Chap. 19. An Expofition upon the Booke of JO 13. Verf. 19. 275 In that yob had common friends ( he defcribed filch before ) and inward friends, Obferve; wife men make difference ofmen,but efpecially cffriends. A wife man knowes how to difttnguifh perfons as well as things, he bath (as we may fay) inward friends and outward friends. He bath many towhom he doth courtefies, to whom yet he doth not communicate his counfels. Some men have love and faithfulneffe enough in them to be made the men of our counfell, but they are defective in judgement and under- (landing, others have underftanding and judgement enough to be the men of our counfell, but they want faithfulneffe; neither every judicious man, nor every faithfull man are fit to be men ofourcounfell, or to be trufted with fecrets. He that is fit for this mutt havea compofition ofboth inhim, and fach a man is a rare man indeed. Many will ferve for friendes to eate and drinke wich, to talke and difcourfe with, but few are fit to confàlt and communicate our hearts wich. Theheart is a great truft. Secondly, Obferve ; Wife men defire to takeadvife and counfell ofothers; they have men of theirfecrets. 'Tisbelt to fee with our owne eees, yet'tis not onelygood, but neceffary to ufe the fight ofother mens eyes. They are but fooles who are meerely led by others, or who at`t onely by the advife ofother men, and they ( which is as bad) are over- wife, who thinke theyhave no need to be advifed None have been fo much miftaken, as they who take all upon themfelves. They make belt improvement of their parts and wifedome, who ufe themmt=ch, but truft them 1ttle. As we may not truft our owne wifedome stall ( which Solomvm calls leaning to our owne underftanding ) in reference to our dependance upon God; fo it is very unfafe and dangerous to truft our owne wifedome with contempt or negleii ofmen. Private men need counfell for the matjnagement of their famili-affaires, much confiliam atq, more doe Magiftrates need it for the mannaging of publick femurs eJ? affaires TheOrator faid;Men ofcounfell otee to a Common-wealth, menr, ratio as the mind,rea on orunder andin is to an particular man; They bgerms Yct. f g y , Y biice. Cic Nn 2 are
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