330 Ofkeeptng the heart. 6 Laftlie followeth , I will Rand to it , then menwill call light darkenefr , and darkeneffe light. We may adde boafting in fin, fay whatyou can , theywill doe it,they will do itto (tome you. This isthe chaise ofthewickedattheiournies end,and becaufe theyfhould not Scala Infcmi bewithoutacufhion, ifyouwill Issueany thing els, the next is damnation. Peter faith, Theirdamnation is nigh. This is themeafure ofthe age of Sathan; this is theladder,or there be the fteppesto hell: yetGoddoth not markeeuerie declining of man, but as theApo. file faithheouerlooketh them,and theyare but in theregenerate tohumble them, and to make them confefe thegrace ofGod. Touchingthefe thoughts , let there be two rules, whatwe fhameto fpeake,let vs be afhatnedto thmke,he thatfeeth ourthoughts knoweth' whatwe are.Iremember to the newHiftorieofScotland,thereis mention madeOf a con. Sirnile. trouerfìebetweeneScotlandand Ireland , for acertaineIllebetweene them both, After e' r controaer- much a doe theyputit tothe determination ofawifeFrenchman, whofe iudgement was, fie concerning that theyfhoúld put a fnake in it, and if kilned, theground fhouldbelongto Scotland. I an [land be- (peak itinthis refpeót,thatifthefepoyfonedandvenemousthoughtsdo linein ourhearts, zweene Scot- it is a f ne,our hart belon etb to that countrie which they a ertaine to. Ifthe die re land and Ire- ß g Y PP y p . fcntly inourharts,it is well. It behooueth vstohauea prefent fit-Ming againft them,and 11 they yetremaine,an indignation,a feare&a cryingto God to tell him, that weeare trou- bled with them, Here weemuff outreach,andvnteach a foolifh fpeech,that is common a- mongft vs. Thoeghtir free: No,thycogitations byiuft title be theferuants of the Lorde. Bernardfaith,IuftTtr doch hee challenge myheart,which gavehisowne heart tobepearced for me.Therefore wemuft vfe themwifelie,we muff walke no longer afterour own hearts, butwee mulfariue, and that beforereafon be corrupted , for then it is hard to rellraine. Theremuff bea wafhing ofthehcart.This is theburtlienofthe Lord,asthe lfraelites were wontto fay, when theywent to leremiahs Sermon, this fellowe willhaue our thoughtes. Faith contraryFaithmuff lay violence on reafon, for whatis faith but a coutrarietie to region ? andwhat to moron. is hope, buta contrarietieto experience? But wee muff baue realen determine aswellas Hope contrary theword. Manywill not be Chrift hisDifciples, becaufethey mutt follow Chrift, theywill to experience. bemaifter with him. But Dauidfaith, leadmee0 Lord.Methínketh,when Iread hisfpeech ,assay will fay lieftandech as ifhewereblinde, and holdethouthis bande, and cryeth, lead nut, Oh iff can fetch Lord. itwithin the a This is the beginning ofaconuerfon,toforfakeourlilacsto follow theLord. Paul, compaffeofmy whenhewasvnhorft,faid,Lsedwhatfball ¡doe? TheIayler whenlice was mooned, and law braise, f wall theprifon dore open,faid:whatfhall [doe?whatAcidIda to defaced? The Iewei being prick- beleeueit. enartattepreaching of doe?Atlobas This manmay di hart h P g t lb all we call the Bible haptifine euery one cameandasked,What Aallwedoe? Wherewe feereafon vnder faith,and in the firefor experience vnder hope.Many cancommend this or that point in a fermon,and fay, it was any 'profit hoe well liandled,becaufe it agreeth with their corrupt af3ebtion. Godmuff commaund what reaper by at. wewilLand then wewill obey him. Butthis is thetriall,toobey againft our owne inclina- tion; eis God (hall obeyes, we fha!I notobey him. Some will fet down their conclufon, asBenadabdid,a.King.zo.i8.Ierem.4z.6. Thevilehsypocrits laidthey would doe what. (neuer Godcommaunded them, whetheritwere good or coil : but inthe next Chapter, when hehad bid them,they fay: This neuercame fromGod. Otherstherebe, which will not takecounfell with Micah, but with Inchas pink them . For there bee manicPrea- chers which loofeandcaftdown., as faftas others builde: Ofwhom ifaman lhonldaske counfell, whether heMould goe tothe Diuell cr no, they would fay,Goeandprofper. But there Idare fay,are condemned oftheir owne confcience. pfthecircnm 3 Thereare manic circumcifedto Princes, netto the Lorde: they are the circumcí- cflanofthe lion of the King and of the Oueene they leave manie grope fnnes punifhable by heart, imprifonment, butfor others as great but not penall, theypaffe ouer. And therebe ma- ny,whohaving bin linnets canrecount and talke offnnewith a delight, who fhewe that their harts neuer bledfor them,and thatthere is yeta foreskin remayning. There be foam altowhich will come to theChurch, and fitte before thePreacher like to the people fpo- kenofin Ezecli. who aredefìrous to know the will ofthe Lord, andyetif they wereexa- minedat theyeares end, they baueprofitednothing, here isa foreskin remayning. La[t of
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