YeifI2. PROVERBS. v SI vndoe , as the graue cloth receiuc , and confunte thedead corps, thatarc buried in it. ungodly men prefume they (hall Cpeede well, how lewd DeN z. foeuer theirenterprifcs be. The proud,yptians came bragging after the poore Ifraelites, Paying, Wee witprorfue, -pee z.'ill ouertakethem, wee Excdws z f.g. willdis ide the#oile, our to hall befietisPaul upon them, we will draw ourfrerds, oasr hands /hall deffroy them le¡abel (ware, that Thee would make a fpeedy difpatch of Elyah : And the forty that hadvowed Nudes dcach,thought themfelues fo fore that theywould neither rate nor drinks vntill they had rid him out of the way. Firfl,they are proud andpuffed vpwithvaineconfidence, R4 ti r. tru(ling to their wit and policies , their pracifeand experi- ence, their power and riches, their number andmultitude: they recount theiralliance andkinred, and what friends they can make, by wholecountenance and credit, they thinke to comps%great matters 3 and if need fo require, out-coun- tenance great men. Secondly,they are ignorant, or not perfwaded, that God s; difpofeth ofall affaires, by hisprouìdence,: according to his Efily to.7. will. Thirdly , the Lord inbis righteous iudgement , giueth 3, them ouer to that illufon many tim°s, vpon their dtCap- pointmcnt tovexe them, and fl1ame them, and that for the ruine ofthe reprobate : and the repentance ofthem that (hall be faued. In1Irudion ; to be vtterlyvnlike to them, both in aeti- rfe, ons, and expectations, that our workes bevoideofcruelty, and iniuflice , and our hearts be free from proud conceits, and immode(ly,to donothing that is not agreeable to loue and equity; andyet not arrogantlyallotourfelues Push fuc- cefle as our felucs defire,, but be îatisfied with that which the Lord preferibeth . Goeto now (Páith Saint lames) yethatfay -, Ianu:.t.ßa, to day, or tomorrow , wee willgoe intofuck a City , andConti.. game there ñyeare , andbuy andfell , andaetgaine , and yee cannot tell what[ball be ego the morrow, &c. Doth it become a I 3 mortal!
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