ThePreacherspies. 497 thing[, which beinggood in theirownenathre, and approucdofix the eyesofmen, pt lafp theirgraee,beingdonewithoutknomledge .Secondlyouemscorrupt nature,fpidtr-hke, tier. stab thewhelefomedollrine intopeyfon anditrinethmere whenitfeelethitfelfehmited.ttRoma.ab. Thirdly,tt isMil with God,toglue themvp into vile affeEtionsn,aed to lay iniqui- o P1'al. cyst. ty upon their iniquity.. that:heymay worke all vncleannes , enen with gree- 7Ephef4.19. dints e,whe receiue not the loue ofthe truth,that they might be failed'<h 76ú(I q a Ihets.tó thmke)u thefemmeofallwhichmuhaue pokenteaching this . 4papb. You haue well obferued it, that is thevery fubßance of reyanfwere to that exception,which I think is (efficient to fatisfie chofe whom the truthof God , grounded upon the Scripture may fatisfie : I pray you now proceedto thenext,if there beany moreof this kind. Nym. There it oulytomyremembrance onemore,Rndtbat le taken from thetumults anddietitian: which accompany your dot-trine : theyfay, it many times breedeth diffe- renceeuenamong thofe betwixtwhomformerly there wasthe belt agreement. Epaph. My good neighbour, marnell notatthis: for asI (hewed you hi the beginningofour conference, that refißancedoth alwaiesaccompany the firfl publilhing of thetruth,fo altodothdiuilionofhearts follow it: and rothis end. is thatfpeech of atria tohis Difeiples, 7hinke pies that lamcometofend peace intotheeartb(that is,fuchpeace as the world dreameth of)Icameno,iofondpeace, but thefiord s.We read,that when Panl ezercifed his minilteryat Ieonium,there r Mee.t0.;4. wasmuch ado, & thepeopleofthsCity were diaided,andfóms were tools the¡ewes, and fome with theApofllesc. This madehint tobeaccufed before theciuill Magißrate, (Afts14.4. fora peftilentfellow,and amoaner ofedition',accordiag as at thisday(faitious and tAft' 54.5. humorous) is a common imputation. Nowa diuifion cannot chufebut follow A biu5ion preaching:for whenasamong the hearers,fomemock,fomeeleaueunto theteacher:', mutt needs fome be/eene,andoshersbeleeaenot°,andmen tallto hauegreat reafoningamong them. accompany feluest,there cannot but follow akind ofdiuifion and &ding;lo that they which áßthpig. in their ignoranceaccorded together touching religion,are by theworkingof :[A7::;37%;: the word fundred, andfomebecome zealous followers, others malicious op- xefts s$.a9. pofers, labouringto flop the palfageof the Golpell, andtoperuertthe firms water 7A(ì,1;. 1o. of the Lord v, and fomeneuters neither coldnor hot., but iußofdcputy Gallia his zReu.;.rs. religion, whocarednothing for chafe things a, The preaching ofthe word is the a Afts t t. il, Fan in thehandofCbrifl,by which heparteth hiswheat from thechafeb; andwher- bMatch.3.1a, by he maketh way for that greatday offeparation, inwhich the beleeuing fbwe(hall be feperated from the rebellious and vnbeleeuing Cyoates'. Againe, c Matlt.a;. let it not be forgotten,that theword inthe right applying ofit, iscalled alight which maketball thingsmanfefld,When thingslie hid in the darknes,rhough theydEphtft.t; all differ each from other in colour, yet they feeme all alike ; but the light ap- proaching,thevariety ofcolors is loon defcried.So,though men in the duskith- saesof ignorance are reputed tobe knit together in thevnity ofaffeótion , yet when thebrightbeames ofGods word break inamong them, thethoughts of many hearts be opened',and then you(hallfeediuersîhumours ,andvarietyofdif- eLtdcet 3;. pofitions. By thefe thingsit appeareth, that if it bewellvnderflood , dinifion andtumult (efpeciallyat the beginningand firß entry ofit amongan untaught people)muif needsfollow the foundnesoffetled preaching : thoughthole that are reclaimedand brought to the knowledgeofGod, areall ofone heart and of ensfoule',proceeding byone wale, minding one things, and endeaaotering'to (rope auto.îPh¡t4.3a nit ofthefpirit in thebond ofpeace b. f 3t4 Nymph. MO haus(thankerbetsGod) at leall to my lodgement, mellgnityourfelfe bEpl1eC4.3. againfl this fortofmee. Thenext thatyouham to doewithall,are moredangeroeea,being flesh as-Paul faith , whichdoe feeme wife in this world t, anddoeboth lime after ¡ rCoí3s3. goodeiuillfafbion, anddoe alfo make fbew tobe not altogseher enemies 4ento Baligion. They haue'alfo fome tnfigát into the Scripture, and are wontto readit andothergood hakes privatel : mealy this, their refolutionis tokeepe a certain temper in matters YY 3 of
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