Epïf11eofS.Paid to Titus. CHAP. a.I4..f beleeuehet: and to this ende according, tó their owne hearts luf1s,he fen- deth them an heape ofteachers, to turne them away from the truth,z.Tim. 4.4. And what canhe more iutl?' feeing the Lord hath enioyned vs to captivate all our lenfes unto the fimplicitie ofhis word; but we will vn- tie them to raunge after farange gloffes, comments, and words ofno profit: hebath feparated the wheate from the chaffe,but we will mingle them; he bathdeliuered a perfect ruleof faith, and life, but we by fee- king out other rules from men, argue it of imperfebtion; he bath offered vs the pure riuers and Greames to drinke at , but we will diggepuddles our felues, or drinke Out of the cillernes of ßrangers:fhall not mennow defpifing fo great grace, negiee+ing fo great faluation , offering fuch o- pen iniurie to the Lord and his ordinances, as ivaly as dearely buy their owne woe, and be giuen ouer co delufion ? Vfe, r. Minified; mull fo teach, as they may be able to profeffe with the Apatite, z. Pet. 1.16. Wee haue ioot followed deceiueablefables , but the poweraudcomming ofourLord Iefttt Chriff : that is , concerning theexhi- biting of the Meffiah, theaccomplilhment of promifes, the abolifh- fnent of fhadowes, andhis mightie power in word andaction, in his re- furreelion and afcenfion; there are the things which we haue opened un- toyou,not wearying you or our felues in vngrounded fables,vncertaine do6lrines, or deceiuing you with any thew of words , nor any thing whereof we were not oculare witnefhes. Other things bane afhewe of wifedome, but if theword ofthe Lord be forfake,n, what truth ofwifedeme can be in them?Ier.8.9. other things may feeme to bring glorie, but the true glorie of Gods melfenger is that of theApollle, z.Cor.t.ra. name- ly, infirnplicitie andgody pureneffe,andnot in f efhywifedome heconuerfeth in the world. z. Hearers own beware leaf+ any fpoile them, orcarric them away tho- roughPhilofophy: the fpcach is taken from rhecues, who come fecretly to carry away fhecpe out ofthe fold, to whom the Apoftle comparech vain teachers, forthey are no better; towhom if thou wouldil not be a prey, keepe from their Mares, mens wifedome will here betray thee, curb the vanitie cfthineowne heart in which thou art born:elle will it make thee drinke in vanity as the Rill loth water : be diligent in learning and kee- ping fuel, doc`lrine as concerneth life euerlatling : beam himwillingly that telleth thee ofChríft, ofhis doarine,ofhis aólions,of his fuffering, this (hallfeed thee to faluation : as for dot5trines of quaint deuifes and conceits ofhumane wifedome, turne away thine care from them;els will they breed CO more vngodlines. ;. The feuerall doctrines of Turkes,Iewes, Papi (is, are fo many bad humors, feeding fomany difeafes, among whom if there be any faith at S r all,Ì 275 Col.:.a;. Co1.z.8. Seueraldo&rins which as fo ma- ne had humors spread andFeed fpirituall dif^,a. tes. r. Of Turks,
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