dp "BS. C ap.t. it feemeth commodious, andprofitable to them for a tme, Tes'em,5, 2,4%7 as Jeremy te(Iifieth; Amongmy people arefoundwickedperfons, that laywaite, as he that fetteth fires : they hauemadea pit to catch men : eftsa cage is full of birder , fo are their houfesfull of deceit : theyare becomegreat,and waxedrich. plc Intirudion : that a goodman be inno place, but where he ought to be ; for there onelymay he Tooke for protection; and whercfocuer'heis, let him be circumfpeek for his fafety, aswell asfìncere for innocency : auoyd thevenome,and poi- fon of the ferpent, but learnehis wifedome, and imitate the harmelefnefle of theDoue,but fhunne her fimplicity. Do6t.2. Invaine, cc.] The fuccetjc of, the wicked in their at- tempts, is feldome anfwerable to their hopes. What, and howmuch thefc hurtfüll rnifcreants expeeted togaine by theircraf(and crúelty , themfeluesprofdfled be- . fore, when theyvndcrtooke tofwallow vp men aline, and fill their houfes with theirriches : andwhat fitaall caufe there is of fo great glórying, being grounded as it were upon the bare fight of bird in a bufla, is heere apparent, betides thema- nifold examples and teflimonies may uhere for the farne PJàl.7. zq, purp,_fe . Behold (faith one) hee'hall trauaile with wicked- neffe : for he bath conceivedmechiefe , but he f allbringforth lie,&.c. And, the Lord (faith another) fcattereth the deuifes of thecrafty , fo that their hands cannot aceomplifb that which lob 5.17-.13. they enterprfe, He takth thewife in their craftinefe, and the etc. counfellofthewicked t6madefoolifh. Theymeete withdarknefe in theday time , andgrope atnoone-day , as in thenight, but hee faseththepoorefrom, thefword , from theirmouth, andfrom thehando f theviolent man. Re(on r. Firff,Gods prouidence perpetuallywatcheth for the de- fenceof his people, and many times difcouereth to them the euillsthat are intended againff them , as when they had (worm Pails death, andconcluded together of Iereneies,as his owne words makernanife : TheLord taught mee, andI ¡ere, t i, z 3 19. knew it, eaten thoufbewedfl mee theirpraEl f ei . But I was liken Lamb, or a Bullocke,that isbrought to the(laughter, and I knew not that theyhaddeuifed thisagain.Ft met, ,haying , Let vs de- fray
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