Bridge's remains, being VIII sermons

2. And secondly, As he must do it with all his soul in opposition unto heart-division, so he must do the work of the Lord with all his understanding, in opposition unto unskilfulness. For s•ys Solomon, It is the property of a fool, not to know the way to the city, Eccles. 10. The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them; because he knows not how to go to the city; That is, saith Luther, He wearieth out himself in difficult things and questions, when he doth not know that which is ordinary and necessary for him to know; he knows not the way to the city: But as for the Wise man, saith he, His heart is at his right hand, ver 2 A wisemans heart is at his right hand: That is, he doth his work with dexterity, in opposition unto all unskilfulness.

2. And secondly, As he must do it with all his soul in opposition unto heart-division, so he must do the work of the Lord with all his understanding, in opposition unto unskilfulness. For s•ys Solomon, It is the property of a fool, not to know the way to the city, Eccles. 10. The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them; because he knows not how to go to the city; That is, saith Luther, He wearieth out himself in difficult things and questions, when he doth not know that which is ordinary and necessary for him to know; he knows not the way to the city: But as for the Wiseman, saith he, His heart is at his right hand, ver 2 A wisemans heart is at his right hand: That is, he doth his work with dexterity, in opposition unto all unskilfulness.

3. And thirdly, As he doth God• work with dexterity, in opposition to all unskilfulness, so he doth it with all his affections, in opposition unto Lukewarmness and Remissness. For as the Philosopher observes, All remissness doth arise from the mixture of some contrary: Now where there is a mixture of the contrary, a man cannot do his work with all his might. But,