460 I. Truewifewomeeu - Vpon the Tuefday after O panful witHhumilitie. t.cm.3.7. 1.cnr.s.2. Preu.ae.a. A Preacher fhould never parts. ofhie The Dote of all Fowles the most thankful truth,inall thofebleffings that befall vs.But more particularlyought we to ac- knowledge the fame,that arePreachers of Gods word;forhe that praifethhim= felfc, and prifeth hisowneworth, (this is my opinion) cannot hopefor any fruit ofhis labours ; Neither is he thatplanteth, any thing ; neither hu that warred) ; but God, rhatgiueththeincreafe. That Gardner isa foole oramad man, that doth at- tribute to hisdib, to thewaterof his Well,to the labourof his hands, and the fiveatof hisbrowes, theflouresand fruits of his garden ; it isnotthou, nor thy paines, but Heauen thatgiues theeall that thouhaft. What haft thou that thoudidfl not re<ciue ? And in the eighth Chapterhe faith, Rijputatfi aliquidfeire, nondum cognouit quemadmodum oporteat fire, If anyman thinke that he knoweth any thing, he knoweth nothingyet as bee ought to know. Larifiotle firft puttethdowne t iodum, and thenScientiam ; the meanesfirft , andthe knowledge afterwards. And the Apoftle faith,That he thatprefumes that he knows,is not yet come to themeans of knowing ; Thinking themfelues w e, theyarebecomefooles. The wifeft menbane euermore beenethemeekeft and the humblett; in Saint Auguftine, humilitieand wifedome futed fo well together,that nomanwas able toiudge whichwas the greater. Salomonfaid of himfelfe, Surely lammore brutifh thanany man, and bare not the vnderflandi ng ofaman:and the reafonofthis acknowledgmentis,for that if a man looke well into himfelfe, thewifeft that is will hold himfelfea foole. Wearenotfufßcient ofourfelserto thinkefi much ar agood thought ; but if a man looke once into God,he will acknowledgeall tobe from God. Saint.lugußtnc compareshim that preacheth; to the Sowers feed-leape; and as the feed-leape bath not whereoftoboaft of the fheafcs of Corne,nor ofthofe mowes ofwheat thatare flored vp inthe barne ; ndmore. bath the Preacher for carrying Gods Word inhis mouth. Qis credet (faith Efay) audited noflre ? Saint Chryfóftorne faith, That heconfeffed,that what he-preached was not ofhimfelfe,but ofGod; Olivanevberem, pulchram, f eciofam, rac`liferam,vocauit Dominus nomen tuum , ad vocem loquelagrandis exarfit ignis inea; br combuflafontfruteta eius, Saint Gregorie faith, That this fat,faire, & fruitfull Oliue, isa faire & fruitfull Preacher ; fruit- full, forthe fruit ofhisworks; and faire,fortheelegancie & forceofhis words ; but feeble&weake in regardofhis flatteries,which are that greatvoyce which fettethon fire, burneth, and deflroyeth the fruit. We willmagne and extoll our owne tongues. There are Ionic kind of Preachers who thanke their tongue for theirpreferment God -a- mercie tongue, it is that that bath got me thismy ho- nour;itis thatthatbath railedmetofuch highplace ;nor atnItoferueormag- nifie anyother Lord orMatter, than this. 21telite bpi fublimia gloriantes. Saint Chryfoflame faith, ThatVaine- glorie is that moarh that fretteth and confumeth thefublimeft andhigheft things : And therefore, 2Lolite loquifublimiagloriant.s. Saint/hip/line faith, That he that preacheth in a high ftraine, and flies through the thicker} clouds,and higheft myfteriesof Diuinirie,had needof the jeffes of Humilitie, left throughvaine-glorie loaning too high,he fcortch his wings, and likePhaeton cone tumbling downe. Theeyes ofthe Spoufe,herBeloved com- pares trio the eves ofaDone : Foramongít all other Birds, the Doue lifts vp her eyes vntóHeauen when fhe feeds, as iffhe did giueGod thanks forthe good thereceineth : andeuer rime that flue returned with a greene Oliue branch inher . mouth, to 2(eahs Anke, thebath been taken for a thankefull Bird; as onthe con- trarie, the Crow is held to be an vnthankefull Carrion. Of this thankefulneffe or grateful acknowledgement, there are many fymboles or emblems in humane Authors ; as inthe Swine. Dyall, withall the houres fpecified thereinby dif}in& !figures;witha hand poynting out this Letter vetovs, In -umbra defino ;that is 1 .. - to.
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