2.26 WernuFtnotfnnevon example.(, Examination . reafon lawfully flayhito,iftheybe fowifeas to keep fexabels lettersto (hew fortheuifdues And ifPlato:could fay, that the Common-wealth is like: a fill, thatperi(heth firlt at the bead,andas a cannies skmne that ftrippethoffeafily,vntill it come at thehead, and there ftayeth; foalwates reformation ftayeth there. The fecond argutnent,which is example,ye fhallfinde,Ierem.r 8.TheLewes being reproued ofleremie fay,Come,let vs imagineCoke- whatagainft hint,let vs finitehim with the tongue. why ? Co/wleJhallnotperiJbfromtbe Priefls: We followthetn,therefore we cannoterre.Can myLord PaIbur not know this and (hall is be reuealed to thisJeremy?So in theGolpel(: Can Caiphasand Anna, not know this Chrift,and(hall wereceive him ? Nicodemuswas learned, and faid, you maynot con- demnethis man: Oh,faythey,youmuff looke better on your booke: Cá phas he (aith,you areRarke fooles,and feenothing, better it is that one dye, than thepeopleperifh. Looke whatthe flatutesof Om-le will affoord,andAchab fuffer, fo ferre God (hall be ferred: but if Cafarbid the doe no more,Godfhall haue no more:At the firft comming toBalaacBa. laam thrice fetteth downea good propofrtion,l would we could follow it ; 'wouldnotfor thishdufe full ofgolddoe otherwife: he thoughtby keeping this goodrule to haue beenpre- ferred by theKrng. But theKing faith to lüm,goeyour wales,I hadthought tohaue pre- ferred you : and afterwardfor leirethan halfe a houle full of golde hewilled, the Kingto mingle harlots with the children ofIfrael,fotocattle themto finne. And this I feeco be ge- nerallin men, that if they preirénot, andguidenot theiraffefìionsbytheword, theywill carri:them away. r 3 Euery done bath a finali beginning. FieIt the diuell will crane ofvs to yeeldehim butalittle, but in the endhewill come further. Hewill, and fo will his champions at the lirft binde vs witha little corde, thatwemay breakewhienwe lift: but in the cnd itgrow- eth toa rope,andthen wecannot breakeit. Mofes wouldnot yeeld for one hoofe,becaufe he hadno commandementfor it. Amarueilius ftrangefellow,will henot yeeld a little, what not for fo little as for anhoofe,why menthinke is nothing to yeelda little, demini- rnisnen caratlex. But a great matter ismade ofa little pricke,anda great treewill arife of a littlemuftard feed. rtisnotgood to[mother fie, nubiles itis pang. Beare. Affenion. AIM CHAP. 24. OfExaminationofourfelues, and ofallthing.rby their Toes : andhow togenerarethe Eyes. F when GodBothcroffe vs with puni(hments, wedienot examine the whole procef(èofour proceedings and imaginations,we profit not. a Wemuff fearchour owne heartscareful(ie, how well foeuero- thersreport ofvs: forwe may fpeake ofour felues ofknowledge, when others doefpeake ofcharitie. 3 If wewill truly examineour (clues, then let vs let our feluesbe- forethe Lord,who(hall and will examine quickeand dead: foris lean weemuffrendera iaft account,and thenhet vs trembleand feare, and fo triewhether the Lorddot,allowo'ourdoings: ifhedoe and we haue a warrant out of his word, thenmay we haue comfort t sough trouble come hereof. But if wee cannottremble norcannot fee our hearts, and iftheLord Lookenottovs, to (hew vs our hearts, we haue to feareand know that our cat feis not right. Thereforewhen we will effehìually perforine this dole, let vs fet Godsfeare before vs,which mayfubdue our affeétions and rea(ons,otherwife out affefhions will controllvs,and ourreafonwill carrie away our hearts,which in it hathma- ny (fartingholes. But if wefeelethatour affeaions arefitbdued, and thatour reafon will fubicribetothole things that arecontrariethereto: then let vscrie our workeby theword; whereto ifit beagreeable, thenwill dme Lord allowofit, though not as perfedì, yet inhis fonneChrmt.Thisis thewayto raife vs when weare fallen,to ftrengthenvs when we flan'', andtuer tomaintaine thepeaceofóur confciences 4 to
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