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peace is sine multiplicatione. The bishops, and 

 governors of the church must look for none, but 

 peace with Heaven and their ow^n consciences ; 

 (and for that single pearl, * like wise merchants, 

 they, sell all that they have;) as for the rest, 

 "Ejco3-£!/ |W.a;)^at, f that is their lot, and that is their 

 motto too : they must look for Jightings without. 

 St. Paul, in that divine valedictory to the bishops 

 of the province of Ephesus, (Act. xx.) though, as 

 he saith, for the space of three years together he 

 had not ceased to warn every one of them, night 

 and day, with tears, (as knowing well both the 

 burthen and the danger they stood under ;) yet (a 

 tender affection having never said enough) he re- 

 sumes the argument, (verse 8.) ' Take heed to 

 yourselves, and to all the flock ; for I know, that, 

 after my departing, shall grievous wolves enter in 

 amongst you (AuKot |Sa^fK, he had almost said 

 A-jjcai/G^w^c-ot, J mankind v/olves,) that will neither 

 spare the flock nor you ; but, by a witty and com- 

 pendious malice, attack the shepherd first, that 

 the sheep may be scattered, and so gleaned up at 

 leisure. And, therefore, take heed to yourselves 

 in the first place, in whose welfare that of the 

 flock is so closely bound up.' And yet, after all 

 these caveats, and very seasonable advertisements, 

 he cannot yet believe them safe, unless he leaves 

 them under a better guard than his or their own : 

 and, therefore, in fine, he kneels down and prays 



* Matt, xiii. AQ. f 2 Cor. vii. 5. 



% Weet- Wolves, Loups-garons. 



