a certain Scribe came and, said,
"Master, I will follow thee wheresoever thou goest."_ "A _thou_
shall be followed more than a _that_. _I will follow_ thee
_wheresoever thou goest_."

And, in my opinion, that was not altogether amiss, upon _St.
Matthew_ xi. 2. _Now when JOHN had heard in prison the works of
CHRIST, he sent two of his disciples_. The discovery is this. That
"it is not good sending single to CHRIST, _he sent two of his
disciples_."

Some also, possibly may not dislike that upon _St. Luke_ xii, 35.
_Let your loins be girded_. "I discover," says he, "there must be
a holy girding and trussing up for heaven."

But I shall end all, with that very politic one that he makes upon
_St. Matthew_ xii. 47. _Then said one unto him "Behold thy mother
and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee." But
he answered and said, "Who is my mother? and who are my
brethren?"_ "I discover now," says he, "that JESUS is upon
business."

Doubtless, this was one of the greatest Discoverers of Hidden Mysteries,
and one of the most Pryers into Spiritual Secrets that ever the world was
owner of. It was very well that he happened upon the godly calling, and no
secular employment: or else, in good truth! down had they all gone! Turk!
Pope! and Emperor! for he would have discovered them, one way or another,
every man!

Not much unlike to these wonderful Discoverers, are they who, choosing to
preach on some Point in Divinity, shall purposely avoid all such plain
Texts as might give them very just occasion to discourse upon their
intended subject, and shall pitch upon some other places of Scripture,
which no creature in the world but themselves, did ever imagine that
which they offer to be therein designed. My meaning, Sir, is this.

Suppose you have a mind to make a sermon concerning Episcopacy, as in the
late times [_the Commonwealth_] there were several occasions for it, you
must, by no means, take any place of Scripture that proves or favours
that kind of Ecclesiastical Government! for then the plot will be
discovered; and the people will say to themselves, "We know where to find
you! You intend to preach about Episcopacy!" But you must take _Acts_,
chapter xvi. verse 30, _Sirs, what must I do to be saved?_ An absolute
place for Episcopacy! that all former Divines had idly overlooked! For
_Sirs_ being in the Greek [Greek: Kurioi], which is to sa