5¢¢ Mailergreenhorns Readings ground,being choked with worldly cares ; oras trampledground, which is troden of all men. And here is one thing tobe noted morenotable,that is,he was notgrieued for him- late alone, but rum for others, which made no confcienceof Gods word, was he grie- rolatnentthe uoully vexed and torinented,as port.7.f. Feare iscome vponmeforthe wirked, whichforfake want °fathers. thy law. Andport.!7,8.Mine eyesgußhout with ricersofwater, becaufe theykeepe not thylaw. And in port.' 8.3.My zeale hatb eucn confirmed me,6ecaufe mine enemies baneforgotten thy words. Flee was not onelygrieucd for his owne incredulitie, but for the incredulitieofo- thers ; he lamented notonly his ownewants,but alfothe wantsofothers ; hisglorie was then chiefeft,when theword wasglorified ; his griefe,when theword fuftained wrong,did moltabound. Likezeale was in Paul, who carednot for hisownebonds, fo the Word of Godmightbefree : neither did hecarehow much hedid fufferfor the Gofpels lake,which he preached,fo others mightthereby beconfirmed. Application. Now ifweMall lay this with due examinationofour maneheartstoour feuerall lines, .atanygrieue welhall feemany grieuedfor their owne finnes,which are not grieued for the finncsdo- firtheir MSC thers. But if wee could begrimed both for our felucs and for others,itwcrean infallible f ss,wbichare token,that wefought notour felues,butGods word. Many likewifeare comforted, when hfemur for they finde Gods gloriefet forth in theinfelues, who cannot fo praife Godwhen they fee it :hers. mothers. Many indeed (as lobwitnelfeth)can declareeloquently againft thefinnesofothers,yet we fee few weepe and lament for them,as he did.But abone all,notable isthat placeof the Spirit ofGod to ftirrevs vp to this praaife, which is Ezech.o.where a man is mentioned with awriters inckhorne byhis fide,which is Cent ofthe Lord togoethrough the middeft of Ierufalem,and tófaue from the deltroying and reuenging Angell(whichwas to come) all them thatmourned and cried for the abominations, whichwere done in the citie. In whichplace,by marking the childrenofGod unto filuation,is (hewed themailerofthem, towit,to inourne, andcrie out againft thewickednes of the people, which they fee com- mitted againftGods glorie. Paul (z.Cor.ç.) fheweth the Corinthians, that they had re- iebtedand defpifed the inceftuousperfon,but healto telleth them,thattheyhad not mour- ned for him : the effeawhereofis fet dowse z.Cor.7.wheretheApoftle reroyceth, that lie hadwroughtin them a godly forrow,not to berepented of. Wee mutt thereforelearneto - la entthef inirsofthem, tv4whoinweliue,andfpeciallyofthem ouer whom weehaue charge,leaft innotfo doing weebe madeguiltieofthe finnes of others. Lec vs then away *w with that carnali emulation in the graces of another,and let vs learne togisteGod the praifeofhis gifts inothers,as though theywerebellowedon our lilacs. But alas,our cor- ruption isgreatherein, and iswell fet down(in Luke) in theelder brother,who repinedat thereceiuingofhisyounger brother intohis fathers fauour. Thelure ar- Nowtodraw to thefourth and Tait reafon,which concerneth the tueanes viedof the laments ofose Prophet,theywere their conference,prayer,praifeor thankfgiuing, and a vowingof his loners the obedience to the Lord,whereofIwill 1pcakeinorder, andof theft& Fiat lam (faithhe word. port.8.7.) acompanionofallthem thatfeare thee,and keepe thyprecepts. Andport! 0.7. Let a.Cor,r.;.4 facharfearethee, turnevetome,andthey that knowthyteflimonies,tbat I mayboth*impartmy Rom,nis, feelings andcomforts vistoothers,and that they may ftrengthen me with their gifts: fuck washis lmmilitie,thatnotwithftanding his high calling,he defiredeuen toprofitby others. In naturali thingsexperience loth teachvs, that youngmen cannot litisfie themfelues witha privatevie oftheirexercile, but ifany onehaue inuented apleafant conceit, he can not bequiet vntill he haue ioyned himfelfewith others therein : loch is their louetotheir carnali deuices. Whichthing ifit be fovfuall in earthly things, how muchfiore is it re- quii'it in heauenly things ? Many will ftudie fora trade and methode by theinfclues, whereof none(hall be partakers, but theywill hill be the fathersof it : but it was notfo in Dad but whatfoeaerhe had, hee would teach it others, andwhatfoeuer good thing lice conference heard,he would learne it. He hadnotthisfpirit,to fay;Tufh,Ihaueenough,lknowma- anddmonitió. nythings, Ineedenottoconferre.PaulthankeththeRomanes and roteftethhimielfea Heb.s.is. debtor votothem fortheircommunicatingoffpfrituallthingsvntohim .Whereforeletvs Iud.ver,:ss;, exhort one anocher,whet one another,admonifh one another, and watchone ouer ano- cher
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