Examïñation.Cgonernment o f the Eyes. 298 4 hisable!Tedrule,colearnetoiudgeourf elues,thátweebenotiudgedofcheLord,if we(confidering any liinne invs) then ftraightway bythe wordlearneco emend it.But ifwe doe itnot,then certainly theLord will iudgeeither in this world,or in the world to come: forfanecannotbeallówed,butinu(} needesbefudged .ThenifweebyGodsfpiritbenot sinnei, fE taught toiudge our felues,andfotolament our finnes, weecannotpreueit Gods judge- bout iudge- ment,but the Lord will cakethe caufe into hisownehands;and then ifwee.* his,hee will ment. not ceafé till hebath brought vs tohim ; and ifweebelong not to himithenwill it be cor ruption inour bones,till ithat] confumed vs. í Iob.chap.z 'from the feuenthverfetothefourteene,dothdefcribethe vaineconuer fatjon andmene liues(as they fay) of impious men. Whereonan old writer faith thus : O Gregöf. job,thou haft weil de1crbed thelife of wickedmen : now let vs heare what is their ende, Moral. whereby twee be taught tohave a Ipeciall refpeca tothe end. Philofophïe teacheth vs to Ofob bcne judgeofcurrymotion, bythe terme or poyntwheretoit tendeth : wee may not fo hutch win mp oho° regard theway,fora manmaygoe through a faire civic to execution;and chat is-an ill mo- rum:d,c huera non. And againe,aman maygoeto a fear} through a blind lane 'and this we count ágood quaro. motion. Itis our common prouerbe, That is well which endeth well. We mutt therefore Termite-odd carefullyexamine the end of all ourwaies : Aman may goe for a time by thegallerie of 99 meriedeuiceshst they helpenot theendofthem rs iud ement.Écclefa I. In the strn emc fe. r Y P a> áCe g Nonqud, lateerend,wee fhall lee all vainedelights come toiudgement. Now therefore let vspre- que; went that iudgement(aswe be warned)by iudging ourfelues, and the contmuall medi- cationsof judgement. This is amedicine whereby ifwetprofit,ie is bitter and holef orne asthe treacle: but ifwe doenot,itisapoyfòn bitter and deadly. Let vsremember iudge- .Y/Sd&emrnt. nient in midlt of thedelires ofour hearts, and delights ofoureyes. 6 Let vs learnt how coorder our eyes :for we knowin what cafeChain was; when he Hamvvemsff raw hisfathers hakedneffe.Such are the fenfes asare the thoughts that arife by therm. The oidorwee ayes. eye is not euill,but wefudge of itby the effeas,Prou.t 8.Prou. 3 .P,al. c c1.5. If good thjngs can cleere thy fight, vfe them, Lecvs make confcience of oureyes : our Sa -1ïm hid urourChrn} faith,Ifthineeye offend thee, plucbe itout : if thoudoeft notvfe thine eye well, erre podmum thou wiltwifh thou hadftplucks itout ingood earner}: makeconfcience ofmotes,Mat 7. oculúm impu- Iob faith,Ibauemade a couenant with mineeyes. Pfál. t r g.part.5.Lord tame away mine eyes, dicum con leaf? they behold vanitie. Lament.3.Ieremy crieth out,Death bathentredinto myfoule (as) by windowes. And againe, Mineeye is mydeath. Dauids long is-td be noted: Thy itedgemèntiari merit; my fight. Godcommanded Lot that le Mould not looke backe to Sodomise : but A- br.sham looked cowards it,andhe law the linoke afcemid: Let vskeepe our mindes Well ex- Ocular vidés ercrfed,andour eyes may goe whitherthey will : for thenthe eye in feeing leech not, the non sideo. minde feeth,and the mjndc hearech. Butifa manbe inwardlyaffe6ted,ás Dauid .a as,afrer hisafter-noone lleepegweechinked things that neuer were nor (hall be. And yet ocher- whilesthougha man be in great contemplation, yet fuck is our corruption; that&fthere Rand antotll thingbeforc vs,:veinuit needes looke on it. Therefore we had acede make Limper'. acouenantwith oureyes,thatistheturel}way. Wewill end this with that good counfell : zCaue. Gouernethyfelfe,ta!¿e.heede,and befafe: but yetmore fafe, ifthoudoel}not fallen thine eye 4T °07Gas: vpon thetreeof life. lignum nod 7 That we may thebetter know our felues,letvs learnt alfo-to examine and know our alpeueris: !lanes well,whichare oftencloked and cowered vnder nature andgrace : Wedoenot fall at the firli intogrope finnes,but bydegrees, asChill} reckoninghis recentioes,Match.}z. which keepevs from the meanes, as farines, oxen,inariage,&c. And Paul reckoning the- workes ofdarknes,prraduenture wouldnotfatisfie a carnall man in his computation, he maketh mentionof banquctings,fealtings;&c. Thefe things feeme lawfull, but certainly and ofa truth,frnne lieshidden in them,and theft thingsmay torneroour ruine. Sinne is a cunningandskilfull`futer, I}te plaieth as Harlots, who Peeingand obferuing the grauitie and modeltieof former ages.as though theywere very demure macrones,would not at Róma3.13: the firft thew theirfaces,aswe may fee in Thamar: batheworldgrowing biggerand prou- derin fin,they began to withdrawtheirvailes, andwere not afhamed to becomeflume- 'areand impudently bold.- So fiinne atthe :tuft modeftly infmuateth herfelfevaco vs,vn- clet
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