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Wisdomes character and counterfeit deliniated in two sermons : the one on the epistle of St. James, chap. 3.17 ; the other on the gospel of St. Matth., chap. 2.8 / by Nath. Hardy.
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Hardy, Nathaniel, 1618-1670.
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Wing H752; ESTC R30729
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and_o have_v not_o god_n prevent_v it_o will_v have_v execute_v it_o to_o the_o ruin_n of_o christ_n eventual_o though_o not_o intentional_o and_o all_o because_o of_o their_o inconsideration_n and_o his_o fair_a promise_n which_o lead_v to_o his_o ample_a promission_n that_o i_o may_v come_v and_o worship_n he_o also_o gen._n in_o which_o part_n of_o the_o text_n we_o have_v two_o considerable_n 1._o a_o racile_a insinuation_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n piety_n 2._o a_o plain_a demonstration_n of_o herod_n hypocrisy_n 1._o the_o kind_n of_o the_o argument_n here_o use_v by_o herod_n be_v very_o observable_a how_o do_v he_o woâ—e_n the_o magi_n to_o a_o return_n not_o by_o promise_n of_o ample_a reward_n upon_o the_o faithful_a discharge_n of_o their_o commission_n nor_o by_o threat_n of_o punishment_n upon_o their_o neglect_n either_o of_o they_o may_v have_v beget_v a_o strong_a suspicion_n of_o the_o plot_n but_o mentitus_fw-la pietatem_fw-la loc_n captat_fw-la magorum_n benevolentiam_fw-la promise_v imitation_n of_o their_o virtue_n he_o win_v upon_o their_o affection_n this_o be_v that_o which_o will_v more_o rejayce_n they_o than_o any_o gift_n to_o see_v herod_n with_o they_o a_o worshipper_n of_o christ._n it_o be_v indeed_o next_o to_o god_n glory_n and_o his_o own_o felicity_n the_o singular_a desire_n of_o a_o pious_a soul_n that_o he_o may_v draw_v other_o to_o christ._n sin_n be_v infectious_a and_o grace_n be_v communicative_a wicked_a man_n will_v have_v other_o as_o bad_a the_o saint_n other_o as_o good_a as_o themselves_o paul_n wish_v that_o all_o be_v like_o he_o in_o his_o piety_n though_o not_o in_o his_o suffering_n the_o pharisee_n compass_n sea_n and_o land_n to_o make_v a_o proselyte_n the_o wise_a man_n will_v willing_o go_v to_o bethlehem_n and_o return_v to_o jerusalem_n to_o make_v herod_n a_o christian._n the_o saint_n account_v it_o their_o honour_n know_v it_o their_o duty_n to_o gain_v soul_n and_o therefore_o cause_v the_o light_n of_o their_o good_a work_n to_o shine_v before_o other_o that_o their_o foot_n may_v be_v direct_v into_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n 2._o but_o to_o let_v this_o go_v that_o which_o in_o this_o kind_n of_o argument_n chief_o present_v itself_o to_o we_o be_v not_o the_o wise_a man_n piety_n but_o herod_n hypocrisy_n that_o i_o may_v come_v and_o worship_v he_o who_o can_v have_v say_v better_a what_o can_v the_o wise_a man_n desire_v more_o word_n smooth_a as_o oil_n sweet_a as_o butter_n if_o you_o please_v we_o will_v enlarge_v they_o in_o this_o paraphrase_n welcome_o you_o devout_a stranger_n who_o piety_n towards_o christ_n have_v bring_v from_o a_o far_a country_n to_o my_o territory_n your_o devation_n be_v worthy_a not_o only_o of_o commendation_n but_o imitation_n acceptance_n but_o resemblance_n and_o as_o for_o myself_o i_o be_o resolve_v to_o tread_v in_o your_o step_n and_o write_v after_o your_o copy_n only_o i_o will_v not_o be_v mistake_v in_o my_o homage_n and_o worship_n i_o know_v not_o who_o in_o what_o place_n to_o find_v the_o child_n i_o have_v be_v instruct_v by_o my_o learned_a counsel_n it_o be_v bethlehem_n which_o of_o the_o child_n in_o bethlehem_n be_v he_o let_v it_o be_v your_o care_n to_o know_v thorough_o inform_v yourselves_o and_o then_o acquaint_v i_o and_o i_o shall_v ready_o follow_v your_o pattern_n and_o though_o myself_o a_o king_n become_v with_o you_o a_o fellow_n subject_n to_o this_o child_n these_o be_v his_o word_n but_o what_o be_v his_o aim_n cast_v your_o eye_n on_o the_o thirteen_o verse_n and_o you_o shall_v find_v the_o angel_n declare_v it_o to_o joseph_n herod_n will_v seek_v the_o young_a child_n to_o destroy_v he_o 13._o nascenti_fw-la mortem_fw-la scelus_fw-la pio_fw-la nudo_fw-la gladium_fw-la soli_fw-la milites_fw-la vagienti_fw-la necem_fw-la praeparat_fw-la he_o intend_v death_n to_o this_o newborn_a chrysol_n infant_n and_o prepare_v a_o sword_n for_o this_o innocent_a child_n the_o word_n which_o come_v from_o his_o mouth_n never_o enter_v into_o his_o heart_n yea_o while_o butter_n be_v in_o the_o one_o gall_n be_v in_o the_o other_o cogitabat_fw-la jesulum_fw-la non_fw-la colere_fw-la sed_fw-la tollere_fw-la non_fw-la adorare_fw-la sed_fw-la necare_fw-la his_o purpose_n be_v not_o as_o a_o saint_n to_o worship_v he_o but_o like_o a_o wolf_n to_o worry_v he_o devotionem_fw-la promittebat_fw-la gladium_fw-la acuâ—bat_fw-la whilst_o he_o promise_v devotion_n he_o purpose_v destruction_n praetendit_fw-la cultum_fw-la praeparat_fw-la cultrum_fw-la he_o pretend_v homage_n and_o yet_o prepare_v a_o knife_n his_o aim_n be_v not_o servire_fw-la but_o saevire_fw-la service_n but_o slaughter_n dissemble_v herod_n hew_v gross_a be_v thy_o lie_n odious_a thy_o hypocrisy_n and_o devilish_a thy_o deceit_n thou_o say_v thou_o will_v come_v thou_o mean_v to_o send_v thou_o say_v thou_o will_v worship_n thou_o mean_v to_o murder_n thy_o pretence_n be_v adore_v thy_o thought_n abhor_v thy_o promise_n be_v to_o give_v he_o honour_n thy_o purpose_n be_v to_o take_v away_o his_o life_n thy_o pretext_n amity_n thy_o design_n cruelty_n thy_o expression_n religious_a thy_o intention_n impious_a thy_o profession_n to_o fear_v he_o as_o a_o king_n thy_o resolution_n to_o execute_v he_o as_o a_o traitor_n thy_o device_n be_v incomparable_o foul_a thy_o pretence_n specious_o fair_a thy_o deceit_n must_v needs_o be_v unmeasurable_o great_a in_o say_v bring_v i_o word_n that_o i_o may_v come_v and_o worship_v he_o also_o to_o draw_v it_o forth_o in_o a_o threefold_a observation_n 1._o in_o general_n observe_v how_o seldom_o hypocrite_n tongue_n and_o heart_n go_v together_o aliud_fw-la cord_n tegit_fw-la aliud_fw-la ore_fw-la simulat_fw-la say_v one_o upon_o the_o text_n herod_n mean_v one_o thing_n loc_n feign_v another_o so_o do_v all_o hypocrite_n sapientia_fw-la huius_fw-la mundi_fw-la cor_fw-la machinationibus_fw-la tegere_fw-la sensum_fw-la verb_n be_v velare_fw-la chrysol_n quae_fw-la falsa_fw-la vera_fw-la ostendere_fw-la quae_fw-la vera_fw-la falsa_fw-la demonstrare_fw-la it_o be_v esteem_v by_o wicked_a man_n as_o a_o piece_n of_o policy_n to_o use_v hypocrisy_n and_o ever_o to_o keep_v a_o distance_n between_o intima_fw-la cordis_fw-la and_o extima_fw-la oris_fw-la their_o inward_a thought_n and_o outward_a speech_n so_o that_o whereas_o our_o saviour_n say_v out_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o mouth_n speak_v hypocrite_n speak_v not_o out_o of_o but_o contrary_a to_o the_o abundance_n of_o their_o heart_n it_o be_v the_o brand_n set_v upon_o alexander_n the_o six_o and_o the_o duke_n of_o valentia_n his_o son_n that_o the_o one_o never_o speak_v what_o he_o mean_v and_o the_o other_o never_o do_v what_o he_o speak_v so_o true_o do_v they_o &_o all_o dissembler_n do_v deserve_v the_o psalmist_n epithet_n of_o lie_v flatter_a and_o deceitful_a lip_n there_o be_v some_o indeed_o who_o tell_v we_o of_o piae_fw-la fraud_n 3._o a_o godly_a dissimulation_n i_o like_v well_o the_o christian_n but_o not_o the_o sir_n name_n and_o i_o wonder_v how_o any_o dare_v join_v they_o together_o when_o the_o party_n be_v not_o agree_v it_o be_v not_o rebeccahs_n aim_n though_o pious_a to_o obtain_v the_o blessing_n for_o jacob_n nor_o jehues_n pretence_n though_o zealous_a to_o do_v execution_n on_o baal_n priest_n will_v excuse_v either_o of_o they_o in_o their_o lie_n and_o make_v the_o mean_v they_o use_v for_o accomplish_v their_o design_n to_o be_v lawful_a and_o sure_o if_o officious_a lie_n be_v not_o warrantable_a pernicious_a must_v be_v abominable_a such_o as_o hypocrite_n usual_o be_v and_o herod_n be_v indeed_o we_o must_v distinguish_v between_o conceal_v truth_n &_o speak_v falsehood_n it_o be_v one_o thing_n cum_fw-la silendo_fw-la absconditur_fw-la verum_fw-la to_o keep_v in_o a_o truth_n another_o cum_fw-la loquendo_fw-la promittitur_fw-la falsum_fw-la to_o belch_v out_o a_o lie_n i_o be_o not_o bind_v to_o say_v all_o i_o m._n think_v and_o yet_o i_o must_v think_v all_o i_o say_v the_o tongue_n be_v but_o the_o heart_n herald_n and_o must_v proclaim_v the_o sender_n message_n he_o that_o speak_v all_o he_o know_v be_v not_o wise_a but_o he_o that_o speak_v what_o he_o do_v not_o mean_a be_v not_o honest_a i_o will_v not_o have_v my_o heart_n too_o near_o my_o mouth_n lest_o i_o speak_v rash_o nor_o yet_o too_o far_o from_o my_o tongue_n lest_o i_o speak_v false_o indeed_o be_v there_o no_o god_n to_o search_v the_o heart_n he_o be_v a_o fool_n that_o will_v not_o dissemble_v but_o see_v there_o be_v he_o be_v a_o fool_n that_o will_n oh_o let_v we_o take_v heed_n of_o commit_v this_o folly_n with_o our_o lip_n rather_o let_v they_o be_v like_o the_o spouse_n in_o the_o canticle_n which_o be_v resemble_v to_o 3._o a_o scarlet_a thread_n in_o allusion_n say_v some_o to_o the_o thread_n which_o rahab_n hang_v out_o at_o the_o window_n as_o a_o token_n of_o her_o 18._o fidelity_n in_o 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wisdom_n of_o man_n be_v foolishness_n 25._o with_o god_n nay_o when_o they_o think_v all_o the_o cranny_n be_v stop_v a_o wide_a door_n be_v leave_v open_a for_o god_n providence_n to_o evacuate_v their_o policy_n we_o have_v a_o common_a proverb_n when_o man_n think_v to_o do_v for_o the_o best_a it_o common_o fall_v out_o to_o be_v the_o worst_a it_o may_v fit_o be_v apply_v to_o crafty_a machiavelian_o when_o they_o suppose_v that_o they_o have_v do_v the_o wise_a they_o prove_v themselves_o stark_a fool_n so_o be_v it_o with_o herod_n in_o send_v these_o magi_n without_o associate_n to_o bethlehem_n and_o so_o i_o pass_v from_o his_o ready_a mission_n to_o his_o crafty_a commission_n go_v and_o search_v etc._n etc._n gen._n in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o text_n two_o thing_n offer_v themselves_o to_o our_o consideration_n de_fw-fr quo_fw-la and_o quid_fw-la the_o person_n to_o who_o these_o magi_n be_v direct_v the_o errand_n about_o which_o they_o be_v send_v who_o the_o 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sydera_fw-la shall_v become_v sugens_fw-la ubera_fw-la the_o governor_n of_o the_o star_n to_o be_v nourish_v by_o a_o dug_n o_o the_o depth_n of_o this_o abasementâ—_n the_o height_n of_o this_o lowliness_n behold_v and_o wonder_v but_o to_o return_v to_o herod_n it_o be_v a_o note_n not_o unworthy_a our_o loc_n observation_n that_o whereas_o the_o magi_n call_v he_o a_o king_n herod_n only_o style_v he_o a_o child_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o can_v not_o bear_v the_o thing_n not_o brook_v the_o title_n nec_fw-la caesar_n far_o priorem_fw-la pompeiusve_fw-la parem_fw-la royalty_n can_v endure_v a_o partner_n no_o more_o than_o love_v a_o corrival_n no_o doubt_n in_o his_o heart_n he_o conceive_v he_o a_o king_n else_o why_o so_o perplex_v at_o the_o news_n of_o his_o birth_n why_o so_o jealous_a of_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o crown_n have_v he_o fancy_v the_o wise_a man_n word_n as_o fable_n either_o that_o no_o child_n be_v bear_v or_o if_o bear_v not_o a_o king_n he_o will_v never_o have_v harbour_v so_o ill_a a_o guest_n as_o fear_v in_o his_o breast_n but_o see_v though_o he_o know_v he_o will_v not_o acknowledge_v though_o he_o strong_o imagine_v he_o will_v not_o express_v his_o thought_n nor_o give_v he_o the_o title_n of_o a_o king_n as_o fear_v no_o doubt_n lest_o by_o this_o mean_v he_o shall_v obscure_v his_o own_o honour_n and_o true_o i_o be_o afraid_a we_o be_v too_o many_o of_o we_o of_o herod_n temper_n in_o this_o regard_n backward_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o dignity_n and_o publish_v the_o excellency_n of_o other_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n we_o be_v loath_a to_o confess_v our_o own_o infirmity_n other_o eminency_n our_o defect_n and_o their_o worth_n the_o truth_n be_v our_o proud_a nature_n think_v that_o other_o beam_n darken_v our_o light_n their_o excellency_n stain_v our_o beauty_n and_o their_o virtue_n eclipse_v our_o splendour_n hence_o it_o be_v peacock_n like_a we_o spread_v our_o own_o gay_a feather_n pharisee_fw-mi like_a we_o 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