£ IVIVGI v..vroar,y. vcr.) 15 that they vnderfland not the very woordes that are fpoken, and therforcGod neuer ordained it for the vfe ofhis Church. Wherupon alto followcth,that thofe prieflsbee noneofwife- domes attendants, beeing neither fit to bee mcíhengers a- broad to call the guefts, nor to bee officers at home to giue thementertainment. Secoudlie,of fuch as make ignoraunce their appologie for perfiflance in ignoraunce.Itis,fay they,for fchollers,andmen ofjudgement to beare têrmons,and not for the vrdearned.Here is that excufe taken away,and fohath this text hetherto mettewith manyother Ihifts and euafionswhich men haue deuifed to exempt their necksfromChrifl his yoke. Firíl fay they,this preaching and other exercifes ofreligion be foolifh and rediculus : but wifedome is the authour thereof. Secondlie,theybe dangerous to dealewith:but the hath hew- en out feauen pillars. Thirdlie,they bee tedious and vnplea- fant : but 'the hath made a banquet.Fourthlie, wee can learn as much by reading good bookes, as the bell Preacher can teach vs : but the hash tent foorthher maides. Fiftly,fermons are hard to come by, where fhould wee haue theme Shecry- eth vpon the bye places.S.ixtly,weè arc Pimplemen andwant vnderflanding : but the faith : Whofo i limp let him come hether,and he that is deflitute ofvnderganding rc. Come andeate, &c. Verfe.í The exhortation whichwifedome vttered by her maides is againe repeated, to expreffe the ferious defireand true mea- ning ofthe mefl'engers and matters in callingof the guefls,and to let them know alto, that as they are bidden byway of inui- tation,fo they ate commanded by way offummons,and there- fore to addreffe themfelues thereuntowithall expedition.And beecaufe itis not their pretence onely that is required, but a profitablevfe-makingofthevndeferued fauour that is (hewed vnto them, therefore they are beefore hand informed towhat end theyare fent for, to eate and drinke of the delicates pre- pared,which is to receiue themerits and graces ofChriíl, with the promifes of God, and to make them their owne by faith, and particular application. C.iij. it
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