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72 O fmorld y lbifidome and wickedpolicie. Afts 25.23.26. as though-himfelfe had been one allo, that hereby he might glue fatisfaëlion to the Iewes, who were zealous in the ce remonialllaw, by fubmitting himfelfe to the rites thereof." And thus it is lawfull to vfe the like policiefor the auoiding ARsz;.6. ofperfecution; as the Apolile Pau/did, when in that díui- Genef.3 z. ded aflemblie hee profeffed himfelfe a Pharifie. And laco6, when as being in danger of his brother, hevfed all good po_ licie to abate, or at leafl auoid his furie. Finally, thefe cauti- ons obferucd, we may lawfully vfe all good policies and Iofua 5.5. dratagems in the time ofwarre, as we may fee in the pra6fife Iud.zo.z9. oflofiaa, of the lfraelites againfl theBeniamites, and ofDa. z.Sam.5.23. uid, guided and infiru6hed herein by Gods owne word. §.See .2. And thus much concerning that ciuill wifdome which is of worldly millawfulland good: whereby it may alfoappeare, when it is dome, which is to be efleemed vnlawfulland wicked, namely, when thefe wicked ar Ben cautions are notobferued;as firflof all, when it is ioyned tau(e it is joy- with pride, arrogancie and vaine- glorie for this the Lord aedwith pride. condemneth by his Prophet, forbidding the wife man togle_ Ierem,9.23.24. rie in his wifdeme; but ifhe willglorie, to gloriein this, that bee vnderftandeth andknoweth God: So theWife man forbiddeth Prou.3 .7. and vs to be wife in our aune eyes; telling vs elfewhere, that there Chap. z6.12. is more hope ofa foole, then of him who is t hut wife in his owns Rom.tz.r6. conceit. And the Apofile willeth vs, that uve Jhonld not 6e high minded, nor wife in ourlefties. Yea fo great is this finne, that a 1r.fayç.zt. grieuous woe is denounced againflit : Woe vnto them thatare Tjon totfapien- Wife in their owne eyes, and prudent in their ovine fight. Into tesquot fapien- which finne and woe many fall : who have no true ground tie profejres. for their conceit, but are fo vtterly deflitute ofwifdorne ,that c, edere fefapi- they haue not knowledge enough to fee theirignorancc,nor entcmp imu f iflicientwittodifcernetheirfolly. Neither is it a fgne of adfluiorn grades, prasi- true wifdome to make a thew thereof, teeing there are not maseftpvofi. fo many wife, asprofefforsofwifdome :and (as one faith) If teri. wewere trulywef, we would not think? fo;muehleffeboaflofit, Petraich. do for to conceit a mans owne wifedome is the firfl degree to remed,uialog. folly;. and the next ílep is, to profeffe and vaunt ofit : whet- z. ;retie prudencia as he who is truly wife glorieth not in that he bath, but fee. ;retie fuperbir? ing his defeôls, groneth for that he wanteth. To which pur- at noneftpea- p ofe another demandeth;Dsefthou faith he waxeproud in resfieî