414 The cS7víariage bie/Sing. there f houldbea whole volumeofreproches written againft feb, w(know_` big hisowne innocency )hewill takeit vponhie/hwilder, andbind itas aweaveVeto glob ;z. ;1, him g. It ha1I be enough to a Chriftiau ,that heis honoured in the hearte ofalt 3e. that feare God; euenasDaaidcomfortedhimfelfe with the honourgiuenhim by the religious t:f/aydenr, which reioycedwithhim at the Arkes teturne , a- bs Samens. gainfi the fcoffes oEhis irreligious wife a. Thepjr Here is a good aduertifementfor all, efpecially for thofe who by marri- .ageare entring vpon the Theater of the World,to thew what is in them. I-Jo. flour and reputatkta ;s a thing which naturebath taught nies to afféd't ; and eProuza,r. true it is,thatagoedeameiitobechofcnaboxegreat riches,. ifwedeliireFame,we dkh.za,z6, fee here the way fanded outvntovs ; Doe wanhil , andbeefamotor. Ifany man fame me, himwill my Fatherbosom d. Afield offlncerity charged with deedes ofpiety, cannot butbeeaccomplilht with a creft ofglory All the famewhir Ii mes hase fought by buildings, byaftsofchivalry, andbyfuchothercourfes which the light ofnature offerethand affeeleth, for theennoblingof it felfe, time deuourethit, andwithin anageor two itisduneputout , but that glo- rie which tpingeth from themotes of godlineßö, no traft of timecan make to wither, no blaft ofvenemous tongues can ouercome. It fball breake out as the Sunne, in defpite ofall darkening cloudes, it is watered with the deaw of Heauen , and it (ball grow and increafe, maugrethe malice ofall'gaine- fayers. The laft thing is theplace,to which rhisDaingwotthily,is limitted,Ephrethab and Bethlehem: Thofe twonames betoken but oneplace , asappearerlt inthe dory of faced a. Bethlehemwas the placeof Boozhis dwelling: Here layhis eftate and inheritance; outofthis placeatofe hismaintenance t here they de. 2'heg,Dof. firehe may doe worthily,and be famous t fo that he doëtrine is; 7bataChri. Panmnfl makeconference there a iecially to be profitable , and ledangled , where the Lardhathfeetedhim, eitherby eoserfi ofinheritance , orby any otherhoeeft and lawfell meases.ofpofjefon. I remember Saint Pasts tuft, and itmay bee well applyed tothis : If there beany thatprentdsthnot for hieawne,&c.hedenieth the faith, andie liTist,s.$ worfe thenan/nfidtllt; foiftherebe any that delire not todoe worthily , efpeci. ally amongft hisowne , wherehe bath beenbred, where bee is called, where his eftateandpoffet-fion lyeth; whymay it not alto be laid , He id morfe then an Iefidell,d c? It is noteddourSaviour, that his firft executionofhis miniltery ',Luke 4. rs. was in Nazareth , where bee hadbeenbmvghtvp s t lice had a lone tothat place, . and a greatdefire tohave done tome good there. lYlofetmight haue bin agreat man inEgypt : Pharaohsdaughter brought him vpusher forne, yet his heart bA&y.syu; 'vas lull to geehue, asd doegood amonghis brethren tite childrenof«tael ii, SoNehemiah ,211 hismind wasto lice at lerufalem,tobe an In liniment ofgcod inhis native foyle , although hee was vpon good termes in the Emperours iNelm.t&a CourtI. Epbphroditus was the MinterofPhilippt; in atourney vndertakcn for theChurches bufineffe vnto Nob, hefell fiche, andcould not retorne-fo forane kPhil,a.se, as was intended; yet Paulfaithofhim, helongedafterthem alk, 11111 his mind wan epos his charge, and vpon the people, escewhom the14 Gbaffhad made lMi,uo.za, him eserfecrt. The hge: I would(fora conclufion)that thiswere well thoughtvpoubyall:for this fin of not caring to do worthily inBethlehem by thofe which haue their featesand maniions inBethlehem,hath nowfpread it felfe farre.Non - refideecy is not the fznne of theMiniftery only , butof the Layty too. Many are content to re. ceiue rent, and reuenewes outof Bethlehem, but tobec tied to lice at Bethlc. hem , andtodoeworthily there , that is a burthen which they cannotendure, Ifaman corne toBethkhcm,there bee (hallfinde their Agents, to rackeandex- torr,and to luckcutthe fwcet ofthe Land,and to makethe belt ofeuery thing; but thetr,feluesthere todoe wotthly,togoacrne,to dirt&, to keepe hofpitair tie
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