SAINT
PETERS
ROCKE
.
I
BELEEVE
)
First
I
thinke
it
needfull
to
expound
this
word
BELEEVE
;
then
to
shew
the
vse
of
it
:
and
lastly
to
what
end
it
is
vsed
of
the
beleeuers
.
The
word
seemeth
of
a
compound
and
proper
signification
,
deeper
than
meere
English
can
vnderstand
:
for
it
meaneth
therein
or
thereby
throughly
to
liue
,
wherein
we
do
beleeue
:
yeelding
vp
the
possession
of
all
spirituall
senses
;
disposed
from
all
earthly
affection
of
the
members
,
by
the
true
mortification
in
spirit
:
for
this
syllable
(
be
)
in
apposition
,
is
no
lesse
possessiue
or
effectiue
with
vs
at
this
day
,
than
with
the
Hebrewes
of
ancient
time
(
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
)
or
BE
:
which
alwaies
importeth
in
,
by
or
through
:
but
far
more
inwardly
of
vs
to
be
vnderstood
,
bicause
it
giueth
a
most
secret
meaning
to
the
word
it
maketh
:
as
for
example
,
thinke
and
bethinke
,
adding
a
very
deepe
cogitation
to
thinking
:
get
and
beget
;
where
it
hath
some
speciall
conceit
in
meaning
,
seem
and
beseem
;
here
it
makes
that
,
which
was
in
outward
shew
,
only
like
it self
,
simple
;
becom
a
very
beautifull
creature
to
the
beholders
.
(
Besides
,
this
syllable
(
be
)
that
holdeth
so
small
room
in
a
Common-wealth
,
causeth
any
adiunct
to
remaine
substantially
in
his
subiect
,
as
I
BELEEVE
)
to
wit
,
I
am
wholy
liuing
in
God
the
father
,
&c.
so
,
as
quicksiluer
confoundeth
all
other
mettals
,
and
transformeth
their
bodies
by
his
liuelyhood
:
so
doth
this
syllable
bring
a
word
of
common
and
open
sense
,
to
a
most
close
and
necessarie
signification
in
spirit
:
so
that
to
beleeue
argueth
a
trustie
confidence
in
the
essentiall
subiect
of
spirit
;
and
for
the
time
of
stedfast
beleeuing
,
the
spirit
hath
no
manner
of
sympathie
with
the
flesh
,
but
the
flesh
remaineth
dead
,
and
mortified
to
all
naturall
inclination
,
in
pleasure
or
suffering
:
whether
it
be
health
or
sicknes
,
riches
or
pouertie
,
loue
or
hatred
,
cheerfulnes
or
griefe
of
hart
,
or
any
other
pleasure
or
calamitie
incident
whatsoeuer
:
the
communion
of
the
spirit
being
hereby
redeemed
out
of
the
prison
of
flesh
,
and
euapored
into
life
eternall
.
For
the
spirit
is
no
more
ruled
by
the
flesh
,
but
the
flesh
by
the
spirit
.
What
then
is
subiect
to
this
spirituall
beleef
,
ha
peand
re
peleza
dead
and
paer
on
Hell
bebynzed
.
which
is
now
as
much
as
to
say
,
And
the
rich
man
died
and
was
buried
in
hel
.
I
should
think
it
very
absurd
therfore
farther
to
vrge
any
comment
or
exposition
for
the
word
,
Hell
:
seeing
(
no
doubt
)
these
expositors
of
the
Gospels
,
sufficiently
vnderstood
what
they
said
in
their
owne
language
.
Nay
,
whosoeuer
will
not
yeeld
vnto
so
plain
a
testimony
of
truth
,
the
mark
of
controuersie
:
he
may
be
thought
little
zealous
,
yea
obstinate
in
his
own
profession
.
Now
of
such
as
would
haue
Hell
to
be
in
the
earth
,
and
to
meane
the
place
of
the
damned
,
and
would
prooue
it
by
the
word
,
-
Father
,
-
Sonne
,
-
Holy
Ghost
,
whose
might
,
authority
,
and
power
shal
be
at
that
time
all
one
ouer
them
that
shal
be
baptized
with
the
holy
Ghost
and
with
fire
:
for
now
,
euen
to
day
is
the
holy
Ghost
labouring
in
the
harts
of
men
,
to
win
them
vnto
the
father
and
the
sonne
.
Wherfore
harden
not
your
harts
as
in
the
prouocation
,
in
the
day
of
temptation
in
the
wildernes
.
Happy
shall
the
wise
virgins
be
,
which
are
found
with
oile
in
their
lampes
,
not
trusting
to
borrow
in
the
busie
day
of
all
flesh
when
none
can
lend
.
Wherfore
,
good
brethren
,
be
not
as
the
foolish
virgins
,
the
sleeping
disciples
,
the
sluggish
seruants
,
or
as
the
busie
Martha
:
but
haue
care
to
choose
the
better
things
during
the
time
of
the
flesh
,
that
the
holy
Ghost
may
find
a
resting
place
in
your
soules
,
to
bring
you
to
euerlasting
life
.
FINIS
.