of the world worketh death 2 Cor. 7.8.9.10 Motives to Godly sorrow are frequently met with in Scripture For 1. private corruptions 2. publick calamities 3. praevayling pressures and insultations of Satan and his adhaerents to the scandall of christian religion and professon 1. What an heart-breaking was this to David Behold I was shapen in iniquity and in sin did my mother conceive or warme m◠Psal 51.5 Mine iniquities are gone over my head and are a sore burden for me too heavy for me to beare Psal 38 4. Innumerable troubbles are come about me my sins have taken such hold upon me that I am not able to looke up yea they are more in number then the hairs of my head and my heart hath failed me O Lord let it be thy pleasure to deliver me make haste O Lord to help me Psal 40.15 16. When thou with rebukes dost chasten man for sin thou makest his beauty to consume avvay as it vvere a moth fretting of a garment Every man therefore is but vanity Psal 39.12 whence St. Paul bemoans himselfe I delight in the law of God after the inward man Rom. 7. but I see another law in my members warring against the law of my mind bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members O wretched man that I am who shall deliver me from the body of this death sin must needs bring sadnesse to many that proved so odious to God's nature that it ruined the angells bereaved Adam of Gods favour and Paradise could not be expiated but by the son of God who knew no sin yet was made sin for us that we might be made the righteousnes of God in him 2 Cor. 5.21 2. How publick calamities affect the heart with sorrow of all those that are true of heart may be gathered by those passionate passages of Isaiah Look away from me for I will weep bitterly labour not to comfortmè because of the spoyling of the daughter of my people Isa 22.4 Of Jeremy My bowells my bowels I am pained to the very heart The vvall of my heart makes a noyse vvithin we I cannot hold my peace because thou hast heard O my soule the sound of the trumpet the alarm of war Destruction upon destruction is cryed for the vvhole land is spoyled Suddainly are my tents spoyled and my curtaines in a moment Hovv long shall I see the standard and hear the sound of the trumpet For my people is foolish they have not knowen me they are sottish children they have not understanding they are wise to do evill but to do good they have no knowledg Jerem. 4 O that my head were waters and mine eyes a fountain of teares that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people Oh that I had in the Wildernesse a lodging place of wayfaring men that I might leave my people and go from them for they be all adulterers an assembly of treacherous men Jer. 9.1 Thus Jerusalem is bemoaned made drunk with the cup of fury that had none of her sons to take her by the hand to guide her of all those she hath brought up but lay as a bull in a net at the head of all the streets Isa 51. 3. Complaints of Sataincall insultations are The ungodly for his own lust doth persecute the poore He is so proud that he careth not for God neither is God in all his thoughts His wayes are always grievous thy judgments are far above out of his sight and therefore defieth he all his enemies For he hath said in his heart Tush I shall never be cast down there shall no harm happen unto me Psal 10. This complaint is taken up again Psal 73. To which satisfaction is given Psal 37. and 49. Jeremy harps upon the same string Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper wherefore are they happy that deal very treacherously Thou hast planted them yea they have taken root they grow yea they bring forth fruit Thou art neer in their mouthes but far from their reines But it followes Those that have so trodden downe the Lords portion and desolated the land shall reap Thornes instead of Wheat put themselves to pain without profit For they shall be asham'd of their revenues because of the fierce anger of the Lord Jer. 12. Motives to Zeal Zeal which may be good or bad Good is either 1 for Gods honour 2 house or 3 people The first was of Elias I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts because the children have forsaken thy Covenant thrown down thy altars and slain thy people with the sword and I even I onely am left and they seek my life to take it away 1 King 19.14 For this zeal Phineas is commended of God Phineas the son of Eliezar the son of Aaron the priest hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel while he was zealous for my sake amongst them that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy Num. 25.11 Of this zeal Jehu boasted Come with me and see my zeal for the Lord so they made him ride in his chariot 2 King 10.16 The 2d sort of zeale may be typified in David The zeale of thy house hath eaten me up and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me Psal 69.9 My zeale hath consumed me because mine enemies have forgotten thy words Psal 119.139 But practised by our Saviour when he found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves and the changers of money sitting He made a scourge of small cords and drove them out of the Temple and the sheep and the oxen and poured out the changers-mony and over-threw the tables and said unto them that sold doves Take these things hence and make not my Fathers house an house of merchandize And the disciples remembred that it was written The zeale of thine house hath caten me up Joh. 2.14 Much different from the zeale of our modern zealots the zeale of whom eateth up God's house 3. For zeale to Gods people The zeale of Moses and St. Paul are notoriously eminent which was seconded by that of that resolute Priest Mattathias who when he saw a Jew sacrificing to idols was inflamed with zeale and his reins trembled neither could he forbeare to shew his anger according to judgment wherefore he ran and slew him upon the altar Also the Kings commissioners who compelled men to sacrifice he killed at that time and the altar he pulled downe Thus dealt he zealously for the law of God as Phineas did to Zambri the son of Salom. 1 Maccab. 1. Bad zeale spendeth it selfe either in Nemesis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Zelotypia 1 revenge 2 rejoycing at others ruines or 3 in impetuous undertakings and pursuances not acording to knowledg Belonging to the first kind was that of Saul for rooting out the Gibeonites 2 Sam. 21.2 And those more then forty that had bound themselves under a curse
from me my Children are desolate because the Enemy prevailed Lament 1.16 So O earth earth earth hear the vvord of the Lord Jeremiah 22.29 A sword a sword is sharpned and also furbished it is sharpned to make a sore slaughter it is furbished that it may glitter should vve then make mirth It contemneth the rod of my Son as every tree Ezek. 21.9 10. I vvill overturne overturne overturne it and it shall be no more untill he come vvhose right it is and I vvill give it him Ezek. 21.27 In the same straine are these of our Saviour Martha Martha thou art carefull and troubled about many things but one thing is necessary Luk. 10.41 42. O Jerusalem Jerusalem thou that killest the Prophets and stonest them that are sent unto thee how often would I have gathered thy Children together as a Hen gathereth her Chickens under her wings but ye would not Matth. 23 37. Luk. 13.34 Multitudes multitudes in the valley of decision for the day of the Lord is neer in the valley of decision Joel 3.14 Sometime a Parenthesis is interposed as They seemed to be somewhat vvhatsoever they vvere it maketh no matter to me God accepteth no mans person for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me Gal. 2.6 To this Epizeuxis may be referred * Reduplicatie called by Plutarch 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Verbi ejusdem repetitio à 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dicere quia idem sonus iteratur Anadiplosis which is when the same word that ends one sentence begins the other and Climax a climbing by a repetition of the words before to make as it were a foot-step to ascend higher as both words give it I was glad when they said unto me We will go into the house of the Lord our feet shall stand within thy gates O Jerusalem Jerusalem is built as a City that is at unity in it selfe Ps 122.1.2 I will laugh at your calamity and I will mock when your feare cometh when your feare cometh as desolation and your destruction cometh as a whirl-wind when distress and anguish cometh upon you Pro. 1.26.27 And it shall come to passe when they shall say unto thee Whither shall we go forth then thou shalt tell them Thus saith the Lord Such as are for Death to death and such as are for the Sword to the sword and such as are for Famine to the famine and such as are for Captivity to the captivity Jer. 15.2 So Zach. 11.9 That which Dyeth let it dye and that that is Cut off let it be cut off and let the rest cut every one the flesh of another Of * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 scala gradus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because in this figure we do proceed as it were by certain steps or rounds in a ladder whence it is named Gradatio repetit quae dictasunt priusquam ad aliud descendat in prioribus resistit Quintil. L. 9. c. 3. Climax these notable concatenations we have in the New Testament Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved How then shal they call on him in whom they have not believed and how shal they believe in him of whom they have not heard and how shall they heare without a Preacher and how shall they Preach except they be sent Rom. 10.13 14 15. Whom he did foreknow he also did praedestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son that he might be the first born among many brethren Moreover whom he did praedestinate them he also called whom he called them he also justified and whom he justified he also glorified Rom. 8.29 We glory in tribulation knowing that tribulation worketh patience and patience experience and experience hope and hope maketh not ashamed because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us Rom. 5.3.4 5. Giving all diligence add to your faith virtue and to virtue Knowledge and to knowledge Temperance and to temperance Patience and to patience Godlinesse and to godlinesse Brotherly kindnesse and to brotherly kindnesse Charity 2 Pet. 1.5 6 7. In which kind is that saying Learn to know know to doe doe to dye dye to live live to laud. So as by Higgaions Selahs Hosannahs we may attaine at length to coelestiall Halleluichs * By Plutarch called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and by him taken notice of to be very powerfull to work upon the affections as well as to delight the care 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quare videtur esse adhibenda ad exornandam augendam orationem Auth. ad Heren Anaphora In Anaphora the same word is re-assum'd to begin divers sentences So blessings and cursings are Anaphorically propounded If ye walke in my statutes and keep my Commandements and do them I will give you raine in due season I will give peace in the land I will have respect unto you I will set my Tabernacle amongst you But if ye will not hearken unto me but walke contrary to me then will I walke also contrary to you in fury and I even I will hastise you 7 times for your sins Lev. 26.3.27 28. In like manner Deut. 28. Blessed blessed blessed and Cursed cursed cursed are re-assumed by Anaphora as the 8 Beatitudes and so many Woes are pronounced and denounced to the Happy and Hypocrites Mat. 5. ch 23. In the same figure Charity is displayed Charity suffereth long and is kind Charity envieth not Charity vaunteth not her selfe 1 Cor. 13.4 The abhominations of the bloody City of Jerusalem in which the Princes of Israel were in their power to shed blood are heavily taxed In thee have they set light by Father and Mother in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppressions with the stranger in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow Thou hast despised my holy things and profaned my Sabbaths in thee are men that carry tales to shed blood in thee they that eat upon the mountaines in the midst of thee they commit lewdnesse in thee have they discovered their fathers nakednesse in thee have they humbled her that was set a part for pollution and one hath committed abhomination with his neighbours wife and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law and another in thee hath humbled his Sister his Fathers daughter in thee have they taken gifts to shed blood thou hast taken usury and encrease and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbour by extortion and hast forgotten me saith the Lord God Ezek. 22.7 The devastations of Jerusalem are lamented by the Prophet Mine eyes fail with teares My bowels are troubled My liver is poured upon the earth for the destruction of the daughter of my people What thing shall I take to witnesse for thee what thing shall I liken to thee O daughter of Jerusalem what shall I equall to thee that I may comfort thee O virgin daughter of Sion for thy breach is great like the Sea
Psal 22.1 O God my heart is ready my heart is ready I will sing and give praise with the best member that I have Psal 18.1 2. A complaint studded with such sparkling gems we have Psal 69. 3. Quick speeches called by the Preacher goads and nails fastned by the masters of the assemblies Eccles 12.11 come under this reckoning As Our Saviour turned water into wine to supply the new married's wants but we turn wine into water out of luxurious wantonnesse If St. Peter's successor were stinted to his founder's allowance Silver and gold have I none he would quickly be weary of the Chair which hath so scant a cushion Both sorts of those fanaticks are to blame as well those that will have no set prayers as those that will have no prayers but set God makes Protestants but the Papists make god Religion makes us but they make religion and this made-religion they maintain that this maintained may maintain them We should as well apply our selves to Christs merits that so his merits might be rather a stay to our infirmities then a stale to our enormities We must therefore couple faithfulnesse with faith that we may do as well as believe and that because we do believe We must take heed that whilst we hunt after neat expressions 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Col. 2.4 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Cor. 1.19 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ib c. 7.4 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 unde 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ephes 5.6 we let not slip the thing that should be chiefly pressed and expressed Divers aim to shew how much they can say on a Text with no regard at all how little their auditors can bear away as though they came into a Pulpit to open onely their store not to feed their flocks and to beg applause of their Congregation that they are ready Preachers not to so lead them that they may be profitable hearers Such sounding brasse is not fit metal to make vessels for the Temple and such tinckling cymballs without solidity and charity make fit musick for a May-pole These sycophanticall sermonings angling for gain more then souls and applause more then the proficiency of the hearers the Apostle calls God to witness was far from his manner of teaching 1 Thess 2.4 5. CHAP. IV. * Called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quia affectus seu motus animi istas Sententiarum figuras praecipué sequuntur Differt Sententiae figura à figura Dictionis quòd illa sententias illuminet in figuris autem dictionis aptè jucundè inter se resonent deinde quòd sententiarum conformationes mutatis verbis confistere possunt Figurae autem dictionis non item quia mutatis sedibus perit resonantia quâ fit color Of Schemes TO teach to delight and throughly to perswade are the scopes of Oratory After teaching-Tropes therefore and delighting-Figures convincing and perswading Schemes may be well enquired after These come under the titles of 1. Ecphonesis 2. Epanorthosis 3. Apostrophe 4. Prosopopoea 5. Aporia 6. Anacoinosis 7. Synchoresis * Exclamatio because in the pronountiation there is required a straining and elevation of the voice the signe of which is either some Adverb or Interjection Ecce quà m bonum quà m jucundum habitare fratres in unum Psal 133. O prosundas divitias tum sapientiae tum cognitionis Dei quà m inscrutabilia sunt ejus judicia ejus viae impervestigabiles Rom. 11.35 Ecphonesis Ecphonesis or exclamations are raised upon so various occasions that they can hardly be confined most fall within compasse of these limits 1. Of Admiring How is the faithfull city become an harlot It was full of judgment righteousnesse lodged in it but now murderers Thy silver is become drosse Isa 1.21 thy wine mixt with water 2. Wishing O that they Gods people were wise that they understood this that they would consider their latter end Deut. 32.29 O that my people would have hearkened unto me If Israel had walked in my waies I should have soon put down their enemies and turned my hand against their adversaries The haters of the Lord should have been found lyers Also with the finest wheat-flower and with hony out of the stony-rock should I have satisfied thee Psal 14.15 16. O that thou wouldest rend the heavens that thou wouldest come down that the mountains might flow down at thy presence as when the fire of melting burneth Isa 64. the fire that causeth the waters to boil to make thy name known to thine adversaries 3. Complaining O Lord what shall I say when Israel turn their backs before their enemies for the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it and shall environ us round and cut off our name from the earth and what wilt thou do unto thy great name Josh 7.8 O God wherefore art thou absent from us so long why is thy wrath so hot against the sheep of thy pasture O think upon thy congregation whom thou hast purchased and redeemed of old Think upon the tribe of thine inheritance and mount Sion wherein thou hast dwelt Lift up thy feet that thou maist utterly destroy every enemy which hath done evill in thy sanctuary Psal 74. O wretched man that I am Rom. 7.24 who shall deliver me from this body of death 4. Indignation O generation of Vipers who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come Matth. 3.7 O faithlesse and perverse generation how long shall I be with you how long shall I suffer you Matth. 17.17 O fools and slow of heart to believe all that the Prophets have spoken Luk. 24.25 Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in hearts and ears ye do alwaies resist the holy Ghost as your fathers did so do ye Act. 7.51 O full of subtlety and all mischief thou child of the devill Act. 13.10 thou enemy of all righteousnesse wilt you not cease to pervert the wayes of the Lord 5. Exsultation Behold how good and joyfull a thing it is for brethren to dwell together in unity Psal 133.1 What reward shall I give unto the Lord Psal 116.11 for all the benefits he hath done unto me 6. Insultation How art thou fallen from heaven O Lucifer son of the morning How art thou cast down to the ground which didst weaken the nations Isa 14.12 O thou enemy destructions are come to a perpetuall end Psal 9.6 even of the Cityes which thou hast destroyed their memorial is perished with them 7. Commiseration Ah Lord God! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israell in pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem Ezek. 9.8 Behold O Lord and consider to whom thou hast done this shall the women eat their fruit and children of a span long shall the Priest and the Prophet be slaine in the Sanctuary of the Lord Lam. 2.20 To this Exclamation may be referred an * Rei narratae vel probatae summa acclamatio Quint. ut Tantae molis erat Romanam condere
gentem Ad ditur ad finem fine exclamationis notâ Epiphonema or sententious closure relating to premises of consequence Thus they provoked him to anger with their owne inventions and the plague was great amongst them Psal 106.29 Thus were they stain'd with their owne works and went a whoring after their own inventions ib. 38. Thus they turned the glory of God into the similitude of a calfe that eateth hey Ib. 20. Thus Joash the King remembred not the kindnesse which Jehojada his father had done unto him but slew his son and vvhen he died he said The Lord look upon it and require it 2 Chron. 24.22 * Quasi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Libertas loquendi Parrhesia an assumed freedom of speech vvhich is commonly ushered in vvith an excusing praeface Men and brethren let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch David that he is both dead and buried and his sepulcher vvith us this day Act. 2.29 We cannot but speak the things vvhich vve have both seen and heard Ib. 4.20 the King knoweth of these things before whom I speak 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 freely For I am perswaded that none of these things are hidden from him for this thing was not done in a corner Act. 26.26 * Correctio quae tollit id quod dictum est pro eo id quod magis idoneum videtur reponit Author ad Heren Called by the Greeks likewise 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Epanorthosis Epanorthosis doth in some sort qualifie that which hath as we make it slipped from us or drowneth somewhat which we would have understood though not uttered Can a woman forget her sucking child that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb Yea they may forget yet will not I forget thee Esa 49.15 Father save me from this hour but for this cause came I into the world Joh. 12.27 I laboured more abundantly then they all yet not I but the grace of God which was with me 1 Cor. 15.10 I marvell that you are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another Gospell which is not another But there be some that trouble you and would pervert the gospell of Christ Gal. 1.6 7. Attendant to this is * Reticentia Cicer. Obticentia Celsus Called by others Interruptio because the thred of discourse is broken off Virgil. Quos ego sed motos praestat componere fluctus Used 1. To expresse anger Quem quidem ego si sensero sed quid opus est verbis Plaut 2. Fear Virgil. Neque vincere certo Quanquam O sed superent quibus hoe Neptune dedisti 3. An high passion of grief Tu autem Jehova quousque Psal 6.4 Aposiopesis when somewhat is left to be gathered by a breaking off abruptly Oh this people have sinned a great sin and made them gods of gold yet now if thou wilt forgive them their sin It is too much for me to ask but thy infinite mercy may afford it if not blot me out I pray thee of the book which thou hast written Exod. 32. To whom I sware in my wrath if they should enter into my rest left to be understood Let not me be trusted any more upon oath If thou hadst known even at least in this thy day the things which belong unto thy peace thou wouldst have taken better courses or the like but now they are hid from thine eyes Luk. 19.42 * Aversio sermo aversus because the scene of speech is changed and directed to another Apostrophe Apostrophe in a continuate speech turns from the hearers or matter present and bespeaks a thing or person absent or present by the By. So David in lamenting the death of Saul and Jonathan le ts fly an imprecation upon the place where they were slain Ye mountains of Gilboa let there be no dew nor let there be rain upon you nor fields of offerings for there the shield of the Mighty is vilely cast away the shield of Saul as though he had not been annointed with oyle 2 Sam. 1.21 So in declaring Israel's exodus from Egypt he bespeaks the sea and Jordan with the mountains and earth it self What aileth thee O thou sea that thou fleddest c. Psal 114.5 So Isaiah makes the heavens and earth his auditors Hear O heaven and give ear O earth for the Lord hath spoken I have nourished and brought up children and they have rebelled against me Isa 1.2 Baldnesse is come upon Gaza Askalon is cut off with the remnant of their valley how long wilt thou cut thy self O thou sword of the Lord how long will it be ere thou be quiet Put up thy self into thy scabbard rest and be still Jer. 47.6 In the 24th Psalm upon profession that although The earth be the Lords with all the fulnesse and inhabitants of the world yet because all have not that share in it as the Israelites God's favourites Deut. 10.14 15 the Prophet breaks out by an high Apostrophe to the Gates for enlarging themselves to entertain the Ark of God Lift up your heads O ye gates and be ye lift up ye everlasting doors and the King of glory shall come in Twice repeated that the compellation of the senslesse gates might make the deeper impression for opening to Christ knocking at the door of our hearts And this sort of Apostrophe to senssesse creatures is often met with in other Authors But two other besides the one to God the other to our own souls are peculiar in a manner to Scripture-Rhetorick Apostrophe to God 1. by Petition 2. Complaint 3. Praises 4. Thanksgiving 5. Detestation of opposites 6. Stirring up our selves 7. Inciting others and inviting Thus upon a narration of Gods wonderfull conducting the Israelites out of Egypt the Prophet raiseth a most patheticall Apostrophe Look down from heaven and behold from the habitation of thy holinesse and of thy glory Where is thy zeal and thy strength the sounding of thy bowells and thy mercies towards me are they restrained Doubtlesse thou art our Father O Lord why hast thou made us to erre from thy waies and hardened our hearts from thy fear by leaving us to putrifie in our own corruptions O that thou wouldest rend the heavens Behold thou art wroth for we have sinned Isa 63. Such are those of blessed King Charles worthy of all imitation Apostrophe to our own selves are termed Soliloquies seldom found out of Scripture So The river of Kishon swept them away that antient river the river of Kishon O my soul thou hast trodden down strength Judg. 5.21 In such a Soliloquy David cheareth up himself Why art thou so vexed O my soul and why art thou so disquieted in me O put thy trust in God for I will yet thank him which is the help of my countenance and my God Psal 42.14 So Praise the Lord O my soul and all that is within me praise his holy name Psal 103. So 104.
the Paps with a Golden girdle intimating his priest-hood 2. The colour of his Head and haire white like Wool as white as Snow shewing his eternity 3. The flaming of his eyes expressing his omnisciency 4. His feet like fine brasse in a furnace leading to his revenge against his enemies 5. Seven stars in his right hand assuring the protection of his Church against all opposers 6. A sharp two-edged sword from his mouth to cut down all impediments 7. His countenance as the Sun shining in his strength with a voyce of the sound of many waters to the daunting and terrifying of all those that have neglected him X. A good Bishop should have 1. Good education as Moses learned in all the wisdome of the Egyptians Act. 7.22 The children of the Prophets under Samuel and Elisha St. Paul at the feet of Gamaliel Act. 22.3 Which society our Saviour graced in sitting in the midst of the Doctours Luk. 2.36 hearing them and asking them questions 2. He is advanced to his chair not ambitiously sought after Be not ye called Rabbi Masters Matth. 23. but humble your selves that ye may be exalted 3. He must be free from busying himselfe in impertinencies and intangling himselfe with many worldly businesses 1 Pet. 4.15 4. He is to Ordain and settle Priests in every Parish Tit. 1.5 and neither suddenly 1 Tim. 5.22.1.3 or without due examination to lay his hands on any 5. He is especially to convince Innovators and wrangling Sophisters Act. 20.28 and to chase away Wolves and Foxes from the Flock of Christ 6. Against an Elder he is not to receive an accusation but under two or three witnesses But those that sin scandalously rebuke them before all that others may also fear 1 Tim. 5.19 1 Tim. 5.17 Honouring them with double honour that labour in the Word and Doctrine 7. He is discreetly to withdraw himselfe from proud and peremptory Fellowes knowing nothing but doting about questions and strife of words whereof cometh strife railings and evill surmises perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of truth supposing that gain is godliness 1 Tim. 6. XI A virtuous woman is of price far above Rubies because 1. The heart of her Hous-band may safely trust in her so that he shall have no need of spoil 2. She will do him good and not evill all the dayes of her life 3. She seeketh Wooll and Flax and worketh willingly with her Hands 4. She is like the Merchant's ship that bringeth food from afar 5. She riseth when it is yet night and giveth meat to her household and a portion to her Maidens 6. She considereth a Field and buyeth it with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard 7. She girdeth her loines with strength and strengthneth her armes 8. She perceiveth her Merchandise is good Her candle goeth not out by night 9. She layeth her Hands to the Spindle and her Hands hold the Distaffe 10. She stretcheth out her armes to the poor yea she reacheth her hands to the needy 11. She is not afraid of the snow for her household for all her household are clothed with scarlet 12. She maketh her selfe covering of tapestry her clothing is silke and purple 13. Her Housband is known in the gate when he sitteth among the Elders of the land 14. She maketh fine linnen and selleth it and delivereth girdles to the merchant 15. Strength and honour are her cloathing and she shall rejoyce in time to come 16. She openeth her mouth with wisdome and in her tongue is the law of kindness 17. She looketh well to the wayes of her houshold and eateth not the bread of idlenesse 18. Her children rise up and call her blessed her housband also and he praiseth her 19. Many daughters have done virtuously but thou excellest them all 20. Favour is deceitfull and beauty is vain but a woman that feareth the Lord she shall be praysed 21. Give her of the fruits of her hands and let her owne workes prayse her in the gates Pro. 31. XII The picture of old age Eccles 12. to which the sun the light the moon and stars yield little comfort by reason of one weaknes tumbling upon another as clouds returning after raine one storme seconding another 2. For in it 1. the keepers of the house shal tremble that is the arms and hands the readiest defenders of the body weakned by palsies and other infirmities 2 the strong men bow themselves thighs and legs through Sciatica aches defluxions 3. the grinders cease because they are few the teeth most lost they left rotten 4. and those that look out by the windows be darknes which must be meant of the eyes 5. and the doores shall be shut in the streets the lips or chaps little imployed when the sound of the grinding is low when the teeth have little to do 6. and he shall rise up at the voyce of the bird awake early in the morning at cock-crowing or bird's singing in regard old men through infirmity sleep little 7. And the daughters of musick shall be brought low the wind-pipes to utter or ears to hear or delight in songs as old Barzillai acknowledged 2 Sam. 19.35 Also they shall be asraid of that which is high and fear shal be in the way old men dread to climbe and hazzard themselves in dangerous wayes by reason of the imbecillity of their limbs Now though these are sufficient remembrancers yet nearer symptoms come with new memento's 1. the hoariness or baldnesse of the head as white as the blossoms of an almond tree 2. the belly or legs loaden with dropsies or gouts puffing him up and making him lazy and mishapen as a locust where grashopper denotes a grashopper's unweildy devouring to no purpose 3. the thought of his long home approaching and sight of mourners dishearten him from all worldly pleasure and cloud him with sadnesse 4. especially when he stooping in the back shewes that the silver chord of spina medulla is loosed which was wont to trusse him up more upright 5. the golden bowle the pia mater which conteins the brain is crack'd 6. the pitcher the miseraïc cava and portaveines are stopped or broken that they bring not as formerly good blood from the fountaine of the liver to chear up the whole body 7. And last when the wheel of the lungs which compasse and preserve the cistern of the heart from whence the vitall spirits are dispersed by the arteries through the whole body to hold as we say life and soul together then that must of force be thought upon that Dust shall return to the earth as it was and the spirit shall return to God that gave it XIII Necessaries for a Preacher Eccles 12.9 1. assiduity in teaching others Because the preacher was wise he still taught the people knowledg 2. choice of matters of moment well studied He gave good heed and sought out and set in order many proverbs 4 Rhetoricall expressions The