34.6 Of&norvledge.Ofgods lndgernent. fee in his allegationsnoProphet, no Booke,noChapter, noverfenamed, a greatmatter, a late. high knowledge theyhad without all-quotation, weebane Prophet, Bnoke, Chapter, vote içsnoledge. reamed; and yet no knowledge. Yet thereare the times, thatDanie/ Chapter :r z. 4. keth of theincreafrng of knowledge,an'd Joel Chapter z. z 8.faith, that the Lord will not droppe but powreo,utknow ledgeonall,notonthe Imesalone; binEfay inner plainely, eorferre Chap:ÿz.S. reportedrthat wefba/ífee eye to eye, andChap.6z. he faith that theknowledge Zach. ró. oftbe nano vnder theGofpell(hall begreater then the knowledgeofthe Pricks in the lag; loci. x.:s, ifweeflaouldbe inch. wee'hadneedetobeginnebetime. Well it is an hard laying, that this with Efay. knowledge is iequiredofvs,but it is true, and-we 'hall fureliebe met wichall. Lookeon the PrimrtiueChurch,and yee fhall-feowomen fo delirousof knowledge,that they would be fo eger of ir, that they would be asking queltions in the Church, fo as the Apostle was z.Cor.43.4 faille tomoderate them'. But weneed not this moderation,of whame Play 1peakethmore truelie,that preceptmnJlbe vponprecept,liee veto line,tlrerea little,and therealittle,& all littles snake but a little with vs, Play, ^ -8.1 o.Awonderfullthing. Manitters cannotnow adayes bringout of their treafuriethmgesnew and old , becaufe they mull (tillteachprinciples. Wellit is a note ofreprobation kill to he learning, andnot to belearned , to be kill at the duo, and ncuerto bepaft our A. B. C. But to doe ill, we hauewit at will, Icrin.4.az. we refute therunning water, we chefè puddlewater,but forthe pure waterwe neyther have it, norwil haue it. . Theviaell pe- 6 Entry Church, comiccommon wealth, euerie Vninerfitie bath both land & dung. Jtrreth the hill, how foeuerweflmfe them together , making theland, wherethe doting-lull(muìd ch.-el, wig, a be, middle dounghill, wherethe land should be, becaufe the confidernor',' that aver bane teachers and the chargeofAcbeldama i.ofafield,notofludas blood, bntof arias blood. And here- bûr,'vuidca ofitis chat l inneissheaankeiIcornein this field,whichthallneuerbeotirerwife vntilwe Thyfdnckeof crate making husbandmen of the fl reds and dregs of the people. But it is Sathans poline eFr,lt is bought g P 1 with °'baker not to strike ateuerie throb on the hill, but at the trees of Libanon in mount Sion ,from bleed. whence fbouÌd come found and lure timber to the building of Salamons Temple. Hee knowethit is moredangerous to poyfon the Fountaine,wherof all drinke,then the cappe, wherofone drinketh,and therefore he bathwell prouided the mtniftcrie ro bebeta faring, whereat all the Wilde Allesquench their thirlt. CHAP. 40. Ofthe iudgements of God, andhom infl he is in judgement,andhotb hit ',reviles and threateings tojfrael, appertain tovs. Et thewicked rebel' as theywill, andthinke how bytheir lirbtilties theymayel- cape Godsthr earned judgements for awhile; yet they ¡bali bepurlued from fay and (hall take the beanie band ofGod,both fearefulhaandwonderfully: as twee le inAchabz.Chron.18.33. and others: wherfore let the judgements ofGod cufflam- b c vs,for ifthey doenot li n:blevs,allùredlytheyfallvponvs. a It is a good propertie of faith, tefrarechewordwhen we fee not Godsiudgements: So beleeued Noah beforethe flood came. Sofeared ló&ab and liehad peace ;Co fearedAba- cuck, cap.3.this if we doe the¡hall efcape punühments,as thofedid,but if the doenot, then wee cannot efcape. eath and 3 As therewas not one oldielfraelitesperiflted fo wasdiere not one of theEgyptians See d judge girth efcaped; which is a type of thehit judgement of Gad, whereinas not oneof thewicked ¡hall efeape,fo ¡hall there not one ofthe godlieperiflr. 4 Wemay not doubt albeitwefeenotGodspromifesforthwithaccompli fhed :ney- ther muff we he femare,becaufc wee fee his judgements and threatningesdelayed, as they did anZeremnu-e timer for though lie tarrieawhile,yet will heccrtainelie comeat lab ,and that iraorbfpeedilre to vs then tothem, becaufeour usines are greater, for that wee haue. greater incomes ofknotvledgc then theyhad, 5 They
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