Ca Ar.5, Epi le to the7heNiou iáos. V a a.. s,z. their swne, with vfurie; fo the Lord for aduantage of his glory,by his gifts. Approues he their praflicci or rather vpbraides our negligence, by comparifon drawne from mens courfes in cuill? They were belt fay, they may im- bezzle their Mailers goods, becaufe CHRIS T, by that worldlings wifdome, would teach vs prouidence for our fouks;or becaufe he refs nbles his comming to a,theefes, . in the point of fuddennef c,thence inferre the lawfulnefle of theeucry. Comparifons are borrowed from things finfull, and vnlawfull,, to teach truth, and admonifh of dude ; the vie of them is, not to iuflifie their cuill, but to remember vs of dutic, or to explaine his truth. Secondly, let Chrïílians labour for this wifdome, to make profit ofother mens euils,to further them in good - nelic. GodsWifdomeis in this kinde remarkable; di- rating vs by all things that may runnc into our fenies, co railc vs furtherances in fpirituall things ; the hillicft creature,he bath made our patternes ; their naturali in- clinations, are in a fort our rnflruCtions ; k The Crane Cf Swallow teach vtt,to obfertseourfeafon ofvifitatisn!The Oxe and AP, to acknowledge our great Lord and Mailer, that giues vs all things liberally to enioy. The m Ptfmire can teach the Sluggard prouidence, and indutlrioufnefîe. The worflmen,thoughfibi nequam, yet may doe good to vs, and bee our Monitors to holy Duties. World lings n rife early, and take late reff for the trafh of this World: wilt not thou redeeme force time for heaucnly aduanra. gcs ? Gods enemies agree as S I M E o N. and L E v i, a brethren in euill. Learnt wee like vnirie, and content in goodnefTe..Pharifer traue1 Sea and Land to mare a Prole - lyre. lefuites Fazzard litres, to peruert from the truth : oh learne of them , to be as painful] to gaine to GODS Kingdome, as they are to winne to the Deuiil.- Ir is pro- bably thereafon:of fuch refemblances, to teach vs, out of word things to worke our fpirituall benefir. The conclùfion- now followes, .ira fumme this : The time 393 a x. k Ter. 8.r. I ICai. r.3: m Prots6.á nP Obrer,, ie
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