chap.s.Secc.6 L~oking unto 1efos. Book IV. 5 When he faw thee like the horfe and the mule, more /Jruit(b ..., . h . h d :ft d' ,+ h . h s; rov. 30• z,J• . th 6m any man, not avmg ! e un er an mg eJ a man; t ou ne:r: er /earnedff wifdome, nor had.ft the k,zzowledge of the mo.ft holy; he cam(! with his inftrutl:ions, adding lyne unto lyne, and precept on precept, teaching andpreaching the GofPel @f the Kingdome; and fealin~ his truths with many miracles, that thou mayll: beleeve, Matt h. 4· 1 3• • and inbbeleevirHT thou miJ,hte.ft ha'?Je life throug~ hu n11me: and 0 what is this bu~ to make thee wife unto fJivation? . . 6. When he faw the.e a finner of the Gentiles, a !hanger from the common-weal th of lfrael, and w.thont God in the world, he fent his Apoil:les and me!fengers abroad, and bad them preach the Gofpel to thee, q. d. goto fuch a one in the d<~rkf corner of the world, an Ijleat [uch a di.ftana from the nation if the { ewe;, and fet up my throne ttmong{t that pNple, open t hemofl preciom c.?binet if mJ love there,and among.ft that people tellf uch a foul, that 'jrfus {hrift - came into the wer!d toJav eJinners, of whom heu one. 0 admirable: love. 7· When hefaw thee cail: down in thy felfe, and refufing thy, own mercy, crying and faying , what ? u it po(fiP!e, . that 'fefm . Chri.ft flmdd fend a meffage to fuch a dead dog M I am? why the · Apoftles commiffion feems otherwife, go not into the wa] ofthe Cjen- Mlt.lO. ); 6i · tiles, or intG any City of theSamaritans enteryenct; . but go rather to the lo{f jheep of the houfo of lfrael. 0 I tlm a loft /beep; but .not · being of the houfe of Ifrael, what hope u there that ever I jbou!d 6e found? he t.hen appeared, and even then he fpread his armes wide to receive thy foul; he fatisfied thee then of another commillion given to his Apoil:les, go teat·h all nations: and he cryed even then , come unto me thou tht'lt 11re wear; and heavy Manh; 1S. 19~ . laden with jinne,antl I will receive thee into my bofome, (lndgive tbee reft there. , 8. When he faw thee in fufpence, and heard thy complaint, but if I come, foal! I finde fweet welcome? I have heard, that his wayes are narrbw andflrtilite; Oh it u an hArd pajJage~ and an h;ITh a(cent up to heaven. <Manjferk;_ to enter in, Put jba/1 not be able; Luk. Ij. 24 , oh ! what (ball become of my poore foul? wh'y then he cold thee otherwife, that 11// hu wayes were Wll)Cs ifp!P.<t{antneffe, and all hu l' ro v. 3· 1 7. paths peace, he would give thee his Spirit that iliould beare rhe weight , and make all light ; he would fweecen the wayes of Chriflianity to thee , that th~ lhouldeil: finde by;
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