Why Chrìftwas nowmore the thirdSondayin Lent: angrie,than at other times. @rZl: 367 T*o r°« óf (inners, the onie (tramlefly 6°la' Theo`tinice minglyholy, r.7:m.r. mar.'3* Luke.t r, fled from Alexandria wherehewas Bifhop, forfeareof theManichees and the Arrians, they exercifedlomany cruelties vponthe Catholickes, that treating them in amolt inhumanand cruellmanner , theycondemned it tobee a time to fuccourthepoore, and the ftrects being full of wretchedandmiferable people, no mandurft looke vpon them,nor offer to releeuethem,leaft they fhould beac. counted finners. Thispeople dothhonourmewith their lips,but their heart isfarrefromme . There are a terrain fortof Sinners that are boafting Sinners ; onewill boaff himfelfe fo farre to be thy friend, that there is not the finne that hee willnot doe to doe theeferuice; thathe will (lath thisman,& flay thatman; &.fweare any thingthat thou wilt hauehim,though neuer fo falfe : finding fault with fuch a onc, That he is notworrhieto be elteemed a friend, becaufe thou canfknot trufl himwith the murderingoffuch aman, the takingoffuchapurfe, the robbing of fuch a hogfe,nor with thywhoredomes nor adulteries,andthe like. The Gentiles in the PrimitiueChurch didmurmureagainft the Chriftians, faying, Thatthey . were an vnprofitable, impertinent,miferable,andnigardly kindofpeople ; and the reafonof it was,forthat theywould not eatwith them tillthey vomited vp theirmeat as they fate at boord,nor drinkewith them till theywere ouertaken withwine. Tertullian makes anApologiein their defence,and faith,That Chri- ftians,fhouldnot onlybe Chriftians but alfo to feemtobe that which they arc. S. vlsgafline confeffeth in his Confefions, ThattheWorld in his timewas growne fo fhameleffeand fo impudenr,thatit was helda fhame not to be fhame- leífe. Tobea Sinneris bad,butto boaft offinne tentimes worfe. Another fort ofSinners thereare,which feeme tobeSaints ; Habentespeciem pietatia, (faith Saint Paul) Harting afhewofgodlinef : Likevntothefe Pharifees, whofeekingoutwardlytomakegreat appearances and fhewes offanditie,.as rough and courfecloathing,paleand wan faces,fmokie countenances, publique prayers,humblingthemfelueson their kneesin the Streers,theirFailings, their opengiuing ofAlmes,their Philafueries,whichwere certaineskinnes ofparch- ment wherinthe Commandements werewritten atlarge(Dilatant philaCieriafta) the skirts of their garments ftucke; inward with fharpe needles to let them blond, and the oftenwafflingoftheir hands vp to the verie elbowes; yet not- withftanding all this, theirconfcience was averie Dung-mixen, they were faire without, but foule within. Saint GhryfoflaMe compares themtoaSword that hasha rich fcabberd,but aleaden blade, Erse animam, 6- videbispulchritudinem. Here isagoodly faire fhew, abeautiful) appearanceoffanétitie and holynefl'e; but vnlace thefemensbrefis, and looke intotheir foules andconfciences, and then (hall youfee themin their true colours. Yourgreat Merchantshaue many fuits ofgoodly hangings, rich Cloathes ofState,faire Canopies, and cooly Bediteads ; but theyhauetheirBrokers tofell them : befides , theyhaue. great (toreofdaintiedelicate houfholdfluffe,and otherfine curiofrties,as Rings,Iew- els,and chaines,all choiceware ; but they are noneoftheir owne,and therefore cannot befaid tobe rich. In like fort, the Pharifeeswere the Merchants &Bro- kers of this fanelitie and holineffe,they carried itabout withthem forto Eel and tomaketheir beft profit of it ; and for that the.people were much affedioned to this outwardafperoufneffe andftrill-feeming courfe of life, they held them for Saintsdefcended fromHeauen. InLesiticus God commaunded,That there fhouldbeno Linfeywoolfey, no weauingofWoollenand Linnenrogether,be- caufe the onebeing focourfe,&the otherfofine, itmight be fo curioufly inter- mixr,and focunninglycarried in theworkemanfhip,that itmightprooueacote- ping
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