36z Why biawasnowmoman ewish j on the VVednefday after hephaeifees than formerlyhehail bin. a.Reb.tz. Rex Truezeate carnet with it both light- ning and thunder. xsir tttaine, n atea gnat,& fwal- Iowa " Ca.: ' melt. thatthe cafeis far otherwife;for itis vfualwith him,toteuengwrongs feuenfold. The Prophetfaidto Danid, Becauf thouball taken the wifeofPriah toherby w fe,i willtake thy wiuer beforethineeyes,andgluethemunto thy Neighbour, andheefhall lie with thy wines in thefight ofthis Stone ; thou tookeftonewife fromthy Neigh- bour,and thyNeighbourfhall takemanyfrom thee. This was that which Dauid charged Saul withall, when hee marched ouer themountaines with his People, perfecuting him to the death, TheKingofIliad is come out to f eke aflea, as one wouldhunt a Partridgeinthe Monntaines : Why fhouldthe Xingmy Lordbeat fo much paines andcolt to take awaymy life fromme, it isas if thou fhauldft goe about to kil a flea,ortake aPartridge. Agreat Lordgoes a hawkingwith twen- tieHorfe,and as manySpaniels, acid I know nothow manycaft ofHawkes,hee returnshome atnight with onepoore partridge in hispoutch, which is fcarce worth two Royals, the chargethereof comming to twohundred,and the tiring out ofhis bodie,to two thoufand. Nowif he shouldimploy all this inhunting after a Flea , farregreater were his follie. All the hurt you candoe me , is no Morethan thekillingofaFlea 3 but the harme that you receiue thereby is ex- ceedinggrear,aswell in regardofthe waftingof your Treafure,as in the toiling and tyring out ofyour perfon. Tee alfo tranfref the Commandments ofGodbyyour?raditions. The zealeof oodisgood ;butwhenmen are zealous of the leffe, and negleâfull of the more it is notzeale but aflion. When your lightningdoth notaccompanie > , P p your thunder, all is wind : thereare fomezealous Profeffors thatareal' thunder and no lightning ;theymake agreat noyfe with their words, thewindwhereof grówes high, but the light of their goodworkesdoth not fhineto theWorld. ThePharifees wereakindof .flbár,aquientos,menthat wouldmakeagreat deale ofdoeand pudder about nothings theykeepe a ftrange kind ofcoyle aboutthe waftingandnot wafting of thehands,.athing fcarceworth the talking of ; de- fpiling in the nicane while the keeping or not keeping of Gods Commande- ments. A Stacke of ft'raw is on fire,ánd aPrinces Pallace fullof infinite riches is all ona flame ; thourunneft to faue the ftacke of thaw , notcaringwhat be- comesof :thePallace. Artthoumore carefull offtrawthan of gold The like (faith Saint Gregorie) hapneth in mensvices ; Pilatewokeagreat deale of care that Chriflsdeathmight not be laidto his charge,andwafting his hands, asifhe hadno hand in the bufineffe,fticksnot to fay,Iaminnocent,e-c. butmade no rec- koningofiiueringhim ouer to thewill andplcafureofthe people.Thelevees held it to bea heinousfrnnc,to enter into thePratorium or ludgementHall, Leif ¡heyfhaistdhe defiled;bur theyaccounted it no finneat all , to nayleour Sauiour Chrift totheCrofìe,whënthey cryde,Sanguts eivsfupernos; they held it aBrie- uous finne that thebodies ofthofe that were crucified,out ofthe obferuanceto their Sabboth,fhouldhangvpontheCroffe ; but accounted itno finne atall , to thrufta Speareinto ourSauiours fideafterthat hewas dead,fhewing in his death- thelouetheyibare him in his life : they rakeno offence , that Chrift calls them Hypocrites, falfePropliets,andTranfgrefïorsoftheCommandementsofGod; bur.when.he'tellsthem,Tbaawhiheh--entersinatthe mouth,kjlethnot the Man, this is that they are angrie atjand this isrragarfe el Camelo, y deflar elmofcito, To [wallow aCamal andffraineat a Gnat,tofeetmoat inanothermans eye;andnot the beamethatis inhis owne,: Likeunto thatWhalewhich fwallowedvp sans at abir, his bodieand cloathes allat once,and deuoures Pilchers onebyone; and thiswas thePharifees fault. origen obferu th,That thewafting ofthe hands was now turned to fupirftition,fortherein theyplaced agreatpartoftheir fouls faluation.
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