The deceit fitlne/ o f M ans heart. high prietcs and Govrnours of the people, that fo the hidden hypocrifie of thole which before fol- lowed him, and cryed pfanna might be clerehed; as allo, thole their perverte and unfound thoughts of cleaving to Chrift, if he had proved a temporal ling, and had brought temporall felicity. Lo then a knife to open the hearts belly, the knife of perfecution. Here was the triall of Nichodemus, and fofeph. of Arimathea,with whom it fared in their af- fe &ion to Chrift , as with Iofeph Tonne of Tacob, in his affection to his brethren : When he taw them in anguifh and díftrefre, then hee could conceale Ihis affe &ion no longer, but cryed out, lam iof ph i your brother : Fora brother faith Solomon is bor ! % ne iPro,x7.x7, /for adverfity; namely, then to dilcover his afFeft'r_ lion, if hee have any. So when there two Caw the R un juft and crudl dealings of the Priefts with Chritt 'their elder brother, then though before they were but clole Dilciples, and one could hardly tell what to make ofchem, yet then they manifeO ed them. (elves; then their love, their zeale, and harty ate - cion to Chrift brake forth. For as Solomon d itco- vered the true mother from the falle, by raking a (word to cut the childe in two : fo doe perlecu- tours dilcover true Children of the Church from falle, when by the (word of perfecution they ftrike at their Mother. O, there be many of ás in thele dayes of peace, that makes great fhowes : when the Fanne comes it [hall appeare whether we be chat e or wheat. The houle built on the fand carries as good a thew as the ho ale built on the rock, and in a clear Sian -thine day glitters as gallatitly , but the winds. 33I
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