rw' thePreacherspleá.. 505 fpOken'.ofrheconfufion (as may feeme) which is in the wortd 7hem i (faith hee) a iaf.' man that periihethin his inflict, asdthereia amicked man that contermeth lomginhis malice,. Now to expreffe:the rafh headineffeof mans difpofirion, ìVetlery. which is ready tocenfure Godscourfesat plealure,the Wife man addeth this, Beenot thole iußoaermuch : that is, Beware thou take notepa,, thee, voider pretence oflaßiea, to charge thefecourfes ofGodsproatdencewith Mingice. It wasan errant weeknow, that Daniel byhis owne confeliion had wel-neere fallen into k.kl'fau73, And leremy theProphet craned kaue of God , that bee might r41 , with him ofhie nedgement t : hee could .hardly ,at the hid} fatisfie himfelfe in. it , how t(cxemo rs.t: Godcould bee iuft , andyet Pufferthem to bee inwealth that rebellioa(ly tr?nf. grefe. This rasing ofGods proceedings inthe gouerningof the world , is (I rake ir) chiefly forbidden in thisprecept, Be not iafloaer-mach: and this to my feeming fs the meaningof that place: howfoeuerir beetaken (asI know fome orherwifeinterpret it ) yet I am lure it condemneth not that wane and zea- lous courfe in thepratìife of Religion , which though theworldis pleafed to call.ouer-holineffe , yet I amwell aduifed-the Scripture vrgeth bidding vs to malkeeircwtirfpeelljorexafiJm, andbydude, and toabfleinefromadappearance mEphetç .rç ofeuúl °... Anerbs, Nymph.. The Lordin hismercy enablevsfte doe : forfurey the wickeskand,zn nGa16t t9hef,fs, godlj,ao- they arehotelier eaill, fo that thevcrytriallof their countenancetrained' .againft them e, to age theydoe addedrunkctuteffetothirfey, labouring togrowto apifiy.3.9e. kndofperfeilioninvgodlineffe.. And thereforegreat/haw/hailiebrfennn, who !i?. 5 9rq Titus r. 00. profeífeto know God *,to maxi soldandfaint-hearted, andt;merormásthr:dutlu ofÌP'`ase 7 piesga ndnot.toßrueeratherro.got fromftrength to frength f, and toincrc :Ja in he- Unlitatsfall atprophanegodl femen thrice to iniquity..I limahitherto (ale-Terreae. my experienceinobferoeng , and mymemory in recounting bath inabledme)propounded: via youtbe [Utensil Actium: again preaching, urged ordinarilyby threeforts ofeneoi;: t4groffey ignorant, thewretchedlyprophane, andthe worldly wife ; andyore bane (I thanÍ4 ion) opened vntame theMidwife ofthehr/l, thevileneffeofthefecand, and the vanityof the lull. Thecontentment:hat l basereceireed byyour dtfconrfehithertov .ma- kithme toprefumef etherrip. yon,andto requeßyourpattenee inboari g,andyear iu refolui g fome exceptionsmade by afourthfort ofmen ,la/l inorder, but oust is ß in argument,becafetheyarebyed cationlearned,andbyprofeffloá(fomeofthem)[ilftnt- flerrandPreachers, gndyetdoenotaltogetherfaxoar thole coteriesofpreacbing, which forme doemagnifiefoexceedirogly.- Epapb. Neighbour (ro fay nothingofmy duty)I am boundby myprom$e to Noe aka cndeauour to fatisfie you : andhowfoeuer I woofHieromt minde-and am vn-fertberetentrd willing to oppofe ¡ny brife agaitsilany learned men of mine ovineprofefbon,tpifeopamcä left I fltould feemedcfitousof contention : yet becattfe thetruth is tobeprefer- Hieronymu ex. red before all Other refpefts, and togiaetitles.is a thing Co dangerous , there: eug Phu om fore 1 will forget all things which might hindermein freefpeaking that which nioaseyatnatt- in my conference Tarnverilyperfwadedis the truth, and will let beforemeon pra(o- lythegloryofGod,andthecommongoodandbeneftofhisChurch. réndaeRyei-i. Nymph, Beingthen a(fteredofyoarreadineffe,1 willtellyamnobatIharmmarkedpart.r..D/`uf lyout ofthefpeecher,partlf ont ofdoefermons offense that are reputed learned men: Iam .41a; ;z.àà. nefcboller,aadthereforeyot muff not expeölany 'wifeorder at myhands :yet tomyfee-The Except nong,oheerexceptiousare cother oegaonßpreaching it/elfe, or againßthe mauuirofie, lee onsof fome byfameitia performed. (earning lair- lipaph. Your Methode is good enough": Bur doeyou knew any profeffing the Miniftery, which doe veterly malike and difallow preaching. Nymphas. I doe notfayfo a for they who are the maß eager in thismatter, ifyoa fall to reajnin,g with them, cannotforfbame butfay, Thatpreaching is the muff Z or a ordinary
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