t PROVERBS. Chap.ta, bodie, and the temple of (l:one) they are-herebycontrolled, and that (harpely, which i7 eake euiU, as Peter faith, ofthe things which theyknownot : and fo much more they which not onely fpeake mill, but paife afentence ofcondemnation: which are not onely headie to condemne, but alfo ha(tie to inflk t pu- niflornent vpon their innocent vnderlings. So dealt Pafhur with Ieremie,and Ananiss withPaul: but fo would not fob Beale with his people, though ofhis owne familie, thoughbond. men, though handmaides,thoughneuer fomeane and abieft: hearing they (hould haue, and iull;ice they (hould finde: if theircaufeproudgood,their intreatie (houldnot bebad. In(truaion to follow the precept ofSaint fames, whoad. moni(hetheuery man tobe f wife toheare, and f e wetoflieake. He that is mo(}talkatiue and readieto obieét, is alwaics leaf} at. tentiuc, and negligent to learnc : and he that is moll~ filent, vntill it be time to fpeake, will like Elhu in the bookeoffib, beben able to fpeake to the purpofe, when time requireth. By filch (hall agood caufe bewell maintained, falfehood and erroursdifcouered, the truth iu(tified, thecompanic edified, and their owne wifedome and knowledge made manifei to thofechat heare them. Verte.14. The9iirit ofa mar will beare out his infirmities, but ac woundedconfcience who can beare ? T Heiritofamin] his heart being in a comfortable cu ate by the fight ofGods fauour,and the tefIimonieofa good confcience, will beare out his infirmities, maketh him to futaine withpatience,and fome checrfulnes, manifold gaines and difeafes ofthebodie, andall out.vard crones whatfoeuer: buta wounded fpirit who can beare ? but when the foule is cal} downe, and as it werebroken with the apprehcniìonofGods indignation, nonecan endurethe horror and anquifl thereof, nor any thing raife it vp, and glue comfort to it, but God alone. ¶ No trouble oraffli ftion is tooheauic fora patientand cheer- full hearttovndcrgoe. If
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