558 c.Ma/i?er C'jreenharnt Readings farre,becaufe they heard not, orelfc'heard very negligently : and thereforewhofoeiïer (hallnowcome,and blowan illufion in their eare,he !hall be heard.How (hall weknow anenemie ? hecommeth vnderthe cloakeofloue,andis coueredwith thevizard ofhone_ ftie,but his vnderftanding faileth,his iudgement is corrupt. In that it is here laid,all the waiesoffalfihood,wee muffnote, that wee are to growfrom knowledge toknowledge,fromfaith tofaith,from gloriecoglorie, that growing in godly vnderftanding,wee may growalto in hatred of fallehood. Thisverfemay feeme to haut force contrarietiewith the verfealittle goingbefore, wherehefaith, I hateabflained from ester, euill,that Imightkeepe thylaw: but indeede there is none; becaufe totruemortifica- acote. » tion,both hereand in thatplice,isrequired an hatred and auoydingof euill.we mullknoiv, " that themay romakegood thingsfreeete,is theway tofeele eui/lthingsforre s As when thou arc " grieuedtofeele thine eye anoccafionofeuill, or euül thoughtsto be in thine heart with " bittemes and vexationof fpirit, thou mull ftriue ágainfi them, and Godwill giuethee fcrength to (trite notonely without conftrainc,but altowith a loueof good, and ahatred "ofmull.The firft way thenvnto righteoufnes,iswearifomnesof finne,and to ftriueagainft it,thoughwith great trouble,becaufe the morewe vexe,torment, and difquiet our felues, themorewee (hall come to the loueof good, and then thehatredof finnewill grow of it » felfe. Ifthen a man cannot finde thishatred offinne in him,hee mutt labourto aucideall »occafronsthathinder his vnderflandingof thetruth,as diftraéiions and troubles ofmind, » and vieall meanstogrow in knowledge, as reading, hearing, conferring,andfuck like 7v,ywedonot Forournot profitingin knowledge,is ournocproficing in hatingof herehes,and our not 7e be- hatingofherefie,isa tokenofournotprofiting inknowledge. When we heare then,if our hearing doe not worke in vs a loueof thetruth,and hatred ofthe contrarie,weehaue not profitedin knowledge:but ifwegrow in knowledge,we (hallknow it by profiting in the loue of thetruth,and in the hatred offalfehood. Wehaue fhewed,how inthe former por- tion,theman ofGodteftifying his atfedtiontoGodslaw, and concluding withhis hatred to thecontrarie,intenningleth his renfons, that becau(e bee foundby experience,thatthe wordofGodmade himwifer than his enemies, than his teachers, and theaged,and did . preferue himfrom curry euillway : thereforehe found finchcomfort in it,that no naturali thingwas fo liking tohis outward man,as this was to hisinward man. \Iv+ PORTION. a4. Verf r of Thy wordisa lanterne Onto myfeetc,anda lightontomypath. Hisportion following is aprayerto the Lord, to bee further inftru&redin the wordofGod,and to haue his affedtions thereby morereformed. The renions Theparrsand " eá,2 whichbee vfeth be three : the fink is his faithin the word, in that he made ac- branchesof countof it to bee the onely meanes,whereby lice Mouldbedirettedin all his tbnportion. waies, and this is contained in the hill verte of the portion: Thy wordis a lanternevntomy feete,andalightontomy(fleps)orpath.The fecond,ishis conftant purpofetoperièuere in the obedience ofGodsword in the verfe following : I hauefworne,andwillperforme it,rhat twill keepethy righteousiudgeMents. The third. is his miferable càlamitie, wherein hewas, which constrainedhimto pray,which appeareth in the nextverfe : /amvery fore affls'cled,OLord quicken meaccording to thy word. Thefe things are afterwards (hewed in theverfes follow- ing,as his faith in Gads law in the two lait, and his calamitie in the firft and fixtverfes, Withprayer couched in themiddeft of the portion. Rua. marueilousftrangething,that one thingMould be fo often repeaced,asthis to commendRillGods law,and topray (till to betaught in the fame. This procecderh from the coinfort,whichlice felt in theword, andfrom the fight of.the corruption ofhis owne heart,and is commended tovs inwriting,to Thew vs ourcorruption,and to labour forthe like fruit.Whereforefeeingexperience bath taught vsthus much,wemuffiearne, that we can neitherfee the comfort ofour feekingafterGod,nor our calamitieand míferieto bee deliuered
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