IOSH.
24.15
.
But
as
for
me
and
my
house
,
we
will
serve
the
Lord
.
THE
best
cognizance
that
saving
grace
hath
,
is
Perseverance
,
and
a
continuall
increase
in
grace
;
according
unto
that
of
David
;
Such
as
be
planted
in
the
house
of
God
,
shall
flourish
in
the
Courts
of
the
house
of
the
Lord
;
they
also
shall
bring
forth
more
fruit
in
their
age
,
Psal.
92.12
.
Manie
men
indeed
begin
well
,
but
in
continuance
of
time
they
are
wearie
of
well-doing
,
and
their
end
is
not
answerable
:
they
begin
in
the
spirit
,
but
they
end
in
the
flesh
.
Oh
it
passeth
,
in
their
yonger
yeers
,
how
zealous
they
are
for
Gods
cause
,
how
deare
his
testimonies
are
unto
them
:
but
,
as
if
the
heat
of
their
devotion
depended
upon
their
youth
,
it
abates
by
degrees
,
and
the
older
they
growe
,
the
colder
they
are
to
Godwards
.
like
the
foolish
Virgins
in
the
Gospel
,
towards
the
time
that
the
Bridegrome
is
comming
,
they
are
sleeping
,
without
oile
in
their
lampes
,
and
so
doe
lose
their
reward
.
We
find
by
experience
,
that
that
parable
which
our
Saviour
tells
us
of
the
Sower
,
is
too
true
;
and
there
be
temporarie
beleevers
,
who
at
first
receive
the
seed
of
the
word
with
gladnesse
,
but
the
cares
of
this
world
,
&
the
deceitfulnes
of
riches
choake
the
word
,
and
in
the
harvest-time
of
their
life
they
are
made
unfruitfull
.
Manie
,
that
(
like
David
)
have
bin
as
starres
in
Israel
,
to
lead
the
people
into
the
house
of
God
,
have
growne
dimme
at
last
,
and
lost
their
glorie
.
Now
,
as
if
with
Saul
,
the
good
Spirit
had
forsaken
them
,
and
the
evill
Spirit
had
taken
possession
of
them
,
they
are
not
the
same
they
were
:
they
are
changed
from
their
first
love
,
and
by
transgressing
the
commandements
of
God
,
do
lose
that
hold
which
they
had
of
grace
.
Their
neglect
of
good
duties
,
their
conversation
with
the
wicked
of
this
world
,
their
reposing
themselves
upon
worldly
vanities
,
are
signes
whereby
it
is
to
be
feared
,
lest
God
doe
glorifie
himselfe
upon
them
by
his
iudgements
,
since
they
doe
leave
off
to
glorifie
God
by
their
godly
life
and
example
.
Therefore
it
is
not
enough
for
a
man
to
begin
well
,
but
he
must
proceed
more
and
more
in
goodnesse
and
in
grace
,
and
everie
day
take-out
a
new
lesson
in
pietie
,
and
set
forth
unto
the
world
a
fairer
copie
of
his
life
.
The
unprofitable
servant
was
not
condemned
for
not
keeping
,
but
for
not
encreasing
his
talent
.
Even
reprobates
have
gon
very
farre
in
grace
,
and
by
their
fearfull
falling
away
,
have
left
us
examples
to
take
heed
how
wee
stand
secure
of
the
judgements
of
God
.
Hee
was
never
truely
good
,
who
had
not
alwaies
a
desire
to
proove
better
:
for
if
wee
look
into
the
examples
of
the
Saints
and
servants
of
God
,
this
propertie
wee
may
generallie
observe
in
them
,
and
we
shall
find
them
ever
to
have
bin
best
at
the
last
.
To
the
end
that
I
may
shew
that
to
bee
true
in
part
,
which
I
have
spoken
in
generall
,
I
have
brought
before
your
eyes
the
example
of
zealous
Ioshuah
,
that
renowned
servant
of
God
;
in
whose
mouth
the
praises
of
his
God
(
like
a
Swan-like
song
)
are
now
sweetest
towards
his
latter
end
.
The
flourishing
yeares
of
his
life
he
had
spent
in
the
service
of
Moses
,
behaving
himselfe
valiantly
,
in
fighting
against
the
enemies
of
the
Lord
:
and
now
that
Moses
was
dead
,
he
was
chosen
by
God
to
succeed
in
the
same
place
and
charge
,
namely
,
to
be
the
Leader
of
the
Israelites
.
It
is
well
worth
your
noting
,
to
behold
how
faithfully
and
carefully
this
good
servant
of
God
behaved
himselfe
in
so
weightie
an
office
:
For
when
the
Lord
by
his
hand
had
brought
his
people
into
the
land
which
he
sware
unto
their
fathers
that
hee
would
give
them
,
and
had
given
rest
unto
Israel
from
all
their
enemies
round
about
,
so
that
now
they
had
a
settled
policie
&
government
both
in
Church
and
Common-wealth
;
Ioshuah
did
not
thus
thinke
with
himselfe
:
I
have
done
enough
for
my
time
,
from
henceforth
I
will
disburthen
my selfe
of
all
cares
and
troubles
;
the
rest
of
my
life
I
will
spend
with
as
much
delight
as
I
can
,
and
betake
my selfe
wholly
unto
my
ease
.
Such
imaginations
as
these
,
were
farre
from
Ioshuah
;
hee
knew
so
high
a
Calling
as
his
,
did
require
othergesse
resolutions
:
and
therefore
his
thoughts
were
wholly
taken
up
in
well-mannaging
the
affaires
of
the
Common-wealth
,
in
providing
that
the
Commandements
of
his
God
might
be
put
in
execution
;
that
true
Religion
might
everie
where
be
established
,
idolatrie
banished
,
and
that
God
might
be
glorified
all
in
all
;
as
you
may
perceive
by
the
22.23
.
and
24.
chapters
of
this
booke
.
As
for
his
own
private
house
&
familie
,
the
well
ordering
&
guiding
of
it
must
needs
challenge
the
highest
praise
and
admiration
of
godlie
and
vertuous
minds
.
No
loosenesse
was
suffered
to
raigne
here
,
no
impietie
to
infect
here
,
no
busie
Sycophants
were
sufferd
to
nest
themselves
here
,
being
the
onelie
instruments
which
the
unhappie
world
,
in
these
last
and
dangerous
times
,
cherisheth
to
its
owne
confusion
.
None
must
live
with
Ioshuah
,
but
such
as
would
live
after
Ioshuahs
patterne
and
prescription
:
None
must
serve
Ioshuah
,
but
such
as
would
serve
Ioshuahs
God
,
in
uprightnesse
and
sinceritie
.
Such
was
his
godlie
resolution
,
such
his
care
,
such
his
zeale
.
Nor
was
this
affection
in
him
by
fitts
,
bred
of
a
sudden
and
vanishing
humour
;
but
it
was
firme
and
fixed
in
his
heart
,
even
to
the
last
minute
of
his
life
:
yea
,
and
did
then
appeare
in
its
greatest
excellencie
unto
the
world
,
when
as
he
himselfe
was
ready
to
leave
the
world
.
For
now
his
dying
day
drawing
neere
apace
,
this
good
servant
of
God
(
as
if
his
soule
had
no
other
care
to
possesse
it
,
but
the
wellfare
of
the
Church
,
and
the
continuance
of
true
Religion
)
for
this
end
and
purpose
assembles
the
Israelites
to
Sichem
,
their
Elders
,
their
Heads
,
their
Iudges
and
Officers
;
who
accordingly
presented
themselves
before
God
.
Here
Ioshuah
begins
with
a
Commemoration
of
the
benefits
which
God
had
done
for
the
people
,
and
puts
them
in
mind
of
the
manifold
deliverances
which
hee
wrought
for
them
;
namely
,
by
delivering
them
from
the
furie
of
so
manie
fierce
&
dreadfull
nations
that
fought
against
them
,
and
by
casting
them
out
before
them
:
then
,
by
giving
them
a
land
wherein
they
did
not
labour
,
and
cities
which
they
built
not
,
and
vineyards
and
olive-trees
which
they
planted
not
.
For
such
and
so
great
benefits
of
Almightie
God
,
hee
onelie
requires
,
that
they
for
their
parts
would
expresse
their
thankfulnesse
by
serving
the
Lord
in
sinceritie
and
uprightnesse
,
and
by
having
nothing
to
doe
with
those
false
gods
which
their
fathers
served
beyond
the
floud
,
and
in
Aegypt
.
Oh
how
inflamed
is
that
zeale
!
how
indefatigable
is
that
diligence
,
which
neither
the
coldnesse
of
age
can
extinguish
,
nor
the
feeblenesse
of
decayed
nature
can
diminish
!
Ioshuah
,
like
a
good
Steward
,
being
to
leave
the
house
of
his
Lord
,
the
Church
of
his
God
,
would
leave
(
as
much
as
lies
in
him
)
all
in
good
order
before
he
goes
;
would
see
that
true
religion
should
be
thorowly
planted
.
Like
a
good
Pastor
,
before
he
leaves
his
flock
,
faine
would
hee
gather
together
the
outcasts
of
Israel
,
and
bring
all
into
one
fold
:
He
would
faine
make
all
that
dwelt
in
Israel
,
to
be
true
Israelites
indeed
.
Here
(
my
beloved
)
you
have
a
faire
mirrour
of
pietie
;
but
wherein
you
may
behold
the
disproportion
of
these
times
:
For
where
is
that
Authoritie
which
so
bestirres
it selfe
in
Gods
cause
?
where
is
hee
that
will
undertake
that
in
his
private
house
,
which
Ioshuah
doth
in
a
Common-wealth
?
O
barren
world
,
which
dost
gather
strength
in
sinne
,
by
running
towards
thy
end
!
needs
must
thy
sinnes
be
purged
with
a
deluge
of
fire
,
since
the
best
amongst
us
are
but
briars
and
thornes
,
and
have
not
so
much
as
one
dram
of
Ioshuahs
zeale
.
Well
,
but
to
proceed
:
Ioshuah
(
you
see
)
leaves
no
meanes
unassaied
to
bring
this
good
purpose
of
his
to
a
wished
effect
.
But
if
this
unrulie
multitude
would
not
obey
the
commandements
of
God
,
of
that
God
which
had
wrought
such
great
things
for
them
,
nor
keepe
his
Covenant
:
If
the
hardnesse
of
their
hearts
were
such
,
that
they
could
be
content
to
enjoy
his
benefits
,
and
performe
no
service
:
hee
sets
before
them
life
and
death
,
this
day
,
to
choose
which
they
will
;
whether
they
would
serve
the
gods
which
their
fathers
served
,
that
were
beyond
the
floud
;
or
the
gods
of
the
Amorites
,
in
whose
land
they
dwelt
.
As
for
himselfe
,
he
is
firmely
bent
and
resolute
,
both
for
himselfe
and
his
familie
,
to
maintaine
Gods
cause
against
the
whole
world
;
But
as
for
mee
,
&c.
Now
from
this
practice
of
Ioshuah
,
wee
learne
what
is
our
dutie
;
namely
,
this
teacheth
us
,
that
if
all
the
world
would
go
from
God
,
Yet
every
one
of
us
particularly
is
bound
to
cleave
unto
him
.
This
doctrine
which
Ioshuah
had
well
laide
up
in
memorie
,
now
to
make
use
of
it
,
and
by
his
rare
example
to
commend
it
unto
posteritie
,
hee
had
learned
in
Moses
schoole
:
Thou
shalt
not
follow
a
multitude
(
saith
hee
)
to
doe
evill
,
Exod.
23.2
.
which
as
it
prooves
,
that
wee
must
not
suffer
our selves
to
bee
carried
away
into
anie
evill
course
whatsoever
,
by
doing
that
which
the
greater
part
doth
;
so
especially
in
the
things
that
concerne
the
honour
and
worship
of
God
.
And
this
stands
by
good
reason
:
Reas.
1
for
if
we
consider
our
calling
,
first
,
wee
are
chosen
out
of
the
world
,
to
be
a
peculiar
people
unto
God
;
and
therefore
what
others
doe
,
wee
ought
not
to
regard
:
wee
are
the
children
,
wee
are
the
servants
of
God
;
wherfore
as
the
eyes
of
servants
looke
unto
the
hand
of
their
Masters
,
even
so
must
our
eyes
wait
upon
the
Lord
our
God
,
Psal.
123.
In
the
next
place
,
if
wee
consider
the
truth
of
Gods
promises
;
God
is
constant
in
his
purpose
,
nothing
can
make
him
change
,
nothing
can
make
him
breake
his
covenant
with
us
.
Hee
is
able
,
and
will
profect
us
against
all
adversaries
,
if
wee
relie
upon
his
power
,
and
put
our
trust
in
him
.
If
we
faile
not
in
his
service
,
he
will
not
faile
in
his
promises
:
A
crowne
of
glorie
is
the
high
price
of
our
calling
;
nothing
can
take
it
from
us
,
if
wee
continue
to
the
end
.
And
shall
wee
then
bereave
our selves
of
so
great
a
reward
,
as
makes
us
happy
and
blessed
for
ever
,
by
going
backe
from
the
service
of
so
good
,
so
powerfull
,
so
just
a
God
,
either
for
feare
or
for
favour
of
vaine
man
?
A
third
and
last
reason
why
wee
should
cleave
unto
GOD
,
though
the
whole
World
should
goe
from
God
,
is
,
because
though
wee
have
never
so
manie
presidents
in
this
kind
,
yet
no
multitude
can
warrant
us
against
the
justice
&
judgements
of
God
.
If
wee
sinne
with
the
multitude
,
wee
shall
be
punished
with
the
multitude
.
For
when
wee
are
called
to
give
up
our
account
,
it
will
not
bee
sufficient
for
us
to
say
,
wee
have
done
as
wee
saw
others
doe
:
but
as
we
are
partakers
of
their
sinnes
,
so
wee
must
partake
of
their
sufferings
too
.
Mark
(
my
brtheren
)
and
take
Aaron
for
example
,
who
because
he
ranne
the
same
course
with
the
people
,
and
being
overcome
with
the
importunitie
of
the
unrulie
multitude
,
consented
to
their
idolatrie
,
in
making
them
a
golden
calfe
,
and
worshipping
it
;
was
not
suffered
to
come
into
the
land
of
promise
,
Numb.
20.24
.
But
on
the
contrary
,
if
wee
look
unto
the
examples
of
the
holy
men
,
whose
praises
are
registred
by
the
spirit
of
God
,
we
shal
find
it
recorded
to
their
high
commendation
,
that
their
hearts
were
alwaies
strait
and
right
in
the
service
of
God
:
they
cleaved
stedfastly
unto
the
true
worship
of
God
,
though
living
in
the
midst
of
a
froward
and
perverse
generation
.
When
all
the
world
was
set
upon
wickednesse
,
yet
even
then
was
just
Noah
a
Preacher
of
righteousnesse
,
2.
Pet.
chap.
2.
vers.
5.
Abraham
built
an
Altar
unto
the
Lord
,
and
called
upon
the
name
of
the
Lord
,
when
he
dwelt
amongst
the
fierce
and
idolatrous
Heathens
,
Gen.
12.
Righteous
Lot
was
not
without
the
feare
of
God
,
nor
did
depart
from
the
commandements
of
God
,
though
living
amongst
the
beastly
Sodomites
;
his
righteous
soule
was
vexed
with
the
uncleane
conversation
of
those
wicked
men
,
Gen.
19.
Lastly
,
in
a
word
,
Daniel
did
not
shrink
to
pray
openly
unto
his
God
,
notwithstanding
that
wicked
decree
of
the
king
were
published
to
the
contrarie
;
whereby
he
was
brought
in
danger
of
his
life
,
for
the
zeale
and
freedome
of
his
devotion
,
Dan.
6.
Alas
,
Alas
(
my
brethren
)
!
needes
must
the
examples
of
these
zealous
Saints
rise
up
in
judgement
against
us
,
and
condemne
the
coldnesse
and
hypocrisie
of
our
wretched
times
:
in
which
the
most
part
of
men
are
readie
to
startle
aside
from
the
profession
of
that
faith
and
religion
,
in
which
manie
yeares
they
have
bin
taught
,
even
upon
the
least
earthly
advantage
that
shall
be
offered
unto
them
.
If
there
be
hope
that
they
may
better
their
decaied
fortunes
:
if
they
may
please
men
,
give
content
,
and
currie
fauour
;
they
will
easily
be
brought
to
fall
from
Christ
,
to
renounce
his
Gospel
.
Thus
the
foundations
of
the
earth
are
out
of
course
,
and
none
like
Ioshuah
to
beare
up
the
pillars
of
it
.
Let
but
the
sound
of
a
change
in
Religion
strike
the
eares
of
men
;
what
a
number
of
false
and
wavering
hearts
will
soone
be
disclosed
,
who
will
runne
with
the
multitude
,
and
expose
that
truth
whereby
they
should
bee
saved
,
unto
an
open
shame
!
And
why
is
this
?
but
because
men
doe
not
value
the
great
and
pretious
promises
of
Christ
,
as
they
should
;
they
doe
not
love
Christ
for
himselfe
;
they
care
not
for
Religion
,
further
than
it
may
stand
with
their
worldly
and
carnall
ends
.
Yet
here
is
a
ground
of
comfort
for
all
them
that
doe
faithfully
serve
the
Lord
,
and
stedfastly
cleave
unto
him
;
for
he
will
cleave
stedfastly
unto
them
:
he
will
not
forsake
them
,
nor
leave
them
in
the
hand
of
their
enemies
,
but
will
be
readie
to
assist
them
,
and
to
comfort
them
at
all
assaies
.
Yea
,
let
them
not
be
discouraged
nor
dismaied
with
the
manifold
offences
which
they
finde
in
this
world
:
God
will
shorten
these
wretched
times
for
his
Elects
sake
;
when
it
shall
be
unto
everie
man
according
to
his
faith
.
Onely
in
the
meane
time
,
let
them
possesse
their
soules
in
patience
,
and
resolve
with
Ioshuah
to
be
constant
in
the
service
of
God
,
how-ever
the
world
varies
;
for
if
they
continue
to
the
end
,
undoubtedly
they
shall
obtaine
that
promised
crowne
of
glorie
.
Thus
much
for
the
connexion
of
my
text
;
the
words
themselves
doe
now
crave
your
attention
:
in
which
,
being
(
as
they
are
)
a
Protestation
,
you
have
these
two
circumstances
;
First
,
the
partie
protesting
;
whose
qualitie
and
condition
you
are
to
consider
:
Secondly
,
the
extent
of
his
Protestation
.
Hee
that
protesteth
here
,
is
Ioshuah
the
Governor
of
the
Israelites
,
famous
amongst
them
for
his
Conquests
in
the
warres
,
and
no
lesse
renowned
for
his
Counsailes
in
the
times
of
peace
;
in
a
word
,
the
chief
man
among
them
,
both
in
power
,
dignitie
and
authortie
:
from
which
ariseth
this
point
of
instruction
;
God
requires
of
the
greatest
men
,
the
greatest
zeale
for
his
glorie
.
A
point
which
you
may
see
notably
proved
,
2.
Sam.
12.7
.
where
Nathan
the
Prophet
,
being
sent
to
reproove
David
for
those
heinous
sinnes
of
murther
and
adulterie
which
hee
had
committed
,
enforceth
the
arguments
of
his
reproofe
from
the
promotion
and
dignitie
which
God
had
raised
David
unto
,
and
from
the
benefits
which
were
conferred
upon
him
:
Thou
art
the
man
(
saith
Nathan
,
having
made
David
to
pronounce
the
sentence
of
death
upon
himselfe
,
by
a
parable
which
he
told
him
)
:
thus
saith
the
Lord
God
of
Israel
;
I
anointed
thee
king
over
Israel
,
and
delivered
thee
out
of
the
hand
of
Saul
,
and
gave
thee
thy
Lords
house
,
and
thy
Lords
wives
into
thy
bosome
,
and
gave
thee
the
house
of
Israel
and
of
Iudah
;
and
would
moreover
,
if
that
had
bin
too
little
,
have
given
thee
such
and
such
things
:
wherefore
hast
thou
despised
the
commandement
of
the
Lord
,
to
do
evill
in
his
sight
?
And
indeed
there
is
good
reason
why
the
Lord
should
require
the
sincerest
and
greatest
service
of
them
,
whom
he
hath
exalted
unto
the
highest
places
,
and
upon
whom
he
hath
bestowed
his
benefits
more
abundantly
than
upon
others
.
For
first
of
all
,
by
a
like
reason
;
Doth
not
the
husbandman
expect
the
goodliest
croppe
from
that
ground
upon
which
hee
hath
bestowed
the
greatest
cost
and
labour
?
Doe
not
parents
also
expect
the
greatest
duetie
and
affection
from
that
childe
,
towards
whom
they
have
bin
most
indulgent
and
carefull
in
his
education
?
So
likewise
it
is
with
the
Master
towards
his
servant
:
If
his
bountie
have
bin
extraordinary
towards
him
,
hee
may
justly
looke
for
extraordinarie
respect
and
service
at
his
hands
.
And
shall
not
Almightie
God
require
of
them
the
sincerest
service
,
and
greatest
zeale
for
his
glorie
,
whom
hee
hath
raised
unto
the
greatest
dignitie
?
Againe
,
secondly
,
if
wee
looke
about
in
the
verie
course
of
nature
,
that
will
teach
us
another
sufficient
reason
of
this
point
.
The
highest
Spheares
,
are
not
they
the
swiftest
in
motion
?
and
doe
they
not
carrie
about
with
them
the
inferiour
orbes
,
by
their
celeritie
?
The
biggest
starres
in
the
firmament
,
are
they
not
evermore
the
brightest
?
and
doe
they
not
give
lustre
unto
the
lesser
starres
?
Now
tell
mee
;
If
God
doe
prescribe
such
order
to
his
dumbe
creatures
,
how
much
more
will
hee
require
,
that
the
same
order
should
be
kept
in
his
reasonable
creature
,
in
his
more
noble
creature
(
man
)
?
Thus
then
wee
may
conclude
by
a
like
reason
:
Men
that
beare
authoritie
,
that
are
eminent
in
power
and
dignitie
,
that
excell
in
riches
and
Command
,
are
placed
in
the
highest
Spheares
of
humane
societie
;
to
this
end
,
that
(
like
sonnes
of
God
)
they
might
shine
brightly
unto
their
inferiours
by
their
godly
life
and
example
.
Such
arguments
as
these
,
it
were
fit
that
they
should
alwaies
beare
in
their
minds
,
lest
,
being
great
in
this
world
,
they
forget
the
hand
that
raised
them
;
&
that
befall
them
which
David
complaines
of
:
Man
being
in
honour
(
saith
he
)
hath
no
understanding
,
but
is
compared
unto
the
beasts
that
perish
.
For
the
divell
is
well
seene
in
subtile
sophistrie
:
hee
useth
to
frame
a
preposterous
argument
,
and
to
inferre
(
à
positione
beneficij
,
depositionem
of
ficij
)
from
the
position
of
dignitie
,
the
deposition
of
duetie
.
Let
poore
men
(
saith
hee
)
and
such
as
be
of
a
lowly
and
humble
spirit
tremble
at
the
word
of
God
.
Let
them
be
dejected
,
and
groane
at
the
sight
of
their
sinnes
,
who
want
the
good
things
of
this
world
to
comfort
them
.
Great
resolutions
become
them
that
bee
in
great
places
.
Wilt
thou
goe
with
the
multitude
,
and
bring
them
forth
into
the
house
of
God
?
This
is
the
way
to
make
thee
lesse
than
thou
art
.
Doe
not
trouble
thy selfe
with
frequenting
religious
exercises
,
nor
with
mortifying
contemplations
,
which
enter
thorow
,
even
to
the
dividing
asunder
of
the
soule
and
the
Spirit
.
Learne
to
have
the
advantage
of
thy
great
fortune
;
one
houre
in
a
Sabbath
is
enough
to
spend
in
devotion
,
the
rest
thou
maist
bestow
upon
thy selfe
.
Thus
doth
Satan
goe
about
to
delude
man
,
and
make
the
blessings
of
God
become
snares
in
his
way
;
perswading
him
,
that
by
how
much
he
is
above
others
,
he
hath
by
so
much
,
more
liberty
than
others
.
Where
,
on
the
contrarie
,
God
is
no
accepter
of
persons
,
nor
regards
heeanie
man
the
more
for
that
which
he
hath
:
but
in
as
much
as
he
hath
received
all
from
him
,
hee
lookes
for
the
greater
feare
and
obedience
at
his
hands
.
The
more
talents
a
man
hath
received
,
the
greater
account
hath
hee
to
make
for
them
.
The
use
therefore
of
this
point
serves
for
instruction
unto
all
them
whom
God
hath
advanced
in
this
world
,
upon
whom
he
hath
bestowed
his
outward
favours
and
blessings
;
to
teach
them
to
be
alwaies
mindfull
what
,
and
of
whom
they
have
received
them
,
and
to
be
carefull
to
walke
worthie
of
their
high
calling
.
These
outward
graces
,
which
make
men
to
be
esteemed
and
admired
in
the
world
(
riches
,
honours
,
power
,
and
preeminence
)
they
are
not
borne
with
men
,
men
are
not
borne
unto
them
;
they
have
them
not
by
nature
:
But
they
are
the
gifts
of
God
,
he
bestowes
them
where
he
pleaseth
;
and
where
he
bestowes
them
,
there
he
expects
,
that
(
like
good
stewards
)
men
should
faithfully
dispose
of
them
,
Act.
17.21
.
to
his
glory
.
God
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
hath
appointed
a
day
,
in
the
which
he
will
iudge
the
world
with
righteousnesse
:
then
shall
all
men
rise
to
give
an
account
of
their
doings
.
Not
the
poorest
man
that
lives
,
but
hath
manie
waies
tasted
of
the
benefits
and
bountie
of
God
,
and
therefore
stands
accountable
for
his
service
&
for
his
thankefulnesse
.
He
that
hath
bin
unfaithfull
in
a
little
,
shall
be
beaten
with
the
fewer
stripes
;
but
the
mightie
(
saith
the
wise
man
)
shall
he
mightily
tormented
,
Wis.
6.6
.
For
why
?
Great
and
publicke
examples
have
this
condition
annexed
unto
them
;
that
they
cannot
sinne
onely
to
themselves
,
but
must
needs
redound
oftentimes
even
unto
a
whole
countrie
.
If
the
master
of
a
house
bee
given
to
swearing
,
the
whole
familie
will
abuse
his
example
,
and
take
the
same
libertie
in
that
horrible
sinne
.
If
he
care
not
to
breake
the
Sabbath
by
unseasonable
sports
,
they
that
live
with
him
,
will
have
as
little
care
to
keep
it
holy
.
O
let
not
such
a
sinister
perswasion
as
this
is
,
blind
their
eyes
;
that
because
the
world
flatters
them
,
therefore
God
will
be
the
more
favourable
to
them
;
or
because
they
find
God
to
be
more
beneficiall
to
them
in
the
things
of
this
world
,
that
therefore
the
case
will
bee
so
with
them
too
in
the
world
to
come
.
No
(
saith
Christ
,
speaking
of
them
that
did
put
more
confidence
in
their
riches
,
than
in
God
)
,
A
rich
man
shall
hardly
enter
into
the
kingdom
of
heaven
:
Nay
,
he
goes
further
than
so
,
&
tells
us
,
that
it
is
easier
for
a
Camell
to
goe
thorow
the
eye
of
a
needle
,
than
for
a
rich
man
to
enter
into
the
kingdome
of
God
,
Math.
19.23
.
When
Lazarus
(
as
it
is
in
the
parable
)
died
,
hee
was
straightwaies
carried
by
the
Angels
into
Abrahams
bosome
;
but
Dives
when
he
died
was
in
torments
.
But
what
was
it
that
Dives
had
done
?
wee
doe
not
read
of
anie
horrible
crime
that
was
laide
unto
his
charge
:
Onely
(
this
was
all
)
he
served
the
flesh
&
the
world
,
in
stead
of
serving
God
;
and
did
not
return
that
which
hee
had
received
from
God
,
to
the
glorie
of
God
.
Hereupon
was
that
answer
given
him
:
Sonne
,
remember
that
thou
in
thy
life
time
receivedst
thy
pleasures
,
Luke
16.
Thus
,
though
a
man
may
be
accounted
happie
in
this
world
;
though
he
may
appear
an
honest
man
to
the
world-ward
;
yet
is
not
this
enough
to
save
him
:
he
may
be
in
danger
of
going
unto
hell
,
if
he
can
give
no
better
account
of
his
service
unto
God
.
Oh
how
will
they
doe
then
,
upon
whom
God
bestowes
temporall
blessings
with
a
plentifull
hand
;
unto
whom
he
gives
all
manner
of
meanes
,
and
occasions
of
doing
good
in
this
life
;
whom
hee
compasseth
about
with
the
light
of
his
Gospel
:
if
after
such
sweet
benefits
they
be
not
carefull
and
zealous
to
promote
his
glory
?
What
can
I
say
more
than
this
,
that
life
and
death
is
set
before
us
,
and
with
bended
knees
beseech
the
God
of
mercie
,
even
the
Father
of
our
Lord
Iesus
,
to
make
us
carefull
to
choose
the
better
part
,
to
make
us
wise
to
our
salvation
?
Now
from
the
qualitie
of
the
partie
protesting
,
in
the
next
place
I
come
to
the
extent
of
his
protestation
:
[
As
for
mee
and
my
house
,
wee
will
serve
the
Lord
:
]
Ioshuah
thinkes
it
not
enough
that
hee
himselfe
be
religious
,
that
he
in
his
owne
person
be
the
servant
of
the
Lord
;
unlesse
those
that
hee
keeps
about
him
,
be
thus
piously
affected
;
unlesse
they
be
religious
too
.
Hee
will
binde
all
that
live
with
him
,
in
the
same
bond
of
duetie
unto
God
.
None
shall
serve
Ioshuah
,
that
will
not
serve
that
God
which
Ioshuah
serves
.
I
will
serve
the
Lord
(
saith
Ioshuah
)
;
yet
not
only
so
,
but
I
and
my
house
will
serve
the
Lord
.
Hence
I
commend
unto
your
considerations
this
memorable
doctrine
:
The
true
servants
of
God
will
keep
none
in
their
houses
,
but
such
as
ioine
with
them
in
the
true
worshipping
of
God
.
This
point
,
if
you
reade
the
101.
Psalme
,
you
may
see
proved
to
the
full
:
where
David
,
setting
down
what
government
he
wil
observe
in
his
house
and
kingdome
,
shewes
what
manner
of
persons
they
are
that
hee
will
refuse
,
and
who
they
be
whom
he
will
chuse
to
live
in
his
house
with
him
.
Mine
eyes
(
saith
he
)
look
unto
such
as
are
faithfull
in
the
land
,
that
they
may
dwell
with
mee
.
Whoso
leadeth
a
godly
life
,
hee
shall
be
my
servant
.
There
shall
no
deceitfull
person
dwell
in
my
house
:
he
that
telleth
lies
,
shall
not
tarrie
in
my
sight
.
I
shall
soone
destroy
all
the
ungodly
that
are
in
the
land
;
that
I
may
root
out
all
wicked
doers
from
the
City
of
the
Lord
.
Reas.
1
Now
the
reason
of
this
point
,
is
first
drawne
from
the
conformitie
which
there
is
betwixt
the
Catholike
Church
and
everie
true
member
thereof
:
No
uncleane
thing
comes
within
the
bounds
and
pale
of
the
Catholike
Church
;
nothing
abides
in
that
,
which
is
not
pure
and
holy
.
And
therefore
he
that
is
a
member
of
this
Church
,
will
suffer
none
to
bee
neare
about
him
(
as
much
as
lies
in
him
)
who
is
not
a
member
of
the
same
body
,
who
is
not
a
free
denizon
of
the
Citie
of
his
God
.
As
in
naturall
homogeneall
bodies
,
everie
part
doth
(
suscipere
rationem
totius
)
participate
of
the
name
and
nature
of
the
whole
;
shunnes
what
is
contrarie
to
that
nature
;
and
most
willingly
gathers
it selfe
to
that
which
is
of
the
same
kinde
:
For
example
;
The
least
droppe
of
water
hath
the
name
of
its
Element
;
hath
the
entire
properties
of
it
;
partakes
of
the
round
figure
of
that
Element
;
and
best
agrees
and
unites
it selfe
to
water
.
In
like
manner
it
is
with
the
fire
and
the
rest
of
the
Elements
;
being
homogeneall
bodies
,
they
are
not
compounded
of
anie
parts
,
which
agree
not
in
the
name
and
nature
of
the
whole
.
So
it
is
with
the
true
members
of
that
mysticall
bodie
whereof
Christ
is
the
head
;
they
cannot
suffer
themselves
to
be
combined
with
wicked
persons
and
unbeleevers
:
no
,
they
will
associate
none
unto
themselves
,
by
their
good
wills
,
who
are
not
endued
with
grace
,
and
goodnesse
,
and
a
godly
conversation
,
being
the
true
qualities
and
markes
of
that
invisible
Chuch
,
wherof
they
themselves
are
true
members
.
A
second
reason
is
drawne
from
the
inconveniences
which
must
needs
follow
,
Reas.
2
if
they
should
suffer
wicked
and
ungodly
persons
to
dwell
in
their
houses
.
For
,
first
of
all
,
where
such
Ismaelites
are
,
God
cannot
have
his
due
:
needs
must
his
honour
be
blasphemed
;
his
name
cannot
be
sanctified
;
there
can
be
no
true
peace
in
that
house
,
but
(
infida
societas
)
a
treacherous
societie
.
Gen.
3.15
.
There
will
be
perpetuall
enmitie
betwixt
the
seed
of
the
woman
,
and
the
seed
of
the
serpent
.
If
the
sonne
of
the
bonds
woman
bee
suffered
to
tarrie
in
the
house
with
the
sonne
of
the
promise
,
Gen.
21.9
.
he
will
never
leave
mocking
and
persecuting
,
untill
hee
bee
cast
out
.
Gen.
25.22
.
Esau
and
Iacob
cannot
lie
together
in
the
same
womb
,
without
strugling
together
,
and
putting
Rebecca
to
paine
.
1.
Sam.
5.7
.
The
Arke
of
God
cannot
rest
with
Dagon
.
Besides
,
if
wee
admit
this
unkindly
mixture
,
another
inconvenience
must
needs
happen
;
the
sound
members
of
that
bodie
wil
be
in
danger
,
where
there
is
anie
rotten
member
suffered
to
hang
on
:
Heresie
and
Vice
are
as
infectious
as
the
plague
it selfe
.
When
the
Apostle
charged
the
Corinthians
to
excommunicate
,
and
put
out
of
their
assemblie
the
incestuous
person
,
he
urgeth
this
reason
;
A
little
leaven
(
saith
he
)
leaveneth
the
whole
lumpe
;
purge
out
therefore
the
old
leaven
,
that
yee
may
be
a
new
lumpe
,
as
yee
are
unleavened
,
1.
Cor.
5.6
.
To
conclude
this
point
;
they
can
never
truly
and
sincerely
serve
God
,
who
doe
not
cause
them
that
live
in
their
houses
,
to
serve
him
in
like
manner
.
The
use
of
this
serves
in
the
first
place
for
information
,
to
shew
us
what
manner
of
proficients
we
are
in
the
schoole
of
grace
;
how
stedfastly
we
cleave
unto
the
covenant
of
God
;
how
perfectly
we
walke
in
his
waies
;
how
neere
wee
have
attained
to
that
heavenly
communion
of
Saints
.
For
if
our
conversation
be
in
heaven
,
all
our
delight
will
bee
upon
the
Saints
on
earth
.
Wee
know
(
saith
S.
1.
Ioh.
3.14
.
Iohn
)
that
we
have
passed
from
death
unto
life
,
because
wee
love
the
bretheren
.
Wee
know
by
this
,
that
wee
love
God
,
and
that
wee
are
beloved
of
God
,
if
we
love
his
servants
,
and
make
much
of
them
that
feare
the
Lord.
Psal.
101.3
.
And
then
(
with
David
)
wee
walk
in
our
houses
with
a
perfect
heart
,
when
with
one
spirit
,
&
with
one
soule
,
both
our selves
,
and
those
that
be
under
us
,
do
serve
the
Lord
;
then
wee
shall
be
sure
of
a
blessing
.
When
the
Lord
did
so
familiarly
converse
with
Abraham
,
and
create
him
the
father
of
the
faithfull
,
it
was
with
this
proviso
;
for
(
saith
hee
)
I
know
him
,
that
hee
will
command
his
sonnes
,
and
his
household
after
him
,
that
they
keepe
the
way
of
the
Lord
,
to
doe
righteousnesse
and
iudgement
,
Genes.
18.
When
David
was
chosen
of
God
,
and
pronounced
a
man
after
Gods
owne
heart
,
it
was
with
respect
unto
the
faithfulnesse
and
truth
of
his
,
in
ruling
them
that
were
committed
to
his
charge
,
prudently
with
all
his
power
,
Psal.
78.72
.
Wouldst
thou
find
that
favour
in
the
eyes
of
the
Lord
,
that
Abraham
did
?
then
thou
must
follow
the
steppes
of
Abrahams
faith
.
Wouldst
thou
be
as
deare
unto
God
,
as
David
was
?
then
with
David
thou
must
seeke
to
enlarge
the
glorie
of
God
.
Thy
eyes
must
look
unto
such
as
be
faithfull
in
the
land
,
that
they
may
dwell
with
thee
:
hee
,
and
none
but
hee
must
be
thy
servant
,
that
leadeth
a
godly
life
.
In
a
word
,
wouldst
thou
,
with
Ioshuah
,
enter
into
the
promised
Canaan
?
then
,
with
Ioshuah
,
thou
must
bee
zealous
for
Gods
cause
.
Though
all
the
world
should
stagger
,
and
revolt
from
God
,
&
forsake
his
Covenant
;
yet
must
thou
maintain
his
worship
:
thou
must
obey
his
Commandements
;
thou
must
reverence
his
word
,
&
bear
this
resolution
;
I
and
my
house
will
serve
the
Lord
.
The
second
use
of
this
point
serves
to
discover
unto
us
the
backward
disposition
of
the
Christians
of
this
age
;
in
whom
wee
find
no
such
zeale
for
Gods
glory
,
no
such
forwardnes
in
this
service
.
Alas
,
alas
!
where
have
wee
one
endewed
with
Abrahams
faith
,
to
teach
the
commandements
and
ordinances
of
God
unto
his
posteritie
?
where
is
one
inspired
with
this
zeale
of
Ioshuah
,
to
protest
sincerely
,
I
and
my
house
will
serve
the
Lord
?
We
may
runne
to
and
fro
with
Ieremie
,
Ierem.
5.1
.
and
search
long
enough
,
before
wee
finde
the
man
either
amongst
small
or
great
.
Tell
mee
;
Is
not
the
vigour
and
force
of
Christianitie
strangely
abated
and
decayed
,
when
most
places
in
the
world
(
like
Caiaphas
hall
)
are
filled
with
a
rabblement
of
Vice
;
Hereticks
,
Atheists
,
Epicures
(
pell-mell
)
all
of
all
sorts
,
saving
of
good
men
?
We
are
falne
upon
those
last
and
desperate
times
of
the
world
,
which
S.
Paul
foretold
should
come
,
and
hath
lively
set
forth
,
2.
Tim.
3.1
.
This
know
(
saith
he
)
,
that
in
the
last
dayes
shall
come
perillous
times
;
for
men
shall
be
lovers
of
their
owne
selves
,
covetous
,
boasters
,
proud
,
blasphemers
,
despisers
of
those
that
are
good
,
lovers
of
pleasures
,
more
than
lovers
of
God
;
having
a
forme
of
godlinesse
,
but
denying
the
power
thereof
.
The
Divell
hath
gotten
the
start
of
the
world
,
and
hath
set
up
in
the
mindes
of
men
his
idols
of
worldly
pompe
and
vanitie
.
What
is
more
neglected
,
than
the
Commandements
of
God
?
what
is
slighted
so
much
,
as
his
service
?
and
who
are
so
backward
in
it
,
as
they
that
should
be
most
forward
?
All
the
counsell
that
I
can
give
in
this
case
,
is
that
of
David
,
O
consider
this
yee
that
forget
God
,
Psalm
50.22
lest
he
pluck
you
away
,
and
there
be
none
to
deliver
you
.
The
third
and
last
use
of
this
point
,
is
for
exhortation
,
to
stirre
up
those
who
have
the
charge
and
command
of
others
,
unto
the
carefull
and
conscionable
performance
of
this
duety
,
by
all
meanes
to
enlarge
and
advance
the
kingdome
of
Christ
:
and
where
God
hath
established
them
,
that
there
they
should
establish
godlinesse
.
As
this
is
the
greatest
and
weightiest
duetie
that
lyes
upon
men
in
this
world
;
so
hath
it
the
greatest
arguments
,
and
the
weightiest
motives
to
enforce
it
.
First
,
the
benefit
which
the
performance
of
our
duety
herein
,
brings
with
it
.
Secondly
,
the
danger
that
we
runne
into
,
by
the
neglect
hereof
.
Godlinesse
is
the
greatest
gaine
to
a
Christian
that
is
:
it
hath
not
onely
the
promises
of
this
life
,
but
of
the
life
to
come
;
for
,
in
serving
the
Lord
(
saith
David
)
there
is
great
reward
.
Whereas
on
the
contrarie
,
an
everlasting
curse
of
miserie
and
contempt
,
is
laid
upon
those
wretches
that
are
negligent
in
his
worke
.
When
the
Lord
sent
his
Prophet
to
reprove
Eli
,
and
to
threaten
the
taking
away
of
the
Priesthood
from
him
and
his
posteritie
,
because
his
sonnes
ran
into
a
slander
,
and
their
father
stayed
them
not
;
this
is
the
sentence
that
the
Lord
addes
withall
:
For
,
them
that
honour
mee
(
saith
God
)
I
will
honour
;
and
they
that
despise
me
,
shal
be
despised
,
1.
Sam.
2.30
.
Would
you
hear
what
gratious
&
singular
priviledges
the
true
servants
of
God
have
?
listen
then
to
that
which
David
tells
you
:
The
eyes
of
the
Lord
(
saith
David
)
are
over
the
righteous
;
and
his
eares
are
open
unto
their
prayers
.
Againe
:
The
righteous
cry
,
and
the
Lord
heareth
them
,
and
delivereth
them
out
of
all
their
troubles
.
And
once
more
hee
addes
this
in
the
same
Psalme
:
The
Lord
delivereth
the
soules
of
his
servants
,
and
all
they
that
put
their
trust
in
him
,
shall
not
be
destitute
,
Psal.
34.
Nay
moreover
,
whosoever
hee
is
that
is
zealous
for
the
Lord
,
shall
not
only
have
the
Lord
for
his
protector
and
defender
in
all
his
afflictious
;
but
for
his
Counsellor
and
Director
in
all
his
affaires
,
as
the
same
Prophet
doth
notablly
expresse
it
in
another
place
;
What
man
is
hee
(
saith
David
)
that
feareth
the
Lord
?
him
shall
he
teach
in
the
way
that
he
shall
choose
.
These
benefits
and
testimonies
of
Gods
fatherly
affection
and
care
towards
them
,
are
ordinarie
,
and
dayly
extended
to
them
:
but
what
solace
or
delight
is
there
,
that
this
world
can
afford
,
to
bee
compared
with
the
joy
and
comfort
,
which
the
dying
servant
of
God
feeles
,
when
hee
can
truely
say
(
his
conscience
bearing
him
witnesse
)
,
Lord
,
I
have
brought
up
them
in
thy
knowledge
and
feare
,
whom
thou
gavest
into
my
hands
:
I
have
not
hid
thy
commandements
from
my
posteritie
:
The
talents
which
I
received
of
thee
,
loe
,
here
they
are
encreased
.
I
made
it
the
scope
of
my
life
,
to
set
forth
thy
glory
,
and
to
enlarge
thy
kingdome
:
Let
not
my
Lord
bee
angrie
at
the
weaknesse
of
his
unprofitable
servant
.
I
have
finished
my
course
,
I
have
kept
the
faith
Mee
thinkes
indeed
I
heare
the
Iudge
of
the
world
pronouncing
that
sweet
Elogie
,
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
Wel
done
good
&
faithful
servant
;
thou
hast
bin
faithfull
in
little
,
I
will
make
thee
Ruler
over
much
:
Enter
in
into
thy
masters
joy
,
Mat
,
25.21
.
And
will
hee
not
on
the
contrarie
pronounce
that
dreadfull
sentence
upon
those
that
have
abused
his
goods
?
Servi
mali
&
cunctatores
,
Yee
evill
and
slothfull
servants
,
where
are
my
Talents
?
why
doe
I
not
receive
mine
own
with
advantage
?
how
is
it
,
that
yee
have
buried
them
in
the
earth
,
in
the
earthly
vanities
and
pleasures
of
this
world
?
get
ye
therefore
out
of
my
presence
,
into
utter
darknes
.
This
is
that
severe
sentence
which
our
Savior
hath
forewarn'd
us
of
,
being
as
yet
conversant
amongst
us
in
humilitie
.
Wherefore
it
will
be
our
wisdome
to
thinke
of
it
seriously
,
that
wee
may
bee
out
of
the
danger
of
it
,
when
he
shall
appeare
in
his
glorie
.
For
(
alas
!
)
otherwise
what
unspeakable
shame
,
what
horrour
and
confusion
will
betide
us
in
that
day
;
when
as
so
manie
zealous
Saints
and
servants
of
the
Lord
,
who
have
waded
thorow
the
storms
of
tyrannie
and
persecution
,
and
have
adorned
their
constant
profession
of
the
Gospell
of
Iesus
,
with
the
innocencie
of
their
godly
lives
,
and
have
sealed
it
with
their
bloods
;
when
these
so
manie
shall
be
our
judges
?
O
blessed
Saints
whose
soules
are
in
heaven
,
where
you
doe
follow
the
lamb
wheresoever
he
goes
,
clothed
in
white
robes
,
as
the
livery
of
your
innocencie
,
&
palms
in
your
hands
,
as
the
ensignes
of
victorie
!
how
will
your
zeal
,
and
your
forwardnesse
to
set
forth
the
glory
of
God
,
condemne
the
coldnes
and
backwardnes
of
your
posteritie
!
Now
therefore
consider
how
fearefull
the
estate
of
Reprobates
is
:
they
must
never
look
to
see
the
face
of
God
:
They
that
will
not
serve
the
Lord
,
the
Lord
will
cast
them
forth
from
his
presence
:
God
will
spue
them
forth
,
whosoever
they
they
be
,
that
are
not
zealous
of
his
glorie
.
In
the
third
of
the
Revelation
,
the
fifteenth
,
thus
writes
the
Spirit
of
God
to
the
luke-warm
Angell
of
the
Church
of
the
Laodiceans
:
I
knowe
thy
workes
(
saith
God
)
,
that
thou
art
neither
cold
nor
hot
:
I
would
thou
werest
cold
or
hot
:
therefore
because
thou
art
luke-warm
,
and
neither
cold
nor
hot
,
it
will
come
to
passe
,
that
I
shall
spue
thee
out
of
my
mouth
.
O
terrible
voice
of
the
just
judgement
of
God!
Wouldst
thou
escape
this
judgement
?
wouldst
thou
not
be
spewed
out
of
the
mouth
of
God
?
there
is
but
one
onely
way
set
downe
in
the
19th
.
verse
of
this
chap.
Be
zealous
therefore
,
and
amend
.
It
may
be
,
vaine
men
(
such
is
their
wretchednes
)
may
cast
off
the
feare
of
these
judgements
for
a
while
,
by
a
continuall
exchange
in
vanities
;
whil'st
evill
companie
doth
spare
them
no
time
to
thinke
of
their
end
:
But
what
will
they
doe
,
when
that
sad
day
of
their
departure
comes
?
when
their
soules
perforce
must
bee
taken
from
them
?
when
they
must
leave
all
,
and
bid
this
world
farewell
for
ever
?
what
flatterer
then
can
send
them
away
with
a
quiet
conscience
,
and
with
solid
comfort
?
what
is
he
that
can
doe
them
anie
good
,
or
stand
them
in
anie
stead
,
when
in
all
their
life-time
they
have
not
purchased
Christ
for
their
friend
?
Remember
therefore
(
O
man
)
,
Remember
whilst
thou
hast
time
,
for
what
end
thou
art
placed
in
this
world
:
namely
,
that
thou
art
here
placed
to
be
a
probationer
in
the
house
of
God
,
in
a
lower
straine
to
resound
his
praises
:
where
if
thou
shalt
be
found
a
proficient
in
grace
and
godlinesse
,
then
will
the
Lord
advance
thee
unto
that
immortall
Quire
,
unto
the
fellowship
of
Saints
and
Angels
,
there
to
sing
unto
him
more
glorious
HALELV-IAHS
,
for
ever
and
for
ever
.
Well
then
,
this
being
thus
;
since
the
well
fare
and
happinesse
of
man
depends
upon
the
conscionable
discharge
of
that
duetie
which
he
owes
to
God
,
both
in
himselfe
,
and
in
those
that
belong
unto
him
:
since
it
is
of
such
consequence
,
that
either
it
procures
mans
eternall
felicitie
,
being
carefully
and
rightly
performed
;
or
being
neglected
,
his
everlasting
miserie
:
what
wise
man
will
not
make
it
his
chiefest
studie
,
to
approove
his
waies
unto
the
Lord
?
what
wise
man
will
not
make
it
the
verie
joy
of
his
heart
,
to
doe
the
commandements
of
such
a
God
?
what
wise
man
will
not
binde
himselfe
unto
his
duetie
,
and
resolve
with
Ioshuah
,
I
and
my
house
will
serve
the
Lord
?
I
am
perswaded
,
I
need
use
no
further
inducements
to
kindle
your
zeale
;
the
verie
mentioning
of
eternall
life
being
enough
to
prevaile
with
the
soule
,
which
is
created
immortall
.
But
perhapps
you
may
put-in
that
question
here
,
which
was
made
to
Peter
and
the
rest
of
the
Apostles
,
by
those
new
Converts
in
the
second
of
the
Acts
;
What
shall
we
doe
?
what
rules
canst
thou
prescribe
us
?
what
way
canst
thou
set
us
in
this
dutie
?
Give
mee
leave
therefore
,
as
farre
as
this
scantling
of
time
permits
,
to
propose
a
few
speciall
directions
fit
to
be
put
in
practice
,
if
you
have
a
desire
to
performe
this
dutie
as
it
ought
to
be
performed
.
First
,
whosoever
thou
art
that
wouldest
serve
God
soundly
and
sincerely
,
thou
and
thy
family
(
that
ye
may
be
the
blessed
of
the
Lord
,
thou
and
thy
family
)
then
with
Davids
blessed
man
,
thy
delight
must
be
in
the
Law
of
the
Lord
,
and
in
his
Law
thou
must
exercise
thy selfe
day
and
night
.
Here
is
true
wisedome
to
be
learned
:
not
such
as
this
world
teacheth
men
,
whereby
to
compasse
their
finister
ends
;
but
such
as
will
make
thee
wise
in
thy
Calling
;
wise
,
to
save
thy selfe
and
them
that
heare
thee
;
such
as
will
make
thee
perfect
unto
everie
good
worke
.
Let
others
serve
their
lusts
,
and
follow
the
vaine
imaginations
of
their
owne
hearts
:
let
them
that
lust
to
perish
,
adore
the
god
of
this
world
,
and
sacrifice
unto
their
owne
nets
;
as
for
thee
,
whosoever
thou
art
,
that
aspirest
unto
eternitie
,
let
not
this
booke
of
the
Law
depart
out
of
thy
mouth
,
but
meditate
therein
day
and
night
,
that
thou
mayest
observe
and
doe
according
to
all
that
is
written
therein
:
for
then
shalt
thou
make
thy
way
prosperous
,
and
then
shalt
thou
have
good
successe
,
Iosh.
1.8
.
A
Christians
Library
may
soonest
be
furnished
of
all
other
Studies
:
it
requires
no
moe
bookes
than
two
;
the
one
,
the
booke
of
Gods
Law
,
conteining
the
Theorie
;
the
other
,
the
booke
of
his
owne
Conscience
,
which
containes
the
Practice
of
his
duety
.
Oh
what
a
happie
student
is
he
in
the
Schoole
of
grace
,
that
keeps
for
himselfe
a
true
concordance
out
of
these
two
!
Why
doe
men
busie
themselves
in
needlesse
matters
,
and
with
a
greedie
curiositie
feed
their
fancies
with
impertinent
trifles
?
What
good
doe
our
soules
reape
by
the
monsters
of
Affrica
,
or
by
the
discoveries
of
America
?
Lo
!
here
is
that
(
unum
necessarium
)
which
includes
the
whole
dutie
of
man
,
the
Epitome
of
all
profitable
learning
,
Luk.
10.42
.
Col.
12.13
.
2.
Tim.
3.15
.
which
is
only
able
to
make
us
wise
to
salvation
.
These
are
those
bookes
which
thou
shalt
be
put
unto
,
upon
the
greatest
tryall
that
ever
can
befall
thee
,
even
upon
life
and
death
;
not
this
temporall
of
the
bodie
,
but
that
eternall
of
soule
and
bodie
,
before
the
Almightie
Iudge
of
the
world
.
In
the
twentith
of
the
Revelation
,
and
the
12th
.
I
saw
the
dead
(
saith
Iohn
)
both
great
and
small
,
stand
before
God
:
and
the
bookes
were
opened
,
and
another
booke
was
opened
,
which
is
the
booke
of
life
;
and
the
dead
were
iudged
of
those
things
which
were
written
in
the
bookes
,
according
to
their
workes
.
Well
;
the
seeond
rule
that
I
will
propose
to
be
practised
,
for
the
right
performance
of
this
duetie
to
God
,
is
this
:
If
thou
&
thy
house
wouldst
serve
God
,
so
as
you
ought
to
serve
him
,
then
know
,
that
God
hath
set
apart
one
day
of
the
weeke
for
his
service
:
He
allowes
thee
sixe
dayes
,
to
spend
upon
thy selfe
,
but
requires
that
thou
shouldest
dedicate
the
seventh
day
unto
him
:
and
lest
thou
mightst
forget
it
,
he
bids
thee
Remember
to
keep
it
holy
.
Oh
denie
him
not
so
small
a
request
,
as
one
day
,
that
hath
given
thee
all
.
Nor
hath
he
,
for
himselfe
,
anie
need
of
this
from
thee
,
but
for
thy
sake
requires
it
of
thee
,
with
manifold
blessings
to
returne
it
to
thee
.
This
day
then
thou
must
exempt
from
the
vaine
things
of
this
world
,
and
spend
it
wholly
in
pious
duties
,
in
religious
exercises
;
in
the
Word
,
in
the
Sacraments
;
in
the
workes
of
mercie
and
charitie
.
Now
thou
must
rouze
up
thy
soule
,
and
all
that
is
within
thee
,
to
sing
prayses
unto
the
Name
of
the
Lord
,
in
the
congregation
of
his
Saints
.
Now
thinke
upon
the
glorious
workes
of
the
Lord
,
the
sweet
hope
of
thy
redemption
;
the
manifold
benefites
and
consolation
that
thou
enjoyest
in
Christ
:
and
then
let
thy
ravisht
soule
burst
forth
into
those
glorious
exultations
of
David
;
It
is
a
good
thing
to
give
thankes
unto
the
Lord
,
and
to
sing
prayses
unto
thy
Name
,
O
most
High
:
to
tell
of
thy
loving
kindnesse
in
the
morning
,
and
of
thy
truth
in
the
night
season
,
Psal.
92.1
.
A
third
Rule
I
adde
,
and
that
is
this
:
As
the
Sabbath
is
appointed
of
God
,
to
be
wholly
consecrate
unto
his
service
;
so
thou
must
let
no
day
passe
,
without
a
speciall
remembrance
of
God
.
The
Heathens
,
in
their
counterfeit
Religion
,
yet
retained
this
principle
;
A
love
princip●um
—
to
begin
the
day
,
and
whatsoever
they
undertooke
,
by
first
calling
upon
their
gods
:
and
shame
it
were
for
Christians
,
to
be
more
negligent
in
performing
this
service
unto
the
God
of
heaven
,
the
true
God
,
than
Heathens
were
in
performing
it
unto
their
Idols
,
which
by
nature
were
no
gods
.
Therefore
if
thou
wouldest
be
the
true
servant
of
God
,
thou
must
everie
day
call
upon
him
,
every
day
pray
unto
him
;
privately
by
thy selfe
,
publikely
with
thy
family
:
joyning
together
with
one
heart
,
and
with
one
spirit
,
with
reverence
,
with
diligence
,
with
fervencie
.
This
Rule
wee
may
learne
from
the
Apostle
:
Pray
alwayes
(
saith
he
)
with
all
prayer
and
supplication
in
the
Spirit
;
but
how
?
and
watching
thereunto
with
all
perseverance
,
Ephes.
6.18
.
The
common
sort
of
Christians
doe
shew
by
their
carelesse
behavior
,
that
they
are
fouly
mistaken
what
prayer
is
:
they
thinke
it
enough
to
repeat
the
words
;
and
so
the
tongue
be
busie
in
speaking
,
no
matter
what
the
heart
is
thinking
:
thus
they
turn
the
chiefest
means
of
grace
into
the
foulest
sin
that
is
,
tempting
the
great
majestie
of
God
by
their
rash
presumption
.
But
if
we
would
pray
as
we
ought
,
we
must
come
unto
this
dutie
with
a
reverent
preparation
,
behaving
our selves
as
in
the
sight
of
God
.
For
this
is
an
high
&
heavenly
duty
,
which
makes
us
(
as
it
were
)
familiar
with
God
;
whereby
wee
come
into
the
presence
of
God
,
and
are
vouchsafed
,
being
but
dust
and
ashes
,
to
conferre
with
that
glorious
majestie
of
God
:
and
therefore
,
unlesse
we
meane
to
pull
downe
a
curse
upon
our selves
,
we
must
take
heed
how
wee
perform
so
weightie
and
divine
a
dutie
,
carelesly
,
formally
,
and
coldly
.
I
speake
this
with
griefe
of
heart
,
and
to
our
shame
;
no
garish
toy
,
no
companie
so
vile
and
hatefull
in
the
sight
of
God
,
but
is
able
to
cause
us
to
omit
this
duetie
,
and
to
break
it
off
.
What
,
my
beloved
?
doe
we
thinke
that
God
stands
in
such
need
of
our
devotions
,
that
when
wee
have
served
the
flesh
and
the
world
,
he
will
be
contented
with
the
refuse
of
our
time
and
affections
?
Oh
no!
we
may
learne
farre
better
things
of
the
Heathens
;
Ignavis
precibus
fortuna
repugnat
:
Fortune
(
say
they
)
resisteth
cold
and
sluggish
prayers
.
And
shall
that
service
bee
thought
meet
by
Christians
for
the
true
and
everliving
God
,
which
Heathens
thought
unmeet
for
their
blind
,
their
false
,
their
imaginarie
goddesse
?
Farre
be
this
from
us
;
wee
have
not
so
learned
Christ
A
fourth
rule
to
be
observed
,
that
wee
may
bee
the
true
servants
of
God
,
is
,
to
withdraw
our
affections
from
worldly
vanities
:
wee
must
take
heed
,
that
these
get
not
the
possession
of
our
hearts
;
if
they
doe
,
all
that
service
which
wee
should
performe
unto
God
,
will
soone
vanish
and
come
to
nothing
.
Love
not
the
world
(
saith
S.
Iohn
)
neither
the
things
that
are
in
the
world
.
If
anie
man
love
the
world
,
the
love
of
the
Father
is
not
him
,
1
Iohn
2.15
.
For
indeed
,
where
the
heart
is
taken
up
with
vanitie
,
what
roome
can
there
be
for
pietie
?
There
cannot
bee
two
such
different
masters
,
as
are
the
God
of
heaven
,
and
the
god
of
this
world
:
And
our
Saviour
plainely
tells
us
,
that
no
man
can
serve
two
masters
,
without
hating
the
one
of
them
:
Yee
cannot
(
saith
hee
)
serve
God
and
Mammon
.
Wee
must
therefore
,
according
to
that
rule
of
the
Apostle
,
so
use
the
world
,
as
if
wee
used
it
not
;
so
use
it
,
that
we
fall
not
in
love
with
the
vanities
of
it
,
that
we
be
not
ensnared
with
the
deceitfulnes
of
it
.
A
fift
and
last
rule
to
be
observed
of
us
,
if
wee
would
shew
our selves
zealous
in
the
service
of
God
,
is
first
,
that
wee
should
love
and
affect
good
men
;
cherish
them
and
encourage
them
;
keepe
them
with
us
,
and
converse
with
them
.
A
true
friend
(
saith
the
proverbe
)
is
a
friend
also
to
him
that
loves
his
friend
.
I
may
extend
the
nature
of
this
proverbe
to
the
true
servants
of
God
;
they
that
serve
God
sincerely
themselves
,
will
make
much
of
the
servants
of
God
.
And
David
puts
it
for
one
of
the
characters
and
markes
of
him
that
shall
rest
upon
the
holy
hill
of
God
,
to
make
much
of
them
that
feare
the
Lord
,
Psal.
15.4
.
On
the
contrarie
;
those
that
be
ungodly
and
prophane
,
that
deride
all
pietie
and
religion
;
such
as
those
are
,
thy
soule
must
hate
and
abhorre
.
David
could
tell
no
better
way
,
whereby
to
make
proofe
of
his
zeale
unto
God
,
than
by
such
an
affection
.
Doe
not
I
hate
them
(
saith
he
)
that
hate
thee
?
and
doe
not
I
rise
up
against
them
that
rise
up
against
thee
?
yea
,
I
hate
them
right
sore
as
if
they
were
mine
enemies
.
If
thou
lovest
the
Covenant
of
thy
God
,
thou
must
despise
them
that
despise
that
Covenant
:
If
thou
lovest
the
law
of
thy
God
,
thou
must
needs
hate
them
that
forsake
that
law
:
such
must
not
dwell
with
thee
;
such
must
not
tarrie
in
thy
sight
.
Dost
thou
think
that
he
can
prove
faithfull
to
thee
,
that
prooves
faithlesse
to
God
?
or
canst
thou
endure
that
he
should
be
graced
by
thy
countenance
,
that
laies
a
reproch
upon
thy
religion
?
T
is
more
than
Christian
patience
;
such
was
never
in
David
;
such
was
never
in
Ioshuah
.
Wee
count
him
no
loving
subject
,
that
harbors
those
who
despise
&
resist
the
lawes
of
his
Soveraigne
.
Shall
we
be
so
zealous
for
the
honour
of
a
mortall
Prince
,
and
shall
wee
be
so
carelesse
of
the
majestie
of
the
immortall
God
?
In
the
old
law
,
he
that
despised
Moses
law
,
died
without
mercy
,
under
two
or
three
witnesses
,
Deu.
19.15
.
Marke
now
what
the
Apostle
inferres
upon
this
;
Of
how
much
sorer
punishment
(
saith
hee
,
)
suppose
yee
,
shall
he
be
worthie
,
which
treadeth
under
foot
the
Sonne
of
God
,
and
counteth
the
blood
of
the
Testament
as
an
unholy
thing
,
wherewith
he
was
sanctified
,
and
doth
despite
the
spirit
of
grace
?
Hebr
,
10.29
.
You
see
it
is
no
such
light
matter
to
fall
from
the
knowne
truth
,
and
to
forsake
the
Gospel
of
Christ
,
being
so
much
more
excellent
than
Moses
law
was
.
Yet
wee
are
dumbe
and
silent
in
Gods
cause
,
and
passe
over
these
things
as
if
they
were
done
in
another
world
,
and
did
no
whit
concerne
us
;
whilst
wee
suffer
that
gangrene
of
heresie
to
invade
our
families
.
Oh
be
not
deceived
:
Everie
master
must
give
an
account
for
everie
servant
hee
keeps
:
And
looke
how
manie
such
despisers
of
the
word
and
truth
of
God
are
nourished
by
him
,
so
manie
witnesses
will
stand
up
against
him
in
the
day
of
the
Lord
,
to
convince
him
of
coldnesse
and
want
of
zeale
.
Here
I
have
just
occasion
to
take
up
that
complaint
&
reproofe
which
Eliah
used
towards
the
back-sliding
Iews
of
his
time
;
How
long
halt
ye
between
two
opinions
?
If
the
Lord
be
God
,
follow
him
;
but
if
Baal
be
God
,
then
follow
him
,
1.
Kin.
18.21
.
So
say
I
,
If
this
Gospel
which
we
preach
unto
you
,
which
ye
receive
,
be
the
Gospel
of
Christ
;
if
it
be
sole
&
sufficient
meanes
unto
salvation
,
why
doe
not
yee
receive
it
in
uprightnesse
and
sincerity
?
why
stand
ye
not
up
for
Christ
,
and
for
the
maintenance
of
his
truth
?
why
doe
ye
not
labour
to
beate
downe
errours
,
and
utterly
suppresse
the
kingdome
of
Antichrist
?
Take
heed
lest
your
indifferencie
herein
,
argue
that
yee
belong
not
to
Christ
.
I
will
say
no
more
,
but
onely
close
up
this
point
with
that
of
Austin
;
Non
amat
Christum
,
qui
amat
aliquid
plus
quam
Christum
:
He
loves
not
Christ
,
that
loves
anie
thing
more
than
Christ
:
or
with
that
which
Christ
himselfe
speakes
;
He
that
prefers
any
thing
above
Christ
,
is
not
worthy
of
him
.
I
will
now
draw
towards
an
end
:
yet
before
I
conclude
,
one
speciall
rubbe
there
is
that
I
must
remove
out
of
the
way
,
principally
of
great
men
.
What
is
that
,
say
you
?
I
will
tell
you
:
There
is
a
generation
of
men
,
than
which
,
never
had
the
Church
of
God
enemies
more
pernicious
.
Saint
Paul
,
in
the
third
to
the
Philippians
,
hath
set
them
forth
in
their
lively
character
.
The
good
Apostle
,
considering
what
mischiefe
they
would
doe
in
the
Church
of
Christ
,
could
not
speake
of
them
without
manie
a
teare
:
Many
(
saith
he
)
walke
,
of
whom
I
have
told
you
often
,
and
now
tell
you
even
weeping
,
that
they
are
the
enemies
of
the
Crosse
of
Christ
;
whose
end
is
destruction
,
whose
god
is
their
belly
,
and
whose
glory
is
their
shame
;
who
mind
earthly
things
.
These
walke
from
one
house
to
another
,
and
Chameleon-like
,
change
their
colour
at
everie
change
of
ayre
.
These
are
those
ungodly
men
,
of
whom
S.
Iude
speakes
,
that
defile
the
flesh
,
despise
dominion
,
and
speake
evill
of
dignities
:
by
reason
of
whom
,
the
way
of
truth
is
evill
spoken
of
.
Not
the
Ministers
of
God
,
not
the
Word
of
God
,
no
nor
that
drad
and
sacred
Majestie
of
God
himselfe
,
can
passe
free
from
the
poison
of
these
mens
lips
.
These
are
they
that
buzze
into
your
eares
that
cursed
policie
of
wicked
Ieroboam
,
1
King
.
12.31
.
to
make
Priests
of
the
lowest
of
the
people
.
Hold
them
short
(
say
they
)
and
keepe
them
under
,
lest
they
be
too
busie
with
you
.
O
full
of
all
subtiltie
and
all
mischiefe
,
you
children
of
the
Divell
,
Act.
15.10
.
you
enemies
of
all
righteousnesse
!
will
you
not
cease
to
pervert
the
right
waies
of
the
Lord
?
Behold
now
:
whom
doe
you
resist
?
For
,
what
are
Moses
and
Aaron
,
but
the
ministers
,
but
the
messengers
of
the
Lord
?
I
say
it
is
the
Lord
himselfe
that
you
strive
against
:
your
tongues
are
set
against
the
most
High
;
and
hee
will
not
faile
to
recompence
your
deserts
with
eternall
flames
.
But
as
for
you
whom
God
advanceth
in
this
world
;
if
wee
be
so
vile
,
so
contemptible
in
your
sight
,
not
to
be
thought
worthie
of
accesse
,
nor
to
have
that
freedome
of
speech
which
befits
our
place
&
calling
;
we
must
suppe-up
our
contempt
in
silence
,
and
thinke
with
David
,
Psal.
84.
We
had
rather
be
doore-keepers
in
the
house
of
our
God
.
Neverthelesse
we
beseech
you
,
that
you
would
sometimes
retire
out
of
the
vanity
and
deceitfulnesse
of
this
world
,
into
your
owne
soules
,
&
consider
of
your selves
as
you
are
men
;
not
great
and
mightie
,
but
fraile
and
mortal
,
which
must
die
like
one
of
the
people
,
and
give
an
account
as
well
as
the
meanest
of
the
multitude
.
There
comes
another
world
after
this
,
where
Herod
and
Iohn
Baptist
shall
both
meete
again
,
but
upon
othergesse
tearmes
than
here
in
this
world
they
did
:
for
then
the
Martyr
shall
be
set
upon
the
Throne
,
whilst
the
cruell
King
shall
bee
sent
unto
the
Prison
.
What
joy
,
what
comfort
or
courage
can
the
Ministers
of
God
have
,
where
the
vilest
wretches
may
insult
over
them
?
where
they
are
debarred
that
libertie
which
ever
the
Heathens
had
in
their
better
times
,
Vbi
vix
sentire
que
velis
,
nedum
quae
sentias
,
Tacit.
lib.
1.
histor.
dicere
licet
;
Where
they
scarce
dare
think
what
they
list
,
much
lesse
speake
what
they
thinke
.
Certainly
such
contempt
of
his
messengers
,
God
useth
to
pay
home
with
his
severest
judgements
,
and
to
furnish
them
accordingly
,
where
they
be
so
slightly
regarded
.
The
Iewes
did
despise
Ieremie
,
and
that
word
which
hee
spake
unto
them
in
the
name
of
the
Lord
:
But
what
was
the
issue
of
this
?
Namely
,
that
the
Prophet
should
not
so
much
as
pray
for
them
,
nor
the
name
of
the
Lord
be
once
mentioned
amongst
that
ungratefull
people
,
Ier.
44.
Ezechiel
was
restrained
of
his
libertie
,
and
despitefully
handled
,
by
the
same
stiffe-necked
and
rebellious
nation
:
What
doth
God
doe
upon
this
?
Hee
makes
the
tongue
of
his
prophet
cleave
to
the
roofe
of
his
mouth
;
strikes
his
messenger
dumbe
:
and
all
to
heape
vengeance
upon
them
,
that
he
might
set
the
dumbenesse
of
his
prophet
upon
the
score
of
the
peoples
sinnes
,
Eze.
3.25
.
Micah
thinks
it
enough
to
keepe
a
Levite
in
his
house
to
be
his
Priest
,
for
ten
shekells
of
silver
and
a
suit
of
apparell
by
the
yeare
:
he
thinkes
the
Lord
will
be
well-pleased
with
him
for
this
:
But
what
?
was
the
Lord
ever
a
whit
the
better
pleased
with
him
for
this
?
No
;
Micah
had
a
house
of
gods
;
and
therefore
the
Lord
sends
him
a
wandering
Levite
fit
for
a
wicked
Idolater
,
Iudg.
17.10
.
Well
then
,
to
returne
and
make
an
end
of
all
;
Whosoever
he
is
that
would
be
the
true
servant
of
God
,
must
thus
thinke
of
himselfe
,
that
hee
is
a
member
of
that
holy
and
invisible
Church
,
with
hath
none
in
it
but
good
men
,
none
but
gratious
and
godly
men
:
therefore
such
as
these
hee
must
embrace
with
a
loving
&
entire
affection
;
to
these
he
must
joine
&
unite
himselfe
:
yea
,
&
he
must
not
contemne
the
faithfull
messengers
of
the
Lord
,
but
have
them
in
singular
regard
for
their
workes
sake
.
As
for
wicked
men
,
that
make
but
a
mock
of
grace
,
these
he
must
fly
from
as
from
serpents
:
they
are
onely
set
as
snares
in
his
way
to
keep
him
from
the
service
of
God
,
and
from
the
performance
of
religious
dueties
.
Thus
(
right
Honorable
and
Beloved
)
you
have
heard
the
summe
and
substance
of
those
points
delivered
and
handled
,
which
are
included
in
this
pithie
and
godly
protestation
of
Ioshuah
.
First
,
from
the
connexion
of
my
text
,
what
constancie
&
resolution
there
is
,
&
should
be
in
those
that
are
the
true
servants
of
God
.
Though
all
the
world
revolt
,
yet
they
must
cleave
unto
God
.
Secondly
,
from
the
high
estate
of
him
that
protesteth
here
,
you
have
been
taught
from
hence
;
that
God
requires
of
them
for
whom
he
hath
done
most
in
this
world
,
that
they
should
bee
most
zealous
for
him
.
And
lastly
,
from
the
extent
of
it
,
you
have
heard
,
that
the
true
servants
of
God
will
keepe
none
in
their
houses
,
but
such
as
joine
with
them
in
the
true
worshiping
of
God
.
You
have
heard
these
points
handled
and
prosecuted
at
large
;
I
must
not
dwell
upon
particulars
.
Onely
give
mee
leave
to
end
with
a
word
or
two
of
exhortation
.
As
Ioshuah
,
in
the
beginning
of
his
speach
,
sought
to
stirre
up
the
Israelites
unto
the
feare
and
obedience
of
the
Lord
,
by
rehearsing
what
God
had
done
for
them
:
So
may
I
,
with
as
good
reason
,
lay
the
same
ground
of
exhortation
in
the
closing
up
of
mine
.
Now
then
,
by
the
tender
mercies
of
our
God
,
by
all
the
benefits
which
we
have
received
of
him
,
which
are
infinite
in
number
,
inestimable
in
value
:
by
our
great
and
manifold
deliverances
,
not
(
as
the
Israelites
)
from
the
downe-right
violence
of
Perizzites
&
Iebusites
,
but
from
the
furious
and
treacherous
conspiracies
of
more
subtile
,
more
cruell
,
more
politicke
,
more
malicious
,
more
inhumane
enemies
:
By
the
sweet
peace
and
quiet
prosperitie
of
our
countrie
:
By
this
blessed
and
free
passage
of
the
Gospell
of
peace
,
which
doth
everie
where
display
its
pure
and
celestial
beames
;
being
hid
in
none
,
but
in
them
that
perish
:
By
those
better
things
which
God
hath
prepared
for
his
servants
in
the
life
to
come
,
even
the
joyes
of
heaven
,
such
as
no
eye
hath
seene
,
no
tongue
can
relate
,
nor
ever
have
entered
into
the
heart
of
man
.
O
let
this
stirre
up
in
us
a
readinesse
,
a
resolution
,
a
zeale
to
this
dutie
:
To
feare
God
;
to
love
God
with
all
our
heart
,
with
all
our
strength
,
with
all
our
might
:
To
referre
our
actions
wholly
unto
the
glorie
of
our
God
:
To
serve
him
in
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
all
the
dayes
of
our
life
.
But
if
such
unspeakeable
bountie
,
such
heavenly
goodnesse
,
cannot
winne
our
earthly
and
wretched
soules
:
yet
know
this
,
there
is
a
Hell
,
and
there
be
damned
;
and
torments
in
verie
deed
,
such
as
no
patience
is
able
to
beare
,
no
date
of
time
weare
out
.
If
yee
care
not
for
his
mercies
,
yet
feare
his
judgements
.
Neverthelesse
,
why
will
wee
tempt
and
provoke
his
justice
,
who
is
so
rich
in
mercie
?
O
rather
,
since
there
is
mercie
with
God
,
therefore
let
him
be
feared
.
This
it
is
which
should
make
us
cheerful
in
the
service
of
our
God
,
which
should
make
us
performe
willing
obedience
to
our
Lord
;
Knowing
,
that
if
we
serve
him
here
,
wee
shall
raigne
with
him
hereafter
:
if
wee
set
our
delight
upon
him
here
,
wee
shall
be
satisfied
with
his
presence
hereafter
;
if
wee
give
glory
unto
him
whilst
we
live
here
,
hereafter
wee
shall
triumph
with
him
,
and
be
received
into
glorie
.
Now
the
God
of
heaven
,
&c.
Soli
Deo
sapienti
gloria
.
FINIS
.