66 Chap. 32. An Expofitien upon the Beek of J- o is. Verf. acute,<:another more folid, one bath a flronger judgement, ano- ther a quicker phanfie and a more fearching,invention,One is bell at an argument to convince the. underflanding , another at amo- tive to quicken the afCe&lions ; one can confute: an error, and (late a Controverfie well, and another can beft dilcover fin , and con - vince the Confcience ; one bath weight ofmatter, but is flow of fpeech, another bath a fluent tongue, but is lefle material! ; a. third is both ; but all toprofit withal!. Such a Charaeler was gí- ven of those three Eminent men in the beginning of the refor Res hie ver- mation, Luther,.Erafinus, and MelanCthon; Luther had matter 6 Lúthem, and not words,he did not affect any exadìnefleof !tile or fpeech ; verba fine re- erafrcus had words at will, but lefle weight of matter ; Melax bus Erafmus, tthon was full in both, there was a concurrence or complication res7?' verba of many.,eminent gifts in him. The fame. Erafmtts, mentioned ütppzs*. laft but one, bath a like paifagee in his Preface to the workes of the Ancients ( which he with wonderfull skill and induary re- deemed from many miftakes, and fet forth more defecate and pure to the view and ufe of the world ) where obfetving the dif- ferent veines of divers Authors in their writings, he concludes thus ; Severall men have their feverall gifts, as it pleafeth thegift giving Spirit to give to them.. InAthanalztte we admire a ferrous perfpicuityof.fpeaking, ankt in ChryfoJeme a flowingEloquence ; in Baf :1, betides his fublimrry; a pleafant language ; rn Hilary we fee a lofty (tile, well marcht with the loftinefle of his matter ; in Cypr;an we reverence a fpirit worthy the.crowne of Martyr dome ; and we are is love with the.fweet incentives and mode- fly of .2t Ambrofe; In 3erome we commend his rich treafures :of Scripture-knowledge, and muff acknowledge in Gregory apure and uni. olifht fandlity. He flints up thus ; Leaf4 Ifboutdbe tedi- etts ; others have, from the bounty of the fame Spirit, their di- f:in& abilities, by which they are commended to theconfciences of the Godly. The Inf joirationof the Almighty giveth_underf and ing. And as this is true with refpe& tathe gifts of Illumination, which Elihu pitchethhere upon ; fo 'tis much more true inre- ference to the gifts of fandification ; The Infpiration of the Al} mighty giveth a fpirituall underflanding toknow fin,-and hate it, to knowChrift and love him foto- know as to be - conformed unto, yea transformed into that which we know. The Infpirari- onof the Almighty gives this underflanding, that heart chainae-. ;Iv amt life-renewing underffan4ing.
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