Motistelperfuadtsigvs to haflen our repentance. 38; which theyoffëred,fhould be \\.ithout blèaiifh, and 22.20. refhallnot offcrany thing that hath a blemifl,,forthat not beacceptable foryou. And Deut. i 5.2 I . iftherebeeany6lemi(h D. u :. t ftt° therein,asifit be lame or blind, orhase any eisillfault,thou f alt isot offer it unto the Lord thy God. And for tranfgrcfTìng this law the Lord reprehendeth the people by his Prophet, Mal. Mal. t.8, 14° I.8 Andifye e'er the61indforJacrsfîce,is it notmill ? and tfye offer the lameandficke,is it not earl/ ? o fer it now to thy `Prince; will he be content with thee or accept thy-perfort,faith the Lordof hogs? Andvert. r 4: Curfed bee thedeceiuer which bath in his ochra male,and voweth, andfucrifzceth to the Lord a corrupt thtng.Nowdid. the Lord regard thebeafts,andbath he made fo manyiawesthathemight haue the belt of.them-? furelie this is not Godsmaine end, but hee wouldthereby teach vs to-offer and dedicate vnto his feruice euen our bef} things astheprime four youthand our flouridhing age:for was the Lórdgreatly offended when as menreferuedthe bcfl of the flocke to themfeluesandoffered the old,blindand lamevnto him ; and wilhebewell pleated that we fhòuld dedicate our youth and the flrengthof body and foulevino Satan, and our ovine lulls and referue for him onelie-our old decrepit, 1amvandwitheredagc,w'hen as our bodies are full ofdifea- tes andourmindel of..tnfirtnities ? will any Pri ice'accept of vs ifwe (pend the'whole time ofour youth and flréngth in the feruiceofhis enemies,and when weare fick,old,lame and blind; offerhim our feruice ? and will the Princeof Princes thinke ,yeebe well pleafedif he be thusvied? If S_ttan and the worldhaueall the purewine, will he be éontented with the lees anddregs?ifthey have the ripe fruitë,vwill God haue that which isrotten and petrified?iftheyhaue our health,wi hehaue ourfickneffe? furely it is not likely; for the Lord whohath created vs,redeemed vs and doth preferue vs, doth looke tobe ferued with our youth,healthandflrengthwhich' he hath bellowed onvs. The fecond argument ro mootte vs tohailer; our repel=§Sea°3 tance ;and turning veto God is taken from the momenta- aMotiueta_ nie fhortneffc and the mutable vncertaintie ofour hues in rtnf urnrb rrerirírtany refpea ofthe ihottneffe ofour hues they, ate, compared to'a trees of pilgrimage, mans 1?ff,
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