2.ó PR O V E R B S. Chap. d .' forewritings, fuchas he could comeby, and yet could not be finde Chr ill, in that very Text which dir: cîly prophecied of Chri(},before he heardPhillip preaching him. But it w11 be granted that ignorant per(ons, which are detlitute of lear- ning, doe ill to be confident of their ovine fufficicncie, and to neglect mint(leriall in(lru5tions,but otherswho haue been trayned vp, and fpent all their dayes and trauailes in litera- ture, grounded men, better Cane in the tongues, parts, and more acquainted with Authors than their Teachers, mull thefe proceede in hearing (fill ? will not their private (ludies be fuflìcient ? No. Be it knowne vnto eueryonc,that if hee will (hew himfelte well learned, hee mull further encreafe in learning, andthen he muff heare, as our Text faith, that fo hemay learne. Therearenonegrowne to fucha perfcc` ton, but that theymay receiuca daily addition byhearingof their Minifters , whom Godhath made their Teachers. For bee that hath (et fuch oucr them, fpeaketh in themby his fpirit, which is the fpiritofwifedome, in the etuidence whereofthe younger Schollers oftentimes may pa(% theauncients, And ifwife men fee not this, it is becau(e pride and ouer-wening hath bcfótted them, the Diuell hath blinded them, and God in his iuf}ice , who ref(leth the proud , denieth them that grace whichhe befloweth upon the bumbleman , the man that is lowly in his owne eyes , and elleemeth another man Job z: better than himfelfe. Iob and his friends hearkned toElihg, 4661s 18.244,6. though by many yearn iuniour to them all : And eA(pollos difdayned not to be directed byAquila, andPrfcilla, though he was learned and mighty in theScriptures, and they poore Tent-makers. 3 Confolation , and encouragement to them which are teachable, being ready to heare , andwilling to learnt., bee pronounced) their cares bleffed in the Gofpe1, 41atth. z 3.16. He promifeth good fucce(Te vnto them in this place: They (hall finde out; andfellow, and glue alto wife "counfels : Pa- rables (hall be plaine, and very profitable veto them. They (hall be judicious in conference with men of iudgement,hea ring them with vnderflanding, anfwering themwith wife- dome,
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