Chrift muftbee fought PeonSundays Jere while hemay be found. that they fought him in thatfiege whichTitan: and Yefaflan laid to Ierufalem when they law themfeluesfwallowedvp in fo many miferablemisfQrtünts, yet could.they notfind him : for albeit Gods bowelsareneuerPhut vp for the pardoning of finne, yetare they Phut vp for the punifhment thereof; and euen then did they looke to findhim, whenhisfwordwas aircadie drawne. Sa that that LanguageofAmos, For three tranfgreßons,andforfoure, &c. The number of three expreffeth many fines, butthe number of foute , more than manic c And therefore .when the Sinncr (hall come to this number , God will not par- don him , o2,uateneee aápanam As touching the punifhment of finne., though he forgiue him the guilt thereof. Saint ChryfalIome faith, That in the liege ofHierufalem many were conuerted toour Sauiour Chrift , repenting them. felucs of that which they had alledged againft him to Pdat , If ,bee let goe this man , the Raman, willcomeand take our Kingdome',ard our Nationfrom vs, &c. Saint víugñlinefaith, That this propheete (Toufhall feeke mee, and(hall notfende me) wasfulfilled inthat Sermon whichS.Peter made, whereof S. Lukemakes mention in the t,iids ; wheremanyof themdid repent, and wereconuerted to Chrift,to the numberof three thoufand perlons ;but that others did defpaireof pardon,.confidering the greatnefl'eof their offence. But lettingpaffe the peopleof the lewes, this fentence Both aduifeall flirts ofperfons, That theydoc not let flip the timeoftheir good, whether it bee in regardof the perfon, or of the time which is offered vnto them; for after- wards , they(hall feeke and (hall not find. In regard of the perfons , Good was neuer truly knowne till fuch timeas it is loft ; The couetous Rich -man did ac- knowledge in Hell , the Richesthat were hid wider Lazarus hisRagges ; The Damned confefleamidit their flames,the wifedomeof the Righteous, whom before they held to be Foolesor madmen : The Prodigall in thePig-ftie knew the advantagethathis fathers houfholdferúanrs hadof him : TheHebrewes in theirlifetime offeredcttofesathoufand Agrauio's and injuries when bec flew theÆgyptian,he was forced through them to flit the Countrie 5 when hewas theirCapraineand Commander, they multiplied mutinies vpon him murmu- rings, difgraces,and were fo madat him , that they would haue honed him to death ; andyet afterhewas dead,if theyhad knownewhere his bodic hadbin buried, theywould haueworfhipped and adored him. King Ahab called Eliah whilehehued here, The Troubler oflfraell 5 and QlsenIezabel fhe would haue his life takenfromhim ;thePeople too, theycomplainedof his too much ri- gour and feueritfe, and that hehad petitionedGod, Thatthey fhould haue no raine forfo many yeares, and that he tookenopittieof thole poore foules that were readieto flame forhungerin the ftreets : butwhen hee was taken vp into Heauen in a fierie Chariot, elifha then cried out,c3tyfather,myfather, the Chari- ot of lfrael,'and the Horfemen thereof; That is to fay,Now Iftacit (hall know, that thouwert more their Proteétour andDefender, than their armed Chariots : Oras Saint vimbrofe bath it , Now Ifrael(hall know, that thou wert hee that didgouerne them andthat did repreffe their violent paflions,andbridle their wilfulland headitrongaffeátions , which were morehot and furious than thole of Beafts. InhumaneHiftories there are infinite examplesthat avouch the truth hereof;but none canalledge for theprefent, nor the worldneueryet did, nor (hall, producea man foperfecuted, foabhorred, fo trampled vpon, and fo, much defpifedand negleCted, as our Sauiour Chrift ; Eradicemrucam de terra Viuea slum, Lets root him out ofthe landof the Lining;as if he had Keene the plague of the Commonwealth. But the World did afterwards acknowledge, That Z z z thetç 5'43 Amo A. Gond neuer only liked)u11 loft. ijeuerány man fo hated oftheworld, as aria.
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