Agood turneisa the fecondSunday inLent. Ser. t6, i . 2,53 limns fetter. Andwhy let out hisVineyard to himwho fhould flint him outof his owne in= heritance, keepe poffelfionagainft him, and take his life from him e . Firft of all, Becaufe Seneca faith , That for a Prince to confrrea fauonr; which to hisfeeming is well bellowed, and to lofe it afterwards through the in- gratitude of thereceiuer, is a tokenof agenerous mind : For to this peril are theyput, and allwhofoeuer runne this hazard, who doe any courtefies in this life. Foraforgetful andvnthankfullman doth commonly thew himíèlfe vn- mindfull of the goodwhich he receiueth : But for aPrince todoea fàuorwhere he knowesit thanbe loft, and that hiskindnetfe is but caft away , this is Kingly magnificence, and a generouskindofnoblenetfe.Andof this kindarecommon- ly Gods fauours, whoalthough we thew our felues vnthankefull,anddonot ac- knowledge thefe his fauours, yet hedayly throwes themvponvs, that hee may therebymanifeft bothhis greatneffe and his goodnefi'e. Secondly, Phylon faith, That hedoth prolper theVnthankefuli,todraw them thereby tohis feruice. Firft, Becaufe there are nogyues norfetters that tyea manfo faft,asbenefits, or make himmoreaprifoner ; beneficia inuenit, cempedesinuenit.:This is that which ofefaith, Infunrculis Adam trahafn. tos The Hebrew .hathit, Infuniculis bominum, I led themwith cordsof a man , euenwith bonds of loue.. Bulls are made tame, and yeeld rhemfeluestoa flue twittedcord ; Horfesare madegentle with bridles andwith chaises ; andmenshearts arewoon with benefits ; co- ronas to inmijericordia, drinmijerationibue. Godhath compaffed the in with fo many mercies, and bathbound thee fofaft vnto him, in the bonds:of his,louing kindnefTe,that thou knowehtnot whichwaytoget fromhim. lofep/ibeeingOb- liged to his matterby themany fauorsthat he had received fromhim,faid, i ao= nodspoffam ?Howcant thendoe thisgreat wickedne,ffe ? How is it poffible that I thould thewmy felfè fuch a Villaintohim, who knowethnot what heebathin thehoufe with me, but hath committed all that he hath tome ; neither bathhee keptany thing from me but onely thee,becaufethou art hiswife. Secondly, Becaufe there isno other tucanes comparable vnto this, That á Prince thould deliuer vpall the world tofuch a mansferuice, andthat he thould extend his liberalitie toanvnknowneandvnthankefull people : And to thisend heaffoords his enemies water, andthe fruits of the earth,and other temporal bleflings,that therhy theymight take oceafionto fernehim.And ifhebelowfo many fauours vponanvngratefull people, and ifhe hauecareof thebeaffs of the forrett,what kindnef eswill he fhewvnto them that (hall truly fettle him, Locauit Agricolís:' Heeler itout toHtisban linen: Tohusbandmen, that knowwhat belong to this bufinefi For,of ao people in theworld, BothGods vineyard fulerfomuch harme,asofigribTant$selats, thatdoe not know how toprune, and to,dreffe it. Anil floathfulgeg;of.all o- ther,ismolt hurtfull in this kind. Forthereupon, it groves plefenrly,full of Briers, Thiftles, andThornes s andthe hedges goe todecay, the,rngiiods are broken downe, and thewildeBores, theFoxes, and the Dogges enter into it. carelefneffelikewifeis veryhurtful thereunto ; forby that means,all thatgoby (asDártidfayth) plucke of her Grapes.,'Thoubroughteft avine outof4gypt, thoudidt caftout the Heathen, andplatted it. Thu nnadeftrootneforit.; and when ithad takenroote,it filledthe land. The.hils.were couered with the tha- dow.gf it,andtheboughesthereofwere, likexhe goodly, Cedar trees. She ftret- cheth,outher branches.yhtothe Sea,&her;boughes vnto thelttuer. Whyhaft Y thou Of Qa.q. Gen. 39. g. Ignorant & fluggias Pre- Ia ts the dearu Rion ofGods Vineyard. Pfal, to.
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