560 ------ tí1 Commentary upon the Goffie Chap24. that Chill when he came might finds him, gut precarotem, ant Ali. andMon. pradicantem, either praying or preaching. It was Latimer! with (and he had it ) that he might flied his heart-blood for 1575 Chriff. It was 7ewels with that he might preaching, nd he .lexre's life die by D five- did fo. For prefencly after his lall Sermon at Lacoc,, in Wilt- piney. ,/hire, he was, by reafen of fickneffe, forced to his bed, from whence he never came of, till his tranflation to glory. I have heard the like ofMr Lancafper, a precious man ofGod, fometimes Paffourof Bloxham in OxfrdJbire, a man very famous for his living by faith. (uJhamerus a Dutch Divine, and oneof the firfl Preachers of the Gofpel at Erfurt in Germany had his pulpit an ¡q gegu poifoned by the malicious Pa iffs there, and fo tookhis death in veneno ilia° Gods worke. What, would you that the Lord he comes, &ult. Anq80. should finde me idle ? laid Calvin to his friends, who withed him to forbear fludying awhile, for his health fake. And fucha like anfwer made Doc`four Reynolds to his Phyfcian upon the like An occafioe,. EliahWas going on and talking with EliJba ( about árnvivendi t Beta in vine, heavenly things, no doubt) when the charet of heaven came perdere fines, to fetch him. There can be no better poflare or (late for the mcf- fenger of our dil olution to finde us in,. then ina diligent prefecu tionofour generali, or particular calling. Verle 47. Verily I íäy unto you, &c.] A deep affeveration; for our better affurance and incouragement. Chrifl is a libe- rall paymafler, and his retributions are more then bountifuli. Abraham thought much that the fleward of his houle fhould be heir of his goods, Genefss 15.2.3, Not fo the Lord Chrifl. Verfe48. Bat and if that evil fervant] All places are full of fuch evil fervants (aiad fo is hell too,) as future their repen- tance, and fo fool away their falvation. Of fuch duff-heaps we may finde inevery corner : This is a depthof thedevil, brim-full with theblood of many fouls, CO perfwade them that they have yet long to live, and`many fair fummers to fee : that there is no fuch halle, but that hereafter may be time enough : In (pace comes grace : and a fewgood wordsat lall will waft them to heaven, &c. Verte 49. To eat and drink With the drunken] Though he neither be drunkhimfelf; nor make others drunk, yet tobeamong wine bibbersand ff,fh-mongers, as Soismon bath it, Prov.23.2O. gc°7oes; to company with luthas a. frequent an immoderate bibbar,as Pe. ters,
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