Chap. i6. according to St IVI A T T H E VV. 43 5 qua ipfs domeRica erasvirtu;, as one faith of them. Sacin,u did in like fortfet uponZanchiats. He was, faithZAnchiu;, a learned -man, and ofunblameableconverfation, but full ofherefies, which yet he never propounded to me otherwife then by wayofqueftion; as teeming defirous to be better informed. By this fubtle means,he drew away many, and fought to workuponZanchius, as did alto Mankato Gribaldus and fame tuck others. But when they could not prevail, they brake friendfhipwith him, and he with them,for the,which he praifeth God from thebottomofhis heart. Shew them afigne] Them, by all means, as more worthipfull men then the multidude, fuck as might merit an extraordinary figne. See here their Satanicall arrogance. So Herod would fee our Saviour,thathemight fee a fignefrom him.He lookedupon him no otherwife then upon fomecommon juggler,that would fure thew himhis belt tricks.Thus thefehypocrites here would gladly be gra- tiñed,bwc they wersd,eceived. Verfe 2. when 7 is evening, ye ¡dy, It will befair, &c.] q. d, Are you foweather-wife ( which yet is not your profellion ?) are ye foskilful' in nature, and yet fo ignorant of Scripture, as nor to know, that now is the time for the lvietiias,to come,and that I am He ? fùrely you are either notorious tots, or deep difiemblers, or both,in teeming to curioufly to fearch after the truth,whichyet you neii her.care ro know,norobey. Vs fe 3. Can yenot difcerne thefigne of the times ? The men of Ifachar were ingreat account with David, becau(è they had underfanding of the times, to know What Ifgel ought to doe, z Chron.i2.32. e., prudent man forefeeth an evil, and hideth himfelf, Prov.22.3. He forefeeth it ; not by divination, or ftarre- gazing, but by a judiciouscollection andconnectionof caufes and confequents : as,if Godbe the fame thatever, as holy,butt, power- full, &c. If fin be the fame that ever,as foul,loathfòme,pernicious, &Mc. then fuch and loch events will follow upon loch and finch courfes. As God bath given us lignes and fore-tokens of arei- peft,to he hath alfoof an enfuing judgement, and blames thofechat take not notice thereof; fending them to fchool to the [tort{ and fwallow,7er.8 7. IfElias fee but a cloud as a hand, arifing from Carmel, he can tell that a great ftore ()Frainwill follow, that the whole heaven will anon be covert d. Finer tempers are tooncc fenfible of change of' weather. c*tofes, as more acquainted with God, (pies his wrath at firft feltingout : fo might we have done F f 4 ete Aretiur. biomofuit pie- nusdiverfarunt bærefedn, quo tarnen rraihi nU4quar,7 pro- pancbat nifi d: rp.tandi caa- feo;per i:ucrrosans quafi cuperet doceri. Zanch. prVat. ad le Eter. operi fido de trih Elobira. ciuTaïs. ipfir. qfotù.
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