TheY'reacherspleat. 349 pleof euery branchofthis rule, that you mayknow howto apply it ; affuring you out ofmineowne poore experience, that there are very fewofthe funda. mentall points ofreligion,which direaly concerne the worfripofGod, orour conuerfation with men,but theymay receiue their trial( by thisCanon, &may trulybe Paid to(land or fall,according to the judgement and verdi& thereof. Nymph. !thanksyou vafalned/yfor thisdirellion)et touching this latter dromcb, it feemetb to methat there may be fame doubt made,becaufe the Pop:fh religion is thought to reflraineandpanifhth* ftefh moretben oars: forit impofethmany veryflraight things, andvapleá6ng, aefajtiug, penance,goi g bare -foet,pilgrimage,payigs ofmoneytoper- chafeprayers wheremenare dead, andawrt the like: Iprayyentherefore clearsmethis finelydoa6t,andthen I amfatiefed. Ems& I fay in oneword of all there , asPauldid ofthings very like , They ham indeedafhewofwifdeme involuntary religtan,andhamblenetofmmd,andianotfßa- ring thebody. ; but yet another way they gluegreater liberty : forwhen it is ucolora s; taughr,that therethings aremeritorious, andof worth to doeaway many fins, what willnot a manbe contenttodoe,fora weeke oran houre,or afhort time, forthe remooni 'g ofthehunes ofhia whole life? and who willnot be content when he is dying, togiueallthat swaywhichhe muli nerds lease behind, for the deliueryof his foulefrom a fuppofedPurgatory ? Who wouldnot goe an hundred milesonpilgrimage to the (brineoffilch or fucka Saint, tobeallured that it (hall behisdifchargeforthe remainderofhis life? So that though thefe bodily impolltionsmay recipe fomethingflraightoneway , yet theygiuetre. ble liberty another way,and therefore may truly be laid, ratherto beAn occa. lion to the flefh,then tolimit the corruptionofthe fefh. Nymph: It is verytraeAmebaewill a manfearetodoe ,folong siiheistaught, and by teachingperfwaded , thatby almes-deede and failing (Myracalled) andfome le. garlet bequeathed esreligian vjts (as they terme them) or by csnformayte thepeed mianElioar a faPriefl,hemay makefnfftcieatfat iefaclion?therefore I holdthisfor aafwer enoughto thatobieûioa. Epaph. Well neighbour,toletthat paffe, and to follow the motion which you made, I muff to the formerrule adde one thing, which is this : Takeheed by all meanesoffilch earenas the Apollecallethitchingearese, andofdeligh-aaTjm,q&: tingtogct anheaps of teachers. It is a dangerous humourto affelt variety ofin- fru&ers , and it mutt needs caufediflra&ion ; it fits mens heads with a world ofidle queflions, and draweth them intovaine jangling Y. It is Satanspolicy as y i Tiat.t.e, long as he can , tohold menin ignorance , and in the contempt orneglea of k.,,,tedge: whenhe cannotpreuarlethat way,but menwill linen to inflru &ion, thenhewill endeauour tobufie themwithprofane fables,andvain bablings, which breedegaefliaas, rather then that godly edifying whichis byfaith.; that fo beemay,,Titaf.4¡ withdrawtheir thoughts ,and ftealeaway their hearts from thofe things which Chap.6. art, ought principally tobe looked unto. Efpecially remember the aduice of Taal to his bonneTemotbem; Continue thou inthe thingswhich thouball learned , andare perfwaded thereof, knowing ofwhom thou had learned them. Note the place. The aaTai.xn Apoftle prelfetha (tiffe and firme continuance in truths receiued, when as there two things concurretherewith; a mans owne perfwafon; and the con. federation ofthorc which fret taught vs, Pirfl,for a mans owne perfwafon, I prayyou toobterue it , left I Ihould feeme in(lead ofgroundedfetlednefe, to commendfelfe-willed peeuifhnelle. By beingperfwaded, Panlmeaneththus much,as ifhehad faid toTimothy;lfit beanopinion which thawhall notfedden) eno tertained,dutvpengoodadseice:ifit bath feaiedit¡[cein thy iadgemeat,then,when as theft with care and cenjcienee,with humility ,nnth vfng the ordinary meant, withprayeron- toC,ed,with heartydelretobeguided in the truth, haftenquiredafterknowledge, fare- y themeughtefinot, being bythefedgreesbroughtvateir,. media they mannerperfwa- dedinit,ra/hlandjaddenitofargaeit. This is that which is meant byperfwalion in
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