Three
SERMONS
.
-
1.
The
good
Fight
.
Preached
at
the
Funerall
of
Henry
Sommaster
of
PENS-FORD
in
the
County
of
Deuon
,
Esquire
.
Ian.
1606.
-
2.
The
worth
of
the
water
of
Life
.
-
3.
Dauids
Longing
,
and
Dauids
Loue
.
Greg.
in
Ezech.
Hom.
3.
The
Preacher
should
be
like
the
Smiths
burning
Iron
,
which
not
onely
heateth
those
that
are
neere
,
but
casteth
sparkes
farre
off
.
By
SAM.
HIERON
.
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·
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·
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·
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·
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MATER
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AT
CAMBRIDGE
Printed
by
IOHN
LEGATE
.
Anno
1607.
❧
To
the
right
Worshipful
,
Sir
WILLIAM
STRODE
of
Newingham
in
the
Countie
of
Deuon
.
Knight
.
SIR
,
what
,
and
how
great
my
debt
is
to
your
Worship
,
it
is
very
meet
for
me
to
remember
,
though
it
be
not
necessarie
to
acquaint
the
world
with
particulars
.
My
desire
hath
bene
,
and
is
,
to
giue
some
testimonie
of
thankefulnesse
.
Rich
presents
,
such
as
in
this
crauing
and
catching
age
,
do
(
as
the
Wiseman
saith
,
[
](A03308-e10260-b)a
a
Pro.
18.16
.
Enlarge
a
man
,
and
leade
him
before
great
men
,
as
you
need
not
,
so
(
I
know
)
you
expect
not
:
sure
I
am
,
I
for
my
part
am
very
vnable
to
bestow
.
But
(
as
S.
Peter
said
to
the
cripple
at
the
temple
gate
,
[
](A03308-e10290-b)b
b
Act.
3.6
.
Such
as
I
haue
I
giue
,
euen
a
few
blotted
leaues
;
such
perhaps
,
as
in
this
itching-eared
[
](A03308-e10340-b)c
c
2.
Tim.
4.3
.
generation
,
(
wherin
the
most
do
more
affect
toyes
then
truth
,
and
a
flourish
of
words
,
rather
then
substance
of
matter
)
few
will
take
notice
of
:
yet
such
as
I
doubt
not
but
you
,
out
of
your
loue
to
me
,
but
chiefly
out
of
your
affection
to
Gods
holy
truth
,
will
vouchsafe
kindly
to
accept
.
For
me
,
to
commend
(
as
deceitfull
hucksters
do
their
wares
)
either
to
you
or
to
others
,
that
which
I
here
make
tender
of
,
were
to
proclaime
to
the
world
mine
owne
vanitie
.
Let
another
man
praise
thee
,
and
not
thine
owne
mouth
,
saith
the
Scripture
:
[
](A03308-e10360-b)d
d
Pro.
27.2
.
neither
yet
will
I
any
way
disparage
it
:
for
that
might
be
thought
a
secret
begging
of
commendation
.
I
submit
it
to
triall
,
if
either
to
your selfe
,
or
to
any
other
of
the
Israel
of
God
,
[
](A03308-e10380-b)e
e
Gal.
6.16
.
it
shall
bring
any
litle
encrease
,
either
of
sound
knowledge
,
or
sweet
feeling
in
the
mystery
of
Christ
,
[
](A03308-e10400-b)f
f
Eph.
3.4
.
I
haue
my
reward
,
and
shall
thinke
my
labour
well
bestowed
.
And
so
heartily
,
wishing
the
true
good
vnto
your
Worship
,
your
good
Ladie
,
your
whole
line
and
family
,
I
take
my
leaue
.
Modbury
in
Deuon
.
Your
Worships
respectiuely
,
SAM.
HIERON
.
2.
TIM.
4.7
.
I
haue
fought
a
good
fight
.
THE
beginning
of
this
chapter
[
](A03308-e10520-b)a
a
v.
1.2.3.4
.
presents
vnto
vs
a
very
graue
and
soleme
charge
giuen
as
in
the
name
of
God
and
his
most
glorious
presence
by
the
Apostle
vnto
his
Sonne
[
](A03308-e10540-b)b
b
ver.
5.
Timotheus
,
The
occasion
of
the
words
.
that
considering
the
euilnes
of
the
times
,
&
the
aptnes
of
men
to
turne
their
eares
from
the
truth
vnto
Fables
,
he
should
shew
forth
an
extraordinarie
and
vnwearied
industry
in
the
faithfull
execution
of
his
publique
Ministry
.
The
reason
inducing
Paul
to
be
at
this
time
especially
so
vehement
in
this
kind
of
perswading
,
and
which
should
also
moue
Timothie
to
be
as
apt
to
entertaine
the
aduise
,
was
the
neeere
approching
of
the
time
of
his
finall
dissolution
;
I
am
now
readie
to
be
offered
,
&c.
[
](A03308-e10610-b)c
c
v.
6.
as
if
he
had
said
:
I
am
vncertaine
how
soone
the
thred
of
my
life
may
be
cut
eff
,
sure
I
am
,
it
cannot
be
stretched
out
long
,
and
therefore
,
whilest
I
haue
time
,
(
and
for
ought
I
knowe
this
may
be
the
last
time
(
I
cannot
but
advertise
thee
:
And
seeing
that
which
I
now
speake
,
I
speake
as
one
readie
to
lay
downe
this
Tabernacle
,
in
the
depth
of
my
affection
to
thee
,
and
in
the
sinceritie
of
my
heart
to
God
,
(
before
whom
I
exspect
hourely
to
appeare
)
thine
cares
ought
with
the
greater
greedines
euen
to
drinke
in
these
my
last
words
,
&
they
should
so
farre
forth
affect
thee
,
that
thou
shouldst
lay
them
vp
,
and
hide
[
](A03308-e10690-b)d
d
Ps.
119.11
.
them
,
and
keepe
them
in
the
midst
of
thy
heart
.
[
](A03308-e10710-b)e
e
Pro.
4.21
.
Now
the
mentioning
of
death
,
albeit
it
worketh
little
with
Euill
men
,
vnlesse
it
bee
either
to
the
deading
of
their
hearts
,
like
Nabals
(
he
was
like
a
stone
,
[
](A03308-e10740-b)f
f
1.
Sam.
25.37
saith
the
Text
)
,
or
to
the
making
of
them
more
desperate
secure
,
(
Let
vs
eate
and
drink
,
for
to
morow
we
shall
die
,
[
](A03308-e10760-b)g
g
i.
Cor.
15.32
.
yet
in
such
a
fleshy
[
](A03308-e10780-b)h
h
Ezech.
11.19
.
melting
[
](A03308-e10800-b)i
i
2
Kin.
22.19
.
renewed
[
](A03308-e10820-b)k
k
Ps.
51.10
.
heart
as
Paules
was
,
it
could
not
chuse
but
leaue
some
impression
.
For
how
could
it
be
,
that
Paul
,
knowing
,
that
when
man
returneth
to
his
earth
[
](A03308-e10840-b)l
l
Ps.
146.4
.
his
spirit
is
eftsoones
either
receiued
into
euerlasting
Habitations
[
](A03308-e10860-b)m
m
Luk.
16.9
.
,
or
else
dismissed
to
be
reserued
in
chaines
vnder
darkenes
,
vnto
the
iudgement
of
the
great
day
,
[
](A03308-e10880-b)n
n
Iud.
6.
should
not
also
cast
with
himselfe
,
which
of
these
two
should
be
the
finall
issue
of
his
soule
?
Now
then
,
beholding
with
the
eies
of
his
minde
,
the
Glory
that
shal
be
shewed
hereafter
[
](A03308-e10900-b)o
o
Rom.
8.18
.
on
the
one
side
,
and
the
Burning
Lake
which
is
the
second
Death
[
](A03308-e10920-b)p
p
Reu.
21.8
.
on
the
other
side
,
and
knowing
that
each
of
them
is
by
the
ordinance
of
God
,
(
as
with
a
chaine
of
Adamant
)
tyed
to
the
holynes
or
profanes
of
the
former
course
,
therefore
for
the
securing
of
his
owne
soule
,
for
the
encouraging
his
pupill
Timothy
,
and
for
a
sauing
and
comfortable
direction
to
vs
all
,
he
ioyfully
lookes
back
into
his
life
by
past
,
that
from
thence
he
may
deriue
a
hopefull
inference
for
the
time
to
come
:
I
haue
fought
a
good
fight
&c
,
From
henceforth
is
laide
vp
for
me
&c.
Thus
with
as
much
fidelity
and
plainenes
as
I
could
,
I
haue
let
you
see
,
the
course
,
and
order
,
and
dependance
of
this
Text.
It
is
a
notable
and
a
pregnant
proofe
of
the
saying
of
the
wise
man
,
(
[
](A03308-e10950-b)q
q
Pro.
14.32
.
)
The
wicked
shal
be
cast
away
for
his
malice
,
but
the
Righteous
hath
hope
in
his
death
.
That
Pauls
Hope
was
not
in
this
life
onely
(
[
](A03308-e10990-b)r
r
Cor.
15.19
.
)
appeareth
by
the
folowing
verse
:
what
were
the
grounds
of
his
hope
,
by
which
it
became
a
Hope
not
making
ashamed
(
[
](A03308-e11010-b)s
s
Rom.
5.5
.
)
is
declared
in
this
verse
.
It
is
borne
vp
with
three
supporters
.
1.
A
Good
fight
well
discharged
:
2.
a
holy
Course
well
finished
.
3.
a
sound
Faith
well
preserued
.
This
is
like
Salomons
threefold
cord
(
[
](A03308-e11050-b)t
t
Ecc.
4.12
.
)
which
is
not
easely
broken
.
It
may
be
compared
to
that
Skarlet
cord
(
[
](A03308-e11080-b)u
u
Ios.
2.
)
by
which
Rahab
let
downe
the
spyes
,
and
which
shee
left
hanging
in
her
window
.
For
as
that
was
the
marke
by
which
her
house
was
knowne
,
and
shee
saued
from
the
destruction
of
Iericho
,
so
this
holy
Twine
,
is
a
pledge
to
that
soule
where
the
Lord
hath
tyed
it
,
that
it
shal
be
freed
from
the
wrath
that
is
to
come
.
Time
will
not
giue
leaue
to
vntwist
euery
specialty
.
I
will
proceed
as
I
may
,
and
beginne
with
the
first
,
praying
you
all
that
inasmuch
as
the
same
dissolution
of
nature
awaites
vs
all
,
which
hath
long
since
brought
Paul
to
his
exspected
Rest
,
we
would
yeeld
our selues
to
be
so
farre
forth
perswaded
by
that
,
which
by
Gods
assistance
I
shall
speake
,
that
by
seeking
to
imitate
Pauls
hope
,
we
may
at
last
partake
the
same
happines
which
Paul
doth
.
Before
I
come
to
the
more
exact
discouerie
of
the
hidde
Treasure
of
this
my
Text
,
[
](A03308-e11140-b)d
d
Doctrine
out
of
the
order
of
the
place
.
I
must
commend
vnto
you
this
generall
obseruation
,
grounded
vpon
the
course
and
order
of
this
Place
,
namely
,
That
the
most
solide
comfort
to
a
Christian
soule
,
beholding
the
greisly
and
ghastly
countenance
of
approching
Death
,
is
the
Testimony
which
the
Heart
beareth
to
it selfe
,
of
the
former
steady
care
to
walke
in
all
good
conscience
before
God
.
I
would
be
loth
to
be
charged
with
offering
violence
to
my
Text
,
therefore
I
will
let
you
see
how
this
doctrine
ariseth
kindly
and
vn-enforced
from
this
scripture
.
Wee
see
first
our
Apostle
,
in
a
resolued
expectation
of
his
now
very
neere
at
hand
departure
:
that
is
expresse
,
we
see
him
also
assuring
himselfe
of
no
smaller
honour
then
a
Crowne
of
Righteousnes
:
so
much
the
verse
following
will
not
suffer
vs
to
denie
.
If
it
be
demaunded
now
,
whence
it
was
,
that
his
thoughts
of
death
were
so
full
of
comfort
,
and
his
hopes
of
happines
so
full
of
confidence
,
the
truest
answer
is
this
,
it
came
even
from
hence
,
that
the
witnes
in
his
bosome
,
speaking
the
truth
before
the
Witnes
in
heauen
,
[
](A03308-e11180-b)*
*
Iob.
16.19
.
testified
with
him
and
for
him
,
that
in
all
his
course
from
the
very
first
instant
of
his
conuersion
,
vnto
this
last
conclusion
and
shutting
vp
of
his
daies
,
his
whole
drift
was
,
in
simplicity
and
godly
purenes
to
haue
his
Conuersation
in
the
World
[
](A03308-e11200-b)x
x
Cor.
1.12
.
.
I
haue
fought
a
good
fight
.
I
haue
finished
my
course
,
&c.
So
that
,
this
considered
,
there
is
very
sufficient
footing
for
this
doctrine
,
in
this
Text.
Giue
me
leaue
to
shew
you
in
an
example
or
two
,
how
others
of
Gods
holy
ones
,
being
guided
by
the
same
spirit
,
haue
in
the
like
case
,
grounded
their
hopes
vpon
the
like
foundation
.
Note
well
the
example
of
Hezekiah
[
](A03308-e11230-b)y
y
Is.
38.1
.
&c.
.
He
knew
generally
by
natures
instinct
,
that
he
must
die
;
but
at
this
time
(
I
now
speake
of
)
the
prophet
of
the
Lord
,
euen
the
prophet
Isaiah
came
vnto
him
with
this
dolefull
message
.
Put
thine
house
in
order
,
for
thou
shalt
die
and
not
liue
.
Whom
would
not
these
tidings
haue
stroken
to
the
heart
,
and
what
could
Hezakiah
expect
but
present
death
?
well
then
,
all
things
threatning
his
end
,
the
common
condition
of
nature
,
the
mortality
of
present
sicknes
(
being
,
as
it
is
thought
,
the
plague
)
and
aboue
all
,
the
doome
come
from
the
Lord
by
the
hand
of
such
a
prophet
,
where
was
the
staffe
of
Hezekiahs
comfort
,
but
euen
as
our
Apostles
was
in
the
secret
witnes
of
his
owne
soule
,
testifiing
vnto
him
the
sincerity
and
holines
of
his
former
course
?
O
Lord
remember
now
how
I
haue
walked
before
thee
in
truth
,
and
with
a
perfect
heart
,
and
haue
done
that
which
was
good
in
thy
fight
.
Who
so
compareth
this
of
Paul
,
with
that
of
Hezekiah
,
must
needs
say
that
they
were
both
euen
the
very
breathings
of
one
and
the
same
spirit
.
Thinke
we
that
Eliïah
,
sitting
vnder
the
Iuniper
tree
[
](A03308-e11320-b)z
z
1.
Kin.
19.4.10
.
could
with
any
comfort
haue
desired
the
Lord
,
to
take
his
soule
,
if
he
had
not
had
his
assurance
written
vpon
the
table
of
his
heart
[
](A03308-e11350-b)a
a
Pro.
3.3
.
that
he
had
bene
alwaies
very
iealous
for
the
Lord
God
of
hosts
?
Could
old
Simeon
with
a
glad
spirit
haue
besought
the
Lord
euen
instantly
to
dismisse
him
,
if
his
conscience
had
not
told
him
,
that
all
his
life
past
had
bene
an
intentiue
awaiting
for
the
Consolation
of
Israel
[
](A03308-e11380-b)b
b
Luc.
2.2.25.26
.
.
But
what
should
I
search
the
scripture
for
more
examples
?
Looke
to
Iesus
the
author
and
finisher
of
our
Faith
,
[
](A03308-e11400-b)c
c
Heb.
12·2
.
and
see
whether
,
when
he
a
as
man
made
sinne
for
vs
[
](A03308-e11420-b)d
d
2.
Cor.
5.21
.
was
to
drink
that
bitter
Cup
[
](A03308-e11440-b)e
e
Mat.
26.39
.
and
to
taste
death
for
vs
all
[
](A03308-e11450-b)f
f
Heb.
2.9
.
,
his
constant
expectation
of
partaking
with
his
fathers
glory
,
came
not
by
the
same
degrees
vnto
the
due
perfection
?
Examine
that
effectuall
prayer
composed
by
him
the
night
before
his
suffrings
,
when
he
knew
that
his
houre
was
come
that
he
should
depart
out
of
this
world
vnto
the
Father
[
](A03308-e11470-b)g
g
Ioh.
13.1
.
.
Read
Ioh.
17.5.6
.
I
haue
glorified
thee
,
now
glorifie
me
,
&c.
If
you
demaund
a
reason
of
this
Doctrine
,
The
reason
of
the
Doct.
you
may
thus
conceiue
it
,
and
I
pray
you
to
marke
it
,
least
I
should
be
mistaken
and
thought
to
place
mans
hope
of
comfort
in
himselfe
.
A
man
which
iourneyeth
,
builds
his
assurance
of
safe
arriuing
at
the
place
he
aimeth
at
,
vpon
his
diligence
to
enquire
,
and
his
care
to
keepe
the
right
path
leading
thereunto
.
The
place
I
intend
,
I
knowe
,
the
way
I
am
well
aduised
of
,
in
it
I
am
sure
I
am
,
I
haue
traueiled
in
it
as
was
fit
,
therefore
I
am
sure
I
shall
not
faile
in
my
intent
.
This
is
a
kinde
of
reasoning
which
cannot
deceiue
.
So
is
it
in
this
case
.
The
way
to
heauen
is
Christ
.
I
am
the
way
.
[
](A03308-e11550-b)h
h
Ioh.
14.6
.
by
his
bloud
he
hath
tracked
out
for
vs
a
new
and
liuing
way
[
](A03308-e11570-b)i
i
Heb.
10.
●0
.
:
For
the
help
of
his
chosen
in
this
way
,
he
hath
giuen
his
word
:
He
hath
shewed
thee
,
O
man
what
is
good
,
&c.
[
](A03308-e11590-b)k
k
Mic·
6.8
.
.
to
his
word
he
hath
annexed
Ministers
,
as
Guides
[
](A03308-e11610-b)l
l
Act.
8.31
.
for
vnderstanding
it
:
with
the
voice
of
his
word
he
hath
coupled
the
Teaching
of
his
spirit
:
Thine
eares
shall
heare
a
word
behinde
thee
,
saying
.
This
is
the
way
,
&c.
[
](A03308-e11630-b)m
m
Is.
30.21
.
.
He
hath
set
marks
also
in
the
way
,
by
which
to
know
it
;
as
namely
,
1.
Antiquity
Stand
in
the
waies
and
aske
for
the
old
way
,
which
is
the
good
way
,
&c.
[
](A03308-e11660-b)n
n
Ier.
6.16
.
.
2.
Purity
.
There
shal
be
a
path
and
a
way
,
and
the
way
shal
be
called
Holy
,
&c.
[
](A03308-e11680-b)o
o
Is.
35.8
.
.
3.
Fruitfulnes
.
He
hath
ordained
good
works
that
we
should
walke
in
them
[
](A03308-e11700-b)p
p
Eph.
2.10
.
.
4.
Straitnes
,
and
the
fewnes
of
passengers
.
The
gate
is
strait
and
the
way
narrow
which
leadeth
to
life
,
and
few
there
be
that
finde
it
[
](A03308-e11720-b)q
q
Math.
7.14
.
.
So
then
,
the
marke
I
haue
alwaies
aimed
at
is
heauen
,
euen
the
Price
of
the
high
calling
of
God
in
Christ
[
](A03308-e11740-b)r
r
Phil.
3.14
.
:
the
way
to
it
I
haue
sought
,
not
in
mine
owne
heart
,
nor
in
the
guises
and
humors
of
the
world
,
but
in
the
Scripture
:
I
haue
found
it
to
be
Faith
in
Christ
working
by
loue
[
](A03308-e11750-b)s
s
Gal.
5.6
.
and
making
a
man
zealous
of
goodworks
[
](A03308-e11770-b)t
t
Tit.
2.14
.
:
to
this
way
my
heart
hath
bene
set
[
](A03308-e11790-b)u
u
Deu.
32.46
.
,
it
hath
bene
my
continuall
and
instant
suite
to
be
directed
in
this
Path
[
](A03308-e11810-b)*
*
Ps.
119.36
.
and
though
with
much
weaknes
,
and
limping
[
](A03308-e11830-b)x
x
Heb.
12.13
.
,
yea
and
falling
[
](A03308-e11850-b)y
y
Ps.
37.24
.
sometimes
,
yet
to
it
I
haue
striuen
[
](A03308-e11870-b)z
z
Luc.
13.24
.
continually
:
How
then
without
calling
Gods
truth
and
faithfulnes
into
Question
,
can
I
doubt
of
the
End
,
when
my
conscience
is
witnes
with
me
,
that
my
steady
respect
[
](A03308-e11900-b)a
a
Ps.
119.6
.
hath
bene
vnto
the
way
guiding
thereunto
?
you
see
then
the
truth
of
the
doctrine
,
and
the
reason
of
it
,
and
withall
that
in
it
there
is
no
building
vpon
our selues
,
but
a
hopefull
resting
vpon
the
Lord
,
who
hauing
taught
[
](A03308-e11920-b)b
b
Ps.
119.33
.
me
the
way
,
and
enclined
my
heart
[
](A03308-e11940-b)c
c
Ver.
36.
vnto
it
,
and
established
me
in
it
[
](A03308-e11960-b)d
d
Ver.
116.
,
I
know
him
to
be
so
farre
from
denying
himselfe
[
](A03308-e11980-b)e
e
2.
Tim.
2.13
.
that
I
cannot
misse
of
the
end
of
my
course
,
the
saluation
[
](A03308-e12000-b)f
f
1.
Pet.
1.9
.
of
my
soule
.
This
the
piety
,
the
Purity
,
the
sincerity
of
my
former
course
,
secureth
me
of
the
Glory
to
come
,
not
because
of
any
connexion
betwixt
worke
and
wages
,
which
I
trust
vnto
,
but
because
the
Lord
,
of
his
owne
will
[
](A03308-e12020-b)g
g
Iam.
1.18
.
and
free
grace
,
hath
vouchsafed
the
singlenes
of
my
heart
[
](A03308-e12050-b)h
h
Eph.
6.5
.
,
purged
from
dead
works
by
the
blood
of
Christ
[
](A03308-e12070-b)i
i
Heb.
9.14
.
euen
amidst
many
weaknesses
to
be
the
way
to
lead
me
vnto
life
.
So
that
my
title
is
the
promise
[
](A03308-e12080-b)k
k
Gal.
3.18
.
of
God
,
and
not
mine
owne
performance
:
the
conscience
of
my
former
course
,
is
the
assurer
,
not
the
deseruer
of
my
happines
.
Some
great
man
out
of
his
bounty
giueth
the
an
inheritance
of
some
pounds
by
the
yeare
,
thou
must
pay
a
pepper
corne
for
thy
Rent
;
when
thou
hast
paid
it
,
indeed
thou
maist
claime
the
profits
,
yea
and
by
lawe
thou
maist
recouer
them
:
but
what
wilt
thou
plead
?
what
?
that
thou
art
worthy
of
it
,
that
thou
hast
paid
well
for
it
?
no
:
the
bargaine
is
thy
plea
,
the
couenant
is
all
which
thou
canst
alleadge
,
for
betwixt
the
rent
and
the
revenue
there
is
no
proportion
:
so
,
for
thy
Graine
of
musterdseed
[
](A03308-e12100-b)l
l
Math.
17.20
.
thy
Smooking
[
](A03308-e12120-b)m
m
Js
42.3
.
and
scarse
appearing
Faith
,
thy
scant
Obedience
,
thy
Cup
of
cold
water
[
](A03308-e12140-b)n
n
Math.
10.42
.
thou
maist
challenge
heauen
,
and
God
will
not
,
God
cannot
denie
it
thee
,
yea
he
loueth
to
be
so
vrged
:
but
yet
thou
canst
not
say
,
It
is
mine
,
I
haue
deserued
it
:
(
for
what
is
all
this
to
that
surpassing
,
exceeding
,
eternall
weight
of
Glory
[
](A03308-e12170-b)o
o
2.
Cor.
4.17
.
,
but
,
O
Lord
it
is
mine
,
thou
hast
promised
it
.
Thus
you
see
how
without
any
preiudicing
,
nay
rather
how
with
the
enlarging
of
the
Riches
of
Gods
grace
,
the
comfort
of
a
dying
Christian
,
dependeth
vpon
the
witnes
of
his
conscience
touching
the
sinceritie
of
his
heart
,
and
the
vnblameable
cariage
of
his
life
.
The
vse
of
this
doctrine
is
plaine
and
obuious
to
euery
mans
conceiuing
,
and
it
must
needes
be
this
,
The
vse
.
euen
to
warne
vs
all
,
as
we
tender
our
owne
soules
comfort
at
the
instant
of
Natures
dissolution
,
so
to
be
very
regarding
of
our
present
course
,
that
out
of
it
we
may
raise
our
hopes
,
that
when
our
earthly
house
of
this
tabernacle
shal
be
destroied
,
we
shall
haue
a
building
giuen
vs
of
God
,
eternall
in
the
heauens
[
](A03308-e12220-b)p
p
2.
Cor.
5.1
.
,
that
the
conscience
of
our
vnlawfull
deedes
and
vncleanly
conuersation
[
](A03308-e12240-b)q
q
2
Pet.
2.7.8
.
may
not
fill
our
faces
with
shame
and
our
hearts
with
horror
,
making
death
to
be
vnto
vs
The
King
of
feare
[
](A03308-e12260-b)r
r
Iob.
18.14
.
and
the
thought
of
Gods
presence
,
(
before
whom
we
shall
then
vnderstand
,
that
we
are
shortly
to
appeare
)
as
a
preamble
vnto
eternall
misery
.
Certaine
it
is
,
that
whatsoeuer
we
now
in
our
securitie
(
through
Satans
bewitching
)
doe
imagine
blessing
our selues
secretly
,
and
saying
we
shall
haue
peace
[
](A03308-e12270-b)s
s
Deu.
29.19
.
,
yet
as
sure
as
God
liueth
,
who
hath
said
in
his
word
,
that
the
light
of
the
wicked
shall
be
quenched
[
](A03308-e12290-b)t
t
Iob.
18.5
.
and
the
hope
of
the
vniust
perish
[
](A03308-e12310-b)u
u
Pro.
11.7
.
,
so
surely
such
as
hath
beene
our
course
,
such
shal
be
our
end
,
if
we
haue
liued
without
conscience
,
we
shall
surely
die
without
comfort
.
And
to
set
the
better
edge
vpon
this
advertisement
,
giue
me
leaue
to
draw
you
a
little
into
the
consideration
of
that
thing
,
as
if
it
were
now
present
,
which
ere
long
will
indeede
be
present
.
We
are
met
here
togither
at
this
time
(
by
Gods
prouidence
)
men
of
sundrie
fashions
and
of
diuers
ranks
,
but
(
howsoeuer
differing
otherwise
)
all
by
profession
,
Christians
and
by
condition
,
mortall
.
All
our
teeth
are
set
on
edge
,
with
the
fruite
which
Adam
eate
,
and
the
law
of
death
,
is
heauens
decree
and
cannot
be
revoked
.
Well
,
put
case
we
were
instantly
arrested
with
some
killing
sicknes
,
(
the
herauld
of
approaching
death
)
and
were
to
looke
backe
into
that
part
of
the
wallet
(
as
the
prouerb
saith
)
which
is
behinde
,
to
see
what
hopes
for
future
quiet
,
we
are
able
to
deriue
out
of
our
former
conuersation
:
let
vs
(
I
say
)
consider
well
and
deale
faithfully
with
our selues
,
whether
our
fashion
of
life
by-past
,
be
not
more
like
to
fill
vs
with
discouragements
,
and
to
breed
in
vs
a
fearefull
looking
for
of
Iudgement
[
](A03308-e12330-b)*
*
Heb.
10.27
.
then
to
embolden
vs
with
a
holy
resolution
to
exspect
a
gratious
admittance
into
our
Masters
Ioy
[
](A03308-e12350-b)x
x
Math.
15
.
2●
.
.
And
indeede
when
men
in
the
records
of
their
owne
consciences
,
shall
read
written
in
great
letters
,
the
profanesse
,
the
Atheisme
,
the
contempt
of
religion
,
the
scorne
of
Gods
word
,
the
ignorance
,
the
Monstrous
oathes
,
the
vicious
speakings
,
the
cruelties
,
the
oppressions
,
the
whoredomes
,
the
abuse
of
Gods
creatures
,
&
the
whole
troupes
of
grosse
sinnes
,
which
haue
beene
in
a
manner
the
very
busines
of
their
daies
,
what
can
they
exspect
,
but
that
their
death
,
should
be
like
the
mans
estate
of
whome
the
prophet
[
](A03308-e12360-b)y
y
Amos.
5.19
.
speaketh
,
who
did
flee
from
a
Lion
and
a
Beare
met
him
,
so
should
their
dying
also
be
,
a
discharge
from
a
wretched
world
,
but
withall
an
entrance
into
another
woe
,
euen
an
endles
,
easles
,
hopeles
misery
?
It
is
a
sure
Maxime
in
diuinitie
,
that
the
future
,
both
happines
and
Miserie
,
are
begun
in
this
present
world
:
sanctification
and
holmes
are
the
first
fruites
of
the
one
:
impietie
and
profanes
the
beginnings
of
the
other
.
The
Saints
by
election
are
Saintes
by
calling
[
](A03308-e12390-b)z
z
1.
Cor.
1.2
.
:
their
conuersation
is
now
in
heauen
[
](A03308-e12410-b)a
a
Phil.
3.20
.
whose
future
portion
is
in
heauen
.
That
which
God
hath
coupled
together
let
no
man
put
asunder
[
](A03308-e12430-b)b
b
Math.
19.6
.
.
you
will
plead
against
me
,
that
so
much
abused
example
of
the
conuerted
theife
at
the
point
of
execution
[
](A03308-e12440-b)c
c
Luk.
23.39
.
I
answer
.
First
,
he
began
to
worke
,
as
soone
as
he
was
called
:
he
bewailed
his
sinne
[
](A03308-e12450-b)d
d
v.
4●
.
,
he
confessed
Christ
[
](A03308-e12460-b)e
e
vers.
41.42
.
,
he
aduised
his
fellow
Thiefe
[
](A03308-e12470-b)f
f
ver.
40.
:
secondly
,
the
example
was
extraordinary
(
for
the
gracing
of
Christs
then
debasement
)
shewing
what
God
can
doe
,
not
what
ordinarily
he
will
doe
.
I
haue
seene
a
pardon
giuen
to
a
man
vpon
the
gallowes
,
but
who
so
emboldeneth
himselfe
therevpon
,
perhaps
the
rope
may
be
his
hire
:
it
is
not
good
to
put
it
vpon
the
Psalme
of
Miserere
,
and
the
neck-verse
,
for
sometime
he
prooues
no
clark
.
God
once
made
an
Asse
to
speake
[
](A03308-e12490-b)g
g
Numb.
23.28
.
,
but
he
that
should
therefore
spurre
his
beast
,
till
he
spake
also
,
all
men
would
condemne
him
for
vnwise
.
Let
then
this
be
the
conclusion
.
The
refreshing
of
Pauls
spirit
,
when
his
departing
approched
,
was
the
conscience
of
his
well-run
course
:
a
Christian
by
calling
,
a
Christian
by
conuersation
,
could
not
but
haue
a
Christians
inheritance
.
Goe
&
doe
thou
likewise
[
](A03308-e12520-b)h
h
Luk.
10.37
.
.
Let
the
life
of
the
religious
be
thy
study
,
and
the
death
of
the
righteous
[
](A03308-e12540-b)i
i
Num.
23.10
.
shal
be
thy
sure
reward
;
where
there
hath
beene
the
first
resurrection
there
can
be
no
second
death
[
](A03308-e12570-b)k
k
Reu.
20.6
.
Hitherto
we
haue
considered
generally
of
the
grounds
of
Pauls
hope
,
his
cariage
past
:
now
let
vs
examin
it
more
particularly
:
and
first
,
of
the
first
supporter
.
I
haue
fought
a
good
fight
.
What
then
(
will
some
man
say
to
me
)
was
Paul
a
souldier
,
that
he
speakes
here
of
fighting
?
yes
,
hee
was
a
souldier
,
and
the
same
no
fresh-water
,
or
white-liuered
souldier
,
but
a
valiant
,
experienced
,
and
beaten
champion
,
one
that
had
passed
the
hazard
of
many
skirmishes
,
and
(
as
testimonies
of
his
hardy
courage
,
)
was
able
to
shew
the
ska●res
of
many
receiued
wounds
,
I
beare
in
my
bodie
the
markes
of
the
Lord
Iesus
[
](A03308-e12640-b)l
l
Gal
6.17
.
.
But
as
the
things
we
now
discourse
of
are
spirituall
things
,
so
this
fighting
must
be
vnderstood
in
a
spirituall
sense
.
Paule
a
spirituall
man
[
](A03308-e12660-b)m
m
1.
Cor.
2.16
.
,
his
aduersaries
spirituall
,
or
for
spirituall
respects
,
his
weapons
spirituall
[
](A03308-e12670-b)n
n
2.
Cor.
10.4
.
,
his
victories
spirituall
.
Let
mee
acquaint
you
with
particulars
,
that
so
the
vse
of
this
Scripture
may
be
the
more
full
.
Paules
fights
.
Paul
vndergoeth
a
double
consideration
:
1.
either
as
a
Christian
,
or
secondly
,
as
an
Apostle
and
Minister
of
Christ
Iesus
:
some
of
his
fightings
,
more
properly
concerne
his
estate
as
a
Christian
:
some
againe
he
was
more
especially
tryed
in
by
vertue
of
his
calling
.
As
he
was
a
Christian
,
I
find
in
his
owne
writings
the
report
of
two
especiall
conflicts
:
the
one
Rom.
7.
betwixt
Nature
and
Grace
,
the
Spirit
and
the
flesh
,
the
lawe
of
his
members
,
and
the
lawe
of
God
.
Who
so
reades
and
examineth
the
place
,
shall
see
first
the
qualitie
of
the
combatants
,
secondly
the
grounds
and
termes
of
the
quarell
,
thirdly
,
the
hazard
(
as
might
seeme
for
the
time
)
and
doubtfulnesse
of
the
euent
,
together
with
some
foyles
taken
on
either
part
,
and
lastly
the
certaintie
and
comfort
of
the
victorie
,
I
thanke
God
through
Iesus
Christ
our
Lord
[
](A03308-e12730-b)o
o
Ver.
25.
.
The
second
combate
is
,
2.
Cor.
12.
and
that
was
more
direct
and
immediat
with
Sathan
,
although
he
therein
cunningly
(
as
his
vse
is
)
wrought
vpon
the
advantage
of
Paules
corruption
.
In
this
,
Paul
was
much
tossed
,
and
goared
,
and
buffeted
,
and
glad
to
flie
once
,
and
againe
,
and
the
third
time
for
refuge
to
the
Lord
.
Howbeit
,
though
the
assault
was
sharpe
,
yet
the
conquest
was
great
.
My
grace
shall
be
sufficient
for
thee
[
](A03308-e12780-b)p
p
Ver.
9.
,
and
Very
gladly
will
I
reioyce
in
mine
infirmities
.
Now
his
fightings
(
as
an
Apostle
)
were
diuers
,
and
the
same
not
idle
or
causelesse
,
about
needlesse
Questions
and
strife
of
words
[
](A03308-e12830-b)q
q
1.
Tim.
6.4
.
,
for
so
fight
I
,
saith
he
,
not
as
one
beating
the
ayre
[
](A03308-e12860-b)r
r
1.
Cor.
9.26
.
:
but
they
were
graue
and
weightie
,
euen
for
the
successe
of
his
ministerie
,
and
the
enlargement
of
the
Gospell
of
Christ
Iesus
.
They
may
(
for
teachings
sake
)
be
thus
distinguished
:
to
haue
bene
either
against
the
oppositions
and
vnsound
cavillings
,
or
against
the
violences
and
cruelties
of
those
which
were
aduersaries
to
the
truth
.
Of
the
former
sort
,
we
haue
his
combate
with
Elimas
at
Paphus
[
](A03308-e12890-b)s
s
Act.
13.
,
with
the
reuiuers
of
the
legall
ceremonies
at
Antioch
[
](A03308-e12910-b)t
t
Act.
15.
,
with
the
Stoickes
and
Epicures
at
Athens
[
](A03308-e12930-b)u
u
Act.
17.
,
with
those
Beasts
[
](A03308-e12950-b)*
*
1.
Cor.
15.32
,
Demetrius
and
his
faction
at
Ephesus
[
](A03308-e12980-b)x
x
Act.
19.
,
with
Hy●●●●●s
and
Philetus
[
](A03308-e13010-b)y
y
2.
Tim.
2.14
,
with
Alexander
the
Smith
[
](A03308-e13030-b)z
z
2.
Tim.
4.1
.
With
all
these
,
and
with
many
besides
these
he
combated
,
and
ouer
all
these
through
the
helpe
of
Christ
[
](A03308-e13050-b)a
a
Phil.
4.13
.
,
he
had
the
victorie
.
For
it
may
be
truly
said
of
them
all
,
which
himselfe
speaketh
of
some
,
their
madnesse
was
made
euident
vnto
all
man
,
and
they
preuayled
not
long
.
[
](A03308-e13070-b)b
b
2.
Tim.
3.9
.
His
fightings
with
the
violences
and
cruelties
of
euill
men
,
it
were
long
to
particularize
.
I
referre
you
to
his
owne
report
[
](A03308-e13090-b)c
c
2.
Cor.
11.23
.
&c.
.
In
all
these
he
was
more
then
Conqueror
[
](A03308-e13110-b)d
d
Rom.
8.37
.
,
and
by
none
of
these
was
either
his
comfort
impeached
,
his
ministerie
and
cause
endammaged
,
or
the
Church
of
God
damnified
.
Not
his
comfort
impeached
,
for
We
faint
not
,
but
though
our
outward
man
perish
,
yet
the
inward
man
is
renewed
dayly
[
](A03308-e13130-b)e
e
2.
Cor.
1.16
.
.
Not
his
ministerie
and
cause
endammaged
:
for
,
albeit
I
suffer
vnto
bonds
,
yet
the
word
of
God
is
not
bound
[
](A03308-e13150-b)f
f
2.
Tim.
2.9
.
,
and
the
things
which
haue
come
vnto
me
are
turned
to
the
furtherance
of
the
Gospell
[
](A03308-e13170-b)g
g
Phil.
1.12
.
;
lastly
,
not
the
Church
of
God
damnified
,
for
,
I
suffer
all
things
for
the
elects
sake
[
](A03308-e13190-b)h
h
2.
Tim.
2.10
,
and
many
of
the
brethren
are
emboldened
through
my
bands
,
and
dare
more
frankely
speake
the
word
[
](A03308-e13210-b)i
i
Phil.
1.14
.
.
Thus
I
haue
giuen
you
a
briefe
of
Pauls
fightings
,
and
of
Pauls
victories
;
sharpe
encounters
,
glorious
conquests
.
These
were
they
,
the
remembrance
wherof
made
the
face
of
death
euen
louely
vnto
him
,
and
confirmed
his
inward
certaintie
of
the
Recompence
of
reward
[
](A03308-e13250-b)k
k
Heb.
11.26
.
,
euen
because
he
was
able
to
say
in
truth
of
conscience
,
I
haue
fought
a
good
fight
.
This
farre
for
the
opening
of
the
text
,
and
the
laying
the
grounds
of
that
which
I
would
say
,
I
haue
reported
to
you
things
done
,
I
come
now
to
speake
of
things
to
be
done
.
For
this
clause
(
as
all
other
holy
Scripture
)
is
for
our
learning
[
](A03308-e13290-b)l
l
Rom.
15.4
.
,
and
is
profitable
to
teach
[
](A03308-e13310-b)m
m
2.
Tim.
3.16
.
I
will
bound
my
whole
speech
within
the
compasse
of
these
two
points
:
first
,
I
will
shew
that
all
Christians
are
called
to
the
like
fight
:
secondly
,
I
will
draw
to
an
inquitie
by
way
of
application
of
the
whole
,
Euery
Christian
called
to
the
like
fight
,
that
Paule
fought
.
how
farre
foorth
we
haue
fought
this
fight
.
For
proofe
of
the
former
,
if
men
were
(
as
they
ought
to
be
)
experienced
in
the
Scriptures
,
I
need
alledge
no
more
then
the
Apostles
exhortation
to
the
Philippians
,
where
he
calleth
them
to
the
hauing
of
the
same
fight
,
which
(
saith
he
)
you
haue
seene
in
me
,
and
now
heare
to
be
in
me
[
](A03308-e13370-b)n
n
Phil.
1.30
.
.
But
for
the
satisfaction
of
all
,
I
will
shew
you
the
truth
of
it
by
points
and
parcels
.
First
,
touching
the
fight
,
in
a
mans
owne
bosome
,
euen
in
his
owne
heart
,
with
his
owne
corruption
.
Paul
deliuereth
this
generall
rule
couching
all
Gods
chosen
,
that
in
them
the
flesh
lusteth
against
the
spirit
,
and
the
spirit
against
the
flesh
,
&c.
[
](A03308-e13400-b)o
o
Gal.
5.17
.
And
S.
Peter
accords
,
that
the
lusts
of
the
flesh
do
fight
against
the
soule
[
](A03308-e13430-b)p
p
1.
Pet.
2.11
.
.
The
gift
of
Regeneration
(
meant
by
spirit
)
and
the
corruption
of
nature
(
vnderstood
by
Flesh
)
are
mixed
togither
(
like
the
light
and
darkenes
in
the
aire
,
in
the
dawning
,
[
](A03308-e13460-b)*
*
Quod
tu
nec
tenebras
,
nec
possis
dicere
lucem
.
Ouid
.
so
throughout
in
all
the
powers
of
the
soule
,
)
and
these
two
being
in
a
direct
line
of
opposition
and
contrariety
ech
to
other
,
there
must
needs
follow
a
continuall
combate
,
like
the
strugling
which
Rebecca
felt
in
her
wombe
[
](A03308-e13480-b)q
q
Gen.
25.22
.
making
a
Christian
crie
in
a
kinde
of
astonishment
as
shee
did
,
why
am
I
thus
?
Happy
he
which
feeles
this
combate
,
who
is
euer
wrastling
with
his
owne
corruption
,
labouring
and
endeauouring
himselfe
to
haue
a
cleere
conscience
toward
God
[
](A03308-e13510-b)r
r
Act.
24.16
.
.
The
victory
is
certaine
:
For
as
it
was
said
to
Rebecca
when
vpon
the
striuing
shee
felt
,
shee
asked
of
God
,
that
the
elder
should
serue
the
younger
,
so
in
this
case
we
are
ascertained
that
the
old
man
,
(
our
old
naturall
corruption
)
shal
be
cast
of
and
killed
,
and
the
new
man
(
the
grace
wrought
by
Gods
spirit
)
created
in
righteousnes
and
true
holines
[
](A03308-e13590-b)s
s
Eph.
4.22.24
.
shal
be
more
and
more
established
.
Secondly
touching
the
Fight
with
Sathan
,
the
scripture
is
expresse
.
He
hath
desired
you
to
win
now
you
[
](A03308-e13630-b)t
t
Iuc.
22.31
.
said
Christ
to
Peter
,
and
he
walketh
about
seeking
to
deuoure
,
saith
Peter
to
vs
[
](A03308-e13660-b)u
u
1.
Pet.
5.8
.
well
resist
him
we
must
:
it
is
S.
Iames
his
rule
[
](A03308-e13690-b)*
*
Ch.
4.7
.
and
that
cannot
be
without
fighting
:
and
it
is
not
flesh
and
bloud
,
we
wrastle
with
,
saith
our
Apostle
,
but
principalities
and
powers
,
&c.
and
we
had
need
to
prouide
,
that
we
may
stand
fast
[
](A03308-e13730-b)x
x
Eph.
6.12
13.
.
He
is
but
a
titular
Christian
,
and
hath
but
a
shew
of
godlines
[
](A03308-e13750-b)y
y
2.
Tim.
3.5
.
,
who
hath
not
had
personall
experience
of
the
Stratagemes
of
Sathan
,
now
puffing
vp
to
presumption
,
now
pulling
downe
to
despaire
,
one
while
working
to
securitie
,
another
while
pressing
to
dismayednesse
,
sometimes
extenuating
,
and
hiding
,
and
painting
sinne
,
that
before
it
is
committed
it
may
beguile
,
sometimes
opening
and
aggrauating
it
,
that
when
it
is
performed
,
it
may
affright
:
turning
himselfe
into
many
shapes
,
sometimes
like
an
industrious
agent
to
aduance
our
profit
,
sometimes
like
a
pleasant
companion
,
to
further
our
delight
,
sometimes
like
a
true-hearted
friend
,
to
respect
our
good
name
,
but
alwaies
a
venimous
aduersarie
to
empoyson
our
soule
.
These
are
no
new
things
to
the
children
of
God
:
the
mercie
of
God
,
and
the
malice
of
Sathan
,
they
know
them
well
to
be
vndiuided
companions
.
Neither
is
the
Scripture
wanting
to
assure
vs
of
the
conquest
.
It
was
said
of
old
,
that
the
serpent
,
his
head
being
broken
,
could
but
bruise
the
heele
[
](A03308-e13770-b)z
z
Gen.
3.15
.
,
and
it
hath
bene
a
fresh
renewed
,
that
Greater
is
he
which
is
in
vs
,
then
he
which
is
in
the
world
[
](A03308-e13790-b)a
a
1.
Job
.
4.4
.
,
and
we
all
,
so
many
as
are
now
in
the
lists
against
this
assaylant
haue
this
warrant
,
sealed
(
seeing
it
is
a
part
of
the
new
Testament
)
with
the
bloud
of
Christ
,
that
the
God
of
peace
shall
tread
Sathan
vnder
our
feet
shortly
[
](A03308-e13810-b)b
b
Rom.
16.20
.
The
third
fight
is
for
the
maintenance
of
the
cause
of
Religion
,
against
both
the
cunning
of
opposers
,
and
the
malice
of
persecutors
.
That
euery
Christian
is
to
fight
with
a
holy
zeale
for
the
purity
of
religion
,
S.
Iude
shall
witnesse
for
me
,
It
was
needfull
for
me
(
saith
he
)
to
write
vnto
you
,
to
exhort
you
that
you
should
earnestly
contend
for
the
faith
which
was
once
giuen
to
the
Saints
[
](A03308-e13850-b)c
c
Iude
3.
.
The
kingdome
of
heauen
(
saith
our
Sauiour
)
suffereth
violence
,
and
the
violent
take
it
by
force
[
](A03308-e13880-b)d
d
Mat.
11.12
.
There
is
force
in
getting
the
truth
,
there
must
be
a
kind
of
force
also
in
maintaining
it
.
Dauid
chose
religion
for
his
heritage
[
](A03308-e13910-b)e
e
Isa.
119.111
.
He
is
not
worthie
to
haue
it
,
which
will
not
striue
to
preserue
it
.
Now
for
this
kind
of
fight
there
are
two
things
required
:
First
,
skill
:
and
secondly
,
courage
.
Skill
,
because
euery
corner
is
so
full
of
cunning
and
subtill
vnderminers
of
religion
:
Atheists
,
Iesuits
,
Seminaries
,
Sectaries
:
these
fight
not
with
violence
and
professed
enmitie
,
but
with
plausible
reasons
,
with
smooth
perswasions
,
and
with
all
the
glozing
pretences
which
hell
can
deuise
to
entangle
.
What
need
haue
men
then
of
exercised
wits
[
](A03308-e13930-b)f
f
Heb.
5.14
.
,
and
vnderstanding
hearts
[
](A03308-e13950-b)g
g
1
King
.
3.9
.
,
knowing
how
wisely
to
handle
that
same
sword
of
the
spirit
[
](A03308-e13970-b)h
h
Ephes.
6.17
.
to
resist
them
?
How
requisite
is
it
,
that
Christian
souldiers
should
be
daily
practising
the
feates
of
spirituall
armes
,
that
they
may
know
how
to
grapple
with
the
aduersarie
at
euery
kind
of
weapon
,
and
to
make
their
part
good
against
euery
encounter
?
As
skill
is
required
,
so
courage
and
resolution
also
:
for
know
you
,
what
the
Apostle
said
to
the
conuerted
Hebrewes
[
](A03308-e13980-b)i
i
Heb.
10.32
.
,
After
ye
receiued
light
,
(
that
is
,
some
sauing
knowledge
and
feeling
of
the
truth
)
ye
endured
a
great
fight
of
afflictions
:
Is
not
be●●
need
of
courage
?
what
thinke
we
of
the
Mockings
of
Ismael
[
](A03308-e14020-b)k
k
Gen.
21.9
.
,
the
disdaine
of
Herod
[
](A03308-e14040-b)l
l
Luk.
23.11
.
,
the
scourgings
of
Pilate
[
](A03308-e14060-b)m
m
Mat.
27.26
.
,
of
spoilings
of
goods
,
of
being
made
a
gazing
stocke
by
reproches
[
](A03308-e14080-b)n
n
Heb.
10.33.34
.
,
nay
,
of
resistance
to
bloud
[
](A03308-e14100-b)o
o
Heb.
12.4
.
?
Do
not
these
things
require
a
resolution
?
were
it
not
fitting
that
,
we
should
be
well
prouided
,
who
must
go
through
all
these
bickerings
,
lest
when
we
haue
strooke
a
stroake
or
two
,
we
should
be
wearied
and
faint
in
our
minds
[
](A03308-e14120-b)p
p
Heb.
12.3
.
,
and
so
be
like
the
children
of
Ephraim
,
of
whom
the
Psalme
saith
[
](A03308-e14140-b)q
q
Is.
78.9
.
,
that
being
armed
and
shooting
with
the
bowe
,
they
turned
backe
in
the
day
of
battell
?
As
the
necessitie
of
this
kind
of
Eight
for
the
Maintenance
of
the
cause
of
Religion
,
lieth
vpon
all
,
so
vpon
two
degrees
especially
,
Magistrates
and
Ministers
.
They
are
both
called
Leaders
[
](A03308-e14190-b)r
r
1.
Sam.
9.16
.
Vnges
eum
antecessorem
.
Hebr.
13.7
.
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
.
of
the
people
,
and
therefore
as
of
Leaders
,
whose
experience
must
instruct
,
and
whose
valour
must
encourage
and
put
heart
into
others
,
there
is
twise
so
much
required
.
It
is
their
office
to
stand
in
the
breach
[
](A03308-e14230-b)s
s
Psa.
106.23
.
,
and
to
goe
out
and
in
[
](A03308-e14250-b)t
t
1.
King
.
3.7
.
before
the
people
,
and
to
beare
the
shock
and
brunt
of
the
first
grapling
.
If
they
be
sound
and
sincere
,
instant
and
resolute
in
the
cause
of
God
,
oh
,
what
life
and
courage
shall
they
put
into
the
multitude
which
doe
euen
depend
vpon
their
conduct
?
if
they
be
cold
and
dastardly
and
giue
ground
in
the
day
of
battell
,
how
will
they
make
the
hearts
of
the
people
euen
to
die
within
them
,
and
what
hope
will
Sathan
haue
to
set
vp
his
standard
in
the
midst
of
Gods
church
?
But
as
the
egernes
in
this
combate
is
required
of
Magistrates
and
Ministers
more
then
of
others
,
so
of
vs
who
be
Ministers
most
of
all
.
In
the
old
Law
things
in
the
sanctuarie
were
double
to
that
which
was
common
,
the
Shekell
of
the
sanctuary
twice
so
weightie
as
the
common
shekell
[
](A03308-e14260-b)u
u
Ex.
30.13
.
,
the
cubit
of
the
sanctuarie
twice
so
long
as
the
common
cubit
[
](A03308-e14270-b)*
*
Compare
1
Kin.
7.15
.
with
2.
Chro
3.15
.
.
The
Minister
had
neede
to
wish
as
Elisha
did
of
Eliah
,
his
spirit
[
](A03308-e14310-b)x
x
2.
King
.
2.9
.
,
that
the
spirit
of
vnderstanding
and
courage
may
be
doubled
and
trebled
vpon
him
.
If
he
be
the
man
,
as
he
should
be
,
Sathan
oweth
him
a
double
spite
,
and
in
many
combates
with
the
Church
of
God
,
he
seemeth
to
giue
like
charge
to
his
Instruments
,
which
the
king
of
Aram
gaue
to
his
souldiers
[
](A03308-e14320-b)y
y
1.
Kin.
22.31
.
Eight
neither
with
small
nor
great
,
saue
onely
against
the
King
of
Israel
:
For
he
thinketh
that
if
he
can
smite
the
shepheard
,
with
a
spirit
either
of
Error
,
or
of
drowzines
,
or
of
ambition
,
or
of
avarice
,
the
sheepe
of
the
flock
shall
be
quickly
scattered
[
](A03308-e14350-b)z
z
Math.
26.31
.
.
He
knoweth
by
long
experience
,
that
from
the
Prophets
of
Ierusalem
wickednes
goeth
forth
into
all
the
Land
[
](A03308-e14370-b)a
a
Ier.
23.15
.
,
and
that
if
the
Light
which
God
hath
set
in
his
Church
be
darkenes
,
the
darkenes
cannot
but
exceede
[
](A03308-e14400-b)b
b
Math.
6.23
.
.
Thus
I
haue
shewed
you
the
particulars
of
Pauls
Fightings
,
and
the
necessitie
of
the
same
Fight
,
in
euery
one
of
vs
that
would
be
(
as
we
are
called
)
Christians
:
nowe
let
vs
come
to
the
next
points
,
the
Inquirie
how
on
our
parts
this
Fight
hath
beene
performed
,
viz.
how
we
haue
fought
against
Corruption
,
how
we
haue
fought
against
Sathan
,
how
we
haue
striuen
and
fought
for
the
vpholding
and
maintenance
of
Gods
Truth
.
An
enquiry
how
we
haue
fought
this
fight
.
And
here
,
in
the
very
first
entry
of
my
Meditations
,
when
I
did
in
my
thoughts
compare
together
those
which
doe
Fight
this
good
Fight
vnder
the
banner
of
the
Lord
of
Hostes
,
with
those
,
who
(
whatsoeuer
their
profession
is
)
doe
indeede
and
in
truth
fight
against
him
,
it
brought
into
my
minde
,
that
which
the
spirit
of
God
reports
touching
the
Israelitish
troupes
,
and
the
armies
of
the
Aramites
their
adversaries
[
](A03308-e14500-b)c
c
1.
Kin.
20.27
.
.
The
children
of
Israel
pitched
before
them
,
like
two
litle
flocks
of
Kids
,
but
the
Aramites
filled
the
Country
:
the
very
like
comparison
may
be
truely
made
betwixt
those
which
fight
on
the
Lords
part
,
and
those
which
fight
against
him
,
or
at
the
least
,
(
which
by
our
sauiours
rule
[
](A03308-e14550-b)d
d
Luk.
11.23
.
is
all
one
)
fight
not
with
him
:
the
one
side
(
the
better
part
I
meane
)
are
but
even
a
handfull
in
respect
,
one
of
a
citie
,
two
of
a
Tribe
[
](A03308-e14590-b)e
e
Ier.
3.14
.
,
the
other
a
numberlesse
number
,
and
may
well
be
titled
with
the
name
of
the
possessed
[
](A03308-e14600-b)f
f
Marc.
5.9
.
,
Legion
,
for
indeede
they
are
Many
.
And
therefore
true
will
that
be
which
was
spoken
of
old
by
Isaiah
[
](A03308-e14640-b)g
g
Is.
10.21.22
.
and
hath
beene
since
renued
by
Paul
[
](A03308-e14660-b)h
h
Rom.
9.27
.
,
Though
the
number
of
the
children
of
Israel
(
men
professing
Religion
)
were
as
the
sand
of
the
Sea
,
yet
shall
but
a
remnant
be
saued
.
It
will
not
be
inough
to
haue
said
thus
,
vnlesse
it
be
confirmed
also
,
I
will
therefore
shew
you
how
true
it
is
by
degrees
.
Touching
fighting
against
mens
owne
personall
corruptions
,
there
are
(
that
out
of
many
I
may
cull
out
the
cheife
)
three
things
,
which
doe
shew
the
number
of
such
Fighters
to
be
but
small
:
The
first
is
,
the
generall
Ignorance
of
this
point
of
holy
doctrine
,
concerning
the
combating
together
of
these
two
,
Corruption
and
Holines
,
nature
and
grace
in
euery
true
Christian
.
I
am
not
so
well
acquainted
with
your
spirituall
estate
that
are
here
present
,
as
to
be
able
peremptorily
to
determine
ought
:
yet
perhaps
)
if
a
man
should
deale
with
the
particulars
of
this
assembly
by
polle
,
and
should
examine
them
as
straitly
as
the
Gileadites
did
the
Ephraiimites
,
touching
shibboleth
and
sibboleth
[
](A03308-e14770-b)i
i
Iud.
12.
,
demaunding
of
each
this
question
,
How
fareth
it
with
thee
,
touching
the
Rebellion
of
thine
owne
heart
,
preuaileth
it
or
yeeldeth
it
to
the
power
of
Gods
spirit
?
How
goeth
on
the
quarell
betwixt
the
lawe
of
sinne
,
and
the
law
of
God
?
perhaps
(
I
say
)
this
demaund
would
be
quitted
with
such
an
answer
,
as
was
that
of
Pauls
.
to
the
lately
conuerted
disciples
at
Eph●sus
[
](A03308-e14820-b)k
k
Act
19.2
.
Haue
ye
receiued
(
saith
he
)
the
Holy
Ghost
since
ye
beleeued
?
And
they
said
,
Wee
haue
not
so
much
as
heard
whether
there
be
an
Holy
Ghost
.
So
in
this
case
,
they
would
say
;
you
make
a
straunge
motion
,
we
haue
not
so
much
as
heard
whether
there
be
any
such
contention
:
And
it
may
be
also
,
such
as
haue
some
better
vnderstanding
then
the
multitude
,
if
in
this
particular
they
were
well
pressed
,
would
but
make
such
a
confused
answer
as
Ahimaaz
did
to
Dauid
[
](A03308-e14880-b)l
l
2.
Sam.
18.29
.
,
Is
the
young
man
Absalom
safe
,
said
Dauid
?
I
sawe
a
great
tumult
,
but
I
knewe
not
what
,
said
Ahimaaz
;
so
they
would
be
forced
to
say
,
Truth
is
,
I
haue
heard
or
read
something
of
such
a
matter
,
but
I
doe
not
distinctly
and
experimentally
vnderstand
it
.
Thus
(
as
it
was
[
](A03308-e14950-b)m
m
Math.
26.73
.
said
to
Peter
)
mens
very
speech
bewrayeth
them
,
and
their
dumbnesse
when
they
are
asked
the
Word
(
as
the
souldiers
call
it
)
sheweth
them
to
be
but
straglers
and
hangbies
vpon
the
Lords
campe
,
and
no
good
Fighters
:
well
,
without
iudging
I
leaue
you
,
to
to
the
accusing
or
excusing
of
your
owne
Thoughts
[
](A03308-e15020-b)n
n
Rom.
2.15
.
:
Onely
this
I
say
,
that
he
which
is
vnacquainted
with
this
point
of
doctrine
,
can
no
more
be
said
to
be
a
Fighter
in
the
good
Fight
against
corruption
and
sinne
,
then
he
can
be
reputed
a
partie
in
a
case
of
difference
betwixt
two
,
who
hath
not
so
much
as
heard
of
the
quarel
.
The
2.
proofe
that
the
Fighters
on
this
side
against
corruption
are
but
few
is
the
vniuersall
yeelding
of
the
most
vnto
corruption
.
When
men
come
with
bended
knees
,
offring
vp
their
weapons
,
yeelding
themselues
to
be
ordred
by
those
whom
they
should
withstand
,
there
is
no
likelyhood
that
they
haue
an
intent
to
Fight
.
So
in
this
case
,
when
men
generally
haue
(
as
it
were
)
booked
their
names
,
and
entred
into
pay
,
and
euen
(
as
a
man
would
thinke
)
sworne
their
seruice
to
grosse
sinnes
,
who
will
take
them
to
be
the
Lords
souldiers
,
or
conceiue
that
there
is
any
meaning
in
them
to
Fight
against
corruption
.
And
surely
this
is
the
common
state
.
I
remember
what
Deborah
in
her
song
[
](A03308-e15090-b)o
o
Iud.
5.29.30
.
reports
of
the
mother
of
Sisera
,
how
that
shee
and
her
ladies
in
their
expectation
of
Sisera
and
his
followers
their
returne
in
triumph
,
said
either
to
other
(
in
their
assurance
of
the
victory
)
Haue
they
not
gotten
and
diuided
the
spoile
?
I
may
say
more
truely
(
for
that
was
spoken
onely
out
of
Imagination
,
either
as
they
thought
it
was
,
or
as
they
wished
it
might
be
)
of
these
foule
enormities
,
which
the
word
of
God
hath
branded
with
the
hatefull
name
,
that
they
are
the
works
of
darkenes
[
](A03308-e15140-b)p
p
Eph.
5.11
.
Haue
they
not
gotten
and
diuided
the
spoile
?
Do
they
not
lead
captiue
,
I
say
not
as
they
did
of
Sisera
,
a
maide
or
two
,
or
(
as
Paul
doth
of
the
wily
workemen
of
his
time
)
a
few
simple
women
[
](A03308-e15190-b)q
q
2.
Tim.
3.6
.
,
but
euen
whole
multitudes
,
of
all
rankes
,
of
all
callings
,
of
all
degrees
?
So
often
as
I
read
those
places
of
scripture
.
The
earth
was
corrupt
before
God
and
filled
with
cruelty
[
](A03308-e15210-b)r
r
Gen.
6.11
.
,
The
men
of
Sodom
compassed
the
house
round
about
from
the
young
euen
to
the
old
,
all
the
people
from
all
quarters
[
](A03308-e15230-b)s
s
Gen.
19.4
.
,
They
assembled
themselues
by
companies
into
the
harlots
houses
[
](A03308-e15250-b)t
t
Ier.
5.7
.
,
From
the
least
euen
to
the
greatest
of
them
,
euery
one
is
giuen
to
coueteousnes
[
](A03308-e15270-b)u
u
Ier.
6.11
.
,
Then
they
stopped
their
eares
,
and
ran
vpon
Stephen
all
at
once
[
](A03308-e15290-b)*
*
Act.
7.57
.
,
Then
arose
a
shout
almost
for
the
space
of
two
houres
of
all
men
crying
,
Great
is
Diana
of
the
Ephesians
[
](A03308-e15310-b)x
x
Act.
19.34
.
,
All
seek
their
owne
,
and
not
that
which
is
Iesus
Christs
[
](A03308-e15330-b)y
y
Phil.
2.21
.
,
so
often
(
I
say
)
as
I
read
these
and
the
like
places
,
in
which
mention
is
made
of
swarmes
of
people
banding
themselues
togither
in
euill
,
I
cannot
but
reckon
them
as
fore-tellings
of
these
times
,
and
these
times
as
commentaries
and
expositions
of
those
places
.
Those
master-sinnes
,
Ignorance
,
Contempt
of
the
word
and
godlines
,
Security
,
and
want
of
awe
vnto
Gods
maiestie
,
Neglect
of
the
worship
of
God
,
swearing
,
abuse
of
the
Sabaoth
,
Whoredome
,
Drunkeness
,
Oppression
,
Pride
,
Cruelty
,
Contention
,
Malice
.
&c.
marke
how
in
euery
towne
in
euery
society
,
in
euery
family
almost
,
they
doe
euen
ride
in
a
kind
of
Triumph
:
if
there
be
any
better
disposed
,
labouring
to
be
no
longer
the
slaues
of
sinne
but
to
become
the
seruants
of
righteousnes
[
](A03308-e15350-b)z
z
Rom.
6.20
.
,
they
are
as
Isaiah
speaketh
of
himselfe
and
such
as
himselfe
[
](A03308-e15370-b)a
a
Is
.
8.18
as
signes
and
wonders
among
the
people
:
and
how
the
world
entertaineth
them
it
is
knowne
well
inough
:
you
know
what
Dauid
saith
[
](A03308-e15410-b)b
b
Ps.
35.15
.
,
the
abiects
assembled
themselues
,
the
false
scoffers
at
banke●s
●are
me
and
ceased
not
;
and
againe
,
They
that
sate
in
the
gate
spake
of
me
,
and
the
drunkards
sung
of
me
[
](A03308-e15440-b)c
c
Is.
69.12
.
.
This
is
the
kindnes
of
this
generation
to
those
who
loue
the
Lord
Iesus
in
sinceritie
[
](A03308-e15460-b)d
d
Eph.
6.24
.
.
Thus
the
vniuersall
yeelding
to
corruption
,
men
obeying
sinne
in
the
Lusts
thereof
[
](A03308-e15480-b)e
e
Rom.
6.12
.
,
and
drawing
it
as
with
cartropes
[
](A03308-e15500-b)f
f
Isa.
5.18
.
argueth
that
they
fight
not
against
sinne
.
Euill
raignes
[
](A03308-e15540-b)g
g
Rom.
6.12
.
in
them
and
ouer
them
,
they
doe
willingly
giue
vp
their
members
[
](A03308-e15550-b)h
h
ver.
13.
to
folow
it
,
and
(
as
the
Apostle
speakes
)
they
take
thought
[
](A03308-e15570-b)i
i
Rom.
13.14
.
for
it
&
study
to
fulfil
it
.
The
third
proofe
in
this
part
is
,
the
Fight
which
is
in
the
world
for
corruption
:
men
doe
not
onely
not
fight
against
it
,
but
they
doe
fight
and
striue
and
labour
to
maintaine
it
.
I
remember
what
I
read
of
Iehu
[
](A03308-e15620-b)k
k
2.
Kin.
●
.
31.32
.
the
instrument
of
the
Lords
vengeance
vpon
Ahabs
house
;
as
he
entred
in
at
the
gate
of
Izreel
,
and
lifting
vp
his
eyes
to
the
window
,
saw
that
painted
Iezebel
the
wife
of
Ahab
,
he
cryed
out
,
who
is
on
my
side
,
who
?
presently
two
or
three
of
her
attendants
looked
out
,
as
it
were
offring
their
seruice
.
Cast
her
downe
(
saith
he
)
and
they
did
so
:
so
also
in
the
chapter
following
,
when
he
sent
to
the
guardians
of
Ahabs
children
,
willing
them
,
if
they
thought
it
good
to
create
one
of
their
masters
sons
King
,
and
to
stand
vpon
their
guard
,
and
they
returned
him
answer
,
we
are
thy
seruants
and
will
doe
all
that
thou
shalt
bid
vs
,
what
said
Iehu
?
If
yea
be
mine
and
will
obey
my
voyce
,
take
the
heads
of
your
masters
sonnes
,
and
come
to
me
to
Izreel
by
to
morrow
this
time
.
After
the
same
sort
,
we
professing
our selues
,
by
our
outward
shewes
to
be
on
the
Lords
side
,
and
to
be
ready
to
doe
all
that
he
shall
bid
,
his
charge
is
,
that
if
we
be
his
,
we
cast
Iezebel
out
at
the
window
,
we
renounce
and
disclaime
,
we
cast
of
[
](A03308-e15740-b)l
l
Eph.
4.22
.
and
crucifie
[
](A03308-e15760-b)m
m
Gal.
5.24
.
our
sweettest
,
our
deerest
,
our
profitablest
our
best-pleasing
corruptions
:
Mortifie
your
members
which
are
on
earth
[
](A03308-e15780-b)n
n
Col.
3.5
.
.
If
we
now
shall
not
onely
(
contrary
to
commaund
)
preserue
the
life
(
which
may
be
imputed
to
a
kinde
of
nicenes
and
pitie
)
but
shall
fight
for
the
life
and
state
of
Iezabel
,
and
shall
set
vp
one
of
Ahabs
sonnes
,
some
grosse
sinne
to
raigne
ouer
vs
,
professing
our selues
alwaies
ready
to
defend
it
,
how
shall
the
Lord
account
vs
to
be
his
?
And
yet
thus
it
fareth
in
these
euill
times
.
What
sinne
,
what
grosse
corruption
almost
is
there
,
which
shall
want
a
patrone
to
defend
it
,
either
that
it
is
no
sinne
,
or
that
it
is
but
a
litle
sinne
?
This
glauering
and
glozing
age
,
which
hath
deuised
an
art
to
make
deformed
faces
seeme
faire
,
old
wrincled
visages
,
to
looke
young
and
smooth
,
hath
learned
also
to
set
a
colour
vpon
naughtines
,
the
diuell
helping
forward
least
sinne
appearing
in
it
owne
proper
likenes
should
affright
the
conscience
.
Thus
the
adulterous
woman
,
wipeth
her
mouth
,
and
saith
,
I
haue
committed
noe
Iniquity
[
](A03308-e15840-b)o
o
Pro.
30.20
.
.
Euery
vice
doth
now
goe
armed
;
if
you
doe
touch
it
neuer
so
gently
,
yet
(
like
the
nettle
)
it
wil
sting
you
;
if
you
deale
with
it
thoroughly
&
directly
,
it
swaggreth
like
the
hebrew
with
Moses
,
who
made
thee
a
man
of
Authority
[
](A03308-e15870-b)p
p
Exo.
2.14
.
?
what
?
is
this
so
great
a
matter
?
I
trust
,
this
and
this
is
lawfull
,
or
if
not
,
what
need
you
be
aggreeued
?
Thus
men
sometimes
like
Saul
[
](A03308-e15900-b)q
q
1.
Sam.
15.13
.
are
not
ashamed
to
say
they
haue
kept
the
commaundement
of
God
,
when
they
haue
foulely
broken
it
,
sometimes
like
the
stubborne
Iewes
[
](A03308-e15910-b)r
r
Mal.
3.7.13
.
crie
wherein
shall
we
returne
,
wherein
haue
we
trespassed
,
what
haue
we
spoken
against
God
,
when
the
very
stones
in
the
street
are
ready
to
testifie
against
them
,
and
the
earth
is
weary
in
bearing
their
sinnes
.
And
thus
it
appeareth
by
three
vndeniable
euidences
,
that
if
we
be
endited
before
the
Lord
,
for
not
fighting
that
Good
fight
which
Paul
fought
,
and
which
euery
Christian
ought
to
fight
against
sinne
and
corruption
,
we
shall
neuer
be
able
to
plead
Not-guilty
.
I
wish
that
which
hath
bene
said
may
so
conuict
vs
,
that
it
may
conuert
vs
,
least
going
on
in
rebellion
against
God
,
that
doome
befall
vs
which
is
foretold
[
](A03308-e15990-b)s
s
Luc.
19.27
Those
mine
enemies
,
which
would
not
that
I
should
raigne
ouer
them
,
bring
them
hither
and
slay
them
before
me
.
Now
as
touching
our
failing
in
the
second
fight
which
is
against
Sathan
,
considering
what
I
haue
alreadie
said
,
I
shall
need
to
speake
the
lesse
:
for
where
corruption
and
sin
are
not
withstood
,
there
Sathan
is
not
fought
against
:
where
they
are
entertained
,
there
Sathan
is
serued
:
so
that
the
proofe
of
the
former
point
,
is
a
confirmation
of
this
also
.
Neuerthelesse
,
I
will
a
litle
insist
vpon
one
specialtie
,
an
apparant
testimonie
that
there
is
litle
thought
or
resolution
amongst
the
most
to
fight
against
Sathan
:
and
that
is
this
,
the
neglect
of
one
of
the
principall
weapons
whereby
to
encounter
him
.
Thinke
you
that
he
meaneth
to
fight
,
who
goeth
vnarmed
?
nay
,
who
when
a
weapon
is
tendred
to
him
,
casts
it
from
him
,
or
who
seemeth
not
to
care
,
though
it
were
with
the
land
,
as
it
was
once
with
the
state
of
Israel
vnder
the
Philistines
[
](A03308-e16030-b)t
t
1.
Sam.
13.19.22
.
,
of
which
it
is
said
,
There
was
no
Smith
found
throughout
all
the
land
,
and
,
neither
sword
nor
speare
found
in
the
hands
of
any
of
the
people
:
he
to
whom
this
nakednesse
were
a
pleasure
,
or
a
matter
of
in
differencie
,
would
you
imagine
him
to
meane
well
,
or
to
be
a
friend
to
his
countrey
?
I
am
sure
you
would
not
.
Now
Paul
,
speaking
of
the
combate
we
are
to
haue
with
the
diuell
,
and
describing
by
parcels
,
that
holy
armour
wherewith
he
must
be
withstood
,
mentioneth
among
other
things
,
the
sword
of
the
spirit
,
which
is
the
word
of
God
[
](A03308-e16080-b)u
u
Ephes.
6.27
.
.
This
we
see
was
our
Sauiours
weapon
in
that
conflict
which
is
storied
in
the
Gospell
[
](A03308-e16090-b)*
*
Mat.
4.
:
with
this
two
edged
sword
[
](A03308-e16110-b)x
x
Reu.
1.16
.
of
It
is
written
,
he
cut
asunder
all
those
knots
,
wherewith
Sathans
purpose
was
to
entangle
him
.
Who
so
then
shall
despise
this
weapon
,
shall
cast
it
behind
[
](A03308-e16130-b)y
y
Psal.
50.17
.
them
,
shall
hate
[
](A03308-e16150-b)z
z
Prou.
1.22
.
the
knowledge
of
it
,
shall
say
to
God
,
as
the
wicked
are
reported
to
do
,
Depart
from
vs
,
for
we
desire
not
the
knowledge
of
thy
wayes
[
](A03308-e16170-b)a
a
Iob
21.14
.
,
shall
thinke
preaching
to
be
(
as
was
said
[
](A03308-e16180-b)b
b
Ier.
23.33
.
of
old
)
The
burden
of
the
Lord
,
shall
wish
of
it
as
the
Gadarens
did
of
Christ
[
](A03308-e16200-b)c
c
Mat.
8.34
.
,
that
it
might
depart
out
of
their
coasts
:
who
so
(
I
say
)
shall
be
thus
affected
,
the
charitablest
censure
,
and
the
most
fauourable
verdict
which
can
be
giuen
of
them
is
this
,
that
they
are
wilfull
betrayers
of
their
owne
soules
into
the
power
of
the
diuell
.
Now
it
is
no
hard
matter
,
to
shew
,
how
deseruedly
,
this
Imputation
may
be
laid
vpon
our
times
;
I
haue
written
vnto
them
(
said
the
Lord
,
of
old
,
to
the
Iewes
)
the
great
things
of
my
law
,
but
they
were
counted
as
a
strange
thing
[
](A03308-e16240-b)d
d
Hos.
8.12
.
.
I
doe
not
see
how
it
can
be
denied
,
but
that
God
may
iustly
complaine
so
now
,
Great
hath
his
kindnesse
bene
to
these
times
,
in
enlarging
and
improuing
the
free
vse
of
his
word
:
and
yet
(
alas
)
what
a
world
of
people
is
there
amongst
vs
,
to
whom
the
Scripture
remaineth
as
a
booke
that
is
sealed
vp
[
](A03308-e16260-b)e
e
Isa.
29.11
.
,
nay
,
(
which
is
euen
fearefull
to
thinke
on
)
who
seeme
to
be
of
that
careles
and
neglecting
humor
,
as
though
it
were
all
one
to
them
,
though
there
had
bene
neuer
any
Bible
written
,
nor
any
such
booke
by
the
speciall
prouidence
of
God
,
preserued
to
his
Church
?
Againe
,
although
the
Scriptures
of
God
be
entertained
into
some
houses
,
as
a
kind
of
needfull
implement
,
to
fill
vp
some
corner
,
which
otherwise
might
lie
void
,
yet
with
many
they
are
vsed
like
their
harnesse
in
these
peacefull
times
,
made
a
pray
to
the
rust
and
dust
,
or
laid
vp
like
the
sword
of
Goliah
which
Dauid
tooke
from
him
[
](A03308-e16290-b)f
f
1.
Sam.
21.9
.
,
like
a
monument
,
that
it
may
be
said
vpon
occasion
,
There
they
be
.
Few
there
be
that
do
make
them
their
Councellers
[
](A03308-e16320-b)g
g
Psa.
119.24
.
,
or
that
do
endeuour
to
host
them
in
their
best
roome
,
euen
to
let
them
dwell
plenteously
[
](A03308-e16340-b)h
h
Col.
3.16
.
in
their
hearts
.
Furthermore
,
for
the
opening
and
explaning
thereof
by
those
whom
God
hath
deputed
thereto
,
(
which
is
,
as
it
were
,
certaine
rules
and
precepts
of
defence
,
teaching
vs
how
to
handle
this
weapon
against
our
spirituall
aduersarie
)
how
is
it
reckoned
of
?
Where
it
is
had
,
it
is
little
esteemed
;
where
it
is
wanting
,
it
is
lesse
desired
.
Few
doe
reuerence
it
as
Gods
ordinance
,
few
depend
vpon
it
as
vpon
the
arme
[
](A03308-e16360-b)i
i
Is.
53.1
.
,
and
power
of
God
vnto
saluation
[
](A03308-e16380-b)k
k
Rom.
1
.
1●
.
.
What
fighting
can
there
be
against
Sathan
,
when
this
sword
of
the
spirit
is
in
disgrace
?
what
spoile
of
soules
will
the
diuell
make
,
when
men
are
not
thus
armed
to
resist
?
Consider
the
storie
of
Sampson
[
](A03308-e16410-b)l
l
Iud.
16.
.
When
the
Philistines
had
taken
him
and
put
out
his
eyes
,
then
they
might
do
with
him
what
they
would
,
though
he
were
a
strong
man
,
and
a
noble
man
,
yet
they
bound
him
with
fetters
,
and
made
him
grind
like
a
horse
in
a
mill
:
and
so
when
as
the
light
of
Gods
holy
ordinance
is
wanting
,
Sathan
hath
opportunitie
to
worke
his
will
:
men
may
be
drawne
to
any
thing
;
no
opinion
so
grosse
,
no
worship
of
God
so
superstitious
,
no
fashion
of
life
so
vile
,
but
they
will
soone
embrace
it
.
So
then
if
our
consciences
tell
vs
,
that
Gods
word
is
not
to
vs
,
as
it
was
to
Ieremie
[
](A03308-e16430-b)m
m
Ier.
15.16
.
,
the
ioy
ioy
and
reioycing
of
our
heart
,
that
we
are
not
like
the
Samaritans
,
of
whom
it
is
said
,
that
when
Philip
came
and
preached
among
them
,
there
was
great
ioy
in
the
citie
[
](A03308-e16470-b)n
n
Act.
8.8
.
,
nor
like
the
man
of
Macedonia
,
which
appeared
to
Paul
in
a
vision
,
and
because
of
the
want
of
teaching
which
was
there
,
prayed
him
to
come
to
Macedonia
and
helpe
[
](A03308-e16500-b)o
o
Act.
16.
●
.
them
,
certainly
we
are
no
enemies
vnto
Sathans
kingdome
,
but
friends
vnto
it
rather
,
if
we
labour
not
by
all
good
meanes
for
the
enlargement
and
propagation
of
Gods
truth
.
The
last
part
of
the
enquirie
concerneth
the
Fight
for
the
maintenance
of
the
common
cause
of
true
religion
,
both
with
skill
against
cunning
and
subtill
vnderminers
,
and
with
courage
against
the
wrongs
and
indignities
which
the
world
offereth
to
sinceritie
:
I
cannot
now
vse
that
largenesse
in
this
point
,
which
I
could
wish
,
and
which
(
the
times
considered
)
were
very
fitting
.
I
will
onely
in
a
word
touch
two
common
euils
,
which
shall
serue
to
iustifie
this
proposition
,
that
the
number
of
those
which
fight
that
part
of
that
goood
fight
here
spoken
of
,
which
concernes
the
vpholding
and
defence
of
Gods
truth
,
is
but
small
and
thin
,
euen
like
the
Sommer
gatherings
,
which
the
Prophet
speaketh
of
[
](A03308-e16540-b)p
p
Mic.
7.1
.
.
The
one
euill
,
is
the
want
of
iudgment
and
soundnesse
of
knowledge
in
the
doctrine
of
religion
.
This
is
an
vniuersall
and
farre-spreading
disease
,
according
as
euery
Pastor
can
witnes
with
me
,
who
according
to
the
Wise
mans
counsell
[
](A03308-e16550-b)q
q
Pro.
27.23
.
,
is
diligent
to
know
the
estate
of
his
flocke
,
and
to
vnderstand
the
particular
conceipts
and
dispositions
of
the
people
.
The
multitude
is
wofully
to
seeke
in
matters
of
saluation
,
resting
to
this
day
vpon
that
old
Popish
rule
,
to
follow
the
droane
,
and
to
beleeue
as
the
Church
beleeueth
.
I
remember
what
is
said
of
a
meeting
of
the
people
at
Ephesus
by
Demetrius
his
procurement
[
](A03308-e16580-b)r
r
Act.
19.32
.
,
The
more
part
knew
not
wherefore
they
were
come
together
:
it
may
be
truly
said
so
of
many
assemblies
for
holy
seruices
,
the
more
part
know
not
wherefore
they
come
:
they
will
say
in
generall
termes
to
serue
God
;
but
,
what
he
is
,
who
he
is
,
how
to
be
serued
,
wherein
to
be
serued
,
and
in
whome
to
be
serued
,
I
beleeue
you
shall
finde
them
to
be
ignorant
:
So
that
the
deuotions
of
many
are
like
the
Altar
at
Athens
,
To
an
vnknowne
God
[
](A03308-e16630-b)s
s
Act.
17.23
.
many
are
of
Gallio
his
religion
,
of
whome
it
is
said
that
he
cared
not
for
matters
of
that
nature
[
](A03308-e16660-b)t
t
Act.
18.17
.
.
If
the
bellie
may
be
filled
,
and
the
back
fitted
,
like
the
Epicure
in
the
poet
[
](A03308-e16670-b)*
*
Siventri●ene
,
silateri
&c.
Hora.
,
if
with
the
fat-hearted
Israelites
,
they
may
sit
by
the
flesh-pots
[
](A03308-e16690-b)u
u
Exo.
16.3
.
,
and
with
those
whom
Dauid
speaketh
of
[
](A03308-e16710-b)*
*
Ps.
4.7
.
their
wheat
and
their
wine
may
abound
,
they
are
at
a
point
for
religion
.
Fewe
there
be
whose
Hearts
are
stablished
[
](A03308-e16740-b)x
x
Heb.
13.9
.
and
which
knowe
Christs
voice
.
from
the
voice
of
a
straunger
[
](A03308-e16780-b)y
y
Ioh.
10.4.5
.
:
whether
Baal
be
God
,
or
Iehouah
be
God
[
](A03308-e16810-b)z
z
1.
Kin.
18.21
.
their
meaning
is
neuer
to
put
it
to
enquirie
,
How
shall
these
stand
to
defend
Religion
,
who
know
not
what
that
is
which
we
call
Religion
.
When
we
shall
see
men
caring
and
studying
and
taking
paines
to
find
out
that
which
Luke
calleth
The
Certenty
[
](A03308-e16840-b)a
a
Luc.
1.4
.
and
not
to
be
led
by
coniecturall
suppositions
,
but
(
as
he
speaketh
)
to
be
fully
perswaded
[
](A03308-e16860-b)b
b
v.
1.
,
then
there
will
be
some
hope
,
that
the
Lords
part
will
encrease
,
in
the
meane
time
,
while
they
make
either
the
Times
,
or
tradition
,
or
their
owne
Humour
to
be
the
measure
of
their
religion
,
we
may
be
sure
,
the
cause
of
God
shall
from
them
receiue
very
small
vpholding
.
The
second
Evil
,
is
the
cowardize
and
faint-hartednes
of
the
most
Professours
that
I
may
folow
the
Phrase
of
my
Text
;
they
are
like
to
some
vnexperienced
and
lately-ptessed
souldiers
,
who
,
while
the
training
and
muster
is
neere
home
vpon
a
faire
greene
,
where
they
are
neither
scanted
for
victuals
,
nor
straitened
for
lodging
,
nor
in
any
hazard
of
life
,
march
with
some
shew
of
resolution
,
a
man
would
thinke
they
would
euen
eate
vp
the
enemy
,
but
when
they
come
to
behould
the
face
of
warre
in
his
true
proportion
,
the
battaile
pitched
,
and
a
furious
enemie
in
fight
euen
now
instantly
to
be
charged
;
their
hearts
faile
them
,
and
the
sound
of
the
drumme
is
vnto
them
as
their
passing
bell
and
they
would
giue
a
world
to
see
the
smoke
of
their
country
chimnies
:
Euen
so
,
many
professours
of
Religion
,
while
the
world
applaudes
their
forwardnes
,
and
when
the
people
before
,
and
they
that
folow
[
](A03308-e16890-b)c
c
Mat.
21.9
.
crie
Hosanna
vnto
Christ
,
who
but
they
?
a
man
would
thinke
(
that
I
may
vse
Salomons
phrase
)
[
](A03308-e16920-b)d
d
can
.
8.7
that
much
water
could
not
quench
their
Loue
,
neither
the
Flouds
drowne
their
zeale
,
but
when
it
commeth
to
blowes
,
the
world
frownes
,
profit
is
abridged
,
pleasure
is
limited
,
credit
and
fame
is
a
litle
eclipsed
,
their
names
put
out
as
Euill
[
](A03308-e16940-b)e
e
Luk.
6.22
.
,
then
they
are
nipt
:
like
an
ouerforward
budde
with
an
vntimely
frost
,
then
begin
they
to
grow
to
a
demurre
,
and
in
fine
,
either
runne
away
in
the
plaine
of
field
,
or
else
(
vnder
a
colour
of
discretion
)
fall
backe
into
the
rereward
,
the
battell
is
sharpe
,
and
it
is
not
good
to
be
too
forward
.
Thus
like
as
in
Gedeons
enterprise
[
](A03308-e16960-b)f
f
Iud.
7.
,
of
two
and
thirtie
thousand
which
tooke
armes
,
when
proclamation
was
made
in
the
campe
(
the
assault
approching
)
who
so
is
timerous
let
him
returne
,
at
one
clap
,
there
went
away
two
and
twenty
thousand
;
so
of
troupes
of
professors
which
at
the
first
entrance
giue
in
their
names
,
when
it
commeth
to
triall
,
the
greatest
part
will
retire
,
and
they
wil
be
but
a
fewe
,
that
will
stand
vnto
it
to
the
end
.
Hereby
you
may
see
,
that
when
we
haue
(
as
Ieremie
saih
[
](A03308-e16980-b)g
g
Ier.
5.
)
runne
to
and
fro
,
through
our
streetes
,
and
made
enquiry
,
we
shall
finde
but
few
,
who
if
they
were
now
to
end
their
daies
,
and
to
looke
backe
into
their
course
past
to
see
how
they
haue
demeaned
themselues
in
this
holy
warfarre
,
are
able
to
say
,
without
an
inward
check
,
I
haue
fought
that
good
fight
,
and
now
I
exspect
the
crowne
of
righteousnes
.
To
conclude
,
we
haue
all
heard
what
Paul
did
,
he
fought
that
good
fight
:
how
comfortable
it
was
that
he
had
done
it
,
it
emboldened
him
to
expect
a
Crowne
of
Righteousnes
:
we
haue
seene
our
owne
carelesnes
,
and
what
wil
be
the
issue
if
we
continue
it
:
the
second
death
is
prouided
for
the
Fearfull
[
](A03308-e17070-b)h
h
Reu.
21.8
.
,
but
such
as
ouercome
,
shall
inherit
all
things
[
](A03308-e17090-b)i
i
v.
7.
.
If
we
desire
comfort
in
death
and
happines
after
death
,
let
vs
henceforth
arme
our selues
for
this
spirituall
fight
,
against
our
owne
Corruption
,
against
Sathans
temptation
,
against
Sathans
instruments
which
fight
against
Religion
.
This
is
the
only
warre
,
which
is
the
way
vnto
eternall
Peace
.
Let
God
alone
haue
the
Glory
.
The
end
of
the
first
Sermon
.
The
second
Sermon
.
The
worth
of
the
water
of
Life
.
IOH.
4.13.14
.
Iesus
answered
and
said
vnto
her
,
Whosoeuer
drinketh
of
this
water
,
shall
thirst
againe
,
14.
But
whosoeuer
drinketh
of
the
water
,
that
I
shall
giue
him
,
shall
neuer
be
more
a
thirst
:
but
the
water
that
I
shall
giue
him
,
shall
be
in
him
a
well
of
water
,
springing
vp
into
euerlasting
life
.
THE
storie
of
Christs
conference
with
the
woman
of
Samaria
,
cannot
be
vnknowne
vnto
any
,
which
is
of
any
ordinarie
knowledge
in
the
Scripture
:
yet
partly
to
giue
light
vnto
my
Text
,
partly
to
helpe
those
which
are
not
so
carefull
to
search
the
booke
of
God
,
as
they
ought
to
be
,
it
is
expedient
for
me
to
repeate
it
.
It
fell
out
,
as
our
sauiour
iournyed
through
Samaria
into
Galilee
,
that
he
,
(
being
a
man
in
all
[
](A03308-e17260-b)a
a
Heb.
4.13
.
things
like
vnto
vs
,
yet
without
sinne
)
was
both
hungry
and
weary
.
To
relieue
hunger
,
he
sent
his
Disciples
into
the
city
to
make
prouision
;
to
ease
his
wearied
limmes
,
he
sate
him
downe
vpon
a
well
side
,
in
those
times
and
in
those
Coasts
very
famous
,
in
respect
of
the
Author
thereof
,
whose
name
it
still
caried
,
being
called
,
Iacobs
Well
.
He
sitting
there
,
out
commeth
me
,
a
woman
of
the
adioyning
city
Sichar
,
to
drawe
water
from
thence
,
for
her
houshold
vses
.
Christ
,
partly
to
refresh
his
bodily
thirst
,
but
especially
(
as
I
take
it
)
to
satisfie
that
his
neuer-ceasing
desire
to
doe
good
,
made
a
motion
to
her
,
to
affoord
him
some
of
the
water
,
that
he
might
drinke
.
Shee
,
(
being
as
appeareth
by
her
aunswers
something
a
shrewd-tongued
woman
)
by
and
by
cut
him
vp
short
;
what
,
(
quoth
shee
)
you
Iewes
,
be
so
fine
and
proud
,
that
you
scorne
vs
,
the
poore
Inhabitants
of
Samaria
:
How
is
it
then
,
that
thou
being
a
Iew
,
askest
drinke
of
me
,
a
forlorne
and
despised
Samaritane
?
Our
sauiour
(
to
giue
vs
an
instance
of
the
accomplishment
of
that
auncient
promise
,
that
he
would
be
[
](A03308-e17320-b)b
b
Isa.
65.1
.
(
found
of
them
,
that
sought
him
not
)
doth
neither
forbeare
to
commune
with
her
,
nor
yet
(
as
the
manner
of
the
world
is
)
doth
frame
an
vntoward
speach
to
her
crosse
aunswer
;
but
seeming
to
pity
her
Ignorance
,
and
blindenes
,
telleth
her
;
Alas
,
good
woman
,
if
thou
knewest
the
great
mercy
of
God
toward
thee
,
and
the
excellency
of
his
person
and
office
which
requesteth
thee
,
thou
wouldest
become
a
suter
to
him
rather
,
and
he
would
giue
thee
another
manner
of
water
then
this
,
euen
the
water
of
life
.
The
woman
aunswereth
him
with
a
scoffe
,
well
inough
vnderstanding
his
meaning
,
but
yet
shee
iestes
it
out
,
as
though
shee
knew
it
not
:
what
art
thou
(
quoth
shee
)
that
talkest
of
the
water
of
life
?
canst
thou
be
better
then
our
father
Iacob
who
first
founded
this
well
?
or
can
there
be
any
better
water
,
then
this
well
affords
?
thou
seemest
therefore
to
me
to
bragge
of
more
then
thou
art
any
way
able
to
performe
.
Marke
now
Christes
aunswer
.
Oh
woman
(
saith
he
)
thou
art
very
ignorant
,
or
very
froward
:
I
speake
not
to
thee
,
of
any
visable
water
seruing
for
the
bodies
nourishment
,
but
of
a
matter
of
farre
more
infinite
worth
,
if
thy
heart
were
opened
to
apprehend
it
.
I
know
the
water
of
this
well
is
excellent
,
and
Iacob
in
his
time
,
was
a
holy
man
;
but
behould
here
another
fountaine
,
behould
a
greater
then
Iacob
is
here
,
euen
the
staffe
of
the
hope
of
thy
father
Iacob
.
This
streame
here
,
relieueth
the
body
for
a
time
,
but
cannot
affoord
a
perpetuall
filling
:
the
water
which
I
haue
to
giue
shall
euerlastingly
satisfie
the
thirst
of
the
receiuers
of
it
,
and
it
shall
be
in
their
bowels
,
as
a
neuer-dryed
fountaine
,
springing
vp
to
euerlasting
life
.
Thus
haue
you
the
course
of
the
communication
betwixt
Christ
and
the
Samaritane
thus
farre
.
By
which
you
may
perceiue
,
that
the
maine
scope
of
this
Text
,
is
,
to
shew
the
difference
betwixt
the
things
of
this
present
life
,
and
the
things
of
a
better
life
:
the
weaknesse
of
the
one
,
and
the
worth
of
the
other
.
The
former
is
set
downe
,
vers.
13.
Whosoeuer
drinketh
of
this
water
,
&c.
the
latter
,
ver.
14.
But
whosoeuer
drinketh
of
the
water
which
,
&c.
Concerning
the
former
,
I
know
,
that
Christ
expresly
and
by
name
speaketh
of
water
onely
;
yet
considering
the
chiefe
drift
of
the
place
is
,
to
draw
men
from
the
things
which
are
seene
,
to
the
things
which
are
not
seen
,
The
doctrine
.
from
things
temporall
,
to
things
eternall
,
from
the
things
which
are
on
earth
,
to
the
things
which
are
aboue
:
therfore
we
may
safely
from
hence
draw
this
doctrine
:
That
nothing
in
this
present
world
,
is
able
to
affoord
any
true
satisfying
,
any
filling
as
it
were
,
vnto
a
mans
soule
.
For
that
which
Christ
said
here
of
the
water
of
this
well
,
whosoeuer
drinketh
thereof
shall
thirst
againe
,
may
truly
be
said
of
all
things
else
whatsoeuer
,
which
the
men
of
this
world
do
ayme
at
in
their
courses
,
viz.
they
do
rather
encrease
then
kill
the
desire
,
rather
inflame
then
quench
the
appetite
:
they
are
all
like
to
cold
drinke
taken
by
a
man
labouring
of
a
hote
Ague
,
which
though
it
seeme
to
satisfie
for
the
present
,
yet
indeed
it
increaseth
the
former
drought
,
and
maketh
both
the
need
and
the
desire
of
moysture
greater
then
before
.
It
were
no
hard
thing
to
shew
this
to
be
true
,
by
the
enumeration
of
particulars
:
but
my
meaning
is
,
not
to
insist
vpon
this
point
,
but
only
to
vse
it
as
a
preparatiue
to
the
rest
.
This
is
all
I
will
say
,
(
and
I
will
therein
craue
no
better
witnesse
,
then
each
mans
owne
experience
:
)
If
a
man
,
liuing
here
in
the
world
,
should
do
as
Salomon
did
,
namely
,
Whatsoeuer
his
[
](A03308-e17490-b)c
c
Eccl.
2.10
.
eyes
desire
,
should
not
withhold
it
from
them
,
nor
withdraw
his
heart
from
any
ioy
:
but
should
euen
studie
,
as
it
were
,
to
glut
himselfe
with
the
things
of
this
life
,
yet
in
the
end
,
he
should
find
his
heart
like
the
sea
,
of
which
the
same
Wise
man
saith
,
that
though
[
](A03308-e17510-b)d
d
Eccl.
1.7
.
All
the
riuers
go
into
it
,
yet
it
is
not
full
:
so
neither
shall
his
eye
be
satisfied
with
seeing
,
nor
his
eare
with
hearing
,
nor
his
heart
with
enioying
:
but
he
shall
be
like
to
a
man
in
a
maze
,
wherein
when
he
hath
laboured
long
,
yet
at
last
,
he
is
as
farre
from
that
which
he
sought
for
,
as
he
was
at
the
beginning
.
And
the
reason
hereof
is
expresse
:
the
mind
is
immortall
,
but
all
these
things
are
transitorie
:
so
that
it
is
vnpossible
for
the
mind
to
be
filled
with
earthly
things
,
as
it
is
for
a
chest
of
wood
to
be
filled
with
spirituall
things
.
It
is
wittily
said
,
and
to
good
purpose
,
by
those
which
reason
from
the
forme
of
the
world
,
and
the
fashion
of
the
hart
;
the
world
is
round
,
and
the
heart
three
cornered
.
As
therefore
it
cannot
be
,
that
a
round
thing
should
fill
that
which
is
three
squared
,
because
the
corners
must
needes
remaine
emptie
:
so
neither
can
the
things
of
this
world
,
(
which
Iohn
diuideth
into
three
kindes
,
1.
Ioh.
2.16
.
The
lust
of
the
flesh
,
the
lust
of
the
eyes
,
and
the
pride
of
life
,
replenish
a
mans
soule
,
but
some
one
corner
(
as
it
were
)
or
other
thereof
will
remaine
vnfilled
.
This
briefe
discourse
serueth
to
shew
the
truth
of
this
point
:
let
vs
as
briefely
make
vse
of
it
.
The
vse
.
I
remember
the
speach
of
the
Prophet
Isaiah
,
cap.
55.
whereby
solemne
proclamation
prouoking
all
men
to
come
to
Christ
,
that
they
may
enioy
that
same
gratious
fauour
which
our
Sauiour
maketh
offer
in
this
place
,
he
doth
notably
reprooue
the
folly
of
the
greatest
part
of
men
in
these
Wordes
,
[
](A03308-e17610-b)f
f
Is.
55.2
.
wherefore
doe
you
lay
out
siluer
and
not
for
bread
,
and
your
Labour
without
being
satisfied
?
as
if
he
had
said
:
what
folly
is
this
,
or
what
madnesse
is
it
,
which
possesseth
your
hearts
,
O
ye
sonnes
of
Men
,
that
you
doe
so
busie
your selues
,
and
spend
your
best
Endeauours
,
about
such
things
which
cannot
satisfie
?
think
you
it
is
a
possible
Thing
to
be
fedde
with
the
Wind
,
or
will
you
cast
your
affections
vpon
that
which
is
Nothing
?
This
is
the
effect
of
the
Prophets
reproofe
:
If
he
were
aliue
now
,
he
would
(
as
he
well
might
)
vse
the
same
words
.
There
is
indeede
much
to
doe
in
the
world
at
this
day
much
travailing
,
much
plotting
,
much
contending
,
&
we
do
all
bestir
our selues
as
though
the
Dust
of
the
earth
were
not
sufficient
for
euery
man
to
take
a
handfull
:
one
man
buyeth
and
purchaseth
and
[
](A03308-e17640-b)g
g
Isa.
5.8
.
ioyneth
House
to
House
,
and
Field
to
Field
,
that
he
may
be
placed
by
himselfe
,
to
be
a
litle
King
in
his
owne
Territories
:
another
couets
[
](A03308-e17660-b)h
h
Mic.
2.2
.
fieldes
,
and
taketh
them
by
Violence
,
&
houses
,
&
takes
them
away
,
&
so
oppresseth
a
man
&
his
house
,
euen
a
man
&
his
heritage
:
a
third
,
he
[
](A03308-e17680-b)i
i
Am.
2.7
.
&
ca.
3.10
.
gapeth
ouer
the
Heades
of
the
poore
,
and
doth
euen
store
vp
violence
.
In
a
word
each
man
almost
hath
enlarged
his
Desire
as
the
Hell
,
and
is
as
Death
,
&
cannot
be
satisfied
,
and
is
neuer
well
in
his
Conceipt
,
till
he
hath
euen
[
](A03308-e17720-b)k
k
Hab.
2.5
.
laded
himselfe
with
thicke
Clay
:
and
we
are
all
trudging
like
this
woman
with
[
](A03308-e17740-b)l
l
v.
6.
our
pitchers
in
our
neckes
,
to
some
one
well
or
other
,
and
if
it
be
neuer
so
deepe
,
it
shall
goe
very
hard
,
but
we
will
get
it
out
.
But
(
alas
)
fooles
that
we
be
,
when
we
haue
done
all
,
we
doe
but
euen
weary
our selues
[
](A03308-e17760-b)m
m
v.
13
,
for
very
vanity
:
when
we
haue
drunke
of
this
Well
againe
and
againe
,
yet
in
the
End
,
our
desire
is
as
it
was
,
rather
stretched
out
to
receiue
more
,
then
filled
with
that
which
it
hath
obtained
:
when
we
haue
reached
euen
to
the
vtmost
of
our
first
desires
,
we
are
then
but
like
the
[
](A03308-e17780-b)n
n
Is.
29.8
.
Hungry
man
,
who
dreameth
,
and
behold
he
eateth
,
and
when
he
awaketh
his
soule
is
empty
:
or
like
the
thirstie
man
,
who
dreameth
,
and
loe
he
is
drinking
,
and
when
he
awaketh
behold
he
is
faint
,
and
his
soule
longeth
:
So
it
is
but
an
imagination
of
comfort
which
commeth
by
all
these
things
,
and
no
true
contentment
.
I
beseech
you
,
let
this
short
and
yet
full
discouery
of
our
common
folly
,
(
who
for
the
mpst
part
,
doe
nothing
but
[
](A03308-e17830-b)o
o
Hos.
8.7
.
sow
the
wind
,
and
if
we
so
continue
shall
reape
nothing
but
Corruption
)
make
vs
to
say
as
Iohn
Baptists
hearers
did
,
when
they
perceiued
by
his
preaching
they
were
cleane
out
of
the
way
[
](A03308-e17870-b)p
p
Luk.
3.10
.
,
what
shall
we
doe
then
?
If
hitherto
we
haue
aimed
at
a
wrong
Marke
in
our
desires
,
shew
vs
I
pray
you
,
how
to
reforme
it
:
and
let
your
hearts
,
I
pray
you
say
now
to
me
,
as
Cornelius
said
to
Peter
[
](A03308-e17910-b)q
q
Act.
10.33
.
,
We
are
all
here
present
before
God
,
to
heare
all
things
that
are
commaunded
thee
of
God
:
which
I
doe
wish
so
much
the
rather
,
because
that
which
I
am
now
next
to
speake
of
is
that
which
Salomon
in
one
place
calleth
[
](A03308-e17940-b)r
r
Prov.
8.18
.
Durable
Riches
in
another
[
](A03308-e17960-b)s
s
Ecc.
12.13
.
,
the
End
of
all
;
which
Christ
termeth
the
[
](A03308-e17980-b)t
t
Luk.
10.42
.
One
needfull
Thing
:
for
which
the
soule
of
Dauid
panted
;
[
](A03308-e18010-b)u
u
Ps.
42.1
.
in
comparison
whereof
Paul
[
](A03308-e18030-b)*
*
Phil.
3.8
.
counted
all
things
but
as
Dung.
Marke
first
the
wordes
,
then
see
the
order
of
them
.
But
whosoeuer
drinketh
of
this
water
,
&c.
The
points
to
be
in
order
opened
in
the
handling
of
this
verse
are
these
:
1.
What
this
water
is
:
2.
that
there
is
both
power
and
will
in
Christ
to
bestow
it
:
3.
by
what
meanes
he
conferreth
it
:
4.
to
whom
he
giues
it
:
5.
the
Benefite
of
enioying
it
:
6.
the
meanes
by
which
each
man
may
know
himselfe
to
haue
receiued
it
.
All
these
pointes
as
they
are
needefull
,
so
in
the
seuerall
handling
of
them
you
shall
finde
them
to
arise
directly
from
the
Text.
what
is
meant
by
the
water
which
Christ
giueth
.
First
,
what
is
meant
by
the
water
here
mentioned
.
It
is
a
true
saying
,
that
the
Scripture
is
the
best
interpreter
of
it selfe
,
and
one
place
must
be
expounded
by
another
.
We
see
the
Light
by
the
Light
,
and
we
doe
vnderstand
the
true
meaning
of
the
scripture
by
the
scripture
.
We
can
therefore
haue
no
better
exposition
vpon
this
place
then
Christs
owne
words
els
where
,
to
which
the
Spirit
of
God
hath
annexed
an
explanation
of
the
true
meaning
[
](A03308-e18080-b)x
x
Ioh.
7.38.39
.
.
He
that
beleeueth
in
me
,
as
saith
the
scripture
out
of
his
belly
shall
flow
riuers
of
water
of
life
.
This
spake
hee
(
saith
Saint
Iohn
)
of
the
Spirit
which
they
that
beleeued
in
him
should
receiue
;
so
that
by
water
here
,
are
vnderstoode
the
gifts
and
graces
of
the
spirit
which
the
Lord
is
pleased
to
bestow
vpon
his
children
.
It
is
not
inough
for
me
to
tell
you
thus
much
in
generall
Termes
,
but
I
must
proceede
a
litle
further
,
least
I
should
leaue
you
vncertaine
,
in
that
which
my
cheife
desire
is
to
resolue
you
.
This
therefore
I
must
tell
you
:
that
though
it
be
true
,
that
by
water
are
here
meant
the
gifts
of
the
spirit
,
yet
there
are
certaine
gifts
&
graces
of
the
spirit
,
which
a
man
may
haue
,
Some
gifts
o●
the
spirit
are
common
,
some
proper
onely
to
Gods
children
.
and
yet
be
a
Reprobate
.
So
that
you
must
learne
to
put
a
difference
,
betwixt
the
common
gifts
of
the
spirit
,
and
those
gifts
which
are
proper
onely
to
Gods
children
.
The
world
is
as
it
were
Gods
great
House
,
in
which
there
are
both
seruants
and
sonnes
,
the
one
(
as
Christ
saith
)
[
](A03308-e18130-b)y
y
Ioh.
8.35
.
to
be
cast
out
,
the
other
to
abide
euer
.
Now
in
a
family
,
we
know
,
there
be
some
common
fauours
,
which
the
seruants
&
drudges
doe
enioy
as
well
as
the
heire
:
&
so
some
graces
there
be
,
which
euen
the
reprobate
haue
,
which
is
meet
we
should
know
,
least
we
be
deceiued
,
and
they
are
these
.
The
first
is
,
The
common-gifts
.
the
gift
and
dexterity
of
practizing
a
particular
calling
:
For
,
whatsoeuer
,
men
careleslly
and
profanely
doe
imagine
that
the
skill
and
art
which
they
haue
in
any
knowledge
,
as
husbandry
,
marchandize
,
&c.
is
from
their
owne
industry
,
yet
certaine
it
is
,
that
the
cunning
which
any
man
hath
in
any
faculty
whatsoeuer
,
is
the
sole
and
onely
gift
of
Gods
spirit
:
and
therefore
the
power
which
Bez●aleel
and
Aholiab
had
to
worke
in
blue
silke
and
purple
and
carued
worke
,
is
called
,
a
[
](A03308-e18180-b)z
z
Exod.
31.3
filling
by
the
spirit
of
God
.
The
second
common
gift
,
is
the
gift
of
enlightening
,
whereby
a
man
being
naturally
ignorant
in
the
things
of
God
,
is
enabled
to
conceiue
the
will
of
God
reuealed
in
the
scripture
,
yea
euen
the
sweetest
points
thereof
,
as
of
saluation
and
grace
in
Christ
Iesus
.
A
third
common
gift
,
is
the
power
of
preaching
and
expounding
the
scripture
for
the
common
good
&
behoofe
of
Gods
Church
.
A
fourth
,
is
an
ability
to
restraine
and
temper
the
affections
,
so
that
they
shall
not
breake
forth
into
outrage
and
notorious
euils
in
the
behauiour
.
A
fift
,
is
a
power
to
heare
the
word
with
ioy
,
and
to
seeme
to
take
some
delight
,
and
to
finde
some
sweetnes
in
it
.
All
these
are
gifts
and
graces
of
the
spirit
of
God
;
but
yet
they
are
not
those
graces
which
Christ
meaneth
by
water
here
in
this
place
:
because
these
be
such
as
may
befall
those
who
notwithstanding
shall
neuer
be
saued
.
Many
a
reprobate
is
gifted
with
admirable
skill
in
crafts
and
sciences
.
Demetrius
seemed
to
be
a
cunning
workeman
,
yet
was
he
no
small
enemy
to
the
preaching
of
the
Gospell
.
Secondly
,
the
Apostle
seemeth
to
make
it
a
thing
possible
,
to
be
once
enlightened
,
and
to
[
](A03308-e18220-b)a
a
Heb.
6.4.5
.
haue
tasted
of
the
heauenly
gift
,
yet
so
to
fall
away
as
to
be
past
all
hope
of
being
renued
againe
by
repentance
.
Thirdly
,
at
the
day
of
Iudgement
[
](A03308-e18250-b)b
b
Math.
7.22
.
.
Many
will
say
to
Christ
,
Lord
,
haue
we
not
by
thy
name
prophecied
?
yet
it
shal
be
said
to
them
[
](A03308-e18280-b)c
c
ver.
13.
,
Depart
from
me
.
Fourthly
,
many
wicked
men
haue
power
to
conforme
themselues
and
to
bridle
many
sinnes
,
and
to
cary
themselues
in
an
outward
ciuility
:
so
Abimelech
the
heathen
[
](A03308-e18310-b)d
d
Gen.
20.6
.
abstained
from
committing
folly
with
Abrahams
wife
:
and
many
a-among
the
gentiles
excelled
in
morall
vertues
;
and
diuers
we
see
(
whom
we
call
ciuill
men
)
demeane
themselues
in
the
eies
of
the
world
vnblameably
,
who
yet
giue
small
hope
of
any
true
conuersion
.
Lastly
,
Christ
in
the
parable
sheweth
,
that
many
hearers
for
a
time
belieue
[
](A03308-e18330-b)e
e
Mat.
13.21
.
,
but
as
soone
as
tribulation
commeth
because
of
the
word
,
by
and
by
they
are
offended
.
Now
there
are
besides
these
,
other
speciall
graces
of
the
spirit
,
which
are
proper
onely
to
Gods
children
.
Paul
saith
that
[
](A03308-e18380-b)f
f
1.
Tim.
4.10
.
God
is
the
sauiour
of
all
men
,
specially
of
those
that
belieue
:
so
it
may
be
said
,
he
giueth
graces
to
all
,
but
in
speciall
manner
to
elect
.
Christ
is
pleased
,
in
scripture
to
terme
the
church
his
loue
,
his
spouse
.
The
day
of
Iudgement
,
is
the
mariage
day
:
and
the
time
present
,
is
the
wooing
time
,
in
which
he
is
as
it
were
a
suter
to
his
church
:
and
the
ministers
are
appointed
,
to
prepare
the
church
for
her
husband
[
](A03308-e18440-b)g
g
2.
Cor.
11.2
.
,
and
to
present
her
as
a
pure
virgin
vnto
Christ
.
Now
he
which
is
a
suter
to
a
woman
,
himselfe
being
a
man
of
worship
and
ability
,
howsoeuer
,
to
testifie
his
bounty
,
and
to
make
knowne
his
loue
to
his
beloued
,
he
will
bestowe
gifts
vpon
the
seruants
of
the
family
,
yet
if
he
haue
any
●ewell
of
worth
and
price
,
that
he
reserueth
for
her
,
on
whom
his
loue
is
fixed
:
so
Christ
Iesus
conferreth
common
fauours
,
euen
vpon
the
reprobate
,
to
make
knowne
his
riches
,
and
withall
,
for
the
good
of
his
chosen
,
but
the
speciall
,
and
choise
and
selected
graces
,
these
he
keepeth
onely
for
the
true
members
of
his
church
.
And
these
are
the
graces
meant
by
christ
in
this
place
;
&
they
are
in
order
these
which
follow
1.
The
gift
of
regeneration
,
which
is
that
,
whereby
a
man
of
a
Limme
of
Sathan
,
is
made
a
member
of
Christ
;
of
a
childe
of
the
diuell
,
The
proper
gifts
.
is
become
the
sonne
of
God
.
That
this
is
a
worke
of
Gods
spirit
appeareth
by
Christ
his
words
:
Except
a
man
be
borne
of
water
and
of
the
spirit
[
](A03308-e18510-b)h
h
Ioh.
3.5
.
,
&c.
And
therefore
fitly
is
the
holy
Ghost
compared
to
Water
,
because
as
water
doth
moisten
that
which
is
hard
:
So
the
holy
Ghost
doth
supple
and
soften
,
and
put
the
sappe
of
Grace
into
the
drie
and
dead
and
rotten
Heart
of
Man
:
So
that
where
the
spirit
of
God
is
,
there
the
Heart
is
renued
,
the
nature
changed
,
the
delight
in
sinne
asswaged
,
and
a
loue
of
holines
,
and
godlines
,
as
it
were
a
new
iuyce
begunne
in
the
soule
.
This
is
the
first
proper
gift
.
2.
The
knowledge
of
a
mans
owne
Reconciliation
to
God
by
the
meanes
of
Christ
Iesus
.
Hereof
speaketh
the
Apostle
,
The
spirit
beareth
witnesse
with
our
spirit
that
we
are
the
Children
of
God
.
It
is
true
,
[
](A03308-e18560-b)i
i
Rom.
8.16
.
the
nature
of
man
cannot
attaine
to
this
knowledge
,
But
we
[
](A03308-e18580-b)k
k
1.
Cor.
2.12
.
haue
receiued
the
spirit
which
is
of
God
.
That
we
might
know
the
things
that
are
giuen
to
vs
of
God
.
And
indeede
it
cannot
be
,
but
,
that
if
God
haue
beene
pleased
of
his
goodnes
to
make
any
man
or
woman
his
Child
,
he
will
likewise
make
knowne
the
same
fauour
〈◊〉
him
or
her
:
especially
seing
it
is
so
greatly
for
our
comfort
.
For
as
,
on
the
one
side
it
is
the
greatest
miserie
for
a
man
,
to
be
in
continuall
suspense
,
not
knowing
whether
his
sins
are
forgiuen
him
:
so
,
what
greater
confort
can
there
be
to
a
man
to
be
assured
of
Gods
fauour
toward
him
?
3.
The
gift
of
obedience
:
for
,
as
a
man
that
dwelleth
in
a
house
as
the
owner
of
it
,
ordereth
it
,
and
gouerneth
it
,
at
his
pleasure
:
so
the
Holy
Ghost
,
gouerneth
all
those
in
whome
he
abideth
[
](A03308-e18610-b)l
l
Rom.
8.14
.
:
they
are
all
ledde
by
the
spirit
,
which
are
the
Lords
.
The
spirit
represseth
all
badde
motions
drawing
vnto
sinne
,
springing
from
the
Corruption
of
our
Nature
,
suggested
by
Sathan
and
occasioned
by
the
beguiling
entisements
,
of
this
euill
world
,
and
withall
it
stirreth
vp
good
desires
&
holy
Thoughts
,
inclining
to
Pietie
and
godlines
.
4.
Praier
:
that
is
,
a
will
and
abilitie
in
some
good
measure
,
to
haue
recourse
vnto
the
Lord
by
Praier
vpon
all
occasions
,
and
to
poure
out
a
Mans
wants
and
necessities
before
him
.
For
this
is
a
generall
and
a
certaine
rule
,
that
as
,
naturally
euery
child
,
being
pinched
with
want
,
acquainteth
the
Father
,
with
his
necessities
,
building
vpon
his
loue
,
and
willingnes
to
doe
him
good
:
so
he
which
is
the
child
of
God
,
hath
alwaies
this
Property
,
to
make
Prayer
vnto
God
his
first
meanes
whereby
to
obtaine
that
which
he
doth
desire
,
and
to
be
freed
from
that
wherewith
he
is
oppressed
.
Now
that
which
worketh
this
in
vs
is
Gods
spirit
:
For
seeing
wee
of
our selues
doe
neither
know
our
necessities
,
nor
knowing
them
can
tell
how
to
bemoane
them
,
therefore
Gods
spirit
is
giuen
to
helpe
our
Infirmities
,
to
assist
vs
in
the
framing
of
our
suites
,
that
so
our
prayers
may
be
pleasing
vnto
God
and
comfortable
to
our
soules
.
And
for
this
,
the
spirit
of
God
is
called
the
[
](A03308-e18640-b)m
m
Zach.
12.10
.
spirit
of
supplications
,
because
it
furnisheth
a
man
,
both
with
will
and
knowledge
also
to
powre
out
his
soule
vnfeinedly
to
the
Lord
.
5.
Comfort
in
distresse
.
For
whereas
the
children
of
God
are
subiect
to
manifold
greeuances
,
partly
in
regard
of
inward
conflicts
with
sinne
and
the
terrors
of
their
owne
Conscience
,
partly
in
respect
of
outward
annoyances
,
the
spirit
of
God
is
giuen
vnto
them
,
to
releeue
them
,
to
minister
comfort
vnto
them
,
to
vphold
them
,
to
make
them
able
with
cheerfulnes
to
hold
out
in
the
midst
of
the
greatest
extreamities
whatsoeuer
.
For
this
cause
,
the
spirit
is
called
the
[
](A03308-e18670-b)n
n
Ioh.
15.26
.
Comforter
,
and
[
](A03308-e18690-b)o
o
Psal.
45.7
.
Oyle
of
gladnes
,
because
he
doth
refresh
and
cheere
the
poore
distressed
soules
of
Gods
children
.
6.
Strength
.
There
are
many
things
which
the
profession
of
Christianity
requireth
at
the
hands
of
a
Christian
,
which
a
Christian
of
himselfe
,
is
not
able
to
performe
:
as
for
example
,
when
a
man
seeeth
the
hideousnes
of
sinne
,
yet
in
the
midst
of
this
sight
to
lift
vp
the
hand
of
his
faith
,
and
to
lay
hold
vpon
the
mercy
of
God
in
Christ
Iesu
:
when
a
man
is
tempted
to
sinne
,
to
resist
the
Temptation
;
in
persecution
to
endure
;
in
penurie
to
trust
vpon
Gods
Prouidence
:
these
and
such
like
are
beyond
the
Reach
of
Mans
power
:
yet
the
spirit
of
God
maketh
Gods
children
able
to
effect
them
[
](A03308-e18720-b)p
p
Phil.
4.12
.
,
I
am
able
to
doe
all
Things
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
through
the
Helpe
of
Christ
which
strengtheneth
me
:
and
the
spirit
for
this
cause
is
termed
[
](A03308-e18750-b)q
q
Isay
.
11.2
.
the
spirit
of
strength
.
These
are
the
graces
of
the
spirit
peculiar
to
the
elect
,
and
signified
by
water
in
this
place
:
briefly
thus
:
1.
The
gift
of
Regeneration
to
become
Gods
Child
:
2.
The
gift
of
faith
to
beleeue
Gods
promses
:
3.
The
gift
of
obedience
to
doe
Gods
will
:
4.
The
gift
of
Prayer
to
seeke
Gods
Presence
:
5.
The
gift
of
comfort
,
to
endure
Gods
Trials
:
6.
The
gift
of
strength
to
hold
out
and
continue
gods
seruant
.
How
these
things
sauour
with
you
I
know
not
,
how
sweet
they
ought
to
be
vnto
you
,
I
know
wel
.
It
is
said
of
Christ
,
that
to
the
eyes
of
the
world
,
[
](A03308-e18790-b)r
r
Is.
53.2
.
he
had
neither
forme
nor
beautie
,
there
seemed
to
be
nothing
in
him
,
why
men
should
desire
him
:
yet
all
the
children
of
God
,
[
](A03308-e18810-b)s
s
Ioh.
1.14
.
saw
his
glorie
,
as
the
glorie
of
the
onely
begotten
Sonne
of
God
,
full
of
grace
and
truth
.
So
though
these
things
happily
do
no
whit
affect
those
,
[
](A03308-e18830-b)t
t
Rom.
8.5
.
which
are
after
the
flesh
,
but
do
seeme
euen
vile
in
their
eyes
;
yet
they
whose
hearts
God
hath
touched
,
to
them
they
seeme
exceeding
precious
,
and
I
doubt
not
but
they
say
in
their
hearts
,
as
Mephibosheth
did
to
Dauid
after
his
returne
from
the
battell
,
when
Dauid
bad
him
,
and
Ziba
diuide
the
goods
betwixt
them
,
nay
(
saith
he
)
to
testifie
his
ioy
for
the
Kings
victorie
,
)
[
](A03308-e18890-b)v
v
2.
Sa.
19.30
.
)
Let
him
take
all
,
seeing
my
Lord
the
King
is
come
home
in
peace
:
so
I
say
,
all
that
feare
God
,
say
in
the
truth
of
their
soules
,
comparing
the
base
things
of
the
world
with
these
graces
,
Take
all
for
me
who
will
,
so
that
my
barren
soule
may
be
replenished
with
these
sweet
graces
of
Gods
spirit
.
Well
,
hoping
the
best
(
as
in
charitie
it
becommeth
me
)
of
you
all
,
and
that
as
you
do
prize
these
graces
,
this
water
of
life
,
as
it
doth
deserue
,
so
you
will
be
glad
to
know
the
meanes
of
obtaining
them
,
I
come
now
to
the
next
point
.
Which
is
,
that
Christ
hath
both
power
and
will
to
bestow
them
.
He
saith
here
,
Christ
is
able
and
willing
to
giue
this
water
he
will
giue
them
,
it
is
meet
therefore
that
we
do
enquire
into
his
abilitie
,
whether
it
be
in
his
power
to
make
good
that
which
he
promiseth
in
this
place
.
Touching
his
power
the
Scripture
is
a
plentifull
witnesse
:
[
](A03308-e18940-b)w
w
Is.
36.9
.
With
thee
saith
Dauid
)
is
the
well
of
life
.
He
is
the
[
](A03308-e18970-b)x
x
Zach.
13.1
.
fountaine
opened
in
the
house
of
Dauid
for
sinne
and
for
vncleanenesse
.
It
hath
pleased
the
Father
,
that
[
](A03308-e18990-b)y
y
Col.
1.19
.
in
him
all
fulnesse
should
dwell
:
In
him
are
hid
all
the
treasures
of
wisedome
and
knowledge
[
](A03308-e19010-b)z
z
Col.
2.3
.
:
and
it
is
ordained
,
that
[
](A03308-e19020-b)a
a
Ioh.
1.16
.
of
his
fulnes
,
we
should
receiue
grace
for
grace
.
What
better
witnes
would
we
of
his
power
?
His
will
is
no
lesse
then
his
power
,
[
](A03308-e19040-b)b
b
Math.
11.28
.
Come
vnto
me
all
ye
that
are
wearie
,
&c.
He
made
an
open
Proclamation
,
he
stood
and
cryed
,
saying
[
](A03308-e19070-b)c
c
Ioh
●7
.
37
.
,
If
any
man
thirst
,
let
him
come
to
me
and
drinke
:
and
he
hath
renued
his
offer
,
[
](A03308-e19090-b)d
d
Reu.
22.17
.
Let
him
that
is
a
thirst
come
,
and
let
whosoeuer
will
,
take
of
the
water
of
life
freely
:
nay
,
[
](A03308-e19110-b)e
e
Is.
55.1
.
The
vse
without
siluer
and
without
money
.
What
reason
haue
we
(
I
pray
you
)
but
vpon
his
word
to
beleeue
him
?
Well
then
,
what
followeth
vpon
this
?
We
that
are
Ministers
of
the
Gospell
,
are
appointed
by
him
that
hath
sent
vs
,
to
do
as
Iohn
Baptist
,
to
point
with
the
finger
,
and
to
say
to
you
,
[
](A03308-e19150-b)f
f
Ioh.
1
.
3●
.
Behold
the
Lambe
of
God
:
see
the
man
that
hath
the
treasures
of
all
grace
,
runne
ye
to
him
,
that
as
was
prophecied
of
old
,
you
may
with
ioy
draw
waters
out
of
the
[
](A03308-e19180-b)g
g
Isa.
12.3
.
welles
of
saluation
.
Take
heed
you
forsake
not
him
who
is
the
[
](A03308-e19200-b)h
h
Iere.
2.13
.
fountaine
of
liuing
waters
,
to
digge
you
pits
,
euen
broken
pits
which
can
hold
no
water
.
Get
you
to
Christ
,
seeke
to
him
,
if
you
wish
to
be
releeued
.
This
is
the
end
of
our
preaching
,
this
is
the
drift
of
all
our
Sermons
.
You
will
say
vnto
me
,
(
perhaps
)
this
is
a
needles
exhortation
:
you
talke
of
going
to
Christ
,
but
where
is
he
?
If
he
were
preaching
in
our
Churches
,
and
working
miracles
in
our
streets
,
you
should
see
how
we
would
flocke
about
him
,
how
much
we
would
make
of
him
,
and
how
we
would
runne
to
him
:
here
be
good
words
,
I
pray
God
the
performance
be
according
.
Hearken
therfore
in
the
feare
of
God
:
I
say
to
thee
as
Paule
spake
in
a
case
not
much
vnlike
,
[
](A03308-e19240-b)i
i
Rom.
10.6.7
.
Say
not
in
thine
heart
,
Where
Christ
,
is
to
be
found
.
who
shall
ascend
into
heauen
,
that
is
,
to
bring
Christ
from
aboue
,
or
who
shall
descend
into
the
deepe
,
that
is
,
to
bring
Christ
againe
from
the
dead
?
There
is
no
such
difficultie
in
the
matter
:
for
behold
he
is
neere
thee
,
[
](A03308-e19280-b)k
k
Pro.
8.2
.
he
standeth
in
the
toppe
of
the
high
places
,
(
saith
Salomon
.
)
Iohn
saw
him
in
[
](A03308-e19310-b)l
l
Reu.
1.13
.
the
midst
of
the
golden
candlestickes
.
He
is
in
the
middle
of
his
Church
,
he
dwelleth
in
the
congregation
of
the
faithfull
:
[
](A03308-e19330-b)m
m
Math.
18.20
where
two
or
three
are
gathered
together
in
his
name
,
there
is
he
.
It
is
no
such
hard
matter
to
find
Christ
,
[
](A03308-e19350-b)n
n
Pro.
8.33
.
Watch
daily
at
the
gates
of
the
Lords
house
,
and
giue
attendance
at
the
postes
of
his
doores
,
there
thou
shalt
find
him
.
When
Ioseph
and
Mary
having
bene
lately
at
Ierusalem
,
had
(
as
it
were
)
lost
him
,
[
](A03308-e19400-b)o
o
Luc.
2.45.46
.
they
went
backe
to
the
Temple
,
and
there
they
found
him
.
Go
thou
and
do
likewise
:
seeke
him
in
his
word
,
there
thou
shalt
haue
him
:
We
(
saith
the
Apostle
,
speaking
of
himselfe
and
of
his
fellow
Ministers
)
stand
among
you
in
Christs
steade
[
](A03308-e19430-b)p
p
2.
Cor.
5.20
.
,
and
God
doth
beseech
you
through
vs
.
Thou
wilt
say
vnto
me
,
yet
againe
it
may
be
,
thou
art
litle
the
nearer
,
thou
wilt
yeeld
that
Christ
is
the
Well
of
life
,
and
that
the
congregation
is
the
place
where
to
find
him
,
but
thou
wilt
adde
withall
,
as
this
woman
did
in
scorne
to
Christ
,
the
Well
is
deepe
,
and
thou
hast
nothing
to
draw
with
.
Marke
therefore
(
I
pray
thee
)
the
next
point
,
namely
,
the
meanes
how
Christ
bestoweth
these
graces
.
How
Christ
bestoweth
this
water
.
There
are
three
pipes
or
conduits
,
(
as
I
may
so
call
them
)
by
which
Christ
Iesus
the
fountaine
of
life
conueyeth
the
graces
of
his
spirit
into
the
hearts
of
his
children
.
First
,
the
preaching
of
the
word
;
secondly
,
the
Sacraments
:
thirdly
,
prayer
.
The
vse
.
If
thou
wouldst
drinke
of
this
well
of
liuing
water
,
I
doe
especially
commend
to
thy
godly
care
the
Publique
ministry
of
the
word
,
not
shutting
out
the
other
two
,
but
chiefely
vrging
this
,
because
I
know
that
if
thou
be
a
carefull
and
conscionable
hearer
,
the
exercises
of
prayer
and
communicating
cannot
but
be
delightfull
vnto
thee
.
Obserue
this
I
pray
thee
,
if
thy
heart
be
affected
with
these
spirituall
graces
issuing
out
of
the
fountaine
of
grace
,
get
thee
to
the
word
of
grace
,
I
meane
,
(
to
vse
Pauls
words
and
to
cut
of
ambiguity
)
[
](A03308-e19510-b)s
s
Rom.
10.8
.
the
word
of
faith
which
we
preach
:
open
thy
eares
,
that
it
may
run
downe
to
the
refreshing
of
thy
heart
.
If
thou
hast
by
the
goodnes
of
God
,
a
cisterne
of
thy
owne
,
and
a
skilfull
drawer
,
that
is
(
as
Elihu
speaketh
)
[
](A03308-e19540-b)t
t
Iob.
33.23
.
an
interpreter
,
who
knoweth
how
to
giue
thee
thy
[
](A03308-e19570-b)u
u
Luc.
12.42
.
portion
of
water
in
season
,
then
I
say
to
thee
as
Solomon
doth
[
](A03308-e19620-b)*
*
Pro.
5.
●15
.
.
Drinke
of
the
riuers
out
of
the
midst
of
thine
owne
well
:
but
if
thou
dwellest
(
as
Dauid
saith
)
in
a
barren
and
dry
land
where
no
water
is
,
or
hast
cause
to
say
as
the
citizens
of
Iericho
did
to
Elisha
[
](A03308-e19680-b)x
x
2.
King
.
2.19
.
The
situation
of
thy
dwelling
is
plesant
,
but
the
water
is
naught
,
why
should
I
for
any
by
respects
betray
thy
soule
,
and
spare
to
tell
thee
,
that
which
I
know
to
be
the
truth
?
what
shouldst
thou
doe
in
such
a
case
but
seeke
it
where
it
is
,
and
labour
els
where
to
supply
thine
owne
necessity
.
This
is
the
meanes
of
Gods
appointing
,
this
is
the
ordinary
conduit
of
saluation
.
The
seeming
wise
men
of
this
world
,
hearing
this
course
commended
to
them
,
as
it
were
a
liuing
streame
flowing
from
the
well
of
life
Christ
Iesus
,
thinke
it
incredible
,
and
imagine
it
to
be
a
base
a
meanes
to
beget
grace
in
a
mans
heart
.
I
will
tell
you
to
whom
they
are
very
like
in
this
case
:
to
Naaman
the
Sirian
,
who
trauailing
to
the
prophet
Elisha
to
be
cleansed
by
him
of
his
leprosie
,
when
he
had
word
sent
him
,
to
wash
himselfe
in
Iordan
seuen
times
,
he
was
by
and
by
in
a
rage
,
he
looked
for
some
greater
matter
.
2
king
.
5.
Behold
(
saith
he
)
I
thought
with
my selfe
,
he
will
surely
come
out
and
stand
,
and
call
on
the
name
of
the
Lord
his
God
,
and
put
his
hand
in
the
place
&c.
This
is
a
iest
(
thought
he
)
am
I
come
so
farre
to
wash
my selfe
in
Iordan
,
as
though
there
were
not
as
good
waters
of
Damascus
:
Euen
so
,
many
,
thinke
scorne
of
this
as
of
too
meane
a
meanes
,
and
imagine
it
to
be
but
an
idle
thing
,
by
hearing
to
be
saued
.
But
to
all
so
minded
,
I
say
as
the
seruants
of
the
same
Naaman
said
to
him
Father
(
said
they
)
if
the
prophet
had
commaunded
thee
a
great
thing
,
wouldest
thou
not
haue
done
it
,
How
much
rather
then
,
when
he
saith
to
thee
,
Wash
and
be
cleane
?
So
say
I
,
If
the
Lord
had
imposed
some
greater
thing
vpon
vs
,
of
more
charge
,
and
of
more
difficulty
,
ought
we
not
to
haue
done
it
?
How
much
more
now
,
when
he
saith
vnto
vs
,
Heare
and
be
saued
.
The
weaker
meanes
,
the
greater
is
his
glory
:
the
easier
it
is
,
the
more
is
our
shame
,
and
the
deeper
will
our
condemnation
be
if
we
despise
it
.
To
conclude
this
point
then
:
The
water
of
life
which
is
originally
in
Christ
is
deriued
to
vs
by
preaching
:
Learne
thou
then
to
come
by
the
streams
of
Preaching
to
the
the
fountaine
of
grace
,
the
Lord
Iesus
.
And
though
(
it
may
be
)
thou
haue
depended
vpon
it
many
yeares
,
as
long
as
[
](A03308-e19830-b)z
z
Ioh.
5.
●
.
the
lame
man
lay
by
the
poole
of
Bethesda
,
and
hast
not
yet
gained
that
full
comfort
which
thou
did
expect
,
yet
assure
thy selfe
that
the
good
houre
is
comming
,
in
which
thou
shalt
find
rest
and
peace
vnto
thy
soule
.
So
much
for
this
point
.
To
whome
Christ
doth
giue
it
.
The
next
foloweth
:
viz.
the
Parties
to
whom
Christ
will
giue
this
water
.
It
is
not
expressed
,
but
yet
it
is
implied
,
For
marke
:
He
that
drinkes
of
this
water
,
shall
neuer
thirst
againe
,
saith
Christ
:
therefote
before
he
receiued
it
he
thirsted
for
it
;
So
that
it
is
plaine
by
the
Text
,
that
they
to
whome
Christ
will
giue
this
water
of
life
,
are
those
which
thirst
after
it
,
which
long
for
it
,
which
feele
the
want
of
it
:
and
thereto
agreeth
the
Scripture
in
many
places
:
He
[
](A03308-e19890-b)a
a
Is.
55.1
.
(
saith
the
prophet
)
come
ye
to
the
waters
:
but
who
,
Euery
one
that
thirsteth
[
](A03308-e19920-b)b
b
Math.
516.
.
Blessed
are
they
which
thirst
for
righteousnes
.
If
any
man
thirst
,
[
](A03308-e19940-b)c
c
Ioh.
7
37.
let
him
come
to
me
&
drinke
.
I
[
](A03308-e19960-b)d
d
Reu.
21.6
.
will
giue
to
him
that
is
a
thirst
of
the
well
of
the
water
of
life
freely
:
And
[
](A03308-e19980-b)e
e
Reu.
21.18
.
Let
him
that
is
a
thirst
,
come
.
If
there
be
no
thirsting
,
there
shall
be
no
refreshing
;
if
no
longing
,
no
enioying
:
God
will
giue
his
graces
,
where
they
shal
be
esteemed
,
and
esteemed
they
cannot
be
,
till
the
want
thereof
be
knowne
,
and
he
which
feeleth
the
want
of
them
cannot
chuse
but
vnfainedly
desire
them
.
The
vse
.
The
vse
of
this
is
very
expedient
.
It
teacheth
vs
how
and
in
what
manner
we
must
be
prepared
to
the
receiuing
of
the
graces
of
Gods
spirit
:
vntill
our
soules
doe
euen
thirst
after
Christ
,
as
[
](A03308-e20020-b)f
f
Ps.
42.1
.
the
Hart
after
the
riuers
of
Water
so
that
we
seeme
to
our selues
the
happiest
men
aliue
if
we
might
haue
but
one
drop
of
Christs
blood
to
refresh
vs
,
vntill
(
I
say
)
it
be
thus
with
vs
,
Christ
can
neuer
be
ours
,
he
will
neuer
dwell
in
that
soule
that
hath
not
euen
panted
after
him
,
and
cried
out
in
the
anguish
thereof
as
Hezekiah
did
[
](A03308-e20050-b)g
g
Is.
38.14
.
,
O
Lod
it
hath
afflicted
me
,
comfort
me
.
And
therefore
it
is
no
meruaile
though
there
be
every
where
so
many
emptie
soules
,
because
there
be
so
fewe
thirsting
soules
;
no
wonder
though
so
many
are
without
grace
,
seeing
there
be
so
fewe
that
long
after
grace
.
True
it
is
,
that
by
nature
our selues
are
destitute
of
all
goodnes
,
neither
is
there
so
much
as
a
shadow
of
grace
within
vs
:
but
yet
all
feele
not
this
;
among
other
graces
which
we
want
,
this
is
not
the
least
,
that
we
doe
not
feele
the
want
of
grace
.
We
are
(
the
greatest
part
of
vs
)
like
those
Laodiceans
spoken
of
Reuel.
3.
we
say
we
are
rich
,
and
haue
need
of
nothing
,
and
know
not
how
we
are
wretched
and
miserable
and
blinde
and
naked
.
This
our
supposed
fulnes
breeds
in
vs
a
lothing
of
Gods
graces
;
they
seeme
vnto
vs
,
when
they
are
liberally
offered
not
worth
the
entertaining
.
So
that
(
me
thinketh
)
I
may
not
vnfitly
compare
the
state
of
Gods
heauenly
graces
,
in
respect
of
the
cold
entertainment
that
they
haue
with
the
most
,
vnto
the
case
of
a
poore
man
,
which
hath
libertie
to
goe
through
the
church
to
gather
euery
mans
deuotion
for
his
reliefe
.
He
cometh
to
one
,
and
he
maketh
wise
not
to
heare
;
to
another
,
and
he
biddeth
him
come
againe
another
time
;
to
a
third
,
and
he
saith
he
hath
no
mony
about
him
;
to
a
fourth
,
and
he
would
giue
if
he
had
wherewith
to
exchaunge
:
to
a
fift
,
and
he
saith
he
is
a
poore
man
himselfe
,
and
hath
as
much
need
to
aske
as
he
:
And
thus
euery
vnwilling
minde
finding
an
excuse
,
he
picketh
out
but
a
few
poore
pence
out
of
a
great
and
populous
congregation
.
So
it
fareth
with
the
graces
of
God
offered
to
vs
in
the
ordinarie
Ministrie
of
the
word
.
They
passe
(
as
it
were
)
from
seate
to
seate
,
from
pue
to
pue
,
from
one
end
of
the
church
vnto
another
,
humbly
suing
and
forcibly
perswading
,
to
be
entertained
:
But
(
alas
)
there
is
such
a
generall
benummednes
,
and
frozen
deadnes
,
possesseth
the
hearts
of
the
greatest
part
,
that
(
I
know
not
how
)
Grace
,
the
more
kindly
it
is
offered
,
the
lesse
it
is
esteemed
,
and
though
the
water
of
life
doe
runne
(
as
it
were
)
thorough
our
streetes
,
yet
men
will
scarsely
stoope
to
receiue
it
.
I
am
euen
woe
to
thinke
vpon
it
,
how
men
and
women
,
that
now
thinke
all
is
well
inough
,
and
doe
[
](A03308-e20100-b)i
i
Cor.
7.1
.
receiue
the
grace
of
God
in
vaine
,
and
[
](A03308-e20120-b)k
k
Heb.
2.3
.
neglect
so
great
saluation
,
shall
one
day
with
teares
of
blood
be
suters
for
one
drop
of
grace
,
and
yet
shall
not
be
able
to
obtaine
it
.
Well
then
if
we
would
drinke
of
the
water
which
Christ
hath
to
giue
vs
,
let
vs
labour
to
thirst
after
it
:
you
wil
say
vnto
me
,
How
to
be
brought
to
thirst
for
Christ
.
how
shall
we
come
to
this
spirituall
thirst
.
I
will
shew
you
how
.
There
be
two
things
especially
beget
thirst
:
the
one
is
Labour
.
I
neede
not
prooue
it
,
yoe
know
it
well
inough
by
experience
:
so
then
a
spirituall
labour
will
beget
a
spirituall
thirst
.
But
what
is
this
spirituall
Labour
,
It
is
this
:
a
trauailing
vnder
the
waite
and
burthen
of
a
mans
owne
sinnes
:
If
thou
canst
once
say
with
Dauid
,
Ps.
38
4.
My
sinnes
are
like
a
sore
burden
too
heauie
for
me
to
beare
,
thou
wilt
quickly
thirst
after
the
righteousnes
of
Christ
Iesus
.
Another
occasion
of
thirst
is
salt
,
you
knowe
that
by
experience
also
.
Now
marke
what
Christ
saith
,
he
telleth
the
Apostles
and
their
successors
,
that
in
respect
of
their
Ministry
,
[
](A03308-e20180-b)m
m
Math.
5.13
.
they
are
the
salt
of
the
Earth
.
salt
hath
a
kind
of
biting
nature
,
so
hath
the
word
well
applied
;
it
is
sharpe
&
eager
,
and
he
who
is
well
exercised
vnder
it
,
and
well
schooled
,
by
the
vrging
of
the
lawe
vpon
his
conscience
he
will
soone
thirst
after
the
saluation
offered
in
Christ
Iesus
The
Gospell
will
be
glad
tidings
to
him
,
and
[
](A03308-e20200-b)n
n
Pro.
25.25
.
as
cold
waters
to
a
weary
soule
.
Take
this
course
which
I
haue
prescribed
thee
,
learne
to
feele
the
waite
of
sinne
,
frequent
the
powerfull
ministery
of
the
word
,
and
thou
shall
soone
thirst
for
the
water
of
life
.
The
next
point
is
the
benefit
of
enioying
this
water
.
He
that
drinketh
of
it
shall
neuer
be
more
a
thirst
.
And
the
reason
is
,
because
the
water
shal
be
in
him
,
a
wel
of
water
springing
vp
into
euerlasting
life
.
This
is
warily
to
be
vnderstood
:
for
it
is
not
so
to
be
taken
,
as
though
the
children
of
God
being
once
seasoned
with
grace
,
were
glutted
(
as
it
were
)
and
had
no
more
desire
for
the
encrease
of
grace
:
for
it
is
cleane
otherwise
;
the
more
grace
a
man
hath
,
the
more
he
longeth
to
haue
grace
to
be
euen
heaped
(
if
it
were
possible
)
vpon
his
soule
.
But
the
meaning
is
this
;
that
whereas
this
outward
clement
of
water
,
which
we
dayly
vse
,
is
soone
wasted
and
turned
to
nothing
,
and
a
man
that
hath
vsed
it
,
is
within
a
while
as
new
to
seeke
,
as
if
he
neuer
had
had
thereof
,
this
water
of
life
is
of
another
nature
;
being
once
receiued
,
it
is
neuer
dryed
vp
againe
,
it
is
like
to
a
liuing
spring
which
shall
perpetually
streame
,
&
as
it
were
bubble
out
vnto
eternal
life
:
it
is
a
fountaine
that
can
neuer
be
drawne
dry
,
an
euerlasting
stocke
that
can
neuer
be
wasted
,
a
store
which
can
neuer
be
spent
,
as
a
lampe
fed
with
oyle
of
immortality
which
can
neuer
be
consumed
.
We
learne
an
excellent
point
from
hence
,
and
it
is
this
:
Doctrine
.
that
the
graces
god
once
bestoweth
on
his
children
which
are
neuer
taken
from
them
:
this
is
Christs
true
meaning
:
and
it
is
a
point
easily
proued
by
the
scripture
.
[
](A03308-e20270-b)o
o
Rom.
11.29
.
The
gifts
and
calling
of
God
are
without
repentance
,
that
is
,
God
neuer
altereth
his
purpose
touching
the
bringing
of
any
man
into
the
state
of
grace
[
](A03308-e20290-b)p
p
Ioh.
13.
.
Whom
he
loueth
,
he
loueth
to
the
end
,
for
a
moment
,
[
](A03308-e20310-b)q
q
Is.
54.8
.
I
hide
my
face
from
thee
for
a
litle
season
,
but
with
euerlasting
loue
I
had
compassion
on
thee
saith
the
Lord
thy
redeemer
.
[
](A03308-e20340-b)r
r
Ier.
31.3
.
I
haue
loued
thee
with
an
euerlasting
loue
.
[
](A03308-e20360-b)s
s
Phil.
1.16
.
I
am
perswaded
(
saith
Paul
)
that
he
that
hath
begun
this
worke
in
you
will
performe
it
.
It
is
a
generall
rule
;
where
God
beginneth
a
good
worke
of
grace
,
he
goeth
one
alwaies
to
finish
it
.
I
giue
vnto
my
sheepe
eternall
life
,
and
they
shall
neuer
perish
,
neither
shall
any
pluck
them
out
of
my
hand
.
Ioh.
10.28
.
There
is
no
point
plainer
in
the
scripture
;
Christ
doth
not
bring
vs
into
a
good
course
,
and
then
leaue
vs
to
our selues
,
but
he
guides
vs
in
it
by
his
grace
vnto
the
end
;
therefore
he
is
called
both
[
](A03308-e20410-b)t
t
Heb.
12.2
.
The
vse
the
author
,
and
the
finisher
of
our
faith
.
The
vse
is
two-fold
:
first
,
to
quicken
and
stirre
vp
our
desires
to
make
vs
labour
after
these
heauenly
graces
,
seeing
they
are
the
onely
things
of
perpetuitie
.
All
things
else
are
subiect
to
vncertaintie
,
onely
[
](A03308-e20440-b)v
v
2.
Tim.
2.19
.
the
foundation
of
the
Lord
remaineth
sure
.
Oh
then
,
chuse
the
[
](A03308-e20460-b)*
*
Luc.
10.42
.
better
part
which
shall
not
be
taken
away
from
vs
.
Secondly
,
this
is
a
point
of
infinite
and
vnspeakable
comfort
to
all
Gods
children
.
For
consider
I
pray
you
,
is
it
not
a
comfortable
thing
,
when
a
man
with
great
charge
and
industrie
hath
gotten
a
commoditie
,
to
be
assured
of
the
continuance
,
and
to
be
freed
from
the
feare
of
loosing
it
?
what
a
ioy
must
it
then
needes
be
to
a
Christian
soule
,
to
consider
that
the
Lord
hauing
begun
,
in
some
measure
to
be
gracious
vnto
him
:
will
neuer
alter
his
fauour
,
that
grace
being
once
bestowed
,
shall
neuer
bee
withdrawne
,
that
his
soule
hauing
once
bene
moistened
with
the
dew
of
heauen
,
shall
neuer
be
wholy
dryed
vp
againe
.
It
is
possible
I
know
for
the
deare
child
of
God
,
sometimes
to
seeme
to
himselfe
and
to
others
,
emptie
and
barren
of
all
goodnesse
,
and
these
graces
may
be
thought
for
a
time
,
vtterly
to
be
consumed
.
So
the
sap
lyeth
hid
in
the
roote
of
the
tree
the
whole
winter
,
and
maketh
no
shew
;
and
in
a
very
drie
and
hotte
Sommer
,
you
shall
see
many
springs
as
it
were
cleane
gone
,
without
any
appearance
of
moisture
:
yet
in
Sommer
the
sap
mounteth
aloft
into
all
the
branches
of
the
tree
,
and
in
a
conuenient
season
,
the
veines
of
the
earth
are
opened
,
and
the
dryed
spring
returneth
to
his
former
streaming
:
so
,
though
the
children
of
God
may
seeme
sometimes
vtterly
to
be
fallen
backe
to
their
former
hardnes
,
yet
(
as
Saint
Iohn
saith
)
[
](A03308-e20490-b)x
x
1.
Ioh.
3.9
.
there
is
a
certaine
seed
behind
;
there
is
a
hidden
moysture
which
at
last
breakes
out
,
and
sheweth
it selfe
in
the
fruites
of
righteousnesse
as
before
.
So
then
,
if
thou
hast
neuer
so
little
grace
,
(
as
thou
thinkest
)
though
it
be
but
as
yet
a
desire
of
grace
,
a
longing
after
faith
,
a
thirsting
after
righteousnesse
,
yet
make
much
of
it
,
reioyce
in
it
,
thank
God
for
it
,
take
it
as
a
pledge
that
the
Lord
hath
some
further
worke
to
worke
in
thee
:
be
sure
,
that
he
which
hath
begun
it
,
will
cherish
it
,
yea
and
that
in
his
time
he
will
also
encrease
it
.
The
signes
of
hauing
this
water
.
The
last
point
remaineth
,
which
is
the
life
of
all
,
that
hath
bene
said
,
viz.
how
may
I
for
my
part
know
that
I
haue
tasted
of
this
water
.
Hearken
a
litle
and
I
will
tell
thee
:
thou
shalt
know
the
certaintie
of
it
by
these
signes
.
The
first
is
,
a
cleare
fight
of
thine
owne
soules
estate
.
In
a
cleare
well
,
a
man
shall
see
a
peny
in
the
bottome
of
it
:
so
if
a
man
haue
the
well
of
life
in
his
heart
,
he
shall
behold
in
it
the
full
proportion
(
as
it
were
)
of
his
owne
soule
.
And
assure
thy selfe
of
this
,
that
the
more
full
sight
thou
hast
of
thine
owne
imperfections
,
of
thine
owne
corruptions
,
of
the
rebellions
of
thy
heart
,
of
the
crookednesse
of
thy
nature
,
the
greater
portion
thou
hast
of
this
grace
.
The
second
signe
,
is
the
cleanenesse
of
the
heart
:
it
is
the
nature
of
the
water
to
cleanse
and
scoure
:
so
is
it
the
propertie
of
this
heauenly
water
:
no
sope
,
no
nitre
,
hath
that
scouring
power
that
it
hath
.
[
](A03308-e20530-b)y
y
Ier.
17.9
.
The
heart
is
wicked
aboue
all
things
:
fraughted
naturally
with
corruption
,
ignorance
,
vnbeleefe
,
hardnesse
,
securitie
,
frowardnesse
,
vntowardnesse
to
good
seruices
.
Looke
therfore
how
thy
heart
is
cleansed
,
thy
soule
purged
from
this
filthinesse
.
Thou
wilt
say
to
me
(
perhaps
)
the
Scripture
saith
,
[
](A03308-e20550-b)z
z
Pro.
20.9
.
Who
can
say
,
I
haue
made
my
heart
cleane
:
how
shall
I
then
thinke
to
find
a
cleane
heart
?
I
answer
,
cleane
from
all
blemish
I
know
thou
shalt
neuer
find
it
,
yet
thou
must
[
](A03308-e20570-b)a
a
Math.
5.4
haue
a
pure
heart
,
for
else
thou
shalt
neuer
see
God
.
A
pure
heart
,
is
a
heart
purged
from
the
bondage
of
sinne
,
a
heart
[
](A03308-e20580-b)b
b
Heb.
9.14
.
cleansed
from
dead
workes
,
to
serue
the
liuing
God
:
more
plainely
,
a
heart
[
](A03308-e20600-b)c
c
Heb.
13.18
.
which
desireth
in
all
things
to
liue
honestly
.
If
thou
wouldst
therefore
be
sure
of
a
cleane
heart
,
looke
for
a
cleane
conuersation
,
such
a
conuersation
as
S.
Paul
speaketh
of
,
[
](A03308-e20630-b)d
d
Phil.
1.27
.
which
becommeth
the
Gospell
,
which
adorneth
the
doctrine
of
God
our
Sauiour
in
all
things
,
which
maketh
our
enemies
and
the
enemies
of
our
profession
[
](A03308-e20660-b)e
e
Tit.
2.10
.
vers.
8.
ashamed
when
they
haue
nothing
concerning
vs
to
speake
euill
of
.
The
water
of
life
doth
alwayes
bring
forth
such
fruite
:
therefore
a
good
man
is
said
to
be
[
](A03308-e20680-b)f
f
Psal.
1.3
.
as
a
tree
planted
by
the
riuers
of
water
,
that
will
bring
forth
her
fruite
in
due
season
.
And
it
is
said
againe
,
[
](A03308-e20700-b)g
g
Ezek.
47.9
.
that
euery
thing
shall
liue
,
whither
that
liuing
riuer
,
which
floweth
out
of
the
Sanctuarie
,
commeth
.
Try
thy selfe
by
this
marke
,
see
whether
this
water
hath
quenched
the
boyling
heate
of
thine
owne
inordinate
lusts
,
and
hath
begotten
a
new
life
,
euen
the
life
of
righteousnesse
within
thee
.
The
third
signe
,
is
encreasing
in
grace
:
water
which
is
but
a
small
streame
at
the
well
head
,
going
further
waxeth
broader
and
deeper
,
and
partes
it selfe
into
many
branches
:
so
these
waters
that
flowed
out
of
the
Sanctuarie
,
were
first
[
](A03308-e20730-b)h
h
Ez.
47.3.4.5
.
to
the
ancles
,
then
to
the
knees
,
then
to
the
loynes
,
then
a
riuer
which
could
not
be
passed
ouer
.
If
there
be
a
care
to
increase
in
grace
,
in
knowledge
,
in
feeling
,
in
zeale
,
in
obedience
,
the
well
of
life
is
in
that
soule
:
if
there
be
a
resting
satisfied
,
as
though
all
were
well
,
and
we
had
religion
inough
,
that
is
a
dry
soule
,
the
graces
of
Gods
spirit
are
not
in
it
.
The
fourth
signe
,
is
a
care
to
do
good
to
the
soules
of
others
:
we
know
nothing
is
more
free
in
vse
then
the
water
.
Dauid
saith
,
[
](A03308-e20780-b)i
i
Ps.
104.10.11
.
God
sendeth
out
springs
into
the
valleys
,
to
giue
drinke
to
all
the
beasts
of
the
field
.
And
Christ
saith
,
[
](A03308-e20800-b)k
k
Ioh.
7.38
.
that
out
of
his
belly
,
which
drinketh
of
this
water
,
shall
flow
riuers
of
water
of
life
,
by
which
many
shall
be
comforted
.
Hast
thou
a
desire
and
a
care
to
be
helpefull
to
other
mens
soules
?
it
is
a
signe
,
thy
soule
is
watered
,
and
shall
be
more
bedewed
:
for
[
](A03308-e20830-b)l
l
Pro.
11.25
.
he
that
watereth
shall
haue
raine
:
hast
thou
no
such
care
,
no
disposition
to
be
a
meanes
of
saluation
vnto
others
?
thou
hast
a
barren
heart
,
and
a
gracelesse
spirit
.
These
be
plaine
and
familiar
markes
,
and
they
be
such
as
will
not
deceiue
vs
.
The
daily
vse
of
water
,
may
daily
mind
vs
of
them
,
let
vs
daily
trye
our selues
how
it
fareth
with
vs
in
these
things
.
If
we
be
trauelling
by
the
way
,
and
it
be
told
vs
,
that
by
such
a
tree
,
or
gate
,
or
village
,
we
shall
know
our selues
to
be
in
the
right
course
,
we
will
carefully
remember
it
,
and
heedfully
obserue
it
as
we
iourney
.
If
we
see
the
markes
we
will
be
glad
,
if
we
see
them
not
,
we
will
be
afraid
we
are
out
,
and
returne
to
make
enquirie
.
Let
vs
do
so
in
this
case
,
by
these
tokens
we
shall
vnderstand
how
it
goeth
with
out
soules
,
and
in
which
way
we
are
trauelling
;
let
vs
labour
to
remember
them
,
let
vs
marke
daily
whether
in
our
course
and
cariage
we
can
find
them
.
If
we
do
,
let
vs
blesse
the
name
of
God
,
and
hold
on
our
course
with
chearefulnesse
;
if
we
do
not
,
let
vs
be
[
](A03308-e20850-b)m
m
●
.
Cor.
11.2
be
iealous
ouer
our selues
with
a
godly
iealousie
,
let
vs
know
it
is
not
well
with
vs
,
let
vs
speedily
enter
into
a
new
course
,
for
feare
of
going
on
in
the
[
](A03308-e20870-b)n
n
Mat.
7.
●3
.
broadway
which
leadeth
to
destruction
.
And
thus
an
end
of
this
text
.
The
end
of
the
second
Sermon
.
The
third
Sermon
.
Dauids
Longing
,
and
Dauids
Loue
.
PSAL.
119.174
.
I
haue
longed
for
thy
saluation
,
and
thy
Law
is
my
delight
.
IT
is
truly
said
,
that
this
119
Psalme
is
the
liuely
representation
of
a
regenerate
man
:
in
regard
that
it
so
fully
,
and
so
effectually
maketh
knowne
what
ought
to
be
the
meditations
of
his
soule
,
the
thoughts
and
affections
of
his
heart
,
the
courses
and
exercises
of
his
life
.
So
that
the
liker
,
by
viewing
the
inward
partes
,
a
man
shall
find
himselfe
to
be
,
to
Dauid
in
this
Psalme
:
the
more
he
may
assure
himselfe
,
that
he
is
a
new
creature
;
and
the
further
he
shall
perceiue
himselfe
to
come
short
of
this
patterne
,
the
farther
he
is
to
thinke
that
he
is
,
from
newnesse
of
life
.
Of
this
worthie
Psalme
(
the
true
image
of
a
renewed
soule
)
I
haue
chosen
one
almost
of
the
lowest
,
but
not
of
the
basest
branches
to
treate
of
vnto
you
:
which
,
as
for
the
generall
meaning
thereof
,
it
is
agreeing
to
the
rest
of
the
holy
and
heauenly
matter
of
the
Psalme
,
so
in
particular
,
The
diuision
.
it
is
an
expresse
witnesse
vnto
vs
of
two
things
:
first
,
Dauids
longing
:
secondly
,
Dauids
loue
.
His
longing
was
for
saluation
,
O
Lord
I
haue
longed
for
thy
saluation
:
his
loue
was
the
lawe
,
And
thy
law
is
my
delight
.
Of
these
two
in
order
.
In
the
former
we
are
briefely
to
examine
two
things
:
The
first
part
.
first
what
is
saluation
:
secondly
what
it
is
to
long
for
saluation
.
By
saluation
is
ment
here
no
other
thing
,
but
that
which
in
the
Scripture
is
somtime
called
[
](A03308-e21080-b)a
a
Math.
19
29.
life
eternal
,
sometimes
the
[
](A03308-e21110-b)b
b
Math.
5.3
.
kingdome
of
heauen
,
sometimes
[
](A03308-e21130-b)c
c
Rom.
8.18
.
the
glory
which
shal
be
shewed
hereafter
,
sometimes
[
](A03308-e21150-b)d
d
Psal
27.13
.
the
goodnes
of
the
Lord
in
the
land
of
the
liuing
,
sometimes
[
](A03308-e21170-b)e
e
Phil.
3.14
.
the
price
of
the
high
calling
of
God
in
Christ
Iesus
,
sometimes
[
](A03308-e21190-b)f
f
1.
Pet.
1.4
.
an
inheritance
immortall
and
vndefiled
which
fadeth
not
,
in
a
word
,
[
](A03308-e21210-b)g
g
1.
Cor.
2.9
.
those
vnspeakable
,
and
not
to
be
conceiued
blessings
,
which
God
hath
prepared
for
those
that
loue
him
.
This
was
(
as
we
say
)
the
obiect
,
the
marke
of
Dauids
longing
.
This
saluation
he
calleth
the
Lords
(
thy
saluation
)
because
as
for
vs
,
it
is
neither
an
inheritance
which
we
are
borne
vnto
,
nor
a
purchase
which
by
any
desert
we
can
compasse
,
so
it
is
the
Lords
euery
way
:
it
is
he
which
hath
[
](A03308-e21250-b)h
h
1.
Cor.
2.9
.
first
prepared
it
:
it
is
he
which
hath
freely
disposed
it
according
to
the
[
](A03308-e21270-b)i
i
Mat.
11.26.1
.
God
pleasure
of
his
owne
will
:
it
is
he
which
[
](A03308-e21290-b)k
k
1.
Pet.
1.4
.
reserueth
it
in
heauen
,
for
those
,
who
are
[
](A03308-e21310-b)l
l
Iud.
1.
reserued
vnto
Iesus
Christ
.
Now
what
it
is
to
long
,
we
doe
all
well
inough
conceiue
,
either
by
experience
in
our selues
,
or
by
obseruation
in
others
,
we
know
it
to
be
the
stretching
of
the
desire
vnto
the
highest
straine
;
it
affecteth
the
heart
in
that
measure
,
that
all
delaies
are
euen
a
very
killing
to
the
soule
,
neither
can
there
be
any
contentment
or
true
satisfaction
,
but
onely
in
the
fruition
of
that
which
is
longed
for
.
Dauid
himselfe
describeth
this
affection
of
his
by
very
passionate
and
effectuall
termes
.
[
](A03308-e21340-b)m
m
Psal.
4.2
.
My
soule
thirsteth
for
God
,
as
the
Heart
brayeth
for
the
riuers
of
water
,
[
](A03308-e21360-b)n
n
Ps.
84.2
.
My
soule
fainteth
for
the
courts
of
the
Lord
[
](A03308-e21380-b)o
o
Ps.
119.
ver.
20.
.
My
heart
breaketh
for
the
desire
it
hath
:
[
](A03308-e21400-b)p
p
ver.
131.
I
opened
my
mouth
and
panted
.
He
was
as
one
who
needes
to
gape
for
a
new
supply
of
breath
,
such
was
the
heate
and
egernes
of
his
perfult
.
These
things
shew
,
that
Dauids
longing
was
no
slight
desire
,
arising
in
some
passion
,
which
kinde
of
desire
many
times
,
is
as
soone
quenched
as
kindled
;
but
it
was
an
ardent
affection
,
springing
from
a
deede
apprehension
of
the
good
of
the
thing
desired
,
and
being
in
a
manner
impatient
of
delaies
,
till
the
thing
it selfe
were
enioyed
.
Adde
hereto
,
that
whereas
there
are
in
saluation
two
things
;
the
one
the
possession
of
it
in
heauen
,
which
S.
Peter
calleth
,
[
](A03308-e21440-b)q
q
1.
Pet.
1.9
.
the
end
of
our
faith
,
the
other
the
assurance
of
it
here
on
earth
,
which
S.
Paul
termeth
,
[
](A03308-e21470-b)r
r
Rom.
8.23
.
the
first
fruites
of
the
spirit
,
Dauids
longing
was
extended
vnto
both
:
for
(
to
vse
Pauls
phrase
)
he
did
euen
[
](A03308-e21500-b)s
s
2.
Cor.
5.2
.
sigh
in
himselfe
,
desiring
to
be
clothed
with
that
house
which
is
from
heauen
,
and
he
longed
also
for
[
](A03308-e21530-b)t
t
Eph.
1.13.14
.
the
earnest
of
the
spirit
,
to
be
a
pledge
to
his
soule
of
the
future
inheritance
.
Thus
haue
I
briefely
and
truly
opened
to
you
the
true
sense
of
Dauids
longing
,
the
first
part
of
my
text
.
Let
vs
now
come
to
see
,
what
this
is
to
vs
that
Dauids
desire
was
so
feruent
for
saluation
.
The
doctrine
.
It
doth
teach
vs
thus
much
,
and
this
is
the
point
which
I
will
insist
vpon
:
viz.
That
in
the
hearts
of
all
that
shal
be
saued
,
there
is
a
vehement
desire
,
and
an
vnfained
longing
to
be
saued
.
I
pray
marke
well
this
point
,
and
be
not
ready
to
thinke
it
a
slight
obseruation
,
till
you
haue
heard
it
well
prooued
and
well
pressed
.
First
of
all
,
touching
the
sense
thereof
,
it
must
be
vnderstood
with
this
caution
and
limitation
,
namely
that
I
doe
not
extend
it
to
such
infants
and
litle
ones
,
which
doe
belong
vnto
the
election
of
grace
,
but
onely
to
such
as
are
of
yeares
of
discretion
,
which
are
of
power
and
ability
to
conceiue
and
vnderstand
,
and
are
come
to
haue
the
vse
of
these
naturall
powers
of
desiring
and
longing
which
are
in
all
.
For
as
touching
the
rest
,
as
God
hath
his
part
in
many
such
(
[
](A03308-e21600-b)u
u
Moth.
19.14
.
for
of
such
is
the
kingdome
of
God
)
so
his
manner
of
drawing
them
into
the
state
of
grace
,
and
of
their
apprehending
it
,
is
knowne
onely
to
himselfe
.
This
is
the
meaning
of
the
Doctrine
.
Now
for
proofe
of
it
this
one
example
of
Dauid
is
a
sufficient
ground
:
for
,
seeing
al
Gods
children
are
guided
by
one
spirit
,
and
like
the
children
of
one
family
,
sprong
of
one
father
,
and
bred
vp
after
one
fashion
,
are
of
one
disposition
in
respect
of
spirituall
things
,
it
must
needs
folow
that
the
longing
after
saluation
which
was
in
Dauid
,
is
(
though
not
happily
in
the
same
measure
,
yet
for
the
generall
nau●…e
thereof
)
in
all
that
shall
be
saued
,
and
they
are
able
in
the
witnes
of
a
good
conscience
to
say
as
he
did
here
,
O
Lord
I
haue
longed
for
thy
salvation
.
Yet
,
left
ignorance
in
the
course
of
holy
Scripture
,
should
make
vs
to
behold
Dauid
in
this
moode
,
like
a
Pellicane
in
the
wildernes
,
supposing
him
to
be
alone
herein
,
and
so
should
become
negligent
to
frame
our selues
to
so
good
a
Paterne
,
let
vs
see
whether
the
like
affection
be
not
to
be
found
in
others
of
gods
saints
.
Begin
first
with
Abraham
the
father
of
the
faithfull
,
without
likenes
to
whose
faith
there
can
be
no
saluation
:
what
saith
Christ
of
him
[
](A03308-e21660-b)*
*
Ioh.
8.56
.
?
your
Father
Abraham
reioyced
to
see
my
day
,
&
he
saw
it
and
was
glad
.
We
knowe
what
our
Sauiour
meaneth
by
(
his
Day
)
to
wit
,
his
comming
in
the
flesh
for
the
redemption
of
mankind
.
This
day
of
Christ
,
Abraham
[
](A03308-e21700-b)x
x
Heb.
11.13
.
saw
a
farre
off
,
and
as
he
reioyced
to
be
assured
of
it
,
so
we
may
resolue
,
that
it
was
the
principall
desire
of
his
soule
,
to
be
interressed
into
the
saluation
which
was
procured
by
it
in
due
time
.
The
more
Abraham
reioyced
in
it
,
the
more
he
longed
for
it
,
and
with
the
greater
desire
he
expected
it
,
with
the
greater
gladnes
of
spirit
he
entertained
it
.
Come
downe
a
litle
lower
from
him
,
to
Iacob
:
that
one
voice
of
his
vttered
by
him
in
greate
vehemencie
vpon
his
death-bed
,
while
he
was
telling
the
future
estate
of
his
progenie
,
shall
witnes
the
disposition
of
his
Heart
in
this
case
[
](A03308-e21740-b)y
y
Gen.
49.19
.
:
O
Lord
I
haue
waited
for
thy
saluation
.
He
saw
by
the
spirit
of
prophecie
many
troubles
and
miseries
like
to
come
vpon
his
children
,
therefore
as
a
man
weaned
from
outward
things
by
this
meanes
,
and
taught
to
rely
only
vpon
the
Lord
he
crieth
out
,
O
Lord
I
haue
waited
for
thy
saluation
.
Was
it
not
the
longing
after
Christ
,
which
made
[
](A03308-e21770-b)z
z
Heb.
11.26
.
Moses
esteeme
the
rebuke
of
Christ
greater
riches
then
the
treasures
of
Egipt
?
was
not
Hezekiah
his
heart
full
of
longing
,
and
was
he
not
euen
readie
to
faint
in
his
desires
after
the
mercy
of
God
,
when
he
cried
out
in
the
Anguish
of
his
soule
,
[
](A03308-e21800-b)a
a
Is.
38.14
.
O
Lord
it
hath
oppressed
me
,
Comfort
me
?
Was
not
Iobs
desire
earnest
,
when
feeling
himselfe
to
be
euen
ouercome
of
sorow
,
he
brast
out
into
these
words
,
[
](A03308-e21830-b)b
b
Iob.
10.20
.
Let
the
Lord
cease
and
leaue
of
from
me
,
that
I
may
take
a
litle
comfort
?
In
a
word
,
let
our
sauiour
,
testimonie
be
sufficient
for
the
longing
of
all
the
prophets
and
righteous
men
that
liued
in
those
elder
times
,
[
](A03308-e21860-b)c
c
Math.
13.17
.
I
say
vnto
you
that
many
Prophets
and
righteous
men
haue
desired
to
see
those
things
which
you
see
,
&c.
If
wee
consider
the
times
of
Christs
visible
being
on
earth
,
and
after
,
we
shall
see
the
spirit
of
God
like
himselfe
,
and
bringing
forth
the
same
fruites
,
in
others
of
Gods
children
.
Old
Simeon
a
holy
man
,
here
is
his
stile
,
[
](A03308-e21880-b)d
d
Luc.
2.25
.
He
waited
for
the
consolation
of
Israel
,
and
he
desired
life
but
onely
to
satisfie
this
longing
Ioseph
an
honourable
counseller
,
yet
here
was
his
glory
,
[
](A03308-e21910-b)e
e
Luc.
23.51
.
He
waited
(
or
longed
)
for
the
kingdome
of
God
.
Paul
may
stand
insteede
of
many
examples
:
what
(
thinke
we
)
did
he
long
for
,
when
he
vttered
those
words
,
[
](A03308-e21940-b)f
f
Rom
7.24
.
O
wretched
man
that
I
am
,
who
shall
deliuer
me
from
this
bodie
of
death
:
adde
to
this
,
his
[
](A03308-e21960-b)g
g
Rom.
8.23
.
sighing
in
himselfe
,
his
[
](A03308-e21980-b)h
h
Phil.
1.23
.
desiring
to
be
with
Christ
.
The
Iewes
that
heard
Peter
preach
and
were
pricked
by
his
stinging
sermon
,
called
to
them
,
[
](A03308-e22010-b)i
i
Act.
2.37
.
Men
and
brethren
what
shall
wee
doe
?
was
not
there
longing
?
The
poore
perplexed
Iaylor
which
came
to
Paul
and
Silas
with
a
crie
,
Sirs
[
](A03308-e22060-b)k
k
Act.
10.30
.
what
must
I
doe
to
be
saued
,
was
not
his
desire
feruent
?
I
might
bring
in
a
cloud
of
witnesses
,
but
these
may
suffice
to
shew
the
generall
disposition
and
affection
of
all
Gods
Children
;
All
their
soules
be
hungry
soules
,
all
their
hearts
be
longing
hearts
,
the
maine
thing
affected
by
them
is
saluation
.
If
you
will
haue
a
reason
for
it
,
it
is
no
heard
matter
to
yeeld
a
very
sufficient
one
.
There
are
three
things
required
of
a
christian
:
1.
By
a
feeling
of
sinne
to
seeke
Christ
.
2.
By
a
holy
faith
to
finde
Christ
.
3.
By
newnes
of
life
to
dwell
with
Christ
.
The
first
of
those
three
,
is
this
same
longing
for
saluation
which
I
intreat
of
:
and
therefore
,
as
in
a
ladder
there
is
no
comming
to
the
vpper
steppe
,
but
by
the
nethermost
,
so
there
is
no
dwelling
with
Christ
which
is
the
height
of
happines
in
this
life
but
by
finding
him
,
found
he
cannot
be
but
by
seeking
;
to
seeke
him
and
to
long
for
him
are
all
one
:
no
man
seekes
him
but
he
which
longs
for
him
,
and
no
man
longs
for
him
,
but
he
will
care
to
seeke
him
.
Taking
this
point
therefore
for
granted
,
because
I
see
no
reason
why
it
should
be
denied
,
I
will
apply
my selfe
to
the
applying
of
it
.
I
pray
you
in
the
feare
of
God
obserue
it
.
There
is
nothing
which
concerneth
a
Christian
more
,
The
vse
.
if
either
we
respect
the
strait
charge
giuen
for
it
,
or
the
great
comfort
rising
out
of
it
,
then
to
seeke
to
assure
his
soule
that
he
is
in
the
number
of
those
that
shall
be
saued
.
What
true
comfort
can
a
man
take
in
any
thing
,
who
is
vnresolued
in
a
matter
of
this
consequence
?
he
may
haue
a
kind
of
slight
and
deceitfull
gladnes
,
but
(
as
Iob
saith
,
of
the
Ioy
of
Hipocrites
)
[
](A03308-e22140-b)l
l
Iob.
20.7
.
it
is
but
for
a
moment
,
and
[
](A03308-e22160-b)m
m
Pro.
11.7
.
when
he
dieth
,
his
hope
perisheth
,
and
[
](A03308-e22180-b)n
n
Iob.
18.6
.
his
candle
shal
be
put
out
with
him
.
Well
then
,
it
being
a
matter
of
that
behoofe
to
euery
man
,
to
make
his
future
estate
sure
vnto
his
soule
,
know
this
of
a
truth
(
I
speake
it
not
as
desiring
to
deceiue
,
but
as
labouring
to
resolue
)
that
there
is
no
more
certaine
course
then
this
,
to
try
thy selfe
&
to
examine
thy selfe
by
this
worthy
paterne
,
compounded
of
so
many
worthy
examples
;
assure
thy selfe
the
liker
thou
art
to
them
in
this
Affection
,
the
neerer
art
thou
to
life
and
happines
,
and
the
lesse
thou
art
transformed
into
this
Image
,
the
more
of
the
corrupt
old
man
abideth
in
thee
,
and
if
thou
hold
on
so
,
when
the
day
commeth
in
which
eternall
life
,
shall
be
shared
out
vnto
those
for
whome
it
is
prepared
,
Christ
shall
dismisse
thee
with
that
comfortlesse
speech
which
was
sometime
vsed
to
Simon
Magus
,
[
](A03308-e22210-b)o
o
Act.
8.21
.
thou
hast
no
part
nor
fellowship
in
this
busines
.
Let
it
not
be
greiuous
vnto
thee
,
that
I
aske
thee
a
fewe
Questions
,
and
be
thou
perswaded
,
that
it
is
a
matter
that
behoueth
thee
much
,
well
to
answere
them
:
what
is
the
principall
desire
of
thy
soule
?
what
is
the
thing
which
thou
most
affectest
;
what
is
that
which
thou
dost
truly
think
thy selfe
most
happy
if
thou
mightest
once
obtaine
?
what
is
it
which
hath
most
exercised
thy
thoughts
,
and
for
the
procuring
whereof
thou
hast
bene
most
pensiue
?
what
is
it
,
the
discourses
and
discoueries
whereof
,
haue
bene
with
the
greatest
appetite
receiued
by
thee
?
what
is
it
,
for
the
thinking
whereon
,
thy
soule
hath
euen
languished
within
thee
?
speake
the
truth
in
the
presence
of
God
who
cannot
be
deluded
:
Is
it
the
Saluation
of
thy
soule
?
is
it
the
forgiuenes
of
thy
sinnes
?
is
it
the
fauour
of
God
in
Christ
Iesus
?
is
it
to
be
assured
in
thy
soule
that
the
Hand-writing
which
was
against
thee
is
cancelled
,
and
that
there
is
peace
in
heauen
for
thee
,
and
a
place
prouided
in
that
Kingdome
which
cannot
be
shaken
?
is
it
that
,
when
this
earthly
house
of
this
Tabernacle
shall
be
destroyed
,
thou
maist
be
receiued
into
euerlasting
habitations
?
How
saist
thou
?
Are
these
things
strangers
to
thy
thoughts
,
or
doe
they
take
vp
a
cheife
roome
in
thy
Affections
?
Are
they
deepely
apprehended
,
or
are
they
but
slightly
and
cursorily
entertained
?
Are
thy
meditations
touching
these
,
setled
,
and
such
as
hold
thee
long
or
are
they
but
like
flying
motions
,
which
are
as
soone
vanished
as
perceiued
?
Though
thy
tongue
,
if
thou
shouldst
nowe
speake
for
thy selfe
,
happily
would
dissemble
,
yet
I
am
sure
that
if
thou
talke
earnestly
with
thy
conscience
,
that
will
not
fllatter
thee
.
Howsoeuer
it
be
,
this
I
must
tell
thee
,
that
such
as
thy
desires
are
herein
such
is
thy
estate
:
dost
thou
long
with
Dauid
?
thou
shalt
be
saued
with
Dauid
.
Is
saluation
(
If
thou
wilt
speake
the
Truth
)
lest
in
thy
longing
?
then
stand
forth
and
heare
thy
Iudgment
;
thou
shalt
be
called
the
lost
in
the
Kingdome
of
God
.
The
longing
soule
shal
be
filled
,
the
carelesse
and
full
gorged
spirits
shal
be
sent
empty
away
.
This
is
the
true
vse
of
this
doctrine
.
Howbeit
,
this
be
the
generall
vse
of
this
point
,
yet
because
[
](A03308-e22260-b)p
p
Ier.
17.9
.
the
heart
of
man
is
deceitfull
aboue
all
things
,
and
there
is
a
[
](A03308-e22280-b)q
q
Ps.
32.2
.
spirituall
Guile
which
cleaueth
close
vnto
vs
,
so
that
thou
mayest
both
make
me
beleeue
by
protestations
,
and
thy selfe
thinke
by
idle
perswasions
,
that
thou
truly
longest
for
saluation
,
when
there
is
no
such
matter
,
therefore
I
pray
thee
to
pardon
my
feare
,
and
suffer
me
to
be
iealous
euer
with
a
godly
iealousie
,
and
to
tell
thee
,
which
art
so
readie
vpon
the
first
hearing
of
this
point
,
to
answer
for
thy selfe
,
to
tell
thee
I
say
,
that
I
do
much
doubt
,
it
is
not
so
well
with
thee
as
thou
dost
suppose
.
If
thou
askest
a
reason
of
me
,
why
I
should
be
so
hard
of
beleefe
,
as
not
to
credit
thee
,
when
thou
sayest
and
protestest
,
that
thou
longest
for
saluation
,
I
aunswer
thee
,
that
I
am
suspicious
,
that
the
ground
of
true
longing
is
altogether
wanting
in
thee
,
I
will
tell
thee
what
that
is
,
and
so
leaue
thee
to
be
thine
owne
iudge
.
It
is
this
;
a
liuely
feeling
of
thine
owne
wretchednesse
and
miserie
through
sinne
.
This
is
the
thing
which
will
make
a
man
long
to
be
saued
,
which
wil
make
the
message
of
the
Gospell
to
be
glad
tidings
:
the
feeling
of
sinne
cannot
chuse
but
bring
forth
a
desire
to
haue
the
pardon
of
sinne
.
And
indeed
,
in
reason
it
must
needes
be
so
.
For
as
a
man
which
hath
offended
the
law
,
and
is
appointed
to
death
,
(
ordinarily
,
except
he
be
a
man
desperate
)
would
rather
haue
a
pardon
,
then
any
thing
in
the
world
besides
,
because
without
it
,
he
knowes
he
can
haue
ioy
in
nothing
:
so
he
which
hath
offended
God
,
and
findeth
himselfe
in
the
rigour
of
Gods
iustice
,
to
be
the
child
of
death
,
cannot
chuse
but
more
highly
prize
the
fauour
of
God
in
the
remission
of
his
sinnes
,
then
all
the
treasures
and
riches
vnder
heauen
.
When
men
are
secure
,
and
without
feeling
of
sin
,
though
the
grace
of
God
in
Christ
,
be
neuer
so
plentifully
offered
vnto
them
,
yet
they
esteeme
it
not
,
it
seemeth
to
them
as
a
base
thing
,
they
regard
it
not
;
but
if
once
a
man
feele
the
sting
of
sinne
,
then
he
would
giue
the
world
for
one
litle
drop
of
Gods
mercie
.
The
prodigall
sonne
,
when
he
liued
at
home
with
his
father
,
and
had
meate
and
drinke
enough
,
and
knew
no
want
,
then
he
was
weary
of
his
abundance
,
and
would
needes
aduenture
further
to
try
a
better
fortune
:
but
when
he
had
felt
the
smart
of
hunger
,
he
would
haue
bene
in
the
state
of
one
of
his
fathers
hired
seruants
,
[
](A03308-e22320-b)r
r
Luc.
15.19
.
Make
me
as
one
of
thy
hired
seruants
.
Dauid
being
well
humbled
,
would
take
it
in
good
worth
to
be
a
[
](A03308-e22340-b)s
s
Psal.
84.10
.
doore
keeper
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
:
and
the
poore
Canaanitish
woman
,
when
our
Sauiour
had
well
schooled
her
,
was
content
euen
with
[
](A03308-e22360-b)t
t
mat.
15.27
.
Crummes
of
mercie
.
[
](A03308-e22380-b)u
u
Pro.
27.7
.
The
person
that
is
full
,
despiseth
an
hony
combe
(
saith
Salomon
)
but
vnto
the
hungry
soule
euery
bitter
thing
is
sweet
.
Though
a
man
haue
formerly
bene
obstinate
and
stubborne
,
and
[
](A03308-e22410-b)*
*
Psa.
50.17
.
hating
to
be
reformed
,
hauing
[
](A03308-e22430-b)x
x
Is.
48.4
.
a
necke
as
an
iron
sinew
,
and
a
brow
as
brasse
,
yet
if
he
be
once
brought
to
see
himselfe
as
it
were
at
the
brinke
,
and
hell
gaping
to
receiue
him
,
and
the
eternall
waight
of
Gods
displeasure
,
readie
to
ceaze
vpon
him
,
then
you
shall
find
him
tractable
,
mourning
like
Ephraim
,
[
](A03308-e22460-b)y
y
Ier.
31.18
.
O
Lord
conuert
me
,
and
I
shall
be
conuerted
,
yeelding
meekely
with
Paule
,
[
](A03308-e22490-b)z
z
Act.
9.6
.
Lord
what
wilt
thou
that
I
do
?
running
to
the
Minister
like
the
people
to
Samuel
,
[
](A03308-e22520-b)a
a
1.
Sam.
12.19
.
O
pray
to
the
Lord
thy
God
that
I
dye
not
.
And
they
which
now
count
euery
Sermon
to
be
the
burden
of
the
Lord
,
and
are
readie
to
say
to
the
Seers
,
See
not
,
and
to
Prophets
,
prophecy
not
vnto
vs
,
would
then
run
about
vs
and
hang
vpon
vs
as
they
did
of
old
vpon
Moses
,
when
they
saw
the
glory
of
Gods
maiesty
,
talke
[
](A03308-e22590-b)b
b
Exod.
20.10
.
thou
with
vs
and
we
will
heare
;
they
would
importune
vs
,
and
call
vpon
vs
,
as
the
rulers
of
the
Sinagogue
did
vpon
Paul
and
Barnabas
,
[
](A03308-e22630-b)c
c
Act.
13.15
.
that
if
we
haue
any
word
of
exhortation
,
we
would
say
on
,
These
would
be
the
fruites
of
this
feeling
,
and
all
shewes
of
longing
are
but
shewes
,
which
fetch
not
their
first
beginning
from
this
deepe
apprehension
of
the
wofull
and
distressed
estate
of
a
mans
own
soule
.
So
then
,
now
thou
seest
,
there
is
some
cause
that
I
should
be
suspicious
of
thy
pretended
longing
.
For
if
when
I
looke
into
thee
,
if
when
I
conferre
with
thee
,
if
when
I
obserue
thy
course
,
I
see
thee
to
be
such
an
one
as
the
greatest
part
,
a
man
[
](A03308-e22650-b)d
d
Zeph.
1.12
.
Frozen
in
the
dregs
,
one
that
[
](A03308-e22670-b)e
e
Deu.
29.19
.
blessest
thy selfe
in
thy
heart
,
one
that
knowest
not
how
thou
art
poore
and
[
](A03308-e22700-b)f
f
Ro●
.
3.17
.
wretched
and
miserable
,
&
blind
,
and
naked
,
one
who
standest
in
no
awe
of
Gods
iustice
,
one
whose
[
](A03308-e22720-b)g
g
Ps.
119.120
.
flesh
trembleth
not
for
feare
of
God
,
neither
art
afraid
of
his
iudgement
,
one
that
yet
vnderstandest
not
what
it
is
to
be
a
sinner
,
and
how
[
](A03308-e22740-b)h
h
Heb.
10.31
.
●
.
fearefull
a
thing
it
is
to
fall
into
the
hands
of
the
liuing
God
,
one
that
[
](A03308-e22760-b)i
i
Mal.
3.14
.
deemest
it
vaine
to
serue
God
,
and
a
meere
folly
to
be
so
religious
as
some
would
be
:
in
a
word
,
one
[
](A03308-e22780-b)k
k
2.
Tim.
3.5
who
contentest
thy selfe
with
a
shew
of
godlinesse
,
without
any
power
of
religion
.
How
should
I
suppose
it
possible
for
thee
to
long
to
be
saued
,
when
thou
canst
not
tell
out
of
thine
owne
feeling
what
it
is
to
need
saluation
?
Shall
I
thinke
he
longeth
to
be
cured
,
who
though
it
may
be
he
is
sicke
,
yet
feeleth
it
not
?
Shall
I
imagine
,
he
desireth
to
be
rich
,
who
though
he
be
in
want
,
yet
perceiueth
it
not
?
Reason
it selfe
is
cleane
against
it
.
I
pray
thee
therefore
learne
this
lesson
,
which
though
perhaps
it
may
now
be
learned
,
yet
it
will
find
thee
worke
for
thy
life
,
though
thou
shouldest
liue
yet
many
yeares
.
All
Gods
children
long
vnfainedly
for
saluation
,
if
thou
haue
not
the
same
affection
with
them
,
thou
canst
not
haue
the
same
saluation
with
them
:
thou
wilt
say
,
I
know
,
if
thou
be
asked
,
O
God
forbid
,
I
were
a
wretch
if
I
did
not
long
to
be
saued
:
I
pray
thee
be
not
deceiued
:
A
slight
wish
to
[
](A03308-e22800-b)l
l
Num.
2●
.
10
.
dye
the
death
of
the
righteous
,
as
Balaam
had
,
thou
maist
haue
and
yet
no
longing
.
It
is
a
matter
longer
in
comming
,
then
thou
,
which
feelest
it
not
,
art
yet
aware
of
.
Thy
heart
must
first
be
softened
,
before
saluation
can
be
longed
for
:
and
I
tell
thee
,
it
is
a
hard
thing
to
circumcise
the
heart
,
and
to
make
it
bleed
,
it
hath
a
skinne
growne
ouer
it
,
which
is
not
easily
remoued
.
Therefore
pray
the
Lord
[
](A03308-e22830-b)m
m
Num.
20.
which
made
waters
flow
out
of
the
rocke
,
to
smite
thy
flintie
heart
,
to
[
](A03308-e22840-b)n
n
Eze.
11.19
.
take
the
stony
heart
out
of
thy
bodie
,
to
open
thy
heart
as
he
did
[
](A03308-e22860-b)o
o
Act.
16.14
.
Lydiaes
,
to
put
a
new
spirit
within
thy
bowels
,
to
[
](A03308-e22880-b)p
p
Reu.
3.18
.
annoynt
thine
eyes
with
eye-salue
,
that
so
thou
mayest
see
and
feele
thy
owne
wretchednesse
,
and
mayest
feelingly
acknowledge
with
Paul
,
that
in
thy
[
](A03308-e22910-b)q
q
Rom.
7.18
.
Flesh
there
dwelleth
no
goodnesse
,
with
Dauid
,
[
](A03308-e22940-b)r
r
Ps.
38.4
.
that
thine
iniquities
are
as
a
waightie
burden
,
too
heauie
for
thee
,
with
Iacob
.
[
](A03308-e22970-b)s
s
Gen.
32.10
.
that
thou
art
lesse
then
the
least
of
all
Gods
mercies
,
with
Daniel
,
[
](A03308-e23000-b)t
t
Dan
9.7
.
that
open
shame
belongeth
to
thee
,
with
[
](A03308-e23020-b)u
u
Iob.
●
.
3
.
Iob
,
that
thou
canst
not
answer
him
one
thing
of
a
thousand
,
that
so
thou
mayest
haue
,
if
it
be
possible
,
but
euen
a
glimpse
of
that
wofull
score
which
the
Lord
hath
against
thee
,
against
the
day
of
reckoning
,
and
a
tast
of
the
horror
of
hell
then
,
and
neuer
till
then
,
wilt
thou
long
to
be
saued
;
then
,
and
neuer
till
then
,
will
the
mercie
of
God
be
sweet
vnto
thee
:
when
thou
feelest
the
intolerable
burthen
of
a
[
](A03308-e23050-b)*
*
Pro.
18
14.
wounded
spirit
,
thy
soule
will
[
](A03308-e23070-b)x
x
Math.
5.6
.
thirst
after
righteousnesse
,
and
all
things
will
be
but
[
](A03308-e23090-b)y
y
Phil.
3.8
.
dung
vnto
thee
,
that
thou
mayest
winne
Christ
,
the
ti●…ngs
of
him
will
make
thy
very
h●art
[
](A03308-e23120-b)z
z
Luc.
1.41
.
to
leap
with
in
thee
,
as
the
greeting
of
Mary
did
the
babe
in
the
wombe
of
Elizabeth
,
they
will
come
downe
vpon
thy
perplexed
soule
,
[
](A03308-e23150-b)a
a
Ps.
72.6
.
like
the
raine
vpon
the
mowne
grasse
,
and
as
the
showers
that
water
the
earth
.
So
much
for
the
first
part
,
Dauids
longing
.
The
second
parte
.
Now
followeth
the
second
part
,
Dauids
loue
.
Thy
law
is
my
delight
.
Many
words
of
like
effect
Dauid
vseth
in
this
Psalme
,
yet
we
may
not
account
them
any
idle
repetitions
,
but
rather
repute
them
as
testimonies
of
abundance
of
zeale
,
the
heart
of
a
religious
man
being
like
the
fire
which
in
the
strength
thereof
breaketh
forth
into
many
sparcles
,
so
that
also
,
out
of
the
inward
abundance
,
bursteth
out
into
many
speaches
.
Touching
the
thing
it selfe
,
the
matter
(
you
see
)
of
Dauids
loue
it
is
the
lawe
.
By
which
word
he
doth
not
here
vnderstand
that
part
of
Gods
reuealed
will
,
which
with
a
respect
and
reference
had
vnto
the
Gospell
,
is
called
the
lawe
,
the
vse
whereof
is
(
as
Paul
teacheth
)
to
[
](A03308-e23250-b)b
b
Rom.
4.15
.
cause
wrath
,
to
[
](A03308-e23270-b)c
c
Rom.
3.19
.
stop
euery
mouth
,
that
all
may
be
culpable
before
God
;
but
here
it
is
taken
in
a
larger
sense
,
for
the
whole
word
of
God
,
and
for
the
entire
body
of
the
holy
doctrine
,
which
is
[
](A03308-e23300-b)d
d
2.
Tim.
3.16.17
.
giuen
by
inspiration
of
God
;
to
make
vs
perfect
,
vnto
all
good
workes
.
This
was
that
which
was
Dauids
delight
,
the
ioy
of
his
heart
,
and
gladding
of
his
soule
,
the
very
quickning
and
enliuing
of
his
spirits
.
And
it
is
by
the
way
worthy
to
be
obserued
in
Dauid
,
that
still
,
looke
what
affection
he
professeth
to
carie
to
God
himselfe
,
the
same
he
also
professeth
to
cary
to
his
word
:
as
he
saith
,
he
[
](A03308-e23350-b)e
e
Ps.
116.1
.
loueth
God
,
so
he
saith
also
,
[
](A03308-e23370-b)f
f
Ps.
116.97
.
he
loueth
his
lawe
,
[
](A03308-e23390-b)g
g
ver.
120.
as
he
feareth
God
,
[
](A03308-e23410-b)h
h
ver.
161.
so
his
heart
stood
in
awe
of
the
word
,
as
he
said
,
[
](A03308-e23430-b)i
i
ver.
57.
O
Lord
that
art
my
portion
,
so
he
said
[
](A03308-e23450-b)k
k
ver.
111.
thy
testimonies
haue
I
taken
as
an
heritage
for
euer
,
which
is
meet
to
be
noted
,
both
for
the
better
illustration
and
manefestation
of
Dauids
heart
,
and
for
the
discouery
of
the
idle
protestations
,
which
many
make
,
who
if
they
be
dealt
with
,
concerning
the
true
knowledge
of
God
and
the
way
of
saluation
,
will
answer
,
what
tell
you
me
of
these
things
,
say
what
you
can
,
I
am
sure
you
can
tell
no
more
but
this
,
that
I
must
loue
God
aboue
all
things
,
&c.
And
I
trust
I
shall
alwaies
loue
God
as
well
as
you
,
or
the
best
learned
.
But
now
here
is
their
hipocrisie
descried
,
in
that
they
haue
so
small
loue
vnto
the
word
.
This
by
the
way
,
though
not
vnprofitably
.
Doctrine
To
come
neerer
to
the
point
,
the
thing
which
we
learne
hence
out
of
Dauids
ioyning
these
two
together
,
I
long
for
saluation
,
and
thy
lawe
is
my
delight
,
is
this
,
that
it
is
not
inough
for
a
man
to
say
,
he
longes
and
desires
to
be
saued
,
vnlesse
he
make
conscience
to
vse
the
appointed
meanes
to
bring
him
thereunto
.
It
had
bene
but
hipocrisie
in
Dauid
,
to
say
he
longed
for
saluation
,
if
his
conscience
had
not
bene
able
to
witnes
with
him
that
the
lawe
was
his
delight
.
It
is
meere
mockery
,
for
a
man
to
say
he
longeth
for
bread
,
and
prayeth
to
God
euery
day
to
giue
him
his
dayly
bread
,
if
he
yet
either
walke
in
no
calling
,
or
els
seeke
to
get
by
fraud
and
rapine
,
not
staying
himselfe
at
all
vpon
Gods
prouidence
.
Who
will
imagine
that
a
man
wisheth
for
health
,
who
either
despiseth
or
neglecteth
the
meanes
of
his
recouery
.
God
hath
in
his
wisedome
appointed
a
lawfull
meanes
for
euery
lawfull
thing
:
this
meanes
,
being
obediently
vsed
,
the
comfortable
obtaining
of
the
end
,
may
be
boldly
looked
for
;
the
means
being
not
obserued
,
to
thinke
to
attaine
to
the
end
,
is
meere
presumption
.
God
would
deliuer
Noah
from
the
floud
,
but
Noah
[
](A03308-e23590-b)l
l
Heb.
11.7
.
must
be
moued
with
reuerence
,
and
prepare
the
Arke
,
or
els
he
could
not
haue
escaped
.
He
would
saue
Lot
from
Sodom
,
but
yet
Lot
[
](A03308-e23650-b)m
m
Gen.
19.
must
hye
him
out
quickly
,
and
not
looke
behinde
him
,
till
he
haue
recouered
Zoan
.
[
](A03308-e23680-b)n
n
Is.
38.21
.
He
was
pleased
to
cure
Hezekiah
of
the
plague
,
but
yet
Hezekiah
must
take
a
lumpe
of
drye
figs
,
and
lay
it
vpon
his
boile
.
He
vouchsafed
to
preserue
Paul
and
his
company
at
sea
,
[
](A03308-e23740-b)o
o
Act.
27.31
.
yet
the
marriners
must
abide
in
the
shippe
,
els
yee
cannot
be
safe
,
saith
Paul
.
The
Lord
could
haue
done
all
these
things
otherwise
,
but
he
was
not
so
pleased
,
and
his
power
must
not
be
ventured
vpon
,
when
his
will
,
by
appointing
an
honest
and
easie
meanes
,
is
apparant
to
the
contrary
.
Now
that
Gods
word
is
the
ordinary
and
appointed
outward
meanes
of
saluation
I
hope
we
doubt
it
not
.
If
it
were
not
,
why
should
it
be
called
as
it
is
,
[
](A03308-e23780-b)p
p
Ioh.
6.68
.
The
word
of
life
,
[
](A03308-e23800-b)q
q
Act.
20.32
.
the
word
of
grace
,
[
](A03308-e23820-b)r
r
Rom.
10.8
.
The
word
of
Faith
,
[
](A03308-e23840-b)s
s
1.
Pet.
1.23
.
The
seed
of
Immortality
,
The
[
](A03308-e23860-b)t
t
Luc.
11.52
.
key
of
knowledge
,
[
](A03308-e23880-b)v
v
Ps.
119.105
.
the
Lanterne
of
Gods
people
,
[
](A03308-e23900-b)*
*
Gal.
3.24
the
schoole-master
of
man
kind
,
the
[
](A03308-e23920-b)x
x
Iam.
1.25
.
Glasse
of
our
life
,
[
](A03308-e23940-b)y
y
Ps.
2.9
.
the
Scepter
of
Christs
kingdome
,
[
](A03308-e23960-b)z
z
Is
11.4
.
the
Kingdome
of
Heauen
,
the
[
](A03308-e23980-b)a
a
Math
13.
Conuerter
of
the
soule
,
the
[
](A03308-e24010-b)b
b
Ps.
19.7.8
.
Enlightener
of
the
Eies
,
[
](A03308-e24040-b)c
c
2.
Tim.
3.15
.
the
maker
of
men
wise
vnto
Saluation
.
I
commend
yow
to
God
(
saith
Paul
[
](A03308-e24070-b)d
d
Act.
20.32
.
in
his
fare
well
to
those
of
Ephesus
)
and
to
the
word
of
his
grace
:
he
puttes
both
together
:
[
](A03308-e24090-b)e
e
1.
Th.
5.19.20
.
Quench
not
the
spirit
,
despise
not
prophecying
:
there
is
the
meanes
:
[
](A03308-e24110-b)f
f
2.
Th.
●
.
15
.
standfast
,
and
keepe
the
instructions
:
that
is
the
way
to
stand
.
[
](A03308-e24140-b)g
g
Ioh.
15.20
.
Christ
directing
his
disciples
how
to
preserue
their
owne
comfort
,
when
he
was
gone
from
them
;
layeth
this
speciall
charge
vpon
them
.
Remember
the
word
that
I
said
to
yow
.
No
word
,
no
comfort
.
O
[
](A03308-e24180-b)h
h
Ps.
119.
●●
.
(
saith
Dauid
)
take
not
the
word
of
truth
vtterly
out
of
my
mouth
.
This
is
an
excellent
point
,
The
vse
.
worthy
to
be
taken
notice
of
,
because
it
discouereth
to
vs
the
cunning
and
sophistry
of
the
diuell
,
which
is
this
:
In
good
things
he
seuereth
the
meanes
from
the
End
,
and
in
euill
things
he
separateth
the
End
from
the
meanes
.
As
for
example
,
in
euill
things
he
beareth
men
in
hand
that
they
may
safely
adventure
to
vse
the
meanes
of
damnation
,
and
goe
the
way
that
leadeth
to
Hell
,
and
yet
for
all
that
,
they
shall
not
be
damned
.
He
maketh
a
young
man
beleeue
that
he
may
reioyce
in
his
youth
,
and
walke
in
the
waies
of
his
heart
,
and
yet
for
all
that
,
escape
that
which
[
](A03308-e24230-b)i
i
Eccl.
11.
●
.
Salomon
saith
must
needes
come
after
,
namely
,
that
for
all
these
things
God
will
bring
him
to
iudgement
.
And
yet
the
Lord
hath
so
ioyned
these
togither
,
that
neither
the
subtilty
of
youth
,
nor
any
wit
of
man
,
nor
all
the
diuells
in
hell
can
not
seuer
them
to
wit
,
the
Pleasures
of
sinne
,
and
the
Iudgements
of
God
.
Thus
the
Diuell
beguiled
our
first
parents
.
God
hath
coupled
these
two
,
Eating
and
dying
with
an
Adamant
chaine
,
he
which
did
the
one
,
must
needes
haue
the
other
,
[
](A03308-e24260-b)k
k
Gen.
3.4
.
yet
he
brought
them
into
this
conceipt
,
that
they
might
Eate
,
and
yet
not
Dy.
Oh
the
world
of
soules
which
Sathan
at
this
day
deceiueth
with
this
subtilty
.
Well
,
as
in
Euill
he
cutteth
the
End
from
the
Meanes
,
he
telleth
thee
,
thou
maist
runne
on
in
sinne
,
and
yet
be
saued
,
so
in
good
things
he
cutteth
the
meanes
from
the
End
;
He
perswadeth
men
,
that
they
may
be
saints
in
heauen
though
they
be
deuils
on
earth
,
that
they
may
haue
the
L.
saluation
,
yet
neuer
delight
in
the
L.
lawe
:
that
they
may
be
citizens
of
the
newe
Ierusalem
,
and
yet
be
no
newe
creatures
,
that
they
may
for
euer
dwell
with
God
,
though
his
word
doe
neuer
dwell
with
them
.
Hence
is
it
,
that
many
will
professe
to
seeke
Gods
kingdome
,
but
care
not
for
the
righteousnesse
of
his
kingdome
,
will
cry
with
Balaam
[
](A03308-e24280-b)l
l
Num.
23.10
.
,
Let
me
die
the
death
of
the
righteous
,
but
neuer
say
with
Dauid
[
](A03308-e24310-b)m
m
Ps.
119.5
.
,
Oh
that
my
waies
were
directed
to
keepe
thy
statutes
.
I
beseech
you
let
not
the
Deuill
cozen
vs
any
longer
,
if
he
haue
thus
hitherto
deluded
vs
.
Let
vs
not
thinke
to
be
saued
by
other
meanes
then
Dauid
was
,
his
way
to
saluation
was
Gods
lawe
,
if
thou
leaue
this
way
,
thou
shalt
neuer
come
to
that
marke
.
If
the
word
of
God
be
not
sweete
vnto
thee
,
if
it
be
not
to
thee
,
as
Ieremie
saith
[
](A03308-e24350-b)n
n
Ier
,
15.16
.
it
was
to
him
the
ioy
and
reioycing
of
thy
Heart
,
thou
exercising
thy
soule
therein
,
and
framing
thy
heart
and
life
thereto
,
know
it
for
a
certaintie
,
it
is
a
matter
of
meere
impossibilitie
for
thee
to
be
saued
.
[
](A03308-e24370-b)o
o
Eph.
4.18
.
Strangers
from
the
life
of
God
,
through
Ignorance
,
saith
the
Apostle
.
Art
thou
a
stranger
to
the
word
,
thou
art
a
straunger
to
God
;
Heauen
cannot
be
thy
portion
,
except
thou
claime
the
word
as
an
Heritage
.
That
I
may
presse
this
point
further
,
and
with
the
[
](A03308-e24390-b)p
p
Ier.
23
29.
Hammer
of
Gods
blessed
word
driue
home
the
naile
of
this
exhortation
euen
to
the
Head
.
Paul
saith
that
[
](A03308-e24420-b)q
q
2.
Tim.
3.13
.
euill
men
waxe
worse
and
worse
,
deceiuing
and
being
deceiued
.
Therefore
least
we
should
(
as
in
deede
without
very
great
care
we
will
)
deceiue
and
beguile
our selues
,
thinking
that
we
doe
both
long
to
be
saued
,
and
also
loue
the
word
of
saluation
,
giue
me
leaue
to
teach
yow
that
,
which
the
word
of
God
hath
taught
me
,
namely
how
and
by
what
signes
it
shall
appeare
,
that
we
do
indeed
loue
the
Word
,
and
that
the
Law
is
our
delight
.
There
is
no
body
almost
,
but
if
he
be
asked
,
for
shame
he
will
say
he
loueth
Gods
word
,
and
that
he
were
a
very
wretch
if
he
should
not
.
But
come
to
the
vndeceiuable
markes
and
vnseparable
signes
of
this
loue
,
The
markes
of
Loue
to
the
word
of
God
.
it
will
then
appeare
that
Gods
word
hath
but
a
very
few
friends
.
The
first
signe
of
loue
to
the
word
of
God
,
is
,
loue
to
the
publique
Ministry
thereof
in
Gods
church
:
The
1.
marke
the
reason
is
plaine
.
He
which
loueth
the
word
vnfainedly
,
must
needs
loue
the
meanes
by
which
the
word
shall
become
most
profitable
vnto
him
.
It
is
an
idle
thing
for
a
man
to
say
he
loueth
the
word
,
and
yet
not
to
care
to
vnderstand
it
,
not
to
desire
to
know
it
,
not
to
make
conscience
to
apply
it
.
The
word
of
God
is
called
a
[
](A03308-e24490-b)r
r
Mat.
13.44
.
Treasure
,
of
which
,
if
it
be
kept
together
in
a
Hord
there
is
no
vse
.
If
thou
feede
thee
,
cloth
thee
,
minister
to
others
with
thy
treasure
,
then
it
is
vsed
as
it
should
be
:
take
away
this
from
it
,
what
difference
is
betwixt
it
(
setting
aside
the
opinion
of
a
wordly
man
,
)
and
a
thing
of
nothing
?
If
thou
then
doe
loue
the
treasure
of
the
word
,
thou
wilt
loue
the
dispensing
of
it
,
the
right
diuiding
of
it
,
the
sharing
it
out
by
Gods
steward
to
euery
mans
necessitie
.
Thou
dost
heare
Dauid
here
say
the
Law
is
his
delight
;
in
another
place
thou
shalt
heare
him
say
[
](A03308-e24530-b)s
s
Psal.
26.8
.
&
Ps.
27.4
.
that
the
Habitation
of
the
Lords
House
is
his
delight
,
and
protesting
,
that
to
dwell
there
and
to
behold
the
Beautie
thereof
is
his
cheife
desire
.
And
why
(
thinke
we
)
were
the
Tabernacles
of
the
Lord
so
deare
vnto
him
?
was
accesse
thither
desired
by
him
as
an
idle
complement
?
or
went
he
like
a
Time-seruer
to
escape
lawe
?
or
like
an
Athenian
[
](A03308-e24560-b)t
t
Act.
17.21
.
to
heare
newes
?
Or
why
went
he
?
Sure
his
loue
to
the
Lawe
,
drewe
him
to
the
place
where
they
were
,
which
could
teach
him
the
Lawe
.
It
was
with
him
,
as
it
was
with
those
whome
himselfe
speaketh
of
,
who
going
to
the
Temple
had
the
[
](A03308-e24580-b)u
u
Ps.
84.5
.
Waies
of
the
Lord
in
their
Heart
,
and
as
with
those
,
[
](A03308-e24600-b)*
*
Is.
2.3
.
which
prouoke
one
another
,
Come
let
vs
goe
vp
to
the
mountaine
of
the
Lord
,
he
will
teach
vs
his
waies
.
So
then
,
thou
which
saist
thou
louest
Gods
word
,
let
me
trie
thee
by
this
rule
:
when
I
looke
vpon
thy
profession
,
thou
art
prety
and
strait
without
,
let
me
see
now
,
whether
thou
be
also
sound
within
:
thou
liuest
in
a
place
where
the
word
of
God
is
diligently
and
soundly
taught
,
God
hath
blessed
the
Congregation
of
which
thou
art
a
member
,
with
a
wise
steward
,
[
](A03308-e24640-b)x
x
Luc.
12.12
.
who
knoweth
how
to
giue
euery
one
his
portion
of
meate
in
season
.
How
dost
thou
like
this
?
doth
it
content
thee
or
doth
it
burthen
thee
?
dost
thou
thank
for
it
,
or
will
not
thy
froward
Heart
,
suffer
thee
to
repute
it
as
a
benefite
?
Is
this
Manna
as
grosse
vnto
thy
Tast
as
Horse-bread
or
[
](A03308-e24660-b)y
y
Ps.
119.103
.
is
it
more
sweete
then
Hony
to
thy
Mouth
?
If
thou
take
no
comfort
in
it
,
if
like
the
Gaderens
,
[
](A03308-e24680-b)z
z
Math.
8.
●4
.
thou
wouldst
account
it
a
commodity
,
if
Christ
were
departed
thy
coastes
,
thou
must
giue
me
leaue
to
tell
thee
,
thou
neither
louest
the
word
,
nor
louest
God
,
no
nor
yet
truly
louest
thy
owne
soule
.
A
gaine
,
dost
thou
liue
in
Iericho
,
where
[
](A03308-e24700-b)a
a
2.
Kin.
2.19
.
the
situation
is
pleasant
but
the
water
naught
,
that
is
,
where
there
are
good
outward
commodities
,
but
the
true
Treasure
cannot
be
had
,
where
when
thou
commest
to
Church
thou
beholdest
one
,
who
hath
got
on
Elias
mantle
,
but
thou
maist
say
to
him
,
where
is
the
spirit
of
Elias
?
who
is
able
to
say
nothing
to
thee
to
rouze
thee
vp
,
nothing
to
admonish
thee
,
nothing
to
confort
thee
:
How
doth
this
please
thee
?
Art
thou
well
inough
satisfied
herewith
,
doth
thy
Heart
neuer
mourne
within
thee
to
consider
this
?
Art
thou
not
afraid
of
Salomons
Rule
,
[
](A03308-e24750-b)b
b
Pro.
29.18
.
Where
there
is
no
vision
there
the
people
decay
?
or
dost
thou
groane
vnder
this
heauie
burden
,
and
doth
thy
soule
pant
after
a
better
blessing
?
Looke
vnto
it
,
count
not
thy selfe
a
Freind
to
the
Word
,
a
Freind
to
God
,
a
Freind
to
thy
owne
soule
,
if
thou
art
not
affected
with
this
Miserie
.
This
is
the
first
signe
.
The
second
signe
of
loue
to
the
word
,
is
the
priuate
vse
of
it
[
](A03308-e24790-b)c
c
Ps.
119.97
.
:
O
how
I
loue
thy
Lawe
,
it
is
my
Meditation
continually
.
The
2.
marke
.
There
is
the
Triall
of
his
Loue
.
The
reason
is
manifest
;
where
we
loue
thither
doth
loue
drawe
our
affections
.
The
Rich
man
meditateth
of
gathering
goods
,
naturall
Louers
of
their
loue
,
ambitious
men
of
their
preforments
:
so
the
man
of
God
hauing
no
greater
riches
nor
glorie
then
in
the
word
,
cannot
chuse
but
meditate
in
the
word
.
It
is
but
small
pleasure
,
so
long
as
we
are
in
a
garden
to
be
delighted
with
the
smell
of
Hearbs
vnlesse
we
carie
of
euery
kinde
some
,
that
so
we
may
haue
some
benefite
of
the
garden
when
we
be
farre
from
it
:
So
it
is
but
a
flattering
Ioy
,
no
longer
to
be
affected
with
the
word
then
we
are
in
the
Church
,
therefore
something
must
be
gathered
here
,
which
may
worke
on
our
affections
when
we
be
gone
.
He
which
heareth
,
and
ioyneth
not
this
,
with
his
hearing
,
is
but
like
a
man
coloured
in
the
sunne
,
so
he
getteth
some
superficiall
knowledge
,
but
it
is
such
as
can
afford
him
no
confort
.
And
this
is
the
cause
why
there
is
so
much
preached
and
so
little
practised
,
euen
because
there
is
so
little
priuate
exercise
.
I
know
there
are
other
priuate
duties
,
as
Prayer
and
conference
,
but
I
do
specially
stand
vpon
this
,
because
this
is
,
the
most
generall
,
and
the
most
effectuall
;
All
cannot
read
,
all
cannot
haue
opportunity
to
conferre
,
but
euery
man
is
,
or
ought
to
be
,
master
of
his
thoughts
,
to
apply
to
himselfe
that
which
he
heareth
,
and
to
vowe
the
obedience
of
it
to
the
Lord
.
This
is
a
needefull
point
to
be
stood
vpon
,
either
because
it
is
not
known
,
or
it
is
not
practised
.
Many
may
be
said
to
be
sermon-sicke
,
as
there
are
some
said
to
bee
sea-sicke
.
They
which
are
sea-sicke
,
as
long
as
they
are
vpon
the
water
,
are
of
a
very
feeble
stomacke
,
faint
,
and
euen
(
as
it
were
)
readie
to
die
;
but
comming
once
a
land
,
and
hauing
paused
some
litle
time
,
they
beginne
to
forget
the
trouble
,
and
to
recouer
their
former
strength
:
After
the
same
maner
many
there
are
,
who
being
at
the
sermon
,
are
tossed
to
and
fro
by
the
power
of
the
word
,
their
hearts
are
sicke
,
their
consciences
melt
,
and
they
are
much
troubled
,
but
when
they
are
gone
,
and
haue
a
little
acquainted
themselues
with
the
Aire
of
the
world
,
they
forget
what
they
heard
and
wherewith
they
were
moued
,
and
returne
backe
againe
to
their
ill
courses
as
before
.
Remember
this
therefore
,
if
thou
wilt
be
thought
to
loue
the
word
,
to
bestowe
some
priuate
exercising
of
thine
owne
thoughts
,
in
and
about
the
word
.
If
a
man
should
be
stinted
to
one
meale
a
weeke
,
he
would
haue
a
pined
body
at
the
weekes
end
:
what
shall
then
become
of
our
soules
,
if
we
thinke
it
inough
,
that
they
once
a
weeke
,
be
fedde
with
the
word
of
God
,
and
doe
not
giue
them
some
other
priuate
refreshing
.
The
third
marke
.
The
third
signe
of
loue
to
the
word
,
is
loue
to
the
obedience
of
the
word
[
](A03308-e24850-b)d
d
Ioh.
14.25
.
.
If
yee
loue
me
(
saith
Christ
)
keepe
my
commaundements
:
so
if
we
loue
the
word
,
we
cannot
but
make
conscience
to
doe
that
which
is
commaunded
by
the
word
.
The
reason
is
this
.
He
which
truly
loueth
the
word
,
must
needes
tender
the
credit
of
it
,
and
labour
by
all
meanes
to
maintaine
it
.
Now
it
is
the
greatest
honour
to
the
word
of
God
,
that
may
be
,
when
men
which
professe
it
,
are
ruled
by
it
,
and
walke
according
to
it
[
](A03308-e24900-b)e
e
Phil.
1.27
.
.
Paul
commendeth
to
the
Philippians
a
conuersation
which
may
become
the
Gospell
.
He
vrgeth
the
like
three
times
in
one
chapter
;
[
](A03308-e24940-b)f
f
Tit.
2.5
.
sobriety
in
elder
men
and
women
,
and
subiection
and
chastity
in
younger
women
,
that
the
word
of
God
be
not
euil
spoken
of
:
[
](A03308-e24960-b)g
g
ver.
8.
againe
,
grauity
and
integrity
in
young
men
,
chiefely
in
young
ministers
,
that
he
which
with
standeth
may
be
ashamed
,
hauing
nothing
to
speake
euill
of
[
](A03308-e24980-b)h
h
ver.
10.
.
Thirdly
,
truth
in
seruants
,
that
they
may
adorne
the
doctrine
of
God
our
sauiour
in
all
things
.
Now
the
principall
fruit
of
obedience
standeth
in
two
things
.
The
one
is
,
the
labouring
by
often
and
diligent
examination
of
a
mans
selfe
,
and
earnest
prayer
vnto
God
,
and
by
obseruing
the
checkes
of
conscience
,
to
finde
out
what
are
his
especiall
sinnes
,
whereunto
he
is
most
enclined
,
and
to
crucifie
them
.
This
is
,
[
](A03308-e25000-b)i
i
Math.
5.29.30
.
to
plucke
out
the
right
eye
,
and
to
cut
of
the
right
hand
;
To
renounce
those
sinnes
,
which
we
thinke
it
were
some
outward
inconuenience
vnto
vs
to
forgoe
.
The
other
thing
in
which
obedience
chiefely
standeth
,
is
the
making
conscience
of
euery
sinne
,
and
not
for
by-respects
of
profit
,
or
pleasure
,
or
reputation
,
to
retaine
a
secret
determination
of
continuing
in
some
one
or
more
speciall
euils
.
Sinne
is
such
a
canker
,
that
it
spreadeth
secretly
,
and
there
is
such
a
chaine
of
sinnes
,
that
he
which
pulleth
one
,
draweth
with
it
a
great
many
.
Grant
a
litle
one
,
and
a
great
one
will
follow
.
Wherefore
as
it
is
good
wisedome
not
onely
to
auoide
the
plague
,
but
euen
euery
ragge
that
may
seeme
to
carry
the
plague
,
so
it
is
heauenly
wisedome
not
only
to
auoide
grosse
sinnes
,
but
all
such
shewes
of
sinne
,
as
may
beget
other
sinnes
.
This
marke
is
meet
to
be
vrged
.
First
because
there
be
so
many
hipocrites
in
the
church
,
many
like
the
Ephraimites
,
[
](A03308-e25030-b)k
k
Iud.
8.1
.
who
were
much
offended
with
Gedeon
,
because
he
called
not
them
to
the
battell
against
Midian
,
they
would
haue
had
the
credit
of
it
:
so
many
would
haue
the
credit
of
religion
,
that
doe
not
care
to
bring
credit
to
religion
,
they
would
be
thought
to
be
some
body
,
yet
make
no
conscience
of
their
life
,
or
els
they
pinch
with
the
[
](A03308-e25060-b)l
l
Act.
5.
Lord
as
Ananias
,
and
reforme
[
](A03308-e25080-b)m
m
Mar.
6.20
.
some
things
like
Herod
,
but
not
all
.
Secondly
,
there
are
many
profane
ones
,
whose
liues
are
a
blemish
and
staine
vnto
the
gospell
,
through
[
](A03308-e25100-b)n
n
Rom.
2.24
.
whom
the
name
of
God
is
blasphemed
among
papists
and
enemies
to
the
truth
,
as
though
the
gospell
did
set
open
a
window
vnto
carnall
licentiousnes
.
Remember
this
therefore
also
,
to
try
thy selfe
by
this
signe
,
if
the
credit
of
the
word
be
deare
vnto
thee
,
if
thou
professing
it
,
labourest
to
adorne
it
,
then
indeed
thou
louest
it
,
but
if
thy
life
be
a
scandal
vnto
the
gospel
,
and
a
shame
to
religion
,
thou
liuing
more
like
to
a
heathen
then
a
Christian
,
be
thy
profession
what
it
wil
be
,
thou
art
an
enemy
to
the
word
.
The
fourth
signe
of
loue
to
the
word
,
The
fourth
marke
.
is
hatred
of
all
false
religion
which
is
contrary
to
the
word
.
I
[
](A03308-e25140-b)o
o
Ps.
119.113
.
hate
vaine
inuentions
(
saith
Dauid
)
and
againe
,
I
esteeme
[
](A03308-e25170-b)p
p
ver.
9.128
.
all
thy
precepts
most
iust
,
and
hate
all
false
waies
.
We
must
learne
to
beware
of
a
fauourable
and
tolerable
and
remitting
conceipt
of
erroneous
doctrine
,
as
of
Popery
,
&c.
It
is
iust
with
God
,
to
turne
a
slacknes
of
zeale
against
falshood
,
into
a
professed
enmity
against
his
truth
:
as
Saul
not
punishing
wicked
Agag
,
grew
after
,
to
persecute
holy
&
guiltlesse
Dauid
.
The
fifth
marke
.
The
last
signe
of
our
loue
to
the
word
,
is
to
loue
it
when
the
profession
of
it
is
most
despised
.
This
is
noted
as
a
speciall
fruite
of
Dauids
loue
.
Examine
but
this
one
Psalme
.
[
](A03308-e25250-b)q
q
ver.
23.
Princes
did
sit
and
speake
against
me
,
but
thy
seruant
did
meditate
in
thy
statutes
.
[
](A03308-e25270-b)r
r
ver.
51.
The
proud
hath
had
me
exceedingly
in
derision
,
yet
haue
I
not
declined
from
thy
lawe
.
[
](A03308-e25300-b)s
s
ver.
61.
The
bands
of
the
wicked
haue
robbed
me
,
but
I
haue
not
forgotten
thy
law
.
[
](A03308-e25330-b)t
t
ver.
69.
The
proud
haue
imagined
a
lye
against
me
,
but
I
will
keepe
thy
precepts
with
my
whole
heart
.
[
](A03308-e25360-b)u
u
ver.
110.
The
wicked
haue
layd
a
snare
for
me
,
but
I
swarued
not
from
thy
precepts
.
[
](A03308-e25380-b)*
*
ver.
141.
I
am
small
and
despised
,
yet
do
I
not
forget
thy
precepts
.
Here
was
loue
.
No
iniuries
could
wearie
him
,
no
contempt
discourage
him
,
no
slaunders
daunt
him
,
no
subtill
policies
or
daungers
quaile
him
,
no
cunning
allurements
could
draw
him
from
the
true
worship
of
God
,
this
was
an
infallible
token
,
that
vnfainedly
he
loued
the
lawe
.
It
is
a
rare
blessing
,
when
Religion
is
generally
hated
,
euen
then
to
loue
religion
:
when
maners
are
euery
where
corrupted
then
to
be
of
good
conuersation
:
to
liue
vprightly
with
Noah
,
[
](A03308-e25420-b)x
x
Gen.
6.9.2
.
when
all
flesh
had
corrupted
his
way
,
to
liue
iustly
with
Lot
,
in
the
midst
of
the
filthy
Sodomites
,
to
keepe
pure
religion
with
Eliah
,
when
none
can
be
found
that
hath
not
bowed
to
Baal
.
Many
can
be
content
with
Iacobs
vow
,
[
](A03308-e25480-b)y
y
Gen.
28.20
.
the
Lord
shall
be
their
God
,
if
he
will
giue
them
bread
to
eate
,
and
cloathes
to
put
on
,
but
are
loath
to
endure
any
hardship
for
the
Gospell
.
[
](A03308-e25490-b)z
z
Gen.
25.22
.
Rebecca
being
barren
desired
children
,
but
when
she
was
conceiued
,
and
the
children
stroue
together
within
her
,
then
was
she
troubled
,
and
said
,
Why
am
I
thus
?
So
there
be
some
,
who
wish
to
be
religious
,
but
when
they
feele
some
burthen
to
the
flesh
to
go
with
it
,
eftsoones
they
are
wearie
.
Well
then
,
he
that
will
aduenture
his
life
,
credit
and
reputation
for
the
word
,
he
loueth
the
word
.
These
be
the
chiefe
signes
of
loue
.
And
so
much
touching
Dauids
loue
.
FINIS
.