The barren tree a sermon preached at Pauls cross October 26. 1623 /The barren tree a sermon preached at Pauls crosse October 26. 1623 /

None? Nunquid quia male quaesivit Dominus? Was there any error in his search? Men often seek Bona, good things, non bene, not in a good manner. Either they fail in their Quando, as Joseph sought Christ after a days journey; whereas he is too precious to be missed one hour: ¹They shall seek thee Tempore inveniendi, when thou mayest be found. Or in the right Ubi: as Mary sought her Son in Cognatione Carnis, among her kindred; who was in Domo Patris, ²in the Temple. So the Papists seek now him in Pictures, who promised to be found in the Scriptures. Or in their Quomodo, as they that seek aliud pro illo, aliud prae illo, another instead of him, another besides him, another with him, another before him, which they do not seek for him. All these seek and miss, because they seek amiss. The world is commonly mistaken in their search: Quaerunt bona locis non suis, they seek for things out of their proper orbs. Men seek Honour in Pride, whereas Honour is to be found in Humility. They seek reputation in bloody revenge; alas, that is to be found in Patience: It is the glory of a man to pass by an offence. They seek content in Riches, which is as if ⟨p. 33⟩one should seek for fresh water in the midst of the Sea. But in none of these circumstances did this Seeker fail: not in the Ubi, for he sought in the Vineyard: not in the Quando, for he came in the Vintage: not in the Quomodo, for he sought fruit on that Figtree, about which he had been at so great charges; yet I find none.

None? Nunquid quia male quaesiuit Dominus? Was there any errour in his search? Men often seeke Bona, good things, non bene, not in a good manner. Either they faile in their Quando, as Ioseph sought Christ after a dayes iourney; whereas hee is too precious to bee missed one houre: ¹They shall seeke thee Tempore inveniendi, when thou mayest be found. Or in the right Vbi: as Mary sought her Son in Cognatione Carnis, among her kinred; who was in Domo Patris, ²in the Temple. So the Papists seeke now him in Pictures, who promised to bee found in the Scriptures. Or in their Quomodo, as they that seeke aliud pro illo, aliud prae illo, another instead of him, another besides him, another with him, another before him, which they doe not seeke for him. All these seeke and misse, because they seeke amisse. The world is commonly mistaken in their search: Quaerunt bona locis non suis, they seeke for things out of their proper orbes. Men seeke Honour in Pride, whereas Honour is to bee found in Humilitie. They seeke reputation in bloodie reuenge; alas, that is to bee found in Patience: It is the glory of a man to passe by an offence. They seeke content in Riches, which is as if