292 Examples. pointin ál offices. Plato inhis Alcibiades had perfwadedAlci6iades tohue iuPcly all his life time : he promifeth;that he will do fo. Ipray God faith Socrates, you may begin, and alfo continue, but I feare leaf}the [way of themultitudecarryyou away : and to an elder het wilted), thoughthe multitudedo not change you,yetitmay beas rubs inyour way, Iwil Thewyou a reafonhereof, Rom.y. Paul faith,there bemany good things that I would do, s, and cannot, and manyeuill things, whichI would notdo,and yetdo them.Andwhy ?be caufethere is alaw inmy membersrebelling againft thelaw of the fpirit. But when there Nose. isa lawof companie comming to, then thecafe isdangerous, and in a doubleperill. How(arrewe z There is anvle of followmg,andthis word followis often inthe Scriptures.Wemull. máyfouowo- follow with choile, judgementand limitation. The wifeman faith, it is thepropertieof a there. Footeto follow vnruerfally ,that,whatfoeuerhefeeth others do, hemuftneeds do die faine, That eie is veryweake,that cannotlookeon ableareeie,butit mutt bebleared;and Seneca *De vira bea- faith in Inis booke *of theblefled life. Weefollow the dronelike the beaftes of the field; ra. Peeora when wethinkewego to thepafture, it is veryìlike wefhould goto the fhambles. S. lamer "'op' vouchfafethnot tocomparevsto lining creatures, but to the froth of the feá;tvhichisca- Hard toiodge, hied vp and downe with the water; fo we, becarted and goe not. Thereafon why wee do lutneefoone thus is,beeaufeit is an hardmatter to iudge,butanealiematter to giuecrecht.We beleeue, credit. howwe fhould huewe fudge not. Weemay feewhat their judgement is by the Logicke, which they vfe:they reft only in examples and Gmilies, which how weake arguments they be,euery manknoweth;no manwill admitthem indilputation.,Yec when we come toex- amples, fee whatjudgement we thew, we take themby tale ándnumber themnett,we ne- Nemo fiede- net waigh them, ashe Paid. No manwouldfo recense hisgroats,as weedoe examples,wee cariosfuns. ought not thereforeto followwithoutchoife. Wemutt not pleadefìmplicitie, and faywe To eonfentto causebut behind:forifye confent,itis enough,though you benot theforeman,Ronr.r .; r. fmne is heC0771711 N1ea wemuff not onely efclsew thofe thatdo euill, but thole alto, that confent to euill, andE- tingoffntne. phef. S.y.we are charged not to becompanions with them. And howis that? Danieltelleth you,Pial.5o.s8.thou feeftatheefe,and dolt runwith him. i.Tim.S,zz.Layhandsfodainlr onno man,neitherdepartakerof other mess Ames. Aótq. Said threwneuer a !loneatSteuen, but keptthe clothes of them, that (tonedTrim: and yetthe holyGhoft bringethhim with- in the compaffe of murther. And fobecaufe the levees chofenotChriftratherthen Barra- bas, the Ipirit of Godfaith, Theykilled theLord of life, wherefore with AuguflinnI fay ; it is euill enough tofollow and content to euill. Hgiru this 3 Many and few be relpeetiue words,forfo it is raid in oneplace,thatDauidhad many wordvulgus fonnes.Howmany?feuen: and in another placeDauidisfaidtohaue a few fouldiers.How isro betaken. few? feuenhundred. So in thatrefpeEIfeuenarea great many,and feuen hundred a few.A- gaine,leatt wefhould thinke a Multitude to confjftonly ofrude and volearned, and poote people,wemuft know,that by vulgus isment not onely thofethat hassechlamydes,butthofe that hauecoronas alto, notonly thole,that goe inroundcaps, butthem that goe in lquare caps alfo,andwemay heare asvulgar fpeeches ofthe learned,as tithevnlearned.The4.00. Prophets although-theywere learned, yet theywere amultitude, and had a lyingfpiritm them. And certaineit is they neuerpronetruely learned,thát lacke religion, and the true feare ofGod, their wits fersethembut to vulgarvfés,andto difconer themfelues. Great things 4 The be4 things hauenot commonlymolt voyces, and it is a great prefumptionthat gronot idsheep thethings arethe worfe, if they Banc acommon confenr. Thispart is great, therefore the greasednom- worfe,faithSeneca. SoAriflotle, great and good is notall one : the firft finder out of mans nor isinn al- viledomefoundoutthis,andalwaiesafterinadeithispofie ;Thematthewerfe. He found vvaiesbeg. itby the earth, feeingmuchpct-earth,and little tomakeguile ;lo there ismuch pot-rea- "fon.AndAri.fiorleghuing a reafon ofthehardett andfairelt,fith,firltthattheybefobyna- ture: andfecondly, becaufeofthemultitudeofthem ,thatrefiltit. Thisisa commonpro. nerbe with Lawyers,(uchasbe oueittome appeale to thepeople. This is efpied outof the Vial ell pro. heathen,and yetour Chrittians cannotfee. Bat let vs come to theferipture,Gal.i.lo./fI uorwe '1P'" Ibruld pleafe men, Ifhouldnot be theferuant of God, i. themolt men. TimeAngelscomeby two pulum. or three at themoit,but thediuels arefaidM theferiptureco comeby legions,the fcripture willingvs to the thewicked,faith Hie theworld,becaufe they are ft molt. Hofeah compareth the
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