5 0 THE NINTH TREATISE CONTAINING VERY GODDIE MEDITATIONS ON THE 119. PSALME: wherein thou haft(goodreader)as Godbyhisprouidence kath lent tonayhandr,fome broken fhort obferuations;yet verycomfortable, from the 9. vrefe, to the endof the twelfth portion : buta large corn- went beginningat the thirteenthportion,verfeny. and continued to the end. NO man canfeethe height,length,depth,norbredthofthe law, for tofndethe end thereof, mere asifamanfbouldfearch theheauent, meafitre the earth, and compafe the wide and broade fea. Ihaw feenefinch perfeElionin thy law, that if theflreightnes werenot inmensmindet, it were of allrhinos moitI large. If any mannronldflandopon hisflreogth,in rimehe Jhouldbecomeweah,g, ifany manwouldfond vpon bit wifrdome and learning, he fhould fometimes become both vn- wife and vnshi¡fu /l, ifany manwould aduaunce himfelfeof his digaitie, heyonld once beforgot- ten :for1fie thatall theft things would come to anend, but thy ¡awe bathno end. I banefeene great,mife, learned,and mightymen, mho thought they could compaffeany thineby their mifdome, andbring topale all their eleuifs by their mightand power, but yet theyhauefailedand thy word about.all itexceeding large. Foras no manswit andforefghtis f great, butfame clangermaybe- fallhim,which hecannotpreuenrnonefallrono,bnthe may be ouercomeere4e beware; nonefogglo- rious, but theexccllencie ofhishonour mayfadeawayfuddenly t / there isnoperil!,nofrengtfi, no glorie,butby thy lawe,ifthewant and f reightneffebenot nt our f /ues, tee(ball bane mifdome top'e- meueit; power to ouercome it,and glorie to confoundit. WHOSOEVER IS DESIROVS TO LEARNE AND remember thewordofGod,thathe might Flue afterit, let him confider ofthat whichis written inthe r r 9.Pfalme tltefecond Portion. Verfe.g. Wherewithal( /hallayoung man redreffe hiswaie? in takl'ngheede thereto according to thy word. ,y Irft of all be perfwaded that the word of God is that onely rule whereby the S 44 whole life ofeurrytnatt,and that incurry tlaingtnuft beordered, etico tine lifeof * %tin a young man, who bath molt reafonsfor hintfclfe, why he fhould beexuded as e is molt difordered. Verfe to. With mine whole heart haue / fought thee : let me not wander from tlycorn.. maundements. THenvpon this perfwafion glue your felfe vnfainedly to the reading and hearing of God hisword,as the meaneswherebyGod hatliappoyntedtoteach you, and pray to God in thecareful) vfeof thofetneauesfor hisholy fpirit, that thereby you mightcome to the truevndedtandingof his word. Xx Verfe
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