Reafons whyGhri14 would exprcirlsis weariaxs. third Sunday in theLent. Ser.z3. 393 a Labrador or Husbandman,who hath his hands hardned,and a kind ofcafam or thicke skinne growne vpon them through toomuch labour. So that feeingMan was condemned for his offence,to digandplough the earth, Chri(t vndertouke that taske for hini,as onethat was willingto fuller for his friends. lamaHusband= Zarhar,g.$.., man; for Man taught me to beaHeardfman frommy youthvp : for,tocafe them ofthisburthen, I was willingto beare their puniflmient. He then that (hall take fuch pittieand compaffionofme,he that Thad vndergoe fuch adeale oftrouble for myfake, makes me tohaue a ftrong hopeand beleefe,thathe will denie mee nothing. blobwreffled all night withGod, thePatriarke in that ftrugling got a lameneffe, and Godgrew fowearie, thathecried vnto him, Let megoc. Buda- ces. j 1.26. cabanfwered, Iwill net let thee gee except thoubleffinee. Was this a good time, thinkeyou, to craueableffing r. Yes marry wasit ; forI ftanding in geed there of;and Godwaxing weariefor my fake , What (hall Iaske, that hee will:de- nie mee Thirdly, Chrift (hews himfelfewearie,to theend that by this his great pains hemight faue the finnerfrom perdition. Saint vluguftive faith,Flitigator le fu, quiafidelempoptduminuentre nonpaterat , That lefrìi mss wearie, becaufi hecould not findout afaithfall People. The Sheepeheard that fèekes after his loft (heepe,may wearie out himfelfè veriemucl in Peeking ofhim out butmuchmore will hee find himfelfefo,if he doe nor find him. It isnot fomuch Godspaines that hee takes , but ourfinnes, and our wandring lb farceout of the way fromhim, that makeshim fowearie. And if a Sheepe had but the vnderftanding to know the Nines thattheSheepheard takes, thecare andwearinefre that accompaniesfuch aftrangekind of ftragling, betides his being indangeredof beingdeuoutrd by that Wolfe the Deuill,which lies inwait forhis de(trußtion; he would beebet- ter aduifed,andfall ábleating after his Sheepheard Chrift lefus, andhaften into the Fold. Fourthly,The feare ofamansown hurt andcondemnation ; forthough God nowfhewhimfelfe vntothee wearie,andasit were quite tired out in Peeking af- ter thee,who refufeft tobe foundwhileit is day ; thou (halt feehim hereafterin pompeand maieftie,to thygreat feare andterrour. Now,he calls vnto thee,in- uitesthee,andintreats thee tocome vntohim; now,thou findeft him héere, fit- tingand fraying tofeeif thou wilt come vnto him , beeing meruailous willing and readie todoe thee good, arid to fuppliethyneceffrties ; hee is nowall pittie andmercie,but hereafterhe will bee all rigour and juftice. Nothing bath put God tohalfe that paines, a's hath thy finnes ; it is they that haue wearied him, Our fns the theythat haue woundedhim, and they that haue crucifiedhim : and ifthere- caul of all fore now thou (halt not take the benefit ofthere his pains, wounds, and cruci- chrirtófuffe- fixion,they thallhereafter condemne thee. Per you was myfide opened , andyee wouldnot enter in, faith Saint (Jlugufliue ; my armes were fpred abroad to em- braceyee,but yeewould notcome neere me ; and therefore theremy wounds Tall be theAtorrney to accufeyou,and the Witneffe to condemne you : andall thofe things which heeretofore did reprefent vnto you reafons of confidence andaffurance, ¡hall now driue you intothe depthofdefperation, and make you callvnto the Mountains, witha Cadicefullernos, Fallvponvs andcomer vs. The Quailekeepesamourningandcomplaining inherkindof language, when (hee fees the Swine ; and the Condemned they willlikewife bowie & lament,when they(hall fee Chrift in theHeauens. TheAngelis did aske, Who is this that comesfrom theearth foglorious and fobloudie e I haue fought abloudie bat- tell herevpon earth,triumphing like aConqueror ouertheDeuil &Death,&c. But
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