(. SLO Why iorwouldontheuabboth. t upon theWednefday after U toftieinWínter,aoron theSabboth. zachr4.6. God wil helix thole that flie for him, but not from him. Penis&e com- pared to a Storme. prow. ;o. hatíemet withanycompanie onth; way, but hauetrauelled all alone in a feare- full kindof lolitude. Not in the Winter, in regard of innumerable inconueniences, as raine, dust, boggs, yce, froft, fnow,rifing of riuers, and dayesshort and darke. Saint Gre- gorieexpoundeth this placeof thofe euillswhich threatenvs at our death ; but beit inour death or inour life the world hath not any creature that is more threatnedand terrified thana Sinner. Who can lookeSinne in the_face r our belt courfe is to flie from it,andto haue recourfe to the Sandtuarie of Repentance ; butwe muff take heedthat we doe notflie on the Sabboth, or inWinter. In die (faithZacharie) non erit lax Jdfrigue &gelu, In that day therefhall beeno cleere light, but darke. Saint Hierome faith, That theProphet fpeakethof thedeflruRi- onof IerufalembyTitus and Yejafian : and becaufe the miferie and calamitie thereof would fall outto be foterrible and fo feare full,that noman durfi abide it, theytreatedof their flying from it. Bur that timeíhall prooue vnto them to be extreame cold,and exceeding darke ; as ifhefhould hauefayd,Iftheyfhould haue fledfor Gods feruice, the Pillar of fire fhould haue gone before them and directed them in their way; but when they (hall flie to his difgrace and difho- nour, thedayes (hall be cold,and the wayes darke,&c. Here arecondemned your cold andfrozen Confeffions, your flacke & flow reftitutions,your luke-warme intentions ; being like vnto tholeofthe Sluggard, of whomSalomon faith, Volt 6. nonvult, Hewilland hewill not : and thefe areve- rie hurtfull to the foule, for they caufemore fecuritie than faluation ; The¡e being ageneration that are purein their owne conceits, andyet are not wafhedfrom theirfilthi- neß. C.efarius 4relatenrìscompareth Penitencetoa Stormeor Tempeft, where the winds, rhunders,andlightningsplay their parts : the windat fea rents failes, fplits Malts,crackes Cables, tearethvpAnchors, andbreakeththe Oares inpie- ces : Penitence mull rent the faileswherewith thou faileft in this worldwith the wind in the poupe, it muff cracke afunder the ftrong Cables of thy wilfull affe- dtions, it muff teare vp the Anchors of thy ill fa(tnedhopes, and breake thofe Oaresof falfe anddeceitfull Court-fauours , which thou falíly fuppofeft shall row theeafhore to fome fafe Harbour. On land, the wind turnethvp the talleft Cedars and hugeft Okes, thoughthey haue takenneuer fuch deepe rooting. Thereare men in the World that haue taken deeper rooting in worldly riches, in their honoursand their pleafures, than either the tall Cedar, orthe(lurdie Oke ; and there is nothing that can rent them vpby the roots , and make them ftoupe, but the ftiffe wind of Penitence. Tilde menmuff haue the Waters of Grace toquench the flamesof their couetous defires and of thefierie lulls of the flefh 5 Euerienight ( faith Dauid) I will wail) my bed. , The fire of Concupif- cence which is kindled in this bed, mull bequenched with thewatrie teares of theeys ; and in ileac/of thatfire,take vnto thee thefire ofZeale,ofCharirie,and of Loue, thatmay inflame the Soule, kindle the Will, and inlighten theVnder- (landing ; Ignemvenimittere interram,&c. Thoumuff likewife hauethe thun- derofGods iudgemenrs in thyneBares, to ffrikeaterrourinto theeofGods Ma- ieftie, tomakethee fearefuiltooffend,and keep thee in acontivall aw of kéeping his commandements,&c. And reps walkedin theporch ofSalomon . There is no Falcon that flieth fo high,giues fo many wrenches to theHerne, or makes more ftoopings with de- fire to feife onhis prey ; no enamoured Gallant, that halfe fomuch rounds the dores of her headoreth no Sheepheard fo rrudgeththrough the Mountaines, feekingafterhis loftSheepe; nopoore Soule more feekes after the houfe of force
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