213 A Commentary upon the Goff el Chap.6. fcIArxpí /Hì. M.Edw Leigh, in his Curie. Sac. out of 15. Airy. O.,is the Ea- gle tryes her young against the Swine. Sinternmmel. i. fine cera. Hof. tt.iz. Rom.s.>,o, Luk T;-doL6. q Fîeb. to.6. refpetts. This is truth in the inwards, Pfa1.5 i.6. this is that /Fn. cerity and truth, i Cor.5.8. that fmplicity and godly fincerity, 2 Ccr.i.12. A dainty word : It is a Metaphor ( faith one ) from fuch things as are tried by being held up againit the beams of the Sun ( as chap-men doe in the choice of their wares) ro fee what faults or flaws are in them, It is properly ufed ( faith B. Andrews) of uncounterfeit wares, fuch as wemay e&i 1p ¿r raïï, bring forth, and(new them in the Sun. And as a godly man isfincere, Without Wax, or grofíe matter, as he is unmingled, and true ofheart, fo 1 }e doeth truth, Joh.3. aI. he will not lye,Ifa.63.9. that great re- all lye efpecially. Hypocrites in doing good,they doe lyes(by their delnfon, as grofle hypocrites, by their co/hi/ion, as dote hypo- crites.) Thus Ephraim comps(fedGod with !yes. His knowledge was but a form, his godlineffe a figure : his zeal a flafh, all he did, a femblance : as thele Pharifees only appeared to fart and doe other duties. But every fowl that bath a feemly feather, hath not the fweeteft flefh ; nor doth every tree that beareth a goodly leaf, bring good fruit. Glaffe giveth a clearer found then flyer, and many things glitter betides gold. A true Chriflian cares as well to approve his infide to God, as his outride to the world : And it is a juft que(tion, whether thedefìre of being, or diflike of teeming fincere,be greater inhim. He thews his worft tomen, and belt to God (as Mofes did, when going to the mount he pulled offhis veil; and Ihents him(èlfoft before God for that, which the world applauds in him. God he knows,feeth in fecret, there's no tempt- ing himwith Ananias and Saphira, to try whether he tryeth the hearts or not. His (harp note eafily difcerneth, and is offended with the (linking breathof rotten lungs, though the words or out- ward aftions be never fo fented and perfumed with (hews ofho- linefl'e. Thy Father,Whichteeth infecret (hall reward thee openly]He is therewarder of all that diligentlyfeekhim in thisfoulfartingex ercife:which as it was teen and allowed by the Lord Chrift,Luh5. 3 3 .fo it was never rightly ufed without efea:It is called theday of Reconciliation or Attonement, and hath molt rich and precious promifes,Ioel2.t3. to the at. Its fore, God will pardon our fins, and that carries meat in thearaouth of it, Pfal.4z,t,a. Its pro- bable, that bee'1 leave a.blrfng behinds him (and the rather, that wemay therewith chearfully ferve him) even a meat- offering ,end . drink,-offering to the Lord our God: according to that of the
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