Epsfddltofs. Pi#/to r :arte. CHA'.2.1. calling foeuer they be,although their condition be neuer fo feruile,mull haue their portion in this wholefotne do6lriue: from the 1e to the z r, v. Thirdly he followeth force notable reaCons,why this holy and whole- fome dot`.2rine mull be taught and learned, fpoken andheard : from the I I. verfe to theende ofthis Chapter. Firli, for Titus his owuedutic, it is laid downe by way ofoppoftion, and knit to the former matter, and Chapter,by theconiunelion,Bur,teach thou.As ifhe had faid , although the falle teachers whom I haue defcribed dote vpon dreames,andfeede their hearers with fancies , and dodìrines ofmen, to thecorrupting and poifoning of foules, and turningmen away from the truth ; thoumull be utterly vulike them in thy preaching:they (peak pleafing things, but thou mull fpeake profitable: they by defpifing the Gmpiicityof the Go- fpel, fall not onely into dangerous errors which they broach , but into loofe and idledifcourfes,which bring difea!ea vpon the foule : But thou on the contrariemull plainely,and familiarly diCcouer vnto all clines of men andwomen their elates and duties , that thereby they may be brought to foundncs: they cannot but fpeake and teach as they are: but let them trifle as they will,and line as they till, thou hall betaken thee to another feruice then that ofmen,and mutt carie thy miniiirie as becom- teth a found teacher of the truth, which is according to godlines.Tea- ching vs that, 'Dpar. No Chrillian Mini(ler,nor man, mull be fo i7iaken at thevn- godly courtesof others in their ranko ; as that they either glue once, or glue backe from their vprightnes in their duties : for Titus although he might feeme to becried downe,by the generall voice of falfe and pom- pous teachers, vet mull hee not be (dent ; and though beemight be troubled andoppofed, yet mull he not be timorous or fluggifh : atsd though his doCtriue werenot receiued nor obeyed, yet hemull not be weary of tendringand teaching it;yea be it that the world would rather applaud mockers and time feruers, yet total not he dilcontentedlywith Ionas turne another way,but looke vnto hisowue duty in tentingGod, his Church, and mens faluations : let others land or fail to their owne maftees, it is Cafe for euery man Coto lay his counters , as that his Mailer may finde himdoing, yea weldoing. The like precept receiuethTimo- t hie , etti/I men anddeceiucrs waxe worfe and :wire , detaining and' bering deceiwrd,bat continue then : andchap.4. 5. many (hall turne away their rarer , and beginen to fable', but watch thou : and what a good profici. enr Timothie was herein , the fame Apolilc Iheweth, Philip.2.2o. for when allfought their owue, yet then he as afannewith the father ferued withPaul in theGofpel,. 2. It is no flender commendation which a manfhall receiue from themouth of God , if with the Miniflet of the 33 z .r.,,,,, tlaur,rtp7Y, t y` x ";,','°"74" xo examptecf manmuRnun: VS OIIt Ot ,L`t áod:pcsuric. T stn.3 ,a3- Church
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