Eccl. cz.g,to. i 4- Themorewire, (faith he ) Ecclefialles wa6' , themore he taught thepeopleknowledge, andcaufed them toheare, andfè4rcloedforth andpreparedmanyparables. l'cclefaf tes fou,ht opt plc nt xi-ords, and an vpright writin, even the words of truth,. Suph wf has .1-rirth the Lord vied forthe benefit of his people;& fo h :h he honoured the (ácred volumes of h s Scriptures : and yet are theydignified with greater credit,authtrity,and iíclom:than either Salomon,Dauid,or Daniell,or any other creature in lrea- uen or earth is able toyeeldveto them:For thoughmen haue b encagents in thcm,yet the infin: re,andonly wife Gad is the author of them. 1110 prophecie inthe Scripture, (faith S. Peter) is ofany privatemotion : For theprophecy in old time came not by the willofman , but holy men ofGod f sake they were rneued by z Pet.t.zo.nt. the holy Ghof : Arid Saint Panl acco.rdeth with him fully, and T' 3'16' auerrcth the fatne,though more btiefely: ThewholeScripture re giasers by inf#irationfrom God, Thirdly, the fruit and good effeasofthisbooke in the fen- ' tenccs next following fpecified , and the fame ofothers , de clarethat they are richly furnifhedwith wifedonze : For how could they otherwifè make fomany wife ? How could they continually glue knowledge to the risoff ignorant , and in- creakknowledge in the molt learrsed,iftherewere not fonds, and flowingllreames of admirable knowledge in them ? For drie ditches vfe not to (end forth riuers of waters. Vfe Which ferueth for the reproofe of many curious heads, which cannot away with tthe (ìmplicity , and plainneffe of the word : it is toylefome and tedious to them to bellow their time in reading.or hearingofthat which is fo homely, fo rude,and rufticall (for no better doe they efieerne ofCods heauenly Oracles.) And what caufeth this diflaflefulnefffe ? Why doc they rclithrhe bread of life nobetter.? They finde no matter able to fatibfie their finewits , nor elocution fitting their nice,and dainty eares,Such rare gifts as they haue,mu{f beanfw'ered with finable learning,& exquifitc skil,and iud,ge- rnent.Wellthen,themeditations of mina arc too (hallow for your deepe reach, and profound capacity ; P ruts wrtingsbe too barren of matter tocontent your minder ;and Salomon: fay logs PR fl V E RBS. C,7ar. I.
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