The 0ldoian and the. erp-maa. 42,1 i fclfe topofetat thee things inpafPage: and will fccmyfelfeto the preflingof onefpeciall vfc ;namely,the helpingvs onto that,without which it is imponible for vs curt tobe religious; and thatis an humble, afubmiffe andbare opinion ofour Celtics. Without this lfay, there isno poffibility forvs euer to bereligi- ous. = ieewhich thinketh wellofhis owne Conics eidace,what will hee.carefoe Chrift,in what awe will heRand ofGodsmaielly,what reckoningwil he make ofHods mercy,or at what price will he value hisword,what reverencewill he giveveto his Sacraments? Entry mans eitherzeale or coldnes, either forward, neffeor flacknes inreligion,is proportionable tothatconceit and feeling which he bath ofhimfelfe. Hee that bath no apprehenfionofthe wretchedneffe of his ownefoule,is'alwaies droufe and carelelfe in the duties ofgodlines. Hewhich truly fzechwhatan vnworthy creaturehe is by his owne birth, the exercifes cif piety are precious tohim,the nameofChriff is fweet,theword of faluation is mnficke in hiscares, theSacraments are fuch facred myfleries inhis opinion, that he fcemeth to himfelfenot toknow how to refpe&them as he ought.Now as thishumble opinionof our felues , is (as itwere) the firih forme inChrilts :fchoolc, fo,nothing (by thebietfing ofGod) will footer teach vs this leflon, then thisdo&rine. For what will humble.a man inhisowneeyes, if this will not? namely,thnt whatfoeuer heh totheworld, rich, beautiful", honourable; yea,although bee swam an iif:periall crown; and couldlike Nebmrhadnezzar, write letters ofcommand to all people , nations anllangmages i, yet inhimfelfe if i Dan.;.;r. helookebackevoto the Rocke:outofwhichhe was hewen,heisbutflefh; and what is that?a conktfed heape ofall corruption,one that ofhimfelfe cannotfoe his life doe any thing but fitte., neither is able fo much as by athought to ad- vancehis none good. Ifhe hauenothing in himbut nature,heecan expert no- thing but indgementandvialentffertodemoarek. His nature and religion are two Hrb.,o'a7. ahings direfily contrary. It is nature tobe dead in /,finned, whenReligion regd.. igphec s.r. reth tenbe dyad tofrnire m. Itis nature tobe reprobate to emerygoodwarlte ^, when inliom.60.. Religion callethto be ready to emerygood make ^. Itis nature tobe aloomofones nTiros 1.16. ohms t. ftlfa P , when Religion vrgeth to deny ones jelfev. Iris. nature foreman to Luke;, Joke Get own;r, whenReligion binds tobee a ferment moo other; byloser It is na -a 3O 3, tare todefpefetbe Ward r, whenitisa fruit ofReligion tofaedm awe oftheWordo. 01111.211'. Iris nature to account Preaching £oopureffev, when Religion teacheth to e- LGats ref. !. fieemeitas the mfdomeofGod; andthepeme.ofGod e. Thusif there bee nomoreroProu.rit.. burirature inntsan ,he cannester bereligious, he canornerbefaued; Nature 17c""". carriech a roan. heway of Fairs, oatfront the.profane of God r; no way but way1 verlo a4. effvicov. _ the ifiora whereof`are the maim ofdeathb. Thus isnature, this is theflelh: GGen,t.t6, of this mettail is man . made, worthily called abominable and filthye. Our not aPlou.r. knowing; this as svd íhauldknow it,is thetrue taufe ofour vniuerfal carelefnes, a lob x 5.16. ofour halo clteeniing the wordof life,ofour flenricr trembling at Gods iudg meats,ofour runningon infuckand hardenedcoureewithout rernorfe.It is even as ChrilbCaid withweeping eyes vntolerufalem ; OhifthouhadltknowneardLnk,, s ere.Ifwe knew what alink ofcorruption is within vs,andwhat loathfom crea- tureswe are Mont felues in thefghtofGod,it would make vslet fall our ereilt there isnot thb. fsdrrel3 perfon,the hloutefl gallaur,or themoldproud and (cor- ninghearer;butit,wouldmake himftoopeandbeatfhamed withEpbrairoe',and elerem.;r.r9 Oleoutwiththe perplexel- Ieìves, WhatfhallIdoe f. Itis (aid ofthe Egyptian fnlosr.;ßë,; Tempits ,that theywere finely tobe lookedonrbnt being entred into,and the moil venerable places thereof viewed , there wasnothing tobe feen , butthe imageofa Cat, or aCrocodile, or fosse filch bare creature cinder. the Rape wheeeo theywortoippetftheir fuppofed gods. Sofome report,that at this day iùtlaeplaces about Sodom,, there groweth a binde of fruitto the eye very beautiful!, but beeing toucheth, itfalled all soduff, and fendsout averynoy- fortefauour.Sus. h; are webynature. We makeCome (hew to theeye , and weee
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