qLet us search and try our ways, say they, and return unto the Lord: (as DAVID of himself, rI considered my ways, and turned my feet▪ unto thy paths, whereupon such consideration, I found that I had swerved from them:) And then sLet us lift up our hearts with our hands unto the Lord our God in heaven. A• if it were to no end for them to seek unto God▪ by prayer, till they had pulled down tthe partition wall that […] between them and him; and hindered their suits from getting access to him, or obtaining success with him: until they had, as searched out▪ so reformed and removed such evils, as upon their search had presented themselves to their fight, and as came to view upon this their survey. And indeed till this course be taken, uit i• •o small purpose to pray. It is *as if the person pricked or wounded should cry and call upon the Surgeon to have some case of his pain, but ⟨p. 75⟩would not endure to have the splinter or the arrow-head pulled out that sticketh fast in his flesh, and causeth his grief: or as if people should pray to God to stay the rage and fury of the burning, when an house or town is on fire, and themselves the mean while pour on oil, or throw on fuel to the fire. This God himself noteth, as the main cause of the continuance of his heavy hand upon his people, xThou criedst, saith he, unto me; O my Father, and the Guide of my youth, yWilt thou retain thy wrath always? wilt thou be angry for ever? This thou saidst; but thou diddest evil more and more still. And, zThey howl to me on their beds for their corn and their wine; but they rebel against me still. And again; aTherefore is not the wrath of God yet turned away, but his hand is stretched out still; because the people turn not to him that smiteth them; nor are turned away from their sins. And surely so long indeed there is no hope of prevailing with God; bIf I see iniquity in mine heart, saith DAVID, (and cbe loth to leave it;) or, If with my heart dI look after it, (as we are wont to look after such things as we love and delight in, and are not willing to forgo;) the Lord will never hear any prayer of mine that I make to him. As ethe cause therefore of the disease must be removed, (and it can be dealt with till it be discovered) ere there can be any sound cure of the disease, or such as shall constantly continue:
qLet vs search and try our wayes, say they, and returne vnto the Lord: (as DAVID of himselfe, rI considered my wayes, and turned my feet▪ vnto thy paths, wherevpon such consideration, I found that I had swarued from them:) And then sLet vs lift vp our hearts with our hands vnto the Lord our God in heauen. A• if it were to no end for them to seeke vnto God▪ by prayer, till they had pulled downe tthe partition wall that 〈…〉 betweene them and him; and hindred their suits from getting accesse to him, or obtaining successe with him: vntill they had, as searched out▪ so reformed and remoued such euils, as vpon their search had presented themselues to their fight, and as came to view vpon this their suru•igh. And indeed till this course bee taken, uit i• •o small purpose to pray. It is *as if the person pricked or wounded should cry and call vpon the Surgion to haue some case of his paine, but ⟨p. 75⟩would not endure to haue the splinter or the arrow-head pulled out that sticketh fast in his flesh, and causeth his griefe: or as if people should pray to God to stay the rage and furie of the burning, when an house or towne is on fire, and themselues the meane while powre on oyle, or throw on fuell to the fire. This God himselfe noteth, as the maine cause of the continuance of his heauie hand vpon his people, xThou criedst, saith he, vnto me; O my Father, and the Guide of my youth, yWilt thou retaine thy wrath alwayes? wilt thou be angrie for euer? This thou sayedst; but thou diddest euill more and more still. And,
- qLam. 3. 40.
- rPsal. 119. 59.
- sLam. 3. 41. Explorandum, Deplorandum, Implorandum. A•sted. System. Theol.
- tIsaiah. 59. 2. Peccata sola separant inter hoies & Deū. Aug. de pecc. m•r. l. 1. c. 20. T•llatur ergò de m•dio quod interest, & pax est. Bern. in Cant. 4.Esai. 59. 2. Peccata sola separant inter hoies & Deū. Aug. de pecc. m•r. l. 1. c. 20. T•llatur ergò de m•dio quod interest, & pax est. Bern. in Cant. 4.
- uOrans & non operans, iram non placat, sed provecat. Greg. mor. l. 18. c. 3.
- *[…] •llum proficit medicamentū, si adhuc serum in […] •it; ita ni•il proficit […] illius, cu• […] in […], vel […] in pectore. […]. desum. […]. l. 3. c. 7.〈…〉 •llum proficit medicamentū, si adhuc serrum in 〈…〉 •it; ita ni•il proficit 〈…〉 illius, cu• in , vel in pectore. . desum. . l. 3. c. 7.
