Preached in LE N T. The en~rancc I make. Fro~ this unhappy conjunction of M~rie's good work and III. 1 dM evill fpecch this firll: confideration offereth it felf(norhing pleafaor,but whole- ,The V•flTint. fome ·and requifit~ ro be called to minde,ofall that me~ne to-doe well.) That,things ;~;;;,~·;;::.~ well done fhall .bc cv1ll taken : and often, good affeCl:wns_have no go.od conO:ruch~ .li&ned, ons; and that reaeived w1th the!eft hand,rh~t IS reached with the n~ht. , , • . For this her act, that was well done; (1f.CH~I s-r. knew!what 1twas to do~weflJ\ Yet, we [cc, iris difdeigned,zrudg_edat, and fh~ molefledfor lt : (all three; aremmy: Text.) Whence we learne: Bea rhmg donew never fo good purpofe,yet fome It':'a< will muttet;andmaligne,an~come forth w1th hts rt quzd? SomeiudA<wlil call: h1s· dead.lly intoMary Magdalen s•l:iox ofomtn:ent. · . . ·· .. · , :o ·,~ • ,., N 0 one creature had fo good expenence of th1s, as th1s poore woman pad.• Three fpeciall verrues of hers,rhe f:!ofPells record: and,in every one of ~he three,fhe_ was repined at. I. Whcn,ln the.bltterne!fe ofher foule, ·fhe !hewed her re~entance• with team; SimonrhePharifeedtd what hecould todtfgrace her (l>nk.7.) z. WJ:en Luk.?.J-9, ina hungry defire to receive comfort, by the word of grace,fl1e fhewed he_r devor~on; in fitting At CH~ Is T s feet, 0f4arth.a (her owne fifter) made compl!Unt ·of her. Luk,•~·i"· 3 • And now here againe, rhuhird rime :when, inanhoncftregardof'herduty, ·- · /hee fheweth her chankfulne!fe for comfort received, thrifts owneDi(ciples both grudgeand fpeake ·again!l: her. So that, if!hewajhethHit feet with tear<s,. it £ontents not: If /he annoint Hit headwith balme,it ismatter ofmiflike: Iffhejitjlill,and fay nothina :iris all one : Still, Marieis found faulrwith; ever,herdoings ftand awry. T~is is the lot and portion of all thofe,that will follow their fteppes. Not only we of private eftate, but cvengrc:;arPerfonag,s,As,Nehemia<,byGeflu,",tobring Neh. 6 , 6 • detriment ro the fl:ate, by favounng the Churches cafe. Even Pnnces•: Davidby .. shemei,tobe ah!6ttdy Perfecutor,when (ifin any thing he offended) it was,in todmuch • Sam. ,6.7; Ienitie. Even CHRIST HimfdferheS ON of God; who neither could haveHu .feet, · but Si111on the Pharifee; nor His headannointed, but IudiU (His Apo!lle) maligne and fpeake again[]; it. Sothat,not onlyRegi11mejl(as the Heathen faid) hen~ cum ficeriJ, audirema!?,ro have evillfpeechfor good deeds ;burDivim1m,a heavenly thing (as C"Hu sr faith) Ioh. •o.3 ~ de b011o opere!apidari. . • This, is their l{)t. And it ferveth us to two purpofes: . r. For judgement: to fee thi• evil!difeafe rmder the S11n : The evill afpcCl: which the worldlookes with, on <.Mary 0f4agdalen. Whereby many times, that which is commendedin lieaven, is condemned in earth: andludtt<baggeC'\rrierh away even from CHRI srs. Where– b¥ many times,all good is faid ofthem,by whom little good is done; and fome mens ftagitia(which the heathen O:orie lamenrerh,inDrtef «<)!hall find more favour and be better rewarded thanDrrefu!s optimc cogitata,rhegood counfdl and cour(e ofmany abetter man. Such is thedeceitfr•lnejfeof thefonnes ofmen upon the weights. It ferveth us (I fay) P&.l.6•., 0 ; to_fee,and to forrdw at,and to fay with Augr1fine : Va tibi mifer, bon«< odor ocddit te, - ·· M1ferable man that-thou an,how art thou choked with fo good a fent ~ To farrow it and to prepare our felvcs to it, and refolve, that though we doe well,yet we /hall bee evil! fpoken of. • Thar, firn : and fecond, this, for praCtice. That though we be evill fpokenof, 2 yet nor to bee d1fmayed or troubled with this hard meafure .' but togoe on and doe Yet,tobo doRt, asUI!a · <M d l d'd · b h r ' 11 fi ' the . m.· ag a CTJ 1 ; not ~nee, ortw1ce, ut t rce 1evera ti~cs one~ rer ~no~ wef 1 · Ne1rher m hold our hjnd, or /hut our box,nqc fp1re ouromttpent~ ,f rhmgs Cdonebeev1ll taken. Tolookc, not eo 111dao oneactb who d1fi1kerh -but to ~~~~ 'T in heaven,who approveth ir,andin all three cafes m~de anfwer forMa- ~hatM~gd~len~ againfl: _M_•~tha? Simon an?It~dtt< and all heraccufers. To know, chat , J thrch tni11d.u d1vmme 1sperdttto, mCHR 1sT s divinirie is 6on~mopm. In re. gar nzr Oteofourowndutic,to berefolutc with the Apome' 0 uodfacio;hoc & {tt- • Cot.u: u~ ct~m,rv at 1 doe,that niii!J doe: In refpeet of rriifconfhuetion wiJ;'iliem, Mihipro'tJJi. , Cor 4 1 mmoejl;becau[e we may truly'fay and in the fight ofGod,Simt deceptores, & vera;es. • Co•- 6-~.; · .ds
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