Chap, 39 , Sri E pofitiox upon the Bost c.. 0i J o B. Verf. a 3. 397 an earthly minded man, as the Apofile (peaks of fuch, though as Caleflia fe to an outward profeflîor, and force formal a6tions, he feems to gu re efimu (oar aloft, and live above the world, yet he ever drives an earthly adhæ;ett. trade, and bath force ba;e carnal aime or other, in his highefl fervices. The earth -is every natural mans center, and therefore though ( as any heavy body, a none or clod of clay ) he may be forced upward, yet when that imprcffìon is (pent, he falls down again to earthly rhingr, ;which only are connatural to him. Fourthly, The Oftcich is a creature of a mighty digeflion, of allot Promack ; and therefore is painted and figured with a piece of iron inher mouth, implying, fhe digefis iron. Thus the hypo- Omni/cligerere critecan digefl the hardeft things, even that which is harder than rote(IStrurhio. iron, fin ; that which lieth upon the fromack of a godlyman as heavy as a Prone, that is, which burdens his confcier ce, that the hypocrite can'fwallow, it goes down eafily with him, and is as eafily digefled ; he can (wallow this and that finwithout trou= ble, efpecially, if he can but do it unfeen or in fecret ; he makes no bones ( as we fay ) of any thing, which may but feed fume lull, he hath a confcience wide enough, and hot enough, and flrong enough to digeff iron, any unlawful deed if it ferve his turn, or may turn to his worldlyadvantage. That which a span truly fearingGod, and firongly refolved todo his known will, and nothing" elfe knowinglyapnot will, not do, nor touch with for a world, that he cando, an4`' till do for Tome-poor pittances, much more for the great things of theworld. Fifthly, rnliny faith, the Offrich being a very tall creature, is Tanta 601q1417 yet fo foolifl},that if the hide her head, íhe thinks herfelf all hid ffouditas,ut and fafe from danger ; fhe concludes no man fees her, if Elie fees eum rolla frr- noman. Thus it is with the hypocrite, if he canbut be out of a:ceoccultaáe fight himfelf, he thinks none fee him, no not God himfelf ( Pfal, ete tatene. ,, exiflimrna. 9'4.6,7. ) They flay the widdow and' ndthe tranger , and nuirthtr Pláat l.ro.c.a. the fatherlefs ; yet they fay, the Lord 'hall not fee, neither (hall the Godof Jacob regardit. They think they do all in fuch fecrecy, that as men do not, foGod (hall notbehold it. Lanly, The Oaric) hath very gay feathers., of much more worth than the Peacock, yet the Oft rich bath no more twit than the Peacock one is the embleme of a proud man, the other of a hypocrite, both bravely clothed, yet withnothing but feathers. From
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