.. 6 ..__._ . l Jt<o· ••·~· mAtlb wfih the Cedar; daughter. Thefe are evidencesandjignesfet downe rop;;-' hW.:~i"in~e :.fee anp_fmch into your.fc.lves;,whetheryoutindethem or no. e OJ : TH~retsyet<?fth!sfea~h~ranotherkmdof~xalt•'!gou~fdvesabovethatweo ht · IV,\l~h.t? be,compl;llned oful,thFfe ~ayes. S.Pa"l.callcth 1~ ajlretching ofour Jelv~be~ 1 Cor.r~.r4. y~if.l~I1J,~afore. Ti,Jus~~faman be,attamed to any h1gh sk1ll mLaw,whiclj is the gift of God1.or 1fam.an be growne wtfe, and expmcnced well mthe ajfaires ot this world wh'i.F~ is alfo His gopd bleffing :,pr~fcmly by vcrtuc oftbis, \hey take.themfelves t~ beTo'qualified,as they be abt~ H~ over-rule qur matters inDivinity,able toprefcrib~ Jf!_J!,ops how togo:verl",and Dw1nes how t~pre.lcp;[o to de,f~r.m1neour cafes,as ifthey d Tiiiu.1. werewofeff'ed wttp us : aqd t.ha~ many um~~' d ajfirmtngthmgs they know not and • Iudcro. 'fen{tJrlng things tpey ~avelittle skill~f. No;W: fceing we tjl~e not upon us to de~lein c~fes ofy~ur Law~or 1n m~ttersofyour Trt~de, we take,thts 1s a.ftretchinghyondy 411 r fHof~H: ltpe. That1n fodOJqgyouare 1 ttpe6plethatco»tro!lth~Przeft: th'atyouaretoohigh, 1 , thca.p•· when you sJet your (elves over them tbat arNJveryouzn tbe Lord: andthatthisisno b R~"'·'' t· pari ofthar.6Jober wifdume,which'S.Pat~l conu!lend~th to you;but ofthatcop-jhottm wifdomewhteh hetlrqecondemneth. Wh1ch breakmg compalfe and out-reachingis– (no doubt) the caufe of thefe lamentable rents and ruptures in theLord's Net, in our 1 dayes. For, only hy pride cgmmeth contention, faith the Wife-man. •Which point 1 .• "'· ' ivilh might be looked upon and amended. Sure,it will marreall in the end. , Thirdly,ifany man li(tt~p him[elfe to4 high,anyofboth thefewayes,G on bath · qkenorder to abate him and take him downe: for,He hath appointed His Prophets, i H,;r.•."s. to; f"'nt thofe that are too high;andHe hath ordained His Word;tokhringdownevery t ~ Cor.ro.i· hnagination thatjha!l he exaltedagainjl it. Now then, if there be any man, that 1hall • feeke to fet himfelfe without the lhot ofit,and is fo high minded, as that he cannot f~Jfcrtbewordsof tJ(hortation; and where Godhathfaid, Charge them that be rich, he cannot abide to heare any charge (and fi~eh there be:)Cure,that manwithout all que– ffion lSVeryhigh-minded;and if he durft, he would teare OUt this leafe,and all Other, J• ;.,.,.-''·"· where likecb•rge is given thorow theBible. OfNabal it is recorded, 1He Will fo furly, .,,s.m. 1 .7• 11,ma>J mirsht not fPea/ee to him : Of m Abner (agreat man, and a fpeciall fiay of the . , houfeofSaul)that upon a word fpoken,ofbisadulterous life wirhoneofSaulsmini• ~ , ons, ~cgrew to fuch choler, that he forgar aU, and bid the plorthatcofi his Maller Jjbhofbeth his kingdome. Micbeah prophdiedgo4dthings, that is to fay, projitaUeta Ahak, the event !hewed it: ye' becaufe he did not prophelie,goodthings, that is, fuch as Ahab would he4Ye, he fpared not openly toprofelfe, he b4tedhim : and whereas the falfe Prophets werefed at h~01.ne table~and fared no worfe than heand the Q!.eene,he ~K;ng. .... tookc order for Micheah-h1s d1et,that 1t lhould be the bread ofafflti1t4nand thewater ~ftr0116le; and all for acharge-giving. Thefe were (I dare boldly affirme) high-min· dedmen in their generations: Ifany belike thefc, th«y know what they ar~. Ifthen there be a[)y that refufe robe pruned and trimmed by theWordofGsd. •Who either ~ Dcut.• 9 . '9• when he hearcth theword~ofthe charge,*hlejfetb himfelfein hishe~rtandfaith,TMfo he Jolh hutprilte; thefe thingsjha/1 not corne upon me, tb4ugh I walke fttUaccerdmg~~~~~& .ftubhornne!Je ofmine onme heart: •Either in hearing the Word ofGod,takes ~pon ~1m (rHisjlefo and hloud, and he) to}it onit,and Genfureit: and fay to himfelfe one while, this is well fpokcn,while hishumor is ferved; anotherwhile,this is(oo!iatlyfpoke~, now he hAhhleth,becaufe theCharge fits Comewhat neerehim: l Either is inrh:Phm– feu cafe, whichafrerrhey haveheardtheCharge,doe(asthey did a~ CH~ r.s T) nGal.t. ''· "i•p.••?>~ri\,.,•,jefl andfcoffi:,andmake themfelves merry with ir,and wal!Jitdown With a •r·~ ''·' 4 ' cup offack and that 0 be,·au{ethey werecovefQm: Ifin very deed PthewiJrdofGodheta ' ''· ·'~· themarepr;ch,and they.take li~e delight in b?th,and well were they,!fthey might ne.f , ver heare it; and to tefitfie thetr good conce1t ofthe Word, Jhew 1t mtheacco~nt o theEp(Jod, which is apafeandcpntemptihleg~~rment in theireyu, andth~ ~ordm lt and with u(rhis is Mich1l'scafc.)Whofoever is in any ofthefe mens cafes,1s mthe cafeof ahigh-mindedman; and that ofthe highefi degree: for they lift tl:emfelvestlp, not againfl: ~anhand man, but againfi heaven and Go n Himfelfe. 0 beloved 1 youthat be inwealthand authority"loveand reveren<e theWord of Go». It is themt d~~~
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