148 A Commentary upon the Go(pel Chap.y. that no fparkleofthe eye flee out to confume the whole, by a flame of lull : but upon offer of, wantonglances from others, beat them baclo,as the Northwinde driveth away rain. fl King thatfitteth in the throne of judgement, and foany other man that fets ferioufly upon this prat`tice of mortification ) fcattereth away all evil with his eyes, Prov.so.8. And this is to pluck cut, and caft away the right eye that offendeth us, as being an occafion of offence unto us. He that (hall fee God to his comfort, (huts his eyes from seeing of Ira 3 4,1 g.- evil.For wanton andwandring'eyes ( like spiders ) gather poifon out of the faireft flowers,and (like7acobs Cheep) being coo flrmely fixed onbeautif ob}cas,chey make the aft',etions,oft- times,bring forth fpotted fruits. For it is profitablefir thee that eñe ofthy members perifh] An hSar.9 49 eye is better loft then a foul. For every ( unmortified ) one (hall be Expounded. f41 ed withfire, pickled up, as it were, and preserved for eternal' torment : andevery facrifice (acceptáble toGod) (hail be faked Roma. s with talcofmortification and (elf-deniail,)Mark.9. 49. D HeyUee Ge. Andnot that thy whole body shouid be caft intohell 3 As other- °g'p'g'' 56. wife it will be : For ifye live after the f -fb ye fhal die, &c. In Apodaca Barbary, 'cis relent death for any man to fee one of the Zeriffs amicarn d f r P ua- Y viarctur, ab concubins : and for them too,if, when they fee a man, though but itlab9c n,o:o thorow aca(ement, they do not fuddenly fcreekout. So here, a tamit" c/1 : loofe and lewd eyehazards the whole to hell fire. And is it nothing IL 'us to /cboFa i f to loe an mmortali foul? to purchafe an everliving death? A ft ice, dutce (g' p $ anarum guflu man wouldbe loth to fetch gold outof a fiery crucible, becaufehe tumcarpu:cave knows it will burn him. Did we as truly beleeve the everlafting nenimia medic burningof that infernal' fire,wedurtit not offer to fetch either plea- dutcedine diuti lures or profits out ofthofeflames. Bellarmine is of opinion, that ram bate ama- ae one lim f of hells horrour, were enough to make a man not only tra. e g P g Y bae. tarnChrifkian and lober, but Anchoriteand Monke, to live after krincipium the ftri&eft rule that canbe. Andthere is a ftotyof one, that being dgteeeft, at f. vexed with flefhly lufts, laid his hands uponhot burning coles, to """ores ama- mindehimfelfofhell-fire, that followeth uponflefhly courfes. rte' nta venire Verfe 3o. .44 if thy. ri ht handoffend thee; &c. ] By wanton t'enur,trifiù touches, by unclean dalliance ; a farther degree of this fin, and a abireleer. greater incentive to lull ; as we fee infofephs miftreffe : when the t,affcivù contre" not only caft her eyes, but proceeded to lay hand upon him, the be- m4ti"ib uri- came much more inflamed towards him : and had not his heart oat adueterum f.epe contra_ been feafoned with the true fearof God, there was fo much 'the virtu, greater danger of his being dravbn thereby tocprrrmit, not that trick
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