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When Jobs three friends that came to visit him in his great calamity, lift up their eyes a far off, they knew not ¹Job, because he was so sore afflicted. But Christ who is the mirror of true friendship, cannot so soon forget his friends, howsoever they be disguised. He knoweth his own sheep wheresoever he seeth them, Joh. 10. whether they be under the fig-tree as Nathaniel was, or upon the fig-tree as Zaccheus was, he hath respect unto them. And if they have a desire ²to seek, they shall be sure to find, Math. 7. And if they labour and are heavy laden, he will refresh them, Matth. 11. Christ is now come to the place where Zaccheus is to be called; and as Abraham, Gene, 22. lift up his eyes and saw in the bush a Ram that was to be sacrificed, so Christ lifting up his eyes, saw in the tree Zaccheus the sinner that was to ⟨image 38⟩be converted. And now begins the conversion of Zaccheus, for now Christ begins to speak unto him.

When Iobs three friendes that came to visite him in his great calamitie, lift vp their eies a farre off, they knewe not ¹Iob, because he was so sore afflicted. But Christ who is the mirror of true friendship, cannot so soone forget his friends, howsoeuer they be disguised. He knoweth his owne sheepe wheresoeuer he seeth them, Ioh. 10. whether they be vnder the fig-tree as Nathaniel was, or vpon the fig-tree as Zaccheus was, he hath respect vnto them. And if they haue a desire ²to seeke, they shall be sure to find, Math. 7. And if they labour and are heauy laden, he will refresh them,