The fecund Sermon. Which when a manbathfoand,behideth it, andforaythereofdeparteth,and f lhth all that be harp, andbayeth thatfield, E are nowcome to the fecond parr ofthistext, which fheweth thehigh account whichall Gods children make of the thingswhich eóéerne the kingdome ofGod ;Which whena manbathfound, he bideth, andfority theroffeiletbad that be bathedby it. This highaccountmadeby thechil- The ex/ ó(e'- drenofGod; is fbadowed forthvntovs, voder the petrol) ties; ofa man,that bath found a treafure offomemore théor- dinarie worth,in whom(as argument ofhis efleeming ir) are noted thefe things; Fidt his care tohide it,fecondly hisby that hehath found it, thirdly hisconfultation what is heft to be done for the obtainingit, fourthly his refolution,to fell all that everhe bath, rather then miffe it; and laftly hisbuy ing it. All thole doe note out fomethingor other ina Chriatan in hisentertaine- ment of the meals of faluation when it is offered, and in his labour to petitffe it , according as (God willing) by theexamination of fcuerall pointswee(hall perceiue. The firfl is, hehides it t futre topuríuie and pre entry thing in a parable, is not the loundeltand fure4 way, exceptit be agresrug andproportionable tothe main drift and (cope of thewhole place. And thereforewee mullnot imagine the biding here fpoken of, to be like that which isifedbygreedy mindedmen, which feeke by allmeanen to ferret& keepe clofetlre freaked;heybane found, to the end that no man enmay bepartaker of it;for, in the tipgdingofthe trea- fure offaluation,itisfarreotherwife ;whofoeuerhath!foundmiUrdeed,isdeirous to bring others tothe knowledgeof it, as we fee in theexannples, ofAndrewk (who affbone as hehad found Chrift, went tocall`Peter) and ofthewoman of kfoh,r.gi. Samaria', that ran in haft, to makealiher neighbours acquaintedwiththat thee I lah,4 al. had feene;thenceis thatwhich Davidfaìd,lhautnot hid thy rigleteoq,fneawithinmy heart,- hat! banedeclared thy truth andthy [Mafiosi, Ibane not concealed thymercy andthytruthfrontlet greatcongregation n':buc this hiding-is otherwife tobe taken. mPlo!. For, fittinga fide thegreedy intent of hiding afound treafure, there maybee a good and honeltpurpofe in keeping itdole, arif;ngpartly out ofthe feare a rnanbath of beringagainedepriuedof thegoodthing huehath found, andpart- ly alfaoutof aphrpofe better to examine it; he knowingthat hemay be perhaps deceiued, foppofing that to bea treafure which is buta trifle, and tobe ofgreat value, which yet indeede is nought worth. To thishiding, arifing out of there fDotïrine r, antis, and done for thefe ends, the holy Ghoft alludeth'here in thisplace; and fuchakindeof hidingisvfedbyeuery true Cllriftian, when the meanesdrain. Lion and life eternal! is tendred veto him in the preachingoftheGofpelÍ. 1 bane hid (faithDavid)thy promife inmybearen: theI'irgin Mary kept al Clarifie fl- ings in her heart °: the words that 1command thee allbe in thyheart r; cumin the nPfilrrgfs. middeflofthy heart (faithSalomon) a;and againe, hen wilt receive mywords,and , Deuo6.6 r, bide mycommandementswithinthee,thenehon(haltfende the knowledgeafCjodr.The gPruu.4.vs. necefsitie of this fodiligent and carefull hiding,arifeth out ofthe malitiousfhb- t Ptou.r. t,a, ttlty of the diuell; who like a rauenous bird , waitcthvpon thefowiugof the y.40u. good feede; and becaufche knoweth that the laying it vp, isfitchaftepvntolife eternal,
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