586 Chap. 24. An Expefitiox repon the Bood, of J o s. Verf.15. more feafonable for it ; to fins never in feafon, as to the law- tuineffe ofcommitting it, but fin hath its feafons as to theconve- niency ofcommitting it. The Adulterer takes his feafon,he wait- esh for the twilight. Whence note fecondly. Evill men are verycarefull to hit their feafonsfor the doing of evil!. It were definable that the godly were as carefull to hit their feafons and take their times, as the agodly are. To every thing ( faith the Preacher,) Eccl. 3. i.) therein afeajon and a timefor every purpofe under the Supine. And becaufe it is fo ( faith the fame Preacher, Eccl. 8. 6.) The mifery ofman is great up'nhim. But why doth this make the tnifery ofman great upon him ? I anfwer, The reafon of this mifery upon man, is not becaufe there is afeafon, hut becaufe either of his ignorance or negligence to find it.Thereare a thoufand wayes to miffe a feafon, and but one to hit it ; and were there as many wayes to hit as to miffe, it were a thoufand to one but man would miffe rather then hic, and therefore the mifery of man is great upon him, becaufe ifonce he miffe his feafon, it cannot be recovered, and then he muff needs he rniferahle. Good men aremiferable (as to fume cafes)becaufe they are often (o careleffe to hit their feafon of doinggood, and do fo often miffe it,notwithftanding all their care.. Wicked men are for ever milerable, becaufe they are fo carefull not to mitre their feafon ofdoing evill, and doe fo often hit it. The eyeof the Adulterer w-liteth for the twilight,and hefeldome (as.to his own end) waives in vaine. But why is he fo'greedy for the twilight? The next words fay why, where hebrought in Saying, no eye (hall fee me. Where fayth he this?he fayth itin his heart,this is hisdifcourfe in his own breaff ; and co whom fayth he this? he faith it to himfelfe, there is a dialogue between the Adulterer and his owne heart, and thus heconcludes, Iwill waitfor the twilight, and then no eye ¡hall fee me.And when he fayth,no eye (hall fee me,hts mean- ing is, There is not any eye that (hall fee me. Thus he playes,the. foole at All's hid. Yet further, this no eye may have a threefold reference, Fir(t, Noeye ofcommon men fhall fee me, I will doe theres
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