TheSpiritualsTillage. 397 religion. 0 thouvaine man 1 learne to fce thine owne folly : thou halltaken ground ititthy hand, and thy purpofe is to get by it. I neednot now to tell thee of the diligencethat is required: thou thyfelfeknoweft, that eitherthou muff labour,audtoyle ,ard take paines,andobferueall opportunities, or elfe thou Ihalt hauebut aneafebargaine,and reape the loyterers reward,which is, to he clothedWaage; e. All this thouGod} acknowledge tobee molî certain; p Prou.s;.ia; yet when we come to fpeake oflowing ofrighteoufneffe, andof the labor that doth accompanyit, thou art ready to fay with the Difciples , whatneederh this 'vatic 9? What needs fo much a doe, as thoughwithout fo muchhearing, fo 3Ms [email protected] much meditating, fo muchpraying, fomuchwatching ouer the heart; fo much precifeneffe,;fo much tying ones Celle to there and there counts, a man might not bee Cased. Thus men coolen themfelueswiththeir owne fancies, Ipratyon, beguilgyour foulesno longer. As often as you fee Sowing, re. Member this place 6f Scripture , and then confider ferioufly , that asthere is nothriuingby Husbandry,exccptit beepollowed with indullry r fo there can bee noriches ofReligion, where there is nolabour of godlineffe. Spi- ritualiloytering, and fpiritnallthriuing, neueryet did mccte together in one fault. , The fecondDo&rine followeth,and that is this r ?loatheAllrewardofRefi. g5 4. pvio ,tionisattobee7ò 'ikedfor byand byvponthe praílrJeofReligion. This is manifefl by the proportion of the place. Sowingand aeaping comenot at once: the one is in the winrror towardtheSpring, theother inAutumne; bee which' hat hfownetodayl ,doth notlooketo reape tomorrow. Behohklaith the Scrips ture)tbebue6andmifn waitethfor thepretiousfrailof theearth , and path lantPgrieac for it,vntifthe receiaecheformerandthe latter rarer. In fpirituall things it notfo: it is thepicafure ofGodroexercifevswith delaies:togiuèvsthefi'rflfrwirs on- /Rom.t.z3 ly,and theearnefl ofos+ inheritance,in this life,and tomake valooke long tor the t Ephr:r4. fulnelfe ofhappineffe. Ifanyaske,why the Lord fo dealeth,feeing thehepethat ..: ia deferred,ie thefaintingofeheheart e. I anfwer,that the Lordfo dealeth,firfl,for w prtiu,ti,rf¡ the exercife oftholefpirituall graces which himfelfebath giuen to his Cessants. What vfe wherethere ofpatience , if there were no delates ?"13ut nowyee bane rieednfpatitace"faith theApofile: what vfeofhopc,iftherewere prefentpoffcf_ `Heb.ra ;A: on? For hope whichiefeenew nohope.. Thereis noproofeof valourinafhort en- xXam8.4. counter : many acoward layeth about him fora bout or two. Ifa man should fowe this weeke , and reap the next , it were nothing to make fhift to line; but hewhich can make hisflocke toreach, and his (tore to continue fortissire from the feed time to the harueft, deferues to beecommended for a Husband, Secondly,God thusdealetli for our betterhumbling, that in the time ofdelay, wemay learnewhat wedeferred, ifwehad beendealt with inextremity. it is like thecourCeDaaidrooke with Abfalem,heforgauehimathair lute , yet (faith he) Let leanrurne abbe owns boofe,andnotfiemyfaccr . By this he would limey. Sam.t4.1 .Abfalum learnt to know what it wasto hautoffended his Parher. Thuswe1,ee Gods courfe,andthe groundof his courfe.- It is neceffary wee lhould know this, left otherwife we should be me rledend TheYf. faint inowminds.. Many a man cutting intoa religious coutfe, andnot finding fo much fenfible good in it,ashe did expe& , termer aide likendeceitful!bow = ¡p- . PI al j 8. 51é juhhiafirI !one b, atd lenaes offlike the bisilderia theGofpeil', as being either i flua.5.4. notabie,or notwillingto got forward.Itis a notable grace,ifa titan haue leer- a Lukc t4, a9+ ned to tarry the Lords leafure. It isnotedas a fruit offaith, he thatMatruh Pall mee walehafted: toencourage vs to this,let vs harken to the nextDoEtrine: Wehaue heard hithertoóftheflew,now letvs heare the[weerofReligion, The3.Deti> touching which this isthe Do&rive : That the Lordwill ['rely renard theft, which faithfully labour hie ferrite. Bee fkang (faith the Prophet to the peo- ple,inteudiag a reformationofreligion) letnotjoenwanc t be weskit foryowrmarke: (bail
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