540 e1f4er 9reenhams Readings tures,for theolde things are gone, and new things have fucceeded them intheir place; wetnuft letloue belaborious invs, and fruitful ingood works. But when we haue not fogreatmifliking ofheretikes, as wetake them asthe grafhoppers of Egypt, wee shallfeenew aidolde enemies ioyne together, to the great difhonour of our God. Oh, how loose IrbyLaw . Weehauethenin this verfea iu(foccafton to examineour fettles, how wee profit in the loue of Gods worde, wherein the Prophet for our enfample and imitation ,pathetically proteffeth , how bee loueth the worde of the Lorde , and to declare thatit wasnot inoutwardChew, but in inwardaffèdtion , and thatbee did not indeededelude himfelfe, as we do in many things, he prouethby effedhs, that herealone is true wifedome, and rrue farce notclfewhere to befound. Wherefore it (hall not be amiffe,togather allfuch proofes, where.. totheword. by wemay fee hisloue wasvnfained, andcame from the bottome of his heart. Ihefirflisafpe- t ciallhatt edthathehadtodiecontrary, thatis, toallfallereligion ,oppofedtothetrueferuiceof God. Secondly, itmaybefhewedinthecircumffanceofthetime ,andthatfortwocaufes,both.. in refpeóf of thelaw,which thenhad littlecountenance,and in refpeff ofhis perfon,whichthen 3 didCuffercontempt. Thethird is therepofingofhis fehcitieinthe word, when eitherhe felt the fwecce promifesofGod, orhis inwardman delighted with theLaw,in thathepreferred is before allprofit, pleafure,and glorie , with which things naturall men are moll delighted : as altohis greatgriefeofminde,when eyther hefelt not fuchcomfort inGods promifes,orhis inward man 4 flOtdelighting in hisword, orwhen helaw any other tranlgref1ngtlte fame. The fourth is, his careful!vfrngof the meanes, which weremany, namely hisconference with Godschildren,ey, ther inreaching hisgifts vnto them,or intheparticipating oftheirgiftswith him,hispraying,and praifingof God, hisholymeditations, andhis vowing withhimfelfe to keepe the Law of the Lorde. rvearinerre Inthat fovehemently he bttrfieth forth into this fpcech, Oh how long'IthoLaw! we areto fee in good hisgreat zeale , tocompareour felueswith it ; and where he faith, continually, we are to leame, eons,. that if wefind in ourfettles anyvvearineffe and loadifonineffe to thisexercife, we arc notasyer PS foundat heart. Concerning this word,rhyLaw, we maynote,that he putterh the LawofGod, andhislove thereunto, for his love toGod, for thisende, becaufe everymanwill fay , that helouethGod;as '' the Turke, thePope, the Familie of lone; but few ofvs, and noneof them, doknells word. For who perfwadethnot binafelfe, and would perfwade others, Tame God (oue thathe loueththe Lawofóod? Wherefore toour vfe,we muffknow,that ifwefeare the Lord, r. bitword, we mullfearehiminhisthreatningsdenouncedbyhìsword;ifwefay;welouehim,wemuff Io,r4=3 louchis promifes contained inhis trueth ;ifweobeyhim,wemu(lobey his commandementsre- uealed inhis will ; if we will worthip him, we Inuit worfhip him according to the prefctiptrule ofhis owneordinances. Forthe firft reafon, which wehaue (hewed robe, the heartyhatredof falledo&rine,or falle oarb(óaeof religion, beefaith, Portion. t q, *verf.r. ¡hatevitiateinventions, butthy Liardo I lone, and in to God. Portion.z i.* .verf.3.Íbarefalíhoodandabhorre it,butthy Law do I lone, and in the4.Portion. `Verfe 1r3. vedq. heflatlyprayethagainff it, laying, Talefrommethewayof lying, and graunt megnarl- Vale r6;. oufly thy trueth. Where wee fee, that as the ntanof God fheweth Its loue to the trueth, fo he Ihewethhis hatredto lies. Neither mull we vnderlìand here,thatwhichhe calleth the way of lying,fora breachof anyparticularcotrímandemeor,but foragenerali breachof the whole Law ofGod , and for a thing oppoite to the truethof Gods word : So alto is it to be vndedfoode, when the fpiritof God calleth Sathan ; the fatherof lies. i. of fayned and forged dodtrine, both in religionand life, as altoGod is Paid to be the Father of all trueth. Now it ismanifetl,I neednot,asIthinke, to (hew this out of the Law, norby theProphets norby the exarnpleof godlyKings, how itis byprecept commanded,and bypradlifevfedone- lywe wit thewa few places in ¡leadofmany,Deut.7.verf. i,z,3,4.3,6.Deut. t 3.6,y.Zach.t3.3. Wherewe may fee,thot natural loue(hai giue placeto heauenlyloue; thefecondtablemutfgme placemotilefirft; andthe loueof manta the loueof God. Pfal.16.4. TheProphet profefleth, that he will notoncemake mentionof their names within his lippes. Forexamples weemay fee Rend.+..6.how acceptable is was in the fightof the Lord, thattheChurchof Ephefùshated the herefie of theNtcofaitans sand Reuel,3a5. theSpiritofGodreproueththeLaodiceais,becaufe they
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