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That
the
holy
Scriptures
were
indited
by
Gods
f
írít.
33;
rcafon
but
be
difhonourable.to
his ifocke and
progenie, and
offenfiue
to
all
who
are
ofthat
tribe
:
furthermore
he difplay-
eth the corruptions, imperfedions,
and often rebellions
of
that
people,whofe faluation
hee
preferred before
his
owne
foule
;
hee
fpareth
not to
fet
downe the
Idolatrie
of
his
owne
brother
Aaron, nor the
finne
of
his
rifler
Miriam
in
murmu-
ring
againfl
him, nor
of
4arons
fonnes in offering
with
iliange
fire.
Nay
hee
leaueth
the
remembrance
of
his
owne
fin
of
impatiencie and vnbeliefe,
for
which
he
was
debarred
from entring into the land ofpromife, vnto
all
poflerities,
as
a
perpetuall.note
of
his
owne
wexkneffe
and infirmitie.
Nei-
ther fought
hee
at
all
hisowne glorie,and
the
aduancement
ofhis
pofleri.tie,
but
the
glorie
ofGod
and the
good
of
the
Church,
as
may
hereby
appeare in
that
when the gouern-
meat
was eflablifhed
in
his
hand,he doth not
make
his
owne
fonnes his
fucce1fors,
but
lofsa
his
feruant,
becaufe
God
had
fo
appointedit'
..The'like may
bee
faid
of
Ieremie,who
bath
Ierem,to
in
his
prophecie
left
record
of
his
murmuring
and
impatien-
cie,Ierem.to;
Of
Ionas,who
hath
fet
downe
his
owne rebel
-
liion,p.unif
iinent,
"and
repining
againfl
God; Of
the
Apoale
Paul,who hath
not
fpared
to
call
himfelfe
a
cruell
perfecutor
and chiefe
ofall
(inners.
Now
wee
know
that
naturally,wce
delire
to
conceale
the
faults
of
our
friends
and
kindred, and
vt
count
him an
mill bird that
defileth his owne
nefl; natu-
rally wee
feeke
our owne
praife
and
theaduancement
of
our
children, and
can
brooke
nothing
leffe
than that
our faults
fhould
be
diuulged
and become table talke
:
and
therefore
this dete&ion
of
their own
and their
friends
falles
and faults
could
not proceede from
naturt,or
any
worldly policie,
but
from
the
dire
lion
ofGods
fpiritwhich ouerruled
their
affe-
Qns,and
tooke
away
all
partialitie.
Fourthly,the wonderful
content
which
is
amongfl
the
di-
§.Sec7.5.
tiers
writers
of
the
Scriptures,
doth euidentlythew that
they
.7
he
fourth
were guided
and dire
&ed,by one
and the
fame
fpirit
ofGod:
rcafon,taken
for whereas it
is
truly faid
ofother
men,Quot
homines
tot fen-
from
the
tor.
tentia,
Looke how
many
men there
be,
and
fo
many
mindes
tiers
zvritea
there
be;
whereofit
comtneth
to
palfe
that
euery
writer
al-.01
the
Scrip..';
ITIOii
varieth from
at
other
'gainfaying and
confuting
that
'trim.
which
.