. God foeuedrt ebcecáughthom. the fecundSunday inLent. Ser.t3.' i it3 commands vs to.ferue &obey thefame5& all the reft,tofhunandauoyd it. Chry f florae expounding thofewords , All thingswhatfoeuer theyfhall fay vntoyou, doe; faith, Allthofe things that are not repugnant totheLaw. ofGod. Andthe phrafe of Scripture is,CbildrenobeyyourParents inallthings ;andSeruants obeyyour carnal Mailers inallthings : which is tobe vnderftood, inall thofe thingswherein they , ought to obeythem. There is fometimes inyour Prelates akindof fickeneffelikevnto that oflab, whowhen all the reft ofhis bodiewas full of fores andbotches, yet his lips re- mainedwholeand found ; onlymy lippes are leftabout my teeth. And becaufè the lob 19. lipsof the Prieft are the depofitorieof the wifcdoine ofGod [according to that ofMaláehie,ThePrißr lipsprelim(knowledge : and Ezecbiel;That God hath Matach. z. charged his Priefts,That they fhall teach his people thedifferencebetweenethe EZech.44.13. holyand prophane, and 'caufe them to difcernebetweene the vncleane and the clean ; and that he wil giuethem light todecide fuchcontrouerfiesas Thal come before them ] wee may verie well One credit to that which they flufffay. n ecunquedixerint Debit,facile; fhunne therefore their workes,but obey their words. Saint Augrßine drawesin theexample of the Vine enuironedwithBufhes and Thorns ; willingthee to gather the Grapes,and let the Briars alone. Saint Chry. Rhine introducethdiuers otherexamples : Out of the Mines takethe gold, and throw awaythedroffe ; Fromyour Standards, theRofes that finellfweet, and put by theprickles thatmay offend thee ; Fromyour foute Hearbes,your fweet Honey ; from your durtie Shells , your orientali Pearle 5 and from yourfruits take away thehuskes and the parings. Vpon one& thefame Tree there may be two forts ofFruits ; the onewholfome,the othermortall ; eat thegood,& hate thebad. Sampfen fuckt Honey out of the jawof aBeaft,and let thebone alone. Saint Chryfaflome, Si male vixerint,&c. If theyhue ill, that's theirs ; fthey teach wel, that's ours : Take therefore that which isthine, and leauethat which is anthers alone to himfelfe. Ineuerie Teacherthere is a life, andadoQrine ; the lifeisjhis, the do- Qtine thyne : chufethou thatwhich is thine, and ceafe thou to examine what is his. Sifeparaberispretiofumáviii, quaft.Os meum eric, If thoufeparate the pretious fromthevile, thou_haltbe as my Mouth. Pretiousmeat ina fouleplates isthe Do. QrineofHeauen in an ill life. Saint vlugafenepoints out vntovs three kind of Minifters Paflor,mercenariuc, latro,foue, talent,fuge. TheSheepheard, the Hire. ling,and the Theefe; all enter into the Sheepefold ;but the Sheepeheard and theHireling teach goodDoärinc the Theefe, bad: Flie from the Theefe; beare with theHireling ;_but loue thetrue Sheepheard. YVhatfeuerthey_hallfáyvnteyou,doe . If Godcommand that wee refpec`t and Threefo is of obey the Sheepheardsfor their goodwords, though theiraetionsbeanaught; Mt tact:. he that(hail c ntemne hisPaftor who is holy both inhis lifeand doiltrme,What fauourcanbe hope for r Oneof thofe fauonrs which God promifed tohis peo- ple,was, Togiuethem Gouernours that íhoú(' be Peaceit felfe and luttice it- felfe. Penangviitationem teampacem, &prapofttosmos. jufliciam. Hee stiles lud- ges,Mafters,and Gouernors, with thenameofVifitation ; and faith, That they fhall behis peace,and his justice ; fpeakingit in abflraf#o, which carriech more force with it,-thanif it had beeneuttered in concreto. For admit that aPrelat be aLyon, andthat<as Ecclefiaflicue faith) Euertitddmefiicot clue, andthathee begin to tome and rageabouttheboufe , there is not anywhip comparable tohis In- flict. For albeit Charitie (faith Saint Gregorie ) , ialakes:him fweetand lonely yethis zeale to jufAicenns tmakehim tóbee (harpeand feuere. Manyof thofe Prelat s
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