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Motistel

perfuadtsig

vs

to haflen

our

repentance.

38;

which

they

offëred,fhould be

\

\.ithout blèaiifh,

and 22.20.

re

fhallnot

offcrany

thing

that

hath a

blemifl,,forthat

not

be

acceptable

for

you.

And Deut.

i

5.2

I

.

if

there

bee

any

6lemi(h

D.

u

:.

t

ftt°

therein,as

if

it

be

lame or blind, or

hase

any

eisill

fault,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

And

if

ye

e'er

the

61ind

forJacrsfîce,is

it

not

mill

?

and tfye

offer

the lame

and

ficke,is

it

not earl/

?

o

fer

it

now

to thy

`Prince;

will he be

content

with thee or accept

thy-perfort,

faith

the

Lord

of

hogs?

And

vert.

r

4:

Curfed

bee

the

deceiuer

which

bath

in

his

ochra

male,and voweth,

and

fucrifzceth

to the

Lord

a corrupt

thtng.Now

did.

the

Lord

regard

the

beafts,and

bath

he

made

fo many

iawesthathemight

haue

the belt

of.them-?

furelie

this

is

not Gods

maine end,

but

hee

would

thereby

teach

vs

to-offer

and dedicate vnto

his feruice

euen

our

bef}

things

asthe

prime

four

youth

and our flouridhing age:for

was

the

Lórd

greatly

offended when

as

men

referuedthe

bcfl

of the

flocke

to

themfelues

and

offered

the

old,blind

and lame

vnto

him

;

and

wilhebe

well pleated

that

we

fhòuld dedicate our

youth

and

the flrength

of

body

and

foule

vino

Satan, and

our

ovine lulls and referue for

him onelie-our old

decrepit,

1amvand

withered

agc,w'hen

as

our

bodies

are full

of

difea

-

tes

and

our

mindel

of..tnfirtnities

?

will

any

Pri

ice'accept

of

vs

if

we (pend

the'whole time

ofour

youth

and

flréngth in

the

feruice

of

his

enemies,and when

we

are

fick,old,lame and

blind;

offer

him our

feruice

?

and

will

the

Prince

of

Princes

thinke

,yee

be well pleafed

if

he

be thus

vied?

If

S_ttan

and

the world

haue

all

the

pure

wine,

will he

be

éontented with

the

lees and

dregs?ifthey have

the ripe

fruitë,vwill

God

haue

that

which

isrotten

and petrified

?if

they

haue

our

h

ealth,wi

hehaue

our

fickneffe? furely

it

is

not likely;

for

the

Lord

who

hath

created

vs,redeemed

vs

and doth

preferue

vs,

doth

looke to

be ferued

with our

youth,health

and

flrength

which'

he hath bellowed

on

vs.

The

fecond

argument

ro

mootte

vs

to

hailer;

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 of

the ihottneffe

of

our hues

they,

ate,

compared

to'a

trees

of

pilgrimage,

mans

1?ff,