Of the S E N n t N a Sermon 9 turne it into avapour : and; after it isfo, then toblowitdwAy. And; other reafons there be affigned (why thus, inbreath) apt and good: , One, to!hewrheabfolure neceffiry, thegrearneed we have, oftbispower ; how evilh ' may be without it: As_evill as wecan bewithout our breath, fo evillcanwe bewirh~ out a meanesforremijzon ofourjimJts; '• p.«Mov "''' 1 # Ti v4{p4, It IS Saint Baji/, Th Chrifl:ian man he lives not by the aire that he breathes,more than he dorhby it. Oue Pial.6J·l· O\vnebreath nor more needfull,thanthisbreathofC HR. Is T.: His loving kindn,Jl in it, better than thelife itfelfe,and we no longer to drawQUI breath,tban to giveH~ thanks for it. This for theneceffity• .., ' A fecond, to lhew the quality; whichis milde, ofthefametemper, the breath is · No f)iritm procell.e(which fame would thinke perhaps,more meet)tocarry allbefor; ir. They know not the Holy Ghoft, that fothinke : theyremembernotrhe DIJ7Je Violence, in this worke, He could never skillof; His courfe bath ever been otherwife' And, not His one!y, but theirs, whom He proceeds from. ' , Kings , 9 ,"' Let them bur goe toElias'svifion, and informe themfelves ofthis point. There u· camefirfl: aboifferotu ,.hirle.wind (fuch an one, as they wi!h for) butno Go nthere. After it; aratling earth-quake : And after it,, crackling jlajhes effire : Go n was in nolle ofthem all. Then came a[oft {/illvoice : There comes Go D. Go nwas in it; and,by it, you may know where to finde Him. I'f.u. 1 •. ~. And as GoD, fo C" R. I • T : How comes He~ He fh•tl comeJorvneliktthe dew inafluceofwoo/1, and thatisfcarcerobeheard. He, Hejballnotrmenorcrie ~r.,14 •. ~, nor His voicebeheardoutintotheftreet. Howunlikethem, and their 'l(ovim, rha; will needs beareHis NAme! ' Efay8.6. And how theHoly Ghoft comes here,we fee. -Non~ofall thethreeperfons, butin gentle milde manner. It isagainfl:them (this) that take delight in thefe blu!lerirtgSpirits, andthinke them the onely men; cannot skill of any other. No river they, but the gre4t Euphr.· tes, that runnes with a huge noyfe. The waters ofSilo, run toofoft for them. Wdl,the waters of Silo (though) the Prophets commend to us : and to themChrijl fendrrn; l'fal. ~6.4. and it is they, when all is done, whe(eJlruliJes jhallmakegladthe CitieofGo n, Th~ is fure,no fpirirua11 grace is ever fo trulywrought by thefe fpirirs, that rake !o on,rill they beamofbreath.The airethey bear, the heart they pierce not. The qt~ietcalme breath lha!l doe it to better purpofe, than thefe that (TACkle like th~rnes under~pot. This breatp will thither,to the heart direCl:ly :and finne, never fo kindly dilfolved,:IS l ob 4 .: ,e. bya11divi vocem infilentio(that way.) Tell me not ofthemighty windeand the fre; that,was for Apojlles. We are none_; threedegreeslowe~. And thatwi~d rheyufed very fcldome (though:) once orrw1ce perhaps: bur, th1sthey ufed conunually. I report me ro their ABs,and to theirEpiflles. For, thewindcomes but at times; bur, thebreath is continuallyat all times. And this is lure, whenthemightywindandrhe jirecame, it may be, Saint Peterufed it once or twice, and Saint Paulas oft: bur, thts ofrhebreath, they ufed more, nay mofl: ofall, and by it did more good, thanby the other. ~ o f the pr., ry. I FTtJm'a1hiiiJ : CHRIST. For as for this,let it not trouble you,that it is but breath; andbrwh,butllire,and {o (one would thinke) too feeble; (As indeed what feeblerthing is there in man,_ rhat1 it n the more feeble, the more fit to manifefl: His firength by. For, as weakem ap. pearanee as it is,by it were greatthings brought to palfe. By thispnjfoofhreath,was theWorld blownerouwdabout.Abour came thePhilofophers,the oraters,theEmtmrs. Away went themiftsoferroter, downe went the LtMs, aand their TtmpleJ,before Jt. Which gives us agood palfage from the Breath ro theBreather, Hir~~rharisrhe Nominative cafe to in[teljlavit. For, we are cor to looke to thebreathalrogerher,b_ut fomewhat too, from whofe moutbitcomes, who[ebreath it is. And Chrtfis Jtl:,;. Heit is, that gives the vigour and verrue to it. The tMchofHisfinger, ~he hreMh 1 J FJismo11tb, venue goes from it, finne cannot fiand before it, it fends it gowg, bJowe> it awaylike a littlcdufl:.. rake
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