3oz The gouernmentof theEyes. innocensin- whatfolloweth? euen that whichGregorie faith, that the innocent beholding; becomes ruirus, afpcRu.nocent or hurtfull by fight : andhis reafon is, for what bebeheld vnaduifedly, he cannot icguid la forfake willingly:and bee addethyet anotherreafonof this, for that whichpleafeth the coat fennn non fenfe,beft liked) vs .Here isafenfuall appetite : foras where the paineis,there is the hand: potefinon fowhereour loue is fattened, there our eye is fixed. The eye is not fatisfied with tieing, piacere. whatthen ? Surely asthis was thefirft degreeofwalking,the heart followedthe eye: fo is Vbi doloribi it thefecond de ree as faithG arie. He that vfeth the outward eye negligently, bath a mans. gg y Vbi amoribi blindeye within : and attoa *fecond confequent,thcheart beingcorrupted, itcloth cot- oculus. rupethe eye : for theheart will leade the eye to feeke all manner of mill fights for it. So *orfound. we become fuelsasare mentioned,Numb.y.Asgae aftertheir owneeyes. 0/apparel!. 5 Againe Gregorie here faith: Confider what a 'limeitis for men to finne in that from Bernard,em. which womenare commaunded to abftaine. The Apoftle vfetl: aword, ftrangeand fef- niapulchcri- dome vfed in thofe thatwrit fince theApoftles time, ic is to note the itrangenes ofappa- ma ipGcum rell. The lawofnaturecondemnethit. Augutïine faith, He that exceedeth the bounds of fusiturpifsi. cuftoine in outwardthings,is avery wicked man.Ezech.a3.wefeethe iudgement ofGod ;e,moj.d. vponthem,for looking onftrangeapparell. Zephan.z.x .God,fáithhe,wili fitinjudgement vpon theKingsfonnes,and then what thall becomeof the bafe people? And thus much for the fafhion,nowforthecoft : for theApoftleforbiddeth alfo cof}iyor preciousapparell. Coftlyapparel'. He that breaketh into theft expences ofapparell,morethan is befeeming*his(hate,he is wti.or. a theefe. There isyeta third thingtasm weemutt thiuke that hemeant by this * theput- tingonofapparell. ItisthatwhereofaFatherfpeaketh ,Theyprayforoneminute,andlean Troyer wholehoureinattyritigthemfelues. Andyet wee haue renounced this inóiarBaptihne with i allthevanities o ftheworld,which thefounes ofBeliallmuffinuent,and weïnuftprabtife. To conclude,note onething inSaint Bernards fermon whichhe madevpon the celebration ofS.IohnBaptifts day,wherehefpeakethto his auditorieon this wife : whafe memoriedoe Imonon cu- ye celebrate thisday?Is this doneinvaindelight,orPhewofgay attre?what isthis toJahn?rvhat, piscite idem, you would baue vs goein John Baptifl.r coate? 1with not that thoeabee'?lil a himinattyre, but yet cupio ne its Iwouldnotyefhouldbeflat contrarie. Finally, this is theaccufation ofCaroband his compa- eontrarius. nie,Numb. 6. whatwillyepall GodsProkbets eyes ant of their heads?no, but wee weuldhane themvfed to theglorie ofGod,as alltheMembers aught tobe. 6 TheSeraphins werefull ofeyes,betokening they feeeueryway fomething toglorifie God. Though other men haueindulgencie for their fight,yet theformesofcheProphets are called feces for the vfeof their eyes, they mutt needesvie them. The highplaces were Prophets. frequented of.the Prophets andPatriarcises, that from them they migiltfeëinedowesfull ofgraffe,fields full ofcorne,riuers,townes,andmany things, to confiderthe greatnesand goodnes ofGod, that beholding theft they mightbedrawneas Damid was, into that me- Matth.o.ss. ditation,wbatisman?and asChrift in beholding thelillies,areyenot much better than they? Thefe hilshad this goodvfe atthe firft,but afterwardstheywere vied to ill pracîifes.There Pruterita& wasnot one of theProphets that viednot this helpe. Thingspall and prefent (faith one) prmfentiahint are:fhadowes of things to come. And no doubt though theyhad fpeciall reuelation, yet vmbrmfois- theyvfed the viewoftheir prefent eftates, and did in wifedomeforefeemany things,and romm. we,ifwe laidwell oureftates withthem,might bemorewife to forefeethings to come. The 'Prophets. Prophetshad their notes wherein they did infect thofe a&ions which they (awe in their times,andfo theymade vfe of that theyfaw,befides the readingof hiftories, which is alto lawfull and commended inAffueras, and Daniel i i. Augufiine maketh two queftions: whatwentye out into the wildernefe tofee? waterchanged into wine? this ye may feeand not Theardinarie goe thither. Or went ye not tofee the bufh borne and not confume ? As youmay fee the works water turned intowine without the defert, inthat the Lordbringeth itthrough thevine tree: fo thisalfo ye fee dailygreat firesmade to conftune the Church and it erifheth mothadmàra- may g t p le,ifvve not. What went ye into the hiftories to fee? There are as great things (faith he) in our. vvoutdronf daies doneforthe Church byCon3Tantiste,asbath beenbefore dine; there are now asgreat derthem daily. -abominations, asftrange iudgements, and fo fuf icient in eueryage toprone the Lords Kahn. arme is not fhortened,andto confirme vsin Gods promifes,ifall thehilt odes inthe world Malach3 .ic. were burnt. Ifweedid (as God keepes a bottell for our teams,and a booke ofremetn. brance
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