
as
crimson
,
I
will
make
them
as
white
as
snow
,
though
they
be
double
dyed
as
scarlet
,
I
will
make
them
like
wooll
.
To
them
,
that
is
spoken
,
Malachy
3.
I
will
spare
you
,
as
a
father
spareth
his
owne
sonne
that
serueth
him
.
But
these
sinnes
that
haue
been
so
deeply
rooted
in
vs
,
and
by
long
familiarity
and
custome
,
are
become
deare
to
vs
,
and
which
like
that
euill
spirit
,
Act.
16.16
.
doe
bring
gain
&
pleasure
to
their
masters
;
there
is
little
hope
of
our
willing
consents
to
root
them
out
.
We
come
like
those
Iews
with
minds
resolued
in
our
courses
,
whatsoeuer
the
Prophets
shall
teach
to
the
contrary
:
And
therefore
what
remaineth
,
but
that
this
Vineyard
should
expect
the
Lords
sentence
;
Now
will
I
tell
you
(
saith
God
)
Ver.
5.
what
I
will
do
?
A
feareful
thing
to
fal
into
the
hands
of
the
liuing
God
.
A
sentence
of
depriuation
of
his
graces
:
A
sentence
of
finall
desolation
,
onely
by
remouing
his
mercies
and
blessings
by
which
onely
it
standeth
,
by
remouing
his
owne
sauing
presence
from
it
,
1.
the
hedge
of
his
defence
shall
be
taken
away
,
and
then
he
shall
not
need
to
hisse
to
the
nations
to
come
against
her
,
she
hath
greedy
enemies
at
home
that
lie
in
wait
for
the
prey
.
Secondly
,
Hee
will
not
maintaine
the
wall
or
proppes
which
vpholde
her
.
How
can
it
then
but
fall
downe
to
the
ground
,
and
bee
trampled
on
by
the
feet
of
euery
wilde
beast
?
Thirdly
,
He
wil
not
bestow
dressing
and
pruning
of
her
by
discipline
and
chasticements
:
how
can
shee
then
but
grow
wilde
?
Shee
shall
not
be
digged
and
weeded
;
then
will
thornes
and
corruptions
ouergrow
her
.
And
yet
by
all
these
punishments
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
is
not
appeased
:
for
there
remaineth
one
,
which
taketh
away
all
future
hopes
and
possible
meanes
of
any
one
branch
to
continue
,
and
liue
in
the
middest
of
these
former
desolations
:
Hee
will
commaund
the
cloudes
,
that
they
raine
no
raine
vpon
her
:
How
then
can
the
drie
and
barren
earth
bring
forth
any
good
?
I
cannot
,
I
need
not
prosecute
the
particulars
of
this
sentence
:
wee
all
know
how
exactly
and
seuerely
it
is
long
since
executed
vpon
the
Vineyard
of
Israel
,
and
not
a
word
of
the
Lord
is
fallen
to
the
ground
:
that
Garden
and
Paradise
of
the
earth
,
that
delightfull
habitation
of
the
mighty
God
of
Israel
,
wherein
the
light
of
life
shined
,
when
all
the
earth
besides
was
darkenesse
,
lyeth
now
as
waste
,
as
the
wildernesse
of
Horeb
;
and
where
the
voice
of
the
Bridegroome
was
heard
,
and
of
him
that
did
leade
the
dance
with
Tabrets
and
Harpes
;
where
the
people
of
God
ioyned
together
in
the
ioyfull
songs
of
Sion
;
there
now
Zims
and
Satyres
dance
,
the
Ostrich
&
the
Shrich-owle
doe
dwell
there
,
and
the
inhabitants
themselues
being
cast
out
of
their
Cities
and
Vineyards
,
and
scattered
ouer
the
whole
earth
amongst
them
that
hate
them
,
doe
liue
without
GOD
,
without
a
Sauiour
and
Protector
,
without
a
sacrifice
,
without
hope
and
comfort
,
a
forlorne
Nation
,
&
according
to
the
Prophesies
,
the
reproch
and
hissing
and
scorne
of
all
people
,
a
perpetuall
exemplary
monument
in
the
middest
of
Christians
and
Nations
of
all
tongues
,
of
the
Lords
iustice
vpon
his
owne
vnthankfull
Church
and
family
.
Concerning
now
our selues
,
who
haue
succeeded
the
Iewes
in
Gods
inheritance
,
and
are
made
a
parte
of
his
Vineyard
,
what
can
wee
alledge
for
our selues
,
why
the
same
sentence
should
not
passe
vpon
vs
?
If
we
compare
Gods
mercies
towards
vs
,
wee
goe
beyond
the
Iewes
,
as
farre
as
the
light
of
Christ
and
his
Apostles
doth
exceede
the
light
of
Moses
and
his
Prophets
,
and
the
sonne
of
righteousnes
doth
goe
beyond
the
Starres
of
the
night
,
the
grace
of
the
Gospel
beyond
the
commandements
of
the
law
.
If
we
compare
our
fruits
of
thankefulnesse
,
what
one
complaint
doe
the
Prophets
make
of
the
Iewes
couetousnesse
,
vniustice
,
oppression
,
wantonnesse
and
pride
,
which
is
not
,
by
altering
the
names
,
as
it
were
,
spoken
to
our
land
,
besides
the
sinnes
of
sacrilege
,
of
gluttony
proper
to
vs
?
Wherfore
seeing
where
the
Lord
had
iuster
cause
to
expect
such
multitude
of
grapes
,
hee
is
prouoked
with
a
continual
Vintage
of
these
wild
grapes
,
I
wil
not
dare
to
pronounce
the
LORDS
sentence
,
that
thus
and
thus
will
hee
doe
vnto
his
Vineyard
.
Yet
seeing
GOD
referreth
it
to
our
iudgements
,
to
pronounce
what
it
hath
deserued
;
I
may
with
the
secret
assent
of
your
owne
consciences
affirme
,
that
,
in
that
hee
hath
not
yet
executed
that
sentence
vpon
vs
,
hee
hath
not
dealt
with
vs
after
our
sins
,
neyther
rewarded
vs
according
to
our
iniquities
:
for
the
hedge
of
Iewrie
is
broken
downe
,
and
the
wilde
Bore
hath
destroyed
that
Vine
.
The
Beasts
of
the
field
haue
deuoured
it
vp
.
But
the
LORD
hath
kept
our
hedges
,
and
the
Bore
hath
not
deuoured
,
the
wild
beastes
haue
not
broken
in
vpon
vs
.
The
LORDS
finall
Sessions
are
approching
;
and
who
knoweth
whether
by
his
exemplarie
iustice
,
hee
being
sufficiently
knowne
to
the
world
?
These
publike
&
corporal
executions
of
his
wrath
vpon
sinnefull
Nations
,
bee
not
referred
vnto
that
day
.
This
is
our
chiefest
cause
of
feare
,
lest
a
spirituall
curse
proceede
out
of
his
mouth
against
vs
,
like
that
of
our
Sauiour
Christ
vpon
the
barren
figge-tree
;
lest
he
neglect
to
prune
and
dresse
this
his
Vineyard
;
lest
hee
neglect
to
weede
out
our
thornes
,
and
suffer
the
brambles
to
choke
that
little
good
that
is
found
amongst
vs
;
lest
to
our
finall
desolation
and
spirituall
vastity
,
hee
commaund
the
cloudes
not
to
raine
their
raine
vpon
vs
lest
hee
make
the
Heauen
ouer
our
heades
to
bee
as
brasse
:
for
then
the
earth
shall
bee
as
yron
,
or
as
drie
and
fruitlesse
dust
.
What
fruite
can
earth
yeeld
,
when
it
is
forsaken
of
heauenly
grace
?
Oh
stirre
vp
therefore
the
graces
of
GOD
which
are
in
you
,
and
apply
them
vnto
fruitfulnesse
;
that
yee
may
yet
take
,
and
lade
the
Altar
of
the
LORDS
wine-presse
with
the
sacrifice
of
your
fruites
.
Say
in
your
hearts
,
as
the
Vine
,
Iudg.
9.
Should
I
leaue
my
Wine
,
whereby
I
cheare
both
God
and
man
,
and
goe
to
aduance
my selfe
aboue
other
trees
?
That
as
,
Esai
65.
When
there
is
wine
found
in
the
cluster
,
one
doth
say
,
Destroy
it
not
,
for
there
is
a
blessing
in
it
:
So
our
Lord
visiting
this
Vineyard
,
may
haue
cause
to
say
,
There
are
clusters
found
in
the
Vine
,
destroy
it
not
,
for
there
is
a
blessing
in
it
:
and
a
blessing
be
vpon
it
.
Thus
,
and
thus
onely
may
wee
continue
Christ
the
Vine
vnto
our
land
,
&
our selues
a
Vineyard
vnto
Christ
;
A
Seate
of
perpetuity
for
the
Lords
mercies
,
and
inheritance
of
life
to
our
Children
and
Posterity
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.