96 Reafotismatting to thecontempt ofworldly learning; centious in their liues and conuerfations? What will it a- uaile them ifbeing skilful! Phyfitians, they can geffe at o. cher mens difcafes by feelingoftheirpunts and Peeing their vrincs, and can applie fit remedies for the curing of their bodies; ifthey cannot iudgeof thediflempered.palions of theirowne hearts, nor . know-bywhat meanes their foules Pick in fin, maybe curedand aecouered? And toconclude, what benefit (horrid wee reape,though being learned Di.. ,Lines,weeare able todifpute of the deepemyleries ofreli- gion ; ifwe doenot makeaholyvfe ofthis knowledge, for -the fanó}i fying ofour hearts, and thereforming ofour hues .and cot uerfations? 4.Set7.4. Secondly,tbe vnprofitablenesofworl 'dlylearning hereby That worldly is manuell, in that it isvaineandofnoexccllencie; forfira learning is itis fo farm fromconferringoftrue wifedome, confining in "i4ennd°fno the knowledgeand feare ofGod,thatit isoftentimes difioi- ned from that wifedome whichis moran and ciuíli,andac- cording to theprouerbe which-is groundedvponcommon experience, The learnedetClerks are notalwaies-the wifefc men; they being fowedded to their book-learningand the theorie ofknowledge in fpeculation only,that they negleél tbatpro&call knowledge which-is chiefly perfe6edbyob- -feruation and experience. Now,asowe aitb, Ansan learned Literatusjfyl- andvnìbife,is ldze an a/ fedeckyd-with.coflly ornaments, which no eft pbatera- make him to bee more looked on, but not more epteemed. sua ?Am. Secondly, the vanitie ofworldly learning may appeare, in that it bath in it no felfeexcellencie toglue contentment to him9 hath it byit ownworth, vnlefhe that olentation ther- ofbe made vnto others, that fo they mayadmire and praife jt.Towhich purpofe the- Satyrifi faith, that it nought anal- Stirettsknri. hetbto,koow,vnlefanotherknoweth that thou haft this know- bit eft, nifi to ledge; derthis isthat tbhich isthought worth el`eeme,tobepoin- ite tt fit t tedat with thefinger,& ta-denotedforexcelltncieahsue other:. churn :digit° Lally, worldly learning without true godlineffe is vaine, menfrari,& becaufeitBothnotfilland fatisfiehimtharhathit;forbee dicier,hic e(t. that hath (pent molpaines in ludic, and hath attained to PerfSat. thegreatcl meafurcoflearning andknowledge,isnomore contentedor fatisfied,then he waswhen he had learned but the
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