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So in the prophecy of Jeremiah, ¹this is set down as one cause of the utter subversion of the Jews, that they were wise to do evil, but had no knowledge to do well. They wanted not ordinary capacity, (which had been one degree of happiness unto them, for then God would have showed them greater compassion) but they wanted grace to use it well, and had cunning heads to plot ⟨p. 74⟩mischief, and therefore doth the Lord threaten judgement against them. And in another place he saith, that they had taught their tongues to speak lies. ²And what followeth? Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, &c. Shall not I visit them for this, saith the Lord? Or shall not my soul be avenged on such a Nation as this? Their tongues were too much inclined to lies of their own accord, so that they needed not to be taught that language: yet did they set their tongues to school, as it were, that they might be artificial in their lewd practises, & carry out their lies under a colour of truth, and so sin with less disgrace: which was a thing that the Lord could not abide, and therefore he threateneth to plague them therefore.

So in the prophecie of Ieremie, ¹this is set downe as one cause of the vtter subuersion of the Iewes, that they were wise to doe euill, but had no knowledge to doe well. They wanted not ordinarie capacitie, (which had beene one degree of happinesse vnto them, for then God would haue shewed them greater compassion) but they wanted grace to vse it well, and had cunning heads to plot ⟨p. 74⟩mischiefe, and therefore doth the Lord threaten iudgement against them. And in another place he saith, that they had taught their tongues to speake lies. ²And what followeth? Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, &c. Shall not I visit them for this, saith the Lord? Or shall not my soule be auenged on such a Nation as this? Their tongues were too much inclined to lies of their owne accord, so that they needed not to be taught that language: yet did they set their tongues to schoole, as it were, that they might be artificiall in their leaud practises, & carry out their lies vnder a colour of truth, and so sinne with lesse disgrace: which was a thing that the Lord could not abide, and therefore he threatneth to plague them therefore.