296 Market whereby to knowa hard heart. Vpol'1 the third t.ret.a.s, Rom.,. Ff :y.63.=. Rom.to. No fcourge to that ofthe TOngtle. and growes the tougher. Of Nabali heart, the Scripture faith , tvlortuem eft cor eiva,&faflum eftgeaft lapis, That his heart dyedwithin him,andthat hewaslike a ftone. Saint Bernardglues vs flue markes , by whichweemay knowthe hard- nefle of a mans heart. TheElf, Ncque compunllienefcinditur, It is not toucht with compunction, Itbathno feeling ofit'shurt, andperdition. Our Sauiourhealingone thatwas pofleft withaDeuill , Sulpiciens Calum, ingemuit, Cafting his eyes vp to Hea- uen, he wep't and lamented;mourning for him, that mourned not for himfelfe. .tlexanderwould haue killed himfelfe , for hauing killed his friendClitua. Lu- cretiaftab'd herfelfe,whenthe faw fhe hadloft her honefty.But the finner,is not fencibleof feare greater loffes than thefe. Thefecond,Wecpietatemollitur.It isnot mollifiedwith Gods Pitie and Mer- cie towards it. Theclemencie which he fhoweth towards it,ought to reduceit to repentance ; But it defpifeth(as Saint Paul faith) the riches ofhis goodneffe, and longanimitie. And thefeare riches that are treafured vp to their owners condemnation. God treafures vpMercie forthee,and thou treafureft vpWrath againft the dayof Vengeance. All whichfhall turne to thine ownehurt. The third,Nec mouetur precibus.It is not moouedwith prayersand intreaties . Iotadie (fayth Efay) &c. i haul f redout mine handalltheday long toa rebelliouspeo- ple. The fel fefame words , are repeated againe bySaint Paul. Tobegge with hands lifcedvp,is aceremony which menvfe withGod ; &God fayth, that he vfeth thelikewithmen,asifhe were Man and Man God. The fourth, F/agellis induratur. Like that ofPharaoh; The more hee is pu- nifhed,themorehis heart is hardned. According tothat oflob, Cartiusindurabi- tarpall lapis, & ftringetur quail malleatorisincur. His heart shall be hardnedas a ftone,oras theanuile,that is hammered onbythe Smith.Whereunto,futeth that of leremy, Induraueruntfaciesfeaifuser Petram, Theybane made theirfaces harder than aflone. The fifth, Inhumanem,propterres human" . Inhumaneto itfelfe forhumane commodities, Who like2ircif fua, being inloue with their owne beautie, will rather dye, thanforfake fovain a fhadow. Of thefe men,it maybeefayd, Wee hauemadea league withDeath,and a couenantwith Hell. The appointed time (hall ouerrake thefe men,or fome difperat fickenefle shall ceafe vpon them. Thou fhalr preach tooneof thefe obífinat finners,That he confeffe himfelfe, &make his peace with God,by acknowledging his finnes, bybeing harrily lorry forthe fame,and bycrauing pardonand forgiueneffe ofGod : But his anfwerewill be, What Shall men thinke that I doe it out of feare e No, I amno fuchco- ward,&c. All thefe conditions are fummed vp in thofewhich ourSauiourvt- teredof theeuill judge. Nec Deumtimeo, nec bovinesVereor; Ifiareneither God nor t3ifan. others temptedhim,feelinga fignefromHeaaen.Fromthis varietieofopinions, Saintt_4aften mferrerh the little reckoning that we are tomakeas well ofmens iudgements,as theiriniuries. For mine owne part,leauing Saint Außenherein to yourgood likings Let not mineowne confeience condemnemee beforeGod ; all the ref( Iaccount as nothing. WhatfaythEfay ? 2tolite timereopprobriumhominem, Feare not the¿fronts and calumnies ofmen. And Chrift gines you a veriegood reafonfor it ; If the mailer ofthe familywere calledby thename ofBelseebub, what name will theygiueto thofeofhis house r Gregorie2(aZianzen, treatingof certaine Heretickes,who made the diuine perlons difequall ; fayth , In bonam partem hoc accipe Sanl/aTrinitaa,nectoftulterumlinguasprorrusefugifii3ObledTri- nitie,
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