t.4 Commentary upon the Go(pel Chap.7. mend by them. An Angel may fpeak in an Aire , and God Deut.i ;.i4. by Balaam. The words doe but path thorow him (as when a man (peaks thorowa trunke) they are not polluted by him, be- cad.- not his. Hale il1Udme- Verfe 6. give not that which le holy to dogs, &e.3. Having ?turn i ythae. rnew'd How, hereour Saviour (hews Whom we (hould admo- ç H daH ` ni(b, Give not holy things, wholfomecounfis or rebukes ( called fr^t . ptur.Pedag elfc where reproofs of lift, precious balms, excellent ointments, Troy, 1 s.; L. which may heal a wound, but makenone) to, dogs, that will not PIA :41.1. be takenby the ears or fwine, that if they light upon filch a p:arl, will only grunt, and go their wales. Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, fuchefpecially as have wrought fo hard, walked fo Ffa3.1. 1. fame and fo (aft, that now they are fet down to reti in the feat of á ,c uJ'çu,7wv the fcornfull. Beware of fuch botches there's no good to be z41.4.6:* scft, done upoca them, or to bl gotten by them., but a great deal of danger. The Cymicksadmonithed all they met ; if men would nor hearken, they counted it an Bale lode, to catt away a few wordsupon them. But our Saviour prefcribeth us prudence and caution. He will not have holy fpeeches fpent and fp:lt upan de- fptfcrs, his pearls trampledon by fwinith Epicures. Mourn we Tells I" may, with 7eremy for fuch mad dogs, as futioufly flee in the face ate of e.; ofthem that fairly tell themof their faults. Pray we mutt and fii,h Sopour pity fuch fenfuall fwine, filch fottith and fcurrilous.wretches, as Tsai,fpurtur. gruntagaintt goodne{fe, and feed infatiably upon the garbage of carnal' contentmcnts. As dogs and twine were unclean creatures and unfit for f-scrifïce ; fo are thofe for admonition, that would $:ov,a;s, entertain it with cruelty or fcurrility. Speak not in the ears of a Lrov 9,8. feol, faith Solomon, for he Will deft2ife eft /e the wifdome ofthy Words. And again, Ref rovenot a(corner, left hehate thee, rebukeawife man, and he Willlove thee. Davidpraies fbr a friendly rep..cvcr,_ P`al.I41. S. lobeties, M4kemetoknowmy.tranfgrefon, andmyfoue. He,. xek ah.ttormed not at that (harp and fad me(fage. 7onah, though tetchy enough, lainhis hand upon his mouth, and fealb up his prophecy with Silenceafter Gods repreh ant on. rot' Ai i; virgo lit cet paabliceperfirifla. The Virgin Mary held her peace, 7oh. a. 5. when h ;r tonne tookher up fo shortfor her for wardn-(ls, afire ell the company : Sodid S. Peter, when S..Pau/took,hitn up for halting at Antioch, Galva. t4. and commended' that Epilftle, wherein S. Paesl had witneffed that reproof, among tt,eretl, 73u1í,34. 2Pct.3, i 6, The twoDifciples going toEmma constrained that ftranger, m . . ob 1;.4. yfa :q 8.. 3An.4.alt.
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