THE
GLORY
AND
HAPPINES
of
a
true
Christian.
Reuelation
:
3.
verse
:
4.
NOtwithstanding
thou
hast
a
few
names
yet
in
Sardis
,
which
haue
not
defiled
then
garments
,
and
they
shall
walke
with
me
in
white
:
&c.
IN
this
Booke
there
is
a
description
of
the
state
of
the
Church
,
First
,
as
it
was
present
when
Iohn
writt
this
Booke
of
the
Reuelation
:
and
this
is
in
the
three
first
Chapters
set
forth
together
with
a
description
of
Christ
that
reuealed
this
.
The
first
is
a
propheticall
prediction
or
description
of
the
state
of
the
Church
as
it
should
be
from
that
time
euen
vnto
the
end
of
the
world
.
The
Lord
Iesus
appearing
vnto
Iohn
in
the
I
le
Pathmos
,
did
command
him
to
write
seuen
Epistles
vnto
the
seuen
Churches
in
Asia
:
and
here
in
the
begining
of
this
third
Chapter
he
is
commaunded
to
write
vnto
the
Angell
of
the
Church
of
Sardie
;
and
this
Epistle
being
the
first
in
order
reacheth
from
the
first
verse
to
the
eighth
verse
.
In
which
obserue
a
commaundement
giuen
to
write
:
In
the
Epistle
there
be
three
things
to
be
noted
.
The
preface
or
entrance
into
the
same
,
wherein
Christ
himselfe
is
described
by
certaine
roialties
.
The
matter
or
substance
of
the
Epistle
.
The
Conclusion
thereof
.
Touching
the
matter
or
substance
of
the
Epistle
,
it
containeth
a
reprehension
of
the
Minister
and
people
of
Sardie
;
for
that
hauing
formerly
receiued
some
grace
and
life
from
God
,
they
were
growen
to
that
passe
that
Christ
accounted
them
little
better
then
starke
dead
:
First
,
telling
them
,
I
know
thy
workes
,
that
is
,
thy
deadnesse
in
Gods
seruice
.
Now
little
ioy
might
they
haue
that
Christ
knoweth
this
by
them
,
that
they
were
no
better
And
so
now
many
a
man
may
take
little
ioy
to
remember
that
Christ
knoweth
his
workes
;
he
being
a
Blasphemer
,
a
Sabboth-breaker
,
a
drunkard
,
or
a
worldling
&c.
And
little
ioy
let
them
haue
for
me
till
they
be
ashamed
of
these
their
workes
,
and
til
they
goe
to
make
complaint
to
God
against
themselues
for
their
sinnes
,
and
seeke
to
haue
their
euill
conuersation
reformed
.
As
for
the
Church
of
Smirna
mentioned
in
the
second
chapter
and
verse
.
9.
that
had
a
name
to
be
poore
,
but
indeed
was
rich
,
it
might
be
a
ioy
to
it
that
Christ
knew
their
works
:
for
though
they
were
reproched
and
accounted
to
be
Hippocrites
,
yet
sith
they
did
endeauour
to
walke
Godly
though
in
much
weakenesse
;
yet
this
is
their
comfort
,
that
Christ
knoweth
them
,
and
also
loueth
and
alloweth
of
them
,
though
wicked
men
doe
both
scorne
and
hate
them
.
This
Church
of
Sardie
is
reproued
for
that
they
had
a
name
to
be
aliue
,
but
yet
were
dead
:
That
he
could
not
write
vnto
them
as
spirituall
,
but
as
carnall
,
for
that
th●y
were
more
carnall
then
spirituall
.
So
as
this
Church
of
Sardie
languishing
and
decaying
in
grace
.
After
this
reprehension
in
the
second
verse
,
He
will
come
sodenly
as
a
theife
vpon
them
,
and
that
in
such
a
sort
,
that
they
would
be
loath
,
and
also
to
their
cost
vnlesse
they
repent
.
The
Second
part
of
the
matter
or
substance
of
the
Epistle
is
a
commendation
of
the
better
sort
of
Christians
in
this
Church
,
which
is
in
the
fourth
verse
.
For
he
saith
yet
thou
hast
a
fewe
names
in
Sardie
that
had
not
defiled
their
garments
,
as
hard
as
the
world
goeth
.
And
though
he
could
tell
them
by
name
(
they
were
but
few
)
yet
he
knew
them
,
and
how
they
had
not
defiled
their
garments
,
but
had
held
out
in
a
Godly
and
zealous
course
of
religion
answerable
to
their
profession
.
Now
vnto
these
he
maketh
a
promise
in
the
next
word
,
that
they
shall
walke
with
him
in
white
,
that
is
,
in
glorie
and
happinesse
,
for
they
are
worthy
,
that
is
,
in
his
account
,
in
regard
of
the
righteousnesse
of
Christ
.
Now
of
this
verse
I
would
speake
at
this
time
,
but
yet
because
I
am
a
man
that
peraduenture
shall
speake
to
you
but
once
in
my
life
time
;
yet
my
intent
and
desire
is
to
speake
vnto
all
sorts
of
professors
here
present
,
for
as
it
was
in
Sardie
,
so
I
suppose
it
is
in
this
assembly
,
that
there
are
some
that
walke
godly
,
yet
there
be
many
moe
that
haue
either
a
name
to
liue
,
and
yet
are
dead
,
or
else
dying
.
Heere
be
then
three
sorts
of
persons
to
be
spoken
of
:
and
first
of
those
who
onely
haue
a
name
to
liue
,
that
is
,
an
opinion
in
themselues
,
and
so
may
be
in
some
others
,
(
as
ignorant
as
themselues
)
that
they
be
aliue
,
yet
in
truth
are
dead
,
yea
stone
dead
.
The
second
sort
are
such
as
hauing
receiued
and
had
some
graces
of
the
spirit
heeretofore
,
they
are
now
decayed
in
grace
,
and
those
are
heere
called
a
company
of
dead
ones
:
these
were
not
quite
dead
,
for
Christ
doth
bid
them
afterward
to
awake
and
strengthen
themselues
in
the
things
that
were
readie
to
die
;
The
Third
sort
of
persons
heere
mentioned
were
such
as
hold
vp
their
holy
profession
with
a
godly
conuersation
.
The
first
sort
were
dead
Christians
.
The
second
cold
Christians
;
and
the
third
sort
were
godly
&
zealous
Christians
.
And
euerie
one
of
vs
here
present
are
one
of
these
three
sorts
of
persons
.
The
first
sort
be
in
a
damnable
state
&
condition
,
yet
these
make
the
greatest
shew
,
and
of
it
be
the
greatest
multitude
.
The
second
sort
are
entred
into
a
drowsie
course
and
they
be
dying
,
but
not
dead
:
and
being
growen
cold
in
religion
and
fallen
from
their
first
loue
,
these
be
in
a
dangerous
case
,
and
such
the
Lord
will
whippe
and
scourge
,
and
by
one
meanes
or
other
to
driue
home
these
stragling
Christians
.
The
third
sort
are
happie
and
blessed
,
euen
such
as
haue
not
defiled
their
garments
,
such
shal
be
with
Christ
in
white
,
that
is
in
glory
heereafter
,
for
they
are
worthy
.
Oh
that
I
had
an
heart
and
tongue
that
I
might
so
speake
and
you
so
heare
;
that
such
of
you
that
be
naught
become
good
,
and
those
that
be
decayed
and
cold
,
may
become
better
.
Touching
the
first
sort
of
men
to
be
spoken
of
;
they
haue
a
name
to
liue
,
but
indeede
are
starke
deade
,
that
is
,
they
boast
and
bragge
that
they
haue
that
which
they
haue
not
,
and
are
that
which
they
are
not
,
fasted
to
strife
&c.
&
their
sacrifice
was
as
much
esteemed
of
God
as
if
they
had
cut
of
a
doggs
necke
.
So
likewise
in
Ieremie
they
did
much
boast
of
the
temple
of
the
Lord
,
will
yee
lie
,
steale
,
Murther
,
comit
adultery
,
sweare
,
&
yet
stand
before
the
Lord
in
his
house
.
Also
Iohn
Baptist
,
Abraham
was
their
father
,
that
they
were
a
generation
of
Vipers
.
And
our
Sauiour
told
those
that
bragged
they
were
free
borne
and
Abraham
his
sonnes
,
that
they
were
of
their
father
the
diuell
,
for
his
workes
they
did
,
and
did
so
much
resemble
him
in
their
conditions
,
&
were
so
like
him
,
as
if
they
had
beene
spued
out
of
his
mouth
.
So
likewise
the
Church
of
Laodicea
did
boast
that
shee
was
rich
and
needed
nothing
,
yet
they
were
wretched
,
miserable
,
poore
,
blinde
and
naked
.
They
deceiued
their
owne
hearts
through
pride
and
ignorance
as
many
others
doe
,
saying
,
they
were
rich
,
and
did
not
knowe
indeede
they
were
poore
.
Now
besides
these
,
the
diuell
he
commeth
&
tels
such
kinde
of
persons
that
their
state
and
case
is
well
inough
,
and
would
perswade
some
of
the
sorwarder
sort
,
that
their
condition
is
starke
nought
.
But
be
not
deceiued
for
flesh
and
blood
shall
not
inherit
the
Kingdome
of
God
.
for
no
fornicator
&c.
2
Cor.
6.
9.
Againe
,
Be
not
deceiued
,
saith
Iames
the
Apostle
,
in
seeming
to
be
religious
,
and
yet
canst
not
refraine
thy
tongue
,
this
man
his
religion
is
in
vaine
.
So
I
say
,
be
not
deceiued
,
for
though
a
man
refraine
many
sinnes
,
and
yet
retaine
one
knowne
sinne
which
he
is
loath
to
forsake
,
that
man
cannot
be
saued
,
till
hee
hath
repented
of
it
also
.
But
now
to
come
to
particulars
:
there
be
diuers
sorts
of
men
that
haue
a
name
to
liue
,
who
in
truth
are
but
dead
.
The
first
sort
,
are
ignorant
persons
that
want
knowledg
of
God
,
and
of
religion
:
and
of
this
kinde
are
many
of
the
poorer
sort
,
but
yet
you
shall
neuer
heare
them
complaine
of
this
their
wretched
estate
,
but
will
rather
say
they
hope
to
be
saued
.
But
how
?
euen
by
their
good
meaning
,
and
good
prayers
,
and
good
seruing
of
God
&c.
These
men
in
their
owne
account
are
fish
whole
.
The
second
sort
,
are
such
as
liue
in
some
grosse
sinnes
as
Swearing
,
Lying
,
Cursing
and
banning
,
Drunkennesse
and
Vncleannesse
,
Pride
,
Vsury
and
Couetuousnesse
,
and
such
like
damnable
sinnes
:
yet
they
thinke
their
estate
good
enough
,
but
if
they
be
rebuked
for
their
sinnes
,
and
told
of
Gods
condemning
of
them
,
then
they
hope
they
be
not
so
great
sinners
but
God
can
pardon
them
,
and
doe
make
account
to
dispatch
all
in
the
end
with
a
Lord
haue
mercie
vpon
mee
.
The
third
sort
of
dead
persons
,
are
the
worldlings
,
and
such
as
d●●
nothing
else
but
busie
th
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
worldly
busines
,
not
respect●●g
●●●gion
:
These
men
are
like
vn●●
〈…〉
‑
les
that
run
in
the
earth
,
and
are
cunning
to
know
euery
muse
in
the
ground
,
but
if
they
be
taken
out
of
it
they
are
at
their
wits
end
:
and
they
be
also
like
vnto
fishes
when
they
are
taken
out
of
the
water
.
The
fourth
sort
,
bee
ciuill
men
,
who
hauing
some
restraining
grace
doe
liue
in
a
ciuill
manner
among
men
,
abstaining
from
common
grosse
sinnes
,
which
are
breaches
of
the
second
table
,
and
can
say
with
the
old
phrase
,
I
thanke
God
I
am
not
as
ther
men
.
But
yet
these
men
make
no
conscience
to
performe
the
duties
of
the
first
Table
,
and
yet
are
taken
among
their
neighbours
to
be
very
honest
men
,
but
yet
for
hearing
of
the
word
,
praying
with
their
families
they
care
not
.
Notwithstanding
such
men
doe
not
thinke
that
they
haue
any
neede
of
Christ
,
and
indeed
Christ
hath
no
neede
of
them
.
Now
such
miserable
persons
which
thinke
a
ciuill
life
can
bring
them
to
heauen
although
ignorant
of
the
grounds
of
religion
;
these
men
are
in
a
miserable
condition
,
howsoeuer
their
neighbours
haue
dubbed
them
to
be
faire
conditioned
men
,
yet
they
are
farre
of
as
yet
from
the
state
of
saluation
,
Many
Publicans
and
sinners
may
goe
to
heauen
before
them
.
The
fifth
sort
of
dead
Christians
,
are
such
as
though
they
doe
heare
the
word
of
God
diligently
,
and
thereby
get
knowledge
,
and
make
much
of
their
ministers
,
yea
,
are
able
sometime
to
beare
checks
for
their
profession
of
the
Gospell
,
yet
bee
like
the
thorny
ground
,
and
doe
retaine
some
vile
sinne
,
as
Pride
,
Vncleannesse
,
Couetuousnesse
&c.
They
being
neuer
truely
humbled
,
and
not
hauing
the
gift
of
sauing
faith
,
such
men
may
fall
away
from
their
former
profession
,
some
sooner
and
some
later
,
and
may
be
without
true
sauing
grace
to
doe
them
any
good
.
All
these
fiue
sorts
before
described
shall
not
be
seuered
in
their
seuerall
estates
as
sure
as
the
Lord
is
in
heauen
,
and
why
,
because
they
are
all
borne
dead
in
trespasses
and
sins
,
and
vntill
they
be
ioyned
to
Christ
(
who
is
the
fountaine
of
spirituall
life
for
there
is
no
life
but
in
him
)
they
be
starke
dead
euen
as
the
diuell
,
sauing
onely
their
possibilitie
to
be
saued
:
Thou
art
as
a
Toad
,
yea
,
as
a
rotten
carrion
,
and
till
thou
hast
true
faith
,
thou
art
starke
deade
.
Many
haue
common
gifts
,
others
knowledge
,
which
may
afterwards
proue
persecutors
and
fall
away
I
can
tell
thee
,
thou
wert
once
dead
,
now
if
thou
canst
tell
me
when
thou
wert
made
aliue
:
If
thou
canst
truely
say
thou
liuest
the
life
of
grace
,
and
art
dead
to
sinne
,
and
not
in
sinne
,
then
being
dead
,
aliue
;
take
heede
this
life
of
grace
doe
not
decay
in
thee
,
nor
goe
out
like
a
Candle
;
then
shalt
thou
goe
to
heauen
as
sure
as
God
is
in
heauen
.
Thou
Ignorant
man
,
prophane
worldling
,
ciuill
person
,
or
Hyppocrite
,
thou
not
hauing
true
faith
and
the
spirit
of
sanctification
,
learne
to
know
as
yet
thou
art
in
the
state
of
damnation
,
and
if
thou
dyest
in
this
condition
,
thou
must
goe
from
this
first
death
to
the
second
death
,
which
is
endlesse
.
Now
when
you
haue
taken
these
fiue
sorts
of
dead
Christians
out
of
your
congregations
,
I
can
tell
you
there
will
be
but
a
few
left
behinde
.
But
some
man
may
say
,
why
doe
you
thus
search
into
vs
of
our
estates
and
of
the
danger
of
them
?
Why
,
because
wee
must
fanne
the
chaffe
from
the
wheate
:
doth
bid
you
try
and
proue
your selues
whether
you
be
in
the
faith
or
no
,
and
if
yee
be
not
in
the
faith
,
yee
are
no
better
then
Reprobates
,
for
ought
as
yet
yee
know
,
or
wee
either
.
But
wee
see
among
men
how
much
the
backe
and
the
belly
is
cared
for
,
as
for
the
poore
soule
that
is
little
cared
for
.
Wee
are
combred
about
many
things
,
but
few
are
carefull
for
that
one
needfull
thing
,
the
reason
is
,
for
few
are
elected
.
Such
as
come
to
heare
Gods
word
should
pray
that
the
Lord
would
raise
them
from
the
death
of
sinne
,
for
man
nor
Angell
cannot
doe
it
.
In
the
5
of
Iohn
,
The
dead
shall
heare
the
voyce
of
the
Sonne
of
God
and
they
that
heare
it
shall
liue
.
There
be
many
which
liue
in
the
visible
Church
which
shall
be
damned
.
Desire
that
thou
which
art
dead
in
the
graue
of
sinne
(
euen
as
dead
as
Lazarus
)
that
the
Lord
would
speake
powerfully
by
his
word
,
and
call
thee
out
of
this
graue
.
Seeke
for
the
power
of
sauing
grace
;
for
it
is
possible
that
thou
which
wert
dead
,
maist
become
aliue
,
And
I
speake
it
from
my
heart
:
I
call
heauen
and
earth
to
witnesse
,
yee
shall
be
surely
damned
,
and
the
greater
shall
your
condemnation
be
,
because
the
Ministers
of
God
doe
now
rowse
you
vp
,
and
woe
be
to
the
Ministers
that
daube
vp
your
consciences
:
If
you
goe
on
in
your
ignorance
prophane
,
ciuill
,
or
hipocriticall
courses
,
yee
shall
surely
be
damned
,
and
this
that
is
spoken
this
day
shall
be
for
your
further
condemnation
because
yee
were
fairely
warned
,
but
would
not
take
heede
,
or
take
a
faire
warning
Now
touching
the
second
sort
of
Christians
,
namely
such
as
had
receiued
from
the
Lord
sauing
grace
,
but
they
were
much
abated
of
that
they
were
at
the
first
calling
,
or
else
sluggish
:
these
may
be
said
to
be
of
the
second
sorts
also
,
whereof
the
first
are
such
as
had
beene
very
zealous
and
forward
,
but
now
decayed
.
The
second
sort
are
those
that
be
drowsie
Christians
,
and
were
neuer
much
better
,
but
stand
at
a
stay
.
Concerning
the
first
sort
,
there
be
many
men
that
haue
beene
very
zealous
in
the
profession
of
the
Gospell
,
and
carefull
of
good
things
,
which
be
now
falne
in
tempering
with
the
world
,
and
into
much
worldly
businesse
,
and
follow
the
fashions
and
courses
of
worldlings
,
are
much
decayed
in
grace
,
and
shamefully
falne
from
their
first
loue
.
yet
this
,
many
of
these
at
their
first
calling
were
so
forward
as
they
could
not
tell
how
to
be
thankefull
enough
and
zealous
enough
,
but
soone
after
they
grew
to
be
cold
in
zeale
,
and
very
carelesse
and
remisse
in
the
practise
of
godlines
:
such
men
in
regard
of
Gods
vnchangeable
loue
cannot
quite
fall
away
from
the
grace
they
haue
receiued
,
yet
they
doe
shamefully
dishoner
God
,
and
giue
occasion
of
scandall
and
offence
to
others
,
and
bring
sorrow
and
smart
to
their
owne
soules
,
and
great
shame
&
reproach
to
themselues
&
to
other
Professors
▪
For
as
a
man
that
hath
borne
skot
and
lott
(
as
wee
say
)
in
a
towne
,
if
he
be
brought
to
such
a
poore
estate
,
as
that
hee
is
constrayed
to
take
almes
of
his
neighbours
,
it
must
needes
be
a
great
griefe
and
shame
vnto
him
:
so
is
it
with
these
kinde
of
Christians
,
whereas
they
should
grow
forward
in
the
loue
of
God
:
as
the
light
doth
increase
after
the
Sunne
newly
risen
,
they
on
the
other
side
grow
backeward
,
and
this
must
needes
be
grieuous
vnto
God
;
and
it
openeth
the
mouth
of
the
wicked
to
the
reproach
of
their
profession
;
and
they
will
say
,
seeing
these
forward
men
make
a
stay
of
their
forwardnesse
in
their
course
.
what
neede
wee
set
forward
and
be
so
hott
in
the
spirit
,
and
they
bring
a
slander
vppon
the
land
of
Canaan
.
Thus
many
men
when
they
were
young
were
very
zealous
in
religion
,
and
being
come
to
temper
and
deale
in
the
world
,
then
they
make
a
stay
of
their
forwardnesse
;
like
vnto
a
dogge
that
at
the
first
setting
forth
runneth
swiftly
after
the
game
or
chase
till
he
meete
with
a
peece
of
carrion
,
then
he
standeth
and
goeth
no
further
:
And
this
befalleth
vnto
these
men
,
either
because
they
neglect
the
meanes
,
as
prayer
,
hearing
of
the
word
and
meditating
vpon
the
same
,
if
done
,
yet
very
carelesly
,
so
that
their
zeale
is
decayed
as
fire
goeth
out
for
want
of
tending
it
,
or
putting
fit
matter
to
it
to
cherish
it
.
But
indeed
the
chiefe
cause
of
all
this
decaying
grace
is
the
loue
of
this
vild
world
which
eateth
vp
all
,
and
hindreth
greatly
the
growth
of
godlinesse
:
Euen
as
a
great
high
Ash
will
suffer
nothing
to
thriue
that
groweth
vnder
it
:
And
this
commeth
by
reason
of
our
plentie
caused
by
our
long
peace
.
For
euerie
man
almost
now
layeth
about
him
how
to
make
or
feather
his
owne
nest
,
and
to
prouide
store
of
riches
for
him
and
his
posteritie
.
And
Christians
liuing
among
these
worldlings
,
they
learne
to
doe
as
they
doe
:
but
if
wee
had
warres
euery
three
or
foure
yeares
and
put
in
feare
of
the
enemie
,
wee
would
then
say
,
what
should
wee
gather
so
much
goods
for
the
enemie
to
spoyle
vs
and
them
.
But
oh
what
a
shame
is
it
for
a
man
once
to
make
heauen
his
chiefe
treasure
,
shall
now
fall
to
seeking
so
greedily
after
the
earth
.
Can
God
take
this
well
at
our
hands
?
NO
,
such
as
doe
see
▪
are
like
vnto
a
man
yet
hauing
a
comely
woman
to
his
wife
,
shall
forsake
her
,
and
seeke
after
the
company
of
some
vild
blouze
or
base
harlot
.
Such
cold
Christians
may
well
be
ashamed
when
they
doe
seriously
consider
what
they
once
were
,
and
now
what
they
are
fallen
into
.
Now
for
the
second
sort
of
Christians
which
need
to
be
awaked
they
are
such
as
were
euill
,
dull
,
and
sluggish
in
the
practise
of
the
duties
of
godlinesse
,
they
hang
as
it
were
by
the
eye
lids
,
for
they
hauing
receiued
of
God
a
little
measure
of
faith
,
and
of
sanctifiing
grace
,
are
content
to
ioyne
with
others
in
good
things
and
company
with
some
of
the
forwarder
sort
.
But
their
seruice
to
God
is
so
poore
and
so
cold
,
as
it
is
little
worth
,
and
indeed
the
vilde
loue
of
the
world
eateth
vp
these
two
,
they
heare
the
word
,
but
vse
no
meditation
,
good
conference
and
harty
prayer
&c.
Alas
,
If
it
were
not
for
the
world
,
many
would
be
far
better
then
they
are
.
Many
Christians
are
like
Vrchings
that
grow
not
,
they
increase
not
in
grace
.
Wee
call
such
Children
as
doe
not
growe
and
thriue
,
Changelings
,
and
so
are
many
Christians
that
stand
at
a
stay
,
and
say
they
hope
yet
Christ
dyed
for
them
.
Doe
they
say
so
?
Why
doe
they
not
run
on
chearefully
in
their
race
,
and
say
,
what
shall
they
render
to
God
for
their
redemption
?
Thou
art
deliuered
as
it
were
from
the
Red
Sea
,
and
seest
so
many
behinde
thee
scramling
and
scrawling
in
the
same
.
Doth
this
deserue
no
better
seruice
to
God
and
thanks
?
If
thou
hopest
for
saluation
,
is
it
so
little
a
mercie
that
thou
giuest
him
so
cold
and
lazie
seruice
?
I
would
saith
Christ
&c
,
The
Lord
loueth
not
the
lazie
seruice
of
Christians
,
nor
their
cold
hearing
of
his
word
,
or
cold
praying
.
If
wee
serue
him
chearefully
heere
,
we
shall
haue
some
present
blessing
,
and
a
farre
greater
heereafter
,
but
otherwise
let
vs
be
assured
we
shall
finde
little
comfort
in
cold
seruice
.
Hitherto
of
the
reprehension
of
the
two
former
sorts
of
Christians
,
whereof
the
first
were
stone
dead
.
The
second
decayed
and
drowsie
ones
.
Be
awake
or
be
watchfull
,
and
strengthen
the
things
which
remaine
,
that
are
readie
to
dye
:
for
I
haue
not
found
thy
workes
perfect
before
God
.
After
the
reprehension
for
their
deadnes
and
sleepines
,
he
commeth
now
to
shew
them
the
remedie
that
they
may
recouer
their
dangerous
estate
,
which
is
,
by
bidding
them
Awake
,
and
strengthen
the
things
that
are
ready
to
dye
.
Wee
know
that
such
as
cast
behinde
their
company
in
a
Iorney
,
had
neede
ride
faster
then
others
:
And
they
that
are
cast
behinde
hand
in
the
world
had
neede
also
rise
earlier
and
worke
harder
then
their
neighbours
:
Euen
so
,
these
drowsie
and
dead
harted
Christians
had
neede
now
awake
betimes
,
and
rise
sooner
then
they
were
wont
,
and
fall
harder
to
worke
,
and
vse
all
good
meanes
for
their
good
,
and
to
recouer
their
estate
which
once
they
had
,
or
should
haue
had
:
And
being
awaked
in
this
sort
,
let
them
consider
what
it
was
that
cast
them
behinde
hand
,
and
rowsing
vp
themselues
by
earnest
prayer
,
let
them
call
to
minde
what
was
the
hinderance
of
their
zeale
;
whether
it
was
the
neglect
of
the
meanes
;
as
Prayer
,
hearing
of
the
word
,
or
else
this
vilde
worlde
:
and
hauing
found
the
causes
thereof
let
them
euer
after
shake
and
cast
them
off
.
Awake
,
God
will
not
haue
men
that
professe
religion
to
lie
snorting
in
sinne
:
Is
this
a
time
for
Christians
to
sleepe
euen
in
the
midday
of
the
Gospell
?
He
that
sleepeth
in
haruest
time
is
the
sonne
of
confusion
.
When
will
men
be
zealous
for
God
,
if
not
now
when
wee
haue
so
many
meanes
to
incite
vs
thereunto
,
as
the
preaching
of
the
Gospell
,
peace
in
our
land
&c.
Are
not
they
very
lazie
that
will
lie
and
sleepe
till
ten
or
a
leuen
of
the
clocke
?
Is
this
a
time
of
sleeping
when
the
Lord
doth
shoote
off
so
many
warning
peeces
by
our
eares
?
As
namely
,
so
many
strange
sicknesses
and
diseases
;
fearefull
fiers
,
and
invndations
of
waters
,
vnseasonable
weather
both
in
winter
and
sommer
.
The
Lord
doth
not
so
much
looke
at
the
prophanes
of
the
world
,
as
at
the
deadnesse
,
coldnesse
and
drowsinesse
of
Professors
.
This
moueth
him
to
anger
,
that
they
be
no
better
,
although
by
the
Ministers
of
his
word
,
and
by
his
Iudgments
he
doth
cry
aloud
vnto
vs
,
yet
most
men
are
still
a
sleepe
.
Awake
for
shame
thou
that
now
sleepest
.
The
Lord
seeketh
to
rowze
vs
vp
out
of
this
greedy
loue
of
the
world
,
for
why
doth
he
else
take
away
so
many
of
our
neighbour
;
goods
;
some
by
fire
,
some
by
water
.
Hee
pincheth
vs
of
our
former
allowance
,
but
not
to
the
end
wee
should
esteeme
of
this
world
.
Our
long
peace
hath
brought
in
riches
,
and
that
hath
eaten
vp
religion
.
Many
haue
a
desire
to
be
doing
some
good
dutie
,
but
alas
it
is
done
very
poorely
.
They
pray
,
but
it
is
very
coldly
and
faintly
.
They
heare
the
word
,
but
without
meditation
,
and
so
it
becommeth
as
it
were
in
a
manner
vnprofitable
.
And
strengthen
the
things
that
are
ready
to
dye
.
Here
is
still
more
good
counsell
.
Wee
must
strengthen
then
our selues
in
graces
receiued
,
and
grow
stronger
therein
,
then
when
wee
first
receiued
them
.
Euen
as
children
,
the
older
they
grow
,
the
stronger
and
taller
,
euen
so
must
Christians
grow
,
stronger
and
taller
in
grace
.
The
Apostle
Peter
wisheth
vs
to
ioyne
Vertue
with
Faith
,
and
with
Vertue
Knowledge
:
and
with
Knowledge
Temperance
.
&c.
And
the
Apostle
Paule
also
sayeth
,
Couet
after
spirituall
giftes
.
1
Corin.
14.
1.
We
should
be
couetuous
after
grace
.
As
men
are
not
content
to
haue
a
little
poore
Cottage
to
hide
their
heads
in
,
and
so
much
as
may
keepe
them
poorely
to
keepe
life
and
soule
together
,
but
they
are
more
desirous
to
grow
more
wealthy
,
so
as
they
may
well
maintaine
themselues
and
their
familie
,
yea
,
to
haue
also
somewhat
more
to
releeue
and
helpe
others
(
if
neede
be
)
when
they
come
vnto
them
:
So
ought
Christians
to
grow
so
in
graces
of
the
spirit
,
as
they
may
haue
not
onely
sufficient
for
their
owne
store
and
necessitie
,
but
also
so
much
as
may
helpe
to
further
others
in
godlinesse
,
that
they
may
as
it
were
keepe
open
house
for
their
friends
.
If
wee
haue
much
grace
,
wee
shall
the
more
glorifie
God
,
and
draw
on
others
towards
saluation
,
but
hee
that
hath
little
grace
,
God
shall
haue
little
glory
by
him
.
Where
God
vouchsafeth
the
meanes
of
attaining
to
grace
abundantly
,
God
thereby
expecteth
that
wee
should
grow
strong
and
wealthy
Christians
.
But
some
man
may
say
,
they
hope
they
be
Gods
children
?
but
they
cannot
very
well
tell
.
There
are
a
number
of
Christians
that
are
so
poore
in
grace
,
that
if
they
had
any
lesse
;
they
should
haue
none
at
all
.
If
thou
hast
beene
sicke
,
art
thou
content
that
thou
art
aliue
,
and
canst
onely
crawle
vp
and
downe
thy
chamber
?
No
but
thou
wouldst
faine
be
so
strong
as
thou
maist
goe
abroad
about
thy
worke
,
So
likewise
i●
wee
haue
got
ten
a
little
wealth
in
our
soules
,
wee
should
desire
to
become
strongmen
,
like
Dauids
worthies
.
But
there
are
many
poore
Christians
who
would
doe
some
good
thing
but
they
know
not
how
to
goe
about
it
.
They
haue
a
little
faith
,
and
a
little
zeale
.
Now
if
persecution
shonld
arise
in
the
Church
these
men
would
be
ready
to
runne
away
for
all
this
.
That
being
so
,
let
vs
blow
vp
the
fier
of
our
zeale
,
as
a
maide
seruant
in
the
morning
finding
but
a
little
fire
in
the
hearth
,
doth
put
fit
matter
vnto
it
&
cherish
it
till
it
be
much
increased
:
So
seeing
the
Lord
giueth
vs
his
word
,
which
is
the
meanes
to
kindle
;
to
cherish
and
increase
grace
in
vs
,
as
his
word
,
Sacraments
godly
companie
.
&c
,
Let
vs
labour
to
blow
vp
the
fier
of
zeale
and
of
godlinesse
which
was
languishing
and
decaying
in
vs
.
Many
a
one
that
commeth
to
a
sermon
being
weake
;
becommeth
stronger
when
he
goeth
from
it
.
Elias
being
fed
from
God
walked
in
the
strength
thereof
forty
dayes
.
Let
vs
so
profit
and
increase
in
knowledge
and
in
other
graces
of
the
spirit
,
that
others
also
may
be
able
to
drinke
of
our
cup.
But
alacke
,
alacke
,
after
many
yeares
preaching
the
gospell
,
there
are
many
that
haue
fat
bodies
,
but
leane
soules
.
They
are
rich
in
estate
,
but
very
poore
in
grace
.
That
are
ready
to
dye
.
Christians
must
labour
to
recouer
themselues
being
fallen
,
and
to
cherish
the
graces
languishing
in
them
,
for
although
they
haue
beene
truely
called
,
euen
these
feeble
ones
,
and
although
wee
grant
they
may
also
get
into
heauen
,
yet
surely
it
will
be
with
them
,
as
it
was
with
those
that
got
with
a
broken
and
crased
vessell
to
the
hauen
,
but
before
they
come
there
,
they
shall
vndergoe
much
shame
,
disgrace
,
sorrow
,
and
griefe
:
whereas
the
Barke
that
is
strong
sayleth
with
full
sayle
merrily
into
the
hauen
:
and
the
strong
couragious
Christian
attaineth
to
more
happinesse
with
more
ease
.
They
can
on
their
death
beds
speake
very
confortably
to
their
friends
about
them
,
the
other
sort
cannot
doe
so
.
The
strong
and
zealous
Christian
shall
pertake
of
greater
glory
then
the
other
.
Now
then
good
languishing
soule
,
that
hast
professed
the
gospell
twenty
yeares
,
yea
forty
,
and
yet
the
most
thou
canst
doe
,
or
say
,
is
,
thou
hopest
to
goe
to
heauen
.
Fie
for
shame
of
this
hope
,
what
hast
thou
yet
no
more
strength
of
faith
and
other
graces
?
Oh
this
vilde
world
,
that
hath
eate
vp
all
,
and
maketh
so
many
to
neglect
these
best
things
.
It
followeth
:
For
I
haue
not
found
thy
workes
perfect
before
mee
.
Considering
the
words
,
they
be
as
a
reason
to
strengthen
the
former
exhortation
,
God
looketh
vpon
thy
workes
.
As
for
our
workes
,
if
wee
haue
no
faith
in
vs
,
all
that
wee
doe
is
abhominable
,
and
if
the
workes
wee
doe
,
proceede
from
weake
faith
,
they
are
but
lame
.
Now
the
workes
of
this
Church
heere
spoken
vnto
,
were
not
perfect
,
for
they
were
but
faint
in
truth
.
God
said
,
this
is
the
Law
,
doe
this
and
liue
.
But
now
seeing
we
are
eased
of
this
yoake
of
the
Law
,
shall
we
doe
as
wee
list
?
Indeede
if
the
Children
of
God
do
their
best
endeauour
to
please
him
,
the
Lord
will
accept
of
their
works
&
seruice
,
and
will
pardon
their
imperfections
&
infirmities
.
But
yet
he
cannot
abide
that
men
should
do
such
imperfect
works
,
as
to
serue
him
by
halfes
as
some
do
,
which
will
perhaps
pray
at
Church
,
and
when
they
are
abroade
,
but
not
at
home
.
They
will
pray
at
night
,
but
not
in
the
morning
.
Not
perfect
before
God
:
If
our
works
be
not
perfect
,
what
doe
we
heere
?
If
God
doth
not
accept
of
our
works
there
is
then
no
comfort
:
If
he
doth
then
there
is
confort
,
&
if
wee
striue
in
our
hearts
to
obey
him
,
hee
will
accept
both
of
vs
,
&
of
our
works
.
But
hee
doth
not
accept
of
the
seruice
of
such
men
,
as
hearing
of
the
word
of
God
,
as
soone
as
they
are
gone
out
of
the
Church
,
fall
to
prating
of
the
world
.
Such
mens
workes
howsoeuer
they
seeme
to
be
before
men
yet
are
not
perfect
before
God
.
Remember
therefore
how
thou
hast
receiued
and
heard
.
Heere
in
this
verse
the
Lord
Iesus
doth
still
goe
on
to
shew
them
that
are
cold
and
drowsie
Christians
how
to
recouer
themselues
.
First
,
he
biddeth
them
remember
how
and
what
they
had
heard
and
receiued
▪
inferring
thereby
,
they
had
meerely
forgotten
the
same
.
From
whence
wee
may
obserue
,
that
the
forgetting
of
that
which
Gods
word
hath
taught
vs
,
is
oft
times
a
chiefe
cause
of
our
staggering
and
going
backward
in
religion
and
godlinesse
.
Examples
whereof
wee
haue
in
Peter
.
who
hauing
forgotten
what
Christ
had
told
him
,
denying
of
him
.
Also
Dauid
,
He
had
washed
or
clensed
his
heart
in
vaine
,
&c.
The
Prophet
had
forgotten
himselfe
,
till
he
had
entred
againe
into
the
Sanctuarie
of
the
Lord
.
Ver.
17.
Many
hearers
are
like
riuen
dishes
,
which
though
th●y
heare
much
and
often
,
they
doe
hold
or
receiue
but
little
.
And
why
doe
so
many
fall
back
to
the
world
,
is
it
because
they
neuer
heard
the
word
against
it
?
No
,
but
it
is
because
they
had
forgotten
that
which
they
had
heard
.
Be
not
(
saith
Iames
)
forgetfull
hearers
of
the
wo●d
.
Take
heede
least
at
any
time
the
world
that
you
haue
heard
,
bee
l●t
slippe
,
or
runne
out
.
Euen
as
Aqua-uitae
put
into
a
crackt
bottle
,
and
is
to
be
kept
till
one
be
sicke
,
the
party
may
dye
for
all
this
,
if
the
Aquauitae
be
run
out
at
such
time
as
he
hath
most
neede
of
it
.
The
Apostle
Paule
wisheth
vs
to
try
all
things
,
and
keepe
that
which
is
good
,
keepe
it
euer
,
as
one
would
doe
a
peece
of
siluer
,
or
gold
,
or
pretious
Iewell
.
The
second
meanes
to
keepe
that
wee
heare
,
is
oftentimes
to
meditate
thereon
.
Why
doe
yee
remember
tales
that
yee
haue
heard
when
yee
were
children
?
Because
you
haue
told
them
ouer
a
great
many
times
.
And
why
doe
many
forget
the
Sermon
they
heard
but
yesterday
?
It
is
because
they
did
not
meditate
,
nor
consider
vppon
it
.
Oh
,
saith
one
,
it
is
because
I
haue
an
euill
memorie
.
Nay
friend
,
that
will
not
goe
for
payment
;
this
is
but
to
blame
God
himselfe
that
he
gaue
thee
no
better
memorie
.
Thou
hast
memory
good
enough
for
thy
worldly
busines
etc.
Besides
,
many
a
one
doe
rather
destroy
and
hurt
their
memories
by
talking
presently
on
the
world
after
they
haue
heard
the
word
,
and
so
on
peg
doth
driue
out
another
.
There
is
nothing
which
wee
heare
at
a
sermon
but
it
may
stand
vs
in
stead
at
on
time
or
other
,
either
in
adversitie
or
in
prosperitie
;
and
one
sermon
well
kept
doth
you
more
good
,
then
ten
that
haue
beene
ill
and
negligently
heard
.
Hold
fast
,
or
recover
thy selfe
.
Heere
is
another
duetie
for
the
drowsie
and
back-sliding
Christians
to
performe
,
even
by
repentance
to
labour
and
recouer
themselues
from
their
decaying
estate
;
whereby
we
may
consider
what
a
great
deale
of
worke
many
a
man
maketh
for
himselfe
by
reason
of
his
sinne
.
For
hauing
taken
liberty
to
fall
into
any
grosse
sinne
:
as
into
worldlinesse
,
impatiencie
,
frowardnesse
,
and
such
like
,
he
must
repent
of
it
.
But
by
the
practising
of
godlinesse
there
commeth
no
such
worke
of
it
.
Particularly
,
what
a
great
deale
of
worke
did
Dauid
make
for
his
two
sinnes
,
Adultery
and
Murther
.
And
so
likewise
Peter
by
denying
his
maister
and
a
man
would
not
haue
the
like
sorrow
,
griefe
and
shame
,
for
a
kingdome
.
But
of
well
doing
,
and
faithfull
seruing
of
the
Lord
,
there
is
nothing
but
ioy
and
thankefulnesse
that
doth
arise
from
the
same
.
If
men
will
take
liberty
to
themselues
to
sin
,
and
run
out
after
their
lusts
,
it
will
in
the
end
cost
them
many
teares
,
much
shame
and
sorrow
,
but
if
it
doth
not
make
this
worke
in
them
,
why
then
they
haue
made
worke
for
the
diuell
himselfe
to
torment
them
.
Many
a
Blasphemer
and
prophane
wretch
shal
be
constrayned
in
the
end
to
cry
out
against
themselues
,
to
roare
and
to
teare
their
hayre
,
and
would
faine
vomit
vp
their
filthy
sinnes
,
as
euer
did
Iudas
desire
to
be
ridd
of
the
thirty
peeces
of
siluer
which
he
had
taken
of
the
Priests
to
betray
his
Maister
.
Hold
fast
and
repent
.
It
is
an
excellent
thing
to
holdfast
,
and
to
keepe
our selues
close
vnto
God
.
Dauid
prayed
,
saying
,
Oh
,
be
mercifull
vnto
thy
seruant
,
that
I
may
liue
and
keepe
thy
word
.
It
is
the
way
to
keepe
our selues
from
much
sorrow
,
afflictions
,
and
other
grieuous
trouble
,
to
keepe
close
to
the
Lord
,
and
to
keepe
his
word
,
otherwise
if
wee
straggle
from
him
,
wee
shall
finde
it
to
bee
bitternesse
in
the
end
.
Secondly
,
obserue
that
it
is
an
excellent
poynt
of
wisedome
to
take
heede
by
our
former
falls
and
back-slidings
.
But
there
are
many
which
for
want
of
care
and
circumspection
are
very
often
ouertaken
with
one
and
the
selfe
same
sinne
:
And
why
is
this
?
because
they
being
recouered
did
not
hold
fast
,
neither
had
they
any
resolute
purpose
quite
to
forsake
that
sinne
,
not
but
Gods
Children
may
commit
the
same
sinnes
againe
which
they
had
repented
of
.
Yet
surely
hauing
once
smarted
for
it
,
we
should
learne
to
be
more
carefull
euer
after
to
auoide
it
.
And
repent
.
This
is
an
other
cheife
meanes
of
their
recouering
themselues
being
fallen
either
asleepe
or
decayed
in
grace
,
that
they
should
repent
.
It
was
not
so
much
said
wo
vnto
thee
Corazin
for
any
sinne
they
had
committed
,
But
if
thou
wilt
not
watch
,
I
will
come
vpon
thee
as
a
Theife
,
and
thou
shalt
not
know
what
hower
,
I
will
come
vpon
thee
.
In
these
words
the
Lord
Iesus
doth
annex
a
threatning
or
comination
to
the
former
exhortation
vnto
watchfulnes
:
so
that
you
heare
he
vrgeth
to
be
watchfull
,
or
else
he
will
come
upon
them
sodenly
,
and
that
to
their
cost
.
This
is
a
very
necessary
duty
even
to
be
watchfull
over
our
wayes
,
and
to
be
carefull
that
we
be
not
overcome
either
by
Sathans
temptations
,
or
the
worlds
baites
,
thereby
to
be
drawne
either
by
action
or
speach
to
offend
the
maiestie
of
God
.
And
this
watch
must
be
set
and
kept
euen
from
morning
vntill
night
,
as
well
when
wee
are
in
company
,
as
when
wee
are
alone
,
euen
all
the
day
long
,
and
then
at
night
wee
should
call
to
our selues
to
know
how
wee
haue
spent
the
day
,
and
what
hath
beene
done
amisse
therein
by
vs
,
and
therevpon
wee
ought
to
pinch
our
hearts
with
griefe
for
those
sinnes
our
conscience
doth
informe
vs
of
,
and
to
confesse
to
the
Lord
,
and
seeke
reconciliation
in
Christ
Iesus
,
and
so
to
lye
downe
to
our
rest
in
peace
.
The
Lord
Iesus
saith
three
times
in
one
Chapter
,
Watch.
And
vnto
Peter
,
Iames
,
and
Iohn
,
watch
and
pray
least
yee
fall
into
temptation
.
And
the
Apostle
Peter
bids
vs
be
sober
and
watchfull
in
prayer
.
Many
doe
know
what
it
is
to
pray
,
but
few
how
to
watch
.
Let
vs
be
carefull
ouer
our
particular
actions
;
and
not
onely
in
the
grosse
,
but
to
haue
an
eye
also
to
our
lesser
slippes
and
infirmities
.
And
although
some
will
say
,
this
is
to
imprison
men
and
to
binde
their
hands
as
it
were
behinde
them
.
No
,
it
is
not
so
irkesome
if
we
were
once
acquainted
therewith
:
but
it
would
be
an
excellent
meanes
to
keepe
and
restraine
vs
from
committing
of
much
sinne
,
and
so
from
falling
into
much
sorrow
and
greife
.
This
is
a
peece
of
good
counsell
which
I
would
further
commend
vnto
you
,
if
time
would
haue
serued
.
Let
vs
then
know
this
,
that
if
we
keepe
Gods
watch
ouer
our
hearts
,
we
shall
find
much
comfort
by
it
.
I
will
come
vpon
thee
as
a
theife
&c.
This
is
an
heauy
threatning
,
to
say
,
I
will
come
vpon
thee
sodenly
as
a
theife
and
vnexpected
vpon
such
as
be
secure
and
carelesse
,
to
take
vengeance
vpon
them
.
This
is
to
rowse
them
vp
the
more
.
We
may
consider
that
the
Lord
hath
many
voices
:
for
sometime
he
speaketh
to
vs
by
his
word
,
at
other
times
by
his
Iudgements
.
In
this
Land
many
are
quite
dead
,
and
many
are
drowsie
:
he
hath
spoken
vnto
vs
many
wayes
,
and
he
hath
as
many
,
or
moe
waies
to
come
vpon
vs
with
one
Iudgement
or
other
,
and
all
iustly
for
our
sinnes
.
Therefore
let
vs
in
time
repent
and
be
watchfull
,
least
the
Lord
come
shortly
as
a
theife
vpon
vs
,
and
take
away
our
peace
,
yea
,
take
away
likewise
this
Candelsticke
,
that
is
,
the
ministrie
&
preaching
of
the
Gospell
.
And
indeede
all
this
and
more
wee
may
feare
may
befall
,
and
that
ere
it
belong
,
for
we
haue
seene
him
comming
vpon
vs
in
euerie
yeare
of
late
by
smaller
punishments
,
and
of
those
wee
haue
made
little
vse
hitherto
,
so
that
hereafter
we
may
iustly
feare
he
wil
come
vpon
vs
as
a
theife
,
that
is
,
sodenly
and
we
know
a
theife
neuer
comes
but
to
doe
hurt
.
And
as
this
may
befall
our
kingdome
and
state
in
generall
,
so
to
our selues
,
it
is
to
be
taken
in
perticular
,
God
may
come
vpon
vs
sodainely
,
and
take
vs
in
our
sinnes
and
in
our
securitie
:
The
drowsie
Christian
God
will
awake
him
by
his
corrections
,
and
cast
sorrow
and
shame
vpon
him
Let
euery
one
then
be
watchfull
,
least
he
be
taken
vnawares
,
and
swept
away
with
the
common
Iudgement
which
the
Lord
may
send
vpon
this
land
for
the
Common
and
generall
sinnes
of
the
same
.
Yet
thou
hast
a
few
names
in
Sardie
,
which
haue
not
defiled
their
garments
&c.
Hitherto
of
the
first
part
of
the
matter
or
substance
of
this
Epistle
;
wherein
he
hath
spoken
to
the
worser
sort
of
Christians
;
there
first
,
rebuking
them
.
secondly
,
exhorting
and
threatning
them
in
the
second
and
third
verses
.
Now
he
speakes
to
them
of
the
better
sort
in
Sardis
,
euen
to
such
as
were
neither
dead
nor
drowsie
as
the
former
,
and
those
he
doth
first
commend
for
their
integritie
.
Secondly
,
he
doth
promise
them
most
excellent
things
,
whereof
the
first
is
,
That
they
walke
with
him
in
white
,
that
is
,
partake
with
him
in
ioy
&
happinesse
.
The
second
,
for
they
are
worthy
,
that
is
,
in
the
righteousnesse
of
Christ
and
not
in
their
merits
.
Thou
hast
a
few
names
.
In
these
words
obserue
,
that
howsoeuer
the
greatest
number
of
these
professours
were
verie
drowsie
and
dead
hearted
,
yet
they
had
some
godly
and
zealous
Christians
among
them
,
which
might
haue
beene
as
lights
vnto
the
rest
.
And
so
he
will
haue
some
euer
to
shine
in
the
world
,
such
that
the
world
may
take
example
by
them
,
or
else
be
condemned
by
them
,
and
left
without
excuse
.
Examples
we
haue
hereof
,
first
in
the
old
world
,
ther
was
a
righteous
Noah
.
In
Sodome
,
there
was
a
godly
Lot
:
In
Achabs
time
,
though
Elias
thought
he
was
left
alone
,
yet
the
Lord
said
be
had
seauen
thou
and
that
did
not
follow
Baall
,
but
worshipped
him
.
So
no
doubt
the
Lord
hath
some
among
vs
that
doe
hold
their
owne
,
and
such
If
we
be
such
,
happy
are
we
;
and
such
as
be
godly
&
zealous
christians
▪
doth
the
Lord
accept
.
Even
as
one
that
hath
a
great
harvest
,
and
hath
but
few
to
helpe
him
in
with
it
,
yet
working
chearefully
,
they
be
very
welcome
to
the
owner
of
the
field
,
so
much
the
rather
,
because
they
be
but
fewe
.
So
doth
the
Lord
well
esteeme
of
his
cheareful
seruants
,
though
their
name
be
but
fewe
.
Againe
,
let
other
christians
,
if
they
see
such
as
be
forward
,
zealous
&
godly
learne
to
imitate
them
,
whether
they
be
Preachers
or
other
professors
.
If
they
doe
not
endeavour
to
follow
them
,
then
shall
those
fewe
serue
one
day
to
condemne
them
,
as
Noah
did
the
old
world
.
But
we
see
the
world
doth
laugh
,
and
deride
at
such
as
be
zealous
forward
christians
,
as
they
goe
by
their
doores
to
heare
sermons
,
or
else
,
for
that
they
haue
prayer
in
their
houses
,
are
least
accounted
and
most
in
contempt
.
But
let
those
mockers
knowe
,
that
those
others
whom
they
despise
,
shall
one
day
be
brought
forth
to
condemne
them
.
Secondly
,
obserue
that
Gods
number
is
but
few
and
small
,
and
the
multitude
commonly
follow
the
worst
course
.
For
when
there
was
a
voice
to
be
given
,
whither
the
golden
Calfe
should
be
erected
,
yea
or
no
;
the
multitude
consented
to
it
.
So
when
there
was
a
question
propounded
,
whether
the
Lord
Iesus
or
Barrabas
the
theife
should
be
let
goe
from
death
,
to
let
goe
Barrabas
.
Israel
was
but
a
handfull
of
people
in
respect
of
other
Nations
,
yet
but
a
few
of
that
handfull
were
saved
.
Though
Israell
were
as
the
sand
in
the
sea
,
yet
there
should
be
but
a
remnant
saved
.
God
hath
but
a
few
names
,
even
in
the
world
now
at
this
time
,
for
the
greatest
part
therof
consists
of
Idolators
,
Gentiles
,
Turks
,
and
Iewes
,
and
as
for
the
Papists
they
be
iustly
excluded
for
their
Idolatry
and
superstition
.
And
then
amongst
those
which
be
called
christians
,
they
be
but
a
few
of
them
that
be
aliue
,
that
is
,
are
sanctified
.
Luke
12.
and
beleeuing
persons
.
Christ
his
flocke
is
but
small
,
as
he
saith
in
the
said
chapter
verse
32.
feare
not
little
flocke
.
the
broad
way
which
leadeath
to
destruction
.
Many
finde
the
broad
gate
that
leadeth
to
hell
.
passing
through
the
straight
gate
that
leadeth
to
heaven
and
happines
,
how
hardly
shall
a
rich
man
be
saved
.
Let
vs
pray
that
we
may
be
of
those
small
number
that
shal
be
saved
.
Yet
if
we
looke
vpon
the
course
of
the
world
,
and
consider
what
little
paynes
most
men
take
to
attayne
vnto
salvation
,
a
man
may
thinke
by
them
the
way
were
very
easie
&
ready
,
but
the
world
is
herein
deceiued
.
Labour
to
be
in
the
number
of
those
few
that
shall
be
saved
.
But
if
you
shall
tell
some
of
their
faults
,
they
will
answer
,
they
doe
no
otherwise
then
their
neighbours
doe
.
Oh
,
but
if
thou
wilt
goe
to
heaven
,
thou
must
doe
as
the
fewest
and
the
smallest
number
doe
,
even
as
those
fewe
doe
,
so
much
despised
.
If
thou
beest
a
Magistrate
,
thou
must
not
so
execute
thy
calling
as
most
doe
,
but
as
the
fewest
do
that
be
godly
and
faithfull
indeed
.
So
Ministers
that
will
be
saved
,
must
not
doe
as
the
most
doe
in
that
function
,
whose
courses
are
very
lamentable
for
the
most
part
,
either
not
feeding
their
flockes
at
all
,
or
negligently
,
or
very
scandolous
in
their
liues
.
No
,
thou
must
boe
as
the
fewest
Ministers
doe
,
even
as
those
that
are
conscionable
doe
,
and
are
painefull
,
and
of
a
godly
conversation
,
the
like
to
fathers
of
families
,
and
to
other
particular
christians
.
Christ
saith
,
that
in
Sardis
there
were
but
a
fewe
names
that
should
walke
in
white
,
yet
his
partake
with
him
in
glory
,
as
they
had
done
in
holinesse
.
This
might
make
many
mens
haires
to
stand
vpright
on
their
heads
;
considering
Christs
number
euen
among
such
as
bee
called
Christians
,
is
fewe
.
Yet
I
would
to
God
that
you
which
heare
me
this
day
might
be
saued
.
As
for
those
few
names
,
or
persons
that
be
godly
and
zealous
,
the
world
doth
account
of
them
as
a
company
of
fooles
,
and
say
,
that
they
be
but
a
few
Puritans
.
Now
herein
they
doe
grace
them
very
much
to
say
they
bee
but
few
:
for
so
indeede
the
number
of
Gods
children
be
but
small
.
Well
seeing
the
way
to
heauen
is
so
straight
,
and
the
enemies
of
our
soules
bee
so
strong
and
mighty
,
as
namely
Sathan
,
the
world
,
and
our
owne
flesh
:
it
is
a
wonder
that
any
are
saued
,
and
it
is
to
be
attributed
to
Gods
exceeding
mercy
that
any
of
vs
escape
and
get
to
heauen
,
hauing
so
many
lets
and
hinderances
.
But
yet
if
a
man
did
looke
from
the
Chancel
to
the
Belfree
,
there
is
not
one
but
thinketh
he
shall
be
saued
:
but
yet
I
tell
thee
,
there
must
be
a
striuing
,
if
euer
thou
beest
saued
:
&
lazie
&
drowsie
Christians
shal
hardly
be
saued
.
Men
must
take
paines
to
heare
Gods
word
,
and
yet
their
particular
callings
in
the
would
must
not
bee
neglected
,
so
that
the
one
needefull
thing
be
principally
followed
.
Thirdly
,
obserue
from
these
words
,
(
but
a
few
names
)
that
God
taketh
particular
note
of
the
godly
and
zealous
Christians
by
name
,
and
one
of
them
bee
better
then
an
hundred
drowsie
Christians
.
Hee
knoweth
them
by
name
,
Lot
.
Before
the
destroyer
went
,
the
Lord
caused
them
all
to
bee
marked
on
the
forehead
in
Ierusalem
that
mourned
for
the
iniquitie
of
the
time
.
Now
good
people
labour
to
bee
vpright
in
heart
:
and
though
thou
be
neuer
so
poore
,
yet
if
thou
art
godly
,
the
Lord
surely
hath
a
speciall
care
of
thee
,
and
hee
will
in
the
ende
take
thee
vnto
himselfe
:
therefore
comfort
thy selfe
in
this
,
that
God
and
his
holy
Angels
doe
loue
and
respect
thee
.
What
though
the
world
and
the
prophane
sort
hate
thee
,
scoffe
and
deride
thee
,
thou
needest
not
care
for
it
.
If
a
man
bee
loued
and
gratiously
respected
of
the
King
and
Nobles
of
the
Court
:
what
neede
he
care
for
the
skullery
in
the
kitchin
though
they
mocke
and
hate
him
?
Euen
so
thou
mayest
acccunt
and
esteeme
of
these
vngodly
mockers
of
Gods
children
:
though
they
weare
a
veluet
coate
,
yet
they
are
but
as
the
skullians
,
and
in
base
account
before
God
.
That
haue
kept
their
garments
from
defiling
&c.
In
this
the
Lord
commendeth
these
few
godlie
ones
in
Sardis
,
namely
,
for
that
they
had
not
defiled
their
garments
,
which
indeede
is
a
borrowed
speech
.
For
heere
is
meant
that
either
they
had
not
spotted
their
soules
with
contagious
sinnes
▪
or
else
stayned
and
blotted
their
profession
of
the
Gospell
by
an
vngodly
conuersation
,
and
of
this
thing
also
we
ought
to
be
very
wary
and
carefull
to
bemering
,
or
polluting
of
our
garments
.
We
know
,
we
are
to
blame
yong
children
,
if
they
defile
their
new
clothes
.
Let
not
vs
then
which
professe
the
Gospell
,
and
thereby
to
be
the
children
of
God
:
let
vs
not
I
say
,
staine
and
blot
our
holy
profession
by
a
wicked
conuersation
.
But
alack
,
alack
,
there
be
many
who
though
they
haue
some
goodnesse
in
them
,
and
haue
receiued
some
graces
from
God
,
yet
now
and
then
defile
their
garment
:
few
walke
as
Zacharie
did
,
iustly
,
without
reproofe
.
Many
heereby
giue
occasion
to
the
profane
to
speake
euill
of
the
profession
of
the
gospell
.
But
let
vs
consider
this
,
God
hath
giuen
vs
new
garments
which
wee
should
not
defile
.
If
a
man
had
the
Kings
liuery
,
he
would
keepe
it
well
and
cleane
,
if
it
were
but
for
the
Kings
sake
that
gaue
it
vnto
him
.
It
cannot
be
denied
,
but
that
a
true
christian
his
garments
may
(
as
it
were
)
catch
lint
,
that
is
be
soyled
with
some
infirmity
,
but
let
vs
take
heede
that
our
garments
be
not
defiled
,
that
is
,
our
profession
stained
with
grosse
sinnes
,
as
Pride
,
Worldlinesse
,
Impudencie
,
and
such
like
.
It
is
a
comely
thing
as
can
be
seene
on
Gods
earth
,
to
see
a
Christian
walke
answerably
to
his
calling
.
I
graunt
that
many
haue
slanderous
reports
raised
against
them
,
but
yet
let
vs
be
carefull
to
giue
no
iust
offence
,
or
occasion
to
the
wicked
to
reproach
our
profession
;
and
to
say
,
loe
such
a
one
for
all
his
profession
,
he
is
as
much
giuen
to
the
world
as
others
,
or
bringeth
vp
his
children
as
proudly
as
others
.
And
they
shall
walke
with
him
in
white
,
for
they
are
worthy
.
Heere
now
he
commeth
to
make
an
excellent
promise
to
sincere
and
good
Christians
,
whom
before
he
had
commended
,
which
is
this
,
that
they
shall
walke
with
him
,
that
is
,
liue
with
Christ
Iesus
in
ioy
and
happinesse
heereafter
,
which
is
to
be
vnderstoode
by
this
borrowed
speech
of
walking
with
him
in
white
:
a
fit
promise
to
those
which
in
their
life
time
had
care
to
keepe
their
garments
from
defiling
.
Such
as
walke
after
Christ
in
holinesse
,
shall
walke
with
him
in
glory
and
happinesse
.
This
is
an
excellent
promise
to
them
which
hold
out
to
the
end
,
and
an
argument
to
encourage
vs
vnto
this
chearefull
keeping
our
garments
cleane
in
this
life
,
though
it
be
somewhat
painefull
and
troublesome
.
Who
will
not
be
content
to
indure
some
crosses
&
take
some
paines
heere
to
liue
godly
?
Seeing
such
may
be
assured
they
shall
one
day
raigne
with
Christ
in
glory
.
Let
not
all
the
profits
of
the
world
,
or
flesh
,
or
diuell
,
make
vs
loose
our
white
garments
in
heauen
,
that
is
,
eternall
glory
,
holines
,
&
happinesse
with
Iesus
Christ
,
there
wee
shall
be
paid
for
all
our
paines
.
As
for
those
which
are
vngodly
,
they
shall
not
walke
in
white
,
but
in
blacke
,
yea
,
they
shall
goe
to
the
blacknesse
of
darknesse
,
for
that
they
liued
heere
to
commit
the
workes
of
darkenesse
:
they
shall
partake
of
the
torments
in
the
lake
of
vtter
darkenesse
,
where
shall
be
weeping
for
euer
;
where
as
they
on
the
other
side
are
blessed
,
that
hauing
cleane
garments
doe
make
conscience
to
keepe
them
cleane
still
,
such
shall
be
sure
that
their
labour
shall
not
be
in
vaine
in
the
Lord
.
But
let
not
lazie
Christians
thinke
to
haue
the
like
portion
of
eternall
ioy
and
happinesse
,
as
the
other
sort
that
be
zealous
Christiansas
,
before
said
.
And
as
for
such
as
are
wholly
giuen
to
walke
after
their
lusts
,
they
shall
not
walke
with
Christ
in
white
,
but
with
the
diuell
in
darkenesse
and
torment
.
For
they
are
worthy
.
This
worthinesse
is
in
regard
that
they
are
cloathed
with
the
righteousnes
of
Christ
Iesus
.
But
as
for
the
Papists
,
heere
is
nothing
that
will
make
for
their
meriting
by
workes
,
for
no
workes
can
merit
,
vnlesse
,
first
they
be
our
owne
,
secondly
,
they
must
be
perfect
in
themselues
.
Indeede
the
wicked
they
shall
haue
torments
giuen
them
,
so
they
are
worthy
,
because
their
workes
are
perfectly
wicked
.
As
for
the
godly
their
worthines
is
onely
in
regard
of
Christ
his
righteousnesse
.
There
be
many
poore
afflicted
Christians
which
thinke
they
be
not
worthy
to
walke
vpon
the
ground
,
yet
indeede
they
are
worthy
of
greater
things
,
because
they
are
ioyned
vnto
Christ
,
and
accepted
in
,
and
for
him
.
As
for
the
former
fiue
sorts
of
dead
ones
,
they
are
worthy
of
all
paines
and
plagues
:
yet
there
is
a
way
for
them
also
to
bee
freed
from
that
their
estate
,
and
to
become
partakers
of
mercy
:
for
if
either
thou
art
ignorant
,
or
a
liuer
stil
in
some
grosse
sin
,
or
a
worldling
,
or
but
a
meere
ciuill
person
,
or
an
Hyppocrite
,
canst
yet
bewaile
thy
sinnes
,
loath
them
,
and
craue
pardon
for
them
in
Christ
,
&
by
faith
apprehend
his
righteousnesse
,
then
thou
maiest
bee
saued
.
But
if
the
ciuill
man
,
or
any
other
stand
vpon
his
own
righteousnesse
,
then
wilt
thou
be
confounded
:
for
such
can
no
more
stand
before
the
flaming
fire
.
Oh
,
that
many
men
had
grace
to
see
into
their
vildenesse
,
and
how
wretched
they
are
,
if
they
be
not
cloathed
with
Christs
righteousnesse
.
First
obserue
,
if
Gods
children
bee
counted
worthy
of
heauen
,
what
then
shall
become
of
this
vilde
world
?
that
doe
iustle
Gods
children
vp
in
corners
or
against
the
wals
,
and
hate
&
scorne
them
?
A
good
man
loueth
them
that
feare
the
Lord
,
but
in
the
wicked
,
vilde
persons
are
most
regarded
,
and
the
godly
d●spised
.
Such
men
are
of
Caine
his
mind
that
hated
his
brother
,
or
of
Chams
minde
that
mocked
his
father
.
scoffed
her
husband
Dauid
for
his
zeale
.
Oh
say
some
,
these
hypocriticall
Puritans
are
worse
then
the
Papists
.
Indeed
this
great
and
common
sinne
of
this
land
seemeth
not
as
yet
to
bee
reuenged
,
but
no
doubt
it
wil
be
ere
it
bee
long
with
some
vniuersall
iudgement
:
for
now
euen
the
basest
seruant
,
and
vildest
Ruffian
can
mocke
and
scoffe
at
those
that
are
professors
and
zealous
Christians
.
But
such
doe
carry
euen
the
marke
of
the
malignant
Church
.
I
would
neuer
wish
a
worser
signe
of
a
wicked
man
,
then
to
bee
a
mocker
of
professors
and
of
Gods
children
.
The
Apostle
Iohn
saith
,
Hee
that
loueth
him
that
doeth
beget
,
loueth
them
also
that
are
begotten
of
him
.
Take
,
heede
of
crossing
the
Lord
in
mocking
those
vpon
whom
he
bestoweth
his
owne
image
.
if
they
shall
bee
cursed
that
did
not
feede
and
cloath
such
as
beleeued
in
Christ
,
what
shall
become
of
those
which
mocke
and
persecute
them
?
They
shall
in
the
day
of
iudgment
stand
quaking
&
knocking
their
knees
together
like
Belthazar
.
Saul
,
Saul
,
why
doest
thou
persecute
me
?
Well
then
,
let
vs
make
some
repetition
of
that
which
hath
beene
spoken
.
Yee
haue
heard
of
three
sortts
of
Christians
:
whereof
one
sort
are
starke
dead
,
as
the
ignorant
person
,
one
liuing
and
louing
any
one
sinne
,
worldling
,
ciuill
person
,
Hyppocrite
:
these
are
to
desire
the
Lord
that
they
may
come
out
of
their
graues
.
The
second
sort
were
renewed
,
but
yet
lazie
Christians
:
let
these
consider
how
God
hath
and
doeth
often
times
crosse
them
,
to
make
them
leaue
their
worldlinesse
,
coldnesse
,
and
securitie
.
As
for
the
world
let
them
leaue
it
in
affection
,
and
let
those
studie
and
looke
wholly
after
it
,
which
haue
and
can
looke
for
no
other
portion
but
in
this
world
.
And
I
am
afraide
if
sicknesse
or
death
should
suddenly
take
these
drowsie
christians
,
it
would
take
them
euen
as
a
thiefe
vnlooked
for
:
whereas
the
godly
zealous
Christian
that
hath
his
loynes
girt
vp
,
and
is
waiting
for
his
maisters
comming
,
and
watchfull
like
the
wise
Virgins
,
FINIS
.