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But why the Heart? Here was an Apostle to be chosen: now wisdom, learning, eloquence, memory, might seem to be more necessary qualities, then the Heart. No, they are all nothing to an honest Heart. I deny not, but Learning to divide the Word, Elocution to pronounce it, Wisdom to discern the truth, Boldness to deliver it, be all parts requireable in a Preacher. But as if all these were scarce worth mention in respect of the Heart; they say not, Thou that knowest which of them hath the subtler wit, or abler memory; but which hath the truer heart: not which is the greater Scholar, but which is the better man; Thou that knowest the Heart.

But why the Heart? Here was an Apostle to bee chosen: now wisdome, learning, eloquence, memorie, might seeme to bee more necessary qualities, then the Heart. No, they are all nothing to an honest Heart. I denie not, but Learning to diuide the Word, Elocution to pronounce it, Wisdome to discerne the truth, Boldnesse to deliuer it, bee all parts requireable in a Preacher. But as if all these were scarse worth mention in respect of the Heart; they say not, Thou that knowest which of them hath the subtiler wit, or abler memory; but which hath the truer heart: not which is the greater Scholer, but which is the better man; Thou that knowest the Heart.

Samuel being sent to anoint a son of Jesse, when Eliab, the eldest came forth, a man of a goodly presence, fit for his person to succeed Saul; he thinks with himself, This choice is soon made, sure this is the head upon which I must spend my holy Oil. The privilege of Nature and of Stature, his primogeniture and proportion gives it him; This is he. But even the holyest Prophet, when he speaks without God, runs into error. Signs and appearances are the guides of our eyes; and these are seldom without a true falsehood, or an uncertain truth. Saul had a goodly person, but a bad heart: he ⟨p. 61⟩was higher then all, many were better then he. It is not hard for the best Judgement to err in the shape. Philox•menes, a magnanimous and valiant Soldier, being invited to Magyas his house to dinner, came in due season, but found not his Host at home. A servant seeing one so plain in clothes, and somewhat deformed in body, thought him some sorry fellow, and set him to cleave wood. Whereat Magyas (being returned) wondering, he received from him this answer; Expendo poenas deformitatis meae; I pay for my unhandsomeness. All is not valour, that looks big, and goes brave. He that judgeth by the inside, checked Samuel for his misconceit;