356 df5radgementandfollie. tnttarrieGods appointed time,forhe willmanifeff 11 things intheir appointed time, q Weniuft begof God thefpiritof wifedometodilcerne the dealings of men : for the wickeddooften the fame things and inthe fainemaner that Gods children do,but et not with like affeétion :wemufttakeheed therefore, that weecondemnenot the good,nor iu- f}ifie the wicked. tearnesoifety 6 We beblind in iudgingof Gods works:andhenceitcommeth topaffe,thac werun roconfiderof headlong todeftrxtétton,infeekingthofé thingsthatfeenetobegood vntovs. Thisought G'iswQ44'' tomouevs topray vntoGod, that he would inlighten our minds,and refonne our lodge. inents,that wemaywifely confider of his workes. 7 -Arran mayhaue a good wit, andyet be fubieçt tothe fecretcurfe of God. Offelly diners 8 Agood wit notfanóhified,is a fittepray for the Diuell. kinds 9 There arediners kindcs of follie. Salomon faith , Awifeman is not a Bran er in the congregationof theLord : fo then-this is foolifhneffe,not tocome tothe congregation of 2 Godspeople. In Panicscinse it was laid , be notfoolithbut redeerne the time : this then is 3 air°follie to lode time. In the timeof'Mofesand Iethro;to gine-authoritie and titles in the higheft degreesto themthat deferued them not,bylethroes iudgementwas follie, andwe doeinthefe rimesthe very laine. Wel1, allthefeare fooleswhich candovsnoharme,thofe that are alineare no fooles,fo long as theycan doe hurt. And loch as helpevs to prefer- ment,we callthemwile whatfoeuerwe thinke ofthem: there are two kinds of fooles, one afotfor ignorance,oracrafedfoolc ,ashe thathathadifeafeonely. Thereisanotherfoole, and hebath the cirkofeoffollie, and liemaywell becalled the child of follie : This isftin- PrTnatnafci king folliè,andbrutifhfollie. Chryfofdomefaith,Better tobe foundabead then tobecome iumentum,- , like a bealt;forthe firlt isof nature, thelad is àf finne. If it be foolifhneffe tobe ignorant quàm comps- of that weefhoulddoe,whatgreat follieis it to know whatwe fhould doe, and doe knot? radiomanto. And who would tliinkefucli folly could fall into any man, thatbee fhould know ittobee follie,andconfeffe it, and yet doeit? no There isaleétinourage,whichfayeueryoneisafinster,andfowillneuerbere- prooedofany finne : they fay, everyone hatli enough toTooke tdone.: towas/Ancoon- tedafoole, anaultere.foole; and Chrilta- popular foule: for indeed, becenfe they meant to fellow neither ofthen, they - counted themboth fooles. Chrif compareththem to fro. Judgiogand ward children, Luke7. andweemaycompare them tofoule gameiters,ifIbe not dccei- reproamg. ued, who, whenthey haueloft all, and hauethe lad cad in their Sande, and feethat it is naugbtalfo, rifevp in a chafe,and fling downeall, and fay, that there bath beenfouleplay played, when the fault is onely intliemfelues. Sothefe, when they are reprehended , fay, allis naught, and bringothers into thecompaffe of-their owne follie. Therefore as they preached againft Iudiciariesafore time, thatall were finners, none chatdid good ; tonow $gaiafttiber- wemutt preachagainft Libertines,that allare not vnrighteous:theholy Gholt indi times tines, bath called Come bythefe termes, righteous, wife, holy, though not before thejudgement featof God, yetinwalkingin their calling; in doingright, and labouringtoobferue the worde. All is vanitie, for that all theyvlefometimes , thePreacher laidefo,but bee never laid, all is vanitieofvanities.. There is a differencebetweene a finne,thatEfay co:npareth toaconed; andthatto acartrope; betweeneEzechiarhisboyle, andLssz.nrsss hi, botch; betwixtPaula prickein the fiefh, and him that was wounded in the way betweene Jerufa- 1cmand Jericho: one of thielemay healeanother: a mote may pullout a brame, though a heame may notpull outa mote, as therefhould be no finne reproued. Wearetoo rr Weecan eafilyfay , thenfooliflmeffe, their finne, their vnthankefulneffe. This is tbefrn ° thefitted Pronounethat we canvie: wehaue manynotable things inoùrlelues,which we he.,androa count tfollieinothermen; asinIudah,bathThamarplayedthewhore,burneher;butwhen re,.if%c ino.rr be taw thefcaffold , thecafewas altered: There is difference betweeneburne her, and lam to beblamed ; finners aretobeblamed. This is that we learned in Pl»lofophie,we canfee intellefiudireelo tbofe things whicli'areinothers,but wecannot lee inte letlureflexoand vn- derkand our [clues: for -ourowiie faults wehad need ofanEunuch tolooke out. , Ennievvhen rm Wee rila:ybehold sti4li thofe that are dead : fo faidLocan ; AngerandEnuiehad ìadifprgifeih, killed ail wile men, for in anger and rouiewee willaccompc none wife : fauour and flatterie
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