- I 0 F M AN'S / Commandements,I fay,it is· hard'to finde them our,except there be a particular gift given him, wayes. evenasyou fee,thereisagiftgiven to the Dogge to findout the Hare; tofollow herfteppes, there isacertaine fagacitie given to that Creature,that . l •, s;mile. . another wants,bywhich it followes the fteps of the Hare,which.way foever.fhegoes:{ fmay vfe .' it for-a.fimilitude, a farr.e offexpreffion)So,rf<w, . thelie isa fagac.itie given to the Saints, acertaine new.quality,that others w.1nt,by which they are able to .find out the fteppes ofGods way; fo that they areable to ,traet him:: When they: areat a_ lotre., they will,not run onvpona'falfe fl!nt' out cafi about, ( asfometimes·theyloofeGod,fome– times they know ~·wt which way they mufr fol- . lowhim~) This gift we mull: labour.tO··· haue. , ThereforeDavidprayes fooft·tffat God' would teach him his wayes,that he wouldmakehis..way p;l4inebefore him, that he-would direct him, &c. J Asac-knowledging.that he was not able of him- .felfe,ro find it om, except God.had guided him, ... anddire&ed him to it. _ · One thingmoreis robeadded,theris this~mi- . lirudeiDthisme.taphor,that as>when a man goes a journey,it isa conftantcominuedpace,itis,not · alittle ftcppi-ng to·&fro 5 and walking for r€ct~ea~ tion,a walkingasaman·dorhin g Gallery, but it is aconlrant courfe> he walkeson ·;So likewife · DoCI~·u 'The·courfl ofaChrijlianlift ;it is aconfla;;t conti.:. AchrilHan 1 nuedt'trme ofaElion. . . lfeisaco~· · W.hena man-dothf!otgoodby a fif ortwo,but · uantcour1e~ h h' . . ll d . h . . h ikeajourncy. w en econtmues mwe mng, ·w en tt IS t e , lordi.o.ary.conftant tract ofhis life. Now
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