s;4. The Preachersplea, loagitemffiettkiimght butEaglif vtdwithallcommonandordinarymordr ,andallele nothing dotplace: ofScripemre,whieh emerymancanfearchent efthe Bike ae milla yon; Ipraypiethereferereconcile theft two,bomtherefballbe thatplaineneieenjoinScrmont, aadyet learningtoo. Howafer. Epap6. Thematter isnot what menthinke , but what menought tothink alonmay be It is pcflible for a mantobe skilful) in the tongues, andyet tobe faire enough ÿec leaned, offfrom beinga learnedmanrand much reading, though it argueth indufiry, and may benwtfleffe ofa good memory, yet it is no certaine argument of : found judgement.That man is moltlearned,who byhis skill other x Mat. a.tv. man learned : for thisis theend ofpreaching, to make men can Schollmakers; ean and asteu quidbe,, bee is moli eloquent, that can make himwho hearesh him vndcrflaiid that fonet,dgaid which he himfelfe conceiueth. The intent of learning, is not that met. that hem inttmet baue it, fhould thereby breed affonilhment in their hearers,and aine admira. enders tion to themfelues, butthat by it they fliould bee profitable and helpe£ull to intea ttaag. thole which are without it. So likewife, the vie ofeloquence it not to beeas dedoat.ah.b4. it wereamifl before a, marls fpeeches, to couichim to bee the morehardiyVn.. tape. derftood, buttogiue luftre (as I may fo fpeake) thereto, and tobring both A./finis lightanddelight tothedull apprehension ofthehearers. And therefore who_ fulpfe foeuer fo preacheth, asthat becaufe ofthe depthofhis learning (asmen call doll.cdri,l.4, it)he paffeth the capacityof themeanie hearer : againe, whofoeuer fo fpea. ap.s, keth,aa that his eloquence(as men tearme it) maketh him tobean it were ao a. lient tohisordinary audience, furely the fame is neither truly learned, nor tru- lyeloquent,becaufehis learning not conceiied,profiteth not, &hiseloquence not vnderflood, benefitsnot,So that thisbeing conudered, that he ismoftlear. ned, wholepreachingismeltprofitable; andhe moil eloquent, wholeman- ner offpeaking bell entreth into entryordinary conceit : it is ancalif matter to reconcile theretwo,thatour preaching muttbee learned, yetfamiliar; ;L andyet foplain, that itmaybe truly raidof it,that(fit be bed, it á hulto aCor.4. 3.'them that arelefr7. Nymph. Teei: willhe thought , thoupreaching willgrew iatoverygreat contempt , andfeemetea bafán theeye: ofwife t en, ifchoèfefpeaking andquaintwerde,which inotherdefeourfet are thought very eemmcndable, fball bee danifhedfromyour Ser- mon,. Epapb, Why man,did you neuerheureofthis phrafe, Thefoolifhnrffeofprea- q,,Cortai. thing' lWhentheGofpellwasfirflpreachedintheworld ,thereafonwhyithad fo cold entertainement was this : The lewes, they would either hue itconfir. med by force extraordinary lignes, or elfethey would not credit it (76efewer require align) The Gentiles beingmenofgreatlearning (asappeareth) they feting Paul and the left comming after averymean fslhion , men for their perfonage filly , fortheirprofeff,on making fhewtoknow nothingbut onely Givift, andthe famecrucified;and fortheir courfo andcarriage in theminiftry, plaine, auoiding purpofely the inticing words ofmans wifdome, byandby {corned it, and deemed it follyto becariedawaybya thingof that frmplicity: (The Greciansfiniteafterwtfdemet) hereuponthisEphitetewas caft by the re- proachful worldupon theheft kindofpceaching,to call itfoohfbnet,&all for this once caufe,that as for the fubfianceofit,it is trolling tomans realon,fo for the falhion ofit,according tothe world,itis cleanout offafhion,onlybeautifulin this becaufe is is notbeautified with that, without whichthe niceand giddy world thinketh curry thing tobe deformed. Sothat the opinionofmen repu. tingittobe but foolifbneffe, becaufe itwanteth that garifh garnifhing which miens itching caresare muchdelighted -with, oughtrobe no difparagement to it inthefight of rhofe thatare trulyreligious : and Ipray God glue vsall grace that arecalled tothe Miniftry,tobe Garetfor the glory ofGod in the connection offoules,that weemay more affeétfuatdselliof reaebm,g, then pule offfetch, and
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