A
PREPARATIVE
SERMON
.
TO
THE
LORDS
TABLE
.
Iohn
6.
Vers.
27.
Labour
not
for
the
meat
,
which
perisheth
,
but
for
that
meat
which
endureth
,
vnto
euerlasting
life
,
which
the
Sonne
of
man
shall
giue
vnto
you
,
for
him
hath
God
the
Father
sealed
.
AMonge
our
manifold
enormities
,
there
is
not
any
one
,
which
more
grieues
the
Lord
Iesus
,
and
which
doth
make
him
more
to
be
offended
with
vs
,
then
when
we
abuse
,
either
himselfe
,
or
his
blessed
ordinances
to
peruerse
ends
:
therfore
of
all
things
wherevnto
,
wee
are
to
looke
to
,
in
our
selues
,
this
is
one
of
the
chiefest
,
least
in
shewe
of
seeking
after
Christ
,
&
in
comming
to
his
holy
ordinances
,
we
thereby
increase
our
guiltines
,
&
prouoke
the
Lord
to
wrath
,
and
indignation
against
vs
.
We
know
what
fearefull
iudgments
the
Corinthians
did
bring
vpon
themselues
,
for
not
eating
the
Lords
supper
,
as
they
ought
.
For
which
abuse
of
that
holy
ordinance
,
the
Lord
plagued
them
,
with
sundry
diseases
,
and
sicknesses
,
and
diuerse
kinds
of
deaths
:
so
zealous
is
the
Lord
,
of
keeping
his
holy
ordinances
,
from
the
abuse
,
&
contempt
of
men
.
See
1.
Cor
chap.
11.
Wee
are
not
ignorant
also
of
the
seueritie
vsed
by
God
,
against
Nadab
,
and
Abihu
,
the
Sonnes
of
Aaron
,
for
offring
of
strang
fire
before
the
Lord
,
in
consuming
them
both
with
fire
that
came
out
from
the
Lord
,
see
Leuit.
10.
The
like
example
haue
wee
of
the
testimonie
of
Gods
anger
,
against
Vzzah
(
as
example
to
all
them
,
that
vse
not
the
holy
things
of
God
aright
nor
respectfully
)
who
presuming
contrarie
to
the
ordinance
of
God
,
to
touch
the
Arke
.
Though
vpon
a
good
zeale
,
to
stay
it
when
he
did
see
it
like
to
fall
,
was
strucken
to
death
by
the
Lord
.
Let
vs
remember
what
the
Lord
did
to
king
Vziah
,
for
attempting
to
enter
in
to
the
sanctuary
,
to
offer
incense
before
the
Lord
,
which
belonged
only
to
the
Priest
to
doe
,
in
striking
him
with
a
leaprosie
all
the
daies
of
his
life
,
2.
Chro.
cap.
26.
Annanias
and
Saphirah
are
documents
to
this
day
of
the
Lords
sore
displeasure
against
all
those
,
who
pretending
faith
,
loue
,
and
zeale
,
and
liberalitie
to
Christ
,
and
his
Church
,
dealt
hipocriticallie
with
counterfeit
shewe
,
and
not
trulie
with
God
,
in
any
thing
,
concerning
his
worship
,
his
glory
,
his
ordinances
,
and
his
obedience
.
who
both
of
them
were
punished
by
death
,
for
dealing
falselie
with
the
Lord
,
in
their
prophane
,
&
counterfeite
shewe
,
of
imitating
the
charitable
liberalitie
of
the
Primitiue
Churches
,
in
selling
their
possessions
,
and
bringing
the
price
thereof
to
the
Apostles
feet
,
for
the
support
of
those
that
did
want
.
See
Act.
5.
All
these
do
let
vs
see
,
that
the
Lord
can
not
abide
,
that
any
man
should
prophane
,
any
of
his
holy
ordinances
,
or
for
any
by-pretēce
to
make
shew
,
of
zeale
to
his
glorie
,
or
desire
of
his
holy
things
:
it
is
not
possible
,
that
hee
should
suffer
vs
to
goe
long
vnpunished
,
if
we
doe
not
serue
him
in
all
his
ordinances
with
sinceere
,
&
vpright
hearts
.
The
truth
whereof
is
confirmed
by
this
Historie
:
For
these
Iewes
comming
vnto
Christ
,
did
make
a
great
shewe
,
and
desire
,
to
enjoy
the
blessed
fellowship
,
and
communion
of
the
Sonne
of
God
:
&
yet
Christ
is
displeased
with
them
,
because
they
sought
him
not
with
vpright
hearts
:
therfore
hauing
checked
,
and
reproued
them
,
in
manifesting
,
and
opening
the
poyson
of
hypocrisie
,
which
was
in
their
hearts
,
in
the
preceding
verse
of
this
chapter
:
In
this
verse
which
we
haue
now
read
,
hee
laboureth
to
cure
by
wholesome
medecine
,
the
sicknes
of
their
soule
,
if
possible
the
peruerse
disposition
of
their
hearts
could
be
reformed
.
The
euill
that
he
reproues
in
them
is
this
,
that
they
sought
not
after
Christ
aright
:
because
they
did
not
set
before
themselues
,
the
right
vse
of
Christ
in
comming
vnto
him
.
They
should
haue
sought
after
him
,
first
,
and
principallie
,
for
spirituall
things
,
tending
to
the
welfare
of
their
soules
,
but
they
sought
after
him
for
nothing
but
the
foode
of
their
bodies
,
and
the
welfare
of
this
their
tansitorie
life
:
therefore
Christ
is
offended
at
them
,
&
so
hee
is
with
all
others
,
who
following
their
footsteps
,
come
vnto
him
,
or
his
ordinances
in
the
like
manner
.
Now
to
remedie
this
euill
,
the
Sonne
of
God
,
labours
to
giue
them
some
wholesome
instruction
,
in
which
,
these
points
are
to
be
marked
.
First
,
What
it
is
that
he
enioynes
them
to
?
which
is
to
labour
.
Secondly
,
For
what
he
will
haue
them
to
labour
,
&
that
is
for
spirituall
things
,
namely
,
the
meate
of
their
soules
,
and
the
food
of
eternall
life
.
Thirdly
,
wee
haue
to
consider
,
the
preparation
vnto
this
,
by
remouing
the
hindrances
hereof
,
in
repressing
the
loue
of
the
world
in
mens
hearts
.
Commanding
them
not
to
labour
for
that
meate
which
perisheth
.
Fourthly
,
we
haue
heere
set
downe
by
Christ
,
an
information
,
&
an
instruction
where
to
finde
this
bread
of
life
,
since
it
were
in
vaine
to
labour
for
it
,
if
we
knew
not
where
to
find
it
.
Therefore
hee
tells
them
the
Sonne
of
man
shall
giue
it
vnto
them
.
Fifthly
,
Here
is
set
downe
an
argument
,
or
reason
of
confirmation
to
make
this
good
,
and
to
secure
the
soule
of
him
,
that
seeks
this
bread
of
life
from
Christ
,
that
Christ
is
able
,
yea
not
only
able
,
but
also
willing
,
and
ready
to
giue
it
vnto
them
,
and
that
is
set
downe
in
these
words
,
for
him
hath
God
the
Father
sealed
.
First
then
let
vs
speake
of
the
exhortation
which
is
to
labour
for
that
meat
,
which
endureth
to
eternall
life
.
By
this
exhortation
we
see
manifestly
,
that
it
neuer
was
the
purpose
,
nor
mind
of
God
,
since
the
world
beganne
,
that
men
should
feede
on
any
meat
,
either
corporall
,
or
spirituall
,
without
labour
,
and
pains
taking
for
it
:
you
know
,
that
lawe
of
the
Apostle
to
the
Thes.
the
second
Epist.
3.
chap.
vers
.
10.
If
there
be
any
that
will
not
worke
,
the
same
man
shall
not
eate
:
that
man
therefore
shall
neuer
be
worthie
of
heauen
,
that
will
take
no
paines
for
it
,
for
if
it
be
Gods
will
,
that
wee
should
labour
,
if
we
would
enioy
the
food
of
our
bodies
:
it
must
needs
be
much
more
his
will
,
that
wee
should
labour
for
the
food
of
our
soules
.
It
is
therefore
in
vaine
for
men
euer
to
looke
to
be
made
pertakers
of
the
supper
of
the
lambe
,
and
bread
of
heauen
,
if
they
will
take
no
paines
for
it
,
there
is
an
necessitie
layd
vpon
vs
to
labour
,
for
the
food
,
both
of
soule
,
and
bodie
:
it
is
no
slothfull
,
nor
careles
man
that
God
will
feed
:
such
men
therefore
as
thinke
,
to
goe
,
to
heauen
sleeping
,
without
seeking
after
heauen
,
and
doe
hope
to
haue
Christ
brought
vnto
them
,
while
they
rest
in
their
beds
,
and
will
not
doe
so
much
,
as
to
rise
,
and
let
him
in
,
when
he
calles
,
and
knocks
at
their
doores
,
and
looke
to
be
fed
with
the
food
of
Angels
,
and
yet
will
not
stir
hand
,
nor
foote
to
labour
for
it
.
I
say
such
men
can
neuer
expect
,
to
haue
it
from
God
.
We
know
it
sufficiently
,
that
it
is
Gods
will
,
and
ordinance
,
that
touching
this
temporall
life
,
a
man
should
eate
his
bread
in
the
sweat
of
his
browes
,
&
we
doe
willingly
vndergoe
paine
,
&
labour
for
it
:
But
here
is
all
our
fault
,
that
howsoeuer
we
be
busied
,
and
pained
for
temporall
things
,
belonging
to
this
life
:
yet
we
haue
neither
heart
nor
mind
to
take
any
paines
for
spirituall
things
.
And
this
is
one
of
the
greatest
sinnes
of
this
miserable
age
,
where
in
men
are
so
diligent
,
&
laborious
,
for
the
things
of
this
life
,
and
yet
so
careles
,
&
miserablie
negligent
in
things
concerning
eternall
life
.
Well
this
we
say
,
(
&
that
truly
)
the
greater
diligence
men
vse
,
&
the
more
paines
they
take
about
worldly
businesses
:
the
greater
shal
be
there
conviction
,
and
their
iudgment
the
more
terrible
,
in
the
daie
of
Christ
his
appearing
:
If
they
haue
not
beene
much
more
painfull
about
spirituall
things
,
which
do
concerne
eternall
life
.
We
shall
heare
here
after
what
need
we
haue
to
weane
our selues
from
the
cares
of
this
world
,
and
of
earthly
things
:
because
it
is
the
maine
hinderance
,
and
let
,
of
our
care
,
and
solicitude
for
heauenly
things
,
and
therefore
it
must
be
first
rooted
out
of
the
heart
,
before
the
heart
can
be
set
as
it
ought
vpon
spirituall
things
.
But
now
let
vs
consider
what
is
comprehended
vnder
this
word
Labour
,
and
what
are
the
things
,
that
the
Son
of
God
requires
of
vs
,
to
be
done
for
the
attaining
to
this
bread
of
life
.
Christ
himself
here
after
in
the
same
chapter
shewes
this
,
in
answering
the
Iewes
question
,
when
they
asked
him
,
what
shall
we
doe
,
that
we
maye
worke
the
workes
of
God
?
Iesus
answered
,
and
said
vnto
them
,
this
is
the
worke
of
God
,
that
you
beleeue
in
him
,
whom
he
hath
sent
,
heere
in
steed
of
all
workes
,
Christ
places
but
one
,
and
that
is
the
worke
of
beleeuing
:
a
worke
not
of
the
hand
,
nor
of
the
body
,
but
a
worke
of
the
heart
.
For
as
a
man
must
haue
a
mouing
hand
,
&
a
stirring
body
,
in
the
busines
that
belongs
to
this
world
:
so
for
obtaying
of
spiritual
blessings
,
he
must
haue
a
stirring
,
and
a
beleeuing
heart
:
his
heart
must
worke
by
faith
,
if
euer
he
thinke
to
haue
any
spirituall
blessing
from
God
:
for
it
is
by
faith
alone
,
that
we
draw
all
good
things
from
God
in
heauen
,
and
by
faith
alone
it
is
,
that
we
render
to
God
any
thing
,
that
can
be
acceptable
vnto
him
,
for
all
though
in
the
Scriptures
,
our
actions
are
attributed
to
loue
:
yet
they
are
in
this
life
more
properlie
attributed
to
faith
:
seing
that
faith
works
by
loue
:
and
so
loue
being
but
the
instrument
of
faith
,
and
that
by
which
faith
worketh
:
and
this
is
the
reason
why
all
the
doings
,
and
suffrings
of
the
children
of
God
,
are
attributed
vnto
faith
,
as
you
may
see
in
the
11.
of
the
Lev.
for
the
whole
operation
of
a
spirituall
man
,
consists
maynly
in
the
work
of
beleeuing
,
without
which
,
we
shall
neuer
receiue
ought
from
God
,
that
is
able
to
saue
our
soules
,
neither
shall
we
be
able
to
doe
so
much
,
as
to
send
vp
one
sound
desire
,
or
petition
vnto
God
.
To
conclud
in
a
word
,
there
is
no
abillitie
,
either
to
speake
,
or
to
doe
,
ought
,
acceptablie
to
God
,
without
faith
.
This
point
is
of
great
moment
,
&
we
are
to
Labour
aboue
all
things
,
to
attaine
vnto
this
worke
of
beleeuing
,
and
to
this
end
,
we
are
care
fully
,
to
vse
all
meanes
,
by
which
it
pleaseth
God
to
worke
faith
in
our
hearts
,
as
namely
,
the
hearing
of
the
word
of
God
preached
,
the
participation
of
the
Lords
supper
,
instant
praier
to
God
,
with
dayly
meditations
in
the
blessed
word
of
God
,
dayly
conference
,
&
talking
of
the
holy
things
of
God
,
That
faith
by
these
meanes
be
both
wrought
,
and
nourished
,
and
dayly
increased
in
our
hearts
,
without
which
it
is
impossible
,
that
euer
we
can
come
to
haue
any
feeling
or
sence
,
either
of
the
life
,
or
loue
of
God
in
our
soules
,
much
lesse
to
shewe
forth
any
euidences
of
them
in
our
practise
,
to
the
eies
of
men
,
this
is
that
work
which
must
haue
place
in
all
our
workes
,
&
season
them
all
before
God
,
therefore
are
we
commanded
,
that
whatsoeuer
we
doe
,
whether
we
eate
,
or
whether
wee
drinke
,
that
we
doe
all
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
Iesus
,
which
is
as
much
as
to
say
,
that
we
doe
all
in
faith
,
for
nothing
can
be
done
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
Iesus
,
but
it
must
of
necessitie
be
done
in
faith
,
this
is
then
that
which
Christ
means
,
when
he
wills
vs
to
labour
.
Now
let
vs
goe
forward
:
here
it
followeth
,
that
we
should
next
speake
of
that
,
for
which
we
should
labour
,
but
before
we
come
vnto
it
.
We
will
speake
first
of
the
preparition
,
which
Christ
requires
in
vs
,
for
the
fitting
vs
to
this
labour
,
which
stands
in
the
remouing
of
the
lets
,
&
impediments
,
that
hinder
vs
from
labouring
for
that
meat
which
indures
vnto
euerlasting
life
.
And
this
is
set
downe
in
these
words
,
labour
not
for
the
meat
which
perishes
.
Heere
we
see
,
that
when
Christ
wils
vs
to
labour
for
heauenly
things
:
he
first
restraines
vs
from
the
labour
for
earthly
things
.
The
reason
is
because
,
that
if
the
loue
,
and
care
of
earthly
things
,
be
not
rooted
out
of
our
mindes
,
the
loue
,
and
care
of
heauenly
things
can
take
no
place
in
them
:
this
is
manifest
by
that
speach
of
Iohn
his
1.
Epist.
2.
cap.
15.
vers
.
Loue
not
the
world
,
nor
the
things
of
the
world
,
if
any
man
loue
the
world
,
the
loue
of
the
Father
is
not
in
him
.
It
is
a
most
certaine
truth
,
that
man
,
whose
heart
,
&
affections
is
set
vpon
things
belonging
to
his
body
,
must
be
a
senceles
man
,
concerning
the
wellfare
of
his
soule
.
It
is
expedient
therefore
,
and
also
necessarie
,
that
the
care
,
and
solicitude
of
earthly
things
bee
moderated
,
and
borne
downe
in
our
minds
,
if
euer
we
will
embrace
this
●abour
(
commanded
by
Christ
)
for
spirituall
things
,
for
no
man
can
serue
●wo
Masters
,
it
is
impossible
to
serue
God
,
and
the
world
both
,
and
it
is
for
this
cause
,
that
Christ
wills
his
Disciples
,
Not
to
care
what
they
should
eate
,
nor
what
they
should
drinke
,
nor
what
they
should
put
on
,
put
that
first
they
should
seeke
the
kingdome
of
God
,
and
his
righteousnes
,
with
a
promise
,
that
all
these
things
shall
be
cast
vnto
them
.
And
to
moue
them
vnto
this
,
among
manie
other
reasons
,
he
brings
this
for
one
,
to
wit
,
that
it
is
the
disposition
,
and
custome
of
the
hea●hen
,
and
men
without
God
,
to
seek
after
things
concerning
this
life
,
namely
,
what
they
should
eate
,
and
what
they
should
drinke
,
and
what
they
should
put
on
,
and
therefore
concludes
,
that
they
,
that
know
God
,
and
professe
God
to
be
their
Father
,
should
not
set
their
hearts
vpon
these
Temporall
thing
:
for
it
is
a
wretched
,
and
a
miserable
thing
,
to
see
a
Christian
mans
heart
disposed
,
noe
better
,
then
the
heart
of
a
prophane
heathen
,
&
that
his
labour
,
&
trauaile
,
should
be
employed
for
no
higher
end
,
for
no
greater
,
nor
better
things
,
then
a
blind
,
&
ignorant
pagan
labours
for
.
It
must
needs
argue
a
mind
,
not
truly
enlightned
as
yet
,
with
the
sauing
knowledge
of
spiritual
things
,
when
as
it
can
mind
nothing
else
but
earthly
things
.
And
this
is
the
cause
why
so
few
professing
Christianitie
,
doe
manifest
any
strong
desires
,
or
carefull
sollicitude
.
For
things
eternall
▪
euen
because
they
lye
yet
in
darkenesse
,
and
ignorance
of
them
,
Not
hauing
the
eyes
of
their
vnderstanding
opened
,
to
see
the
spiritual
Ioy
,
glory
,
&
fellecitie
of
Gods
chosen
In
Christ
:
for
if
they
did
once
see
them
,
it
were
impossible
,
that
they
could
esteeme
so
much
of
earthly
,
or
transitory
pleasures
,
but
that
their
hearts
would
be
rauished
towards
heauen
,
and
all
things
in
this
world
,
would
be
as
dung
in
their
eyes
,
for
what
man
is
there
,
who
getting
a
sight
of
a
princely
pallace
,
full
of
inestimable
treasures
,
and
pleasures
,
vnto
the
which
he
is
invited
,
when
hee
himselfe
dwells
in
a
poore
,
&
miserable
cottage
,
in
the
mids
of
a
barren
wildernes
,
that
would
not
gladlie
forsake
this
poore
cottage
,
&
enioy
this
princely
pallace
,
and
yet
there
is
much
more
difference
,
betweene
heauen
,
and
earth
,
the
things
of
this
life
,
and
the
things
of
the
life
to
come
,
the
foode
of
our
bodies
,
and
the
foode
of
our
soules
.
What
wretched
,
and
miserable
fooles
are
these
,
which
knowing
that
Heauen
is
infinitlie
aboue
this
earth
,
and
that
to
liue
with
God
is
vnspeakeablie
better
,
then
any
estate
can
be
in
this
life
,
that
still
their
thoughts
should
be
drowned
in
the
cares
of
this
life
,
and
neuer
lifted
vp
to
those
vnspeakable
ioyes
,
which
are
at
the
right
hand
of
God
,
where
Christ
is
.
The
point
then
is
this
,
Christ
will
haue
vs
to
know
,
that
our
hearts
must
be
freed
from
the
cares
of
this
world
,
before
we
can
set
our selues
to
seeke
things
,
that
are
spirituall
,
and
heauenly
.
Euen
as
a
man
,
if
he
will
transplant
a
tree
,
and
set
it
in
a
better
ground
,
he
must
first
loose
it
from
the
earth
,
where
in
it
groweth
:
and
in
which
it
is
rooted
,
for
otherwise
,
he
may
well
breake
it
,
or
destroy
it
,
but
transplant
it
he
cannot
:
euen
so
mans
heart
,
that
is
rooted
in
the
things
of
this
life
,
and
naturally
set
vpon
them
:
it
is
in
vaine
to
thinke
,
that
it
can
be
set
vpon
things
,
that
are
aboue
,
vntill
this
stronge
hold
it
hath
on
earth
be
first
loosed
:
for
no
tree
is
so
fast
rooted
in
earth
,
as
mans
heart
is
in
earthlie
things
,
and
it
is
a
greater
difficultie
,
to
plucke
the
thoughts
of
mans
heart
from
the
care
of
earthlie
things
,
then
to
●ayse
the
deepest
tree
,
that
euer
was
in
the
earth
,
let
men
therefore
take
this
warning
from
Iesus
Christ
,
that
if
they
will
seeke
the
bread
of
eternall
life
,
they
must
first
haue
their
hearts
free
,
from
the
careful
seeking
of
the
bread
of
this
life
.
Now
let
vs
come
to
speake
of
that
for
which
we
should
labour
.
The
discription
whereof
is
set
downe
in
these
worlds
[
Labour
not
for
the
meat
that
perisheth
:
but
for
that
meat
which
endureth
vnto
eternal
life
.
]
In
this
description
,
is
set
down
not
only
that
for
which
we
should
labour
,
but
a
forcible
argument
,
to
moue
vs
to
labour
for
it
:
and
to
dissuade
vs
from
labouring
for
the
other
this
argument
is
taken
from
the
nature
of
the
meat
.
For
which
we
should
not
labour
,
and
from
the
nature
of
that
meat
,
for
which
we
should
labour
,
which
shewes
then
to
be
in
nature
contrarie
the
one
to
the
other
,
and
it
stands
in
this
,
that
the
one
perisheth
,
and
the
other
endureth
:
so
that
Christs
reason
is
after
this
manner
,
labour
not
for
temporal
meat
,
because
it
perisheth
:
but
labour
for
spirituall
meat
because
it
endureth
.
Let
vs
now
briefly
consider
these
reasons
.
Touching
the
first
,
it
cannot
be
but
a
sore
vexation
to
a
mans
heart
when
God
giues
him
eyes
to
see
it
,
that
of
all
hee
labours
for
vnder
the
sunne
,
during
all
the
dayes
of
his
life
,
ther
is
nothing
of
it
,
that
will
remaine
with
him
,
but
it
will
perish
and
decay
:
but
this
is
one
of
the
greatest
vanities
,
&
argues
the
most
miserable
corruption
of
mans
heart
vnder
the
sunne
,
that
either
they
cannot
,
or
they
wil
not
,
see
this
,
that
all
things
of
this
world
,
are
perishing
vanities
,
men
naturallie
are
giuen
to
think
,
that
both
themselues
,
&
their
substance
shall
endure
long
,
and
continue
for
euer
,
euen
as
the
●ich
glutton
,
that
pulld
downe
his
barnes
,
and
built
them
bigger
,
said
vnto
his
soule
,
take
thine
ease
,
thou
hast
goods
laid
vp
for
manie
yeares
▪
he
neither
dreamed
of
dying
himselfe
,
nor
of
the
decaying
of
his
transitorie
substance
,
&
yet
poore
wretch
it
was
told
him
,
that
to
morrow
he
should
dye
:
if
wee
could
therefore
thinke
vpon
this
,
that
euerie
moment
,
wee
stand
in
danger
,
either
to
be
taken
from
the
things
of
this
world
,
or
to
haue
them
taken
from
vs
:
it
were
impossible
,
that
we
should
take
such
care
for
what
we
should
eate
,
or
what
we
should
drinke
,
&c.
yea
if
wee
would
,
but
marke
that
which
the
Apostle
speaks
to
the
Col.
concerning
the
food
of
our
bodies
it
would
be
an
argument
to
make
vs
lay
aside
,
the
solicitude
,
and
care
for
them
,
seing
as
the
Apostle
saith
they
perish
,
euen
in
the
very
vsing
of
them
,
and
therfore
the
same
Apostle
in
the
1.
Cor.
7.
wills
them
that
marry
to
be
as
if
they
married
not
,
and
them
that
possessed
,
as
if
they
possessed
not
,
Because
(
saith
hee
)
the
fashion
,
or
shape
of
this
world
passeth
a
way
,
and
all
shall
once
come
to
an
end
:
&
therfore
it
were
happy
for
vs
,
if
we
could
know
thus
much
,
that
we
are
but
Pilgrims
in
this
world
,
&
therfore
must
vse
all
things
in
it
,
as
Pilgrims
vse
their
lodgings
,
that
is
not
setling
vpon
them
,
nor
resting
in
them
,
as
though
wee
could
dwel
heer
for
euer
:
for
our
habitation
is
prepared
for
vs
in
heauen
:
therefore
wee
should
passe
through
this
earth
,
as
the
Pilgrims
doe
their
iourney
,
vsing
all
things
in
this
world
,
as
trauellers
doe
to
make
them
serue
,
to
further
our
iourney
to
heauen
,
and
not
as
clogs
to
hinder
vs
,
seing
all
that
is
heere
will
perish
.
And
yet
further
to
consider
this
point
,
mark
,
how
the
Apostle
makes
it
a
strong
reason
,
in
the
1.
Cor.
chap.
6.
vers.
13.
why
men
should
not
eate
of
any
meat
with
offence
of
their
brethren
:
saying
,
meat
is
ordained
for
the
belly
,
and
the
belly
for
meat
,
and
God
shall
destroy
them
both
,
if
men
had
hearts
to
consider
this
,
what
reason
could
they
haue
,
to
be
carefull
for
meat
which
serues
to
satisfie
their
bellie
,
when
both
meat
,
and
bellie
,
shall
perish
.
It
is
an
ydle
dreame
for
men
to
thinke
,
that
these
parts
of
our
bodies
,
which
are
only
giuen
for
temporall
vse
,
in
this
life
.
That
I
say
wee
shall
haue
any
vse
of
them
in
heauen
,
for
there
we
shall
haue
no
vse
of
stomacks
to
disgest
,
or
bowels
to
make
convayance
of
our
meat
,
for
nourishing
these
our
bodies
,
seing
our
bodies
in
heauen
,
shal
be
immortall
,
&
glorious
,
like
vnto
the
glorious
bodie
of
the
Sonne
of
God
,
when
therefore
we
are
feeding
our
bodies
,
and
satisfying
our
bellies
,
it
is
good
for
vs
to
thinke
,
and
remember
that
we
are
feeding
that
,
which
shal
perish
:
&
that
with
food
which
shall
likewise
perish
,
that
we
may
learne
neither
to
care
too
much
for
the
bellie
,
nor
for
food
requisite
vnto
it
.
Now
let
vs
consider
the
argument
of
the
contrarie
parte
,
wherby
Christ
perswades
vs
to
labour
for
spirituall
meat
,
in
which
we
are
to
obserue
two
things
:
The
first
is
,
the
nature
of
this
heauenly
food
in
it selfe
,
all
though
we
neuer
do
enioy
it
,
which
is
declared
by
this
[
that
it
endureth
.
]
The
second
,
is
the
effect
of
it
in
them
that
get
it
,
which
is
that
it
makes
them
also
to
indure
&
to
liue
eternally
.
For
the
first
,
wee
are
to
consider
,
that
all
the
spirituall
gifts
,
that
God
giues
vs
in
Christ
Iesus
,
are
all
eternall
,
and
such
as
shall
neuer
perish
:
whatsoeuer
God
gaue
by
creation
,
it
might
be
defaced
,
and
vtterlie
vndone
:
yea
,
euen
the
chiefest
gift
,
that
euer
was
giuen
in
nature
to
Adam
,
(
which
was
Gods
Image
)
was
by
Sathan
extinquished
,
and
defaced
,
and
as
the
Scripture
tells
vs
,
at
the
comming
of
Christ
to
iudgement
,
the
elements
shall
melt
with
fire
,
and
the
earth
,
and
all
the
works
thereof
shall
perish
,
and
the
heauens
shall
wax
ould
as
a
garment
,
and
this
whole
world
shall
come
to
an
end
,
but
the
gifts
of
sauing
grace
,
giuen
vs
in
Christ
,
can
neuer
be
extinquished
,
or
defaced
,
for
as
it
is
impossible
to
destroy
the
Sonne
of
God
himselfe
,
or
that
the
sorrowes
of
death
,
should
haue
held
him
vnder
them
,
or
that
the
graue
should
haue
power
to
retaine
him
,
so
is
it
impossible
,
that
Christ
giuen
vnto
vs
,
and
his
flesh
which
we
eate
,
and
his
blood
which
we
drinke
,
or
the
vertue
of
them
in
vs
,
can
euer
possiblie
bee
defaced
in
vs
,
and
this
is
the
reason
that
Christ
saith
,
that
his
flesh
is
meat
in
deed
,
and
his
blood
is
drinke
in
deed
for
his
flesh
is
not
a
perishing
meat
,
nor
his
blood
a
decaying
drinke
,
which
cannot
endure
,
as
the
nature
of
all
other
meat
,
and
drinke
is
:
but
his
flesh
is
euerlasting
food
,
and
his
blood
euerlasting
drinke
,
and
his
grace
as
a
well
,
springing
continuallie
,
to
euerlasting
life
,
men
might
thinke
,
that
by
the
death
of
our
bodies
,
the
vertue
of
Iesus
Christs
flesh
,
and
blood
,
were
vtterlie
perished
,
but
it
is
not
so
,
they
that
eate
this
flesh
,
and
drinke
this
blood
,
shall
find
the
vertue
of
his
flesh
,
&
blood
,
euen
when
they
are
rotten
in
the
graue
,
&
by
the
same
power
,
where
with
he
raysed
himselfe
from
the
dead
,
hee
shall
likewise
rayse
them
,
from
the
power
of
death
,
this
then
is
the
first
thing
,
which
we
are
to
consider
in
this
food
,
that
it
is
an
enduring
meat
.
But
the
next
thing
is
a
greater
comfort
vnto
vs
,
for
this
is
not
all
the
blessednes
of
this
food
,
and
comfort
of
this
argument
,
to
know
that
the
flesh
and
blood
of
Christ
,
are
in
themselues
permanent
,
and
eternall
,
but
that
which
chiefly
refresheth
our
soules
is
this
,
to
know
that
whosoeuer
pertakes
of
them
,
shal
pertake
of
eternall
life
with
them
,
this
is
a
blessed
thing
in
deed
,
when
I
know
,
that
not
only
the
things
whereof
I
am
made
pertaker
are
eternall
,
but
that
I
my selfe
,
by
pertaking
of
them
shall
be
eternall
as
well
as
they
.
What
can
moue
a
man
to
seeke
this
meat
,
if
this
doe
it
not
?
when
wee
vnderstand
that
it
hath
this
power
to
work
such
a
blessed
effecte
in
him
that
is
pertaker
of
it
.
It
is
vndoubtedlie
,
the
miserable
ignorance
of
(
this
benefit
,
which
comes
by
the
flesh
,
&
blood
,
of
Christ
,
)
that
makes
men
so
careles
to
enioy
them
,
there
is
nothing
in
the
world
,
that
a
man
more
desires
then
to
liue
for
euer
,
all
that
euer
a
man
hath
he
will
giue
for
his
life
,
that
he
may
not
see
death
,
but
as
Dauid
saith
in
the
49.
Psal.
No
man
can
by
any
means
redeeme
his
brother
,
nor
giue
to
God
a
ransome
,
that
he
should
liue
for
euer
.
Indeed
it
is
no
temporall
thing
,
that
can
procure
eternal
life
,
no
not
all
the
means
that
can
be
diuised
,
eate
what
a
man
can
eate
,
&
drink
what
a
man
can
drink
,
yet
he
shal
dye
,
but
heere
is
the
comfort
of
a
Christian
,
that
from
Christ
,
he
is
fed
with
that
meat
,
that
shall
make
him
to
liue
for
euer
:
in
such
sorte
,
that
the
gates
of
hel
shal
not
preuaile
against
him
,
neither
death
nor
the
graue
shal
haue
power
ouer
him
,
but
he
shall
haue
a
glorious
triumph
ouer
them
both
,
so
as
he
shall
sing
that
ioyfull
song
,
o
death
,
where
is
thy
sting
,
o
graue
,
where
is
the
victory
?
And
this
is
no
wonder
,
seing
the
causes
of
this
life
are
eternall
,
it
cannot
be
but
that
the
life
that
floweth
from
them
must
be
eternall
,
and
they
that
are
fed
with
him
must
needs
liue
eternally
,
for
all
that
we
receaue
from
Christ
,
is
eternal
,
the
peace
eternall
,
the
ioy
,
&
life
eternall
,
&
this
is
that
wherwith
Christ
comforts
his
disciples
,
Iohn
16.22
.
saying
,
Your
ioy
shall
no
man
take
from
you
:
Thus
a
child
of
God
in
the
midst
of
all
his
troubles
,
&
in
the
midst
of
the
valley
of
the
shadow
of
death
,
will
feare
no
euill
,
but
can
still
reioyce
in
God
his
sauiour
.
O
how
should
this
stir
vp
our
hearts
,
to
seeke
after
this
meat
,
euen
as
the
woman
of
Samaria
,
in
the
4.
of
Iohn
.
the
15.
when
Christ
told
her
of
water
which
he
had
to
giue
,
which
whosoeuer
did
drink
of
should
neuer
be
more
a
thirst
,
she
said
,
Lord
,
giue
me
of
that
water
,
that
I
may
not
thirst
any
more
,
nor
come
hether
to
draw
.
Likewise
the
Iewes
in
this
same
chapter
,
when
Christ
told
them
,
that
the
bread
of
God
giues
life
to
the
world
,
they
said
vnto
Christ
,
Lord
giue
vs
euer
more
of
this
bread
:
euen
so
when
we
heare
,
that
they
that
eate
the
flesh
,
and
drinke
the
blood
of
Christ
,
shall
liue
eternallie
.
Should
wee
not
in
our
hearts
desire
it
,
and
beg
of
Christ
to
make
vs
pertakers
of
it
,
and
earnestly
long
to
enioy
it
:
surely
it
must
needs
be
a
most
lust
thing
with
God
to
powre
downe
heauie
iudgment
vpon
this
senceles
age
,
and
sinfull
generation
of
men
,
who
take
greater
pleasure
to
seeke
after
the
stinking
delights
of
this
flesh
,
and
to
wallow
in
their
beastly
lusts
,
then
to
enioy
this
blessed
bread
,
that
endures
to
euerlasting
life
:
for
it
is
impossible
for
any
man
to
haue
perpetuitie
of
being
without
this
,
when
therefore
wee
see
other
men
to
call
their
lands
by
their
names
,
so
to
perpetuate
their
names
on
earth
:
let
vs
not
follow
their
foolish
footsteps
,
but
if
we
desire
to
liue
for
euer
,
let
vs
labour
for
this
meat
,
which
endures
to
eternall
life
,
and
thus
much
for
the
reason
,
contayning
also
a
discription
of
that
,
for
which
wee
should
labour
.
Seeing
then
wee
see
what
great
reason
,
wee
haue
to
seeke
this
spirituall
food
,
it
is
necessarie
for
vs
to
know
where
wee
shall
find
it
,
and
that
is
the
next
point
we
are
to
consider
,
set
downe
in
these
words
,
[
which
the
sonne
of
man
shall
giue
vnto
you
.
]
In
these
words
,
let
vs
marke
these
two
things
:
First
who
it
is
,
of
whom
wee
must
haue
this
meat
:
That
is
the
Sonne
of
man
:
The
second
is
,
how
we
shall
haue
it
,
and
that
is
set
downe
in
these
words
,
he
shall
giue
it
vnto
vs
.
Touching
the
first
,
wee
are
to
mark
,
that
it
pleaseth
Christ
through
out
the
Scriptures
,
to
name
himselfe
more
by
this
name
(
the
Sonne
of
man
)
then
by
any
other
,
especiallie
when
he
speaks
of
the
works
of
sauing
grace
:
and
for
the
comfort
of
his
elect
ones
:
it
must
therefore
be
a
matter
of
great
moment
,
and
of
singular
instruction
for
vs
,
that
moues
Christ
to
take
this
name
vpon
himselfe
,
and
certainly
it
is
so
,
although
not
perceaued
,
nor
comprehended
,
by
euerie
man
.
In
this
same
chapter
when
Christ
had
told
the
lewes
,
that
vnles
they
did
eate
the
flesh
of
the
Sonne
of
man
,
and
drinke
his
blood
,
they
had
no
life
in
them
,
many
of
his
disciples
murmured
at
it
,
and
said
,
this
is
a
hard
saying
,
and
in
deed
no
maruell
,
that
it
seeme
hard
to
a
naturall
man
,
for
how
can
he
thinke
,
that
the
flesh
,
and
blood
of
man
,
should
haue
the
vertue
of
eternall
life
in
them
,
but
Christ
opens
this
mistery
in
the
same
place
,
telling
them
that
it
was
the
spirit
that
quickeneth
,
the
flesh
prositteth
nothing
:
for
it
is
true
,
that
all
though
without
this
flesh
and
blood
,
we
can
haue
no
life
in
vs
,
yet
certainly
euen
the
flesh
and
blood
of
Christ
,
nakedly
considered
,
as
flesh
and
blood
,
or
yet
,
as
the
flesh
and
blood
of
a
man
,
could
neuer
giue
life
to
them
,
that
eate
and
drinke
it
,
but
as
being
the
flesh
,
and
blood
of
God
,
in
the
which
flesh
,
all
the
fullnes
of
the
God-head
dwels
bodily
,
it
is
no
maruell
that
it
giues
life
to
them
,
that
eate
and
drinke
them
,
for
as
much
as
the
eternal
spirit
is
neuer
separated
from
this
flesh
,
nor
from
this
blood
,
&
therfore
all
though
their
can
be
no
eternall
life
,
but
from
this
eternal
spirit
,
yet
it
is
the
pleasure
of
God
,
that
no
sauing
vertue
of
the
Diety
,
nor
life
from
the
God
head
should
euer
be
communicated
vnto
man
,
but
in
,
&
through
the
flesh
,
and
blood
of
Iesus
Christ
the
Lord
:
Let
no
man
therefore
Dispise
this
flesh
,
&
blood
,
nor
the
outward
means
,
whereby
our
fellowship
,
and
communion
,
in
this
flesh
,
and
blood
is
sealed
vnto
vs
,
since
without
this
flesh
,
and
blood
,
it
is
not
the
purpose
of
God
to
saue
vs
,
let
vs
therefore
lay
vp
this
misterie
in
our
hearts
,
that
as
the
flesh
of
Christ
can
neuer
quicken
,
but
by
the
spirit
,
euen
so
also
the
spirit
shall
neuer
quicken
but
by
the
flesh
.
There
is
yet
more
in
this
to
be
considered
,
and
that
is
,
that
as
God
will
dispence
no
sauing
grace
,
but
in
the
flesh
,
and
blood
,
of
Iesus
Christ
the
man
,
so
he
will
not
dispence
it
,
but
by
Christ
as
hee
is
man
,
for
God
hath
giuen
all
iudgment
to
the
Sonne
,
not
as
hee
is
God
simplie
,
but
as
he
is
the
Sonne
of
man
,
and
by
him
as
hee
is
man
,
will
he
iudge
the
world
,
as
the
Apostle
saith
in
the
17.
of
Act.
God
hath
appointed
a
day
,
in
which
he
will
iudge
the
world
in
righteousnes
,
by
the
man
whom
he
hath
ordained
.
Iesus
Christ
,
as
man
,
shall
iudge
both
heauen
,
and
earth
.
For
the
Father
hath
exalted
him
in
his
man
hood
,
and
hath
giuen
him
a
name
,
aboue
all
names
vnto
which
all
knees
must
bowe
,
and
euerie
mouth
confesseth
him
,
to
be
the
Lord
,
therefore
it
is
not
without
cause
,
that
Dauid
considering
this
wondered
,
as
you
may
see
in
the
8.
psal.
saying
:
What
is
man
,
that
thou
art
mindfull
of
him
,
and
the
sonne
of
man
,
that
thou
visitest
him
,
for
thou
hast
made
him
a
littel
lower
then
the
Angels
,
and
hast
crowned
him
with
honour
,
and
glorie
,
and
hath
put
all
things
vnder
his
feet
:
It
is
good
for
vs
to
consider
this
,
that
as
Christ
himselfe
saith
,
all
power
is
giuen
vnto
mee
,
ouer
all
flesh
,
the
power
of
ruling
,
and
of
iudging
,
of
sauing
,
&
damming
men
,
is
giuen
to
Christ
as
man
,
for
there
is
nothing
,
that
is
not
subdued
vnto
Christ
the
man
,
as
the
Apostle
proues
in
the
1.
Cor.
15.
from
these
words
of
the
Psalme
:
that
God
hath
subdued
all
things
vnder
his
feet
,
prouing
therby
that
it
is
manifest
,
that
nothing
is
vnsubdued
to
him
,
but
he
that
did
subdue
them
,
vntill
that
the
last
enemie
death
it selfe
be
subdued
,
Christ
shall
stil
possesse
the
kingdome
,
but
when
hee
hath
subdued
all
things
,
then
shall
he
render
vp
the
kingdome
to
his
father
,
that
God
may
be
all
in
all
:
but
in
the
meane
time
till
this
be
done
,
all
power
is
giuen
to
Christ
as
man
,
to
destroy
all
aduersarie
powers
,
either
diuells
or
wicked
men
,
thus
hath
God
honoured
,
&
highly
exalted
the
humanitie
of
his
Sonne
,
by
●ertue
of
the
fullnes
of
the
God
head
●welling
in
him
bodilie
,
this
is
the
●eason
that
Christ
in
this
place
saith
,
the
Sonne
of
man
shall
giue
vs
this
bread
of
eternall
life
.
The
consideration
of
these
things
,
●erue
for
a
singular
confort
to
the
Godly
:
&
a
fearefull
terror
to
the
wicked
.
Touching
the
wicked
,
when
they
must
see
,
&
know
this
,
that
the
man
whom
they
haue
pearced
,
and
put
to
●eath
,
whom
they
haue
so
despised
whose
blood
,
they
haue
trod
vnder
foote
,
to
be
exalted
to
such
glorie
,
and
when
they
shal
see
him
come
in
the
●louds
,
in
maiestie
,
and
great
power
,
accompanied
with
innumerable
an●ells
,
and
hearing
(
him
sitting
in
the
throne
of
iudgment
)
prononce
the
sentence
of
eternall
death
against
them
.
For
the
Godly
it
is
a
matter
of
singuler
ioy
,
to
know
,
that
he
shall
be
their
iudge
,
and
that
in
his
humaine
nature
,
wherin
in
all
things
hee
was
made
like
vnto
them
,
sinne
only
excepted
,
and
wherein
he
wrought
their
redemption
by
his
own
death
,
&
when
they
shall
vnderstand
,
that
the
dispensation
of
all
things
is
put
in
his
hands
,
and
that
he
hath
power
to
giue
eternall
life
,
yea
he
himselfe
to
giue
his
owne
flesh
,
and
blood
vnto
vs
,
vnto
eternall
life
,
certainly
if
this
were
not
,
the
greatest
comfort
of
Gods
elect
were
taken
awaie
,
no
consideration
of
the
Sonne
of
God
,
as
God
simplie
,
could
possibly
refresh
our
soules
,
if
wee
did
not
consider
him
in
his
flesh
,
being
man
,
for
he
is
no
lesse
terrible
in
his
Dyetie
to
a
sinner
,
then
the
Father
:
but
our
interest
in
him
ariseth
vpon
this
,
that
hee
is
be
come
our
brother
in
our
nature
,
that
being
man
,
hee
might
bring
vs
that
are
men
to
God
.
Therefore
first
of
all
he
did
a
base
himselfe
,
and
tooke
vpon
him
the
shape
of
a
seruant
,
and
in
that
nature
hath
wrought
our
eternall
redemption
,
and
did
glorifie
himselfe
in
that
same
flesh
,
with
that
glorie
,
that
he
had
with
the
Father
,
before
the
world
was
,
all
to
this
end
,
that
he
might
aduance
vs
to
the
same
dignitie
with
himselfe
:
for
though
as
God
he
had
power
sufficientlie
to
saue
vs
,
yet
we
had
neuer
bene
pertakers
of
it
,
if
he
had
not
prepared
the
way
by
his
flesh
to
communicate
it
with
man
:
and
if
Christ
himselfe
in
our
nature
,
had
not
taken
possession
of
the
glorie
,
and
kingdome
of
God
:
it
had
bene
impossible
for
any
other
man
,
euer
to
haue
come
to
the
participation
of
that
glorie
or
kingdome
,
and
thus
much
for
the
first
point
,
that
is
of
him
,
from
whom
we
must
haue
this
bread
.
Now
,
let
vs
come
to
the
manner
how
we
shall
get
it
,
and
that
is
set
downe
in
the
swords
(
he
shall
giue
it
vnto
you
)
A
man
might
thinke
by
the
former
words
of
Christ
,
when
he
wills
vs
to
labour
for
it
,
that
a
man
himselfe
by
labour
were
the
purchaser
of
it
?
but
it
is
not
so
,
let
a
man
doe
what
he
can
,
he
is
still
vnworthie
of
it
,
yet
not
withstanding
Christ
will
haue
vs
to
know
,
that
the
man
that
seeks
for
it
shall
get
it
,
though
neither
hee
nor
his
labour
be
worthie
of
it
:
Christ
requires
no
more
of
thee
but
to
seeke
for
it
,
and
he
will
freely
giue
it
,
thou
canst
haue
nothing
wherewith
to
buy
it
,
and
therefore
the
Lord
calls
vpon
euery
one
that
thirsts
to
come
,
and
drinke
freely
,
they
may
haue
it
without
siluer
,
or
without
any
price
:
seeing
they
can
haue
it
for
the
seeking
only
.
O
how
iustly
shall
these
wretches
be
damned
,
that
will
take
no
paines
to
beg
,
or
seeke
for
it
,
of
all
things
in
the
world
,
this
shall
be
one
of
the
chiefest
that
shal
gnaw
the
hearts
of
men
most
miserablie
,
when
they
shall
see
themselues
eternallie
damned
,
because
they
neuer
sought
after
life
in
Christ
,
but
when
they
should
haue
sought
for
it
,
they
gaue
themselues
to
seeke
their
pleasures
,
&
did
loue
rather
to
hunt
after
a
whore
,
and
their
beastly
lusts
then
after
Christ
the
Son
of
God
,
&
Sauiour
of
the
world
,
mark
Christs
speech
Iohn
5.
You
will
not
come
vnto
me
,
saith
Christ
,
that
I
might
giue
you
eternall
life
:
he
desires
no
more
of
them
,
but
that
they
will
come
to
him
,
and
he
will
giue
them
life
.
Alas
!
how
many
is
there
who
when
Christ
doth
call
vpon
them
,
and
couer
his
table
vnto
them
,
and
offer
his
flesh
that
was
broken
for
them
,
and
his
blood
,
that
was
shed
for
the
remission
of
their
sinnes
,
who
not
withstanding
will
not
come
at
all
,
vnto
the
blessed
Table
of
the
Lord
:
shall
euer
Christ
thinke
these
men
worthie
of
eternall
life
,
that
when
they
may
haue
the
food
of
it
for
comming
vnto
it
,
doe
not
withstanding
neglect
it
.
If
we
did
but
see
our
miserie
,
and
our
wretched
estate
in
sinne
,
vnder
Gods
wrath
,
then
we
would
make
great
account
of
that
wee
dispise
,
and
our
hearts
would
smite
vs
for
our
contempt
of
that
,
without
which
their
is
no
life
to
our
soules
,
that
is
the
only
bread
which
brings
eternall
life
to
our
soules
.
O
what
vertue
,
what
comfort
,
what
life
,
and
efficacie
vnto
life
,
shall
wee
find
in
that
flesh
,
and
in
that
blood
,
if
we
did
truly
embrace
it
,
&
receiue
it
from
Christ
,
certainly
many
thousands
depriue
themselues
of
all
ioy
,
and
true
consolation
in
Christ
,
only
because
they
will
not
paine
themselues
to
seeke
it
.
Iames
vpbraids
men
in
his
time
,
not
only
because
they
asked
amisse
,
but
he
tells
them
,
they
got
nothing
,
because
they
asked
not
,
and
the
same
Iames
shewes
vs
,
that
if
a
man
doe
aske
,
he
shall
receaue
,
when
he
saith
,
If
any
man
lack
wisdom
let
him
aske
of
God
,
that
giues
liberally
to
all
,
and
Christ
confirmes
the
same
in
the
Gospel
,
when
he
bids
vs
,
aske
,
&
we
shall
haue
,
seeke
,
&
we
shall
find
,
their
damnation
then
must
needs
be
iust
that
neuer
sought
after
Christ
.
Now
the
last
point
,
which
we
are
to
knowe
,
is
concerning
the
ground
of
all
our
assurance
,
that
wee
shall
get
this
bread
,
which
endures
vnto
eternall
life
from
Christ
,
&
that
is
set
downe
in
these
words
,
[
For
him
hath
God
the
Father
sealed
.
]
These
words
comprehend
a
matter
of
chlefe
moment
for
our
consideration
,
for
if
this
were
not
,
all
the
knowledge
of
Christ
were
but
small
comforte
,
to
a
poore
sinfull
soule
,
but
this
it
is
that
giues
vs
ioy
,
in
the
contemplation
of
Christ
crucified
,
that
we
know
,
that
God
the
Father
hath
sealed
him
.
To
consider
this
place
therefore
a
right
,
wee
are
to
know
,
that
it
is
taken
from
the
custome
of
men
,
who
when
they
will
haue
any
thing
to
be
made
sure
,
and
sted-fast
,
and
when
they
will
make
it
to
haue
authoritie
,
and
strength
,
they
are
accustomed
to
adde
their
seale
to
it
,
to
confirme
it
,
by
which
whatsoeuer
is
promised
,
is
made
more
stronge
:
so
God
by
this
sorte
of
speech
doth
shew
vs
,
that
not
only
,
he
hath
giuen
Christ
to
be
our
Sauiour
according
,
as
hee
declares
in
his
Word
,
and
that
hee
is
that
Lambe
of
God
,
that
takes
away
the
sinnes
of
the
world
,
and
that
hee
hath
not
only
reconciled
al
things
,
by
the
blood
of
his
crosse
,
but
also
to
make
all
things
sure
,
and
firme
,
that
wee
might
neuer
call
this
into
question
,
hee
hath
ratified
all
this
,
by
adding
his
seale
vnto
it
.
Out
of
this
,
we
are
first
to
learne
:
That
the
naked
knowledge
,
and
consideration
of
Christ
,
and
what
God
hath
made
him
vnto
vs
,
is
not
sufficient
to
saluation
,
except
wee
know
,
that
God
the
Father
hath
sealed
Christ
to
be
all
in
all
vnto
vs
,
that
hee
hath
promised
,
and
which
he
hath
made
him
to
be
,
whereby
I
may
be
confirmed
,
that
whatsoeuer
God
saith
,
Christ
is
,
or
whatsoeuer
God
is
said
to
haue
made
him
for
mee
,
is
vndoubtedly
so
,
here
we
may
se
,
that
in
our
minds
we
must
ascend
higher
then
Christ
himselfe
,
or
the
promise
of
God
in
him
,
to
seeke
the
chiefest
ground
,
or
stay
of
our
faith
,
which
allthough
it
can
haue
no
ground
without
Christ
,
and
without
the
promise
,
yet
neither
the
promise
,
nor
Christ
(
in
whom
the
promise
is
yea
,
and
amen
)
could
be
any
sure
ground
of
life
,
&
saluation
to
me
vnlesse
both
came
from
this
,
and
were
stamped
with
this
seale
of
the
Father
in
Christ
,
for
all
though
,
that
Christs
flesh
be
said
to
giue
life
to
those
,
that
are
pertakers
of
it
:
yet
the
ground
,
and
reason
of
this
stands
in
this
,
that
the
Father
hath
sealed
him
in
his
flesh
to
be
the
life
of
the
world
,
so
that
without
knowledge
of
this
,
our
hope
and
faith
were
vaine
.
Let
vs
therefore
come
to
consider
this
seale
of
God
.
First
in
generall
,
we
know
that
a
seale
when
it
is
applied
doth
leaue
the
impression
of
it selfe
,
most
liuely
in
the
wax
where
into
it
is
set
,
so
that
all
the
forme
,
the
shape
,
and
marks
,
that
are
in
the
seale
are
liuely
imprinted
in
the
wax
,
thus
hath
God
the
Father
dealt
with
his
Sonne
,
for
there
is
no
promise
of
mercy
,
of
grace
,
of
holines
of
life
,
or
glorie
,
which
God
hath
made
in
Christ
to
sinners
,
but
he
hath
stamped
the
same
in
Christ
the
man
,
so
that
euerie
man
that
sees
the
flesh
of
Christ
,
with
true
spirituall
eies
,
may
se
that
his
flesh
,
is
stampt
with
righteousnes
,
with
the
life
of
God
,
and
with
immortall
peace
,
&
euerlasting
glory
.
But
to
come
nearer
to
the
consideration
of
this
seale
,
it
is
true
,
that
many
men
run
to
his
Diety
,
to
find
this
seale
,
and
that
because
it
is
said
in
the
first
of
the
Hebrewes
concerning
Christ
,
that
hee
is
the
brightnes
of
the
glorie
,
and
the
expresse
,
or
in
grauen
image
of
the
Fathers
person
,
for
which
cause
it
is
said
,
that
he
that
sees
the
Sonne
,
sees
also
the
Father
:
but
not
withstanding
all
this
,
if
the
Sonne
of
God
had
bene
sealed
by
the
Father
,
only
in
his
diuine
nature
,
as
he
is
the
second
person
of
the
trinitie
,
&
that
this
seale
of
God
had
neuer
reached
from
his
God
head
,
to
his
humanity
,
his
flesh
could
neuer
haue
bene
the
bread
of
life
,
therfore
we
must
labour
to
see
this
seale
of
God
,
ingrauen
in
Christ
the
man
,
else
how
can
wee
know
,
that
by
eating
his
flesh
,
and
drinking
his
blood
,
we
haue
eternall
life
,
since
with
out
this
seale
,
his
flesh
,
and
blood
could
haue
no
more
force
,
to
giue
life
,
then
any
other
flesh
,
or
blood
,
of
any
other
man
:
therfore
let
vs
consider
,
wherin
this
sealing
of
the
Son
,
as
he
is
man
consists
.
This
seale
hath
fiue
speciall
things
in
it
,
to
be
considered
.
The
first
is
Gods
eternall
ordination
,
&
appointment
,
wherby
he
did
ordaine
Christ
the
man
,
and
none
but
Christ
the
man
,
to
be
the
food
of
our
soules
,
to
be
the
mediator
betweene
God
,
&
vs
,
&
so
to
be
the
only
King
,
Priest
&
Prophet
,
of
Gods
house
for
euer
,
by
vertue
of
this
appointment
of
God
,
Christ
comes
to
bee
,
that
to
vs
,
that
hee
is
,
and
this
eternall
decree
of
God
,
concerning
Christ
in
his
flesh
,
to
bee
our
redeemer
,
is
made
manifest
in
the
Scripture
,
when
it
is
told
vs
,
that
God
ordained
him
before
the
world
was
,
in
the
1.
of
Peter
the
1.
chap.
and
againe
where
it
is
said
,
that
there
is
not
a
name
giuen
vnder
heauen
,
by
which
a
man
can
be
saued
,
but
the
name
of
Iesus
only
,
and
this
is
ratified
in
the
Scripture
,
by
the
testimonie
,
both
of
God
himselfe
,
and
Iohn
Baptist
,
and
of
the
Apostle
.
The
Father
from
heauen
did
witnes
so
much
,
when
as
he
said
,
this
is
my
well
beloued
Sonne
,
in
whom
I
am
well
pleased
,
there
by
declaring
,
that
in
Iesus
Christ
the
Sonne
,
(
now
made
man
)
his
wrath
towards
vs
,
was
taken
away
:
and
he
well
pleased
with
vs
,
not
withstanding
our
manifold
sinnes
,
committed
against
him
,
and
all
those
speeches
of
God
,
whereby
God
ratifies
,
that
Christ
the
man
,
is
his
Sonne
,
saying
,
thou
art
my
Sonne
,
this
day
haue
I
be
gotten
thee
,
&
where
by
he
confirmes
him
,
to
be
our
euerlasting
Priest
,
for
euer
,
after
the
order
of
Melchisedeke
,
and
whereby
hee
witnesses
him
to
be
made
Lord
of
his
church
,
saying
,
the
Lord
said
to
my
Lord
,
sit
at
my
right
hand
,
till
I
make
thine
ennemies
thy
footstoole
,
all
these
do
make
manifest
the
truth
of
this
point
,
that
it
is
Christ
the
man
,
whom
God
hath
decreed
to
be
,
both
the
Author
,
and
matter
of
our
saluation
.
And
this
is
the
first
part
of
this
seale
of
God
,
this
knowledge
,
that
God
hath
ordained
him
only
,
and
none
but
him
,
to
be
the
bread
of
life
.
The
second
part
of
Gods
seale
,
where
by
he
hath
sealed
Christ
the
man
,
appeares
in
the
works
of
Gods
owne
power
,
which
the
Father
gaue
him
to
doe
,
as
in
raising
the
dead
,
commanding
of
the
seas
,
and
tempests
,
the
restoring
sight
to
the
blind
,
curing
of
all
diseases
,
yea
,
and
commanding
the
very
diuels
,
&c.
therefore
it
is
that
Christ
saith
in
the
5.
of
Iohn
vers.
6.
after
this
manner
,
The
workes
which
the
Father
hath
giuen
me
to
finish
,
the
same
workes
that
I
doe
beare
witnes
,
that
the
Father
sent
me
,
&
the
Father
himselfe
,
which
hath
sent
mee
beares
witnes
of
mee
,
and
againe
in
the
10.
of
Iohn
vers.
25
If
I
doe
not
the
workes
of
my
Father
beleeue
me
not
:
But
if
I
doe
them
,
though
you
beleeue
not
me
,
yet
beleeue
the
workes
,
that
you
may
know
,
that
the
Father
is
in
me
,
and
I
in
him
,
vers.
37.38
.
These
workes
which
none
could
doe
but
God
him selfe
,
being
done
by
Christ
the
man
,
are
the
second
part
of
Gods
seale
,
whereby
God
the
Father
doth
let
vs
see
,
that
this
man
Iesus
,
is
hee
alone
of
whom
wee
all
must
looke
for
life
.
The
third
parte
of
this
seale
consists
in
this
,
that
God
the
Father
hath
laid
vpon
Christ
the
man
,
the
chastisments
of
our
peace
,
that
by
his
stripes
wee
might
be
healed
,
for
by
inflicting
vpon
him
in
his
flesh
,
all
the
punishments
,
and
wrath
of
God
,
which
wee
by
our
iniquities
haue
deserued
,
hee
thereby
sealed
his
manhood
to
be
the
food
of
life
,
making
him
as
a
Lambe
roasted
with
fire
for
our
food
▪
And
for
this
cause
,
it
is
said
of
Christ
(
Hebr.
the
5.
and
the
9
,
)
That
he
being
consecrated
,
was
made
the
Author
of
eternall
saluation
vnto
all
them
,
that
obay
him
:
for
when
God
did
take
vengeance
vpon
Christ
his
Sonne
for
our
iniquities
,
he
made
him
sinne
for
vs
,
that
wee
might
be
made
the
righteousnes
of
God
in
him
:
and
by
his
crosse
,
killed
hatred
,
and
brought
in
euerlasting
peace
,
therefore
in
as
much
as
it
is
hee
alone
,
that
hath
vndergone
the
curse
of
the
lawe
,
and
the
wrath
of
God
for
vs
that
are
sinners
:
it
is
manifest
,
that
God
giues
none
to
be
the
bread
of
life
to
our
soules
,
but
him
alone
,
and
this
is
the
reason
,
why
the
Apostle
to
correct
that
great
schisme
,
in
the
church
of
Corinth
:
when
one
said
he
was
Pauls
,
another
Apollos
,
&c.
and
to
force
them
all
,
to
acknowledge
none
but
Christ
for
their
Sauiour
,
he
vses
this
forme
of
argument
,
was
Paul
crucified
for
you
?
&c.
as
if
he
would
say
none
but
he
who
is
crucified
for
you
,
are
you
to
depend
vpon
for
life
,
and
saluation
:
and
the
same
is
the
reason
,
why
the
same
Apostle
writting
to
the
Corinth
:
the
first
Epist
▪
chapt.
2.
saith
,
that
he
did
determinate
to
know
nothing
among
them
but
Iesus
Christ
,
and
him
crucified
,
and
againe
he
saith
in
the
6.
of
Gal
vers
14.
God
for
bid
,
that
I
should
reioyce
,
but
in
the
crosse
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
.
The
fourth
part
of
this
seale
standeth
in
this
,
that
God
the
Father
hath
raised
Christ
Iesus
his
sonne
from
the
dead
,
and
hath
taken
him
out
of
the
power
of
the
graue
,
and
hath
set
him
at
his
right
hand
in
heauen
,
and
crowned
him
with
glorie
,
and
honour
,
making
him
the
head
of
men
,
and
Angels
giuing
him
all
power
in
heauen
,
and
in
earth
,
and
aboue
all
,
giuing
him
to
be
the
head
of
his
church
,
thus
setting
him
in
that
flesh
,
wherein
he
wrought
our
redemption
,
and
suffered
the
chasticement
of
our
peace
,
in
the
full
possession
of
the
kingdome
,
life
,
and
glorie
,
which
hee
hath
purchased
vnto
vs
,
filling
him
in
that
his
man-hood
,
withall
fullnes
of
grace
,
and
glorie
,
that
out
of
his
fullnes
,
wee
might
draw
grace
,
so
fitting
this
his
flesh
thus
glorified
,
to
be
the
effectuall
means
of
communicating
life
,
and
glorie
vnto
vs
in
our
flesh
,
and
for
this
cause
it
is
,
that
the
Apostle
doth
proue
,
that
God
shall
iudge
the
world
by
Christ
the
man
,
by
this
argument
,
to
wit
,
because
God
had
raised
him
vp
from
the
dead
,
Acts.
17.31
.
and
the
Apostle
:
for
this
cause
,
makes
this
the
chiefe
point
of
the
knowledge
of
Iesus
Christ
,
to
wit
,
that
we
haue
such
a
high
Priest
,
that
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
the
throne
of
the
maiestie
,
in
heauen
:
Hebrewes
the
8.
and
the
1.
for
allthough
hee
had
beene
man
,
and
in
mans
nature
had
suffered
all
punishments
due
to
vs
,
for
our
iniquities
,
yet
not
withstanding
if
he
had
neuer
beene
raised
from
the
dead
,
and
triumphed
ouer
the
graue
,
wee
could
neuer
haue
hoped
,
to
haue
attained
to
eternall
life
by
his
flesh
,
for
if
that
flesh
of
his
,
had
beene
ouercome
by
death
,
we
could
neuer
haue
ouercome
death
,
in
our
flesh
,
therefore
it
is
,
that
the
Apostle
builds
our
hope
of
life
,
vpon
the
resurrection
of
Christ
from
the
dead
:
1.
Pet.
chapt.
1.
vers.
3.
saying
,
Blessed
be
the
God
and
Father
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
who
according
to
his
aboundant
mercie
,
hath
be
gotten
vs
againe
to
the
hope
of
life
,
by
the
resurrection
of
Iesus
Christ
from
the
dead
:
And
againe
in
the
same
chapter
vers.
the
21.
he
saith
thus
,
that
God
raised
him
from
the
dead
,
and
gaue
him
glorie
,
that
our
faith
,
and
hope
might
be
in
God
,
and
this
is
the
fourth
part
of
this
seale
.
The
5.
and
last
part
of
this
seale
,
which
is
the
ground
,
and
foundation
of
the
rest
,
is
this
:
That
this
man
in
his
flesh
is
not
only
by
Gods
eternall
decree
appointed
,
and
by
the
Fathers
voyce
from
heauen
ratified
,
to
be
the
only
redeemer
,
and
life
of
the
world
,
and
confirmed
to
be
this
,
by
his
works
,
his
suffrings
,
and
his
glorious
exaltation
,
at
the
right
hand
of
God
,
but
chiefly
,
and
principally
,
because
in
this
his
manhood
,
thus
abased
,
and
againe
exalted
,
doth
dwell
all
the
fullnes
of
the
God
head
bodily
,
Colos.
the
vers
2.9
.
for
if
this
were
not
,
all
the
former
part
of
this
seale
were
not
sufficient
to
make
his
flesh
the
bread
of
life
,
for
immortall
life
cannot
come
to
vs
,
but
from
that
flesh
,
which
hath
immortall
life
in
it selfe
,
and
this
is
the
reason
that
Christ
vses
that
speach
,
in
the
6.
of
Iohn
,
when
he
would
proue
,
that
he
that
eats
his
flesh
,
and
drinks
his
blood
hath
euerlasting
life
,
saying
,
as
that
liuing
Father
hath
sent
me
,
and
I
liue
by
the
Father
,
euen
so
hee
that
eats
my
flesh
,
euen
he
shall
liue
by
me
,
in
the
57.
vers.
this
therefore
is
the
greatest
parte
,
of
this
seale
wherewith
God
the
Father
hath
sealed
Christ
the
man
:
to
wit
that
he
hath
stamped
the
flesh
of
Christ
with
the
Diety
it selfe
,
and
so
consequently
with
life
it selfe
:
it
is
no
wonder
therefore
,
that
this
flesh
,
and
this
blood
do
giue
life
to
those
,
that
eate
and
drinke
it
,
seeing
it
is
the
flesh
.
and
blood
of
God
himselfe
,
therfore
it
is
said
in
the
20.
of
Acts.
vers.
28.
that
God
hath
purchased
his
church
by
his
owne
blood
:
no
man
therefore
that
is
not
a
most
wretched
infidell
can
deny
,
that
this
flesh
and
blood
of
Christ
,
is
able
to
giue
eternall
life
to
him
that
doth
receaue
it
,
and
this
point
is
carefully
to
be
marked
of
vs
,
because
the
Apostle
in
the
1.
Corint
.
the
11.
chapt.
shewing
the
reason
why
the
Corinths
in
eating
the
Lords
supper
,
did
eate
vnworthily
,
yea
did
eate
iudgment
vnto
themselues
,
doth
plainely
shew
vs
that
it
consisted
in
this
,
that
they
did
not
discerne
the
Lords
body
,
vers.
the
29.
for
the
banquet
of
the
Lords
supper
,
is
not
a
banquet
of
the
flesh
of
a
meere
man
:
but
it
is
of
the
flesh
and
blood
,
of
the
euerlasting
King
,
and
Lord
,
of
heauen
and
earth
,
euen
of
the
eternall
God
himselfe
,
and
therefore
no
maruell
,
that
all
those
,
who
eating
it
,
&
not
discerning
it
so
,
are
counted
guiltie
of
the
body
and
blood
of
the
Lord
.
Wee
see
then
,
what
comfort
wee
haue
in
the
consideration
of
this
point
,
to
wit
,
that
God
the
Father
hath
sealed
Christ
the
man
,
to
be
the
bread
of
eternall
life
,
to
all
that
eate
his
flesh
,
giuing
vs
full
assurance
heere
by
in
all
the
testimonies
,
which
he
hath
giuen
of
him
,
and
all
the
works
which
hee
hath
wrought
by
him
,
and
all
that
hee
hath
effected
in
his
humanity
,
and
in
that
he
hath
made
his
humanity
,
the
euerlasting
tabernacle
of
the
Godhead
,
that
now
wee
need
no
more
doubte
,
but
that
hee
it
is
,
who
not
only
is
willing
,
but
also
able
to
giue
vs
that
food
,
that
endures
to
eternall
life
.
therfore
let
vs
come
with
bouldnes
,
and
chearefullnes
,
and
labour
to
be
pertakers
of
this
flesh
and
blood
of
the
Sonne
of
God
,
which
if
we
receaue
as
we
ought
,
we
may
be
sure
our
soules
shall
neuer
perish
.
FINIS
.