f TheDeuill alwayes weapons. led by his ownr the fecond Sonday inLent. So-. 6. Hefball deflroy thefe trickedones. Man is fo wedded to fel fe-loue , that whenit (hall incounter with thecounfell of God, it will goe about to condemne it; Of fluehundred offendersthat lye in prifon, you fhallfèarce finde one that will not complaine,that he fullersvniuftly ; & that the Iudges fentence proceeded either out of malice or iniuftice : And for thefe, there is no better courfe to betaken with them,than to halter them, as theydoe Mules , when theybegin to play ia- difh trickes. As well conditioned asDauidwas, Lathanthe Prophet was faine tohamper him in thismanner, that hemight thereby betaught to knowhis own error. The like order doth our Sauiour Chrift take with this froward people; And albeit, theywere fo crafty and fo wary,that whenhepropounded anyque- ilionsvnto them,they werewonderfull carefull what anfwere tomake him,fuf- peding thiswas but atrap fet forthem ; infomuch, that whenourSauiourask't them,Whetherthe BaptifmeofiohnBapti!t, were fromHeauen,orfrom Earth They anfwered,Weknow not. But notwithftandingall this,forafmuchas there is no wifedome,no prudence, nor no counfaile againft the Lord ; and that the wifedomeof the Earth, isbut foolifhneffe to that ofHeauen:theyfell into the fhare,pronouncingthis fentence againft themfelues, c.atalosimaleperdet, Hewill cruelly deftroy thofe wicked men. It was not much, that thechildrenfhould waxeblind, beeingneerethe fplen- dourof his diuincWifedome ; when astheir father the Deuill, who was the fountaineof Malice,was firuckenblinde therewith. lob, that patterne of Pati- ence, faith Hee thatmade him,will make hisownefwordto approach onto him. Some Bookes haue it, Applicaaitgladium due. ei. He caufed the Deuill to cut his throat, withhis owneknife. Hee tooke vp finne,asafword, againft God,and againft Man:but the WifedomeofGod fo guided the blow, that hefheathed hisfword in his ownebowels. Hebrought in Death, and Deathwas his death . Hee bit Etteby the heele ; butthis biting,was the brufingofhis head. OfGoliasfword, Dauidfaid,Nonofftmilisin terra, Therewas not the like again tobee had. Not that there was not fuch another tobe found in the Philiftimes armories, but becaufe it found out the tricketo cut offhis Mafters head.So the Pharifeesown fentence was the fword , that cut their throates. TLbachadnezar, askingof his South fayers the fignificationof hisdreame, They told him, None candoe that, but God. NowwhenDaniell thall interpret it, he muff(byyour owne confeflion)be either aGod,or oneof Gods inward friends.cltalos,maleperilt, Hee will deliroy Chafe wickedones, your owne mouth condemnsyou. Saint Ghryfffome, and Euti- mine fay, That they wereall of this opinion. But anon after findingthemfelues bitten,they foyft in an Abftt. But our Sauiour citing for his purpofe that faying ofthe Pfalmilt, Lapidem quem reprobauerant, ere. Theflonewhich theyrefufed,erc. Theirmouthes were bungdvp,and their /Wit would not nowferue their turne. And therefore hefayesveto them, vluferetur á vobis RegnumDei,TheKingdome ofGodfhallbe takenfromyou,&e. Auferetur à raobis regnumDei. The Kingdomeof God(ballbe takenfrom you. The prophecies of the tranfla- tionfrom the Iewes, to the Gentiles, as they aremany, fo are they molt mani- feft. As in that of Efay, 9Ltia pafuifli ciuitatemin tumultem. Where he treateth of this alteration,and of thedeftruEtion of Ierufalern. Ofofee, The childrenof *veil 'hallremainmany dayes without a King. Ofleremy, Ihauefortken my hou fè, Ihaueleft my heritage. OfMalachy,My leion is not towardsyou. cmathew fums vp allthefe propheciesin one. Tourhabitation 'hallbe leftuntoyou defalate. Pope Z 3 Leo 269 Selfc lour the oucrthrowof man. proy:xl3o. 10140. n¡at.us.:t. Thetranfletió ofGods king domefrom theImesto the Centiles. Efay.s. Ofee,3.4. Ieremy.up. Math.23.31.
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