Chap.7. ascard ing ta St IVI A T T H E V V. 283 nefíe, and abjeaneffe about Italy, and abufe the inoft honourable Fulls Rhein. name ofChriftian, ufually, to fìgnify a Fool, or a Dolt, as is a- re/t, ov.P.1, r r fore noted out ofD. Fullee. Are not thefe the fruits of a rotten 1 4. religion, oftrees fpecious without, but putrefied and worm-eat- en within, (as the word our Saviour here ufeth, properly Ggni6- ,aaaeos of (p;. eth) which appears at length by their rotten fruit;? The true ,, Chriftian will not ceafe tobear good fruit, what weather foever svidar, come, yeriy.y. The hypocrite will either bear onely leaves as Palchra-acfuh. thecyprcffe-tree, or apples of Sodom, grapes of Gomorrah. Of t' ef, fe! hell wemay fay, as of mount Gilboah, no good fruit growes on i'n« lucart. them : or as Stratonicus faithof the hal Hamm, that for eight moneths in the year it was very cold, and for the other foure, it 4lhenrus. was winter : Or as the Poet faid ofhis countrey, that it was bad AoxQb x,,".;(aaa in winter, hard is fummer, good at no timeof the year.Caznpian xxxñ, stis ofSt Johns in Oxford, Pi odour ofthe ilniverity, Anno t 568, f)aLAn,Kfe- dil mbied the Proteftants Religion : Sodid Parfons in Balial- ti: T ``5'" frog. Colledge, until! he was for his dilbonefty, expeld with dif camdene Elie, grace and fled to the Papists ; where cælum mtatavit non animism, fol. at 5. neither good egg; nor good bird, as they fy. Verfe 19. Every tree that 6ringeth notforth good fruit, &c. ] Fruitleffe trees are cut down to the fire. Short !hooting loofeth many a game. The idle fervant isdelivered to the torinentours o Eareh: and unfavoury fait israft out to be trodden on, as Scebolisu war. Heb.6,8, Thebatten earth is nigh tocurling, whofe end is to beburned. Pure gold difcovers deadly poifon. For there will fparkle out of the cup, certain rain-bowes, as it were, and there will be heard, faith One, a fiery hiffin,g of the gold thrufting out the poifon Whereby is fignified, faith he,. that God threatneth judgement sphiaxplii. °-, and hell-fire, to thole that corrupt and poifon heavenly Da- fag.oza. trine. Sec wore of this above, chap. 3.20. Let ua Lindy and ftrive to rcfemble the tree cif Paradife, that was fair to tie eie, and good to eat, and that tree of life. Rev. 22.2. That bringeth forth every moneth, twelve manner of fruits, &c. And thofetrees, Pft1.92.13,.that bung planted in the houfa Pial.ra.S: of the Lord,. bring foi thb;-.ti fruit in their old age. I am like 4"a °t. s. 6 '. a green olive tree faith David t our bed is of green cedar, HCea faith the Spode. Ephraimwas like a green titre tree, fat and fappy,c c. Barrennes isno L{te a fault then ill fruit. Verfe 20. wherefore by their fi°nitsye /hall know them.] Sec vert; 16, where the felt-fame words aro,t?fed.. Left .any,u,nder pre, t.cl :
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