anfwer to the pretence' cf men be for your felves, empty your felves upon poor people that ly eveh Capon the earth. And if the Tree fall toward the South, or toward the Nerd), in the place where the Yree falleth, there it fhall be, faith the Holy GhoR the meaning is this, whereas fome may fay, It maybe we may give, and give to force that arc good., and to fame that are naught, and we doe not know whether there will come good of what we give ; faith the holy Gholt, as where a tree falls when it is cut downe, yet Rill it is to the advantage and bene- fit of him that ownes it , he finds it when its fallen there, he can make ufe of it ; fo you give fometimes to good, and fome- times to bad , yet the fruit of your mercy shall lie, and you (hall find the benefit of it ; or rather as others thus ; they make the Tree falling to fignifie the death of men ; Be mer- cifull while you live, the tree will fall, and look how it falls there it lies : you know a tree when it is cutting down, it will fall the way that there is moli boughes, and that way it molt inclines too whilli it was Banding, fo faith the holy Gholl, the way that your hearts molt incline too, that way you will fall ; if you have the fruits of mercy and good works, that you are aboundant that way, and your hearts turning that way, you will fall that way,and fo you will lie and be found at the great day, according to what the proportion of your hearts and your works have been. Againe, He that óferves the winde, 'Imam feiw'e., and he that regardeth the clouds, fhall not reap ; Mark the anfwer to the covetous heart that would be fcant in the works of mercy, I have not fit obje &s to bellow my mercy upon -; he that cbferves the winde (hall not fowe ; If a husbandman (hall be looking every day, and fee the winde in the clouds, and thinks it will not be fire weather, and fo will not venture any thing, he will never make any work of his plowing or fow- ing ; fo faith the holy GhoR, be not too prying. and obferving of there wan:.s of mercy, whether the obje&`be a fit obje&, yea or no ; it may be 1 may, and have belowne a great deale, but have feene no good come of it ; Mark what follows in the the fift verse ; As thou know-all not what is the way of the Spi- rit, nor haw the bones doe_ row in the womb of her that is with ckifd_; srr
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