CHAP.I.I F. 0 Marl, 3,f Two forts of hypocticcs. btatth.5 .,1C, Hcb,; U. v1Commentarie vpon the ipeake and doe, fuchwere the Pharifies who did all things to befeene of men, ihefe haue a cloud ofwitneffes againfl them; for betides God,cheir ownewords (ball be their iudges, their workes (hall accuse them : and their hearts and confciences [hall be as a thouland witneffs againff the. 2. Others knowe not themfelties to behypocrites,but think themfelues found enough, as that Pharilee, Luk, 18. who thankedGod that he was not as other men: and Simon Ivlagus,Ahl.8.who beleeuedPhilipwords, was baptized, wondred at the things done by the Apoflles, andyet had no part nor portion in them, becaufehisheart was not right with God, and yet he thought that hohad. And fo is it with many, who think that becaufe their confciences fleepe , or are brawned with Tome raigning fnne,thae they are found, when they (hall one day finde the Lord grea- ter then their confciences, with whom fuch righteoufneffe ae excvedetb not therighteoufneffe of the Scribes andPharifies will not goe for paiment. It behooucth vs then co take vp theApofllescounfell ,Takeheedbrethren) leaf' there beat any time in any ofjouan evill heart of vnbeleefe caM/logyin to depart(while yee feeme to approach veto him)from the lining God: and on the contrarie , to labour to expreffe the power of godline(fe daily, that in the lafl of our daies we may reape the Tweet fruiteof It, when we (ball be glad chat we haue had no part with hypocrites. Thus by Gods bleffing are we come to the endeofthe fins; Chapter, to him be praife for ewer, Amen. CHAP. IT. B Vt t take thou the things whichbecome wholefome do/trine, z That the elder men befober, hone(', difcreete, found ire the faith, in lout, and inpatience: I( Apofllc having defcribed the dutie of a faithfull Pallor in the former Chapter, and exhibited a viewe of luck as the Load calleth and approoueth, who muff be men both of fingular integritie for their life, and of skilfulnefTe and abilitie to teach : henow applyeth all that fpeech to Titus,& exhorteth him to the exercife of his talents received to his matiers belt aduantage.And finii, he generally inflrudleth himwhat himfelfe mull teach;namly,who1- force doctrine. And fecondly, how he fhould particularly apply himfelfe and his dohtrine to all forts of men : whoare diflinguifhcd, r. by the fexe, men and women : a. by the age, old and young : 3. by their con- dition, force beefing mailers, and forne (truants. , the meaueil of which mull not be contemned: but euery man and woman ofwhat age and The contents of the fecund Chspccr. cal
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