Ofche c l niffer e. 369 reieétedvs,and (leak euiilwich'vs,yet let vs doe ourdude vnto thei ,as 2Wofes didfor this 'ppeoole,thoughtheywerercadie to ftone hire;and fodidSamuelpray forthe people which had reie&ed him; f, that nothing mull carafe vs to kaue our duties to them, but euer la- bour to haue ourhearts vpright withGod : whereof this is a good note,ifwe can pray fot others though theyhaue wrongedvs. And thatwe may doethis,weemull fec the glorie of God before our eyes, Which will teach vsnot onely to loue and,doe good vino them which louevs(for fodoetheharlots) but mien tohelpe them that hatevs. Therefore when -theLord will leavea punifhment broughtvpon vs,thenwill he take the godlyfrom vs,as he took Lorfrom Sodom.And therefore in filch cafes We haue to feare dangers. rc With whit prouilon theinightie ofthe world build their caftles,atad with what rheteathb ïé cónfultations theKings oftheNations proclaime warsbwiththe faine prouifion, and with a O Cfthre é- theefaineconfultation r andwithnoleffe > fhouldwetakethecallin otbeMv on amart' vs,ivhich is ainafonrie,& a warfare both at one titne,as mafterEeiawell noteth,Eph.2.6. eturinginto¡ c&tinually like the buildersender Arehemiah,holding thetrove! in one hand,& the fword high edigrury: infix other:Thegroundwork hereof flefh and bloodbath taught vs,and fec it downefor advrrehque acórner ftonein all ferions confultations,that whatfoeuer is,muft be let downe once for gemelconlli- all,enen for all theIrk long,neuer to be calledbacke againe. Mack= hadneedebewell wendum; diet breathed uponand be long in fettingdowne. Andchis is not onely heathenwifedome,but deiiberan- Sdemone wifedome, a man filled withvnderftanding,euen oneofhis Aphorifines,Pro:a5. dim: Prepare thy workewithoút,andmakereadieallthings in thefield,&c. But behold a greater than S.alamon,Luk.iq'.before whom allheathens wiledome,almans wifedomeisfooliQwcs,yea brutifhnes,euen Chrift lefusthe onely wifeGod, whonotingeneralitie,but in thispart!- 'crilarcafe Ofthe Miniflerieftreightly chargeth and conimandeth vsthat,not the beft ofvs all he fohardie,as to lift vp anaxe orto ttretcha lineouerhis building beforewehaue bin -atEph'rata,and in the woods,to fee that our prouifïonbegreat enough, before wee haue fet downe,and asitwere keptftreigbt audit with our felues, and raft all our reckonings ouer andoileragaine,and be firewe hauefufficientto laythe laft ftone,atwe lay the firth Ifwe doe not thus,charges willarife more thanwe thinke,and wefhallnot beable to hold Out totheend. And ifwee benot, why then all that behold vs, all the world, all the An- gels ih heauen,Chrift hitrfelfe (hall laugh vu to ('corne. Chrift him(elfe (hall hate vsin de- ritìon,thisfellowwould needes be building,&c. Oh is goeth lore whenClint!, whole face Was wrinckled with, weeping,andthe fhadowofdeath was Onhis eye for our finnesiwhea that Chrift whoin the daic, of his fle(h offered (applications with alongcrying& teams, Heb,S.when thatChriti, who in the bitternelfe of hisfoule lifted vphis voyce oiler leru- falem,and cried: Oh if then htdfb batkowneat the leaf lin this day,what belongedvntothy ppace: and fo was faine to lift vptite rei! of thel'ententewith tcares, as it was, and as noc beingabletofpeakonfoiweeping,thetearesrammingdownefofaft,thattheyinterrup- jóóa 5' - 'ted his fpeeches andmadethem vnperfic: When thou Chrift (halt laugh at our peri(hing, f,to;uc and'take delight at our deltrúViion. Yet this will he doe and more alto, if we(hall be cold asparpfeto ortateleffein this buhineiie. And therefore lift 'your felues narrowly ye chat purpofe this ewer tbegreat worke,gagethe bottomeof your thoughts,and be lure that it is thethepheards voice that `Qtr g of he calleth you in;befure that y our'giftsare anlwerable. Forhethat bringethto this building, A¢c dire vo either vntemperedmorter,or vnskilfull hands,building he(hall build,and a towerhe fhal bu, bnild;but not Sion,but likethe towerofShilo,Luk.g.tofall down vpon him,and to ceu(Ia him to peeces and all to fitters.This may findevs mattertothinkeo ,whenwee arealone, andmay strikevs into cogitations,kno wing,that our nature is blinde,and beleeuetlieafi- lyher owne fannie, and thinketh herfelte called,wlienTheis nor,leaft happilywee Mould not be careful! orfearefill enough,and fo becomeguiltieofContempt of this great coin= mandement, which is thehighest treafon againitthe eternal!God, and a makerofmoft fearful! condemnation. OurSauiour Chri(t in his fermons and fpeeches,betides his (harp lot!natters of exordiums,clafpeth op inany thingswith his Selah, and with his vehement epiphonema, great 'Odom whichhevlethneuertofetto(markeit when ye will) but inmattersof reat char and ehrJtfeth infilch fayings ofhis, as hee would haue pearce, and diuide betwene the in nts nd the botbgiaudtye y andwi(edomC marrow: He that liathenreitoheare,let hintheart, IneffeG it is thus much,he chat planted tomake vs slit
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