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But Jeremiah saith, Cursed be he that doth the business of the Lord negligently, whether he hear negligently, or pray negligently, or receive negligently, or preach negligently. The Scribes, and Pharisees did fast, and watch, and pray, and hear, and read, and give, and do all that we can do, and yet Christ rewardeth all their works with a woe; Woe be unto you Scribes and Pharisees. The Disciple which betrayed Christ, heard so much as the Disciples that loved Christ, yet he had no feeling, nor comfort, nor profit of all his company with Christ, because he did not use it as the rest did. The Jews did hear more then all the world beside, yet because they took no heed to that which they heard, therefore they crucified him which came to ⟨p. 633⟩save them, and became the cursedst people upon the earth, which were the blessedst Nation before: therefore the A b c. of a Christian is to learn the Art of hearing. We care how we sow, lest our seed should be lost: so let us care how we hear, least Gods seed be lost. There is no seed which groweth so fast as Gods seed if it be sown well: therefore that I may show you that method of hearing, which Christ commendeth here to his disciples, it is necessary to observe five things.¹ First, the necessity of hearing: secondly, the fruit which cometh by hearing: thirdly, the kinds of hearers: fourthly, the danger of hearing amiss: fifthly, that manner of hearing, which will make you remember that which is said, and teach you more in a year than you have learned all your life.

But Ieremie saith, Cursed be he that doth the busines of the Lorde negligently, whether hee heare negligently, or pray negligently, or receiue negligently, or preach negligently. The Scribes, and Pharisies did fast, and watch, and pray, and heare, and reade, and giue, and doe all that we can doe, and yet Christ rewardeth al their works with a woe; Woe be vnto you Scribes and Pharisies. The Disciple which betraied Christ, heard so much as the Disciples that loued Christ, yet he had no feeling, nor comfort, nor profite of all his companie with Christ, because he did not vse it as the rest did. The Iewes did heare more then all the world beside, yet because they tooke no heed to that which they heard, therefore they crucified him which came to ⟨p. 633⟩