286 A Commentary upon theGo(7el Chap.7. eed, and yet fallen into the handsof Pirates. Thefe are blots of goodnefle, botches of the Church, as Au,Qulho was ufed to tearm Si:etnn.in:Aug. ;his three untoward children, tresvomícas,triacarriomata, mat- cap.65 tery impofrumes,Ulcerousfores. EpiCletus complained that there ñ,vso Tii0,17- were many would bePhilofophers, as far as a few good words TT' '7.6.1'; wouldgoe ; but were nothing for pradife. Socrates madeno di- ? ,HV' XcaophDnldc ilin&ion between ovoid, and g-e, e3a=.;vn, knowing and doing : fo to d Edis yocr a, know good as to pra Life it, and evil as to avoid it, this he efleem- lib $. ed the only wifedom. Suchas fay well and doe well, are tobe em. tiuvadb'vzrs braced,faith.4rifiotle: but their veryprofeffion is to befufpe&ed, Fvv 7a71 i Was that fecond it not with afuitable praFtice. Nefciunt infani ne. arroAntriov, fciunt, Kghi ò vá?ty, qui non vivunt honefe, faith another. d`aaprevdmo A Aóyes Lam- Thete are that fpeak like Angels, live like devils : that have facobs a,nr ov Ethic. fmooth tonguq, but Ef4u4 rough hands. Audi, nema mrl úr : ac. cap prnuat. #ec`ta,nemo pejus : Loquiturhic at Pifa,vívit tat Gallomem. All Ciceavns tin men admire Tullies tongue,faith S. Auftin, not fo his pratdice.Se- guam omner fe neca could give excellent counfel to others, whichhimfelf didnot reraira,tur, ?e- a fiat non ir.z. take. He is much taxed for flattery, luxury, covetoufneffe, &c. corfeff f,b.3. and fomething he confeffeth hereof ( thoughcovertly) in that fen- caP.4 terse ofhis, in his bookde Tranguillitate, Necagroto; nee valeo, in pierifq; cor. I am . néither rick, nor found. Lillies are fair in fliew, but foul in tra vajur rent. Coin is white in colour,but draws a black lineafter it:Glow- eftSenrc Seneca qur'a Fhita(ophaba- worms feem to have bdth light and heat ; bkt touch them onlyand ru .Diu. it will appear they have neither. Livy faith, that the Athenians .sthenienfr waged warre againtl Phillipof Macedon with letters and words: tells eerbi(q; So doe many againft thedevil ; theydefie himwith their mouthes, helium advcr' but deifie him in their lives : they fpit at his name, but admit of fits FlAippum Pef(ei patreni his fuggeftions : they callChrift Lord,Lerd, but in truth and upon 1e./'rrunt.Dc. the macter,thedevil is their good Lord a for his fervants they are to ta0.14 whom they obey. They lean upon the Lord, and fay, Is not the Lordamong; no ? none evil can come unto tit. But he Ihall lhake a r them off with a difcedite;depart ye. He likes not this Courtholy- water,as they call it,thefe fair profeffions'and deepproteaations of love, when mens hearts are nor with him , when there is not the power of religion, the practice ofgodlinefie. The leaves of pro he diflikes not,for as they are ofmedicinableufe, Ezek47. 1 a. fo they are good inducements to force a neceflity of' more fruit. But he looks for more then leaves : he goes down co his .garden to fee how it comes forward, in righteoufnefl'e, peace, joy ci the holy Ghofh s in meeknefle, tender-heartedneffe, love.: in patiencesi
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