CHHAP.I.15 . c.4Commentarie upon the 310 Rtu.t.te. ret,a;.y Abae.t.te. Prou»m. loh.q,af. pen ,bringeth him to the fight ofhis finne, and tobreakeout into the ac- knowledgement and confefíion of the truth, faying, God is thereindeede. Nownothing but theword can tell a man his thoughts, nothing elfe can pronounce fenteuce according to that which is in the heart: and therfore cannot but come out fromGodwhofc only priuiledge it is,to fearch the hearts which he hathmade. Pre. r. Let Miniflers gird this (harpe (word vpon their thigh, and (}tikedowne the high thoughtsofmen ; !peaking rather to the confci- ence, then to the cares ofinen : for elle the word which is fpirituall, and moll direEfly worketh vpon theheart and fpirit, loofeth in his hand the proper worke, and powerful! vfe of it. This alone is that two edged (word in the mouth of Chri(f, wherebyhe gets the vietorie: as David Paid ofGoliahs,fomore truely may we fay of this,there is no/word to this Philofophy,Poetie,and profane things are too blunt topeirce the fpirit, too weake to conucrt foules, too dull ro giue finne and corruption dead- ly blowes, or deaths wounds. Whofoeuer would turne men from their wicked way, and from the euill of their inventions, muffffand in Gods eounfell, and declarehis words to his people. And thenote of a true Leuite is, to baue the lawoftruth under his lips, Malac.2.6. a. Labour in hearing the word, to finde it thus diuinely and power- fully working in thy heart, finde thy foule firicken with the fence of death eternal!, find it the facrificing knife to cur the throat ofthy finnes, and lu(ffull affc.lions ; finde it to Shake and tlonirh thy foule, for this is the onely way for thee to fìnde refì in the day of trouble: if it (lay not thy firmes, it Ilayeth thy-felfe infenfibly, for it neuer returneth in vaine. 3. Bepatient to Puffer thy hypocritie,vncleannes, yea thy wog dole and inward finnes to be difcouered in the Minilery; and when thou (eefl this light ofthe Lordfearching ourall thebowel&of thy belly, fay ofit, fore) god is in it for although I finde not this prefence by thunder,. lightning,earthquake,as in the mount;yet by auilil voicethe Lord com- meth, and fpeaketh tomy foule: no voice bis bis can car+ downe fuch (Prongholds as I fee (haken withinnice; none but het can bind my con- fcience, none but he can fummon my thoughts , none elle but he that made it, can worke my flinty heart like waxe. The woman at the well conceiuednothing aboue ordinarie of Chri(l, till he came neere her, and toldher of her fecret vncleanecottrfe; then could (he acknowledge him aProphet, then could fheaske her neighbours, íssorhe the c lfefab that bath toldmeeailthat goer ?did ? even fo is it not the Lord Iefus that inhis word telleth thee of all thy wayes ? come thy felfe, call thy neigh_ bours with thee to learne where fuch inflrutiion is to be had. When Chrifl
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