366. 1 ._ _ _ His Li~s,.ar~- M_Li_·oz_·es_.__ S B R.XVII vJh116couldnorendure the breathof Elitts, nor ' Kin. ~•! RerodiM the breathofJohnBaptijl,nor the Ph~triMark.6·'6· fiees thebreath of Stevenand Pt~ul. So too many Att.u,u. d sowadayes cannot en ure the breat-h ofdivine ·truthwhen it cuts and piercetl'l. Thefe wordsare arrowes that fticke; if they fiicke not ravingly, tfiey !tick ro killing;if we cannot endure Chrifts · breath, we arenot his Spoufe,nor haveanycemmuni()o with him. · Ifis tips are ltluJi!liesdroppinz (weet myrrh,&c. This is one excellency of Chrifi andof his truth, that jc prefervesthe foule in apure dl:ate, it is pure it fdfe, and fo ir prefervesthe foule. Myrrh is a liquor that keeps from putrefadion: there is nothing that keeps the foul but the word tkatendures for ever, whereas on the other fide errour is ltlfa putrifying nature, corrupting ·and ddiling the foul e. · . , HiJ hands 11;e JU goldrings fit with Berill,&c. Hands are the infiruments ofactions, Chrifis ad:ions are precious, whatfoever he doth to the Church,nay even when he cloth ufe evill men ro ~ffiict and exercife the Church, he bath ahand · · there)a golden,a precious hand: In the evill hand Tbata/Jdrifls of witk~d men God dothall things by Chrifi,. atfions wharF~· he is as it were Gods hand which all i.hings palfe ~~~~re prethrough. Ieftph was the fecond man of Egypt : H~:b. • · t~rough whofe hands all things came to the refi: ' Ioh·1·1~· foallthingscome through Chrifis hands to llS, ,. and wharfoever is his handy worke is good,even as it is faid:in the <Iay,es of his fleth, he did all thingswell : fo fiill in the Chur.chall his workr , , mattfhip 1 -~----------------~~~~----~
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