Slow thankee,no thankes. the thirdSonday in Lent. Ser. n. you , withall maltcioafief . Firftofall, theremuffnot abide inyour brefts the leaf£fmacke of bitternetfc,anger,wrath,euill (peaking, nor anyother maliciouf- neflè. But becaufe it is not enough tofhuneuill, vnleffewee doeal fothe thing that is good; he'addeth in the fecond placethat which follower anonafter,Be yee courteousone towardanother,andtender hearted. For a good Surgeonought not only to takeaway the paine in the leg, but alto to finable it togo. Thirdly, Shedid chfcouerthis beginning ofher amendmentand recouerie, by imployingthis her health in theferuice ofourSauiorChrift; andby laying it downe at our Sauioursfeet,fhe (hewed that flue was not ill bred. If he that is recouered of a fickneflè,when hee is able to let foot on ground,and to walkevp and downehis chamber, (hall haue recourfe untoGod,andgiuehim thanks for this his reftored health, it is a ligne that Godgave it him. Thankes (lowly gi- uen (faithSeneca) lefflns thebenefit receiued. Ariflotle tells vs, That the Athe- nians admittednoother Temple, faue that ofTha.ìkefulneffe, to the end that they might not be flacke anddull in makingtheir acknowledgement. And if he beblamedthat is idleandflow inreridringof thanks,What fhall we fay to him that neuer comesto offer his feruice,but is careleffe in committingof finne,and offends dayly moreandmore t The Moonemay ferue for anemblemeto rhek . kindofvnthankefull perfons ; who receiuingall her light from the Sunne,in re- quitall of thisfo great akindnefe, feekes to cloudhim by her ofen eclipfes. Beingherein like unto him who fers him(elfe downe vnder the fhadowof fome Tree and afterwards pluckes off the Fruit thereof, and teares downe it's betughes. Nowwhen the Sannt wrtá downe,allthey that had,/iikefelkeofdiuersd f ofs,broxght themvnto kim,andhe laydhuhand on eatery eve of themandhealedthem. Theyflay- edtill theSunne fet,for the obferuationof the Sabbothwas foariawith them, that theyheld it not lawfull on that day to curethe Sicke, muchleffe tobring them abroadin abed ora chaire : And therefore faidthe Priefts vnto the Peo- ple, There arefixdays in which men ought towork, in them therfere comeand6ehealed, andnot on the Sabbath atty. Amongft thole Sicke which receiued health, Saint (Mathew faith,That there wereTome poffèffedwith Deuills,and thatthe Deuills did rote andcrie,notify- ing the force wherewith they were driuen forth their bodies, and withal' con- fefling himto be the Sonneof God : Firft,That hemight let them alone ( faith Saint Augufline;) Secondly out of apride of heart,to theend that nonemight prefume,that any man(as beingbut man) was able to raft them outOf'their ha- bitation,and depriue thembothof their power and pleafure. But our Sauiour Chrift,He f fired them not tofeake, 6eeaufe they knewhim tobe Chr.This propofi- tion mayadmit adouble fence. The one,That this particle uia, Becaufe, isdeclaratiue mor would heefuller themto fpeake,,a? What ? Tor our Sauiour was the promifed Chrift. Theother,Thatthis particle is caufall ; he would not permit themto fpeake, And why r Becaufe theyknew he was the promifedChrift. And as when Pe- ter confefthim to be lcfus Chrift theSonne ofthe euer-Iiuing God,He charged ku Difcipks,thattheylhouldtell no manthat hewas refse Chrifl;fo herehe inioyncth the like filenceto the Deuills. &c. Inthis fecond fence,this fequzll may bemide,That theDeuils knewChrift; but is not tobe gathred from the former: for theymight (peakthis, eitherméti. ende,or adulando, inalying,or flatteringmanner,though theyhadnot any know. ledgeof him : fo that whichof thefe two is moll probable, itis yet depending to 383 Théemblema¡ ofIngrataode Lttt.r;.t4. Why the De- uils rored whe, our Sauiorcaft themout. Mat.ta.zo.
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