Chap. ta. dccordingtoS'1vIAr'rx a"vv. 359 Asd learn ofme] The archprophet, the Counfellour, that ex- cellent fpeaker,as he is called in Daniel; that came out of the fa- Dan.8.13. thers bofome, and hath his fathers will at his fingers ends. Be- tideswhat he taught us by himfelf and his fervants, he hathwrit- ten for us thofeexcellent things of his law, thofe lively oracles-. He hath alto left us, as here, his own prac`l:ice for a pattern of the rule, and for a compleat copy as St Petercalleth it to write `'",`ÿ1LP:'° P PY( ) Ii <C 1.ne. after. Pindartes faith of Hier. Siracufaros that hehad cropt off d'gbtmv x0ç4 the tops ofall vertues. Melancthen, ofFriderick the Eleéiotrrof 4ir á4srrZp gas Saxony, that he hadpickt out the flower of all noble abilities and°-G,r. endowments. The fame author propofeth George Prince of Frider. felegir Anhalt for an example of un aralleld piety worthy of all mens florem ern. P P P Y Y nib virtutibus. imitation. Machiavel lets forth Cepr Borgia ( a far worfe stultet:Annal. man) as the only pattern fora prince to expreffe. St Hierom ha- pag`371. ving read the religious life anddeath of Hilarion, folding up the Mach+ de Prin* book faid, Well ; Hilarion (hall be the champion whom I will eila' imitate.. How much rather fhould we fay fo ofChrift: every of whofe anions whether morali or mediatory, were for our imita- tion. In his morali actions we fhould learn of him by doing as. he did, r `T'et.2.2 ;, Inhis mediatory, by tranflating that he did, to our fpirituali life, as to die to fin, live o righteoufneffe, e c. For Iam weak and lowly in hart] Loe here is a peece of Chrifis yoak, which he therefore focalleth, becaufe as the yoak rumnrróc qua ", maketh the heifer hang downhis head, and frame to hard labour, 4Jtagcv5- 4m fo lothhumility ( themother of 'meekneffe) work in our hearts, "" {BS terra. He e. ro. t a. E brains was a heifer ufed to dance anddelight in bumauae ab I F loft ítraw,and could not abide to plow : but the Lord will make bump. him ( and all his) both bear and draw, and that from their youth up, Lam, 3. And whereas meeknes and lowli-nzindedneffe go coupled here together, wemalt know that they are virtuteseel- lati.enee as Bernard calleth theta, apair oftwin,fifters, never a-- fu'der. Remember, faith Mr Tindall to Mr Frith, that as low- Aa. "d Mott; linefle of minde (hall make you high with God ,even fomeek- mireofwords (hall make you fink into the hearts amen. Andyefhhall f nde ref'- onto your fatties ] Thefe Chriiüan .ver- Socratescu,li tues have virtate,» pacativam, they lodge a tweet calm in tha is comedia i heart, fr.eing it from.perturbations and diftempers.. An humble taxaretw ride man faith, who am I hut I may be defpifed,.abafi:d, injured î And bat` p%T:a verb -fr?p wn that which will break a'paffionate roans'heart...will cot break a frannuta!'at :. meek vErau;.fleep. , r five iió...1 Verfe.. J INENNIMENNrinv
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