of thedoing ofthe VVord. his eyes too that fhall doe it to purpofe : Yea, both his eyes; for there is 111ork.e for both: /7idete quid audiatu,tofee, -rpf,atheheam: rvidetequo- Mat.+•t;, t 'n 1 . 1 ·c r. h b l •. Luko8.18'. modo audiatu, to tee IJow e Jeares, n any Wile, to ,ee, e e not a Jearer · · oilery, and nothing butahear~r, and when he hath done that, thinke he hach nothing dfe to doe. . Yet f11ch there were~ in Ez;.ecl>iels time (which place in i:he OldTe.: fiament, mau:heth this in the New) that called one to another, Come, let E:ie:3j-3t~ U5 goe to the Sermon : Et audirmt (faith he)fed nibilfaciunt, andheard, but Jid rlothi11g.' , . Such in Saint lames's titne dfe was his Cautio1t without catife. And fu~h in our time:: not, Jn.dogmate; for they maincairie it.not; but their pra,Clije plainely difcovers as much; that fo they heare, they care neither. TPhat, nor how, ipfum audirt, very hearing ferves their turne. '\ Well, whofoever fo cloth, how fure foever he makes himfelfe, how well and wifely fo ever he thinkes he carries the matter, it is fure (faith Saint lames) if heftenottoit, he is fallen into deceptiorvifus. Andifhe beare no otherwife, intorleceptio auditus. Hu recei1Jing of tl!e TPord, is no. thi~g but adecei11ing himfelft. · - ,:' . So have we two principall parts ofthisText. I; Firll hi~ ad1Ji/e; or Tr,_, T!.i!bfatl cauti~n: Su thatye be doers oft/it Tvord, and not hearers onely. i. And fe~ condly, that which giveth an edge to this ad1Jife, which is a maine in~ .convenience; wee fallinco,ifwee follow it not: Left TPet decei-ve our, felws- , . - · . _ The former ofthe advifc:, thuswe put in order: 'Be not hearers onely of 1;; the "!Pord, but doers ; So i< the true placing ofthe \Vords, chough 1t fia:nds otherwife inche Text. Now, he that laith, 'Be not hearers onely, faith tvt>a things : 1. 'Bej.e hearers : 1. But, not hearers oriely. So that the points grow to be three. I. An allowing US; tobe litarers (firll.) 1. But ndt'he~ ters onery, but fomewhat elfe 1 the fecond.) 3 1 Thirdly, what that is: Namely, to be doers of tlie ll?ord : which is nothingelfe, ~ut the fruit of .. . .. ,., that~rajt, which fo lately ye heard of: And this i;; the Cauti01z; Verfe ~~j · Then fecondly, hegi veth it an edge, byfaying, Ifwe follow not his I!! CautiQ'I, we fall into a Hat Paralo..gi[me, we make a fa\fe condufion, ot fal. lacy. Yea,a double edge: 1 Fidl,(hat we aredmilled: •Tile fccond that 'l>e deceive our felws. --~- · - -- Mttimmm 4
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