484 Commentary upon the Goel .Chap.i9. therefore guilty. of the b_ reach of all the Co.nina,:d.nents,be, eaufe thou takcft thy felf to be keeper ofall : and thou there- fore lackett every thing, becaufe thou thinkeii thou lacke(1 no- thing. Verfe zr,, If thou lVilt h perj ] As thou boafleft and ai,- meft : and which never yet any man was, nor can.be here. The mifunderitanding of this text made tome of the Ancients count and call it confilixm perfiaionir, a counfell ofperfeftion ; Tuch as whofoever did obferve fbould do fomethir:g more then the law required ; and fo merit for themfelves an higher degfee ofglory in heaven thenothers had. Hence Bernard writech, that this ten- tence of our Saviour filled the Monafteries with Monks, and the defy res with Anchorites. Goefeltaft, &e.] A perfonall command (for trial' and'difcove- ry) as was that ofGod to . Abraham, Go gill thy finne Ifac. Chriflians may pofleffe ; but yet as if they poflefied not, they cnu(t hang löofe to all outward things, and be ready to fòrgòe them, when.called,to loofe them for thrill. dve sfnd give to the poor] So shalt thou. clear thy fell from all 9u F7-';°3'6° dej fufpition of cpveceouf;efie; which properly conlf}s in pinching ,(ivirum acci, and laving : and To is diflinguifhed by the Apoftle from extortion, dant. Suck as which (lands in immoderate getting, I Cor,6 IO, I Tio7.3.3, beg from door : And ou jfr It have treafire in heaven ] Far beyond the trea- tottoor. flues orEgypt, which yet is called Rnhab, í'(a1.89,ao, becautèof the riches power and pride thereof. Oh get a.Pacriarchseie to fee the wealth and worth of heaven : and then we thall loon make Moj es his choice. In the year of grace 759,, certain Per¡ian M4- x1g; q;rida.a .gicians fell into that rnadneffe, that they perfwaded themfelves rx %se.urophv. and fundty othe.rs,that ifthey fold all theyhad, and gave it to the mil Pell''s. poor, and then afterwards threw themfelves naked fromoff the 14ince4i is walls into the river, they thould prefently beadmitted intohea ,.,bro,,00g, ven. `Pcriernnt hat p;rmulti, faith mine Anchor. Ma.. nywerecah away by, this read enterpriz.e. Ifowmuchbetter(if v about fuperftition and opinion of merit) Amadeue Duke.of Hi,irnt.ca cs Savoy) who being asked by certain EmbalTadours that came to mei quos ate his court, what houndshehad,for they de red toTee them? thew- qu7ri 1iè, y r,ba: ed them the next day a pack, of poorpeople feeding at his table, fj. ro tee. cam and aid, there are the hounds wherewith I hunt after heaven. icycin oicriam veuyruu;n, Verfe 2 t. He went samay ßrroml a] That Ctaritt fhalid re- ¡dam, aJic , quit c â sr"1;t:1i,': l ç' not too perfcr.. It' heaven be CO
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