173 Chap, 1. An Expolithos upon the Book of JOB. Vert. t i° wit out,of Chritis work, degenerates into craft, andwifdom in-. 'to wickednef>. Iris Satans work to follicite the=learning of men (even as an Adulterer follicites the beauty of women ) that he May commit folly with it, and beget fame monftrous birth of mifciaief and villany. For,w n fuch appear on Satans fide,they are a great credit to his caufe,ànd by the reputation of their learning & l atts draw others to ir. Do ye not fee ( will he (Liggett to interiour ones ) fuchand fuch wife,learned men, go this way ; Inch learned Di- vines,fuch learned Lawyers,fuch deep Politicians , and do you temple? And how many havebeen caught in this Coate, and led afide by the noife of their abilities, whom Satan abufeth to his own fide ; what ? Inch Wife men , Inch Learned m'en think thus,and do you [imple ones (land off? Hath he not Cum ta1H,/i=,u. reafon then to fay of wifemen( as it was.once faidof one) Sre- tinamnofler in ye are Each , Iwill, rse would cime over to the and to brágge e,-J-zs- 1 liabeo rbemi. of them,. as much as ever that'per frán Monarchdid of Themi/t o- foclem sitbe cles, whole revolting to him from the Grecians, tranfported nienfem. him fo , that he broke fuddeuly out of his fleep with rhefe words, I have Themiftocles the . Athenian. I remem- ber what Augu(line obferves (it is a very remarkable pafage) a an Epifileto a young noble man of great learning, who it Teems had been fometimes his Scholler, Augufline having rc- Augutlinus ccived from him a Poem or copy of accurate verles (but ep.39.ad Li- perceiving that he abufed his wit to wantonnefs or ufelefs cantinas+ 7uve- curiofty) returns him anfwer to this cffef. I have readthis Poem, rem nobilem and I lZrow n t with what vrrfes, or with what lamentation to mourn t; donors; Da over it ; becaife I ; re an excellent wit fparkling in every line , but fuch iomìnomeo to qui tibia. an one, as Icannot dedicate unto God. A little after he thus ex luddonarit horts him, GivethyPelfunto my Lord, who bath given thee tbs. ingenium, 9'c.. excellent 'wit ; If thou bad'fi found a Golden Cop, what wonldfl Accepffli d thou have done with it ? Wsuldfl cbs's not have given it to levee good fpirituaiinerm pseblick, efe ? God bath given thee as Golden Wit, Thy under! land. aureum, tj elf- trg it a Golden Cup , and wilt those let thy lulls drink ont of it ; or riffs it'd' li_.wilt that drink thy felf to the Devil in tt ? I tell thee thus much, bidinibus &in the Devil would fain make thy wit his ornairsent , and thy party, ills sat tell). credit of his Court andCaesfe Saran ferves himfelf of the bell propin, ip f on ? Orrori wits, and his is the worft fervice of wit. Such thall be paid elute diobolus at lafI with crying, We fads. Of all fools, the knowing , wife fools, quarit., will be in the faddefl condition. Obferve thirdly, The
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