`T'h.ePreachersplea. 489 Nymph. 7'etme thenkes itis bardfor the commonpeople (the greatfipartwhereof sonnetfo muchaereade)to attain, tofie muchbeowled a aeyoufrem topertode, special-' 1y ifwithal they befinchas but by their labour,andbane chargeofChildren ,hint filial; they fparerimeforfuchoccaftons? Epaphras. Verily it is awofull thing to confider thedulneffe that isamongfi: men : and they doenot knowwhat they want thatcannot reade(a thing which notwithflanding of all other, - the parts of learning is the moil eafie , and asfoone learned , as tobe able to playat the Cardes , ifmen wereas de(irons oftheoneas of theother : ) yet howfoeùer, in thiscafe ofknowledgeln Religi ea , mendoe call many motperils then they need , and arelike the flothfull man ofwhomSalomon fpeakerh , who faith, e4Lionùwithout, Libellbeflaine mthefireett. Forknowledgeiseafeto him that wi/lvedcrfiandt : andtheyoa1eofrprouiz.t ;: Chri(l, eafre, and his bierdenitghtt : Wherefore feruethtíeScripture, burrnrou,4.6.. toghee veto theftmple fliarpeneffeofwit,andtothe Child knowledgeanddjcretien U? 7he t mat. rr, 3o. 'entrance ínta thy words (faith Dauid) lhewetb light = t as foone as a maninhumili- a Ptou.t4. ty and inatrue delire toknowGod , doth but begin to applyhimfelfe to thexPfa.u9,t ;o manes ofknowledge , her (hail fecretly frelefuchafudden lightcart inopon hisvnderttanding , that bee than bec able to apprehend even theveryfecretof theLordr, andfo lhallaefi-nmj7msgt tcfirength n, until!he befilledwith allthe ypral, t.4. fxlaeffe Of God e. Andwe fee by comfortable experience, -with what gifts of Kai 84a. iudgement andgoodvnderfianding of fpeech ; yea, and ofprayeralto , the sEph.;.t t. Lord furnilhethmany, who ntwithftandinghauewanted thehelps ofgood education: whereinthe Lord ntaketh good that ancient propbelie touching theKingdome ofChriff , that hiswould m it pure oathis Spirit ewer upon Ser- wantsand tTfaids b, fo that theeyesofthe blindfhould bee'lightned-, and tho caret ofKim: s.s,; the ¿safeopened, and the dumbe mans songusbee able to ling c. And rioanlk0es bee aEloy 35.5,6 veto Godfor this vfpeakablegift d. So that it is a canfele(fe frate which men daCor.9.x S. haue,who imagine theknowledge of the do&rine-offaluation, to bee amatter of that exceeding difficulty. Now for the multitude of'worldly bufineffes- theneceffary followingwhereof, men pleade partly as amatter priuiledging them; partly asa thing hindting them from intending theft better occafi- ons; if they had learnedwhat this is,`Seek,syeeftrflt}oeKingdomeofGod,andhis rigbteeufeeffe, and allthere things ?hall be minf/redvinoyeu a : or this; What/ball o Mar.6,; y. itprofit aman though hie shouldwieee the whole world ifhe loft his orne Smile'?f trfana6.e6. Then they_would bee ashamed either to thinke Religion a hinderance totheir worldly thriving (itbeing a furtherance rather : because it is theb/eng of the Lord which maketh recbs) gr elfeto :Medeaney earthlythmgt h, fpandingall their gProttto,st. time about thatwhich rs'onthe earth i,änd negleaing thatdurable richesE, euen the hPhil. ;.16. vnfearcbableHebei ofChris? i. I know the bulineire of the world mull bee fol- (, P°Lú: a.t8. lowed : He theelaboarethcot, let binonot tare, faith Paola t andit therebe am ¿Epic .S. thatprouideth not for his one , and namelyfor themof bù'Hokfbold, bedenieth the me 1 hef;.to, Faith, and.ie worfe tbenan Infidell n. Yet I know tóo, thatheewhowill walks n t Tim. s. -8. ciresmfpeli y, not as a Foole, but as wife Chr ion mtfó redefine the timea, oEP1-4f.tRt6 and in the middeit ofhis worldly employments,remember thur one needled ehingP, which(whrss all other consmodititsbecome that wlsich theyarc,ctstta nothings) will tartypy him , and (hall neuer be taken from him. Moreouer,p Lubato.4r put cafeatnan bee either fo tyed by thenature andquality ofhis calling, that 4Prou.a;.1. her can fpare no time (foas among others, day labourers and other poorer Tradef-men fermeto bee) orelfeis dellimte of menues to furtherhis know. ledge when heis urinate and at home; yet ifheworild beeconfcionably care. full ofprofitable fpendingthe Sabbathday, learning curry frech day , though but one potnt,and caring tokeepeit,and tgbideitse sheheart t, andponder it r in r Praftie.,,, thewceke following, that he may by that meanes make it his oWne, it isrLukcz.t9, incredibletoone that tryethknot , towhat (fore offpirituall knowledgeeven a corn-
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