CERTAINE
VErie
worthie
,
godly
and
profitable
Sermons
,
vpon
the
fifth
Chapiter
of
the
Songs
of
SOLOMON
:
Preached
by
BARTIMEVS
ANDREAS
,
Minister
of
the
word
of
God
;
Published
at
the
earnest
and
long
request
of
sundrie
well
minded
Christians
.
ESAY
.
62.6.7
I
haue
set
watchmen
on
thy
walles
,
(
O
Ierusalem
)
which
all
the
day
and
all
the
night
continually
shall
not
cease
:
yee
that
are
mindfull
of
the
Lord
,
keepe
not
silence
:
And
giue
him
no
rest
till
he
repayre
,
and
vntill
he
set
vp
Ierusalem
the
praise
of
the
worlde
.
2.
TIM.
2.19
.
But
the
foundation
of
God
remayneth
sure
,
and
hath
this
zeale
.
The
Lord
knoweth
who
are
his
:
and
let
euery
one
that
calleth
on
the
name
of
Christ
depart
from
iniquitie
.
AT
LONDON
;
Printed
by
Robert
Walde-graue
,
for
Thomas
man
.
1583.
TO
THE
RIGHT
honorable
and
my
very
good
Lorde
,
Henrie
,
Earle
of
Huntington
,
Lorde
Hastings
,
Hungerforde
,
Botreaux
,
Mullens
&
Moyles
,
of
the
most
honorable
order
of
the
garter
Knight
,
&
Lord
president
of
the
Queenes
Maiesties
councel
established
in
the
North
parts
,
Bartimeus
,
Andrewes
,
wisheth
increase
of
all
true
honour
,
and
the
fruition
of
all
those
blessed
promises
,
which
concerne
this
life
and
the
life
to
come
.
Amen
.
BEING
at
the
last
ouercome
(
right
honorable
)
by
the
long
and
earnest
request
of
diuers
Godly
and
wel
disposed
christians
,
to
yeeld
my
consent
to
the
publishing
of
this
to
homly
and
simple
a
worke
:
I
forthwith
was
resolued
in
my selfe
to
dedicate
the
first
fruits
of
my
labour
in
this
kinde
of
wryting
vnto
your
honour
,
as
to
a
most
worthy
MECOENAS
and
conuenient
Patron
both
of
all
learning
and
good
causes
And
albeit
at
the
first
blush
it
may
seeme
some
what
straunge
vnto
your
honour
,
that
I
should
presume
to
present
you
with
so
simple
a
gift
being
vnworthy
the
view
of
so
honorable
a
personage
,
and
wise
.
Yet
because
I
do
it
,
not
as
one
expecting
anye
temporall
benefite
or
preferment
at
your
hand
(
as
the
maner
of
the
worlde
for
the
most
part
in
such
matters
is
)
:
But
as
a
token
rather
of
my
speciall
good
will
,
and
duety
towards
you
,
and
an
argument
of
thankfulnesse
vnto
God
for
his
graces
in
you
,
as
also
to
minister
some
occasion
of
increase
and
going
forwarde
,
with
constancy
and
Heroicall
spirite
in
so
good
,
gracious
and
Godly
wayes
as
you
haue
turned
your
feete
to
steppe
in
already
:
I
perswade
my selfe
therefore
of
your
facile
and
curteous
nature
and
good
will
in
accepting
of
the
same
.
And
euen
this
small
duety
of
wryting
is
one
point
of
the
honouring
and
gratifying
of
our
betters
,
and
those
to
whom
we
stand
charged
from
the
Lorde
to
perfourme
duties
of
reuerence
and
honour
.
Especially
when
we
see
the
Image
of
God
by
the
seconde
creation
,
to
shine
in
them
,
as
it
doth
breake
forth
in
your
honourable
and
vertuous
brest
,
by
many
worthy
and
commendable
graces
and
vertues
,
with
the
plausible
approbation
fame
and
report
,
both
of
the
wise
and
Godly
.
I
speake
not
this
as
one
that
would
fill
the
trompe
of
flattery
,
with
the
winde
of
vaine-glorious
praise
,
to
seeme
to
speake
for
your
honour
to
the
worlde
(
for
that
is
not
my
maner
)
sith
your
vertuous
religious
and
Godlye
wayes
,
speake
for
them selues
,
to
your
great
commendation
,
and
your
euerlasting
praise
in
Christe
Iesus
.
But
I
speake
of
the
worke
of
God
in
you
(
right
honorable
)
that
God
might
haue
his
iust
glory
in
his
owne
worke
,
and
your selfe
might
also
be
incouraged
with
comfort
to
proceede
and
increase
in
that
good
course
,
so
as
the
worke
of
God
which
is
begun
might
be
perfited
in
you
.
For
sure
it
is
(
my
very
good
Lord
)
that
the
enemy
of
mankind
seeketh
to
beset
,
as
all
men
,
so
specially
those
,
whome
the
Lorde
beginneth
to
frame
to
him selfe
;
but
chieflyest
those
,
that
are
as
it
were
ouer
frayghted
with
the
aboundaunce
of
the
troublesome
affayres
of
this
present
life
,
by
reason
of
their
great
calling
.
For
they
whom
God
calleth
to
so
great
honour
,
riches
and
dignity
are
(
as
one
wisely
wryteth
)
set
vpon
the
mayne
sea
of
occasions
,
in
daunger
to
bee
drenched
and
swallowed
vp
of
the
tempestuous
rages
,
and
surging
waues
of
diuers
temptations
,
if
the
Lorde
doe
not
mightely
by
his
grace
support
and
vnderstay
them
.
But
when
God
standeth
by
them
,
and
frameth
their
heartes
to
the
loue
of
his
truth
,
then
doth
he
reape
great
honour
and
glory
at
their
handes
.
Which
he
highly
priseth
and
reckoneth
off
,
insomuch
,
that
he
hath
honorably
spoken
of
such
by
his
Prophetes
that
they
shoulde
bring
much
glory
to
his
Church
,
And
now
here
I
present
vnto
your
Honour
this
poore
Tallent
of
myne
:
which
may
it
please
you
to
accept
at
my
hand
,
as
of
one
that
wisheth
all
happynesse
vnto
you
and
yours
in
the
Lorde
,
humbly
crauing
that
your
fauourable
wisedome
would
supply
the
wants
of
this
thing
,
and
that
this
so
simple
a
gift
as
it
is
,
may
be
accepted
of
you
,
rather
for
my
good
meaning
in
the
thing
and
the
ende
wherefore
I
doe
it
,
then
for
the
vallue
of
the
thing
it selfe
.
Doing
your
honour
to
vnderstande
,
that
you
are
not
to
expect
any
flourishing
speeches
garnished
with
Rhetoricall
flowers
and
figures
,
or
any
cunning
sleightes
of
mans
wisedome
,
or
paynted
eloquence
with
affected
wordes
,
but
hauing
an
eye
to
the
matter
and
not
to
the
maner
,
to
expect
a
simple
and
plaine
handling
of
that
which
is
intreated
off
.
For
my
desire
is
not
to
be
seen
in
the
heighth
,
and
intricate
questions
of
mans
wisedome
,
but
in
the
basenesse
and
simplycity
of
the
Gospell
that
it
may
appeare
in
the
power
thereof
.
Thus
(
right
honourable
)
surceasing
from
adding
any
further
wordes
of
discourse
,
and
remayning
ready
to
vndergoe
all
lawfull
duetyes
towardes
your
honour
(
which
God
any
maner
of
wayes
shall
inable
me
to
doe
)
I
humbly
commit
your
honourable
Lordship
(
with
the
right
honourable
that
vertuous
Lady
the
Countesse
your
wyfe
)
,
euen
to
our
good
and
mercifull
God
,
who
euermore
preserue
you
and
yours
in
al
blessed
safety
both
of
body
and
soule
,
be
present
with
you
,
gouerne
and
guyde
you
by
his
gratious
spirite
,
and
heape
vpon
you
all
heauenly
blessings
,
and
shew
forth
the
riches
of
his
grace
vppon
you
,
that
you
may
holde
out
with
all
constancy
in
his
truth
vnto
the
ende
,
so
as
you
glorifying
him
in
this
lyfe
,
may
be
receiued
vnto
eternal
glory
,
and
felicity
with
him
in
the
lyfe
to
come
,
through
Iesus
Christ
our
Lord
.
Amen
.
Your
honors
humble
to
command
in
the
Lord
,
Bartimaeus
Andrewes
.
To
the
Christian
Reader
.
IT
was
not
in
vaine
(
Christian
reader
)
that
the
ancient
fathers
of
the
Church
,
worthy
and
Godly
wryters
vsed
alwayes
preuentions
in
some
preface
or
Epistle
before
their
workes
to
reclaime
their
writinges
from
suspition
and
reproch
:
in
so
much
as
the
Church
of
God
neuer
wanted
enuious
,
malicious
and
captious
aduersaries
,
who
with
their
slaunderous
tongues
and
dispightfull
lawes
sought
to
teare
in
pieces
,
or
by
Zoylous
vpbraydings
to
blemishe
,
or
by
reprochfull
speeches
and
lyspings
to
cancell
the
credite
of
whatsoeuer
was
godly
,
wisely
,
carefully
and
to
good
purpose
penned
downe
by
them
.
These
times
yeelde
occasion
of
no
lesse
suspition
of
like
intertainment
to
be
giuen
to
good
thinges
written
for
the
comfort
and
help
of
the
simple
and
ignorant
:
especially
when
they
are
to
proceede
from
so
vnworthy
an
instrument
and
so
vnskilfull
an
indictor
as
my selfe
,
when
the
writings
and
workes
of
so
famous
&
godly
men
haue
gone
before
as
great
torchelights
,
or
as
the
Sunne
at
noone
dayes
,
and
I
to
come
after
in
so
lowe
a
course
,
should
seeme
as
a
starie
borrowing
light
from
others
,
and
yet
so
,
as
giuing
light
to
some
.
But
because
God
hath
his
glory
aswell
of
the
interiour
plances
and
fixed
startes
in
their
order
and
degree
,
as
of
the
Sun
and
the
great
lights
in
their
excellencie
:
I
doubted
not
but
was
perswaded
that
in
my
calling
,
degree
,
measure
&
place
assigned
me
of
God
,
I
should
both
do
good
and
be
helpful
to
the
simple
at
least
&
ignorant
(
if
not
to
the
learned
)
and
also
should
bring
some
glory
vnto
that
God
from
whom
I
haue
receiued
that
which
I
haue
.
Casting
mine
eyes
therefore
of
from
the
scornefull
reproches
of
the
worlde
,
from
the
malice
and
enuie
of
the
ca●pers
,
and
from
the
suspitious
heart
of
them
which
suspect
all
things
,
and
finally
from
the
regard
of
mortall
men
my
heart
being
directed
to
the
Lord
on
whom
onoly
I
waite
,
mine
eyes
turned
toward
his
Church
whom
I
dearly
tender
in
the
Lord
,
I
was
forced
to
yeelde
to
this
worke
which
I
haue
taken
in
hand
:
yet
so
that
after
the
request
of
many
which
hard
these
fewe
Sermons
that
follow
(
not
with
out
some
comfort
and
profite
as
they
saide
)
I
yeelded
to
trie
what
I
coulde
doe
in
penning
of
them
as
I
vttered
them
so
neere
as
I
could
,
after
which
thing
done
and
beeing
seene
of
some
,
altho●gh
I
neuer
thought
to
haue
it
passe
out
of
my
hands
,
yet
had
I
it
not
onely
coppied
out
by
others
,
but
also
I
was
exceedingly
charged
by
them
that
I
should
dishonour
God
in
concealing
of
the
thing
,
and
should
doe
great
iniurie
to
many
soules
which
might
reape
special
comfort
thereby
,
themselues
being
witnesses
against
me
of
that
comfort
and
benefite
which
they
should
want
by
the
withholding
therof
insomuch
as
it
was
likely
to
be
preferred
vnto
publishing
without
my
knowledge
or
consent
if
I
had
not
yeelded
.
For
which
causes
I
haue
taken
in
had
to
prefix
these
few
words
Humbly
intreating
that
no
man
misiudge
of
this
my
poore
trauaile
.
Now
if
any
marueil
at
these
long
excuses
preceeding
any
other
matter
,
it
is
therefore
,
that
I
might
satisfie
the
godly
in
rendring
a
reason
of
the
publishing
hereof
,
being
of
my selfe
timerous
and
suspicious
of
mine
owne
workes
,
as
such
which
I
recken
vnworthy
the
publike
view
of
men
.
But
God
grant
it
may
profite
the
simple
and
godly
at
least
,
for
whose
sake
I
haue
chiefly
done
it
.
Also
of
the
otherside
,
to
staye
the
mutterings
of
the
malicious
enuions
&
suspitious
men
.
Now
in
that
I
haue
laboured
so
neere
as
I
could
to
pen
it
downe
in
such
maner
as
it
was
vttered
by
me
(
hauing
some
notes
of
the
same
deliuered
vnto
me
)
,
so
as
by
the
reason
of
the
exhortations
the
matter
will
seeme
more
rarely
a
great
deale
in
reading
then
when
it
is
vttred
with
liuely
voyce
and
godly
zeale
,
whereby
it
hath
the
greater
force
to
moue
,
being
the
ordinarie
meanes
appointed
of
God
to
saue
men
,
yet
because
writings
do
longe
seede
memorie
then
words
spoken
,
they
which
wanted
the
vse
of
the
first
,
shall
yet
haue
the
benefite
of
the
written
letters
to
their
longer
remembrance
.
I
am
therfore
humbly
to
craue
of
the
(
christian
reader
)
that
thou
accept
these
first
fruites
of
my
labor
in
this
kind
of
writing
,
if
ther
be
any
thing
worth
the
accepting
,
as
I
hope
and
am
perswaded
thou
shalt
finde
them
not
altogether
barin
▪
though
the
homlinesse
of
exhortation
and
basenesse
of
style
may
want
plausibilitie
to
some
,
yet
the
matter
will
sauour
comfortably
to
those
which
are
seasoned
with
grace
,
and
in
whome
God
hath
begun
in
deede
a
true
Christian
calling
and
humbled
in
a
true
sight
of
themselues
,
so
as
they
are
able
to
surueie
their
owne
hearts
,
and
to
discry
their
wants
and
infirmities
,
And
now
to
conclude
,
commending
thee
vnto
God
and
to
the
worde
of
his
grace
,
which
is
able
to
build
further
and
to
giue
thee
an
inheritance
among
all
them
that
are
sanctified
,
I
humbly
beseech
the
Lorde
our
God
euen
the
God
of
peace
that
hee
will
make
thee
perfect
in
all
good
works
to
do
his
will
,
working
in
thee
that
which
is
pleasant
in
his
sight
through
Iesus
Christe
.
To
whome
be
prayse
for
euer
and
euer
.
Amen
.
Thine
in
the
Lorde
,
B.
Andrewes
.
Certaine
very
worthy
,
Godly
and
profitable
Sermons
,
vpon
the
songs
of
Solomon
.
FOR
somuch
as
(
right
dearely
beloued
in
the
Lorde
Iesus
Christ
)
by
the
prouidence
of
God
,
I
am
come
among
you
at
this
time
,
where
I
am
likely
to
stay
a
few
dayes
:
I
thought
good
as
my
maner
is
,
to
spend
the
time
in
bestowing
on
you
some
portion
of
such
Talentes
,
as
the
Lorde
in
some
measure
hath
enriched
me
with
all
.
My
purpose
is
therfore
,
(
the
Lord
ayding
me
with
his
holy
spirite
,
in
this
so
holy
and
weighty
a
worke
,
as
the
preaching
of
his
sacred
worde
is
)
to
handle
vnto
you
for
some
good
considerations
,
the
fifth
Chapter
of
the
excellent
songs
of
Solomon
,
with
the
two
firste
verses
of
the
sixth
Chapter
,
as
it
is
read
in
the
common
translation
:
but
I
reade
them
with
the
fifth
chapter
,
for
the
causes
that
shall
be
alleaged
when
I
come
to
the
handling
of
them
,
the
Chapter
followeth
to
this
effect
.
Canticles
5.
1
I
Am
come
into
my
garden
,
my
Sister
,
my
spouse
:
I
gathered
my
myrrhe
with
my
spice
:
I
ate
mine
honye
combe
with
mine
bony
,
I
dranke
my
wine
with
my
milke
:
eate
,
O
friendes
,
drinke
,
and
make
you
mery
,
O
welbeloued
.
2
I
sleep
,
but
mine
heart
waketh
,
it
is
the
voyce
of
my
welbeloued
that
knocketh
,
saying
,
Open
vnto
mee
,
my
sister
,
my
loue
,
my
doue
,
my
vndefiled
:
for
mine
head
is
full
of
dewe
,
and
my
locks
with
the
droppes
of
the
night
.
3
I
haue
put
of
my
coate
,
how
shall
I
put
it
on
?
I
haue
washed
my
feete
,
how
shall
I
defile
them
?
4
My
welbeloued
put
in
his
hand
by
the
hole
of
the
dore
,
and
mine
heart
was
affectioned
toward
him
.
5
I
rose
vp
to
open
to
my
welbeloued
,
and
mine
handes
did
drop
downe
myrrh
,
and
my
fingers
pure
myrrh
vpon
the
handles
of
the
barre
.
6
I
opened
to
my
welbeloued
:
but
my
welbeloued
was
gone
,
and
past
:
mine
heart
was
gone
when
he
did
speake
:
I
sought
him
,
but
I
coulde
not
finde
him
:
I
called
him
,
but
he
answered
me
not
.
7
The
watchmen
that
went
about
the
citie
,
found
me
:
they
smote
me
&
wounded
mee
:
the
Watchmen
of
the
walles
took
away
my
vayle
from
me
.
8
I
charge
you
,
O
daughters
of
Ierusalem
,
if
you
find
my
welbeloued
,
that
you
tel
him
that
I
am
sicke
of
loue
.
9
O
the
fairest
among
women
,
what
is
thy
welbeloued
more
then
other
welbeloued
?
what
is
thy
welbeloued
more
then
a
nother
louer
,
that
thou
dost
so
charge
vs
.
10
My
welbeloued
is
white
and
ruddie
,
the
cheefest
of
ten
thousand
.
11
His
head
is
as
fine
Gold
,
his
locks
curled
and
black
as
a
Rauen.
12
His
eies
are
like
doues
vpon
the
riuers
of
waters
,
which
are
washt
with
milke
,
&
remaine
by
the
full
vessels
.
13
His
cbeeks
are
as
a
bed
of
spices
,
&
as
sweete
flowers
,
and
his
lippes
like
lilies
dropping
down
pure
myrrhe
.
14
His
bands
as
ringes
of
gold
,
set
witb
the
cbrysolite
,
his
belly
like
white
yuorie
couered
with
saphirs
,
15
His
legges
are
as
pillars
of
marble
,
set
vpon
sockets
of
fine
gold
:
his
countenance
as
Lebanon
,
excellent
as
the
Cedars
.
16
His
mouth
is
as
sweete
things
,
and
be
is
wholy
delectable
:
this
is
my
welbeloued
,
and
this
is
my
louer
,
O
daughters
of
Ierusalem
.
17
O
the
fairest
among
women
,
whither
is
thy
welbeloued
gone
?
whither
is
thy
welbeloued
turned
aside
,
that
wee
maie
seeke
him
with
thee
?
Canticles
.
6.
1
My
welbeloued
is
gone
downe
into
his
garden
to
the
beds
of
spices
,
to
feede
in
the
gardens
,
and
to
gather
lillies
.
2
I
am
my
welbeloueds
,
and
my
welbeloued
is
mine
,
who
feedetb
among
the
lillies
.
THAT
wise
and
excellent
man
Solomon
King
of
peace
and
righteousnes
:
who
was
a
Figure
of
Christe
,
as
hee
wrot
many
worthy
Prouerbs
,
pithy
and
waighty
sentences
,
and
many
things
of
great
wisedome
:
so
among
the
rest
,
he
wrot
these
excellent
songes
,
in
which
hee
doth
amiably
,
pleasauntly
,
sweetely
,
and
comfortably
,
by
alligoricall
,
and
parabolicall
speeches
,
cypher
out
and
describe
vnto
vs
,
the
pure
,
free
,
perfect
,
eternall
and
constant
loue
of
Christ
Iesus
,
towards
his
Church
,
and
euery
faithfull
soule
,
with
al
his
incomparable
and
heauenly
riches
,
wisdom
,
beauty
,
and
personnage
:
as
also
the
loue
of
the
Church
towards
him
,
and
what
great
&
princely
benefites
she
reapeth
by
him
.
For
Solomon
in
his
marriage
with
the
daughter
of
Pharaoh
,
in
all
his
wisdome
,
gouernment
,
and
riches
,
supported
the
person
of
Christe
Iesus
:
as
in
the
45.
Psal.
is
manifest
.
Nowe
after
many
things
mencioned
afore
in
this
booke
,
which
were
betwéene
Christe
and
his
spouse
,
in
discouering
their
loue
one
to
the
other
,
with
many
other
circumstances
,
which
the
Tert
it selfe
shall
yeelde
vnto
you
:
in
this
Chapter
,
Solomon
declareth
how
Christ
calleth
his
spouse
,
making
liberall
and
princely
offers
vnto
her
,
earnestly
suing
for
entertainment
,
vsing
many
reasons
to
further
his
suit
,
and
many
tokens
of
his
loue
and
good
will
,
to
obtaine
the
fauour
of
his
spouse
.
Which
calling
of
Christe
,
we
had
neede
to
bee
made
acquainted
withall
,
that
we
may
be
careful
to
embrace
,
loue
and
obey
him
.
Also
,
of
the
other
side
,
he
laieth
foorth
vnto
vs
comfortably
,
how
the
Church
commeth
on
by
degrees
,
&
what
lets
she
met
with
al
in
her
beginnings
,
within
and
with
out
,
at
home
and
abroad
,
in
her self
and
in
others
:
yet
in
the
ende
,
ouerstrideth
all
lets
,
and
sequestreth
her selfe
from
the
worlde
,
cares
,
and
all
hurtfull
hindrances
:
inquiring
seriously
after
her
loue
of
others
,
and
conferring
with
her
fellow
virgins
of
his
person
,
and
excellency
,
of
his
wisedome
,
doctrine
,
and
of
the
place
where
hee
haunted
:
by
which
meanes
they
were
allured
to
seeke
after
Christe
with
her
:
from
which
circumstances
,
floweth
holsome
and
comfortable
instructions
for
vs
in
our
times
.
Lastly
,
he
sheweth
how
the
spouse
assureth
her selfe
of
the
loue
of
Christe
,
crauing
his
euerlasting
presence
,
&
satisfiying
her self
in
his
loue
.
So
as
I
wil
consider
the
whol
summe
of
this
chapter
in
two
principal
parts
and
after
the
particular
braunches
,
I
am
come
into
my
Garden
,
(
my
Sister
my
spouse
)
I
gathered
my
myrrh
with
my
spice
,
I
ate
my
bony
comb
with
my
bony
,
I
haue
drunke
my
Wyne
with
my
Milk
,
Eate
O
friends
,
drink
and
make
you
merry
,
O
welbeloued
.
This
speech
is
an
answer
and
reply
to
a
former
suite
and
supplication
of
the
spouse
or
church
,
which
she
had
made
vnto
Christ
,
that
he
woulde
vouchsafe
to
come
and
bee
resident
in
his
garden
,
which
is
his
Church
,
and
that
the
comfortable
winde
of
his
spirite
,
might
blow
vpon
it
,
to
prosper
it
,
as
in
the
end
of
the
fourth
chapter
,
ver.
16.
appeareth
.
Not
that
Christ
is
first
sought
of
his
church
before
he
seeketh
that
.
For
in
the
1.
Chap.
the
church
confesseth
shee
can
not
come
vnlesse
she
be
drawne
,
but
being
once
drawn
on
,
and
illumined
with
Gods
Spirite
,
then
her
will
is
reformed
,
and
her
desires
sanctified
,
to
long
after
God
and
Christ
.
So
that
after
she
had
somewhat
seene
into
the
excellency
of
Christ
,
she
coueteth
to
feele
him
more
thoroughly
,
and
to
haue
him
make
his
abode
with
her
.
For
the
godly
euer
grone
and
sigh
,
both
for
the
encrease
of
graces
already
receiued
,
and
also
for
newe
graces
daily
to
be
distilled
into
their
hearts
.
Christ
therefore
aunswereth
,
that
he
hath
taken
possession
of
his
Garden
,
euen
of
his
heauenly
kingdome
,
and
that
he
is
very
rich
,
and
able
to
pleasure
al
his
friends
,
sutors
,
and
cliants
:
there
wanteth
nothing
vnto
him
,
but
he
hath
al
things
in
aboundaunce
,
and
without
measure
.
Wherefore
he
replieth
with
a
new
suit
vpon
his
spouse
and
church
,
that
shee
wil
take
parte
with
him
of
those
his
heauenly
riches
and
spiritual
treasures
,
giuing
also
entertainmente
to
his
owne
personage
,
who
had
taken
such
pain
,
&
ventred
him self
to
so
many
discommodities
for
his
Churches
sake
,
as
after
followeth
in
the
seconde
verse
.
For
Solomon
as
I
saide
,
he
is
that
Bridegroome
that
hath
the
bride
.
enter
into
his
garden
:
vnderstandeth
both
that
hee
hath
taken
possession
of
his
heauenlye
Kingdome
and
riches
,
wher
he
prepareth
heauenly
and
eternal
banquets
for
his
saintes
and
elect
:
&
also
that
he
is
come
into
his
Church
and
inheritaunce
vpon
earth
,
to
make
proffer
of
al
these
his
riches
and
royal
treasures
to
his
saints
,
that
they
may
participate
with
him
in
his
glory
.
To
this
end
Solomon
putteth
vpon
Christe
the
person
of
a
Sutor
,
or
woer
:
and
describeth
the
Church
vnder
the
person
of
a
maiden
or
virgine
,
longing
after
her
loue
.
This
1.
vers.
and
the
2.
containeth
the
first
part
of
the
Chapter
,
I
am
come
into
my
Garden
,
I
gathered
my
Myrrh
.
&c.
He
propoundeth
as
I
say
,
his
reasons
,
and
first
,
that
he
hath
fair
possessions
,
and
a
rich
&
princely
kingdome
,
furnished
with
al
heauenly
and
spiritual
commodities
,
and
he
offereth
the
pleasures
of
this
his
kindome
vnto
his
Church
on
earth
,
which
he
after
againe
calleth
his
garden
.
For
I
cannot
vnderstand
this
entrance
into
his
garden
onely
of
Christes
heauenly
residence
in
glory
,
whither
he
is
ascended
and
hath
taken
possession
of
life
,
but
euen
of
his
kingdome
also
,
which
he
exerciseth
ouer
his
saints
on
earth
.
Because
it
is
an
answere
and
graunt
to
the
former
suite
of
the
Church
that
he
woulde
come
to
his
garden
,
euen
to
his
Church
on
earth
,
by
his
word
and
spirite
.
Hitherto
tendeth
the
Metaphor
of
descending
,
chapter
6.
ver.
2.10
.
So
that
albeit
Christe
bee
resident
in
the
heauens
,
enriched
and
dignified
with
all
power
of
thinges
in
heauen
and
earth
,
yet
is
hee
present
with
his
Church
on
earth
in
spirit
,
and
in
the
ministery
of
his
worde
and
Sacraments
,
as
the
printes
of
the
soals
of
his
feete
.
I
haue
gathered
my
myrrh
with
my
spice
,
I
haue
ate
my
bony
comb
with
my
hony
,
&c
There
is
interlaced
certaine
titles
of
loue
,
as
my
sister
,
my
doue
,
which
include
part
of
another
reason
,
which
titles
,
we
will
consider
of
afterward
,
when
we
come
to
the
mention
of
many
titles
giuen
to
the
spouse
in
the
2
,
verse
by
myrrh
,
spice
,
hony
,
wine
,
and
mylke
.
Solomon
figureth
and
importeth
vnto
vs
,
heauenly
&
spirituall
riches
.
For
as
these
things
are
delicate
,
&
nourishable
to
the
body
,
so
the
word
&
the
sweet
promises
of
life
,
are
meat
drink
and
all
necessaries
to
the
soule
.
Therefore
the
spirite
of
God
vnder
these
earthly
benefits
,
commendeth
the
heauenly
and
spirituall
.
As
Esay
55.1.2
.
The
graces
of
the
spirit
of
god
brought
to
vs
by
Iesus
Christe
,
and
conuaied
into
the
faithfull
by
the
preaching
of
the
Gospell
,
are
called
waters
,
wine
,
hony
,
bread
.
And
Prouerb
.
9.1
.
Wisdome
is
compared
to
a
Queene
,
keping
open
house
,
opening
all
her
Treasures
,
drawing
her
wines
,
preparing
her
table
,
bringing
foorth
her
treasures
,
and
calling
all
to
participate
with
her
.
Also
Christ
himself
,
Iohn
.
7.37
.
offereth
to
the
thirstie
,
to
drink
euen
of
the
waters
of
life
,
which
after
is
interpreted
,
Iohn
.
7.
ver.
39.
to
be
ment
of
the
graces
of
the
spirite
of
God
.
Thus
we
plainly
see
by
the
borrowed
speeches
of
the
scriptures
,
that
by
these
earthly
benefites
and
commodities
,
are
figured
heauenly
and
spirituall
graces
.
For
the
same
that
meat
drinke
and
other
pleasures
is
to
the
body
,
the
same
is
the
worde
and
the
riches
thereof
to
the
soule
.
Christ
is
els
where
compared
to
a
Kinges
sonne
that
married
and
biddeth
guesse
to
his
wedding
.
Math.
22.2
.
See
then
the
force
of
this
reason
I
pray
you
,
that
Christ
intreateth
to
be
receiued
,
sith
he
hath
taken
possession
of
all
riches
and
wanteth
nothing
,
but
is
able
euery
way
to
doe
vs
good
.
If
this
reason
can
preuaile
with
men
in
earthly
matters
and
benefites
?
Oh
what
shame
is
it
that
the
same
shoulde
not
preuaile
with
vs
in
heauenly
suites
,
wherein
standeth
the
life
of
our
souls
.
So
God
reasoneth
with
Israell
many
times
for
his
benefites
,
that
he
is
able
to
pleasure
them
,
therefore
they
ought
to
admit
of
him
to
be
their
God
.
Thus
Christ
hers
after
a
sort
boasteth
of
his
riches
,
as
sutors
make
many
brags
of
their
wealth
,
but
Christ
hath
all
true
welth
in
déed
,
so
as
we
may
rest
on
his
word
.
It
is
sure
a
strong
argument
to
perswade
vs
(
if
we
saw
into
it
aright
)
to
grant
to
his
loue
,
sith
so
rich
a
sutor
vouchsafeth
to
make
offer
vnto
vs
.
Neither
doth
he
require
any
rich
dowry
at
our
hands
,
only
to
find
a
faithful
&
obedient
spouse
of
vs
,
which
he
himself
also
worketh
in
his
.
Thus
christ
offereth
liberally
of
his
riches
to
al
his
people
,
to
allure
them
to
take
part
with
him
,
&
to
be
married
vnto
him
:
for
as
I
sayd
,
Solomon
in
the
person
of
a
husband
or
sutor
,
&
of
a
wife
or
mayden
as
louers
,
describeth
the
loue
which
is
betweene
Christ
&
his
church
.
Now
Christ
commeth
into
his
garden
&
church
on
earth
diuers
wayes
,
to
reueale
&
discouer
his
heauenly
riches
to
vs
.
First
by
himself
in
his
own
person
in
the
dais
of
his
flesh
,
and
by
his
owne
ministerie
enioyned
him
of
his
father
,
he
came
to
redeeme
and
saue
his
spouse
beeing
lost
,
and
to
feoft
her
into
his
eternall
inheritance
layde
vp
in
the
heauens
,
hauing
also
committed
the
euidences
and
free
deed
of
his
gift
to
his
Church
:
namely
,
his
worde
.
Also
he
commeth
by
his
Ministers
,
whom
he
sendeth
as
spokesmen
and
friendes
,
for
so
Iohn
calleth
himselfe
the
Bridegromes
friend
.
Io.
3.29
Albeit
then
,
that
Christ
be
ascended
in
to
his
heauenly
pallace
,
yet
he
ceaseth
not
dayly
to
become
a
Sutor
vnto
vs
by
his
preachers
,
discouering
by
his
Gospel
,
Ezek.
16
,
in
the
day
of
her
byrth
was
destitute
,
no
eye
pittied
her
,
cast
out
in
the
open
fieldes
to
the
contempt
of
her
person
,
in
the
day
of
her
byrth
:
yea
left
in
her
own
bloud
naked
and
despised
.
But
this
sweet
and
mercifull
sutor
,
touched
with
the
bowels
of
pittie
,
had
compassion
on
her
,
when
she
could
not
pittie
her selfe
(
oh
dolefull
estate
and
desperate
)
but
Oh
gracious
and
liberal
loue
,
which
promised
life
to
the
dead
,
comfort
to
the
distressed
,
and
beautified
her
with
his
owne
garments
and
iewels
,
yea
visited
her
in
the
time
of
loue
,
comming
in
his
owne
person
to
woo
her
vnto
himselfe
.
See
then
the
exceeding
loue
of
Christ
Iesu
towards
vs
miserable
and
vnworthy
wretches
,
inuicting
and
calling
vs
,
to
the
participation
of
his
riches
so
incomparable
:
but
wee
are
scorneful
and
high
minded
,
which
play
as
the
coye
Dames
which
are
sullen
and
selfe
willed
,
that
say
many
waies
,
and
loue
many
sutors
.
Yea
we
foord
of
Christ
that
most
louing
and
gratious
woer
,
setting
lighte
by
him
,
as
one
to
homely
and
base
,
to
graunt
oure
loue
vnto
.
Oh
vnkindnesse
intollerable
,
oh
intractable
frowardnesse
,
oh
damnable
refusall
of
so
healthful
offers
,
yet
suche
is
our
nicenes
,
that
we
hold
aloof
from
so
happy
offers
,
and
yet
perswade
oure selues
,
we
shal
speed
wel
ynough
.
Can
it
be
that
the
Lorde
will
take
this
at
our
hand
,
that
when
he
hath
offered
to
match
his
son
so
basely
for
our
benefit
,
we
should
hold
scorne
of
his
mercifull
offers
?
no
no
,
he
will
surely
reuenge
it
vpon
vs
.
Wel
,
we
sée
that
Christ
is
set
out
vnto
vs
,
as
one
that
hath
eat
,
drunk
,
&
gathered
al
his
commodities
(
that
is
)
as
one
that
hath
possession
already
of
all
thinges
,
is
vnder
no
mans
gardenership
,
and
liberally
offereth
to
participate
the
same
to
his
church
.
Eat
O
friends
,
drink
,
and
be
merry
,
O
welbeloued
.
We
see
here
the
franck
liberality
of
Christe
,
who
hourdeth
not
vp
to
himselfe
,
but
largely
giueth
foorth
vnto
others
,
yea
,
hee
chéereth
vp
his
guests
most
comfortably
:
noting
that
as
Christe
feedeth
his
Church
on
earth
,
with
the
spirituall
dainties
of
his
worde
,
&c.
So
after
this
life
,
he
calleth
them
to
the
participation
of
his
heauenly
and
eternall
ioyes
.
Eat
,
drink
,
&c.
This
is
part
of
the
suit
,
containing
matter
of
exhortrtion
,
to
mooue
the
spouse
to
participate
of
the
heauenly
riches
,
which
he
offereth
vnto
her
,
and
conueyeth
them
into
the
hearts
of
the
beleeuers
,
by
the
preaching
of
his
word
,
wherby
he
assureth
them
of
the
right
title
of
life
,
communicating
the
riches
of
his
grace
and
life
vnto
them
,
and
we
eat
and
taste
of
these
heauenly
benefites
here
on
earth
by
faith
,
so
that
vnlesse
wee
thorough
fayth
receiue
the
word
,
and
feede
of
it
,
we
can
haue
no
part
with
Christe
in
his
riches
.
So
also
,
through
faith
we
feede
vpon
Christ
in
deede
,
in
the
Sacrament
of
the
supper
,
and
are
nourished
by
his
body
and
bloud
,
into
a
new
life
of
holines
,
and
righteousnes
here
:
and
vnto
eternal
life
in
the
resurrection
of
the
iust
:
Wherefore
Christ
is
described
here
,
as
one
that
banqueteth
his
spouse
.
But
as
these
are
wordes
that
doe
containe
part
of
his
suite
:
so
also
,
they
include
a
seconde
reason
which
he
vseth
,
the
Heauens
must
containe
him
til
he
come
to
iudgement
.
Acts.
3.21
.
What
is
it
,
because
he
is
poore
,
of
low
degree
or
meane
personage
?
his
riches
are
without
price
,
his
parentage
is
of
God
,
his
person
is
moste
amiable
.
What
then
?
is
it
because
hee
speaketh
by
others
as
his
spokesmen
,
and
those
men
thraught
with
infirmities
as
our selues
?
In
deede
this
sticketh
in
the
stomack
of
many
,
for
they
contemne
the
word
,
which
is
the
suit
of
Christ
,
because
it
is
spoken
by
men
:
so
they
esteem
the
sacred
word
as
of
men
,
and
not
of
God
.
Surely
,
he
could
haue
sent
the
troup
of
his
mighty
&
glorious
Angels
to
make
his
matche
,
but
he
hath
himselfe
spoke
in
his
owne
person
first
,
&
nowe
continueth
his
suite
to
vs
in
his
behalfe
,
by
his
ministers
and
faithfull
seruantes
.
For
he
hath
put
his
treasure
in
earthy
vessels
,
that
the
excellencye
of
that
power
might
be
of
God
&
not
of
vs
.
2.
Cor.
4.7
.
Also
,
We
are
ambassadors
in
Christs
steed
,
as
though
God
did
beseech
you
through
vs
,
so
we
pray
you
in
Christes
steede
,
to
be
reconciled
vnto
God
.
2
,
Cor.
5.20
.
So
as
the
Lorde
hath
ordeined
Pastors
and
teachers
in
his
church
,
euen
of
men
in
his
own
name
.
Paul
he
likewise
labored
to
present
the
people
a
pure
virgine
vnto
God
.
2.
Cor.
11.2
.
Let
vs
not
therefore
(
my
brethren
)
despise
the
meanes
which
God
hath
ordeined
to
saue
vs
by
,
and
to
make
vp
the
match
betweene
his
sonne
and
vs
in
our
heartes
,
least
wee
prouoke
the
Lords
displesure
.
If
some
great
Prince
should
send
of
his
nobles
as
ambassadors
vnto
any
of
vs
,
or
to
a
man
of
poors
estate
,
to
beg
his
daughter
for
his
onely
sonne
,
meaning
to
preferre
her
so
honourably
,
and
his
sonne
louing
her
entirely
:
were
it
not
great
discourtesye
to
refuse
?
and
woulde
he
not
easily
graunt
to
it
?
so
sith
God
sendeth
oute
his
ministers
to
beg
our
soules
for
his
deare
sonne
,
and
requireth
that
we
wil
bestow
our selues
vppon
him
:
were
it
not
a
great
contempt
againste
God
,
and
a
worse
daunger
to
our
owne
soules
?
if
wee
shal
refuse
so
gratious
an
offer
.
Now
as
God
vouchsafeth
this
honour
to
his
ministers
:
as
to
bee
Suters
for
his
sonne
to
his
Church
,
to
call
them
to
the
heauenly
banquet
:
So
they
must
not
labour
to
winne
the
Church
to
them selues
,
and
to
prefer
their
owne
glory
.
As
the
Pope
which
woulde
haue
the
Church
at
his
commaundement
,
and
so
commit
whooredome
against
Christe
.
Or
as
many
vaine
glorious
teachers
,
which
preach
them selues
&
not
Christe
.
Also
seducers
,
sectuaries
,
&c.
They
all
play
as
the
fals
harted
man
,
which
beeing
put
in
trust
to
speake
to
a
mayden
for
another
,
doe
wooe
and
make
suite
for
them selues
,
to
tourne
the
liking
of
the
mayden
to
their
owne
persons
.
Thus
many
teachers
playe
the
wantons
with
the
Spouse
of
Christ
Iesus
,
when
they
should
learne
of
Paul
,
to
present
her
perfect
vnto
Christe
.
Howbeit
the
church
of
our
times
,
hath
many
wanton
Sutors
that
wooe
for
them
selues
,
and
not
for
Christe
.
It
is
requisite
,
that
sith
the
ministers
of
the
worde
,
are
to
speake
for
so
noble
and
heauenly
a
personage
,
who
is
a
rare
Phoenix
,
and
the
onely
Sonne
of
the
liuing
God
,
sent
to
his
chosen
Spouse
vpon
earth
to
offer
the
match
of
life
,
to
vnfould
and
discouer
all
the
secretes
of
his
heauenly
and
eternall
loue
,
spirituall
and
princely
riches
of
his
grace
:
that
they
deale
in
these
waightie
matters
,
moste
reuerently
,
wisely
,
religiously
,
carefully
and
faithfully
,
to
speak
the
Gospell
and
message
of
Christ
as
they
ought
to
speake
it
,
and
not
to
vtter
themselues
in
preaching
of
Christ
.
For
many
which
preach
the
trueth
after
a
sort
,
yet
ah
alas
,
nothing
regarde
the
weight
of
this
so
honorable
and
holy
ambassage
.
For
there
are
some
which
thinke
Christe
too
base
to
bee
preached
simply
in
him selfe
,
and
therfore
mingle
with
him
too
too
much
the
wisedome
of
mans
eloquence
,
and
thinke
that
Christe
commeth
nakedly
,
vnlesse
cloathed
with
vaine
ostentaion
of
wordes
.
Others
esteeme
him
too
homely
,
simple
and
vnlearned
,
vnlesse
he
bee
beautified
and
blazed
ouer
with
store
of
Gréeke
or
Laten
sentences
in
the
pulpits
:
some
recken
of
him
as
solitarie
,
or
as
a
priuate
person
with
out
honor
and
pompe
,
vnlesse
he
bée
brought
foorth
of
them
very
solemnly
,
accompaned
and
countenaunced
,
with
the
auncient
Garde
of
the
fathers
and
Doctors
of
the
Churche
to
speake
for
him
:
or
els
he
must
be
glosed
out
and
painted
with
the
frooth
of
Philosophi
,
Poetry
or
such
like
.
And
so
regard
not
to
preach
Christ
crucified
to
the
Iewes
.
A
stumbling
blocke
to
the
Grecians
folishnes
,
but
to
them
which
are
called
both
Iews
&
Grecians
,
Christ
is
the
power
of
God
,
and
the
wisedome
of
God
.
1.
Cor.
1.23.24
.
I
do
not
speake
against
learning
,
wisedome
,
the
knowledge
of
tongues
,
or
the
fathers
,
abolishing
all
vse
of
them
,
but
highly
esteming
of
the
firste
as
the
Lordes
giftes
and
graces
,
and
reuerencing
the
Fathers
as
worthy
instruments
which
the
Lord
vsed
for
their
time
.
And
all
these
are
necessary
,
tyme
,
person
,
place
,
and
fit
occasion
seruing
.
But
I
wold
gladly
Christ
might
appeare
in
his
power
by
the
pure
handling
of
the
Gospel
,
though
it
be
counted
foolishe
preaching
of
the
world
.
1.
Cor.
1.21
.
Yet
it
is
the
ordinary
meanes
appointed
to
saue
them
that
beleeue
.
And
sure
,
I
cannot
otherwise
thinke
of
many
,
which
study
to
preach
them selues
,
and
to
haue
their
giftes
,
(
yea
some
times
those
giftes
which
they
haue
not
)
to
be
knowne
,
rather
then
the
power
of
God
in
his
Gospel
,
then
of
Babes
and
yong
children
;
which
hauing
any
gay
thing
about
them
,
that
they
themselues
think
highly
on
,
thinke
all
men
should
delight
in
their
gayes
:
therefore
they
are
alwayes
pointing
at
their
gay
brooches
,
pointes
,
laces
,
&c.
shewing
euery
one
where
they
are
gay
.
So
these
men
which
preach
them selues
,
are
alwayes
poyncting
at
their
gaye
eloquence
or
giftes
,
which
they
set
more
by
,
then
the
pure
handling
of
the
worde
.
But
we
are
in
Christes
stéede
,
to
make
suite
for
him
to
the
soules
of
men
:
wherefore
we
must
deale
faithfully
with
him
,
For
a
wicked
messenger
faelleth
into
euill
,
but
a
faythfull
ambassadour
is
preseruation
.
Prouerb
.
13.17
.
I
therefore
(
beloued
)
though
moste
vnworthy
to
open
my
mouth
in
Christes
behalf
vnto
you
,
yet
as
one
apoynted
a
sutor
in
the
Lords
cause
and
his
Churches
,
doe
beseech
you
in
the
bowels
of
Iesus
Christ
,
that
you
woulde
be
wonne
vnto
him
:
espousing
both
body
and
soule
to
be
at
his
heauenly
pleasure
.
O
,
despise
not
so
gracious
offers
.
Let
it
not
be
your
pride
to
say
often
nay
to
the
Lordes
suite
,
it
is
more
curtesie
to
let
him
speede
at
the
first
.
And
though
we
haue
heretofore
listened
to
the
suite
of
Sathan
,
and
he
hath
had
his
pleasure
at
our
handes
,
which
might
giue
the
Lorde
iust
cause
to
cast
vs
off
,
and
not
to
continue
anie
more
his
suite
to
vs
:
yet
if
we
will
returne
from
our
sinfull
loue
of
Sathan
and
sinne
,
the
worlde
and
our
owne
selues
,
to
match
with
Christ
Iesus
,
and
bee
gouerned
vnder
him
:
hee
will
vouchsafe
to
embrace
vs
,
and
receiue
vs
to
fauour
.
Oh
,
therefore
good
people
,
as
you
loue
your
owne
souls
,
let
me
intreate
,
and
in
intreating
let
me
obtaine
,
that
you
will
vnfeignedly
loue
Christ
Iesus
againe
.
I
maye
not
leaue
you
til
I
obtaine
at
your
handes
.
O
that
I
coulde
so
vndermine
your
hearts
and
vse
my
speech
so
,
as
I
might
preuaile
with
you
,
and
speede
for
so
gracious
a
sutor
and
louer
.
Alas
(
my
deare
brethren
)
we
haue
serued
our
owne
lustes
too
too
long
already
.
For
is
it
not
sufficient
for
vs
,
that
we
haue
spent
the
time
past
of
the
life
after
the
lust
of
the
Gentiles
,
walking
in
wantonnes
,
lustes
,
drunkennesse
,
pride
,
selfeloue
,
couetousnes
,
gluttony
,
drinkings
,
and
such
other
abhominations
?
1.
Pet.
4.3
.
Let
the
rest
of
our
life
be
consecrate
vnto
God
,
for
we
haue
played
the
filthy
harlots
too
much
,
and
haue
mocked
with
the
Lord
a
long
time
.
We
haue
made
many
fayer
promises
and
shewes
of
loue
,
but
in
vaine
some
of
vs
,
for
we
haue
turned
to
our
owne
filthines
againe
,
and
not
liued
chaste
in
our
soules
before
the
Lorde
,
so
as
it
is
wonder
that
he
hath
not
giuen
vs
a
bil
of
diuorcement
al
this
time
,
and
turned
vs
out
of
doores
.
Let
vs
therefore
humble
our
selues
,
before
the
bill
of
diuorcement
be
published
against
vs
.
Alas
,
let
not
the
loue
of
this
world
,
though
it
séeme
neuer
so
gorgious
rich
and
precious
in
our
eyes
,
deceiue
vs
,
so
that
our
loue
shoulde
be
set
vpon
that
,
and
Christe
shoulde
be
gainesayd
,
who
hath
beene
at
great
cost
with
vs
.
Some
refuse
to
ioyne
with
Christ
,
because
they
are
wedded
to
their
pleasures
and
profits
,
and
are
loth
to
be
weaned
from
them
.
Some
thinke
Christe
to
homely
and
plaine
for
them
,
and
not
gallant
ynough
to
maintayne
them
in
their
pride
,
in
their
great
ruffes
,
gorbellies
,
broadred
heare
,
and
a
thousande
such
vanities
which
hinder
them
from
matching
with
Christ
.
The
courtlike
minions
drowned
in
their
pleasures
,
are
ashamed
of
the
playnes
of
Christ
,
for
they
that
are
in
kinges
housen
weare
soft
apparell
,
but
Christe
is
without
such
pompe
.
Othersome
refuse
him
because
he
is
deformed
and
worne
with
afflictions
,
being
loath
to
vndergo
the
crosse
with
him
.
Othersome
imbrace
him
willingly
,
so
farre
as
their
pleasures
and
commodities
reache
,
and
as
they
may
liue
easely
,
but
when
Christ
looketh
to
haue
their
loue
in
trouble
,
in
pouerty
,
in
shame
,
in
dishonor
,
then
they
leaue
him
,
as
most
faithlesse
and
shamelesse
strompetes
.
Other
some
vse
Christ
as
a
band
to
couer
their
vnchast
and
filthy
life
,
and
as
a
cloake
to
couer
their
vncleannesse
,
when
in
professing
of
him
,
they
thinke
to
set
a
good
face
on
the
matter
,
&
countenance
themselues
by
him
,
though
they
priuily
nourish
&
pamper
most
vile
&
beastly
affections
,
yea
vglesome
monsters
at
home
,
as
a
harlot
which
taketh
a
husband
is
bear
his
name
as
an
outward
honesty
,
and
yet
let
out
her
body
most
shamelesly
to
other
men
,
who
cutteth
off
her selfe
by
her
vnfaithfulnesse
from
her
husband
:
So
shal
al
such
haue
a
bill
of
diuorcement
,
and
bee
vtterly
caste
off
from
Christe
Iesus
,
vnlesse
they
repent
.
Christ
I
say
is
come
into
his
Garden
by
his
ministers
,
and
ouerlooketh
his
Church
,
labouring
by
his
worde
to
draw
men
more
neere
vnto
him
,
for
his
word
is
his
errande
or
suite
,
which
he
maketh
to
vs
,
and
the
free
deed
of
feofment
which
hee
maketh
to
his
Spouse
of
his
inheritaunce
:
so
as
we
must
by
faith
set
our
hand
to
it
,
doing
all
seruices
and
loyalties
due
to
the
Lorde
,
who
holdeth
the
prerogatiue
ouer
vs
.
Yet
we
refuse
to
make
sure
this
our
estate
vnto
vs
,
or
to
match
with
Christe
,
affiauncing
our selues
wholy
vnto
him
,
both
body
and
soule
to
be
sanctified
,
to
the
vse
of
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
.
Surely
there
is
iust
cause
that
we
should
yeeld
to
this
suite
,
to
eat
of
his
pleasures
with
him
.
to
make
merry
with
Christ
in
this
his
roial
banquet
,
and
to
match
our selues
to
him
.
In
deed
there
is
a
great
inequalitie
in
the
match
,
that
the
sonne
of
God
should
come
downe
from
heauen
,
indued
in
our
●●●she
,
to
espouse
him self
to
mans
soul
,
which
was
forfeited
into
the
hand
of
sathan
and
hel
:
so
as
modesty
might
seeme
to
be
an
excuse
to
hold
vs
backe
,
but
it
is
not
that
which
hindreth
vs
,
but
euen
pride
,
selfeloue
,
contempt
ignorance
,
worldly
mindednesse
and
such
like
.
Cast
off
therefore
al
lets
,
and
yeeld
ouer
your selues
to
the
Lorde
,
sith
he
hauing
all
riches
,
offereth
to
participate
the
same
with
vs
,
and
intreateth
vs
so
to
doe
,
by
his
seruantes
.
If
we
seeke
for
a
rich
match
:
Lo
,
he
is
most
rich
.
If
for
honor
and
dignity
,
he
is
most
honorable
and
king
of
al
kings
.
If
for
pomp
,
he
hath
al
the
glory
of
his
father
.
If
for
beauty
and
person
,
he
is
most
beautifull
and
personable
.
If
for
pleasure
,
he
hath
all
true
pleasures
.
If
for
ease
,
he
offereth
true
rest
and
ease
,
euen
to
our
soules
.
If
we
seeke
to
match
with
an
honest
stock
,
who
is
more
honest
,
gratious
,
louing
,
and
holy
then
the
sonne
of
God
?
Who
loketh
not
to
our
person
,
beauty
,
riches
,
stock
,
or
parentage
(
for
we
come
al
off
the
rotten
,
poore
,
beggerly
,
deformed
,
It
may
be
,
here
wil
be
reply
made
the
I
spend
many
wordes
in
vaine
,
sith
no
man
denieth
this
suite
,
but
all
men
plaucibly
entertaine
Christ
,
and
come
to
the
banquet
of
his
word
and
Sacraments
,
&c.
The
worldly
couetous
man
running
headlong
after
his
profites
,
maketh
great
account
of
Christ
,
that
he
shal
stande
him
in
steed
:
the
meere
ciuill
men
also
haue
this
hope
,
they
here
his
worde
sometime
at
their
leasure
,
they
looke
for
saluation
in
Christ
onely
,
and
so
they
diet
them selues
with
Christ
,
thinking
they
make
merrie
with
him
.
So
the
adulterers
,
murtherers
,
deceiuers
,
iesters
,
swearers
,
lyers
,
railers
,
contemners
,
drunkerds
,
proud
men
,
belly
Gods
,
Epicures
,
Athists
,
and
such
others
:
they
are
content
to
aforde
Christe
a
roome
in
their
mouths
,
and
many
admit
of
his
word
to
lye
on
their
deskes
,
and
scattered
in
their
parlours
,
desiring
to
be
married
and
ioyned
vnto
him
,
hoping
to
haue
life
with
him
.
So
that
there
is
no
man
but
wil
bid
Christ
welcome
if
it
please
him
to
math
with
them
.
But
I
aunswere
al
that
talke
of
Christe
,
all
that
kisse
him
,
al
that
smile
on
him
,
al
that
bid
him
welcome
,
and
wold
haue
a
good
tourne
at
his
handes
,
are
not
Christes
.
For
so
long
as
we
remaine
worldlinges
,
couetous
,
méer
ciuil
men
,
adulterers
,
murtherers
,
deceiuers
,
iesters
,
swearers
,
liers
,
raylers
,
contemners
,
drunkerds
,
proud
men
,
belly
Gods
,
epicures
,
Athists
,
&c.
Be
not
therefore
companions
with
such
,
yea
haue
nothing
to
doe
with
the
vnfruitfull
workes
of
darknesse
,
but
euen
reprooue
them
rather
.
Let
no
man
therefore
deceaue
him selfe
,
with
vayne
hope
and
speeches
:
for
,
for
such
thinges
commeth
the
wrath
of
God
vppon
the
Children
of
disobedience
.
Now
in
this
2.
verse
before
,
Solomon
doth
not
set
downe
any
more
reasons
,
or
go
on
forward
in
the
suite
:
he
interlaceth
one
circumstance
of
the
lets
which
hindred
the
spouse
in
her
comming
on
:
(
For
I
wil
not
precisely
draw
euery
circumstance
to
his
owne
proper
place
in
the
diuision
made
,
but
note
them
as
the
text
most
fitly
giueth
occasion
,
and
yet
not
altogether
confusedly
,
nor
improper
to
the
diuision
it selfe
which
I
set
down
before
)
I
sleepe
(
saith
she
)
but
my
heart
waketh
,
&c.
As
if
she
should
say
.
These
amorous
speeches
and
friendly
offers
of
my
loue
,
do
much
affect
me
:
so
as
I
am
forced
to
listen
,
but
yet
as
a
far
off
,
&
as
one
in
a
dreame
or
drouzie
,
hauing
mine
eyes
heauy
,
but
my
faith
is
not
vtterly
extinguished
,
for
that
my
heart
is
pricked
and
mooued
at
him
,
but
I
am
so
fettred
with
the
things
of
this
life
,
and
my
corrupt
nature
lingereth
about
these
earthly
vanities
,
so
that
I
am
as
in
a
sléepe
and
slumber
,
when
my
loue
speaketh
:
For
the
spouse
complayneth
of
her
vntowardnes
,
finding
fault
with
her selfe
,
and
accusing
her selfe
of
her
flacknes
.
Solomon
,
therfore
here
in
the
person
of
the
spouse
,
discouereth
the
estate
of
the
faithful
,
noting
how
hardly
they
are
throughly
brought
on
vnto
Christe
,
and
how
long
it
is
or
euer
we
yéelde
to
his
suite
,
so
as
he
hath
much
a
do
to
get
any
aduauntage
at
our
heartes
,
they
are
so
inuironed
with
the
loue
of
the
thinges
of
this
life
.
For
the
worlde
holdeth
her
owne
in
vs
so
long
as
it
can
,
and
we
naturally
wedded
therevnto
,
securely
sléeping
in
the
inticing
&
deceiuable
pleasures
therof
,
do
suffer
the
vanities
of
this
life
,
to
seke
too
too
deeply
into
our
bowels
,
for
horor
,
promotions
,
dignities
,
titles
,
credite
,
riches
,
possessions
,
and
the
company
of
those
that
we
haue
pleasured
in
before
our
calling
,
doe
make
sore
assaults
vpon
men
,
that
the
lord
cannot
easily
vndermind
them
a
long
tyme
.
And
what
is
the
reason
that
men
sleepe
in
these
earthly
pleasures
and
profites
,
euen
then
when
their
heartes
are
by
many
priuie
motions
of
the
spirite
,
affectioned
or
moued
towards
Christ
after
a
sort
?
Or
why
are
men
so
hindred
from
yeelding
wholy
vnto
christ
by
these
transitory
things
?
For
sooth
,
because
Sathan
abuseth
the
lawfull
thinges
of
this
life
to
poyson
man
withall
.
For
vnder
the
title
of
lawfulnes
,
sathan
beguileth
and
bewitcheth
the
heartes
of
men
,
to
breake
foorth
into
al
intemperate
vse
of
profites
and
pleasures
,
as
thus
:
to
eate
,
drinke
,
to
bye
,
sell
,
to
exchaunge
,
to
labour
in
a
trade
,
to
marry
,
to
prouide
necessaries
of
this
life
,
to
be
in
honor
,
to
be
rich
,
to
vse
profits
and
pleasures
,
to
weare
apparell
,
and
such
like
,
are
thinges
in
themselues
lawful
,
now
sathan
inueigleeh
men
,
closely
rounding
them
in
the
eare
,
perswadeth
them
,
that
sith
they
are
lawful
,
men
may
vse
them
at
their
pleasure
,
and
satisfy
their
desires
in
them
to
the
full
:
thus
he
stealeth
the
greatest
part
of
mens
heartes
to
the
world
,
crouding
vp
the
Lord
,
but
in
a
corner
of
their
heartes
,
yea
thrusteth
him
altogeather
out
sometimes
,
taking
their
pennyworthos
of
the
worlde
,
but
letting
the
Lorde
and
his
kingdome
fal
to
the
ground
.
Howbeit
Christe
teacheth
vs
to
take
another
course
,
Math.
6.33
.
First
to
seeke
the
kingdome
of
God
,
and
the
righteousnesse
thereof
,
and
then
all
other
things
shall
be
cast
vnto
vs
.
Also
Paul
teacheth
vs
to
vse
these
thinges
,
as
though
we
vsed
them
not
,
hauing
our
affections
remoued
and
freed
from
them
,
least
they
become
incombrances
to
fetter
and
cloy
vs
,
that
we
fayle
in
heauenly
duties
.
Lo
then
,
how
the
saints
of
God
also
are
many
times
holden
a
loufe
from
following
of
Christ
,
and
listening
to
the
voyce
of
his
worde
,
euen
then
,
when
their
heartes
linger
after
him
.
Thus
haue
they
lets
in
them selues
and
vntowardnes
to
keep
them
from
a
choerful
following
of
Christ
.
But
we
must
valiantly
striue
against
these
lets
,
and
ouerstryde
al
stumbling
blocks
,
to
hasten
towards
him
whom
we
loue
.
For
we
shal
be
sure
to
be
holden
backe
ynough
,
yea
:
euen
our selues
finde
delaies
to
driue
off
the
time
in
following
,
our
God
calling
vs
.
For
the
pleasures
and
profites
of
this
life
do
so
ceaze
vppon
our
affections
,
to
take
them
vp
into
the
seruice
of
the
world
sathan
and
sinne
,
that
we
haue
smal
lust
to
serue
God
as
is
required
.
Any
of
all
the
saintes
of
God
can
easely
testifie
with
me
,
that
euen
when
Christ
hath
by
the
preaching
of
his
worde
somewhat
drawne
our
heartes
towardes
him
,
yet
we
make
stay
at
euery
smal
let
,
vnlesse
we
are
marueilous
watchful
ouer
our selues
.
For
how
hath
the
Lorde
made
suite
to
vs
,
and
presented
it
to
our
heartes
,
by
many
priuy
motions
of
his
spirite
:
which
we
quench
againe
sometimes
,
hauing
our
heartes
possessed
againe
with
filthy
lusts
.
We
make
many
beginninges
and
commings
on
.
But
alas
,
if
sathan
make
neuer
so
little
suit
to
vs
in
the
behalfe
of
our
own
lustes
,
pleasures
or
profits
,
how
soone
are
we
a
sleepe
at
Christes
suit
?
but
marueilous
waking
vnto
the
suit
of
Sathan
,
though
sometime
the
heart
goeth
against
it
.
Some
are
loath
to
be
weaned
from
their
vaine
companie
,
when
they
haue
yet
some
lingring
in
their
hearts
after
Christe
.
Some
haue
much
a
doe
to
renounce
speciall
sinnes
,
that
haue
deepely
rooted
and
strongly
ruled
in
their
nature
afore
their
calling
.
Othersome
loath
to
yeelde
vp
their
pleasures
,
gaminges
,
profites
,
riches
,
estimation
,
honor
,
promotions
,
&c.
I
meane
not
that
they
shoulde
vtterly
cast
off
their
honor
,
or
calling
,
but
renounce
the
ouermuch
loue
of
them
,
which
holdeth
them
from
following
of
God
sincerely
,
or
furthering
of
religion
carefully
.
Othersome
are
holden
a
sléep
in
the
cares
of
this
life
,
some
ouercharged
with
the
troubles
of
a
family
and
crosse
thinges
in
their
housholde
,
become
drowzie
and
slacke
to
listen
vnto
Christe
,
so
as
many
step
backe
againe
.
If
God
cal
some
ruffian
,
or
famous
wicked
man
,
or
one
that
hath
beene
a
companion
of
vaine
persons
:
then
this
commeth
into
his
head
,
if
I
take
this
course
,
and
follow
the
hearing
of
his
word
,
and
keepe
company
with
the
Godly
,
sure
the
worlde
wil
point
me
out
,
I
shall
be
laughed
at
of
my
companions
,
and
so
shall
become
a
signe
to
nod
the
head
at
amongst
men
.
Thus
shame
disputeth
with
many
men
,
when
God
beginneth
to
turne
their
heartes
,
and
to
worke
in
them
a
disliking
of
their
former
life
,
so
as
men
aunsweare
their
inward
calling
,
but
as
men
in
a
sleepe
and
halfe
amazed
,
til
God
worke
further
in
them
.
Also
,
when
God
beginneth
to
frame
the
heart
of
some
honorable
or
worshipful
man
,
to
the
obedience
of
his
Gospel
,
to
here
it
,
and
preferre
the
preaching
of
it
,
then
these
replies
are
made
of
the
worlde
,
which
hold
them
in
a
slumber
for
the
time
.
Syr
(
say
they
)
you
shall
loose
your
estimation
in
the
court
,
and
among
the
great
men
,
you
shall
not
be
so
regarded
as
you
haue
beene
:
such
grauitie
and
melancholike
passions
of
sadnes
as
the
Gospell
bringeth
,
beseemeth
not
your
honorable
and
worshipful
estate
.
These
are
the
engines
of
sathan
,
yea
these
are
his
charmes
wherby
he
laboureth
to
lull
euen
the
Godly
a
sleepe
,
that
they
might
not
cheerfully
waight
vppon
their
calling
.
But
the
saints
of
God
,
though
in
their
beginninges
,
these
thinges
may
somewhat
weigh
with
them
for
a
time
,
yet
certainely
,
if
their
heartes
doe
truely
lye
after
Christe
,
they
striue
exceedingly
with
them selues
by
prayer
vnto
God
,
till
they
haue
gotten
the
mastery
in
these
things
.
My selfe
(
most
miserable
and
wretched
man
that
I
am
)
haue
had
good
experience
of
the
daungerous
pulbackes
and
lets
,
which
lye
hid
in
our
nature
to
lull
men
a
sleepe
,
and
make
them
drouzie
.
For
when
my
heart
in
the
beginning
of
my
calling
,
began
to
yeelde
towards
the
Lord
,
and
to
be
somewhat
wakened
:
then
the
pleasures
of
sinnes
past
,
the
shame
of
reproches
which
I
saw
to
be
vttered
of
the
world
against
the
Godly
,
the
basenes
of
the
Gospell
,
the
daungers
of
trials
in
the
professing
of
christ
Iesus
,
the
glittering
and
deceiuable
pleasures
of
this
life
,
the
holding
of
friendship
with
the
worlde
and
worldly
friends
:
but
especially
the
manifolde
daungers
and
intollerable
waightines
of
this
high
calling
of
the
preaching
of
the
word
,
to
deale
with
it
purely
and
sincerely
,
as
in
the
sight
of
God
:
from
God
through
Christ
,
these
thinges
helde
tacke
with
me
a
long
time
,
and
a
thousand
other
thinges
amazed
me
:
so
as
I
aunsweared
my
calling
at
the
first
,
but
as
one
a
stammed
,
or
in
a
sleepe
or
dreame
.
Let
euery
man
therefore
among
you
in
good
earnest
,
deale
with
his
owne
heart
,
for
it
is
full
of
deceitfulnesse
.
Euery
moouing
of
the
hearte
,
and
hopping
for
ioye
after
Christ
,
is
not
a
right
moouing
.
For
so
he
that
receiued
the
seede
with
ioye
.
Math.
13.20
.
might
haue
beene
in
Christ
,
who
yet
vannished
againe
.
Thou
mayest
thinke
that
thy
heart
is
maruailous
affectioned
after
Christe
,
and
that
thou
ioyest
in
him
,
when
as
thy
affection
truely
tryed
,
is
altogeather
carnal
and
filthy
.
Yea
many
no
doubt
perswade
them selues
,
that
they
haue
Christ
sure
in
their
heartes
,
that
they
are
in
his
fauour
,
that
they
are
euen
hugged
in
his
armes
,
and
that
they
shall
bee
saued
by
him
,
as
well
as
the
best
:
which
yet
neuer
so
much
as
truely
knew
Christ
,
nor
tasted
of
him
,
and
are
furthest
off
from
being
saued
by
him
.
A
man
would
think
(
beloued
)
that
there
could
not
be
any
such
deceitfulnsse
in
mans
hearte
,
that
when
they
are
most
sure
,
they
should
be
most
deceiued
.
The
reason
is
,
because
they
perswade
themselues
to
be
of
Christ
,
if
they
do
but
speak
of
him
,
though
the
fruictes
and
effectes
of
Christs
residence
,
are
not
to
be
seen
in
them
.
For
when
Christ
truely
taketh
possession
of
men
,
&
occupieth
the
roome
of
their
harts
,
there
his
death
is
strong
,
to
expell
Sathan
,
the
worlde
,
sinne
,
euil
thoughtes
,
yea
to
destroy
and
pull
downe
sathans
kingdome
.
Also
his
resurrection
is
not
idle
in
his
saints
,
but
sanctifieth
the
heart
,
thoughts
,
minde
,
will
,
affections
,
and
vnderstanding
:
yea
,
reformeth
the
whole
man
within
and
without
,
that
he
is
chaunged
,
and
becommeth
a
new
creature
,
his
words
lookes
,
gestures
,
and
all
his
members
bewray
a
holy
and
spiritual
chaunge
:
which
although
it
be
not
wrought
all
at
once
,
but
by
degrees
,
yet
men
must
not
loyter
and
flacke
their
pace
to
aspire
to
perfection
.
I
haue
marked
by
experience
within
these
fewe
yeares
,
that
many
whom
the
Lord
hath
called
to
the
loue
of
his
Gospell
,
from
their
former
euil
and
ciuill
life
,
that
they
haue
bene
very
diligent
and
painefull
in
hearing
the
worde
,
at
the
first
neglecting
their
callings
and
trades
,
(
yea
more
then
was
expedient
sometimes
)
yet
after
a
while
when
they
had
somewhat
waded
in
the
worde
,
that
they
haue
come
to
some
knowledge
or
some
other
gift
,
haue
againe
much
neglected
the
worde
,
prayer
,
and
other
holy
exercises
,
both
in
publick
,
and
also
in
their
priuate
families
:
and
so
againe
,
somewhat
sleeping
in
their
pleasures
and
profites
.
Thus
men
sleepe
,
and
are
easly
drawne
to
it
,
but
let
them
take
héed
that
their
hearts
sleepe
not
.
It
standeth
Christians
in
hand
,
to
looke
to
them selues
,
sith
they
haue
so
daungerous
a
nature
and
deceauable
,
as
also
so
hurtful
enemies
of
Sathan
and
the
world
.
Many
a
man
and
woman
when
God
calleth
them
,
and
their
hearts
begin
to
ayme
after
the
Lorde
,
and
they
are
forced
to
acknowledge
the
power
of
his
word
,
and
to
condemne
and
find
fault
with
their
corruptions
,
yet
they
sleepe
.
One
deferreth
of
the
Lord
with
this
excuse
,
Oh
I
haue
a
trade
,
and
I
must
follow
it
,
I
could
find
in
my
hart
to
heare
the
worde
,
and
to
doe
as
other
do
,
but
I
must
liue
,
and
I
please
God
as
wel
sayth
another
,
in
my
trade
,
&c.
as
in
going
to
Sermons
.
Here
is
a
sleepe
that
falleth
vpon
men
,
that
they
might
not
wake
at
the
Lords
call
and
suit
.
Why
?
God
promiseth
not
to
blesse
any
man
in
his
calling
(
though
he
prospereth
the
contemners
to
their
condemnation
&
somtime
,
to
make
them
inexcusable
)
vnlesse
they
are
carefull
to
obey
his
word
and
wil.
And
it
is
a
greater
worke
to
worship
God
(
and
to
heare
his
worde
,
is
a
part
of
his
worship
)
then
to
labour
in
our
trade
.
I
bind
no
man
from
following
his
calling
,
but
to
bee
diligent
in
it
,
yet
so
that
the
Lorde
haue
his
part
at
our
handes
,
and
that
wee
serue
not
oure
owne
turnes
and
the
worlds
,
and
so
neglect
the
Lordes
worship
,
yea
and
our
owne
saluation
,
which
is
brought
vnto
vs
by
the
preaching
of
the
gospell
.
Others
there
are
,
whose
heartes
somewhat
melt
at
the
word
,
praier
and
good
things
,
&
would
fain
haue
part
in
them
:
but
eyther
some
seueral
sinnes
,
which
they
do
not
thoroughly
set
them selues
against
,
and
vse
means
to
mortify
,
but
they
breake
forth
at
euery
occasion
,
so
as
they
are
a
sléep
againe
,
and
yet
the
heart
may
haue
some
waking
after
Christ
.
These
do
hinder
them
,
&
make
their
heart
almost
a
sléep
,
and
faint
vnto
any
duties
,
or
els
wanting
the
means
to
stir
them
vp
,
&
being
of
themselues
lubbrish
to
seek
the
means
(
hauing
their
minds
too
much
occupied
in
the
world
)
or
els
shame
deteining
them
,
or
feare
of
laws
taking
holde
of
them
,
&
of
the
wicked
spying
them
out
,
&c.
)
they
neglect
all
good
meanes
that
may
do
them
good
.
Thus
euery
man
may
complain
and
say
,
I
am
asleepe
,
but
few
see
the
daunger
of
their
sleepe
,
and
so
labor
to
stirre
vp
themselues
from
sleep
,
as
the
spouse
doth
here
:
but
it
is
to
be
feared
,
that
many
men
are
a
sleepe
,
euen
in
their
hearts
,
which
hope
better
of
themselues
,
and
that
is
a
dangerous
sleepe
.
Awake
therfore
truely
out
of
sleeep
and
sinne
not
.
Let
vs
therfore
(
good
christians
in
the
loue
of
Christ
Iesus
and
of
our
own
soules
)
searche
and
suruey
all
the
corners
of
our
harts
,
that
there
lie
hid
nothing
in
vs
that
may
holde
vs
back
from
following
of
Christ
:
yea
,
let
euery
one
of
vs
say
,
here
Lord
:
we
are
at
hand
to
wait
vpon
thée
,
our
souls
&
body
doth
delight
in
the
liuing
God
.
That
we
may
thus
shake
of
al
sleepy
,
drowzy
,
&
worldly
cares
&
affections
,
and
watch
to
wayt
vpon
the
Lordes
call
,
that
we
may
be
ready
,
willingly
at
a
beck
,
to
imbrace
him
heartely
in
our
soules
:
which
grace
God
graunt
vs
.
Amen
.
Thus
we
see
in
this
circumstance
,
of
the
lets
that
is
interlaced
here
in
a
word
,
what
lets
are
with
in
vs
,
which
make
our
hearts
heauy
to
looke
vp
to
Christ
Iesus
.
Yet
we
must
note
that
the
spouse
laboured
to
waken
herself
,
and
giueth
not
place
to
sleeping
,
but
museth
and
calleth
to
minde
her
louers
voyce
,
making
suit
to
be
intertained
.
Oh
(
sayth
shee
)
This
is
the
voyce
of
my
beloued
knocking
,
&c.
We
should
thus
learne
to
rouze
vp
our selues
from
worldly
sleepes
,
by
musing
of
that
which
we
haue
heard
out
of
the
word
:
and
when
sathan
would
bring
vs
a
sléep
,
in
these
sweete
pleasures
of
this
life
and
profites
,
we
shoulde
thus
make
vse
of
this
doctrine
,
and
reply
vpon
all
temptations
,
saying
,
Oh
I
heare
the
voice
of
my
beloued
Christ
Iesus
,
by
the
preaching
of
his
worde
,
calling
out
vpon
me
,
that
I
should
beware
of
such
sleepes
,
I
may
not
be
wooed
from
him
:
In
euery
tentation
a
man
maye
make
vse
of
this
reply
.
Let
not
sathan
,
or
sinne
,
or
the
world
,
so
soone
whisper
in
our
ears
,
to
allure
vs
to
any
vncleannes
,
but
let
vs
straight
way
answere
:
Oh
I
heare
the
voice
of
Christe
,
calling
me
another
way
,
I
must
waight
vppon
him
and
obey
his
word
,
&c.
But
I
cannot
go
forward
with
this
matter
any
further
at
this
time
,
because
the
time
cutteth
me
off
,
you
shal
heare
the
rest
of
the
suite
and
reasons
in
the
after
noone
,
by
the
grace
of
God
.
And
the
Lord
our
God
giue
vs
al
the
true
vse
of
this
doctrin
,
that
we
may
make
gaine
of
it
in
our
hearts
to
the
Lord
,
so
as
these
reasons
of
our
heauenly
suter
Christe
Iesus
,
may
mooue
vs
in
truth
,
that
we
seeing
his
greate
riches
and
spirituall
treasures
,
with
the
eyes
of
faith
,
and
also
hauing
the
offer
of
them
made
vnto
vs
by
the
preaching
of
his
word
,
may
cast
off
al
lets
and
incumbrances
what
so
euer
,
and
willingly
imbrace
Christ
with
all
his
riches
,
that
we
may
communicate
with
him
,
and
may
be
fruitfull
in
all
obedience
towardes
him
all
our
life
.
Which
grace
God
graunt
for
Iesus
Christe
his
sake
,
both
to
vs
and
to
all
Nations
,
and
his
whole
church
,
&c.
Amen
.
To
the
which
Christ
with
the
Father
,
and
the
holye
Ghost
,
be
all
honor
,
glory
,
maiesty
,
dominion
and
power
,
now
and
for
euer
.
Amen
.
Let
vs
pray
.
&c.
The
second
Sermon
.
After
Prayer
,
as
is
before
mentioned
following
thus
.
IN
the
former
part
of
this
day
(
beloued
in
the
Lorde
)
we
haue
hearde
of
two
reasons
,
which
were
vsed
of
the
husband
,
to
mooue
his
spouse
to
participate
with
him
in
his
riches
,
and
to
imbrace
him
.
The
one
drawne
from
his
excellent
dignitie
,
and
eternall
riches
and
possessions
,
which
he
had
already
receiued
.
The
other
taken
of
his
kindnesse
and
liberall
offers
,
to
participate
the
same
his
riches
to
his
Spouse
:
which
as
I
sayde
,
included
in
it
a
part
of
the
suite
it selfe
.
Also
we
haue
hearde
of
one
circumstaunce
of
the
second
part
of
the
chapiter
,
concerning
the
maner
of
the
spouses
comming
on
:
and
namely
of
the
lets
in
her selfe
,
which
somewhat
tyed
her
at
the
firste
.
Yet
so
,
as
she
stirreth
vp
her selfe
notwithstanding
,
with
the
meditation
of
the
suite
and
voyce
of
her
husband
or
sutor
.
All
these
circumstances
,
with
the
vse
of
them
we
haue
already
handled
.
Now
it
followeth
in
the
2.
verse
,
wherein
the
suit
is
stil
continued
.
Open
vnto
me
my
sister
,
my
loue
,
my
doue
,
my
vndefiled
.
&c.
This
second
suite
as
it
were
,
is
noted
by
Solomon
,
to
be
mentioned
by
the
spouse
her selfe
,
making
report
of
the
exceding
loue
of
her
sutor
Christ
Iesus
,
who
spak
to
her
so
amiably
,
gratiously
,
honorably
,
ye
so
carefully
,
as
he
was
loath
for
her
owne
good
to
lose
his
labor
.
Therfore
christ
is
brought
in
as
one
renuing
his
suite
again
&
again
,
and
continuing
it
,
as
hee
doth
euen
to
this
day
by
the
preachers
of
his
word
:
Yea
he
hath
long
come
a
wooing
vnto
vs
.
Wherefore
I
pray
you
(
my
brethren
)
let
him
now
come
a
speeding
,
open
your
heartes
vnto
him
,
enlarge
your
bowels
towardes
him
,
imbrace
and
hugge
him
thorough
faith
,
yea
set
your
whole
loue
on
him
.
The
like
speeche
of
knocking
and
opening
we
haue
in
other
places
,
as
namely
in
the
3.
chapter
of
the
Reuelation
.
verse
20.
Behold
I
stand
at
the
doore
and
knocke
,
if
any
man
heare
my
voyce
,
and
open
the
doore
,
I
wil
come
in
vnto
him
,
and
wil
sup
with
him
,
&c.
Which
speeches
,
import
the
Christ
is
alwayes
calling
vpon
men
,
and
vouchsafeth
to
come
to
them
by
the
preaching
of
his
word
,
crauing
entertainment
.
Open
vnto
me
.
&c.
When
such
speeches
&
exhortations
ar
vsed
in
the
scripture
,
that
is
not
left
to
the
power
&
wil
of
man
to
open
,
as
els
where
2.
Tim.
2.21
.
If
any
man
purge
him self
from
these
,
he
shal
be
a
vessel
of
the
Lorde
vnto
honor
,
sanctified
and
prepared
to
euery
good
worke
.
So
Heb.
4.7
.
To
day
if
you
wil
hear
his
voice
,
&c.
Also
Io.
3.3
.
He
that
hath
this
hope
in
himselfe
,
purgeth
himselfe
,
euen
as
hee
is
pure
.
These
spéeches
attribute
not
to
man
any
thing
of
him selfe
.
For
albeit
God
requireth
vs
to
open
,
to
come
to
him
,
to
purge
our selues
,
and
to
heare
,
&c.
yet
all
these
are
borrowed
from
the
lord
,
who
worketh
them
in
his
saints
by
his
spirite
,
and
God
requireth
obedience
at
our
handes
.
1.7
.
1.
Cor.
1.2
.
Yea
,
he
hath
chosen
vs
before
the
foundation
of
the
world
,
that
we
shuld
be
holy
and
without
blame
before
him
.
Ephes.
1.4
.
So
then
,
this
is
the
euidence
of
our
election
,
and
so
of
our
saluation
,
if
we
labour
for
holinesse
and
a
new
life
.
For
so
God
sanctifieth
his
vnto
a
new
life
,
and
refourmeth
them
to
haue
their
hearts
open
,
that
so
being
renued
,
they
open
vnto
Christ
.
So
that
it
followeth
not
,
that
if
thou
art
elect
what
soeuer
thou
dost
thou
shalt
be
saued
.
But
if
thou
art
elect
,
then
God
calleth
thée
in
time
vnto
sanctification
,
to
renounce
sin
and
thine
owne
lusts
,
and
so
causeth
thee
to
make
sure
thy
election
by
good
fruits
,
as
are
mentioned
.
Col.
3.12
.
As
the
elect
of
God
holy
and
beloued
,
put
on
tender
mercy
,
kindnes
,
humblenes
,
meekenes
,
&c.
with
al
the
furniture
of
the
new
man
.
And
read
I
pray
you
the
first
Chapter
of
the
second
Epistle
of
Peter
,
verses
.
5.6.7.8.9.10.11
So
then
who
soeuer
is
in
Christ
must
become
a
new
creature
.
2.
Cor.
5.17
.
And
who
so
euer
neuer
tasteth
of
true
mortification
,
holinesse
and
newnes
of
life
,
forsaking
sin
and
vngodlines
,
can
neuer
haue
euidence
of
saluation
,
but
remaine
still
in
damnation
,
and
the
wrath
of
God
abideth
vpon
him
.
And
as
for
the
other
obiection
,
where
they
say
,
that
if
they
be
reprobates
,
&c.
what
so
euer
good
they
do
,
yet
they
shal
be
damned
.
This
followeth
not
neither
,
so
as
they
take
it
.
For
although
the
purpose
of
God
in
the
reprobate
can
not
be
altered
,
yet
they
must
know
that
the
cause
of
their
destruction
is
of
them selues
,
who
beeing
left
of
God
to
them selues
in
the
matter
of
their
condemnation
,
do
perish
of
them selues
,
and
wilfully
despise
the
sacred
meanes
of
life
,
hardning
their
heartes
,
and
shutting
them
vp
againste
Christe
,
by
that
malice
which
is
resident
in
their
own
nature
.
Then
how
soeuer
man
murmureth
against
God
calling
them
to
obedience
,
as
thogh
God
required
some
vnlawful
or
vnresonable
thing
at
their
handes
.
Yet
let
them
know
that
howsoeuer
the
wicked
perish
in
their
contempt
,
not
shewing
the
fruits
of
election
,
&
so
shut
vp
the
gate
against
christ
,
it
is
the
iust
iudgement
of
God
.
On
the
other
side
,
the
children
of
God
being
sanctified
,
and
their
harts
renued
by
his
spirit
,
they
open
vnto
Christ
.
For
the
regenerate
as
god
worketh
in
them
by
his
spirit
,
wherby
the
praise
of
their
regeneration
belongeth
vnto
God
,
so
their
actions
are
both
actiue
&
passiue
.
Actiue
,
in
the
God
hauing
reformed
&
altered
their
wils
&
nature
by
his
second
creation
,
they
will
good
things
,
desiring
the
lords
wil
to
be
accomplished
in
them
.
And
passiue
,
in
that
though
they
are
reformed
,
yet
(
by
the
reason
of
the
remnants
of
sin
which
remaine
in
the
saints
not
fully
purged
)
they
still
haue
néed
of
the
lords
aide
to
go
through
in
their
calling
.
As
Paule
doth
insinuate
when
,
praying
that
God
wold
make
them
worthy
of
their
calling
,
&
fulfil
the
good
pleasure
of
his
goodnesse
,
and
the
worke
of
faith
with
power
.
He
sheweth
that
the
Godly
must
stil
be
continued
and
holden
vp
of
God
to
the
ende
.
But
they
neglect
not
the
hearing
of
the
worde
,
prayer
,
and
all
the
soueraigne
meanes
of
their
saluation
.
For
they
know
that
as
God
worketh
all
in
all
,
so
he
hath
appointed
ordinary
meanes
,
to
cause
his
graces
to
be
effectual
in
his
saints
,
as
the
preaching
of
his
word
,
Minium
spirituales
which
deuide
the
spirite
from
the
worde
,
when
the
worke
togeather
in
the
faithfull
,
neither
wil
I
trifle
with
the
Scholiastes
,
and
Papistes
,
affirming
that
freewil
,
though
it
be
holpen
by
grace
:
Yet
is
it
in
vs
to
deserue
righteousnes
,
&c.
they
may
easely
be
confuted
by
the
former
places
alleaged
.
I
need
not
delay
time
to
frame
any
seuerall
conclusions
against
them
in
any
Syllogistical
forme
.
I
conclude
therefore
generally
,
that
they
which
open
vnto
Christ
,
doe
open
by
the
grace
of
God
,
clensing
and
preparing
their
hearts
thervnto
through
his
worde
,
and
so
as
a
fruitful
cause
,
bringeth
foorth
necessary
effectes
of
faith
&
obedience
.
And
they
which
do
not
open
,
being
left
in
their
own
sins
by
the
iust
iudgement
of
God
,
through
their
owne
fault
open
not
,
and
not
through
any
defect
or
fault
in
God
,
or
in
the
meanes
whereby
hee
offereth
grace
,
but
they
refuse
it
.
Let
vs
therefore
craue
,
that
God
would
vouchsafe
to
open
our
eies
that
we
sleep
not
in
death
Also
to
open
our
eares
,
hearts
,
minds
,
and
souls
,
and
forbeare
them
by
his
spirite
that
his
worde
may
enter
and
Christ
may
haue
place
in
vs
,
that
we
may
open
vnto
him
at
his
suite
and
request
,
and
so
we
may
heartely
byd
him
welcome
.
See
then
I
pray
you
this
suite
and
calling
of
Christe
,
desiring
vs
to
open
vnto
him
and
to
giue
him
entertainement
in
our
heartes
,
which
friendly
offer
of
his
,
to
vouchsafe
to
abase
him selfe
to
dwell
in
our
sinneful
bodyes
and
soules
,
should
me
thinkes
greatly
mooue
vs
,
sith
it
is
not
for
his
owne
benefite
but
for
our
eternall
good
.
But
let
vs
now
go
on
to
consider
the
other
two
reasons
which
are
set
downe
after
his
suite
.
For
the
calling
of
Christe
or
his
suite
to
his
Church
is
interplaced
betweene
the
foure
reasons
which
I
noted
before
.
My
sister
,
my
loue
,
my
Doue
,
my
vndefiled
.
These
titles
and
all
those
before
named
,
as
Spouse
,
Friendes
,
beloued
,
&c.
they
include
in
them selues
a
nother
reason
to
mooue
the
Spouse
with
all
,
drawne
from
the
loue
of
Christe
in
making
choyce
of
the
faithfull
to
bee
as
his
Wyfe
and
Spouse
.
As
if
he
shoulde
saie
:
sith
I
haue
vouchsafed
to
cast
my
loue
vpon
you
,
and
to
choose
you
for
my
Wyfe
,
and
haue
reckoned
of
you
as
of
my
dearest
friendes
,
hauing
sanctified
you
to
my selfe
:
thinke
it
not
much
to
graunt
me
this
curtisie
againe
to
open
vnto
me
and
entertaine
my
person
,
submitting
your selues
to
my
good
will
and
pleasure
,
which
can
not
but
wishe
your
good
and
welfare
euen
as
myne
owne
.
This
is
the
reason
why
hee
vseth
suche
titles
of
loue
to
bewray
what
good
will
hee
beareth
to
the
faythful
,
and
therefore
adorneth
them
with
these
Epithets
.
The
title
of
Sister
noteth
the
spiritual
kindred
which
we
haue
with
Christ
,
as
him selfe
calleth
the
beléeuers
which
do
the
wil
of
his
heauenly
father
.
Mat.
12.50
.
His
mother
,
sister
&
brother
.
This
shoulde
be
a
maruailous
meane
to
mooue
vs
to
loue
him
againe
,
sith
he
vouchsafeth
such
friendly
and
familiar
names
to
vs
,
which
are
of
our selues
meere
harlots
and
of
kin
to
Sathan
.
But
they
are
all
borrowed
titles
of
Christ
,
and
special
prerogatiues
to
the
faithful
.
Especially
this
,
that
he
intiteleth
vs
his
Spouse
and
Loue
:
as
also
Iohn
calleth
the
Church
the
Bryde
.
Ioh.
3.29
.
Also
Paule
.
Ephes.
5.28.32
.
calleth
the
Church
the
wife
and
spouse
of
Christ
.
The
title
of
Doue
,
as
it
is
a
word
of
loue
,
so
it
doth
not
vnfitly
note
vnto
vs
the
innocencye
,
simplicity
,
comelines
,
and
chastity
,
which
should
be
in
the
saints
.
As
we
find
also
,
that
the
Gentiles
which
should
flock
to
the
Church
vnder
the
Gospel
,
Esay
.
60.8
.
are
compared
to
Doues
,
which
flocke
to
their
windowes
.
Christ
also
teacheth
his
Disciples
to
be
innocent
as
Doues
.
The
title
of
Friendes
and
beloued
,
is
the
same
which
he
gaue
to
his
Disciples
to
be
his
friendes
,
for
so
by
imputation
hee
accounteth
vs
,
which
before
were
his
enemies
.
Rom.
5.10
.
Col.
1.21
.
My
vndefiled
,
or
perfect
one
.
This
title
is
wholy
borrowed
from
Christ
as
the
other
,
in
whom
we
that
are
filthy
and
loathsome
in
our selues
,
are
yet
in
him
purged
from
all
vnclennes
,
as
Ephe.
5.26.27
.
He
hath
sanctified
&
cleansed
his
Church
,
by
the
washing
of
water
through
the
worde
,
that
he
might
make
it
vnto
him selfe
a
glorious
Church
,
not
hauing
spotte
or
wrinckle
,
but
that
it
should
be
holy
and
without
blame
.
Thus
he
amiably
,
inticeth
and
allureth
vs
to
tast
of
his
spirituall
graces
which
he
hath
brought
from
heauen
,
indignifiing
vs
with
honorable
and
gratious
titles
in
Christe
,
not
that
we
are
such
of
our selues
:
but
Christ
by
imputation
applieth
that
vnto
vs
,
which
is
not
ours
,
but
his
owne
proper
,
&
imputeth
that
vnto
him selfe
(
for
our
cause
)
which
is
not
his
owne
but
ours
:
namely
sin
,
so
that
by
imputation
Christe
was
counted
and
made
sinn
for
vs
,
that
we
might
be
made
the
righteousnes
of
God
in
him
.
2.
Cor.
5.21
.
Yea
,
in
the
similitude
of
sinful
fleshe
,
and
for
sin
,
he
hath
condemned
sin
in
the
fleshe
,
that
the
righteousnes
of
the
law
might
be
fulfilled
in
vs
,
which
walke
not
after
the
flesh
but
after
the
spirite
.
Rom.
8.3.4
.
So
then
Christe
hath
giuen
sinne
the
foyl
and
bounde
Sathan
to
the
good
abearing
,
that
there
is
no
condemnation
to
those
which
are
in
Christe
Iesus
,
but
they
stand
as
pure
,
holy
,
and
vndefiled
in
Christ
Iesus
before
God
his
father
,
which
before
were
most
vile
and
filthy
in
themselues
.
This
is
the
happy
benefite
which
we
haue
by
Christe
,
to
be
flocked
into
the
heauenly
society
of
our
spirituall
husband
,
which
were
without
Christe
before
,
and
aliants
from
the
common
weal
of
Israel
,
strangers
from
the
couenaunt
of
promise
,
and
were
without
hope
and
without
God
in
the
worlde
.
Ephe.
2.12
.
Then
,
sith
now
wee
are
made
one
with
Christe
,
and
he
hath
chosen
vs
to
be
his
Spouse
and
wife
,
making
so
high
account
of
vs
,
preferring
and
commending
vs
,
with
so
honorable
and
gratious
titles
,
let
vs
labour
to
bee
ioined
with
him
,
imbracing
him
and
solacing
our selues
in
his
loue
,
repenting
vs
of
our
former
liues
,
howsoeuer
Aungel-like
they
haue
seemed
to
be
in
the
eies
of
men
,
and
let
vs
become
his
friends
in
deed
and
of
kinne
to
him
,
that
we
may
re-resemble
his
Image
in
all
holinesse
,
purenesse
,
innocencye
,
and
righteousnesse
,
that
wee
may
prooue
to
the
comforte
of
our
owne
consciences
,
by
an
inwarde
and
effectuall
feeling
of
his
grace
in
vs
that
wee
are
in
deede
,
his
loue
,
Syster
,
Spouse
and
vndefiled
:
which
thing
euerye
man
muste
labour
to
seale
vp
to
his
owne
conscience
.
my
heade
is
full
of
dewe
,
and
my
lockes
with
the
droppes
of
the
night
.
It
is
a
metaphoriall
or
borrowed
speeche
from
such
as
watch
long
,
and
that
in
the
night
season
,
noting
the
long
sufferance
and
patience
of
Christ
Iesus
towardes
his
Church
,
that
had
so
long
wayted
for
an
answeare
,
and
borne
so
many
discommodities
.
As
if
he
shoulde
say
,
O
my
Spouse
,
or
you
people
to
whom
I
speake
by
the
ministery
of
my
worde
,
euen
as
hee
which
watcheth
many
nights
bare
headded
,
is
bedewed
with
the
myst
of
the
nightes
,
and
not
with
the
dewe
of
the
morning
,
so
I
haue
long
wayted
to
be
receiued
and
imbraced
of
you
in
my
word
,
I
haue
sustayned
infinite
daungers
and
paineful
labors
to
pleasure
you
:
but
you
haue
foorded
me
off
from
time
to
time
,
that
I
am
as
one
weary
,
fainting
,
and
discouraged
,
therfore
open
vnto
me
,
least
I
depart
and
cast
you
off
.
A
maruailous
speech
,
but
we
must
take
vse
of
it
to
our selues
.
For
hath
not
Christe
made
intreatie
vnto
vs
,
and
tarryed
for
vs
,
not
one
night
or
many
,
but
euen
whole
yeares
he
hath
continued
his
suite
without
intermission
to
vs
in
this
lande
,
and
hath
beene
a
Sutor
this
24.
yeares
,
by
the
preaching
of
his
word
:
And
yet
alas
poore
Christe
,
he
may
stande
and
starue
abroade
,
for
any
entertainment
he
hath
with
the
most
.
Can
we
heare
that
Christ
tooke
such
great
paine
for
vs
,
as
we
heard
before
?
And
can
we
be
so
blockish
and
vnkind
towardes
him
againe
?
This
reason
might
mooue
vs
more
,
if
we
looke
thoroughly
into
it
.
The
Lord
sometime
reasoneth
in
such
like
maner
by
his
Prophetes
,
that
he
spent
his
strength
in
vaine
,
Now
in
this
third
verse
,
followeth
the
second
part
of
this
Chapiter
,
3.
4.
5.
Secondly
,
abroade
and
in
others
which
are
effectes
and
punishmentes
of
the
former
as
we
shall
note
when
we
come
at
them
.
First
of
the
lets
with
in
,
3.
I
haue
put
off
my
coate
,
how
shall
I
put
it
on
?
I
haue
washed
my
feet
,
how
shall
I
defile
them
?
Some
vnderstande
this
,
as
though
the
Spouse
should
confesse
her
nakednes
and
that
of
her selfe
she
had
nothing
,
neither
was
able
to
rise
to
open
.
Which
confession
as
the
Spouse
might
iustly
make
,
yet
because
the
speeche
and
wordes
properly
affoorde
no
such
sense
in
my
iudgement
the
Metaphors
being
considered
,
I
can
not
therfore
willingly
receiue
that
interpretation
.
First
for
that
then
the
spouse
shoulde
acknowledge
,
that
she
had
put
of
that
which
she
neuer
had
.
For
we
are
by
nature
naked
and
voyd
of
grace
,
and
so
haue
not
cast
it
of
,
sith
we
neuer
haue
it
,
till
the
Lorde
instilleth
it
into
vs
.
Secondly
,
the
other
Simile
,
or
rather
metaphor
of
washing
of
feete
,
can
not
properly
note
our
nakednesse
,
vnability
,
or
emptines
of
grace
,
for
that
the
scripture
vsually
taketh
the
washing
of
the
feete
for
sanctification
and
purging
of
the
affections
,
as
Ecclesiastes
.
4.17
.
Ioh.
13.10
.
and
so
pure
handes
for
pure
affections
,
1.
Tim.
2.8
.
Other
reasons
I
could
alleadge
from
the
contrary
,
but
these
suffice
me
.
Others
take
it
(
and
more
properly
)
as
if
the
spouse
should
reason
,
that
sith
she
is
once
clensed
,
she
would
not
defile
her self
again
,
and
so
promiseth
to
grow
in
sanctification
.
For
the
reason
is
very
forcible
,
(
if
wee
take
it
in
this
sence
)
that
because
God
hath
sanctified
,
iustified
and
freed
vs
from
sinne
,
it
were
vnseemely
and
a
shame
that
we
should
againe
defile
our selues
,
and
so
frustrate
our selues
of
the
fruite
of
Christes
death
,
and
cleansing
sacrifice
offered
for
our
sinnes
.
For
the
benefite
of
our
cleansing
and
redemption
,
should
be
so
farre
from
ministring
occasion
of
sinne
vnto
vs
,
or
to
presume
on
Gods
mercyes
,
that
it
should
be
the
greatest
argument
to
stirre
vp
our selues
,
to
holines
and
sanctimony
,
as
the
Apostle
reasoneth
.
Ro.
12.1
.
By
the
mercies
of
God
,
to
cause
the
Romaines
to
offer
vp
them selues
wholy
a
spirituall
and
holy
sacrifice
to
God
.
So
that
in
this
sense
,
the
Metaphor
agreeth
with
the
speeches
that
Paule
vseth
.
Col.
3.
and
els
where
,
hidding
vs
to
put
off
the
olde
man
,
&c.
So
that
by
translation
,
our
owne
corrupt
nature
,
with
the
appurtenances
is
compared
to
a
coate
both
olde
&
past
wearing
,
which
bring
nothing
but
shame
in
the
vse
of
it
,
therfore
to
be
put
off
.
And
true
it
is
,
we
can
not
otherwise
come
vnto
Christ
,
neither
will
he
receiue
vs
,
vnlesse
we
deny
our selues
,
laying
a
side
all
our
owne
lustes
and
carnall
affections
,
which
all
are
rotten
ragges
that
causeth
Christ
to
loath
vs
.
For
as
he
that
hath
lyen
long
in
pryson
in
one
coate
,
olde
and
louzie
:
men
would
be
loath
to
company
with
him
,
and
would
be
squamishe
to
eat
,
drink
or
lodge
with
him
,
vnlesse
he
be
new
shifted
,
ridde
of
his
lice
and
wel
ayred
.
So
if
we
will
haue
fellwoship
with
Christe
our
husband
,
we
must
leaue
our selues
behind
,
and
wayte
on
him
,
we
must
be
well
ayred
,
sweeted
and
shifted
,
els
Christ
will
be
squaymishe
of
our
company
.
For
he
hath
redeemed
vs
out
of
the
pryson
of
Hell
and
Sinne
,
where
we
were
forlorne
,
hath
also
washed
rensed
and
bathed
vs
in
his
owne
bloud
,
not
to
goe
wallow
againe
in
the
myre
of
sinne
,
but
to
walke
in
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
before
him
,
beeing
arayed
and
beautified
with
the
garmentes
of
his
spirite
and
decked
with
the
new
man
.
In
deede
there
are
many
ciuill
men
and
carnall
Gospellers
that
can
afoord
the
Lorde
some
outwarde
reformation
,
in
wordes
or
behauiour
,
as
though
they
woulde
put
off
their
coat
,
but
they
neuer
deale
in
truth
with
their
heartes
to
root
out
from
thence
the
root
of
bytternesse
altering
their
will
,
thoughts
and
affections
.
For
Christ
loueth
to
dwell
in
the
priuy
Chamber
of
our
heartes
and
to
bear
rule
there
.
When
she
saith
that
she
hath
washed
her
feet
,
it
is
ment
of
the
affections
as
before
I
noted
,
importing
that
the
saintes
of
God
when
they
feele
themselues
sanctified
and
prepared
to
imbrace
Christ
,
,
they
féele
such
benefit
by
his
presence
,
that
they
stirre
vp
themselues
by
al
means
,
that
they
may
not
turne
back
againe
to
their
own
lustes
and
corruptions
,
but
labour
to
consecrate
them selues
wholy
body
and
soul
to
the
Lorde
,
that
whereas
they
haue
before
in
their
members
serued
sinne
,
sathan
and
their
owne
lustes
,
hauing
let
them
out
and
bound
them
as
apprentices
vnto
sathan
.
Now
they
make
new
vowes
and
couenantes
with
the
Lorde
that
they
will
giue
ouer
their
members
as
instrumentes
of
righteousnesse
vnto
God
.
Then
here
is
no
way
for
Ciuill
men
so
long
as
they
are
meere
Ciuill
men
,
nor
for
worldlinges
,
couetous
men
,
Athistes
,
drunkerds
,
raylers
,
proud
persons
,
Swearers
,
or
any
suche
like
,
to
come
vnto
Christe
,
till
their
corrupt
nature
bee
caste
off
,
and
their
affections
washed
,
sanctified
and
reformed
.
Yea
,
and
this
not
for
a
time
,
but
wee
must
vowe
it
for
euer
.
For
it
is
impossible
that
they
which
haue
tasted
of
the
heauenly
gift
,
and
were
made
partakers
of
the
holy
ghost
,
hauing
tasted
of
the
good
worde
of
God
,
and
of
the
powers
of
the
world
to
come
,
if
they
fall
away
,
should
be
renued
againe
by
repentance
.
Heb.
6.4
.
If
the
righteous
scarcely
bee
saued
,
where
shal
the
vngodly
and
the
sinner
appeare
?
Wo
be
then
to
the
swinish
and
brutish
generation
,
the
wallow
stil
in
the
myre
of
their
own
affections
,
and
wil
not
come
out
from
the
world
&
vncleane
things
.
These
shal
howle
with
pitifull
shrikes
and
shril
voices
,
when
they
shall
bee
shut
out
from
the
bridegrome
Christe
Iesus
in
his
comming
.
Then
shal
they
lament
their
whoredoms
,
gluttonies
,
pride
,
contempt
,
their
railings
,
vnbeleefe
,
and
al
their
vnhappy
wayes
,
but
too
late
.
Let
vs
therefore
,
(
deare
brethren
)
craue
Gods
spirite
to
wash
our
affections
and
cleanse
our
hearts
,
that
we
drasse
them
not
in
the
dirt
of
sinne
any
more
,
least
our
latter
end
,
be
worse
then
our
beginning
.
But
albeit
this
be
the
more
receiued
interpretation
,
which
I
haue
nowe
longest
stayed
in
:
namely
,
that
sith
she
is
cleansed
,
shee
wil
not
defile
her selfe
againe
.
Yet
mee
thinkes
it
is
to
be
taken
of
the
excuses
which
the
Spouse
made
,
shewing
that
shee
had
muche
a
doe
to
renonunce
her
pleasures
,
and
complaineth
that
she
is
vntoward
to
obey
her
calling
,
hauing
many
lets
,
as
if
a
man
being
in
bed
is
loath
to
rise
and
diseaze
himself
in
the
night
:
so
the
Spouse
though
desirous
to
arise
to
Christe
,
yet
her
pleasures
stick
some
what
in
her
stomacke
,
and
she
findeth
many
delais
in
her
nature
,
debateth
the
matter
before
shee
can
cheerefully
rise
vp
to
follow
the
call
of
Christ
Iesus
.
The
reasons
that
mooue
me
to
this
sence
,
are
these
cheefly
,
1.
because
it
is
an
answere
to
the
former
suite
of
Christe
,
desiring
to
be
opened
vnto
,
as
one
knocking
in
the
night
,
she
aunswereth
she
hath
put
of
her
coate
and
is
at
rest
,
hauing
washed
her
féete
(
as
the
manner
of
that
country
was
)
so
as
she
was
loath
to
rise
and
ray
her
feete
,
discouering
her
vntowardnesse
.
Now
if
she
shold
answere
when
Christ
calleth
,
that
she
is
clensed
and
sanctified
,
how
shold
she
be
,
vncleansed
again
and
sanctified
?
(
when
Christ
calleth
to
sanctification
)
it
were
a
weake
aunswere
to
the
request
of
Christ
.
2.
The
metaphor
of
sleep
and
of
the
night
,
and
al
circumstances
(
in
a
word
)
aford
this
sense
as
moste
naturall
and
proper
to
this
place
.
So
then
the
vse
of
it
,
is
to
teach
vs
howe
harde
beginninges
wee
haue
in
our
calling
,
howe
slowly
wee
come
forward
,
and
how
many
delayes
our
corrupt
nature
findeth
to
shift
of
al
true
obedience
to
Christe
Iesus
.
For
we
must
know
that
our
condition
and
estate
is
figured
vnto
vs
in
the
person
of
the
spouse
.
Therefore
purposely
,
Solomon
sheweth
how
we
hang
of
&
on
,
with
Christe
til
the
Lord
hath
throuhlye
humbled
vs
and
weaned
vs
from
our selues
,
which
is
a
doctrin
most
necessary
and
comfortable
,
that
we
maye
be
stirred
vp
to
shake
of
all
drowsines
and
loytering
.
For
we
see
how
hardly
we
obey
our
calling
,
and
listen
to
the
word
of
God
,
but
we
aunswere
a
farre
off
,
and
hould
our selues
aloofe
.
As
Samuel
,
Sodom
,
Ieremiah
had
excuses
,
Abraham
,
Mathewe
,
Zacheus
,
the
two
brethren
.
Magdalen
&
others
.
Other
som
are
longer
comming
on
,
as
Nicodemus
,
Ioseph
of
Aramathia
and
others
,
the
one
by
night
came
to
Christ
,
the
other
secretly
at
the
first
.
And
though
the
spouse
here
,
confesseth
her
slacknes
,
and
how
she
was
hindered
from
following
of
Christ
,
(
as
she
desired
)
through
her
owne
corruptions
,
and
worldly
affections
.
Yet
after
she
recouereth
her
zeale
,
and
groweth
more
earnest
in
seeking
after
Christe
,
euen
then
when
other
would
haue
discouraged
her
.
As
verse
8.
So
that
faith
standeth
not
at
a
stay
in
the
saintes
,
but
increaseth
by
degrees
:
as
we
see
in
Nicodemus
and
Ioseph
.
For
Nicodemus
Iohn
.
7.50
.
spake
boldly
in
Christes
cause
before
the
Pharisyes
,
though
he
receiued
a
checke
:
If
therefore
men
will
prooue
themselues
to
belong
to
Christe
,
(
though
they
feele
many
lets
in
them selues
)
yet
that
shall
not
excuse
them
,
but
they
must
labour
against
all
lets
,
and
indeuour
to
resemble
the
Image
of
Christ
Iesus
in
righteousnesse
and
holines
,
hating
sinne
in
them selues
and
in
others
,
no
more
intangle
themselus
in
the
pleasures
of
sinne
.
But
they
féel
the
power
of
Christes
death
(
as
I
sayd
before
)
mortifiyng
in
them
the
corruptions
of
their
nature
,
4.
My
beloued
put
in
his
hande
at
the
hole
of
the
doore
,
and
my
inwarde
partes
were
moued
towardes
him
,
or
groned
after
him
,
or
were
troubled
for
him
,
as
the
same
Hebrewe
wordes
import
in
Ieremy
Chapiter
31.20
.
These
speeches
of
the
gestures
of
loue
,
are
not
to
be
carnally
vnderstoode
,
but
they
note
that
Christe
(
whome
Solomon
as
you
haue
hearde
presenteth
to
vs
in
the
person
of
a
Sutor
)
vseth
all
tokens
of
spirituall
iestures
and
shewes
of
loue
that
may
be
,
to
allure
his
Spouse
to
loue
him
againe
.
Not
that
Christe
commeth
downe
in
his
owne
person
now
,
to
intice
men
to
his
loue
.
But
(
as
I
haue
sayde
)
he
presenteth
him selfe
to
bée
seene
of
vs
in
his
Gospell
as
in
a
glasse
,
putting
in
of
the
hand
,
for
smiting
and
afflicting
his
Church
,
and
so
translate
the
worde
following
.
And
my
bowels
trembled
at
him
.
So
the
sense
after
their
meaning
is
,
that
the
Church
beeing
slacke
and
slow
to
grow
in
faith
and
obedience
,
was
afflicted
,
rebuked
,
and
corrected
of
Christ
,
whereby
she
was
terrified
and
forced
with
feare
,
to
regarde
more
earnestly
the
call
of
Christ
Iesus
.
And
indeed
true
it
is
,
that
the
lord
calling
his
saintes
,
and
they
being
very
slow
of
them selues
,
he
vseth
whyps
and
corrections
to
spurre
them
forwarde
,
of
his
greate
loue
,
and
we
are
often
made
more
quicke
and
ready
to
obey
our
calling
,
when
the
Lord
some
way
afflicteth
vs
.
For
our
nature
is
so
vntamed
,
so
proud
so
lofty
,
sturdy
and
rebellious
,
that
the
Lord
is
faine
to
ioyne
with
his
word
,
many
crosses
and
trials
,
either
of
sicknesse
,
pouerty
,
reproch
,
losse
of
friends
,
losse
of
goods
,
crosses
in
wise
,
in
Children
,
in
families
,
in
affaires
,
hauing
enemies
stirred
vp
againste
vs
and
such
like
,
that
his
worde
and
admonitions
might
sincke
the
more
deepely
into
our
heartes
.
Which
fruite
Dauid
felt
by
afflictions
,
when
he
sayd
,
Before
I
was
afflicted
I
went
wrong
,
but
nowe
I
keepe
thy
word
.
Psal.
119.67
.
So
then
the
Lorde
is
fayne
to
vrge
vs
to
obey
often
times
:
Furthermore
some
sinnes
which
wee
see
not
a
long
time
in
oure selues
by
the
worde
(
yet
thorough
our
owne
blindenesse
)
the
Lorde
by
some
rod
traceth
out
in
vs
,
and
haleth
vs
foorth
before
his
iudgement
seat
,
causing
vs
to
bring
in
euidence
againste
our selues
,
that
conuicted
in
our
owne
conscience
at
the
bar
of
his
iudgement
seat
,
we
might
confesse
our selues
and
humbly
sue
for
pardon
.
And
this
fruit
we
haue
not
simply
by
the
affliction
it self
,
(
in
so
much
as
the
wicked
also
are
afflicted
oftentimes
,
and
yet
profit
not
by
it
)
but
being
taught
the
vse
of
it
by
the
word
,
the
doctrine
of
the
word
sincketh
the
deeper
when
some
triall
is
annexed
,
as
the
souls
that
are
truly
humbled
can
beare
good
witnesse
with
me
by
their
owne
experience
,
but
if
wee
are
still
blockish
and
sullen
,
that
wee
murmure
and
bristle
vp
oure
affections
against
Gods
corrections
secretly
in
our
hearts
,
though
our
mouthes
are
silent
,
and
so
not
stirred
vp
to
profite
in
repentaunce
by
them
:
then
wée
loose
the
vse
of
them
.
But
the
Spouse
she
trembled
at
the
Lordes
hande
and
rose
to
open
.
It
is
a
good
signe
when
with
reuerence
men
tremble
at
the
word
,
ioining
with
that
fear
a
purpose
to
keepe
the
woorde
and
obey
it
in
our
heart
.
Otherwise
the
wicked
are
forced
spite
of
their
teeth
sometime
to
tremble
at
the
worde
as
Foelix
did
,
5.
I
rose
vp
to
open
to
my
welbeloued
,
and
my
handes
did
drop
down
myrrh
,
and
my
fingers
pure
myrrh
vppon
the
handles
of
the
barre
.
Here
the
spouse
beginneth
somewhat
to
rowze
vp
her selfe
,
seeking
at
the
call
of
Christe
to
be
reconciled
vnto
him
.
And
first
shee
sheweth
that
all
her
purest
naturalities
,
or
ciuil
sobernes
(
which
she
highly
thought
of
at
the
first
)
or
her
good
workes
,
or
whatsoeuer
shee
coulde
present
Christe
with
all
of
her
owne
,
were
nothing
to
procure
his
fauour
or
draw
his
loue
towardes
her
.
For
he
is
not
to
be
founde
by
them
,
neither
needeth
he
oure
Myrrh
to
annointe
him
withall
.
So
then
we
must
not
come
in
our
owne
garmentes
,
but
away
with
al
beauty
of
nature
and
flesh
and
blood
,
and
on
with
a
pure
fayth
and
a
good
conscience
,
in
which
Christe
hath
delight
.
The
Romish
Church
therefore
,
and
al
the
iustitiaries
,
they
preparing
themselues
,
with
their
owne
workes
,
annoyntinge
and
trimming
themselues
,
with
their
owne
ciuility
,
naturalities
and
morall
coniectures
,
are
but
as
painted
Harlottes
that
driue
Christe
farre
from
them
,
though
they
seeme
to
carry
him
in
their
bosomes
.
But
he
wil
not
be
taken
in
their
beauty
for
it
is
but
as
a
menstruous
cloth
vnto
him
.
It
may
also
be
that
the
Myrrb
may
be
vnderstood
of
the
blessing
&
sweet
sauour
of
the
gospel
,
which
Christ
powreth
by
the
preaching
therof
into
the
harts
of
the
faythfull
,
so
as
they
are
annointed
with
it
and
made
swéete
,
yea
are
also
brought
to
repentance
and
to
seck
after
God
in
his
word
,
As
the
spouse
heere
perfumed
with
the
sweet
odours
and
moistened
with
the
smelling
ointment
(
which
is
spiritually
to
bee
vnderstood
of
the
graces
of
Gods
spirite
)
which
her
loue
had
left
behinde
him
,
she
ariseth
to
open
and
séeke
after
him
.
ver.
6.
I
opened
to
my
beloued
but
hee
was
gone
and
past
,
my
heart
was
gone
when
he
did
speake
,
I
sought
him
but
I
coulde
not
finde
him
,
I
called
but
be
aunswered
mee
not
.
6.
Why
hast
thou
forgotten
me
?
Why
go
I
mourning
so
heauily
,
&c.
For
the
thirstie
soule
that
longeth
after
Christe
Iesus
in
trueth
,
and
would
fayne
yeelde
obedience
vnto
him
and
haue
assuraunce
and
full
pledge
of
his
loue
,
making
haste
to
Christe
,
inquyring
after
him
in
his
worde
,
groning
,
sighing
and
calling
after
him
by
Prayer
:
Sathan
the
enuious
and
malicious
man
,
enemie
of
our
soules
,
seeketh
to
stirre
vp
our
incredulity
to
steppe
betweene
vs
and
Christe
,
presenting
to
our
eies
oure
sinnes
past
,
oure
present
infirmites
,
our
sinnes
before
oure
calling
,
and
since
our
calling
,
oure
wantes
,
lacke
of
zeale
,
our
litle
profiting
by
the
woord
,
and
a
thousande
other
bye
thoughtes
,
that
wee
should
seeme
not
to
bee
neere
Christe
,
but
as
though
hee
had
turned
his
backe
vppon
vs
,
had
cast
vs
of
agayne
,
and
helde
scorne
of
vs
,
and
as
though
all
our
former
beginnings
had
beene
in
vayne
.
So
we
wee
beginne
to
languish
,
the
Lorde
also
sometime
leaueth
vs
in
oure
dumpes
a
while
,
that
after
in
his
good
time
,
hee
might
the
more
recouer
our
zeale
,
loue
,
fayth
,
hope
,
patience
and
waiting
on
the
Lorde
,
that
wee
may
say
with
Dauid
.
I
sawe
it
was
but
mine
owne
infirmitye
.
In
which
Psalme
Dauid
speaketh
of
greate
tryalles
,
and
so
causeth
his
Sayntes
to
make
so
muche
the
more
of
his
mercy
and
fauour
,
howe
much
the
more
Sathan
and
our
incredulitie
seeketh
to
hide
it
from
vs
.
And
this
hyding
of
Christ
,
is
described
here
of
Solomon
,
by
the
figure
of
louers
,
which
sometime
by
shewing
of
strangnes
one
to
the
other
,
mak
one
the
more
faine
on
the
other
.
Likewise
Christ
by
his
strangenes
somtimes
kindleth
the
desire
of
his
saints
the
more
towards
him
.
So
Christ
shewed
himself
strange
to
the
woman
of
Cananea
,
was
of
a
verie
grown
countenance
not
vouchsafing
to
answere
her
a
while
,
Why
hidest
thou
thy
face
in
the
needfull
time
of
trouble
?
and
againe
,
Why
art
thou
so
far
from
my
health
&
from
the
teares
of
my
complaint
?
The
like
complaints
he
maketh
.
Psalm
.
89.46
.
to
the
ende
,
and
Psalm
.
69.17.18
.
And
this
last
manner
of
Christes
holding
off
,
by
afflicting
his
Sayntes
doth
amaze
them
,
when
they
see
the
Churche
of
God
left
in
the
Bryars
,
and
the
wicked
tryumphing
.
For
wee
thinke
that
the
Lord
put
vp
too
many
iniuries
at
the
handes
of
his
enemies
.
I
sought
him
but
I
coulde
not
finde
him
.
&c.
See
how
the
Spouse
though
in
a
maze
and
mammering
at
the
absence
of
her
loue
,
yet
lingreth
after
him
and
seeketh
out
for
him
,
but
as
yet
she
findeth
him
not
,
neyther
will
hee
aunswere
when
shee
calleth
.
This
should
not
discourage
vs
,
or
put
vs
off
from
inquiring
after
God
,
though
he
seem
to
absente
him selfe
for
a
time
,
and
though
wee
haue
not
out
of
hande
the
knowledge
,
fayth
,
zeale
,
loue
,
obedience
,
or
that
measure
of
repentaunce
which
wee
woulde
fayne
haue
,
yea
though
we
haue
often
craued
for
some
grace
at
the
hande
of
God
,
wayting
long
for
it
,
and
yet
he
seemeth
to
denye
it
vnto
vs
in
not
graunting
that
grace
which
wee
pray
for
:
yet
let
vs
not
giue
ouer
,
but
still
pray
and
euen
wrastle
with
the
Lorde
till
wee
obtayne
the
blessing
.
For
God
deferreth
off
long
sometime
before
hee
will
heare
,
that
hee
might
trye
oure
Faithe
,
for
hee
will
bee
tyed
neyther
to
time
,
meanes
nor
measure
,
so
as
wee
muste
not
prescribe
him
neither
when
,
how
,
or
how
farre
he
shall
graunte
oure
requestes
,
onelye
lette
vs
still
bee
inquiring
after
him
and
calling
vppon
him
,
seeking
him
whereas
hee
is
to
be
founde
,
euen
in
his
word
and
when
hee
is
to
be
found
,
which
is
so
long
as
hee
maketh
offer
of
his
grace
by
his
worde
.
This
inquiring
after
God
is
a
part
of
his
worshippe
,
as
wee
may
gather
from
the
contrary
,
Zephany
.
1.5
.
where
God
threatneth
to
cut
of
al
that
sought
not
after
God
nor
inquyred
for
him
.
So
then
wee
see
what
a
damnable
state
all
those
are
in
what
so
euer
they
are
,
which
doe
not
seeke
after
God
aright
in
his
word
,
and
are
not
daily
inquiring
after
his
will
to
do
it
,
but
rather
turn
themselues
away
wilfully
when
the
Lorde
seeketh
to
finde
them
.
As
they
doe
which
contemne
the
woorde
will
not
heare
it
,
or
hearing
it
are
not
mooued
with
Zeale
to
followe
after
God
and
walke
in
his
wayes
,
increasinge
in
the
knoweledge
of
his
will
:
but
thinke
it
euen
a
drudgerye
to
bee
compelled
or
called
on
to
heare
the
woorde
,
or
at
leaste
waye
counte
it
a
needelesse
thing
.
But
let
vs
bee
stirred
vp
(
beeloued
)
to
vse
all
meanes
,
wherebye
wee
maye
shake
off
all
suche
lettes
as
hinder
vs
,
that
wee
maye
open
vnto
Christe
,
and
seeke
after
him
euen
then
when
hee
seemeth
as
it
were
to
bee
turned
asyde
,
that
we
maye
neuer
let
him
slippe
vtterlye
from
vs
,
nor
giue
him
cause
by
our
scornefull
behauiour
to
departe
from
vs
,
leaste
wee
after
seeke
him
with
teares
when
hee
will
not
be
founde
.
Thus
at
this
time
we
haue
seene
some
of
the
letts
of
the
spouse
,
too
morrow
if
God
will
we
shall
see
the
rest
so
far
as
time
shall
permit
.
The
Lord
our
good
God
make
all
this
fruitefull
vnto
our
Soules
,
that
wee
by
his
grace
may
ouerstride
all
lettes
to
imbrace
Christe
and
seeke
after
him
,
so
as
hee
maye
abide
with
vs
for
euer
by
his
grace
here
,
and
we
abide
with
him
in
his
Heauenlye
Kingdome
for
euer
and
euer
.
Amen
.
Let
vs
pray
.
&c.
The
third
Sermon
.
IT
followeth
in
the
seuenth
verse
.
The
watchmen
that
went
about
the
Citie
found
me
,
they
smote
and
wounded
mee
,
the
watchmen
of
the
wals
tooke
away
my
vaile
from
me
.
We
heard
yesterday
concerning
the
lets
in
nature
which
hindred
the
Spouse
in
her
comming
on
,
and
how
many
stayes
men
meet
with
al
in
their
Christian
calling
.
Also
we
haue
seene
that
the
spouse
for
slowing
the
time
,
had
some
what
to
do
afterward
when
she
would
faine
haue
found
her
loue
that
he
with
drew
him selfe
for
a
time
,
which
was
some
trouble
to
her
.
And
sure
it
is
when
men
driue
off
long
or
they
come
to
the
obedience
of
the
Gospel
,
it
is
a
corzie
to
them
when
they
are
called
:
to
see
how
they
driue
off
the
time
with
the
lord
,
&
God
correcteth
such
slackinges
in
his
saints
by
many
means
.
Well
here
the
spouse
inquiring
after
Christe
her
husband
,
and
hauing
ouer
stryded
al
lets
in
her selfe
,
maketh
report
what
lets
shee
found
abroad
in
others
.
And
how
the
malice
of
the
false
and
enuious
teachers
burst
out
aganst
her
,
that
they
abused
her
greatly
.
Some
vnderstand
this
of
the
Godly
teachers
,
that
they
found
the
Spouse
and
smote
her
with
reprehensions
of
the
worde
,
and
tooke
away
the
vaile
of
her
ignoraunce
from
her
.
But
because
she
still
inquireth
for
her
husband
and
louer
,
and
that
of
others
of
Ierusalem
after
,
for
that
she
could
not
be
satisfied
by
the
watchmen
,
which
rather
hindred
her
:
I
take
it
therfore
without
question
to
be
ment
of
the
wicked
teachers
,
which
are
so
farre
from
helping
forwarde
of
the
Godly
,
that
they
pine
at
the
zeale
and
diligence
of
Gods
children
labouring
to
disgrace
them
,
and
hazard
their
profession
to
discredite
among
the
wicked
,
pulling
off
their
vaile
,
dealing
roughly
as
roynishe
rufflers
,
to
boysterous
to
handle
or
louingly
intreat
the
tender
Spouse
of
Christe
Iesus
.
Yea
some
are
not
ashamed
to
saye
,
none
are
worse
then
those
great
professours
and
these
that
talke
moste
,
thus
they
strengthen
the
hands
of
the
wicked
and
raylers
,
opening
the
mouthes
of
the
enemies
to
blaspheme
euen
the
Gospell
it selfe
:
discountenauncing
the
true
seruauntes
of
God
,
causing
them
to
mourne
,
whome
the
Lorde
hath
not
caused
to
mourne
:
Amaziah
,
Amos.
7.10
.
who
enuied
the
simple
,
&
sincere
preaching
of
Amos.
Therefore
he
complained
of
him
to
the
king
saying
:
Amos
hath
conspired
against
thee
:
&
the
land
is
not
able
to
beare
his
word
,
&c.
And
subtily
like
a
fox
in
the
mean
time
counselled
him
to
fly
the
land
,
for
he
thought
his
pomp
&
honor
would
decay
,
if
Amos
proceeded
,
because
the
people
resorted
to
him
,
but
what
followed
reade
the
chapiter
.
Hoshea
the
Prophet
chapter
.
5.1
.
complained
of
such
in
his
time
,
saying
that
iudgment
was
against
the
Priests
&
princes
,
because
ye
are
as
a
snare
on
Mizpeb
and
as
a
net
spred
vpon
Tabor
.
Meaning
that
both
the
Magistrates
and
the
Priestes
of
Israel
deuoured
the
people
and
sought
to
intrap
them
,
as
the
fowlers
in
those
mountaines
layd
snares
for
the
byrdes
.
Also
the
Scribes
,
Pharises
and
Priestes
of
the
Iewes
,
which
retained
the
chiefest
dignities
&
titles
in
the
Church
,
were
most
noysome
to
the
same
,
so
as
the
scripture
was
verified
saying
,
The
stone
which
the
chiefe
builders
refused
is
become
the
head
of
the
corner
.
This
certainly
is
a
great
offence
to
many
when
they
see
Christ
abused
of
any
of
the
rulers
and
great
Doctors
in
the
Church
.
Oh
say
they
I
can
tell
some
of
the
graue
fathers
,
&
Doctors
of
the
Church
and
wise
learned
men
,
yea
some
also
of
countenance
and
authority
,
like
not
very
wel
of
these
great
teachers
nor
of
these
gadders
to
sermons
,
and
fewe
such
will
resort
to
the
Sermons
,
&c.
Therefore
I
wil
doe
as
they
doe
,
they
are
as
wise
as
the
beste
,
as
learned
and
as
well
thought
of
as
any
of
them
all
.
Thus
the
poore
and
miserable
people
are
hindered
from
Christ
by
such
meanes
.
But
Christe
Math.
●1.
acknowledgeth
his
fathers
wisedome
herein
,
that
he
hath
reuealed
those
high
and
heauenly
misteryes
to
the
simple
,
and
hidde
them
from
the
wise
&
prudent
of
this
world
.
And
Paul
.
1.
Cor.
1.26
.
affirmeth
that
not
many
noble
the
Lorde
hath
called
,
or
wise
men
after
the
fleshe
,
but
God
hath
called
the
foolish
things
of
the
worlde
to
confound
the
wise
,
&c.
Howbeit
(
the
Lord
make
vs
truely
thankfull
)
God
hath
beautified
our
soyl
and
Church
of
England
with
many
nobles
&
godly
magistrates
,
which
countenaunce
the
truth
&
the
Godly
teachers
and
are
a
wal
to
them
,
hath
also
inriched
this
his
Church
,
with
many
Godly
,
learned
and
worthy
men
,
and
that
of
countenaunce
and
titles
which
preferre
the
Gospel
of
Christ
Iesus
.
Notwithstanding
(
as
I
sayd
)
such
there
haue
beene
and
shal
be
some
in
the
Church
,
euen
of
great
ones
which
shall
molest
the
same
.
And
because
this
doctrine
which
discouereth
the
ambition
and
hurtfulnesse
of
some
persons
in
the
Church
is
hardly
disgested
.
I
must
he
came
beyond
my
vsual
order
to
insert
some
authority
of
the
fathers
in
a
worde
,
who
I
suppose
shall
more
tollerably
bee
heard
then
my selfe
.
Saint
Barnard
in
the
33.
Sermon
vpon
these
Canticles
sayth
.
From
whom
shal
the
Church
hide
her selfe
?
All
are
friendes
and
all
are
enemies
,
all
kinsfolke
and
all
aduersaries
,
all
houshold
seruauntes
,
yet
there
is
none
at
peace
,
they
walke
in
the
honour
of
the
Lords
goodnesse
to
whom
they
do
no
honor
.
Hereeby
he
sheweth
afterwarde
,
how
many
inconueniences
come
in
the
Church
,
thereby
come
their
pomper
pride
couetousnes
.
Thereby
(
sayth
he
)
their
purses
are
filled
,
therefore
they
couet
to
be
Princes
of
the
Church
,
&c.
Such
thinges
(
saith
he
)
come
not
lawfully
,
but
because
they
are
occupied
in
the
affayres
of
darkenes
,
&c.
Also
Barnard
els
where
in
sermone
de
Pauli
comissione
.
Alas
lord
these
are
the
first
which
do
persecute
thee
which
we
see
to
affect
the
highest
roomes
in
the
Churche
,
they
haue
taken
the
arches
from
Sion
,
they
occupy
the
Castle
,
and
haue
by
power
set
the
Citye
on
fire
,
their
conuersation
is
miserable
,
the
subuersion
of
the
people
is
pitifull
.
Furthermore
Saint
Hierome
vpon
the
9.
chap.
of
Hoshea
saith
.
I
doe
not
find
in
the
auntient
histories
any
other
to
haue
seperated
the
Church
and
seduced
the
people
from
Gods
house
,
then
the
Priestes
&
Prelates
which
are
placed
of
God
to
be
the
watchmen
for
the
people
because
they
abused
their
office
.
For
many
ambitious
men
creeping
into
the
seate
of
the
Church
,
were
ashamed
of
the
humilitye
of
Christ
.
Which
al
thinges
are
truely
verefied
in
the
Romish
Church
where
the
Pope
challengeth
to
be
Oecumenical
and
vniuersal
Bishop
of
the
whole
Churche
,
and
so
is
noysome
to
all
churches
.
And
woulde
to
God
this
noysomnesse
had
onely
kept
it selfe
at
home
in
Rome
,
&
had
not
also
infected
some
Christian
Churches
.
But
such
is
the
misery
of
our
times
thorough
sinne
as
we
can
witnesse
of
manye
troublesome
watchmen
(
which
count
them selues
so
)
in
the
Church
of
God
in
many
places
.
Yea
the
noysomnes
of
that
Romishe
crew
hath
sore
annoyed
the
Churches
beyond
the
seas
and
ceaseth
not
to
trouble
and
vex
our
Church
of
this
lande
,
by
sending
out
their
Seminary
Papists
,
and
scattering
abroade
that
Viperous
brood
of
the
Iesuites
,
which
greatly
molest
our
Church
and
land
through
their
seditious
and
traiterous
practizes
,
that
they
might
bring
the
spouse
euen
the
church
of
England
in
bondage
againe
to
that
daungerous
whatchman
the
Pope
,
(
which
I
hope
shall
neuer
be
)
.
For
hee
ceaseth
not
to
smite
and
wounde
where
soeuer
hee
can
reach
,
and
to
disturbe
the
true
Spouse
of
Christe
Iesus
.
For
he
playeth
the
roynish
ruffler
with
the
Spouse
where
soeuer
he
becommeth
:
and
all
his
complices
and
adhearentes
are
troublesome
watchmen
and
smiters
.
Furthermore
there
are
some
other
which
for
want
of
warrines
smite
the
sincere
professors
,
and
their
fellow
brethren
,
wounding
them
either
with
doctrine
misapplied
as
Ezek.
13.
or
with
complaining
of
them
as
Amaziah
did
of
Amos.
Folly
is
set
in
great
excellency
,
and
the
rich
set
in
the
law
place
.
I
haue
seene
seruants
on
horsebacke
,
and
Princes
walking
as
seruants
on
the
ground
.
Ecc.
10.6
.
For
many
vile
and
vnworthy
persons
(
as
I
said
)
are
crept
(
I
know
not
by
what
ouersight
)
into
the
Church
liuinges
.
Ruffians
,
gamesters
,
fornicators
,
idolaters
,
popish
prelates
,
idol
ministers
,
&
as
Esay
speaketh
,
domb
dogges
,
belly
Gods
,
7.8.9
.
The
dayes
of
recompence
are
come
,
Israel
shall
know
it
.
The
prophet
is
a
fool
,
the
spiritual
man
is
mad
,
for
the
multitude
of
thine
iniquity
,
therefore
the
hatred
is
great
.
The
watchmen
of
Ephraim
shoulde
bee
with
my
God
,
but
the
Prophet
is
the
snare
of
a
fowler
in
all
his
wais
,
&
hatred
in
the
house
of
his
God
.
So
that
they
exercised
hatred
in
the
Church
bringing
such
as
desire
to
be
taught
in
to
contempt
,
to
be
wondred
at
as
Owls
in
the
day
time
,
being
made
a
sign
to
nod
the
head
at
,
euery
man
hath
a
pul
at
them
,
raising
vp
scornful
reproches
,
lies
,
troubles
&
vexations
against
the
godly
,
I
,
and
the
children
whom
thou
hast
giuen
me
,
are
as
signes
and
wonders
in
Israel
,
by
the
Lorde
of
Hostes
which
dwelletb
in
m●●nt
,
Sion
.
Of
the
one
side
diuers
harsh
spirites
vnder
the
pretence
of
zeale
for
the
reformation
of
the
Church
(
which
all
the
godly
hartily
wish
for
and
procure
in
their
callings
what
they
may
)
they
doe
sore
assault
the
Church
and
the
tender
consciences
of
such
simple
ones
as
they
can
preuail
with
,
rashly
condemning
all
thinges
,
and
seeking
soule
good
thing
after
an
vngodly
and
vnlawfull
manner
as
the
Brownists
and
such
like
,
which
labour
to
alienate
the
mindes
of
men
,
from
their
teachers
,
and
from
the
worde
and
Sacramentes
in
the
Churche
of
this
Lande
,
because
of
their
priuate
dislikings
,
whome
I
would
wish
to
learne
more
modesty
.
I
speake
not
to
discredite
any
,
but
to
wish
men
to
be
wise
and
stayed
in
their
zeal
without
rashnesse
.
But
thus
the
saintes
of
God
are
tryed
,
by
diuers
means
and
haue
many
repulses
in
their
comming
on
,
and
by
these
means
some
that
shold
be
the
watchmen
smite
the
spouse
and
pull
of
her
vaile
,
playing
the
rufflers
with
her
.
Which
as
it
is
not
without
the
Lordes
witting
,
but
by
his
prouidence
,
so
it
shal
be
reuenged
vpon
them
by
the
same
God
,
when
he
shal
take
the
cause
of
his
church
into
his
hand
,
here
we
sée
then
that
the
church
somtime
findeth
greatest
lets
and
hurts
at
their
hands
who
should
chiefly
preferre
the
cause
of
the
church
▪
&
yet
these
watchmen
they
go
about
the
city
to
visit
,
but
to
what
end
:
they
are
painful
as
many
now
a
daies
,
can
haue
nimble
eies
to
spy
out
the
best
&
forwardest
;
not
to
further
than
,
but
to
hinder
them
.
Now
let
vs
sée
what
the
spouse
doth
in
these
lets
&
afflictions
,
she
groweth
not
blockish
,
neither
waite
on
other
to
doe
as
they
doe
,
or
to
serue
the
present
time
,
but
zealously
inquireth
the
more
after
her
make
euen
in
the
midst
of
the
contempt
of
men
,
&
not
being
satisfied
of
the
euil
watchmen
,
turneth
to
the
godly
in
Ierusalem
saying
.
vers.
8.
I
charge
you
,
O
daughters
of
Ierusalem
if
you
finde
my
welbeloued
that
you
report
to
him
that
I
am
sick
of
loue
.
shee
now
rowzeth
vp
her selfe
and
is
rered
vp
an
end
,
after
the
pushes
of
the
enuious
watchmen
,
yea
she
ouerstrideth
these
perils
,
that
albeit
shee
saw
some
hang
behinde
,
and
othersome
to
let
what
they
could
,
yet
she
recouereth
her
zeale
and
becommeth
of
an
inuincible
corage
.
It
were
good
therefore
if
men
woulde
goe
many
times
aside
by
themselues
,
and
in
the
closet
of
their
owne
harts
,
deale
with
God
,
humbling
themselues
praying
earnestlye
,
fasting
apart
by
themselues
,
that
they
might
,
bee
the
more
fit
to
doe
good
to
themselues
and
others
.
So
then
we
see
the
zeale
of
the
faythfull
must
breake
oute
more
and
more
,
though
it
be
insulted
vppon
by
men
and
sought
to
be
vndermined
,
yea
we
shoulde
study
to
procure
and
stirre
vp
our
housbandes
,
wiues
,
housholde
,
kindred
,
neighbours
and
friendes
.
As
we
read
they
of
the
church
should
shew
their
zeale
,
not
only
in
being
forward
themselues
,
but
calling
vppon
others
.
as
Esay
.
2.3
.
Come
let
vs
goe
vp
to
the
mountaine
of
the
Lorde
&c.
Also
Iosshua
in
the
24.
But
I
(
sayth
he
)
and
my
houshold
wil
serue
the
Lorde
.
If
then
this
be
the
duties
of
Christians
one
to
further
another
as
they
can
,
not
tarrying
one
for
another
,
(
as
men
straint
curtesie
in
this
point
)
how
much
more
should
the
Minister
bee
forwarde
in
Godlinesse
,
knowledge
and
zeale
,
notwithstanding
all
lets
to
towle
on
the
people
with
them
vnto
God
?
Yea
:
this
is
required
of
all
magistrates
,
rulers
,
richmen
,
headboroughes
of
parishes
,
that
they
should
be
forwardest
,
stirring
vp
others
by
their
example
.
But
for
the
most
part
they
are
flowest
in
the
lords
causes
,
but
let
not
vs
tarry
vppon
others
,
the
more
we
haue
forslowed
the
time
,
the
more
we
are
bound
to
redéem
it
.
The
spouse
rescueth
her selfe
from
the
abuse
of
the
euill
watchmen
,
and
turneth
to
them
of
Ierusalem
,
wher
the
Lorde
was
then
onely
resident
by
his
ministery
in
his
temple
,
inquiring
of
the
Lorde
in
his
lawfull
and
ordinary
meanes
,
euen
the
ministerye
of
his
word
,
whereby
both
he
instructeth
his
Church
and
the
Church
and
faithfull
againe
consult
with
the
Lorde
.
We
shoulde
therefore
make
our
recourse
to
the
lawfull
ministery
of
the
word
:
and
cal
vpon
,
yea
:
and
charge
our
Pastors
and
ministers
(
if
they
are
slow
to
the
execution
of
their
charge
)
that
they
reueale
and
discouer
Iesus
Christ
vnto
vs
.
And
because
this
wil
séeme
somewhat
saucely
&
mallepertly
done
,
that
the
people
should
cal
vpon
and
charge
their
ministers
to
be
careful
,
&c.
I
must
be
faine
to
vndershore
my
exhortation
in
this
point
by
some
example
.
For
I
speake
no
other
thing
then
that
which
Paule
exhorteth
the
Collossians
vnto
,
in
his
Epistle
to
them
,
chapter
4.
ver.
17.
Say
vnto
Archippus
,
looke
vnto
thy
ministery
,
which
thou
hast
receiued
in
the
lord
,
that
thou
fulfill
it
.
So
that
Paule
woulde
haue
the
congregation
by
admonition
to
stirre
him
vp
.
And
sure
Paule
coulde
haue
admonished
him
him selfe
in
his
owne
person
,
but
he
layeth
that
charge
on
the
Collossians
,
that
they
ought
them selues
to
spurre
forward
their
Pastor
if
he
waxe
colde
,
and
the
Pastor
him selfe
shoulde
not
refuse
to
be
admonished
by
his
church
or
people
,
but
it
must
be
done
of
them
with
reuerence
.
If
Archippus
was
to
be
stirred
vp
to
his
duety
by
the
people
,
who
yet
laboured
in
some
measure
in
the
Church
,
what
shall
be
sayed
to
those
that
laboure
not
at
all
,
neyther
can
a
way
with
admonition
,
but
are
deafe
at
suche
doctrine
as
concerne
their
duety
?
Or
what
shal
be
sayde
of
those
Archministers
which
are
appointed
to
ouer
see
the
rest
,
yet
some
of
them
are
so
farre
from
charging
them
to
teach
,
as
they
doe
after
a
sort
maintaine
a
dumbe
and
loose
ministery
?
I
say
therefore
againe
,
intreat
the
ministers
of
your
parrishes
and
call
vppon
them
,
yea
charge
them
,
(
but
reuerently
in
the
feare
of
God
with
an
humble
spirite
)
that
they
haue
care
of
you
,
to
fulfil
the
ministery
inioyned
them
of
the
high
God
,
vpon
paine
of
his
displesure
,
and
as
they
wil
aunswere
before
God
for
you
and
your
families
in
the
dreadful
day
of
iudgement
when
they
shall
giue
an
account
for
your
soules
.
Heb.
13.17
.
Oh
it
shaketh
my
trembling
ioyntes
,
and
dissolueth
my
sinnewes
with
feare
,
to
thinke
what
woofull
euydence
shall
bee
brought
in
againste
the
carelesse
ministery
by
the
Soules
of
their
charge
,
which
perishe
for
want
of
instruction
,
when
they
shall
stande
vp
in
plea
,
againste
them
to
testifie
vppon
their
heads
saying
:
Ah
alas
we
neuer
receiued
instruction
by
our
Pastors
,
we
maye
thanke
them
in
part
of
our
damnable
destruction
,
which
haue
not
sought
to
bring
vs
vnto
God
,
nor
taught
vs
the
way
of
truth
,
nor
laboured
to
turne
vs
from
our
sinnes
,
being
without
knowledg
themselues
,
kept
vs
in
ignorance
and
blindnes
flattering
vs
in
our
sins
.
But
now
wo
alas
,
Through
preaching
to
saue
them
that
beleeue
.
As
the
publique
ordinary
means
in
his
Church
.
Yea
and
the
lawes
of
the
realme
require
such
to
be
admitted
as
are
able
to
teach
.
shoulde
preserue
knowledge
,
and
the
people
shoulde
inquire
the
lawe
at
their
mouthes
,
as
the
prophet
Malachi
saith
,
because
he
is
the
m●ssenger
of
the
Lord
of
Hosts
.
Now
shal
we
think
that
the
Lorde
will
send
vnfit
messengers
,
blind
men
and
babes
of
his
ambassage
or
errande
,
that
shall
not
speake
foorth
their
message
?
Will
Princes
wisely
prouide
to
send
wise
and
learned
men
on
their
ambassage
?
And
shal
we
deny
the
Lord
his
wisdome
and
foresight
?
but
we
thinke
anye
good
ynough
for
the
Lords
errand
.
But
al
such
,
as
they
run
before
they
are
sent
,
so
the
Lorde
sendeth
them
in
his
iustice
to
punishe
the
sins
of
men
,
as
we
heard
before
.
Hosh.
9.7.8
.
Now
followeth
.
If
yee
finde
my
welbeloued
tell
him
I
am
sicke
of
loue
.
The
like
diligent
inquiry
after
Christ
the
Spouse
maketh
.
Canticles
.
3.1.2
.
Read
it
I
pray
you
where
she
maketh
streight
search
as
for
a
thing
of
high
price
.
So
that
she
desireth
after
Christ
so
much
the
more
,
how
much
the
more
she
was
beaten
backe
of
others
,
yea
she
euer
languisheth
after
Christ
contemning
all
other
things
in
respect
of
him
.
As
Paule
counted
all
thinges
vile
dung
in
comparison
of
Christ
Iesus
.
These
are
all
speeches
of
loue
,
she
woulde
haue
the
Godly
,
specially
the
teachers
to
commend
her
in
their
prayers
vnto
God
.
This
speech
,
I
am
sicke
of
loue
,
is
to
discouer
the
heart
and
loue
of
the
faythfull
towardes
Christ
,
that
they
cannot
tell
how
to
loue
him
ynough
.
The
worldly
men
neuer
trouble
themselues
with
this
loue
▪
neither
pine
of
this
heauenlye
and
spirituall
loue
sicknesses
.
It
is
rather
sicknesse
to
the
earthly
minded
men
to
hear
of
this
loue
,
or
to
be
required
to
loue
the
Lord
againe
But
they
are
meruellous
fain
of
the
worlde
,
which
is
an
euil
sicknesse
(
as
Solomon
sayth
)
.
Well
let
vs
(
my
deare
brethren
)
laboure
to
affect
our
hearts
more
with
Christ
Iesus
,
casting
of
al
lets
to
studie
of
his
loue
and
require
of
all
the
Godlye
,
and
of
the
faithfull
Pastors
that
they
woulde
further
vs
in
this
loue
.
The
Spouse
seemeth
to
be
impudent
here
to
spread
abroade
her
loue
towardes
her
Sutor
.
For
our
louers
are
ashamed
to
haue
it
knowne
that
they
are
sicke
of
loue
,
so
also
the
worlde
is
ashamed
to
be
sick
of
loue
for
Christ
Iesus
:
but
the
Spouse
openly
confesseth
and
bewrayeth
her
languishing
after
him
.
This
sicknes
of
loue
many
sweet
souls
labour
of
,
some
that
long
after
the
worde
,
hauing
it
not
at
home
,
doe
mourne
for
it
and
are
faine
to
seeke
els
where
for
it
:
If
many
were
sick
of
that
disease
,
there
were
exceeding
hope
of
happy
health
for
such
.
Some
poore
soules
lye
panting
after
Christ
,
and
pine
for
his
comfort
and
residence
in
them
,
who
beeing
ouercharged
with
the
sight
of
their
infirmities
,
and
seeing
them selues
so
farre
behind
hand
to
some
worthy
persons
of
the
saintes
of
God
,
also
so
vnapt
to
duties
,
and
are
so
feareful
of
the
euidence
of
their
owne
sinnes
,
desiring
to
grow
in
holinesse
and
obedience
,
that
they
thinke
euery
hower
,
manye
dayes
,
till
they
haue
more
fully
tasted
of
Christ
.
But
to
these
Christe
commeth
willinglye
and
amiablye
as
one
that
will
not
breake
a
bruised
reed
,
nor
quench
the
the
smooking
flaxe
.
Now
followeth
vpon
this
charge
a
a
conference
betweene
the
spouse
and
the
maidens
of
Ierusalem
,
standing
in
two
questions
with
their
aunswears
,
9.
O
thou
fayrest
among
women
,
what
is
thy
welbeloued
more
then
other
welbeloued
,
what
is
thy
welbeloued
more
then
an
other
louer
,
that
thou
doest
so
charge
vs
.
Here
they
of
Ierusalem
inquire
the
cause
why
shee
maketh
more
account
of
her
welbeloued
then
of
any
other
,
and
what
singuler
thing
shee
saw
in
him
more
then
in
other
.
For
her
zeale
had
kindled
the
loue
of
the
Godly
.
And
Solomon
purposely
noteth
herein
how
the
Godly
seeke
to
edyfie
one
the
other
by
religious
conference
.
When
they
adde
,
That
thou
so
chargest
vs
,
or
causest
vs
to
sweare
,
or
takest
an
oth
of
vs
,
for
so
the
Hebrew
word
importeth
,
as
else
where
so
in
the
13.
Chapiter
of
Exodus
verse
19.
Where
Moses
sayth
that
Ioseph
had
made
the
Children
of
Israel
swear
,
that
they
would
cary
his
bones
with
them
out
of
Egypt
.
For
this
spéeche
is
of
great
emphasis
and
force
,
binding
all
men
by
a
pryuye
othe
to
helpe
forwarde
and
edifie
one
another
,
but
(
as
I
haue
noted
afore
)
especially
the
Ministers
of
the
woorde
are
bounde
by
a
solemne
and
doubble
Othe
as
it
were
,
to
expresse
their
care
this
way
.
These
speeches
therefore
are
to
discribe
the
vehemencye
of
loue
,
which
shoulde
bee
in
the
Sayntes
towardes
Christe
,
that
they
shoulde
neuer
bee
satisfied
with
his
loue
.
Wee
therefore
shoulde
be
still
inquiring
,
after
Christe
in
his
Church
of
his
Seruauntes
,
especiallye
of
his
ministers
,
who
shoulde
bee
the
mouth
of
God
vnto
vs
,
till
wee
encrease
and
come
to
a
full
and
perfect
age
in
Christe
Iesus
.
6.22
.
If
my
word
be
in
thy
hearte
,
it
shall
leade
thee
when
thou
walkest
,
it
shall
watch
for
thee
when
thou
sleepest
,
and
when
thou
wakest
it
shall
talk
with
thee
,
Meaning
that
when
the
hearte
is
possessed
with
the
word
,
then
the
mind
,
thoughts
,
tongue
and
members
are
in
some
practise
of
it
.
So
Dauid
Psa.
37.31
.
The
mouth
of
the
righteous
wil
speak
of
wisedome
,
and
his
tongue
wil
talk
of
iudgement
,
for
the
loue
of
God
is
in
his
hart
,
and
his
goings
shal
not
slide
.
So
that
the
slack
hearing
of
the
word
,
the
smal
longing
after
it
,
the
little
ioy
to
talke
of
it
,
is
a
token
of
very
litle
loue
or
none
at
al
towards
Christ
,
and
they
are
enemies
to
the
Spouse
which
being
watchmen
doe
not
comfort
her
,
shewing
her
the
way
to
Christe
in
his
word
but
rather
discourage
&
hold
her
back
.
But
let
them
the
truly
loue
Christ
,
be
euer
inquiring
after
him
,
conforting
one
another
,
conferring
,
meditating
,
praying
,
stirring
vp
one
another
,
so
that
by
these
meanes
,
as
the
Spouse
doth
here
with
the
Godlye
,
wee
may
growe
on
in
knowledge
and
obedience
.
The
minister
shoulde
alwayes
bee
Catechising
his
people
,
inquiring
what
Christ
is
,
what
cause
they
haue
to
loue
and
make
much
of
him
,
aboue
all
other
,
where
he
is
,
how
he
is
to
be
found
,
and
labour
to
make
them
pryuie
to
all
the
counsel
of
God
as
Paule
did
,
He
that
is
not
with
me
is
agaynst
me
(
sayth
Christe
)
and
he
that
gathereth
not
scattereth
abroade
.
10.
My
welbeloued
is
white
and
ruddy
,
the
chiefest
of
ten
thousand
,
&c.
Here
followeth
an
allegoricall
description
of
her
husband
or
louer
Christ
Iesus
,
which
me
thinkes
standeth
generally
in
three
pointes
.
First
she
describeth
him
from
his
liuely
colour
and
sanguine
complexion
in
this
10.
verse
.
he
is
white
and
ru●●y
.
I
will
not
stand
curiously
to
descant
vpon
the
allegorical
sense
of
these
figuratiue
speeches
.
But
briefly
note
the
sense
and
meaning
as
I
can
neareliest
gather
,
and
after
wee
will
make
vse
generally
of
the
vniuersall
description
.
This
whitenesse
and
ruddinesse
importeth
a
perfect
and
sound
complexion
,
neare
approaching
to
the
sanguine
,
noting
the
perfection
,
courage
and
spiritual
beauty
of
Christe
Iesus
.
This
qualitie
of
whitenes
is
a
colour
sometime
ascribed
to
God
the
Father
.
Daniel
.
7.9.10
.
Also
it
is
applyed
to
Christ
.
Apoc.
1.14
.
noting
his
eternity
wisedome
and
deitie
with
his
father
,
so
whitenesse
is
ascribed
to
him
in
his
transfiguration
on
the
mount
.
Also
sometimes
the
heauenly
saintes
are
sayde
to
be
white
and
cloathed
with
whitenesse
,
because
of
their
glorious
estate
.
But
if
I
shoulde
set
down
reasons
of
al
these
appellations
titles
or
Epithets
I
should
but
open
away
to
many
questions
vnnecessary
to
my
purpose
,
I
may
not
pursue
these
things
after
such
sort
,
but
here
the
perfection
,
holinesse
,
spiritual
beauty
and
comelines
of
Christ
is
noted
.
For
so
Solomon
bearing
his
personne
for
the
time
is
commended
for
his
fayrenesse
aboue
others
,
Psal.
45.2
Ruddy
.
This
colour
of
ruddinesse
is
commended
in
Dauid
.
1.
Sam.
16.12
.
It
importeth
courage
and
healthfulnesse
.
Some
woulde
haue
this
to
bee
the
reason
of
this
colour
in
Christ
,
for
that
he
washed
sinners
in
his
bloud
.
And
albeit
I
dare
not
say
that
this
should
be
precisely
ment
of
his
bloudshedding
.
Yet
we
see
somtime
he
is
described
bloudy
and
of
a
red
colour
in
the
respect
of
his
death
and
passion
for
our
sinnes
.
But
here
the
purpose
of
Solomon
,
is
to
speak
worthely
and
honorably
of
Christ
,
as
of
a
most
comely
and
amiable
personage
,
in
whom
nothing
wanteth
to
a
perfect
and
spiritual
beauty
.
The
cheef
among
ten
thousande
.
The
spouse
here
séemeth
to
amplifie
the
beauty
of
Christ
from
the
excellency
of
it
,
that
hee
was
such
a
one
as
a
man
shoulde
scant
find
againe
among
ten
thousand
,
but
was
as
the
onelye
Diamonde
,
one
picked
out
and
shoaled
from
al
other
,
hauing
also
the
préeminence
ouer
infinite
numbers
,
beeing
also
as
one
that
had
don
many
feats
of
warre
,
and
was
famous
for
his
noble
exploites
,
worthy
to
weare
a
royal
and
princely
Diadem
.
For
the
simile
or
Metaphor
is
taken
from
the
affaires
of
warr
,
as
though
he
were
a
valiant
personage
comly
and
sturdy
,
yea
euen
a
standart
bearer
for
a
mightye
Host
.
And
sure
it
is
that
Christe
as
he
is
aboue
all
beutiful
,
and
of
a
perfect
temperature
,
so
is
he
also
head
of
men
and
Angels
,
whereby
he
bringeth
great
credite
and
honour
to
his
spouse
,
assuring
vs
of
his
valiant
courage
and
inuincible
strength
,
who
is
ready
to
sauegarde
and
protect
all
that
trust
in
him
,
most
worthy
therefore
to
bee
sought
after
.
We
shoulde
learne
then
to
register
in
our
hearts
al
excellent
things
of
christ
that
we
might
know
both
him
as
also
the
honour
and
benefites
which
we
enioy
by
him
.
And
so
be
able
to
describe
him
vnto
others
,
and
to
make
reports
to
our
families
,
wiues
,
children
and
seruauntes
of
the
greate
felicitie
we
haue
in
Christ
,
by
his
word
and
spirit
,
to
draw
them
on
also
to
seeke
Christs
with
vs
in
his
word
.
Where
he
is
described
vnto
vs
most
worthely
and
perfectly
:
neither
is
he
to
be
knowne
els
where
.
For
the
spouse
becommeth
a
very
blab
(
if
I
may
speake
so
grosly
)
to
blaze
abroade
to
al
men
the
secretes
of
her
loue
,
but
this
blabbing
is
such
a
qualitie
as
wil
be
seen
in
those
which
truely
loue
Christ
,
as
we
heard
afore
.
For
such
as
are
affected
truly
to
christ
Iesus
louing
him
vnfainedly
,
they
are
euer
talking
of
him
,
of
his
word
,
of
his
great
riches
,
and
of
the
princely
dowrie
of
his
heauenly
inheritance
,
which
he
inricheth
his
Church
withal
.
Also
by
discreet
and
religious
conference
labour
to
towle
on
others
.
When
they
which
neuer
or
seldom
speak
of
Christ
with
ioy
,
are
so
modest
(
if
it
be
worth
that
title
)
as
they
blushe
to
be
seene
or
heard
talking
of
the
scriptures
or
of
Christe
Iesus
.
Especially
if
any
wicked
person
be
in
presence
,
or
scorners
,
they
are
then
ashamed
of
Christ
,
and
so
bewray
that
they
are
not
affected
with
him
.
Now
secondly
followeth
the
description
of
Christ
from
the
enumeration
of
his
parts
.
11.
His
head
is
as
fine
gould
,
his
lockes
curled
and
blacke
as
a
rauen
.
When
the
spouse
saith
that
his
head
is
as
fine
,
strong
or
perfect
gould
,
shee
meaneth
that
his
head
is
most
precious
,
splendent
and
shining
for
beauty
.
For
it
seemeth
to
me
to
be
spoken
by
translation
:
as
thus
,
his
head
is
gould
,
(
that
is
)
perfect
and
pure
as
gould
is
.
For
it
is
not
vnwonted
to
the
Hebrews
somtime
to
vse
both
the
word
Cethem
that
is
set
down
here
,
as
also
Zabab
,
which
both
signifie
gold
,
by
translation
,
for
any
thing
that
is
pure
of
excellent
.
And
so
some
do
inte●p●eat
that
worde
in
the
ins●●iption
or
firste
verse
of
the
56.
Psal
,
his
haire
was
blacke
as
a
Rauen.
The
contrary
is
ascribed
to
his
haire
.
Dan.
7.9
.
and
Apoc.
1.14
.
Where
they
are
said
to
be
as
white
as
Wool
or
Snow
,
where
the
perfection
,
holinesse
,
vprightnesse
,
righteousnesse
,
and
iustice
of
Christ
,
specially
his
felicity
and
eternity
is
noted
.
It
shoulde
seeme
vnto
mee
that
albeit
by
blacknesse
is
not
ment
the
contrarye
in
all
points
to
whitenes
,
yet
it
may
import
the
deformed
estate
of
Christe
concerning
afflictions
as
it
i●
re●b●ned
deformed
with
the
worlde
,
and
as
Christ
is
sayd
to
be
Esay
●3
.
2
.
But
he
hath
neyther
forme
nor
beauty
,
when
we
see
him
there
shal
be
no
forme
that
we
should
desire
him
.
But
in
the
ende
he
shoulde
be
moste
glorious
,
he
should
haue
a
portion
with
the
great
,
and
diuide
the
spoyle
with
the
strong
.
Also
we
read
in
the
first
of
the
Canticles
verse
5.
How
the
spouse
sayth
she
is
blacke
,
noting
her
afflictions
cheefly
.
So
that
here
also
his
lockes
may
be
called
Blacke
per
metonymian
,
that
is
as
one
that
hath
tasted
of
afflictions
which
maye
make
him
dispised
of
fooles
,
but
therein
his
beauty
appeareth
very
much
to
his
Saintes
.
And
vsual
it
is
to
the
Hebrews
to
cal
affliction
&
troubles
by
the
name
of
darknes
and
blacknes
,
as
Mic.
7
.
●
verse
12
His
eyes
like
Doues
by
the
brookes
of
waters
.
She
now
describeth
his
eyes
by
the
sober
comlines
and
beuty
of
them
,
ful
of
al
singlenes
innocency
and
chastity
,
for
so
she
meaneth
by
comparing
them
to
Doues
,
this
simile
he
amplyfieth
by
Periphrasis
.
First
not
simply
liking
them
to
Doues
,
but
to
moste
beautifull
Doues
and
cleane
,
which
haunt
the
riuers
.
Secondly
white
as
the
milke
shining
with
cleare
brightnesse
,
(
for
a
Doue
is
very
sharpe
and
cleare
sighted
)
.
Thirdly
always
iny●y
and
moist
as
the
Doues
,
by
the
ful
vessels
.
Wherby
the
perfection
of
Christs
age
may
be
noted
alwayes
yong
and
neuer
approching
to
decaying
age
.
It
may
be
also
rod
being
set
by
,
or
according
to
fulnes
,
or
disposed
in
most
apt
and
comely
order
.
For
the
word
which
is
translated
ful
vessels
,
signifieth
a
thing
that
is
made
to
fit
any
hollow
place
or
roome
,
as
the
precious
stone
in
a
ringe
is
fitted
closly
to
fil
vp
the
hollow
place
of
the
ring
.
So
that
the
meaning
is
that
his
eyes
are
fitly
placed
in
most
comly
,
full
and
conuenient
manner
.
Yea
that
hee
is
perfectly
sighted
,
without
blemish
or
any
appearaunce
of
vnseemelynesse
;
but
hauing
hansome
,
welfauoured
and
chaste
lookes
.
Al
these
metaphors
are
borrowed
from
earthly
things
(
as
I
haue
saide
&
must
often
repeat
)
to
figure
a
heauenly
&
incomparable
comlines
in
Christ
Iesus
.
vers.
13.
His
cheekes
are
like
a
bed
of
spices
&
as
sweete
flowers
,
or
as
yong
plants
,
&c
Meaning
that
as
the
beds
of
spices
set
in
comely
order
,
are
pleasant
to
the
sight
and
sweete
to
the
smell
,
so
his
cheekes
were
beset
with
a
most
comly
&
sweete
smelling
beard
,
his
lips
most
odourous
,
comely
ouerhanging
as
the
flower
of
the
sweet
&
beautiful
Lillie
.
These
figuratiue
speeches
borrowed
from
the
comlinesse
of
the
creatures
obiect
to
our
sences
and
applyed
to
the
person
of
Christe
,
must
in
no
case
bee
corporally
vnderstoode
.
For
the
holy
Ghoste
mooueth
not
to
wanton
loue
,
nor
teacheth
men
to
discribe
their
louers
,
according
to
our
fleshly
liking
.
But
in
all
these
thinges
poynteth
out
a
spirituall
and
heauenly
loue
,
which
doth
not
satisfy
it self
in
musing
vpon
,
or
talking
of
oure
eternal
loue
Christ
Iesus
.
For
al
the
similies
that
may
be
or
comlinesse
of
the
Heauens
and
celestiall
bodies
,
can
not
sufficiently
discouer
and
make
playne
the
beautie
of
Christe
Iesus
our
husbande
and
constant
louer
.
Vers.
14.
His
handes
as
rings
of
Golde
set
with
the
Chrysolite
or
Tarshish
.
Now
shee
describeth
her
louer
by
the
gorgeous
attire
,
pretious
gemmes
,
rich
and
costly
,
Iewels
which
the
nobles
in
those
times
vsed
in
their
rings
,
and
in
their
garmentes
golden
buttons
beset
with
precious
pearles
.
Therefore
shée
nameth
such
pretious
stones
as
were
then
in
highest
price
.
For
the
Chrysolite
or
Tarshish
,
was
a
very
rich
stone
that
came
out
of
Aethiopia
,
glistering
as
Golde
,
sparkling
as
fire
,
of
colour
like
the
sea
,
somewhat
green
being
set
in
Gold
.
But
I
haue
not
to
speak
of
the
colours
,
forme
,
effectes
or
properties
,
or
diuers
kindes
of
them
,
it
is
called
of
som
Berillus
,
which
stone
was
in
times
past
,
moste
vsed
in
ringes
of
loue
,
or
marriage
rings
,
because
of
the
effect
that
was
thought
to
be
in
it
for
the
coupling
of
the
loue
of
louers
and
married
folkes
,
the
six
square
forme
thereof
,
the
kindes
and
qualities
.
I
leaue
to
the
Physiologists
to
inquire
out
.
It
meaneth
that
he
aboundeth
with
al
pretious
and
excellent
things
.
His
belly
like
white
Iuory
couered
with
Saphires
.
The
belly
or
intralls
is
set
downe
for
the
body
by
Synecdochen
and
she
sayth
it
hath
the
brightnesse
of
Iuory
,
and
it
is
ouerlayd
or
beset
with
Saphires
(
that
is
)
moste
comely
and
moste
conueniently
arayed
.
Hauing
all
pure
affections
.
As
for
the
Iuory
,
it
is
known
for
the
purenes
whitenes
and
vertues
of
it
.
The
Saphire
is
a
moste
pretious
stone
of
all
others
,
so
as
it
is
called
the
gemme
of
gemmes
.
Al
which
costly
gemmes
&
rich
Iewels
,
beseemly
the
Princes
of
most
worthy
renowne
,
are
to
note
the
inestmable
riches
,
treasures
spirituall
and
heauenly
,
which
Christe
doth
possesse
,
farre
surpassing
and
amounting
in
price
all
the
riches
in
the
worlde
or
a
thousand
worldes
.
vers.
15.
His
legs
as
pillers
of
marble
fastned
on
sockets
of
fine
gold
.
Apec
.
1.
His
feete
are
compared
to
fine
brasse
most
pretious
,
yea
more
accounted
of
then
Golde
,
it
was
made
of
salt
Peter
,
&
a
certaine
stone
as
Pliny
reporteth
.
lib.
24.
chap.
2.
calling
it
a
kind
of
brasse
which
is
digged
out
of
the
veynes
of
the
earth
in
times
past
had
in
great
price
.
Some
thinke
it
to
be
the
same
which
is
called
Hasmal
.
Ezek.
1.
a
present
remedye
againste
poysons
,
for
if
poyson
intoxicate
bee
put
in
a
Goblet
made
thereof
it
will
hisse
whereby
the
poyson
is
detected
.
But
here
the
Spouse
compareth
his
legges
to
Marble
pillers
,
his
feete
to
sockettes
of
fine
brasse
,
noting
his
perfect
constancy
,
soundnesse
,
strength
and
duraunce
,
for
of
all
other
stones
the
Marble
is
moste
sound
,
strong
,
smooth
,
durable
and
profitable
.
So
then
shee
commendeth
her
loue
as
most
comely
through
out
and
personable
.
His
countenaunce
as
Lebanon
excellent
as
the
Cedars
.
Noting
the
stature
talenesse
and
boldnesse
of
his
countenaunce
.
Thus
shee
commendeth
the
personne
of
her
beloued
by
t●e
seuerall
members
:
shewing
by
these
figuratiue
speeches
the
excellencie
of
his
personne
.
And
all
these
are
by
Solomon
applied
to
figure
(
as
I
sayd
)
the
spirituall
beauty
of
Christ
.
Nowe
haue
ye
seene
the
lettes
without
,
which
the
Spouse
founde
in
others
which
smote
and
hindred
her
.
Also
the
recouerie
of
her
zeale
notwithstanding
lets
,
in
inquiring
more
bustlye
after
Christe
and
charging
others
to
further
her
,
whereby
others
were
stirred
also
to
conferre
with
her
about
her
louer
,
whereupon
she
taketh
occasion
as
you
see
,
to
describe
him
moste
liuelye
and
worthilye
hitherto
,
first
his
complexion
,
then
his
personne
,
as
concerning
his
manner
of
speeche
followeth
and
remayneth
to
be
handled
,
which
we
shall
consider
of
with
others
thinges
that
followe
the
next
reading
.
The
Lorde
giue
vs
all
grace
that
no
lets
maye
hinder
vs
from
following
of
the
call
of
God
,
and
that
wee
maye
not
alone
professe
him
when
others
doe
,
but
euen
when
others
steppe
harke
,
and
in
the
time
of
trial
.
Labouring
to
stirre
vp
others
by
our
zeale
,
conferring
one
with
another
,
that
wee
may
bee
able
to
make
report
to
others
of
the
excellency
of
Christ
Iesus
our
eternal
louer
,
euen
as
the
Spouse
doth
here
of
her
loue
.
That
we
may
be
alwayes
commending
his
goodnesse
to
all
ages
,
that
so
we
may
bring
much
glory
to
Christ
Iesus
&
to
God
his
Father
by
our
obedience
,
sanctimony
,
holinesse
and
care
to
professe
his
loue
,
mercy
,
truth
,
and
kindnesse
,
which
grace
God
grant
vs
,
and
his
whol
Church
.
&c.
Amen
.
Let
vs
pray
.
&c.
The
4.
Sermon
or
lecture
.
IN
the
former
verses
you
haue
hearde
(
beloued
)
how
the
Spouse
hath
described
her
louer
.
First
from
his
excellent
colour
and
complexion
.
Secondly
from
his
person
and
the
parts
and
members
therof
.
Now
it
remayneth
in
the
third
place
to
consider
the
description
of
him
from
the
maner
of
his
speech
,
verse
16.
His
mouth
is
as
sweete
thinges
.
And
he
is
wholy
delectable
:
this
is
my
welbeloued
,
and
this
is
my
louer
,
O
daughters
of
Ierusalem
.
His
mouth
she
vseth
metonymically
,
for
his
speech
and
wordes
which
are
sull
of
sweet
,
gracious
and
comfortable
doctrine
,
replenished
with
heauenly
pleasures
,
for
to
the
saintes
of
God
which
are
seasoned
with
his
spirit
,
the
words
and
doctrine
of
Christ
Iesus
,
are
most
sweet
and
delectable
.
Dauid
reporteth
the
law
was
more
sweet
vnto
his
tast
then
hony
and
the
hony
combe
.
12.10
.
That
he
sought
to
find
out
pleasant
words
and
an
vpright
writing
,
euen
the
words
of
truth
.
For
the
wisdome
and
doctrine
of
Christ
Iesus
bringeth
life
&
sweetnesse
to
the
soule
,
so
as
the
faithfull
feele
a
most
blessed
effect
of
the
worde
of
Christ
,
and
his
heauenly
doctrine
in
their
hearts
,
which
forced
Peter
to
answere
to
his
master
,
asking
of
his
disciples
if
they
would
start
from
him
as
the
other
which
saw
not
the
vse
of
his
doctrine
,
To
whom
shal
we
come
but
to
thee
?
for
thou
hast
the
wordes
of
eternal
life
.
This
is
that
beloued
Sonne
of
God
the
Father
,
whom
he
hath
authorised
and
replenished
with
al
heauenly
wisedome
,
charging
vs
that
we
shold
heare
him
.
The
like
spéech
is
of
Solomon
being
a
figure
&
tipe
of
Christ
,
that
his
speech
was
gracious
.
as
psa
.
45.2
.
Thou
art
fayrer
then
the
sonnes
of
men
,
ful
of
grace
are
thy
lips
because
God
hath
blessed
thee
for
euer
.
In
which
the
excellency
of
the
Gospel
whereof
Christ
was
a
Minister
is
noted
,
which
is
full
of
grace
and
sweetnes
,
in
so
much
that
the
Ministers
therof
are
sayd
,
2.
Cor.
5.
15
,
To
be
a
sweet
sauour
of
Christ
vnto
God
in
them
that
are
saued
,
and
in
them
which
perish
.
For
the
gospel
in
the
own
nature
alwaies
breatheth
forth
a
comfortable
sauour
of
life
,
but
because
malice
,
rebellion
and
treason
,
lye
hid
in
the
hearts
of
men
against
it
,
therefore
it
is
deadly
to
the
wicked
and
vnbeleeuers
,
thorough
their
owne
corruption
.
Wherefore
there
followeth
in
that
45.
Psalme
,
after
mention
of
the
gratious
wisedome
of
Christ
,
that
he
should
be
gyrded
with
a
swoord
,
and
sufficiently
armed
against
all
his
enemies
and
the
contemners
.
So
then
,
sith
most
sweet
pleasant
and
amiable
speeches
,
proceede
out
of
the
mouth
of
Christe
Iesus
,
let
vs
willingly
and
cheerefully
imbrace
and
obey
them
,
least
we
be
compelled
to
vse
his
sword
against
vs
,
A
man
shal
be
sociate
with
good
thinges
by
the
fruit
of
his
mouth
,
also
the
tongue
of
the
wise
men
is
health
,
yea
the
instruction
of
a
wise
or
Godly
man
is
as
the
well
spring
of
lyfe
,
to
turne
away
from
the
snares
of
death
,
and
the
lyps
of
the
wise
preserue
them
.
Many
such
commendations
are
of
the
spirite
of
a
Godly
speech
proceeding
from
good
men
.
Now
if
God
hath
sanctified
his
doctrin
in
the
mouth
of
his
seruaunts
to
be
healthfull
euen
to
the
soule
,
how
sweet
,
comfortable
,
healthful
and
happy
are
the
speeches
of
Christ
Iesus
?
and
how
shoulde
we
imbrace
and
loue
the
doctrine
of
the
Gospel
,
which
he
hath
by
his
owne
mouth
in
his
owne
person
begun
to
preach
,
and
confirmeth
the
same
vnto
vs
,
Come
to
me
al
you
that
labour
,
&c.
&
I
will
ease
you
,
and
Iesus
Christ
came
into
the
world
to
saue
sinners
,
2.7
.
Are
not
my
words
good
to
him
that
walketh
vprightly
?
So
then
if
all
the
doctrine
of
Christ
(
who
is
authour
as
well
of
the
lawe
as
of
the
Gospell
)
bee
not
sweete
and
pleasant
to
vs
,
it
is
because
we
make
not
conscience
to
walke
vprightly
before
oure
God
.
For
men
will
not
come
to
the
light
because
their
works
are
euill
.
But
it
will
be
obiected
of
the
contemners
I
loue
the
word
,
the
sweet
things
of
Christes
doctrine
are
pleasant
vnto
me
.
But
the
preachers
they
are
verye
harshe
and
collericke
,
others
are
too
too
Melancholick
,
vrging
heauinesse
,
mourning
and
solitarines
,
beeing
too
precise
,
they
will
abide
no
pastime
,
&c.
tell
vs
of
pleasaunt
things
,
of
wine
,
&c.
Hee
that
knoweth
God
heareth
vs
,
hee
that
is
not
of
God
beareth
vs
not
.
Also
,
he
that
despiseth
the
ministers
of
God
,
despiseth
God
that
sent
vs
,
As
for
our
partes
we
haue
the
euidence
of
our
owne
conscience
,
to
stand
for
vs
that
we
seeke
to
do
nothing
against
the
truethe
but
with
the
trueth
,
we
haue
the
Lorde
also
to
witnes
on
the
one
side
,
yea
our
labours
and
the
poure
of
our
doctrine
speak
for
vs
in
the
hearts
of
those
that
are
conuerted
,
nay
:
euen
the
conscience
of
the
wicked
themselues
do
afford
vs
som
euidence
,
insomuch
as
they
tremble
at
the
worde
,
though
they
spurne
against
it
being
disobedient
.
So
that
we
stand
confidentlye
perswaded
in
oure selues
through
the
Lord
,
that
our
ministery
is
the
ministery
of
the
spirit
of
God
,
&
the
sweete
words
of
Christe
Iesus
:
euen
then
when
we
do
by
thretning
iudgments
seek
to
conuert
the
wicked
to
repentaunce
,
as
also
to
further
and
increase
the
same
,
already
begun
in
the
godly
,
for
we
are
a
swéet
sauour
of
Christ
vnto
God
,
in
them
which
are
saued
and
in
them
that
perish
.
He
is
wholy
delectable
,
this
is
my
beeloued
,
this
is
my
loue
,
O
daughters
of
Ierusalem
.
This
emphaticall
repetition
,
poyntinge
him
oute
so
often
,
is
forcible
to
mooue
those
whome
shee
talked
with
,
to
the
liking
and
allowing
of
her
Louer
.
Thus
shee
concludeth
in
one
worde
that
her
loue
was
wholye
delectable
,
wanting
nothing
to
comlinesse
and
perfection
.
For
not
being
able
by
any
figures
,
metaphors
or
similies
to
discribe
him
fully
,
shee
in
a
worde
shutteth
vp
al
,
that
hee
is
altogether
amiable
.
When
she
calleth
him
her
welbeloued
,
she
noteth
that
as
her
Sutor
bore
good
will
to
her
,
so
she
also
helde
him
as
her
dereling
and
best
beloued
,
on
whome
onelye
shee
coulde
finde
in
her
hearte
to
bestowe
her
whole
loue
,
in
calling
him
louer
:
Solomon
noteth
that
Christe
loued
his
Churche
and
Spouse
first
,
so
as
in
louing
of
him
,
wee
shall
loue
suche
a
one
as
loued
vs
first
.
In
this
conferrence
of
the
Spouse
with
them
of
Ierusalem
,
Solomon
woulde
insinuate
vnto
vs
,
howe
the
Faythfull
should
often
be
talking
of
their
loue
Christ
Iesus
,
confessinge
his
Inestimable
kindnesse
towardes
them
to
allure
others
.
It
is
one
cheefe
effect
or
token
of
a
true
calling
,
when
a
man
syncerely
delighteth
in
Wisedome
to
bee
talking
of
the
woorde
,
to
commende
the
Loue
of
God
in
Christe
,
as
Dauid
saythe
My
mouth
shall
bee
alwayes
telling
of
the
louinge
kindenesse
of
the
Lorde
,
and
I
will
also
tell
of
thy
greatnesse
.
So
also
the
Woman
of
Samaria
,
Ioh.
4.
After
shee
was
wonne
by
Christes
Sermon
,
contented
not
her selfe
to
bee
acquaynted
with
Christ
her selfe
alone
,
but
leauing
her
Water
pot
and
other
necessaryes
,
in
all
haste
made
report
of
the
Messiah
to
her
Neighboures
to
toule
on
them
also
.
And
certaynlye
when
a
man
is
truelye
called
,
his
desire
is
kindled
to
make
others
partakers
of
those
ioyes
of
the
worde
which
himselfe
dothe
feele
.
He
is
also
greeued
and
sorrowfull
when
hee
seeth
it
to
bee
contemned
of
men
.
Especiallye
suche
couet
to
acquaynte
theire
Wife
,
Children
,
Seruauntes
and
Neyghboures
,
or
those
which
haue
beene
partners
with
them
in
the
dayes
of
their
vanities
,
with
that
Heauenlye
message
of
life
.
For
wee
shoulde
bee
careful
that
whomsoeuer
wee
haue
offended
or
hurte
by
oure
example
afore
,
or
they
with
whome
wee
haue
had
fellowshippe
in
euill
,
mighte
by
our
meanes
bee
broughte
to
a
taste
of
Christe
,
that
wee
commending
the
grace
of
God
in
Christe
to
them
,
might
by
some
meanes
draw
them
(
if
it
may
bee
)
from
their
vanities
to
Christe
.
Saying
:
Oh
that
you
felte
the
good
that
I
feele
by
the
woorde
,
for
where
I
loued
sinne
before
,
now
I
hate
that
,
and
Christ
Iesus
is
my
loue
.
Yea
let
euerye
one
say
to
other
,
it
pityeth
my
soule
and
I
am
couered
with
shame
&
blushing
to
thinke
how
I
haue
before
times
liued
in
vanitie
,
when
I
knew
not
Christ
aright
.
But
now
Oh
happy
I
,
I
see
the
loue
of
Christe
towardes
me
in
his
worde
,
and
I
can
not
but
loue
him
againe
.
Thus
we
should
be
reporting
the
good
that
we
haue
by
Christe
,
seeke
to
make
others
partners
with
vs
.
If
it
be
a
duety
of
one
Christian
to
another
,
much
more
shoulde
ministers
towle
on
their
people
,
the
husbands
their
wiues
,
the
parentes
their
children
,
the
masters
their
seruants
,
&c.
Then
who
soeuer
delight
not
to
talke
of
God
in
his
worde
,
but
rather
enuie
the
forwardnes
of
others
,
it
is
a
manifest
taken
that
they
belong
not
to
Christe
.
What
shall
we
saye
then
of
them
which
wil
not
commend
Christ
to
their
people
,
nor
draw
them
on
,
but
rather
discourage
and
pull
back
?
how
can
they
haue
any
true
loue
to
Christ
them selues
,
when
they
are
afrayde
men
should
come
too
neare
him
?
Thus
Solomon
hath
allegorically
set
before
our
eyes
a
description
of
Christe
Iesus
.
Sith
then
we
haue
presented
before
our
eyes
so
honorable
a
state
,
so
gracious
a
personage
,
so
peereles
a
Prince
,
so
worthy
a
Moschel
,
wise
and
rich
in
al
pretious
iewels
as
Solomon
,
victorious
as
Dauid
,
finally
who
is
all
in
all
,
why
shoulde
we
not
highly
account
of
him
,
honorably
entertaine
him
,
and
with
all
submission
subiect
our selues
vnto
him
as
our
onely
head
and
guid
?
who
shineth
in
passing
beauty
,
surpasseth
in
al
victorious
courage
,
in
princely
dignity
,
in
perfect
purenes
,
his
habite
is
most
seemly
,
his
comely
lookes
most
gracious
and
amiable
in
the
eies
of
his
saints
,
his
face
wholy
glorious
of
perfect
hue
,
sweete
with
heauenly
perfumes
,
odoriferous
with
spirituall
spice
and
ointment
,
his
garments
and
attire
most
costly
and
orderly
,
man
garments
of
vnspotted
righteousnesse
,
and
most
perfect
holinesse
,
whereby
he
iustifieth
and
sanctifieth
others
.
His
brestes
,
loynes
&
al
his
body
voyd
of
al
carnal
affections
,
but
replenished
with
heuenly
and
spiritual
,
he
is
garnished
with
hurtles
innocency
,
with
inuinsible
constancy
,
with
induring
patience
,
with
endles
loue
,
his
mouth
aboundeth
with
all
heauenly
wisdome
&
doctrine
ful
of
al
sauing
health
.
Finally
ther
is
nothing
wanting
vnto
Christ
,
but
he
is
the
glory
of
his
father
,
the
riches
,
the
onely
ioy
and
delight
of
his
Father
in
whom
he
is
wel
pleased
,
being
therefore
in
fauoure
with
him
wee
can
want
nothing
.
Who
would
not
then
be
rainshed
at
the
offer
of
so
gracious
&
worthy
a
peere
,
who
would
stay
with
lingring
steps
and
heauy
gange
to
fellow
faintly
but
rather
chéerefully
so
riche
and
friendly
a
louer
?
yea
who
is
there
,
but
would
make
al
the
speed
may
be
,
til
he
were
with
him
in
his
dwelling
place
?
But
it
is
wounder
to
see
how
our
nature
bewitcheth
vs
,
and
Sathan
casteth
a
myst
before
our
eyes
,
that
we
can
not
see
these
excellent
thinges
in
christ
Iesus
,
but
count
him
a
holy
base
personage
&
contemned
,
because
he
is
so
smally
regarded
of
the
worlde
and
seemeth
at
first
blushe
deformed
and
despised
of
men
.
But
oh
how
deare
is
he
in
the
eyes
of
God
?
And
to
his
saints
he
is
most
amiable
,
they
can
not
want
him
,
neither
wil
be
from
him
though
they
beg
with
Christ
for
a
time
,
and
haue
not
where
on
to
rest
their
heade
,
for
they
are
sure
to
enioy
incomparable
treasures
in
the
end
,
in
the
meane
while
they
behold
them
with
the
eyes
of
faith
.
But
alas
the
miserable
world
they
see
no
such
thing
.
Let
vs
therfore
(
my
deare
brethren
)
make
vse
of
this
description
which
the
Spouse
hath
made
of
Christe
Iesus
,
that
sith
we
heare
of
him
to
be
so
famous
,
comely
,
perfect
,
innocent
,
holy
,
valiant
,
constant
,
louing
,
kynd
,
yea
wholy
amiable
:
Also
sith
we
see
that
he
aboundeth
with
al
heauenly
and
eternall
riches
wherewith
he
is
willing
and
able
to
pleasure
al
his
louers
,
let
vs
with
all
ioy
and
willingnesse
imbrace
him
,
offering
him selfe
vnto
vs
in
his
worde
with
al
his
riches
:
let
vs
beleeue
his
word
,
obey
it
,
ioy
in
it
,
comforting
our selues
in
the
sweete
thinges
of
his
mouth
.
Let
vs
yeeld
to
his
suite
,
becomming
commenders
of
his
loue
towardes
vs
.
Talking
of
his
kindnesse
,
stirring
vp
others
to
loue
him
with
vs
,
that
we
may
prosper
togeather
in
al
true
and
vnfayned
loue
and
obedidience
towardes
his
maiestie
,
which
grace
God
graunt
vs
.
Amen
.
Now
followeth
the
second
question
of
the
conference
,
verse
17.
O
thou
fayrest
among
women
whither
is
thy
welbeloued
gon
,
whither
is
he
turned
a
side
,
&c.
After
the
spouse
had
so
described
the
person
of
her
loue
to
the
damosels
and
madens
her
companions
,
his
complexion
,
members
and
speech
,
making
reporte
of
him
in
such
honorable
maner
in
their
conference
about
his
person
,
at
the
hearesay
of
his
beauty
,
vertues
,
excellent
qualities
,
incomparable
riches
,
her
companions
are
taken
with
loue
towardes
him
,
so
as
they
ioyne
with
her
in
seeking
her
loue
,
inquiring
of
the
Church
where
her
beloued
is
become
,
that
they
also
may
inioye
the
benefite
of
his
loue
.
And
she
(
as
a
blab
)
discouereth
the
haunte
of
her
louer
,
willingly
consenting
to
admit
their
fellowship
,
nay
seeking
earnestly
for
it
,
that
they
may
togeather
imbrace
that
heauenly
and
spirituall
Sutor
.
(
For
as
I
sayd
,
it
is
the
property
of
the
Godly
which
haue
in
truth
tasted
of
the
loue
of
Christ
to
labour
to
draw
on
others
,
participating
that
sweete
and
rich
benefite
vnto
them
)
.
Finally
the
Spouse
after
the
narration
of
the
excellencye
of
her
loue
,
the
more
to
allure
others
by
her
example
,
addeth
an
Epiphonema
,
or
concluding
sentence
in
the
ende
in
her
owne
person
,
assuring
her selfe
to
be
one
with
her
loue
Christ
in
a
moste
holy
communion
,
and
that
shee
is
a
feoffy
with
him
in
al
his
riches
,
affiauncing
her selfe
to
him
,
being
perswaded
of
his
loue
,
desiring
his
presence
with
her
all
her
life
,
professing
that
what
soeuer
happen
,
come
life
or
death
,
health
or
sicknesse
,
she
is
her
beloueds
to
liue
and
die
.
Yea
what
soeuer
shal
be
sayd
,
or
how
so
euer
Sathan
and
men
shold
labor
to
inueagle
her
from
his
loue
,
yet
shee
wil
be
constant
and
perseuere
in
his
loue
to
the
ende
.
Thus
she
whetteth
and
sharpeneth
her
faith
by
this
meanes
to
rescue
her selfe
vnder
the
shadow
of
his
winges
,
hoping
for
his
continual
residence
with
her
,
to
feed
among
his
lillyes
and
repast
him selfe
in
the
company
of
his
Spouse
and
Church
.
O
thou
fayrest
among
Women
.
This
beauty
is
ascribed
to
the
Spouse
in
respect
of
that
beauty
which
she
borroweth
from
Christ
her
husband
,
for
she
had
before
.
Chapter
.
1.
confessed
her
blacknesse
by
reason
of
her
sinnes
and
afflictions
,
but
we
that
are
most
vgglesome
to
behold
in
our selues
,
are
in
Christ
made
moste
comely
.
Whither
is
hee
gone
that
we
may
seeke
him
with
thee
?
So
they
inquire
the
place
of
his
abode
that
they
may
seeke
him
with
her
.
These
wordes
include
the
fruite
that
came
of
the
vttering
and
recouering
of
the
Spouses
zeale
,
and
of
that
conference
which
she
had
with
her
companions
,
21.
They
that
dwel
in
one
City
shal
go
to
an
other
and
say
,
vp
let
vs
go
and
pray
before
the
lord
and
seek
the
Lord
of
hostes
.
I
wil
go
with
you
also
.
In
which
we
see
a
liuely
Image
of
that
practise
which
should
be
among
Christians
,
to
allure
and
intice
one
another
,
yea
one
neighbour
to
draw
on
another
.
For
they
also
vow
that
they
in
their
owne
persons
will
accompany
them
in
seeking
the
Lorde
.
Oh
that
this
Christian
fellowship
and
heauenly
society
of
the
saints
of
God
,
were
more
carefully
practised
among
men
.
But
alasse
,
such
is
the
misery
and
contempt
of
our
times
,
that
he
which
laboureth
to
seeke
after
God
,
in
hearing
his
worde
,
frequenting
Sermons
,
resorting
to
the
companye
of
the
Godly
,
perswading
others
also
to
seeke
God
with
them
,
such
a
man
is
counted
(
O
intollerable
contempt
)
euen
a
monster
among
men
,
or
as
an
owl
in
the
day
time
among
the
birds
.
And
as
Isaiah
saith
,
he
that
refrayneth
from
euill
,
maketh
himselfe
a
pray
.
I
wil
go
with
you
also
.
So
one
neighbour
should
say
to
another
,
I
pray
you
neighbor
let
vs
goe
together
to
such
a
sermon
or
such
a
godly
exercise
,
&
I
wil
go
with
you
.
So
let
vs
perswade
,
not
only
in
word
but
in
example
also
to
do
our selues
that
which
we
require
of
others
.
For
manye
there
are
that
can
say
to
others
goe
,
which
goe
not
themselues
.
Some
husbande
can
bee
content
his
wife
goe
or
his
childe
(
of
which
there
are
but
fewe
)
but
hee
will
not
mooue
him selfe
,
which
is
a
lamentable
and
doleful
estate
:
for
though
we
shoulde
bee
willing
that
al
men
shoulde
goe
to
God
,
hearing
his
worde
,
vsing
his
Sacramentes
,
praying
vnto
him
carefullye
and
continually
,
if
we
our selues
ioin
not
with
the
Godly
in
these
holy
exercises
,
and
in
this
holy
Communion
,
vnity
and
fellowship
,
what
shal
it
boote
vs
?
What
shal
it
pleasure
a
man
to
see
his
Wyfe
goe
to
Heauen
,
and
him self
go
to
hel
,
or
what
shal
it
benefite
a
Wyfe
to
see
her
Housbande
carefull
to
serue
God
and
so
goe
to
lyfe
,
but
her selfe
refusing
the
ordinarye
meanes
of
Saluation
to
taste
of
eternal
Death
?
For
whosoeuer
ioyneth
not
himselfe
in
Christian
society
with
the
church
of
God
,
cutteth
of
him
selfe
from
God
,
and
dismembreth
him selfe
from
Christe
Iesus
.
Neyther
can
any
man
be
of
God
which
heareth
not
his
word
,
is
of
God
hearetth
vs
(
saith
S.
Iohn
,
but
hee
that
is
not
of
God
heareth
vs
not
.
Also
no
man
can
haue
fellowship
or
acquaintance
with
the
father
or
the
sonne
,
vnlesse
hee
abide
in
the
word
,
for
whosoeuer
transgresseth
and
abideth
not
in
the
doctrine
of
Christe
hath
not
God
,
As
the
rulers
,
of
the
Synagogue
which
checked
the
people
for
that
they
came
to
Christe
to
bee
healed
on
the
Sabboth
.
But
a
fourth
sort
of
people
,
they
goe
them selues
to
seeke
after
God
and
to
praye
to
him
,
inticing
also
others
by
their
example
,
of
the
which
sort
there
are
very
few
.
Yet
certainely
we
ought
to
labour
(
as
I
sayde
)
that
where
we
haue
before
our
calling
,
done
hurt
by
our
example
in
deed
or
worde
,
to
our
Wife
,
children
,
seruauntes
or
our
companions
,
we
should
now
redeeme
that
occasion
by
a
Godly
sobernes
and
holines
of
life
.
They
also
which
haue
beene
partakers
with
vs
in
corruption
and
sinne
,
should
by
our
meanes
if
it
may
bee
,
euen
be
made
partakers
with
vs
of
grace
.
For
this
is
one
thing
which
vndoubtedly
we
doe
not
for
the
most
part
make
conscience
of
.
He
that
hath
beene
a
companion
with
drunkards
,
or
ruffians
,
swearers
,
or
vaine
ciuil
men
before
his
calling
,
he
shoulde
labour
when
him selfe
is
called
,
and
séeth
the
damnable
estate
of
such
men
,
to
make
his
companions
priuy
to
the
damnable
estate
that
they
are
in
,
and
shewe
them
what
happinesse
it
is
to
leaue
those
wayes
of
vanity
to
feare
God
aright
,
and
that
if
they
were
out
of
that
hellish
estate
,
and
saw
the
mirye
of
it
,
they
woulde
not
for
a
thousand
worldes
be
in
it
again
,
how
so
euer
it
seemeth
to
the
fleshe
pleasant
for
the
time
.
Oh
the
Lord
giue
vs
eyes
to
see
this
matter
and
heartes
to
practize
it
.
But
now
let
vs
see
further
what
this
gracious
example
of
forwardnes
in
religion
worketh
in
the
godly
,
euen
that
they
are
made
desirous
to
bee
coopartners
with
the
church
in
the
graces
of
Christe
Iesus
.
Wherefore
the
maydens
they
seeing
the
Churche
so
wonderfullye
rauished
with
the
loue
of
Christ
,
would
needes
know
where
he
was
become
,
that
they
may
seeke
him
with
her
.
The
like
fruite
altogeather
Zachary
.
chapter
8.
verse
23.
noteth
shoulde
breake
foorth
in
the
Church
of
the
Gentiles
,
for
sayth
he
.
Ten
men
of
the
nations
should
take
holde
of
the
skirt
of
him
that
is
a
Iew
,
and
say
,
we
will
goo
with
you
,
for
we
haue
hearde
that
God
is
with
you
.
So
then
it
is
a
special
propertie
incident
to
the
children
of
God
,
to
be
humble
,
lowly
and
willing
to
learn
of
others
,
casting
away
pride
,
scornefulnes
and
shame
:
for
many
are
too
modest
,
or
rather
squaymishe
in
that
point
If
this
readines
should
be
in
the
Saints
to
catch
one
another
,
making
offer
of
themselues
to
accompanie
the
godly
vnto
God
,
and
all
godly
exercises
:
then
what
shall
be
sayed
of
those
,
which
not
onely
are
not
willing
to
ioyne
with
the
children
of
God
,
but
euen
rushe
vpon
them
,
thrusting
them
away
from
them
,
as
most
noysome
&
hurtful
,
pulling
others
back
what
they
can
?
sure
they
bewray
that
as
yet
they
haue
no
fellowshippe
in
this
holy
and
precious
societie
with
Christe
Iesus
.
Againe
,
they
which
are
forward
and
excell
others
in
graces
,
must
take
heed
that
vayneglorie
vndermind
not
their
heartes
,
or
that
contempt
and
scornefulnesse
do
not
set
them
afloate
,
to
dispise
or
neglecte
their
brethren
,
or
to
condemne
those
that
are
not
so
far
forwarde
as
themselues
,
but
with
all
amiable
modestie
labour
to
incourage
and
drawe
them
on
.
O
that
we
could
striue
with
a
godly
enuie
one
to
out-goe
another
in
godlinesse
,
yet
so
that
by
our
godly
counsell
and
holy
life
we
might
bee
meanes
to
stirre
vp
others
,
procuring
them
to
a
holy
emulation
.
It
is
reported
in
the
fourth
chapiter
of
Iohn
his
Gospell
,
what
good
the
report
and
example
of
the
woman
of
Samaria
did
in
that
citie
where
shee
dwelled
,
to
allure
many
of
that
place
to
beleeue
in
Christ
,
which
were
after
more
confirmed
in
fayth
by
Christ
himselfe
.
So
we
should
labour
that
not
onely
they
of
our
owne
houshold
,
parishe
or
countrey
,
shoulde
bee
occasioned
by
vs
to
seeke
after
God
,
but
it
were
to
bee
wished
that
the
state
of
the
Church
of
our
lande
were
such
thorowout
,
as
that
wee
beeing
gouerned
all
according
to
godly
Discipline
,
in
moste
happie
and
religious
manner
,
the
worde
of
GOD
hauinge
preheminence
in
all
places
,
personnes
and
causes
,
euen
other
Nations
:
yea
,
the
Iewes
them selues
might
bee
prouoked
to
emulation
by
vs
.
Saint
Paule
I
remember
in
his
epistle
to
the
Romans
the
eleuenth
chapiter
,
verse
11.
Speaketh
that
the
Gentiles
should
draw
on
the
Iewes
by
emulation
to
follow
the
true
God
by
their
faith
.
I
demand
then
(
sayth
he
)
haue
the
Iewes
stumbled
that
they
shoulde
vtterly
fall
?
God
forbid
,
but
through
their
fall
saluation
commeth
to
the
Gentiles
to
prouoke
the
Iewes
to
emulation
,
or
to
follow
the
Gentiles
.
For
to
this
ende
God
adopteth
the
Gentiles
into
the
place
of
the
Iewes
,
that
they
séeing
the
Gentiles
ioyned
vnto
God
,
perceiuing
also
the
fruit
of
their
faith
,
they
might
be
set
on
fire
to
be
reconciled
vnto
God
againe
,
repenting
them
of
their
falling
from
him
,
that
so
with
the
Gentiles
they
might
againe
bee
flocked
into
the
fellowship
of
the
church
.
And
certainely
we
al
incurre
a
great
and
blameable
fault
,
that
we
are
no
more
touched
with
pitty
ouer
the
nation
of
the
Iewes
,
by
whose
fal
we
were
lift
vp
into
the
Church
,
whose
diminishing
is
our
riches
,
that
we
pitty
no
more
their
estate
and
blindnes
,
nor
praying
for
their
vprising
,
conuersion
and
restoring
,
whose
receiuing
again
,
what
is
it
?
but
life
to
vs
from
the
dead
?
For
I
see
not
the
contrary
but
that
the
Lord
will
yet
bring
backe
again
some
of
the
Iewes
to
his
trueth
,
that
they
may
be
turned
to
their
God
,
though
the
most
of
the
nation
perish
in
blindnesse
.
Let
vs
then
bestow
vppon
them
this
curtesie
,
to
pray
for
their
conuersion
,
and
to
liue
so
in
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
our selues
,
that
the
Iewes
and
all
other
,
may
see
that
we
feare
and
serue
the
true
and
liuing
God
.
That
so
they
may
be
mooued
by
our
meanes
,
to
seeke
Christe
Iesus
with
vs
,
beeing
parteners
with
vs
of
that
health
,
the
foundation
whereof
sprong
to
vs
from
the
Iewes
.
For
the
redeemer
shal
come
vnto
Sion
and
to
them
that
turne
from
iniquity
in
Iacob
.
Abigail
.
Blessed
be
the
Lord
God
of
Israel
who
sent
thee
this
daye
to
meete
vs
,
blessed
bee
this
day
.
Blessed
bee
this
sermon
or
counsel
,
and
blessed
be
thou
,
which
haste
kept
mee
this
daye
from
suche
an
euill
,
&c.
and
caused
mee
to
haue
a
sight
&
disliking
of
my
former
life
&
such
a
tast
of
Christ
Iesus
,
that
I
vtterly
abhorre
my self
for
my
sinnes
,
hartely
imbracing
Christ
Iesus
,
vowing
hereafter
to
indeuour
to
walke
in
al
the
wayes
of
God
.
I
speake
grosly
vnto
you
brethren
,
and
abase
my selfe
to
mooue
your
affections
to
the
loue
of
God
,
for
the
loue
of
Christ
Iesus
euen
constrayneth
me
there
vnto
for
your
good
.
Let
no
man
therefore
abuse
my
homelinesse
of
speech
in
this
point
,
being
to
your
edifying
and
gayning
of
glory
vnto
God
.
But
let
vs
(
I
praye
you
beloued
)
consent
togeather
in
one
to
seeke
after
Christ
with
his
Church
til
we
haue
founde
him
out
,
that
we
may
safely
assure
our selues
of
his
loue
to
the
ende
as
the
Spouse
doth
afterwarde
,
which
grace
God
for
Iesus
Christ
his
sake
graunt
vnto
euery
one
of
vs
Now
followeth
the
aunswere
to
the
second
question
of
the
maydens
in
this
conference
,
verse
18.
My
beloued
is
gone
downe
into
his
garden
to
the
beds
of
spice
,
to
feed
in
the
gardens
and
to
gather
Lillies
.
Some
make
this
verse
the
beginning
of
the
sixt
chapiter
.
But
I
read
this
and
the
verse
following
with
the
fift
chapiter
.
For
that
they
haue
most
proper
relation
to
al
the
matter
going
afore
in
this
5.
chapiter
,
and
is
alienate
and
vtterly
impertinent
to
the
matter
following
in
the
sixt
chapiter
.
Especially
sith
it
is
a
knitting
vp
of
al
the
matter
of
her
complaintes
in
her
beginning
and
comming
on
,
also
a
ful
conclusion
of
her
loue
,
a
fit
answere
likewise
to
the
second
question
,
in
the
dialogue
and
conference
had
with
her
companions
,
and
so
a
ful
conclusion
of
the
whole
.
She
signifieth
to
her
companions
that
her
loue
is
descended
into
his
garden
and
Church
on
earth
,
being
conuersaunt
amongst
men
,
in
his
owne
person
sometime
,
also
by
his
Ministers
,
by
his
worde
and
Sacraments
,
finally
by
his
spirite
properly
in
his
saintes
.
For
by
these
meanes
Christ
is
sayd
to
be
come
down
among
his
,
and
to
be
resident
in
his
Church
euen
to
the
ende
of
the
worlde
.
(
For
Christ
is
not
of
the
number
of
the
non
residentes
)
but
testifieth
to
his
Church
saying
,
Feare
not
,
I
am
with
you
to
the
endes
of
the
worlde
.
Solomon
vseth
a
figuratiue
or
metaphorical
speech
borrowed
from
the
cituation
of
Ierusalem
,
that
they
went
down
hil
,
and
discended
to
go
to
their
out
gardens
,
for
Sion
was
a
great
hil
whereon
the
Citye
was
built
.
In
this
answere
also
the
church
hath
relation
to
her
former
suit
made
to
Christ
,
chap.
4
:
ver.
16.
that
he
woulde
come
to
his
garden
and
eat
his
pleasant
fruit
,
also
to
the
aunswere
which
was
giuen
her
,
that
he
had
taken
possession
of
his
riches
,
and
was
come
into
his
garden
,
so
that
as
Christ
is
in
heauen
with
all
his
riches
,
so
is
hee
also
in
his
garden
on
earth
solacing
himselfe
,
and
gathering
daily
fruite
in
his
church
,
Of
his
owne
will
begate
hee
vs
,
by
the
worde
of
trueth
,
that
wee
shoulde
bee
as
the
first
fruites
of
his
creatures
,
Also
the
graces
of
Gods
spirit
are
called
fruites
.
Gal.
5.22
.
The
qualities
likewise
necessarily
incident
to
repentance
are
caled
fruits
.
Mat.
3.8
.
Which
metaphoricall
speeches
,
import
the
God
looketh
to
reape
fruite
at
our
handes
in
his
church
,
that
we
may
grow
from
faith
to
faith
,
from
strength
to
strength
from
grace
to
grace
,
til
we
come
to
ful
ripenesse
in
Christ
Iesus
,
to
be
gathered
into
his
barne
of
eternal
felicity
in
his
comming
.
These
fruites
that
the
Lorde
gathereth
and
reapeth
at
oure
handes
are
his
owne
then
,
insomuch
as
he
worketh
them
in
his
saints
that
he
may
receiue
his
owne
with
aduantage
,
crowning
his
owne
workes
in
vs
.
It
were
expedient
therefore
that
we
labour
to
be
fruitful
in
all
heauenlye
knoweledge
and
obedience
,
that
Christe
comming
downe
to
visite
his
Garden
or
church
,
(
as
it
is
set
down
in
the
sixt
Chap.
ver.
10.
)
he
finde
vs
not
empty
or
fruitlesse
,
that
he
should
haue
no
pleasure
in
vs
,
and
so
bee
forced
to
cast
vs
vp
to
the
spoyle
.
Sure
it
is
(
the
more
is
the
pity
)
the
Lorde
should
find
but
smal
fruite
among
vs
if
he
should
suruey
our
Churche
in
this
land
.
Hee
hath
lent
vs
the
name
of
his
Church
,
and
giuen
vs
a
lease
of
his
garden
21.
yeres
,
&
hath
added
to
that
three
yeres
more
from
yeare
to
yeare
,
but
alas
we
haue
bene
il
tennants
to
the
Lord
,
his
church
is
little
stored
by
vs
,
his
hedges
&
walles
are
as
it
were
pluckt
down
by
manye
lying
in
decay
.
For
where
true
discipline
shold
build
vp
the
breaches
of
the
Lords
fence
,
&
should
keepe
out
the
noisom
beasts
,
the
lion
,
the
wolf
,
the
bear
,
the
swine
,
doggs
&
such
hurtful
cattel
and
beasts
,
we
(
ah
alas
)
haue
this
garden
of
the
Lord
hindred
by
such
Lions
,
woolfs
,
priuy
scorpions
,
foxlike
papists
,
swinish
Athists
,
brutish
belly
gods
,
enuious
dogs
,
which
al
,
with
others
would
easily
shew
their
nature
against
the
people
of
God
if
they
had
oportunitie
,
and
yet
they
are
hatched
(
oh
pitiful
danger
)
and
nou●ished
euen
in
the
lap
of
the
church
.
Thus
many
Cankers
breede
in
the
bowels
of
the
church
,
heresies
,
fonde
opinions
,
familists
,
Brounists
,
and
such
other
.
Thus
by
such
meanes
(
as
lamentable
it
is
to
see
)
the
graft
of
godlinesse
and
zeale
is
hindred
.
And
through
the
neglect
of
officers
&
magistrates
rather
then
laws
,
these
beastes
swarme
in
our
Church
.
Also
drunkards
,
swearers
,
whores
,
adulterers
,
proude
pecockes
,
raylers
,
contemners
of
God
and
his
word
,
prophanations
of
the
Sabboth
,
and
an
innumerable
kindes
both
of
sinners
and
sinnes
which
ouergrow
the
church
as
a
wildernesse
,
which
because
magistrates
doe
not
laboure
to
roote
out
so
carefully
as
they
ought
,
the
Lord
doth
strangely
consume
som
sinners
by
the
fire
of
his
wrath
from
heauen
.
Which
al
shold
be
cut
off
by
discipline
or
at
least
way
bee
forced
to
some
reformation
.
Can
it
be
that
the
Lord
wil
trust
vs
any
longer
with
a
Lease
of
his
garden
?
we
abusing
him
in
such
maner
,
so
as
we
greeue
the
Lords
soul
with
our
vnfaithfulnes
and
cause
his
soule
to
hate
vs
.
Gomorrha
,
Israell
,
Iehuda
,
and
al
landes
in
straunge
sinnes
,
so
that
if
in
comparison
,
Let
vs
pray
.
&c.
The
fift
Sermon
or
lecture
.
YEsterday
we
heard
(
beloued
)
a
part
of
the
description
of
Christ
,
concerning
his
spéech
and
swéet
thing
of
his
mouth
,
with
the
excellency
of
his
doctrine
:
also
the
second
question
of
the
maydens
concerning
the
place
where
he
vsed
with
the
aunswere
,
betweene
which
was
interlined
what
fruit
came
by
this
conference
,
and
how
the
Godly
at
Ierusalem
were
kyndled
with
loue
to
Christ
by
the
example
of
the
Spouse
,
whereby
she
answereth
to
her
companions
making
them
priuy
to
the
place
of
his
abode
,
shewing
how
the
church
is
his
Garden
,
and
that
he
delighteth
to
be
conuersant
there
,
yea
the
soule
of
euerye
faithfull
man
is
a
Garden
inclosed
,
where
Christ
looketh
for
fruite
,
and
commeth
down
thither
by
his
spirite
,
gathering
the
fruites
of
obedience
,
sanctimony
,
praise
&
thanks
giuing
.
Nowe
wee
haue
the
conclusion
of
the
whole
remayning
to
bee
spoken
of
,
verse
19.
I
am
my
beloueds
and
my
beloued
is
mine
who
feedeth
among
the
Lillies
.
Saint
Iohn
:
our
sauiour
Christe
vnder
the
parable
of
a
Vine
and
the
branches
,
sheweth
the
mutual
loue
betweene
him
and
his
members
,
as
also
the
sweet
coniunction
whereby
they
are
necessarily
ioyned
togeather
,
that
the
life
of
the
one
standeth
not
without
the
life
of
the
other
,
and
the
perfection
of
the
one
is
not
without
the
perfection
of
the
other
.
For
Christe
hath
inseperably
ioyned
all
the
faithful
vnto
him selfe
,
so
as
without
them
hee
counteth
him selfe
as
it
were
vnperfect
.
Therefore
Paul
Ephes.
1.23
.
after
hee
had
magnified
the
grace
of
God
towarde
the
elect
,
and
highly
commended
the
excellency
of
Christe
Iesus
whome
God
had
made
the
head
of
his
Church
,
he
concludeth
that
the
Church
as
it
is
the
body
of
Christ
,
so
it
is
his
fulnesse
.
As
if
he
should
say
,
in
that
God
the
Father
hath
ordayned
his
Sonne
to
bee
the
heade
of
his
Church
,
euen
as
the
head
without
the
body
,
is
not
full
but
vnperfect
,
and
the
body
wanting
any
member
is
not
in
al
parts
complete
,
so
with
out
the
number
of
his
saintes
which
shold
fulfil
the
mistical
body
of
Christ
,
euen
Christe
him selfe
is
after
a
sort
vnperfect
.
Not
that
hee
is
so
in
him selfe
,
for
he
is
in
his
owne
nature
full
infinite
,
and
perfect
admitting
neither
maius
nor
minus
.
But
this
is
the
riches
of
his
grace
that
he
●ath
so
vnited
euery
one
of
his
saints
and
elect
vnto
him
,
as
he
can
not
want
any
one
of
them
.
The
force
of
this
speech
is
wonderful
to
him
that
hath
the
eyes
of
faith
,
and
exceedingly
comfortable
to
the
troubled
conscience
,
which
hath
once
in
trueth
tasted
of
the
mercies
and
grace
of
God
,
in
whome
also
the
worke
of
faith
hath
béen
truely
begun
,
though
it
be
sometime
in
a
dampe
and
as
it
were
smoothered
vp
,
yea
it
can
not
but
rauishe
them
to
see
that
Christ
cannot
want
nor
cut
of
any
member
that
hee
hath
once
begun
to
graft
into
him self
.
But
as
the
Vines
and
such
like
plantes
euery
braunch
thereof
receiueth
iuyce
,
moysture
,
life
and
nourishment
from
the
stocke
and
root
,
hath
also
a
necessary
communitie
with
the
stocke
in
all
thinges
,
so
as
from
the
stocke
or
root
is
conueyed
life
and
nourishment
to
euery
braunch
:
so
euery
faithful
person
which
is
in
Christ
receiue
from
him
al
necessary
iuyce
and
supplement
,
to
the
nourishing
and
preseruing
of
a
spiritual
life
in
them
.
Though
sometime
some
of
the
braunches
hang
the
head
,
but
yet
they
which
are
planted
of
the
heauenly
Father
,
shal
neuer
be
cut
off
but
shal
haue
life
eternal
with
Christ
Iesus
.
This
thing
also
is
set
foorth
vnto
vs
in
the
simile
of
a
body
euen
of
the
head
and
the
members
.
Therefore
(
as
I
sayd
)
Christ
is
called
the
head
of
the
Churche
,
Ephes.
1.22
.
Col.
1.18
.
For
there
is
a
mutual
analogie
and
proportion
,
betwetne
the
head
and
the
members
and
Christ
&
his
Church
.
Wherfore
the
whole
Churche
considered
in
Christ
and
his
members
,
is
called
not
only
a
body
but
also
it
is
called
by
the
name
of
Christ
.
1.
Cor.
12.12
.
So
as
there
is
a
necessary
vnitie
betweene
Christ
and
his
members
,
wherby
they
are
made
one
,
therefore
followeth
in
the
13.
verse
.
of
that
Chapter
,
that
by
one
spirite
we
are
al
baptized
into
one
bodye
,
whether
Iewes
or
Gentiles
,
bonde
or
free
.
Wherein
the
holye
and
swéete
Communion
betweene
Christe
and
his
members
is
layde
foorth
,
so
as
verse
.
27.
hee
concludeth
,
nowe
you
are
the
body
of
Christ
,
&
members
for
your
part
,
noting
that
they
alone
without
other
churches
,
were
not
the
bodye
of
Christ
,
but
they
with
al
other
shold
be
associate
to
the
church
in
al
times
and
places
.
Furthermore
certain
it
is
,
that
as
the
body
can
not
bee
absolutely
perfect
,
if
it
want
any
,
euen
the
least
member
,
so
Christe
counteth
not
himselfe
perfect
til
he
hath
euery
one
of
his
members
,
namely
the
beléeuers
vnited
vnto
him
.
And
this
body
of
Christ
which
is
the
Church
,
receiueth
life
from
him
,
yea
euery
member
is
nourished
,
kept
&
maintained
by
one
&
the
same
spirit
,
which
being
derided
from
Christ
,
spreadeth
it selfe
by
equall
measure
according
to
the
proportion
of
fayth
into
euery
beleeuer
.
So
as
the
spirite
of
God
is
as
it
were
the
soule
of
the
Church
,
whereby
euery
member
receiueth
of
the
fulnes
of
Christ
,
being
quickened
by
him
,
&
liuing
by
a
common
life
with
Christ
,
whereby
they
are
assured
that
they
are
one
with
him
,
and
haue
life
in
him
.
So
as
Paul
.
Gal.
2.20
.
testifieth
that
when
he
was
in
Christe
,
he
liued
not
,
but
Christ
liued
in
him
.
And
albeit
the
members
of
Christ
haue
not
alwayes
a
like
feeling
of
life
in
them selues
,
but
somtime
they
seeme
to
be
benumbed
and
a
colde
as
it
were
,
hauinge
no
nimblenesse
or
agilitye
in
them selues
,
yea
as
it
were
a
sleepe
and
voyd
of
feeling
,
so
as
they
scantly
can
haue
comfort
,
that
they
are
of
the
body
of
Christ
,
yet
this
hindreth
not
,
but
that
they
are
ioined
still
to
theire
heade
,
sith
it
is
as
impossible
that
any
member
,
that
is
truelye
grafted
into
Christe
shoulde
perishe
,
bee
cut
or
wante
lyfe
,
as
it
is
impossible
that
Christe
him selfe
shoulde
wante
life
.
I
speake
this
in
the
respecte
of
the
free
grace
of
God
,
communicating
lyfe
vnto
vs
in
Christe
,
also
for
the
comfort
of
such
poore
soules
,
as
beeing
graffed
into
Christe
by
faith
,
hauing
also
felt
of
the
power
of
his
death
and
resurrection
in
truth
,
in
that
they
are
refourmed
from
their
former
wayes
and
desire
to
please
God
in
holinesse
,
yet
in
the
present
feeling
of
their
miseries
and
imperfections
can
not
haue
comfort
,
but
lye
as
poore
members
wounded
and
panting
for
life
for
the
time
,
when
yet
life
is
not
vtterly
out
of
them
.
As
for
the
bold
and
presumptuous
sinner
or
libertine
,
as
he
neuer
tasted
of
the
life
which
is
in
Christ
,
by
mortification
and
sanctification
,
so
he
hath
no
warrant
yet
that
hee
is
of
Christ
,
and
therefore
I
can
not
assure
any
such
of
the
certainty
of
that
life
.
This
vnity
and
coniunction
is
also
figured
vnto
vs
in
the
simile
of
a
building
or
house
.
For
we
are
all
lyuely
stones
of
a
spiritual
building
,
couched
and
layd
vpon
Christ
Iesus
the
foundation
and
corner
stone
of
the
building
.
As
1.
Pet.
2.4.5
.
So
that
as
many
stones
couched
and
placed
together
in
order
do
make
one
building
,
euen
so
Christ
and
his
members
become
one
spiritual
house
.
Also
as
as
the
breade
and
wine
receiued
into
our
bodies
,
become
one
with
our
nature
and
substaunce
,
so
Christe
and
his
members
become
one
and
are
as
it
were
incorporate
togeather
.
They
therfore
which
by
faith
receiue
Christe
Iesus
in
the
Sacramentes
,
applying
him
with
all
his
riches
and
mercies
vnto
them selues
,
may
conclude
with
the
spouse
,
I
am
my
beloueds
and
my
beloued
is
mine
,
&c.
But
this
spirituall
societie
and
coniunction
is
most
liuely
naturally
and
comfortably
portraitured
out
vnto
vs
,
in
the
vnion
and
fellowshippe
which
is
betweene
man
and
wife
,
as
the
Apostle
Paule
doth
worthely
mention
in
the
fift
chapiter
of
his
Epistle
to
the
Ephesians
,
verse
30.
affirming
that
we
are
members
of
Christes
body
of
his
fleshe
and
of
his
bones
.
And
what
more
nearer
societie
of
life
is
there
then
that
which
is
betweene
man
and
wife
,
who
of
two
are
made
one
fleshe
,
haue
al
thinges
common
,
are
a
like
intiteled
to
all
commoidties
and
riches
,
the
one
hath
a
right
vnto
the
other
,
that
they
are
sequestred
from
all
other
to
haue
and
retayne
a
perfect
and
continuall
society
in
them selues
?
The
societye
of
Parentes
and
children
is
great
,
of
masters
and
seruaunts
as
part
of
a
houshold
,
the
society
also
of
brethren
and
kindred
.
But
this
exceedeth
all
other
,
yea
it
is
preferred
aboue
all
other
Societyes
,
as
moste
comfortable
,
neere
,
secrete
and
continuall
.
But
such
is
the
infinite
loue
of
God
towards
vs
,
that
he
hath
not
onely
affianced
vs
to
his
Sonne
as
friendes
and
brethren
,
but
euen
made
vs
one
with
him
and
he
with
vs
.
Oh
Heauenly
,
holye
,
comfortable
and
moste
sweet
fellowship
.
No
maruell
then
though
the
Spouse
here
so
cheerefullye
and
confidentlye
affirmeth
that
shee
is
her
beloueds
,
and
her
beloued
is
hers
:
wherein
shee
doth
not
onely
ioy
that
she
is
one
with
her
beloued
,
but
also
aduoucheth
her
faith
to
him
,
warranting
her selfe
of
all
his
rich
,
Heauenlye
and
incomparable
dowrye
.
Thus
all
the
beleeuers
shoulde
labour
to
assure
them selues
of
this
holye
vnion
and
society
with
Christ
,
being
perswaded
that
not
only
the
heauenly
Saints
,
or
the
excellent
seruants
of
God
which
exceed
others
in
holines
,
knowledge
and
godlines
,
or
the
Apostles
,
Pastors
,
Preachers
or
suche
like
are
one
in
Christ
,
and
so
happy
:
but
euery
faithfull
man
and
woman
must
be
assured
in
some
measure
,
by
the
spirite
of
adoption
that
they
are
one
with
him
.
For
sometime
Satan
would
vndermind
the
poore
afflicted
souls
which
are
snarled
in
the
conscience
of
their
own
infirmityes
&
corruptions
,
perswading
them
that
though
the
Church
be
one
in
Christ
,
neither
can
be
seperate
from
him
also
the
prophets
,
apostles
,
godly
learned
men
,
or
suche
in
whome
they
see
greater
graces
far
way
then
in
them selues
,
they
easily
grant
such
are
happy
&
may
be
sure
of
saluation
in
Christe
.
But
I
miserable
wretch
that
I
am
(
saith
the
poore
afflicted
conscience
,
humbled
in
the
sight
&
loathing
of
the
corruptions
&
remnants
of
sinne
)
I
am
not
like
to
them
:
I
cannot
haue
that
ioy
in
Christ
,
and
in
his
worde
which
I
see
others
haue
,
neither
can
I
profite
in
knowledge
by
the
worde
,
I
can
not
pray
so
zealously
as
others
doe
,
neither
can
I
haue
that
assuraunce
of
Gods
fauour
and
of
saluation
which
me
thinkes
other
seem
to
haue
,
my
sinnes
are
greater
then
theirs
.
Also
I
haue
such
vile
,
damnable
and
hellishe
thoughts
come
vpon
me
sometime
,
as
I
thinke
it
is
impossible
the
children
of
God
shoulde
be
troubled
with
,
especially
when
I
woulde
ratherest
prepare
my selfe
to
heare
the
word
reuerently
,
or
to
pray
faythfully
.
Therefore
I
can
not
perswade
my selfe
that
I
am
one
with
Christe
and
shal
neuer
be
cut
off
from
him
.
Many
such
like
thinges
I
know
arise
in
the
heartes
of
the
Godly
sometime
,
and
many
such
replies
dispute
in
their
thoughtes
and
mindes
oftentimes
,
whereby
Sathan
woulde
faine
make
them
weary
of
the
meanes
of
their
saluation
,
and
because
they
can
not
profit
by
them
as
they
would
,
and
when
they
would
,
therefore
they
suspect
them selues
,
calling
their
owne
estate
into
question
not
hauing
for
the
time
anye
comforte
,
in
this
holy
and
comfortable
societie
whiche
is
in
Christe
.
Thus
poore
soules
they
many
times
are
troubled
with
their
owne
shadow
,
euen
then
when
they
striue
to
come
neare
to
Christe
,
and
are
in
deed
nearest
to
him
some
time
,
when
they
thinke
them selues
furthest
off
.
But
such
is
the
loue
of
our
God
that
he
hideth
it
from
vs
,
that
we
may
after
be
the
surer
of
it
.
Howbeit
certaine
it
is
(
if
I
may
speake
from
experience
in
my selfe
and
some
others
,
whose
state
I
haue
been
priuy
vnto
)
that
many
times
such
replyes
afore
mentioned
,
namely
that
we
are
inferiours
to
other
in
knowledge
,
in
zeal
,
in
praier
,
&c.
whereby
we
faint
and
suspect
our selues
and
such
like
motions
as
rise
vp
in
our selues
,
spring
partly
from
a
secreat
enuye
sometime
in
our
nature
which
is
not
seene
to
our selues
,
partly
of
our
incredulitie
and
of
other
infirmities
in
vs
,
as
also
partly
of
Sathans
mallice
which
wold
discourage
the
godly
from
vsing
the
means
wherby
we
may
goe
forward
and
perseuer
.
But
howsoeuer
it
be
,
these
motions
spring
of
our
nature
,
the
roote
wherof
is
incredulity
and
want
of
faith
,
yet
so
that
such
motions
as
hurtfull
as
they
are
,
yet
are
they
not
vtterly
voyd
of
faith
.
For
a
certaine
sound
sead
of
faith
remayneth
in
the
saints
of
God
,
euen
in
these
tumults
and
vprores
of
of
the
minde
,
in
so
much
as
there
remayneth
a
certaine
earnest
lingring
in
their
hearts
towardes
Christ
,
coueting
to
be
assured
of
the
truth
of
Gods
promise
in
them selues
,
which
concerne
euerlasting
life
,
yea
and
desiring
to
feele
that
comfort
of
his
loue
which
for
the
time
they
can
not
feele
.
Which
I
dare
warrant
to
that
soule
that
feeleth
these
in
truth
,
that
they
are
sure
arguments
,
certain
and
infallible
tokens
,
that
he
is
one
with
Christ
.
For
as
that
member
which
is
a
sléepe
,
benoumed
,
brused
or
hurt
,
do
not
cease
to
be
a
member
of
the
body
,
though
it
looseth
some
strength
for
the
time
,
but
is
after
recouered
to
strength
and
féeling
again
,
so
euery
hurt
or
wound
which
the
saints
of
God
haue
of
their
infirmities
,
is
not
by
and
by
a
cutting
off
from
Christe
.
For
this
continual
societie
or
vnity
of
Christ
with
his
Church
,
is
not
for
a
time
but
for
euer
,
not
onely
in
the
whole
Church
,
but
also
in
euery
particuler
member
thereof
.
I
am
Christes
and
Christ
is
mine
,
for
so
long
as
we
hold
him
ours
hauing
a
true
,
hearty
and
longing
desire
after
him
so
long
wee
are
his
.
Of
this
vnitye
commeth
necessarily
that
certainty
of
perseueraunce
and
of
saluation
,
13.1
.
Those
whom
he
loueth
,
to
the
ende
he
loueth
them
.
So
that
the
Godly
which
haue
once
in
truth
tasted
of
the
loue
of
God
,
can
no
more
perishe
then
the
loue
of
God
it selfe
can
perish
,
or
his
mercy
come
to
an
end
.
This
causeth
the
spouse
in
the
confidence
of
Gods
fauor
to
assure
her selfe
that
Christ
is
hers
.
Now
as
this
is
true
in
the
whole
Church
that
it
is
permanent
and
can
not
perishe
but
be
saued
.
So
is
it
true
in
euery
member
,
wherby
they
may
be
assured
of
saluation
in
them selues
and
of
their
perserance
.
How
soeuer
the
Papists
would
hold
soules
in
vnstablenes
,
in
suspence
and
doubt
of
their
saluation
alway
.
Certaine
it
is
,
that
in
some
measure
,
the
children
of
God
haue
assuraunce
of
their
saluation
in
this
life
,
though
not
at
al
times
alike
,
nor
al
men
alike
assurance
.
That
the
Church
or
elect
in
general
can
not
but
be
saued
,
there
is
no
man
I
suppose
that
doubteth
.
But
if
any
doubt
I
wil
set
down
such
proofs
as
come
into
my
mind
,
wherin
the
perseuerance
of
the
elect
shal
easily
appear
,
but
we
must
looke
into
them
with
the
eyes
of
faith
,
for
the
eies
of
reason
are
not
able
once
to
looke
vp
into
these
misteries
of
faith
.
psa
.
125.1.2
.
They
that
trust
in
the
lord
,
are
as
mount
Sion
which
standeth
fast
for
euer
,
&
can
not
be
remoued
.
Also
psa.
89.30
.
God
promiseth
his
mercies
shal
be
eternal
to
Dauid
,
after
hee
addeth
that
if
his
children
sin
.
Then
I
wil
visit
their
transgression
with
the
rod
,
&
their
iniquity
with
strokes
.
Yet
my
louing
kindnes
wil
I
neuer
take
from
him
nor
falsify
my
truth
.
This
being
true
in
Dauid
,
is
also
true
in
euery
beléeuer
.
Esa.
43.4.7
.
he
sheweth
that
as
God
maketh
a
precious
account
of
his
people
&
loue
them
,
so
they
should
be
called
by
his
name
&
intitled
to
his
inheritance
,
&
he
could
not
neglect
their
saluation
,
but
he
must
also
neglect
his
own
glory
.
Likewise
in
his
49.
chap
he
inferreth
the
church
,
He
hath
grauen
them
in
the
palme
of
his
hands
,
and
they
are
euer
in
his
sight
.
So
it
should
neuer
perishe
,
neither
the
gates
of
hel
should
preuail
against
it
.
The
like
certainty
of
the
saluation
of
the
beléeuers
,
our
sauiour
Christ
auoucheth
.
Ioh.
10.
ver.
28.29
.
That
they
which
are
his
sheepe
&
obey
the
voice
of
his
worde
,
shal
neuer
perish
but
haue
euerlasting
life
.
Confirming
his
assertion
by
a
reason
drawn
from
the
nature
of
God
his
father
,
that
it
was
as
impossible
for
any
which
truly
beléeued
in
christ
Iesus
&
obeyed
his
voice
to
perish
,
as
it
was
for
God
his
father
&
him selfe
to
be
ouercome
,
which
can
neuer
be
,
therfore
nether
can
the
beleeuers
be
frustrate
of
life
&
saluation
.
For
he
reasoneth
that
because
his
father
&
he
is
one
,
&
his
father
was
of
al
power
absolut
that
none
cold
euer
master
him
or
preuaile
against
him
,
therefore
none
could
euer
master
him
or
preuail
against
him
,
therefore
none
could
preuail
against
Christ
him selfe
,
being
equal
with
his
father
in
infinit
power
.
Therefore
also
consequently
none
can
preuaile
against
the
saluation
of
his
elect
,
which
are
in
Christ
Iesus
.
So
that
God
hath
layde
vp
the
saluation
of
euery
beleeuer
in
him selfe
in
the
heauens
,
Blessed
is
be
whom
thou
choosest
and
causest
to
come
vnto
thee
.
So
as
these
two
are
ioyned
togeather
,
namely
election
and
calling
,
or
vocation
in
the
passiue
sense
(
that
is
)
that
God
causeth
his
to
come
,
for
none
come
of
them selues
.
Now
therefore
it
is
expedient
that
we
make
our
election
sure
by
good
workes
.
Blessed
is
be
whom
thou
chusest
.
&c.
For
this
is
the
fountaine
of
blessed
es
vnto
vs
.
Then
in
the
second
place
we
may
say
,
blessed
is
hee
whome
God
causeth
to
come
to
him
,
and
he
the
feareth
God
,
louing
and
obeying
his
worde
carefully
and
vnfeinedly
,
&c.
Which
al
fruits
of
our
calling
are
not
causes
of
oure
happinesse
,
but
testimonies
and
warrantes
through
the
earnest
of
the
spirite
that
we
are
happy
.
But
it
may
seeme
somewhat
nakedly
affirmed
of
the
Spouse
without
proofe
,
when
she
professeth
her selfe
to
be
her
beloueds
and
that
her
beloued
is
hers
,
when
she
addeth
no
reason
of
it
.
For
albeit
many
grant
that
they
which
are
truely
in
Christ
,
and
in
the
fauour
of
God
they
are
happy
,
they
can
not
but
doe
wel
and
are
of
the
sure
grounde
.
But
here
standeth
the
question
and
difficulty
of
the
cause
,
howe
euery
man
may
knowe
that
hee
hath
part
in
that
vnity
of
Christe
,
and
how
a
man
maye
bee
sure
of
saluation
in
this
life
.
To
come
to
this
point
,
wee
must
first
consider
that
that
which
is
spoken
in
the
scriptures
concerning
the
saluation
of
the
Church
or
elect
in
general
,
with
the
causes
&
effects
therof
,
is
spoken
also
of
euery
member
of
the
Church
,
and
is
true
in
both
.
As
for
example
,
if
it
bee
true
,
that
the
Churche
or
Elect
were
loued
and
elected
of
God
before
the
beginninges
of
the
Worlde
,
then
this
is
true
,
euerye
faythfull
beleeuer
was
elected
before
al
times
.
Agayne
if
the
Churche
bee
called
to
the
participation
of
the
graces
of
God
,
then
euery
faithful
beleeuer
is
.
Also
if
the
Churche
bee
holye
,
then
euery
one
of
the
Churche
is
also
in
time
called
to
bee
holy
.
If
the
church
be
redeemed
and
the
sinnes
therof
pardoned
,
that
it
be
sanctified
,
iustified
,
saued
and
glorified
in
the
ende
,
then
euerye
beleeuer
(
which
is
of
the
church
)
is
redeemed
,
his
sinnes
pardoned
,
is
iustified
,
sanctified
in
time
,
saued
and
glorified
in
the
ende
.
If
the
Church
or
elect
in
general
can
not
perish
,
but
is
permanent
,
induring
and
sure
of
saluation
,
then
neither
any
one
member
of
the
church
can
perish
nor
be
lost
,
but
is
permanent
and
sure
of
saluation
.
Nowe
this
wee
must
consider
when
I
speake
of
the
assurance
of
the
Children
of
God
:
I
vnderstande
not
such
a
certantye
as
is
not
mingled
at
all
with
any
doubtfulnesse
.
For
the
best
assured
is
not
alwayes
alyke
perswaded
of
his
saluation
,
neyther
haue
all
men
a
like
feeling
of
the
comfort
and
assurance
of
eternall
health
.
For
sometime
it
is
in
the
Ecclipse
,
and
the
comfort
of
Gods
fauour
,
is
intercepted
from
vs
by
the
cloudes
of
our
infirmities
,
so
as
the
eyes
of
our
faith
are
dazeled
.
But
at
sometimes
at
least
,
the
Children
of
God
haue
some
good
assuraunce
of
their
saluation
,
though
for
the
most
part
they
seeme
to
hang
in
a
mammering
.
Also
othersome
haue
not
so
full
a
sight
of
it
as
others
haue
.
Partly
because
of
manye
corruptions
in
their
nature
,
which
they
labour
not
so
earnestly
to
purge
as
they
ought
.
Partly
also
because
the
proportion
of
faith
or
the
knowledge
of
God
is
not
a
like
in
al
,
but
some
more
some
lesse
.
But
we
shall
in
vayne
speake
of
the
assuraunce
of
the
grace
of
perseueraunce
or
certaintie
of
saluation
,
vnlesse
we
looke
vpon
the
head
spring
of
Gods
mercyes
in
Christe
Iesus
,
with
the
eyes
of
faith
and
sobernesse
:
also
vnlesse
we
haue
the
testimony
and
earnest
peny
of
the
spirite
of
God
,
whereby
we
are
sealed
against
the
day
of
redemption
.
For
if
any
man
haue
not
the
spirite
of
Christ
,
he
is
not
his
.
Rom.
8
,
verse
.
9.
They
that
are
led
by
the
spirite
they
are
the
sonnes
of
God
sith
God
hath
sent
foorth
the
spirite
of
his
sonne
into
their
heartes
which
cryeth
Abba
Father
.
Which
as
Paule
sayth
in
the
eight
of
the
Romans
,
beareth
witnes
with
our
spirit
that
we
are
the
children
of
God
,
if
we
bee
children
then
heirs
also
of
God
and
annexed
heirs
with
Christe
.
Hitherto
agreeth
that
sentence
of
Iohn
in
his
first
epistle
chapter
4.13
.
Hereby
we
knowe
that
wee
dwel
in
God
and
God
in
vs
,
in
that
he
hath
giuen
vs
of
his
spirit
.
Yet
it
may
be
some
man
wil
reply
how
shal
I
know
that
I
haue
the
spirite
of
God
and
Christ
?
I
aunswere
that
by
the
fruites
of
the
spirite
of
sanctification
,
wee
may
haue
good
comfort
and
perswasion
that
wee
haue
the
spirite
of
God
.
Paul
in
his
Epistle
to
the
Romans
chap.
8.
If
Christ
be
in
you
the
body
is
dead
concerning
sinn
,
but
the
spirite
is
life
for
righteousnes
sake
.
If
the
spirit
of
him
that
raysed
vp
Iesus
from
the
dead
dwelleth
in
you
,
be
that
raysed
vp
Christ
from
the
dead
shal
also
quicken
your
mortal
bodies
,
for
his
spirite
that
dwelle●h
in
you
.
,
Where
the
Apostle
sheweth
that
Gods
spirite
worketh
mortification
in
his
saints
,
renuing
them
to
a
new
life
,
purging
dayly
the
corruptions
of
sinne
and
remnant
of
iniquity
,
which
by
degrees
diminish
in
the
saints
.
Whosoeuer
therefore
tasteth
of
true
mortification
and
sanctification
,
hating
sinne
in
truth
,
labouring
to
reforme
the
same
,
desiring
to
growe
in
holinesse
and
a
new
life
,
applying
his
heart
to
be
gouerned
by
the
worde
in
obedience
,
though
he
taste
of
the
remnauntes
of
sinne
,
which
wil
neuer
be
fully
purged
in
the
saints
,
til
they
are
restored
fully
in
the
appearing
of
Christ
Iesus
,
in
that
person
vndoubtedly
the
spirite
of
God
beginneth
to
haue
a
worke
,
and
to
incorporate
that
person
into
himselfe
,
that
he
may
be
one
with
Christe
and
may
put
on
Christ
.
Many
circumstaunces
there
are
which
time
wil
not
suffer
me
to
note
vnto
you
concerning
this
matter
.
But
sure
it
is
that
these
are
generall
and
infallible
notes
which
I
haue
mentioned
,
whereby
a
man
may
be
perswaded
(
these
being
in
him
in
trueth
though
vnperfect
)
that
hee
shal
neuer
fal
vtterly
away
,
labouring
to
shew
forth
the
fruite
of
faith
,
hope
,
patience
,
obedience
,
loue
to
the
worde
,
towardes
his
brethren
,
a
care
to
keepe
the
worde
,
beeing
prepared
or
vnfainedly
desiring
to
●e
prepared
to
be
parteners
with
the
saintes
of
God
in
affliction
and
in
the
confirmation
of
the
Gospell
,
Lord
will
performe
his
worke
towards
him
,
Adding
a
reason
,
because
His
mercies
endured
for
euer
.
And
yet
he
ascribeth
the
worke
of
perseuerance
vnto
God
,
ending
with
this
suite
.
O
Lord
forsake
not
the
worke
of
thy
handes
.
Charging
the
Lorde
that
he
was
his
worke
,
in
that
he
had
framed
him
a
new
by
his
spirite
,
therefore
it
could
not
stand
with
the
Lordes
mercy
to
cast
him
off
.
Oh
valiant
faith
in
the
seruant
of
God
.
Thus
God
euer
perfiteth
his
worke
in
anye
one
that
belong
vnto
him
,
but
the
time
of
his
working
and
the
mesure
,
he
reserueth
to
him selfe
to
appoint
at
his
pleasure
.
So
that
though
we
feele
not
his
quickning
grace
when
we
desire
it
,
(
nay
sometime
it
seemeth
to
be
furthest
off
when
we
craue
it
and
neede
it
most
)
also
though
wee
haue
not
that
measure
of
his
grace
which
we
woulde
haue
,
yet
let
vs
not
faynt
,
but
waite
on
the
Lorde
with
Patience
and
prayer
,
for
certainelye
except
the
Lorde
will
deny
him selfe
(
I
speake
with
reuerence
of
his
glorious
maiesty
)
he
can
not
but
giue
to
him
that
hath
,
and
he
shal
haue
aboundantly
,
yet
he
can
not
but
make
an
ende
in
his
seruaunts
when
he
hath
once
begun
.
Not
that
God
is
tyed
to
vs
at
our
commaundement
.
But
ipsemet
sibi
est
necessitas
.
He
is
a
necessity
to
him selfe
,
for
his
mercies
are
eternal
.
But
this
I
haue
sufficiently
prooued
afore
.
Yet
in
a
worde
note
this
,
that
God
hath
tyed
his
power
to
his
will
and
promise
,
that
whatsoeuer
he
willeth
and
promiseth
in
his
worde
hee
can
not
chuse
but
doe
it
.
Whatsoeuer
he
hath
denyed
,
that
he
doth
not
.
In
this
sense
God
sayth
,
That
be
can
doe
nothing
to
Sodom
before
Lot
was
departed
.
But
to
returne
to
the
Spouse
againe
,
though
shee
doth
not
fully
in
this
speech
set
downe
the
reasons
that
might
perswade
her
of
this
certainty
:
yet
if
we
consider
all
the
former
circumstaunces
of
her
comming
on
or
obaying
of
her
calling
,
we
shal
finde
worthye
fruites
which
she
felt
in
her selfe
and
expressed
,
that
might
yeeld
some
argument
of
this
certaine
perswasion
.
As
this
:
her
heart
lying
after
Christe
in
the
beginning
of
her
calling
,
thogh
many
lets
mette
with
her
,
also
the
complayning
of
her
vntowardnesse
which
bewrayed
a
sight
of
her
wants
.
Furthermore
her
trembling
at
his
displeasure
or
fearing
at
his
word
being
affectioned
towardes
him
.
Finally
her
seeking
and
inquyring
after
him
euen
when
daunger
was
,
her
zeale
in
following
him
,
not
onely
when
others
forsooke
her
,
but
euen
when
many
sought
to
hinder
and
molest
her
.
Thus
recouering
her
zeale
she
procured
others
by
conferring
of
the
excellency
of
Christ
,
to
be
parteners
with
her
in
seeking
after
him
.
Which
al
were
worthy
fruits
of
faith
,
that
might
giue
her
comforte
to
conclude
that
shee
was
her
welbeloueds
.
Thus
euery
man
must
labour
to
come
to
some
assuraunce
of
his
future
estate
,
that
we
may
not
liue
alwayes
to
doubt
,
but
that
we
may
bee
ready
to
passe
in
peace
at
our
latter
daye
,
hauing
assuraunce
that
we
shal
dye
happely
and
well
:
yea
,
that
we
may
haue
the
eyes
of
faith
to
looke
into
our
saluation
,
so
farre
as
wee
maye
saye
with
Simeon
,
Lorde
now
lettest
thou
thy
seruaunt
depart
in
peace
according
to
thy
worde
,
for
myne
eyes
haue
seene
thy
saluation
.
Also
that
we
may
with
Iob
,
stand
perswaded
through
saith
that
our
redeemer
lyueth
,
and
that
we
shall
See
God
,
not
with
other
,
but
with
these
same
eyes
.
That
we
are
euen
now
the
sonnes
of
God
,
but
it
doth
not
appeare
what
we
shal
be
:
that
is
,
we
see
not
now
fully
what
glory
the
Lord
hath
layd
vp
for
vs
.
But
we
are
assured
that
we
shal
be
like
to
the
sonne
of
God
.
So
then
the
faithfull
haue
their
comfort
and
assuraunce
in
this
lyfe
,
of
obtayning
life
after
.
Also
Paule
affirmeth
vnto
Timothy
,
That
he
was
sure
from
hence
forth
there
was
layd
vp
for
him
the
crowne
of
righteousnesse
,
which
the
lord
the
righteous
iudge
should
giue
him
at
the
last
day
.
And
because
we
shoulde
not
make
exception
and
saye
,
yea
Paule
was
a
notable
instrument
of
God
,
I
easly
beléeue
he
might
be
sure
of
life
,
but
I
am
nothing
to
Paule
,
&c.
therefore
he
addeth
.
That
crowne
is
not
layd
vp
onely
for
me
,
but
for
al
them
also
that
loue
his
comming
or
appearing
.
For
sure
it
is
,
God
hath
committed
vs
to
the
custody
of
him
that
wil
neuer
see
vs
perish
,
and
he
againe
moste
carefully
committeth
vs
to
his
father
.
Ouerlooke
I
pray
you
,
with
all
diligence
that
heauenly
prayer
of
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christe
in
the
17.
Chapiter
of
Iohn
,
especially
from
the
sixth
verse
,
to
the
ende
.
Which
is
full
of
moste
Heauenlye
and
wonderful
comfort
if
the
Lorde
giue
vs
eyes
and
hearts
to
see
and
vnderstand
it
aright
.
Christe
there
noteth
these
qualities
chiefly
,
in
his
saints
.
After
the
fountayn
of
their
election
discouered
which
issueth
out
of
the
free
loue
of
God
,
he
saith
of
them
that
they
kéep
his
worde
.
2.
They
acknowledge
all
good
thinges
to
come
from
God
thorough
Christ
receiuing
them
thankfully
as
from
him
,
also
they
receiue
his
wordes
and
are
assured
that
hee
came
from
God
.
And
because
he
was
to
leaue
his
Disciples
and
to
departe
concerning
his
corporal
presence
,
hee
therfore
committeth
them
in
this
sort
to
his
father
saying
.
Verse
11.
I
am
now
no
more
in
the
worlde
these
are
in
the
world
and
I
come
to
thee
.
O
holy
father
keepe
them
in
thy
name
,
euen
them
whom
thou
hast
giuen
me
,
that
they
may
be
one
as
we
are
.
This
vnitie
he
prayeth
for
in
al
that
shold
after
beleeue
,
that
they
may
be
one
in
God
and
Christ
,
as
be
and
his
Father
was
one
.
O
wonderfull
care
of
so
gracious
a
Patron
.
In
these
wordes
Christe
sheweth
that
as
the
father
and
the
som●
are
one
,
so
as
they
can
not
be
seuered
,
so
also
they
which
are
in
Christ
,
in
whome
these
foresayde
effectes
are
to
bee
founde
in
trueth
in
some
measure
,
are
one
with
God
and
Christ
,
so
as
nothing
can
deuide
nor
seperate
them
asunder
.
Which
is
a
wonderful
comfort
to
the
Saints
of
God
,
that
their
happy
life
and
eternal
being
,
is
necessarilye
after
a
sorte
ioined
with
the
life
and
eternal
being
of
God
and
Christe
.
He
meaneth
not
that
the
saints
are
so
one
with
God
as
he
shoulde
bee
hominified
with
man
,
and
man
deified
with
God
.
For
this
foolish
and
doltishe
blasphemye
of
the
Family
of
loue
is
so
absurd
,
as
it
were
a
folly
to
spende
any
speech
in
the
confutation
thereof
.
But
as
the
godly
are
in
Christe
and
so
sure
of
saluation
,
so
they
must
not
loyter
in
hope
and
neglect
their
calling
,
now
because
men
are
subiect
to
this
sliding
,
our
Sauioure
Christ
in
that
17.
of
Ioh.
Thus
we
see
the
Spouse
might
lawfully
conclude
of
the
certaintie
of
her
vnity
and
perseuerance
with
her
husbande
.
Yea
al
of
vs
by
her
example
should
labour
to
haue
the
like
perswasion
of
our selues
,
affiancing
our selues
also
vnto
Christ
,
praying
for
the
fruits
of
the
spirit
of
adoption
in
vs
,
that
we
being
careful
to
keepe
the
word
,
to
beleeue
and
receiue
it
,
that
being
assured
that
Christ
was
sent
of
God
a
sauiour
vnto
vs
,
maye
imbrace
him
heartely
with
al
his
heauenly
riches
,
stryuing
to
ouerstride
al
lets
that
might
hinder
vs
from
comming
to
him
,
being
zealous
of
his
glory
&
truth
,
stirring
vp
others
by
our
example
,
professing
his
name
boldly
,
exercising
all
godly
exercises
,
hearing
his
word
,
praying
oft
&
heartly
vnto
him
,
ioyning
in
the
company
of
the
godly
,
beeing
humbly
thankfull
vnto
God
for
his
greate
mercyes
in
Christe
:
so
as
euery
one
of
vs
may
be
bolde
in
truth
and
feeling
to
say
,
I
am
Christs
,
and
Christ
is
mine
.
O
let
vs
indeuour
our selues
(
my
deare
brethren
)
that
we
may
haue
a
liuely
tast
&
assurance
,
of
this
heauenly
and
spirituall
communion
,
vnity
,
coniunction
society
and
felowship
with
Christ
Iesus
,
that
we
may
stande
perswaded
of
his
eternal
loue
towards
vs
and
of
our
owne
saluation
in
him
.
For
alas
it
maketh
me
tremble
to
think
what
a
miserable
state
the
doubtful
vnbeléeuers
which
labour
not
to
haue
any
assuraunce
of
life
shall
come
vnto
.
Who
as
they
neuer
were
in
Christ
,
nor
tasted
not
in
truth
of
the
effects
before
mentioned
,
so
shall
they
be
without
christ
in
eternal
paine
banished
from
the
presence
of
God
&
of
his
glorious
angels
,
without
the
fauor
of
God
&
without
life
it selfe
.
But
let
not
those
be
dismaied
which
doubting
sometime
yet
in
the
middest
of
their
doubt
desire
to
be
sure
of
Gods
fauour
,
for
the
vnbeleeuing
doubters
haue
no
suche
desire
in
truth
,
resting
vpon
the
word
,
and
waiting
for
further
grace
and
assurance
.
I
know
our
nature
wil
neuer
make
an
end
of
replying
against
the
certainty
of
our
saluation
,
because
of
the
imperfections
and
infirmities
of
the
Children
of
God
beeing
ful
of
distrust
many
times
.
For
when
we
consider
our
estate
in
our selues
,
howe
wee
are
short
of
all
duties
,
vnfitte
to
serue
our
God
in
al
true
obedience
,
finding
many
treasons
and
rebellions
in
our selues
,
being
ignorant
in
his
truth
,
also
when
we
profite
not
by
the
word
,
by
praier
,
neyther
preuayle
as
we
would
agaynst
our
imperfections
,
infirmities
and
corruptions
:
then
we
doubt
of
the
Lordes
loue
towards
vs
,
suspecting
of
his
work
in
vs
,
fearing
least
al
our
former
profession
be
in
vain
,
and
can
see
nothing
that
should
giue
vs
comfort
of
the
fauour
of
God
towardes
vs
.
Thus
we
suppose
the
loue
of
God
and
his
fauour
to
be
inconstant
,
measuring
them
by
our
infirme
and
weake
faith
,
or
by
the
scant
measure
of
our
obedience
.
But
what
shoulde
such
a
one
doubt
of
the
grace
of
God
,
who
seeing
his
wants
,
loathing
his
sinnes
,
stryuing
against
them
,
louing
the
word
vnfaynedly
,
desiring
to
haue
a
heart
to
pray
without
hypocrisie
,
labouring
for
a
new
life
,
beeing
angry
with
him selfe
for
sinne
,
and
that
he
can
no
more
profite
by
the
worde
,
in
knowledge
,
true
zeale
,
humility
,
loue
,
patience
,
and
desiring
hartely
that
he
may
neuer
start
from
the
obedience
of
God
and
his
word
?
Can
it
be
that
when
the
Lorde
loued
vs
before
we
were
,
ye
when
we
were
his
enemies
,
before
our
calling
of
his
free
mercye
,
that
he
wil
now
loath
vs
,
leaue
and
forsake
vs
vtterly
when
he
hath
begun
his
owne
worke
in
vs
?
Could
he
loue
vs
when
we
were
in
our
sinnes
without
remorse
of
conscience
:
and
can
he
now
hate
vs
when
we
indeuour
to
leaue
our
sinnes
and
are
vexed
that
we
can
no
more
grow
in
godlinesse
and
obedience
?
Could
he
loue
vs
when
we
were
voyde
of
his
grace
,
and
vnsanctified
?
and
can
hee
abhorre
vs
when
hee
hath
begun
sanctification
in
vs
by
his
worde
and
spirite
?
shall
wee
measure
the
loue
of
God
by
our
infyrmities
?
or
shall
wee
thinke
that
his
loue
lasteth
no
longer
then
wee
stande
in
full
obedience
?
In
deede
wee
must
continue
grounded
in
the
trueth
,
and
Paule
after
the
mention
of
the
constant
estate
of
the
faythfull
,
prayeth
still
for
the
increase
of
grace
,
because
wee
can
not
bee
perfecte
in
this
earth
.
But
God
who
beginneth
and
calleth
vs
is
faythfull
,
Furthermore
,
what
moued
the
Lord
to
beginne
any
beginning
of
grace
in
vs
?
did
not
his
owne
free
mercie
and
loue
?
and
the
same
cause
also
mooueth
the
Lorde
to
continue
and
holde
out
his
mercies
begunne
to
his
saintes
vnto
the
ende
.
So
Gen.
18.
So
that
God
doth
not
measure
his
mercy
by
our
faith
or
obedience
,
but
by
his
owne
loue
and
nature
,
that
as
his
loue
is
eternall
,
so
his
mercyes
haue
no
ende
.
Oh
d●uinity
vnspeakable
,
Oh
infinite
loue
,
Oh
gracious
mercye
,
Oh
the
wonderfull
goodnesse
,
constancye
,
truth
and
faithfulnesse
of
so
louing
and
kynde
a
God
,
towardes
vs
poore
,
miserable
,
vyle
wretches
and
crauling
Wormes
.
But
as
for
the
contemners
of
grace
and
they
which
herevpon
shal
presume
of
their
good
estate
without
good
testimonye
of
the
Lordes
worke
in
them
,
not
louing
his
worde
,
not
hearing
nor
obeying
the
same
,
nor
beeing
carefull
to
mortifie
seuerall
sinnes
in
them
,
not
caring
but
neglecting
to
refourme
them selues
and
their
familyes
by
the
worde
,
nor
exercising
Prayer
a
necessarye
fruite
of
faith
,
&c.
Let
suche
bee
assured
that
the
Lorde
hath
not
begunne
his
woorke
in
them
yet
,
nor
made
them
priuye
to
his
eternall
and
free
loue
:
But
they
are
voyde
of
the
earnest
peny
of
the
spirite
of
God
,
and
in
danger
to
be
damned
from
the
presence
of
God
.
For
he
shall
come
in
flaming
fire
,
rendring
vengeaunce
to
them
that
know
not
God
,
nor
obey
vnto
the
Gospel
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
which
shal
be
punished
with
euerlasting
perdition
from
the
presence
of
the
Lord
,
and
the
glory
of
his
power
.
This
might
make
the
contemners
and
neglecters
of
the
word
to
tremble
if
their
heartes
were
not
closed
vp
to
destruction
.
Therefore
if
we
want
the
effectes
a
fore
say
e
,
or
haue
them
but
in
a
shew
or
in
hip●●●●sie
,
let
vs
feare
:
for
the
hypocrites
may
goe
very
far
,
so
as
in
outward
apperaunce
there
appeareth
no
difference
betwéen
them
and
the
children
of
God
.
Let
vs
then
beware
that
our
harts
deceiue
vs
not
.
For
hypocrites
may
confesse
their
sinnes
and
that
to
the
seruants
of
God
may
also
craue
forgiuenesse
,
desiring
the
prayers
of
the
Godly
but
more
for
the
escaping
of
the
punishment
of
sin
,
Simon
Magus
.
Hypocrites
may
seeme
to
haue
a
great
tast
and
ioy
in
the
happy
estate
of
the
righteous
,
and
a
desire
to
haue
part
of
their
felicity
as
Balaam
,
Dauid
,
Solomon
,
Peter
,
which
fel
into
grosse
sinnes
after
their
calling
:
(
For
,
as
for
the
example
of
Paule
,
Magdalen
,
Mathew
,
Zacheus
,
who
were
notoryous
sinners
afore
their
calling
,
and
were
truly
conuerted
:
these
examples
stand
not
so
fitly
to
this
point
which
I
speake
of
,
but
the
other
sinning
after
their
calling
,
for
these
after
sinnes
,
be
they
that
wound
some
of
the
saints
of
God
so
déepely
)
if
I
say
I
should
mention
the
example
of
them
sinning
after
their
calling
,
no
man
must
be
so
bolde
to
presume
to
extenuate
their
sinnes
by
them
,
or
boulster
their
fals
by
their
slydings
(
as
the
hypocrites
doe
against
whome
the
wrath
of
God
shall
smoke
)
.
But
the
children
of
God
they
may
sée
somwhat
hereby
how
farre
some
of
the
Godly
slide
sometime
and
are
recouered
.
But
these
sinned
not
vpon
presumption
but
of
infirmitie
.
So
that
the
corruption
of
nature
preuailing
,
Gods
spirit
was
buried
as
it
were
for
the
time
.
But
if
men
by
their
slidinges
are
not
warned
to
stande
the
surer
after
,
hauing
their
heartes
more
kindled
with
the
hatred
of
sinne
,
and
are
not
made
more
watchfull
ouer
their
infirmities
praying
more
against
them
,
purposing
againste
them
,
fasting
and
mourning
for
them
,
so
as
they
gather
the
more
strength
thereby
to
withstande
the
stronglier
after
,
then
let
them
beware
least
their
estate
indéede
be
most
daungerous
and
miserable
,
but
thus
much
in
a
word
of
this
thing
for
I
mencion
these
circumstances
,
because
of
the
certeintie
which
the
saints
of
God
haue
in
this
life
,
that
none
might
deceiue
them selues
vnder
a
coulour
of
hope
,
vnles
they
féele
the
true
work
of
sanctification
in
them
,
though
but
begun
&
not
yet
perfited
which
cannot
be
til
the
comming
of
Iesus
Christ
.
Let
vs
all
therefore
labour
(
my
déere
brethren
)
to
increase
in
all
true
holynes
&
sanctimony
after
the
reuealed
wil
of
God
,
that
wee
may
resemble
the
Image
of
our
heauenly
father
prsented
vnto
vs
in
a
manifest
pattern
,
euen
in
Christ
.
That
by
the
worde
we
may
growe
to
more
perfection
dayly
,
praying
for
the
graces
of
Gods
spirite
to
be
encreased
in
vs
,
that
ouerstriding
al
lets
and
incumbrances
which
might
fetter
or
insnarle
vs
,
tasting
of
all
former
vanities
,
filthy
lusts
,
the
loue
of
this
world
selfe
loue
,
pride
,
vainglory
,
hypocrisie
,
feare
of
daungers
,
not
hauing
our
eies
fixed
on
the
hate
of
the
world
,
to
bee
so
tied
to
our
owne
credite
,
estimation
,
commodities
,
profites
or
eaze
,
as
wee
should
feare
any
hatred
of
the
wicked
scornfulnesse
and
reproches
of
the
vngodly
,
or
be
loth
to
vndergo
any
shame
for
the
supporting
of
Gods
glory
,
that
all
these
being
set
apart
of
vs
,
we
may
cheerfully
with
the
spouse
,
euen
when
others
set
against
vs
and
forsake
vs
,
presse
foorth
to
the
discouering
of
oure
zeale
,
seruing
God
in
shame
and
honor
,
in
good
reporte
and
ill
reporte
,
in
peace
and
trouble
,
yea
in
life
and
in
death
,
alwayes
preferring
the
Lordes
cause
and
his
glory
,
which
shoulde
bee
more
precious
in
our
eies
then
a
thousand
worlds
or
our
own
life
it self
:
yea
let
vs
labour
to
drawe
on
others
to
followe
Christ
with
vs
,
that
the
Lord
may
ceaze
vpon
our
hearts
taking
them
vp
into
his
seruice
.
That
so
we
glorifying
God
in
our
calling
both
generall
and
particular
,
furthering
others
also
wee
may
ioyfully
behold
the
fruits
of
our
obedience
and
profession
,
that
we
may
with
the
spouse
conclude
affirmatiuely
,
confidently
and
boldly
in
full
assurance
by
the
testimony
of
Gos
spirit
,
that
we
are
Christs
and
Christ
is
ours
affiancing
our selues
vnto
him
,
so
that
nothing
may
seperate
vs
from
the
loue
of
God
which
is
in
Iesus
Christ
our
Lord
,
but
that
we
shall
take
possession
with
him
of
his
glory
in
the
heauens
,
which
grace
God
graunt
to
euery
one
of
vs
and
to
all
his
people
,
for
Iesus
Christ
his
sake
.
To
whome
with
the
father
and
the
holy
ghost
,
be
al
glory
honor
,
praise
and
dominion
,
for
euer
and
euer
,
Amen
.
Let
vs
pray
.
&c.