al5MW4h The fecond Sermon. 399 WHEREIN IS, TheHusbandry and1laruefl` ofthe Wicked. Prou. z a. 8. Hethat foneeth Iniquity, 'hallreape t 4ffliaion. N this claufe thepurpofe ofthe Spirit ofGod,is, tolet vs fee the Husbandryand Harueftof theWicked. TheHusbandry is in thefe words, Hethat fometbIniquity: The harueft in thefe, .Shat r,ap,Afflii.:I will open thefe points inorder. r, What it is toThepoints few Iniquity. a. Whit is the Afflilhion which they [hall reape bandied in which fow iniquity. 3.How true it is, which ishere faid, that r sermon theroweroflntguityjloall reapeeffliflien, 4.What do&rines we may learne outof all thefe for ourinitruetion. Tofawinigaitl,is the fame which S.Paulcalleth, tofew to thefle/hs: Again; ,t5ry,u.g¡, Tofawta the flefh, bto lineafterthef lefbb,ro taketbought forit, tofnlfisir e, teehe,eofowiniqui- ' fin i,,the Inflo thereof4, towalks in the wayerofa mainown, heart t, tokeepeonina w- mansmono racef tobebardenedthroughthedecitfulneffeof cote e, tofollowonly bRo .8. filcha kinde of life, asa mansowne carnaliandcorrupt humour leads unto. s Rom:j, r4. This wretched tourfe ofglutting rifles felfe withthepleafaretof fione h, is well d lhom,6.,a. calledfowing for thefe refpefts.Firft,bcforefowing,goeth the. dreffing,the wor- eE<d.ray, king,and manuringofthe ground, to make it fat,that the feed call-intoit, may f ter-84 cometo the better perfellion; fodoe cuill men makethemfelues ready before! }e6.3'1Ì.. hand, that when euilcommeth to pra&ife,they maygoe thorow withit, with thegreater boldnelfe. This is that which Saint famet;calleththe nourifhingof the heart4It is tearmed tome while,ableng themfeluet5, fosse while an entoura- h Tames ç.p, sing themfebiesinawickedparpofet: Theyfarin their heartt,he bathforgotten,hehi- kDem.:sup. deth awayhiefaceandwillneuerfeees, Hewittdoe neithergoodeoreuille. Thus their ¡Pfa1.643. bean is made as fat at greafee, that the feedof Iniquity maycome to a more m Pfal to- tr fpeedyri enelfe. Secondly, plowingand lowingare accompanied with witchanzuz. induflry Wholelife ismorefull of labour then he Plow-mans ?Great is the p.7o. diligence ofthe ungodly, in the furtherance of Iniquity. They imagineit epon theirbed: e, they rip early tofollowit, and holdon until! night q, they,cannorßeepepMicb.a.t. except they havedone mill r The HighPriefl willholda Conncell,enen at the dawningq lía. ç. sr. tocondemn, f. Thirdly ,fowing albeit itbelaborìous, yet it is full ofcon- rProu.4.t6. tenement. Afaire fcafonable feed-time, akindly turning repofthe land, when r140.27,1. the clods doebreake eafily with theharrow; what a ioy are thefethings to the Husband-man? Noleiteis theiogof the wicked in doingnaughtily :Irie. apt- fume redoe wickedly a It is meateand drinke , Glad is the,Adulterer ofthetwi_tProu.to.a;. light "; Ioy it is to theMalicious to See therr]hot /liar, of him that hatedhim., aProu.4.t7. Well is theOpprelfor when bee candraw thepore intohie net Y , Iocund is the z "1,°b,'4. ob; 5 -.. drunkardwhen he bathhis companions about him to whomhe may fay, Come ,plate Iwillbrrngwineand wee willfill ourfelueswithflrong drink!, and tomorrewfhall beeae gifa..6.u. thisday, aod muchmore abundante. The bread ufdeceirisfweettoa man =. Fourth- aProu.w,:7. lÿ, in lowing themgot many feeds together, a whole handful! at a time, one handfuil after another : In the lines ofthe wickedthere is plenty ofculls, fume Feuer
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