S E C T. XII. of ElandCallitag. 62t Iahly, Experience teacbethus, That When the artsandhumane learning revived, then truths were di/cernedfrontfalft ood: Which made the Pope hate learning, and account it Heretical counderhand Greek ; yea, one Popewould not fuller a man to name the word Jcademia, Oniverfty ç but this is by the way. O/e of Inflrnition : How happy and excellent a thing it is tohave godly pru- dence and integrity to imbrace e chother; not to let thy wifdom degenerate into earthly,carnal wifdom: Oh be afraid, when you are wife for earthly things, and have no underhanding for heavenly ! Oh l at the day of lodge- ment this will be thy folly, thy madnefs: Thou haft been wife to heap up riches, but haft not been rich in faithorgodlinefs; thou haft beenwife to get the favor and loveof the greatones in the world, but haftnot beenwife to obtain the favor ofthe great God : Sapiensnon eft, quifibi nonfapit: Now thou haft no wifdomfor thy immortal foul, thy eternal happinefs, for that which is of the greateltconfequence : Therefore thou art not trulywife. S aMoN CVII. Of the Conj/lency of Earth&greatnef and 0® bility with C9odlineJs; Andyet notlwithfland- ing, how rare it is forfilch enters to called andwed. icon. x.-6. .Not manymighty, not many noble are called. THe firft fobje6t enumerated by Paul, WhomGod is pleafed to rejerçt, and tofay, They/hall not be mine, in the day I make rip my jeweis, hath been difpatched. We proceed to the other two remaining ; and becaufethey agree in one common'coarderation, I Ihall handle them together. The firft part, of thofewho forthe moil part areoverlooked by God, Arewife menaf- ter the ffelh, fuch as are eminent and admirable for internal excellencies. In the next place the Apoftle inftanceth ih thofe that are exalted for external greatnels: And that is twofold, either fuch which is acquired by humane in= duftry, in the word (hMifhty) or filch which is natural, that we have by our birth, in the other word (Noble.) The firhfort of perlons are called Jn+asaì. and in the next verfe, lgyrL an- fleecing the HebrewGenerino; and Both lignifie any that are mighty and thong in this world, either by their power , or their wealth , or their honor, that are tall cedars, when others arebutfhrubs. Secondly, The other are cvaco c, which word, though fometimes applied tó the graciousdifpolition of thegodly; as the Bertant are laid to be more noble, becaufe they did (earth theScripture (obferve that, its truenobility, and true honor,. to be diligent in marching the Scripture) yet here its applyed unto that humane excellencyand prerogative Come have above others by their birth; for although there is none fo noblydefcended, but he is borna childeofwrath, and
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