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Now or never the holy, serious, diligent believer justified, encouraged, excited and directed, and the opposers and neglecters convinced by the light of Scripture and reason / by Richard Baxter ...
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NOW
OR
NEVER
,
The
Holy
,
Serious
,
Diligent
Believer
Justified
,
Encouraged
,
Excited
and
Directed
:
And
the
Opposers
and
Neglecters
Convinced
by
the
Light
of
Scripture
and
Reason
.
By
Richard
Baxter
.
To
be
Communicated
by
such
as
want
ability
or
opportunity
themselves
to
plead
the
Cause
of
Serious
Holiness
for
mens
Conviction
.
Luk.
7.
35.
But
wisdom
is
justified
of
all
her
children
.
Nihil
est
ad
defendendum
Puritate
tutius
:
nihil
ad
dicendum
Veritate
facilius
.
Ambros
.
LONDON
.
Printed
in
the
Year
,
1662.
The
Contents
.
IN
the
Preface
:
the
Question
resolved
,
Whether
a
Man
may
be
saved
in
any
Religion
,
that
is
serious
in
practising
it
?
No
Religion
will
save
a
man
that
is
not
true
to
it
,
&
serious
&
diligent
in
practising
it
.
Why
the
Author
rather
publisheth
such
common
necessary
things
,
than
confutation
of
the
many
calumnies
publisht
against
himself
.
His
expectations
from
men
:
And
answer
with
Tertullian
about
sufferings
.
An
Advertisement
about
a
passage
cited
out
of
the
Homilies
.
His
Justification
for
opposing
scorners
&
enemies
of
Holiness
,
out
of
the
Church
Homilies
.
A
Passage
about
Philip
Nerius
,
the
Father
of
the
Oratorians
.
The
Text
opened
.
Doct.
1.
The
work
of
this
life
cannot
be
done
when
this
life
is
ended
.
Doct.
2.
Therefore
while
we
have
time
,
we
must
do
the
work
of
this
present
life
,
with
vigour
and
diligenee
.
1.
Time
cannot
be
recalled
.
2.
Life
shall
never
be
here
restored
.
3.
There
is
no
doing
this
work
in
the
life
to
come
.
What
it
is
to
[
do
it
with
our
Might
]
some
cautions
.
Instances
of
the
work
to
be
done
with
our
might
.
Obj.
What
Might
have
we
?
Answered
.
How
to
rouse
up
our selves
to
seriousness
.
What
to
think
of
them
that
oppose
a
holy
serious
diligence
in
the
service
of
God.
The
greatness
of
the
sin
.
Especially
if
they
are
Preachers
.
What
it
is
in
Religion
that
Hypocrites
hate
.
Seneca's
testimony
for
seriousness
.
A
terrible
passage
in
our
Homilies
against
Scorners
at
godliness
.
The
greatness
of
their
sin
.
Obj
It
is
not
Godliness
,
but
humour
,
faction
,
disobedience
,
hypocrisie
,
&c.
Answered
.
Advice
to
the
flocks
.
Obj.
Be
not
righteous
overmuch
,
Answered
.
Exhortation
to
serious
diligence
.
Obj.
1.
I
have
lost
my
Time
,
Answered
.
Obj.
2.
I
have
opposition
and
hinderances
.
Obj.
3.
I
am
dull
and
cold
.
Directions
and
Cautions
.
Reasons
for
pleading
this
cause
with
Ministers
.
The
Exhortation
re-inforced
.
The
Devils
designe
to
make
use
of
Differences
in
smaller
matters
against
Christianity
and
Godliness
it self
.
Such
differences
,
sects
,
divisions
,
shall
be
no
excuse
to
the
ungodly
,
but
aggravate
their
sin
,
as
being
against
that
which
all
Sects
and
Parties
were
agreed
in
.
What
that
Religion
is
that
we
call
men
to
be
serious
and
diligent
in
.
1.
To
live
according
to
the
Principles
of
Faith
that
among
Christians
are
past
controversie
:
Ten
named
.
2.
To
do
that
Materially
that
all
are
agreed
of
:
Ten
duties
named
.
3.
To
do
that
in
the
very
Manner
of
Gods
service
that
all
are
agreed
in
.
Ten
particulars
mentioned
.
Obj.
I
will
never
believe
that
God
delights
in
long
and
earnest
prayers
,
or
is
moved
by
the
words
of
man.
Answered
.
Obj.
Is
not
your
strict
observation
of
the
Lords
Day
a
Controversie
?
Answered
.
The
Conclusion
exhortatory
.
The
Preface
.
IT
is
a
question
more
boldly
than
accurately
debated
by
many
;
[
Whether
a
man
may
not
be
saved
in
any
Religion
,
that
is
faithful
to
the
principles
of
it
by
serious
diligent
practice
?
]
The
true
Solution
is
this
:
Religion
is
that
which
men
hold
and
do
to
serve
and
please
God.
1.
If
men
make
themselves
a
Religion
of
serving
Idols
or
Devils
instead
of
God.
2.
Or
if
they
place
their
service
to
God
himself
in
things
that
are
evil
(
as
what
evil
is
there
that
some
men
have
not
brought
into
their
Religion
,
and
fathered
upon
God
?
)
the
more
diligent
such
men
are
in
their
Religion
,
the
more
they
sin
.
3.
Or
if
they
make
themselves
a
Religion
of
irrational
ludicrous
ceremonies
,
their
greatest
diligence
in
this
will
not
save
them
.
4.
Or
if
they
hold
all
the
Essentials
of
the
true
Religion
,
except
some
one
,
it
cannot
save
them
while
one
thing
is
wanting
,
which
is
Essential
to
that
Religion
,
and
so
necessary
to
salvation
(
which
is
the
case
of
real
Hereticks
:
)
For
they
are
not
indeed
of
that
Religion
,
if
they
want
that
which
is
Essential
to
it
.
5.
Or
if
they
hold
all
that
is
Essential
to
the
true
Religion
only
Notionally
,
and
hold
any
thing
with
it
practically
,
which
is
contradictory
and
inconsistent
with
it
,
the
soundness
of
their
Notional
belief
will
not
save
them
from
the
mortal
poison
of
their
practical
Heresie
or
Error
.
But
1.
Whosoever
holdeth
all
that
is
necessary
to
salvation
,
and
is
serious
and
diligent
in
living
according
thereunto
shall
be
saved
,
whatever
error
he
holdeth
with
it
.
For
if
he
be
serious
and
diligent
in
the
Practice
of
all
things
necessary
to
salvation
,
he
hath
all
that
is
necessary
to
salvation
;
viz.
in
Belief
and
Practice
:
And
it
must
needs
follow
,
that
his
Errors
are
either
not
concontradictory
to
the
things
necessary
which
he
holdeth
and
practiseth
,
or
that
he
holdeth
not
those
Errors
practically
,
but
notionally
,
as
an
opinion
,
or
uneffectual
cogitation
in
a
dream
,
which
provokes
not
to
action
;
and
in
such
a
case
the
error
keeps
no
man
from
salvation
.
What
is
necessary
to
be
believed
by
them
that
never
hear
the
Gospel
,
it
so
little
concerneth
us
to
know
,
that
God
hath
not
thought
meet
to
make
it
so
plain
to
us
,
as
things
that
more
concern
our selves
.
But
as
it
is
certain
,
that
without
the
Atonements
,
Satisfaction
,
and
Reconciliation
made
by
Christ
,
and
without
new
terms
of
Grace
to
be
judged
by
,
and
without
his
Grace
for
the
performance
of
their
part
,
no
man
can
be
saved
(
that
hath
the
use
of
reason
,
)
so
there
is
so
much
knowledge
necessary
to
salvation
,
as
is
necessary
[
to
engage
the
heart
to
love
God
above
all
,
and
sincerely
to
obey
his
revealed
will
,
and
to
prefer
the
life
to
come
before
the
transitory
pleasures
of
this
life
.
]
Now
if
any
man
can
prove
to
me
,
that
those
that
never
heard
the
Gospel
,
can
thus
love
God
,
and
the
life
to
come
,
and
obey
sincerely
,
without
the
knowledge
of
the
person
,
life
,
death
,
resurrection
of
Jesus
Christ
,
and
the
Declaration
of
the
attractive
Love
and
Goodness
of
God
in
him
,
and
in
the
work
of
our
Redemption
,
then
I
should
believe
that
such
Negative
Infidels
may
be
saved
:
For
God
cannot
damn
a
sanctified
soul
,
that
sincerely
loveth
him
.
But
if
the
discovery
of
the
Love
of
God
in
our
Redemption
be
so
necessary
a
moral
means
to
ingage
the
heart
(
now
corrupted
by
sin
and
creature-love
)
to
the
true
Love
of
God
,
that
this
cannot
be
wrought
without
it
;
or
if
Christ
give
not
his
Spirit
to
produce
the
love
of
God
in
any
but
those
that
hear
the
Gospel
,
and
believe
in
him
,
then
no
such
persons
can
be
saved
by
their
Religion
.
For
Christ
is
the
way
to
the
Father
,
and
no
man
cometh
to
the
Father
but
by
him
;
and
and
the
Love
of
God
is
absolutely
and
of
its
self
necessary
to
salvation
;
and
Faith
in
Christ
is
so
far
necessary
to
salvation
,
as
it
is
necessary
to
bring
men
to
the
love
of
God
,
as
pardoning
sin
and
reconciled
to
them
.
But
if
any
should
never
so
confidently
conclude
,
that
some
that
hear
not
of
Christ
may
be
saved
,
yet
he
must
needs
confess
that
the
want
of
this
clear
and
great
discovery
of
the
love
and
goodness
of
God
,
in
his
pardoning
grace
,
and
of
the
glorious
life
which
he
hath
prepared
for
us
,
must
needs
make
the
love
of
God
a
very
rare
and
difficult
thing
,
and
consequently
their
salvation
rare
and
difficult
in
comparison
of
ours
.
The
Christian
Faith
,
is
[
The
believing
an
everlasting
life
of
happiness
to
be
given
by
God
(
with
the
pardon
of
all
sin
)
as
procured
by
the
sufferings
and
merits
of
Jesus
Christ
,
to
all
that
are
sanctified
by
the
Holy
Ghost
,
and
do
persevere
in
love
to
God
,
and
to
each
other
,
and
in
a
holy
and
heavenly
conversation
.
]
This
is
saving
Faith
and
Christianity
,
if
we
Consent
as
well
as
Assent
.
All
that
was
necessary
to
salvation
to
be
believed
,
was
formerly
thought
to
be
contained
in
the
Creed
,
and
that
was
the
test
or
symbol
of
the
Christian
Faith
;
and
Christian
Religion
is
the
same
,
and
hath
the
same
rule
,
and
test
,
&
symbol
in
all
Ages
.
But
since
Faction
and
Tyranny
,
Pride
&
.
Covetousness
became
the
masters
of
the
Religion
of
too
many
vice
and
selfish
interest
hath
commanded
them
to
change
the
Rule
of
Faith
by
their
additions
,
&
to
make
so
much
necessary
to
salvation
,
as
is
necessary
to
their
affected
Vniversal
Dominion
,
and
to
their
Commodity
and
carnal
ends
.
And
since
Faction
entred
,
and
hath
torn
the
Church
into
many
Sects
(
the
Greek
,
the
Roman
,
the
Armenian
,
the
Jacobites
,
the
Abassine
,
and
many
more
)
it
seemeth
meet
to
the
more
tyrannical
Sect
to
call
these
several
Religions
,
and
to
say
that
every
man
that
differeth
from
them
in
any
of
their
opinions
or
additions
,
which
they
please
to
call
Articles
of
Faith
,
is
of
another
Religion
.
†
And
yet
when
they
have
divided
the
Church
,
and
damned
the
greatest
part
of
Christians
,
and
raged
with
fire
and
sword
against
their
brethren
,
they
confess
themselves
that
it
is
no
point
of
faith
at
all
,
that
it
is
of
Divine
right
that
the
Bishop
of
Rome
is
St.
Peters
Successor
,
and
not
only
of
humane
right
.
And
must
the
Church
be
divided
,
and
most
be
damned
for
not
believing
or
submitting
to
a
humane
Ordinance
?
If
we
be
of
many
Religions
,
is
not
Popery
then
a
humane
Religion
?
The
very
words
of
Smith
Bishop
of
Chalcedon
,
the
chiefest
of
the
English
Popish
Clergy
,
are
these
,
Survey
c.
5.
To
us
it
sufficeth
that
the
Bishop
of
Rome
is
St.
Peters
Successor
,
and
this
all
the
Fathers
testifie
,
and
all
the
Catholick
Church
believeth
,
but
whether
it
be
jure
divino
,
or
humano
,
is
no
point
of
faith
.
]
And
how
do
their
Laicks
here
know
what
is
a
point
of
faith
,
but
by
the
testimony
of
their
Priests
?
He
is
the
true
Catholick
Christian
that
hath
but
One
,
even
the
Christian
Religion
:
And
this
is
the
case
of
the
Protestants
,
who
casting
off
the
additions
of
Popery
,
adhere
to
the
Primitive
simplicity
&
unity
:
If
Papists
,
or
any
others
,
corrupt
this
Religion
with
humane
additions
and
innovations
,
the
great
danger
of
these
Corruptions
,
is
,
lest
they
draw
them
from
the
sound
belief
and
serious
practice
,
of
that
antient
Christianity
which
we
are
all
agreed
in
:
And
(
among
Papists
,
or
any
other
Sect
)
where
their
corruptions
do
not
thus
corrupt
their
Faith
and
Practice
in
the
true
Essentials
,
it
is
certain
that
those
corruptions
shall
not
damn
them
.
For
he
that
truly
believeth
all
things
that
are
essential
to
Christianity
,
and
liveth
accordingly
with
serious
diligence
,
hath
the
promise
of
salvation
:
And
it
is
certain
that
what
error
that
man
holdeth
,
it
is
either
not
inconsistent
with
true
Christianity
,
or
not
practically
,
but
notionally
held
,
and
so
not
inconsistent
as
held
by
him
:
For
how
can
that
he
inconsistent
which
actually
doth
consist
with
it
?
If
a
Papist
or
any
other
Secta●y
do
seriously
love
God
,
and
his
Brother
,
and
set
his
heart
upon
the
life
to
come
,
and
give
up
himself
to
the
merits
and
Grace
of
Jesus
Christ
,
and
the
sanctification
of
the
holy
Spirit
,
to
be
fitted
for
that
glory
,
and
liveth
by
faith
above
the
world
,
and
mortifieth
the
desires
of
the
flesh
,
and
liveth
wilfully
in
no
known
sin
,
but
presseth
after
further
degrees
of
holiness
,
I
doubt
not
of
the
salvation
of
that
person
:
No
more
then
of
the
life
of
him
that
hath
taken
poison
but
into
his
mouth
and
spit
it
out
again
,
or
let
down
so
little
as
nature
and
antidotes
do
expel
.
But
I
will
not
therefore
plead
for
poison
,
nor
take
it
,
because
men
may
live
that
thus
take
it
.
Having
answered
this
great
Question
Reader
,
I
am
now
come
up
to
the
subject
of
my
following
discourse
,
and
to
tell
thee
that
though
it
be
a
great
question
whether
serious
diligence
in
a
corrupt
Religion
will
save
a
man
,
it
is
past
all
question
,
and
agreed
on
by
all
sides
,
that
no
Religion
will
save
a
man
that
is
not
serious
,
sincere
and
diligent
in
it
.
If
thou
be
of
the
truest
Religion
in
the
world
,
and
art
not
true
thy self
to
that
Religion
,
the
Religion
is
good
,
but
it
is
none
of
thine
.
Objectively
thou
art
of
a
true
and
good
Religion
,
the
things
in
themselves
are
true
and
good
;
but
subjectively
,
thou
art
sincerely
of
no
Religion
at
all
;
for
if
thou
art
not
serious
,
hearty
and
diligent
in
it
,
it
is
certain
that
thou
dost
not
truly
entertain
it
,
and
make
it
thine
;
but
it
is
thy
Books
that
have
the
true
Religion
,
or
thy
tongue
or
fantasie
,
or
brain
,
but
not
thy
heart
,
and
the
best
meat
on
thy
table
,
or
that
goeth
no
further
then
thy
mouth
,
will
never
feed
thee
,
or
preserve
thy
life
.
So
certain
is
the
salvation
of
every
holy
mortified
Christian
,
and
so
certain
the
damnation
of
every
ungodly
,
worldly
,
fleshly
sensualist
that
I
had
a
thousand
fold
rather
have
my
soul
in
the
case
of
a
godly
Anabaptist
,
yea
or
a
Monk
or
Fryar
among
the
Papists
that
liveth
a
truly
heavenly
life
,
in
the
love
of
God
and
man
,
and
in
a
serious
diligent
obedience
to
God
according
to
his
knowledge
,
then
in
the
case
of
a
Protestant
,
or
whomsoever
you
can
imagine
to
be
rightest
in
his
opinions
,
that
is
worldly
,
and
sensual
,
and
a
stranger
(
if
not
an
enemy
)
to
the
power
and
serious
practice
of
his
own
profest
Religion
,
and
void
of
a
Holy
and
Heavenly
heart
and
life
.
If
ever
such
a
man
be
saved
,
the
principles
of
all
Religion
do
deceive
us
.
And
certainly
such
mens
hypocrisie
doth
aggravate
their
sin
,
and
will
encrease
their
misery
.
So
many
as
there
be
in
the
world
,
that
profess
themselves
Christians
,
and
yet
are
not
serious
and
diligent
in
their
Religion
,
but
are
ungodly
neglecters
or
enemies
of
a
holy
life
,
so
many
Hypocrites
are
in
the
world
.
And
I
wonder
that
their
consciences
call
them
not
Hypocrites
,
when
they
stand
up
at
the
Creed
,
or
profess
themselves
Believers
:
though
the
Congregation
seeth
not
[
hypocrite
]
written
in
their
foreheads
,
God
seeth
i●
written
on
their
hearts
,
and
those
that
converse●
with
them
may
see
it
written
in
their
lives
.
And
yet
these
men
are
the
forwardest
to
cry
out
against
Hypocrites
:
The
Devil
hath
taught
it
them
to
stop
the
suspition
and
the
chase
of
conscience
,
as
he
hath
taught
the
greatest
Schismaticks
or
Church-dividers
the
Papists
)
to
cry
out
most
against
Schism
and
division
,
and
pretend
to
unity
.
But
these
shifts
do
blind
none
but
fools
,
and
forsaken
consciences
;
and
the
cheat
that
is
now
detected
by
the
wife
,
will
quickly
by
God
be
detected
before
all
the
world
.
Till
then
l●t
them
make
merry
in
their
deceits
:
who
would
envy
the
drunkard
the
pleasure
of
an
hours
swinish
sick
delight
?
This
is
their
portion
,
and
this
is
their
time
:
As
we
have
chosen
and
covenanted
for
another
portion
,
we
are
content
to
stay
the
time
assigned
,
till
God
shall
tell
them
&
all
the
world
,
who
was
sincere
&
who
the
hypocrite
.
For
our
parts
,
we
believe
that
he
is
most
or
least
sincere
,
that
is
most
or
least
serious
in
the
practice
of
his
own
profest
Religion
.
For
my
part
,
I
must
profess
that
(
by
the
mercy
of
God
)
I
have
made
it
the
work
of
many
a
year
,
to
look
about
me
and
think
wherein
the
felicity
of
man
doth
indeed
consist
:
And
I
have
long
been
past
doubt
(
as
much
as
I
am
that
I
am
a
man
)
that
it
is
not
in
transitory
sensual
delights
;
and
that
these
are
such
lean
and
dry
commodities
,
and
pittiful
pleasures
,
leaving
men
so
speedily
in
a
forlorn
state
,
that
I
am
contented
that
my
greatest
enemy
have
my
part
of
them
.
I
have
renounced
them
to
God
(
as
any
part
of
my
felicity
)
and
I
renounce
them
to
men
:
Let
them
do
with
me
about
these
things
as
God
will
give
them
leave
.
I
will
have
a
portion
after
death
,
or
I●e
have
none
.
And
the
case
is
so
palpable
,
that
it
is
my
admiration
that
the
contrary
deceit
is
consistant
with
the
nature
and
reason
of
a
man
;
and
that
so
many
Gentlemen
and
Scholars
and
persons
of
an
ingenuous
education
,
can
no
better
distinguish
,
and
can
possibly
conquer
their
reason
so
easily
with
the
presence
or
sensual
delights
,
and
so
easily
make
nothing
of
that
which
will
be
to
morrow
and
for
ever
,
meerly
because
it
is
not
to
day
.
Well
.
I
must
say
the
Wisdom
and
Justice
of
God
is
abundantly
seen
in
the
Government
of
the
world
with
the
Liberty
of
the
will
,
and
determining
that
all
men
should
speed
as
they
choose
.
It
may
be
the
Reader
will
say
,
be
expected
that
instead
of
writing
such
popular
discourses
,
I
should
have
vindicated
my self
against
the
accusations
,
that
in
multitudes
of
Libels
and
Pamphlets
are
scattered
abroad
against
me
.
But
doth
he
think
that
man
is
seriously
a
Christian
that
is
not
more
zealous
for
God
and
Religion
,
and
the
souls
of
men
,
then
for
himself
?
Have
I
nothing
else
to
do
with
my
time
&
labour
,
but
plead
cause
of
my
own
which
God
will
so
speedily
and
effectually
plead
?
Will
it
not
be
time
enough
to
be
justified
at
the
Bar
and
day
of
God
?
I
am
content
that
they
carry
it
as
they
desire
till
then
(
were
it
not
more
for
their
own
and
other
mens
sakes
then
mine
)
Am
I
like
to
forsake
my
life
&
all
for
Christ
,
&
endure
torments
if
I
were
called
to
it
,
if
I
cannot
endure
to
be
reviled
and
slandered
by
passionate
men
?
Was
it
for
nothing
that
our
Lord
would
not
answer
for
himself
when
he
was
accused
before
Pilate
?
Shall
they
be
able
to
calumniate
under
the
threatnings
of
the
Revenge
of
Heaven
?
and
shall
I
not
be
able
to
be
silent
under
such
a
promise
,
as
Mat.
5.
10
,
11
,
12.
The
servant
of
the
Lord
must
not
strive
!
Our
Lord
gave
us
an
example
of
not
reviling
again
,
when
he
was
reviled
:
He
made
himself
of
no
reputation
,
but
endured
the
cross
and
contradiction
of
sinners
,
despising
the
shame
.
I
confess
I
think
when
Gods
interest
,
and
the
good
of
others
doth
require
it
,
a
man
should
not
be
wanting
to
his
own
defence
,
and
I
have
long
ago
written
that
which
will
satisfie
the
impartial
:
But
when
I
saw
that
it
is
like
to
tend
to
heats
,
and
set
more
on
work
,
I
had
rather
let
men
call
me
all
the
names
they
can
devise
,
and
voluminously
accuse
me
of
any
thing
that
malice
shall
suggest
,
then
do
any
thing
to
foment
contentions
in
the
Church
.
But
if
God
convince
me
that
it
is
my
duty
to
detect
the
calumnies
of
man
,
it
is
a
work
soon
done
.
But
what
good
will
it
do
the
world
for
me
to
open
the
numerous
untruths
,
that
other
men
have
published
,
or
to
confute
every
Script
;
when
all
that
I
converse
with
are
satisfied
already
,
and
believe
not
the
reproaches
;
and
all
the
evidence
in
the
world
will
not
satisfied
those
that
will
not
read
it
,
or
are
resolved
by
their
malice
or
interest
never
to
be
satisfied
?
For
my
part
,
I
doubt
not
but
God
and
their
consciences
will
give
them
such
a
Confutation
as
shall
be
sufficient
to
them
and
me
to
end
the
controversie
.
My
work
is
to
plead
the
Cause
of
God
and
holiness
against
the
profane
and
sensual
world
,
and
no
further
to
plead
any
Cause
of
my
own
,
then
is
necessary
to
that
.
If
I
must
bear
the
effects
of
mens
displeasure
,
I
had
an
hundred
times
rather
it
were
for
pleading
for
Holiness
,
and
Love
,
and
Peace
,
and
Concord
,
against
impiety
,
uncharitableness
,
and
divisions
,
then
for
defending
my self
,
or
upon
the
account
of
Ceremonies
or
smaller
matters
.
And
if
for
these
I
bear
it
,
I
doubt
not
of
more
comfort
at
the
present
,
much
less
do
I
doubt
of
a
better
issue
then
false
accusers
can
expect
.
We
shall
be
shortly
upon
even
ground
:
The
time
is
short
:
The
pleasures
of
sin
,
the
triumphs
of
malice
,
the
sufferings
of
innocency
,
are
but
for
a
moment
.
I
envy
them
not
so
short
and
dark
day
:
The
Judge
is
at
the
door
that
will
judge
all
again
,
and
set
all
strait
,
and
judge
in
righteousness
.
When
I
am
afraid
of
leaving
a
noisom
and
unrighteous
world
,
and
ending
all
my
pain
and
trouble
,
and
being
beyond
the
reach
of
malice
,
then
I
will
fear
what
man
can
do
.
Let
them
keep
me
out
of
heaven
,
or
deprive
me
of
my
peace
and
comfort
if
they
can
:
If
they
fear
not
the
threatnings
of
God
against
the
malicious
and
unjust
;
surely
I
have
less
reason
to
fear
their
threatnings
.
When
they
have
done
their
worst
to
others
,
let
them
save
themselves
from
death
if
they
can
:
I
am
devoted
to
God
,
and
I
never
yet
found
cause
to
repent
it
:
I
am
resolved
to
use
the
utmost
of
my
power
for
the
interest
of
Holiness
,
Charity
and
Peace
,
and
for
loyalty
to
the
King
,
and
obedience
or
patient
submission
to
Superiors
:
And
if
yet
I
bear
the
fruits
of
fury
,
let
those
that
insult
over
sufferers
,
as
if
they
were
therefore
guilty
or
miserable
,
remember
that
we
could
have
avoided
it
if
we
would
,
and
could
have
found
the
way
of
applause
and
prosperity
as
well
as
they
;
and
that
no
man
takes
that
for
his
misery
which
he
chooseth
!
If
this
kind
of
preaching
or
writing
offend
,
could
not
I
have
avoided
it
?
I
am
not
in
love
with
sufferings
from
men
,
nor
will
I
escape
them
at
the
rates
of
Gods
displeasure
.
I
never
think
my self
in
the
highest
form
of
christians
,
till
I
am
more
conform
to
the
sufferings
of
Christ
,
and
have
endured
more
then
yet
I
have
.
It
is
the
Christians
old
Apology
in
Tertullian
:
Quasi
non
totum
quod
in
nos
potestis
nostrum
si
Arbitrium
Certe
si
velim
Christianus
sum
tunc
ergo
me
damnabis
:
si
damnari
velim
:
Quum
vero
quod
in
me
potes
,
nisi
velim
non
potes
jam
meae
voluntatis
est
quod
potes
,
non
tuae
potestatis
:
Proinde
&
vulgus
vane
de
nostra
vexatione
gaudet
.
Proinde
&
nostrum
est
gaudium
quod
sibi
vendicant
,
qui
malumus
damnari
quam
a
Deo
excidere
.
Contra
,
illi
qui
nos
oderunt
,
dolere
non
gaudere
debebant
,
consecutis
nobis
quod
eligimus
.
]
Tert.
Apologet.
cap.
39.
That
is
,
As
if
all
that
you
can
do
against
us
were
not
our
own
choice
!
(
or
will
)
Certainly
it
is
because
I
will
that
I
am
a
Christian
,
therefore
if
I
will
be
condemned
,
then
thou
wilt
condemn
me
.
And
when
that
which
thou
canst
do
against
me
,
thou
canst
not
do
,
unless
I
will
;
it
is
not
now
from
thy
power
that
thou
canst
do
it
,
but
from
my
will
:
And
therefore
the
vulgar
do
in
vain
rejoyce
at
our
vexation
.
And
therefore
it
is
our
joy
,
which
they
challenge
to
themselves
,
while
we
had
rather
be
condemned
then
fall
from
God.
On
the
contrary
they
that
hate
us
should
grieve
and
not
rejoyce
while
we
attain
but
what
we
choose
.
For
my
part
,
if
the
world
will
needs
be
mad
,
I
think
both
the
laughing
and
the
weeping
Philosopher
are
more
excusable
then
he
that
would
be
over-angry
at
them
,
or
over-busie
in
disputing
with
them
;
saith
Seneca
[
Quare
fers
aegri
rabiem
&
phrenetici
verba
?
nempe
quia
videntur
nescere
quid
faciunt
.
Quid
interest
quo
quisque
,
vitio
fiat
imprudens
?
Sen.
de
Ira.
l.
3.
c.
26.
Anger
and
phrensie
are
but
several
wayes
of
a
mans
losing
his
wit
;
and
therefore
he
that
can
bear
with
one
,
should
somewhat
bear
with
the
other
:
(
Though
indeed
voluntariness
,
or
involuntariness
maketh
a
great
difference
.
)
It
is
not
worth
a
man's
time
and
labour
and
cost
to
be
over
solicitous
in
his
own
vindication
,
let
the
world
say
of
him
what
they
please
.
[
Multum
temporis
ultio
absumit
.
Multis
se
injuriis
objicit
,
dum
unam
dolet
.
Diutius
irascimur
omnes
quam
laedimur
.
]
Sen.
de
Ira.
l.
3.
c.
27.
Revenge
takes
up
a
deal
of
time
:
He
that
complaineth
of
one
injury
,
objects
himself
to
many
.
We
are
all
angry
longer
th●n
we
a●e
hurt
.
I
have
truly
given
you
now
the
Reasons
,
why
I
rather
choose
to
speak
these
common
necessary
things
,
against
the
Devils
party
,
the
ungodly
,
the
enemies
,
or
neglecters
of
serious
Holiness
,
(
agreeable
to
the
subject
of
his
Majesties
Christian
and
excellent
Declaration
against
Debauchery
at
his
entrance
upon
his
Royal
Goverment
)
then
to
meddle
with
any
of
the
contending
parties
of
these
times
(
who
are
so
angry
because
in
obedience
to
authority
I
once
endeavoured
to
reconcile
them
)
or
to
be
unseasonable
in
pleading
any
cause
that
is
my
own
.
And
now
referring
the
Reader
to
this
short
Discourse
,
I
must
first
desire
that
he
misunderstand
me
not
in
one
or
two
passages
.
1.
That
my
citation
of
the
passage
in
the
Homiles
,
be
not
taken
as
if
I
spoke
a
word
against
it
,
though
I
say
,
I
dare
not
my self
subscribe
it
:
For
though
I
think
my self
,
that
seeing
a
persecutor
like
Saul
may
repent
,
and
be
pardoned
;
a
mocker
at
Godliness
may
Repent
and
be
forgiven
also
:
Yet
I
am
resolved
still
to
suspect
my
own
understanding
,
rather
then
to
speak
against
the
doctrine
of
the
Church
.
2.
Think
it
not
strange
that
I
reprehend
even
Ministers
that
are
secret
,
or
open
opposers
of
a
holy
diligence
:
For
our
foresaid
Homily
telleth
us
,
as
followeth
:
Hom.
for
Inform
,
&c
,
part
2.
p.
150
,
251.
[
Examples
of
such
scorners
,
we
read
in
2
Chron.
When
the
good
King
Hezekiah
in
the
beginning
of
his
Reign
had
destroyed
Idolatry
,
purged
the
Temple
,
and
Reformed
Religion
in
his
Realm
,
he
sent
Messengers
into
every
City
to
gather
the
people
to
Jerusalem
to
solemnize
the
feast
of
Easter
in
such
sort
as
God
hath
appointed
.
The
Posts
went
from
City
to
City
—
And
what
did
the
people
think
ye
?
Did
they
laud
and
praise
the
name
of
the
Lord
that
had
given
them
so
so
good
a
King
,
so
zealous
a
Prince
to
abolish
Idolatry
,
and
to
restore
again
Gods
true
Religion
?
No
,
no
;
the
Scripture
saith
,
the
people
laughed
them
to
scorn
,
and
mocked
the
Kings
messengers
.
And
in
the
last
Chap.
of
the
same
Book
it
is
written
,
that
Almighty
God
having
compassion
on
his
people
sent
his
Messengers
the
Prophets
to
them
,
to
call
them
from
their
abominable
Idolatry
and
wicked
kind
of
living
:
But
they
mocked
his
Messengers
,
they
despised
his
words
,
and
misused
his
Prophets
,
until
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
arose
against
his
people
,
and
till
there
was
no
remedy
.
]
—
The
wicked
people
that
were
in
the
dayes
of
Noah
made
but
a
mock
at
the
Word
of
God
,
when
Noah
told
them
that
God
would
take
vengeance
on
them
for
their
sins
—
Lot
preached
to
the
Sodomites
,
that
except
they
repented
,
both
they
and
their
City
should
be
destroyed
;
They
thought
his
sayings
impossible
to
be
true
;
they
scorned
and
mocked
his
admonitions
,
and
reputed
him
as
an
old
doting
fool
:
But
God
—
burnt
up
those
scorners
and
mockers
of
his
holy
Word
.
And
what
estimation
had
Christs
doctrine
among
the
Scribes
and
Pharisees
?
What
reward
had
he
among
them
?
—
The
Pharisees
?
which
were
covetous
,
did
scorn
him
in
his
Doctrine
.
O
then
you
see
that
worldly
rich
men
do
scorn
the
doctrine
of
their
salvation
;
the
worldly
wise
men
scorn
the
Doctrine
of
Christ
as
foolishness
to
their
understandings
.
These
scorners
have
ever
been
,
and
ever
shall
be
to
the
worlds
end
.
For
St
▪
Peter
prophesied
,
that
such
scorners
should
be
in
the
end
before
the
latter
day
.
Take
heed
therefore
my
brethren
,
take
heed
:
be
ye
not
scorners
of
Gods
most
Holy
Word
:
provoke
him
not
to
pour
out
his
wrath
upon
you
,
as
he
did
upon
those
Gibers
and
Mockers
:
Be
not
wilful
murderers
of
your
own
souls
.
]
Thus
far
the
Homily
.
And
no
marvel
if
Priests
may
be
guilty
as
well
as
people
,
if
it
be
true
that
is
said
by
the
Church
in
Hom.
3.
against
peril
of
idolatry
,
p.
56
,
57.
[
But
a
true
Preacher
to
stay
this
mischief
,
is
in
very
many
places
scarcely
heard
once
in
the
whole
year
,
and
somewhere
not
once
in
seven
year
,
as
is
evident
to
be
proved
.
Further
it
appeareth
not
by
any
story
of
credit
,
that
true
and
sincere
preaching
hath
endured
in
any
one
place
above
an
hundred
years
.
]
But
it
is
evident
that
Images
,
superstition
,
and
worshipping
of
Images
,
and
idolatry
have
continued
many
hundred
years
.
—
For
preaching
of
Gods
Word
(
most
sincere
in
the
beginning
)
by
process
of
time
waxed
less
and
less
pure
,
and
after
corrupt
,
and
last
of
all
altogether
laid
down
and
left
off
,
and
other
inventions
of
men
crept
in
place
of
it
.
—
So
that
Laity
and
Clergy
,
learned
and
unlearned
,
all
ages
,
sects
,
and
degrees
of
men
,
women
and
children
of
all
Christendom
(
a
most
horrible
and
dreadfull
thing
to
think
)
have
been
at
once
drowned
in
abomi●able
Idolatry
,
of
all
other
vices
most
detested
of
God
,
and
most
damnable
to
man
,
and
that
by
the
space
of
eight
hundred
years
.
So
far
the
Church
of
England
.
And
though
I
am
far
from
crediting
the
many
fabulous
stories
in
that
and
such
other
Books
;
yet
I
shall
recite
one
instance
in
the
life
of
Philip
Nerius
,
the
Father
of
the
Oratorians
,
which
shall
shew
you
,
that
even
among
the
Papists
,
holy
serious
diligence
where
it
is
,
hath
the
same
usage
from
the
prophane
both
Clergy
and
Laity
,
as
in
other
places
,
and
so
that
every
where
Holiness
is
persecuted
by
men
,
professing
the
same
Religion
with
those
they
persecute
.
The
meetings
of
the
Oratorians
,
and
their
exercises
,
so
like
those
now
abhorr'd
by
many
,
are
by
Baronius
(
that
was
one
of
them
)
thus
described
,
as
you
may
see
in
the
life
of
Nerius
,
p.
45.
Certainly
by
the
Divine
wisdom
was
it
brought
to
pass
,
that
in
our
times
—
Assemblies
were
instituted
in
the
City
,
much
what
after
the
form
of
those
Apostolical
Conventions
,
such
especially
as
by
the
Apostle
were
oppointed
for
discoursing
of
divine
matters
,
both
for
edifying
the
hearers
,
and
for
propogating
the
Church
.
It
was
agreed
that
the
zealous
Christians
should
meet
a
days
at
St.
Hieroms
Oratory
,
and
there
a
Religious
meeting
should
be
held
after
this
manner
.
First
,
silence
being
made
,
they
began
with
prayer
,
and
one
of
the
brothers
reads
some
pious
lesson
.
At
the
reading
of
which
,
the
Father
used
to
interpose
upon
occasion
,
explaining
more
fully
,
enlarging
and
vehemently
inculcating
on
the
minds
of
the
Auditors
,
the
things
read
,
continuing
his
discourse
sometime
a
whole
hour
(
to
the
great
satisfaction
of
the
hearers
)
dialogue-wise
,
asking
some
of
the
company
their
opinions
about
such
a
thing
.
Afterward
by
his
appointment
,
one
of
them
went
up
into
the
Desk
,
raised
upon
steps
,
and
made
an
Oration
without
flourishes
,
or
varnish
of
Language
,
composed
out
of
the
approved
and
choice
lives
of
Saints
,
sacred
Writ
,
and
sentences
of
Holy
Fathers
.
He
that
succeeded
him
,
discoursed
after
the
same
manner
,
but
on
a
differing
matter
.
Then
followed
the
third
,
who
related
some
part
of
the
Church
story
in
the
order
of
its
several
Ages
.
Every
of
these
had
his
half
hour
allotted
him
,
and
performed
all
with
marvellous
delight
and
approbation
:
Then
singing
some
Hymn
,
and
going
to
prayers
again
,
the
company
broke
up
.
All
things
thus
ordered
,
and
ratified
by
the
Pope
,
as
far
as
the
times
would
suffer
,
the
beautiful
face
of
the
Primitive
Apostolical
assembling
,
seemed
to
be
revived
again
,
whereat
all
good
men
rejoycing
,
and
many
taking
their
Model
from
them
,
the
like
exercises
of
piety
were
set
up
and
practised
in
other
places
.
]
So
far
Baronius
.
If
any
say
that
this
long
and
zealous
exercise
was
not
in
private
houses
;
I
Answer
,
Allow
us
an
Oratory
,
as
the
Pope
himself
allowed
them
,
and
we
had
rather
far
be
there
then
in
private
houses
:
But
if
any
that
hinder
such
from
being
publick
,
shall
then
reproach
it
for
being
in
a
less
publick
place
,
they
scarce
play
fair
.
The
Church
of
England
,
in
the
third
part
of
the
Serm.
against
the
peril
of
idolatry
,
p.
66
,
67.
saith
.
In
Maximinian
and
Constantius
the
Emperours
Proclamation
,
the
places
where
Christians
resorted
to
publick
Prayer
,
were
called
Conventicles
.
]
See
further
.
But
how
were
the
Oratorians
esteemed
and
used
?
In
Chap.
16.
of
Nerius's
persecutions
,
after
the
mention
of
mens
rancor
and
railing
that
maligned
him
,
it
follows
,
p.
56.
that
The
Prelate
that
was
Deputy
of
the
City
,
moved
by
the
reports
of
them
that
bore
a
spleen
to
Philip
,
sent
for
him
,
and
reprehended
him
sharply
:
Is
it
not
a
shame
(
saith
he
)
that
you
who
profess
a
contempt
of
the
world
,
should
hunt
for
popular
applause
,
and
walk
through
the
City
guarded
with
troops
,
with
such
nets
as
these
,
fishing
for
Church-preferments
?
]
When
having
shrewdly
taunted
him
with
such
like
expressions
,
he
prohibits
him
the
hearing
of
Confessions
for
fifteen
dayes
,
and
to
use
the
customes
of
the
Oratory
,
but
by
leave
first
obtained
,
or
to
lead
about
with
him
any
companies
of
men
,
threatning
imprisonment
upon
his
disobedience
:
Neither
would
he
let
him
depart
,
till
he
put
in
security
for
his
appearance
,
saying
—
Come
,
you
do
all
this
,
not
for
the
glory
of
God
,
but
to
make
a
party
for
your self
.
—
Mean
time
,
while
the
good
man
was
commending
himself
to
God
,
having
intreated
divers
religious
persons
to
be
instant
in
Prayer
about
this
business
,
one
appeareth
and
saith
—
This
trouble
shall
be
quickly
over
,
and
the
work
that
is
begun
be
more
strongly
oonfirmed
;
they
who
resist
now
,
shall
assist
hereafter
;
and
if
any
one
shall
dare
to
oppose
it
any
longer
,
God
shall
speedily
avenge
it
on
him
;
the
Prelate
,
that
is
your
chiefest
adversary
,
shall
certainly
dye
with
15.
dayes
.
]
And
it
fell
out
precisely
as
he
foretold
:
for
the
Prelate
(
the
Popes
Deputy
)
relating
the
proceedings
to
his
Holiness
somewhat
partially
,
died
suddenly
.
—
No
sooner
was
this
blaze
of
persecution
out
,
but
a
much
fiercer
was
kindled
against
the
Order
:
For
under
pretext
of
Piety
and
Religion
,
some
possessed
the
Pope
that
the
Preachers
of
St.
Hieroms
many
times
delivered
things
ridiculous
and
unsound
,
which
argued
high
indiscretion
or
ignorance
,
and
must
needs
endanger
their
hearers
.
]
I
would
not
have
troubled
you
with
any
of
these
citations
,
but
to
let
those
know
that
are
offended
at
my
reproof
of
impious
Ministers
,
that
in
all
places
and
parties
in
the
world
where
there
is
any
serious
diligence
for
salvation
,
there
are
alwayes
enemies
of
the
same
Profession
,
even
among
the
Clergy
as
well
as
others
.
The
hindering
of
Holy
Diligence
and
Seriousness
,
is
the
work
of
the
Devil
and
his
Instruments
in
the
world
.
The
promoting
it
is
the
work
of
Christ
,
and
of
his
servants
.
The
great
actions
of
the
World
are
but
the
conflictings
of
these
two
armies
,
the
salvation
of
the
Conquerors
,
and
the
damnation
of
the
conquered
being
the
end
.
By
this
contending
for
Faith
and
Holiness
,
and
bearing
the
Cross
,
I
take
my self
bound
to
perform
my
Covenant
of
[
professing
the
Faith
of
Christ
crucified
,
and
manfully
fighting
under
his
Banner
against
the
Devil
,
the
World
and
the
Flesh
,
to
my
lives
end
.
]
Reader
,
thou
art
engaged
to
the
like
as
well
as
I
,
and
shalt
be
judged
accordingly
,
and
reap
as
thou
hast
sowed
.
CHOOSE
and
DO
as
thou
wilt
SPEED
.
Eccles
.
9.
10.
Whatsoever
thy
hand
findeth
to
do
,
do
it
with
thy
might
:
for
there
is
no
work
,
nor
device
,
nor
knowledge
,
nor
wisdom
in
the
grave
whither
thou
goest
.
THe
mortality
of
man
being
the
principal
subject
of
Solomon
in
this
Chapter
,
and
observing
that
wisdom
and
piety
exempt
not
men
from
death
,
he
first
hence
infers
,
that
Gods
love
or
hatred
to
one
man
above
another
,
is
not
to
be
gathered
by
his
dealing
with
them
here
,
where
all
things
in
the
common
course
of
providence
do
come
alike
to
all
.
The
common
sin
hath
introduced
death
as
a
common
punishment
,
which
levelleth
all
,
&
endeth
all
the
contrivances
,
businesses
and
enjoyments
of
this
life
,
to
good
and
bad
;
and
the
discriminating
justice
is
not
ordinarily
manifested
here
:
An
Epicure
or
Infidel
would
think
Solomon
were
here
pleading
their
unmanly
impious
cause
:
But
it
is
not
the
cessation
of
the
life
,
or
operations
,
or
enjoyments
of
the
soul
that
he
is
speaking
of
,
as
if
there
were
no
life
to
come
,
or
the
soul
of
man
were
not
immortal
;
But
it
is
the
cessation
of
all
the
actions
,
and
honors
,
and
pleasures
of
this
life
,
which
to
good
or
bad
shall
be
no
more
.
Here
they
have
no
more
reward
,
the
memory
of
them
will
be
here
forgotten
.
They
have
no
more
a
portion
for
ever
in
any
thing
that
is
done
under
the
Sun
,
vers
.
5
,
6.
From
hence
he
further
inferreth
,
that
the
comforts
of
life
are
but
short
and
transitory
,
and
therefore
that
what
the
creature
can
afford
,
must
be
presently
taken
;
And
as
the
wicked
shall
have
no
more
but
present
pleasures
,
so
the
faithful
may
take
their
lawful
comforts
in
the
present
moderate
use
of
creatures
;
For
if
their
delightful
goodness
be
of
right
and
use
to
any
,
it
is
to
them
;
And
therefore
,
though
they
may
not
use
them
to
their
hurt
,
to
the
pampering
of
their
flesh
,
and
strengthening
their
lusts
,
and
hindering
spiritual
duties
benefits
,
&
salvation
;
yet
must
they
serve
the
Lord
with
joyfulness
,
&
with
gladness
of
heart
,
for
the
abundance
of
all
things
,
which
he
giveth
them
,
Deut.
28.
47.
Next
,
he
inferreth
from
the
brevity
of
mans
life
,
the
necessity
of
speed
,
and
Diligence
in
his
duty
.
And
this
is
in
the
words
of
my
Text
:
where
you
have
1.
The
duty
commanded
.
2.
The
reason
or
motive
to
enforce
it
.
The
Duty
is
in
the
first
part
;
[
Whatsoever
thy
hand
findeth
to
do
]
that
is
,
whatever
work
is
assigned
thee
by
God
to
do
in
this
thy
transitory
life
[
do
it
with
thy
might
]
(
that
is
,
1.
Speedily
,
without
delay
;
2.
Diligently
,
and
as
well
as
thou
art
able
;
and
not
with
sloathfulness
,
or
by
the
halves
.
)
2.
The
Motive
is
in
the
last
part
[
For
there
is
no
work
,
nor
device
,
nor
knowledg
,
nor
wisdom
in
the
grave
whither
thou
goest
]
(
that
is
,
It
must
be
now
or
never
:
The
grave
,
where
thy
work
cannot
be
done
,
will
quickly
end
thy
opportunities
.
)
The
Caldee
Paraphrase
appropriates
the
sense
too
narrowly
to
works
of
charity
,
or
Alms
;
[
whatsoever
good
and
almsgiving
thou
findest
to
do
]
:
and
the
moving
reason
they
read
accordingly
[
for
nothing
but
thy
works
of
righteousness
and
mercy
follow
thee
.
]
But
the
words
are
more
general
,
&
the
sense
is
obvious
,
contained
in
these
two
Propositions
.
Doct.
1.
The
work
of
this
life
cannot
be
done
,
when
this
life
is
ended
.
Or
,
There
is
no
working
in
the
grave
,
to
which
we
are
all
making
haste
.
Doct.
2.
Therefore
while
we
have
time
,
we
must
do
our
best
:
or
do
the
work
of
this
present
life
with
vigour
and
diligence
.
It
is
from
an
unquestionable
and
commonly-acknowledged
truth
,
that
Solomon
here
urgeth
us
to
diligence
in
duty
;
and
therefore
to
prove
it
would
be
but
loss
of
time
.
As
there
are
two
worlds
for
man
to
live
in
and
so
two
lives
for
man
to
live
;
so
each
of
these
lives
hath
its
peculiar
employment
.
This
is
the
life
of
preparation
:
the
next
is
the
life
of
our
Reward
or
Punishment
:
We
are
now
but
in
the
womb
of
eternity
,
and
must
live
hereafter
in
the
open
world
.
We
are
now
but
set
to
school
to
learn
the
work
that
we
must
do
for
ever
:
This
is
the
time
of
our
apprentiship
:
we
are
learning
the
trade
that
we
must
live
upon
in
Heaven
.
We
run
now
,
that
we
may
then
receive
the
Crown
:
we
fight
now
,
that
we
may
then
triumph
in
victory
.
The
Grave
hath
no
work
:
but
Heaven
hath
work
,
and
Hell
hath
suffering
.
There
is
no
Repentance
unto
life
hereafter
:
but
there
is
Repentance
unto
torment
,
and
to
desperation
.
There
is
no
Believing
of
a
happiness
unseen
in
order
to
the
obtaining
of
it
:
or
of
a
misery
unseen
in
order
to
the
escaping
of
it
;
nor
believing
in
a
Saviour
in
order
to
these
ends
:
But
there
is
the
fruition
of
the
happiness
which
was
here
believed
;
&
feeling
of
the
misery
that
men
would
not
believe
;
and
suffering
from
him
as
a
righteous
Judge
,
whom
they
rejected
as
a
merciful
Saviour
.
So
that
it
is
not
all
work
that
ceaseth
at
our
death
:
but
only
the
work
of
this
present
life
.
And
indeed
no
reason
can
shew
us
the
least
probability
of
doing
our
work
when
our
time
is
done
that
was
given
us
to
do
it
in
.
If
it
can
be
done
,
it
must
be
,
1.
by
the
recalling
of
our
Time
;
2.
by
the
return
of
life
;
3.
or
by
opportunity
in
another
life
:
But
there
is
no
hope
of
any
of
these
.
1.
Who
knoweth
not
that
Time
cannot
be
recalled
?
That
which
once
Was
,
will
be
no
more
.
Yesterday
will
never
come
again
.
To
day
is
passing
,
and
will
not
return
.
You
may
work
while
it
is
day
:
but
when
you
have
lost
that
day
,
it
will
not
return
for
you
to
work
in
.
While
your
candle
burneth
,
you
may
make
use
of
its
light
:
but
when
it
is
done
,
it
is
too
late
to
use
it
.
No
force
of
Medicine
,
no
Orators
elegant
perswasions
,
no
worldlings
wealth
,
no
Princes
power
,
can
call
back
one
day
or
hour
of
time
.
If
they
could
,
what
endeavours
would
there
be
used
,
when
extremity
hath
taught
them
to
value
what
they
now
despise
?
what
chaffering
would
there
be
at
last
,
if
time
could
be
purchased
,
for
any
thing
that
man
can
give
.
Then
Misers
would
bring
out
their
wealth
,
and
say
,
All
this
will
I
give
for
one
days
time
of
Repentance
more
:
And
Lords
and
Knights
would
lay
down
their
Honours
,
and
say
,
Take
all
,
and
let
us
be
the
basest
Beggars
,
if
we
may
but
have
one
year
of
the
Time
that
we
mispent
!
Then
Kings
would
lay
down
their
Crowns
,
and
say
,
Let
us
be
equal
with
the
lowest
Subjects
,
so
we
may
but
have
the
Time
again
that
we
wasted
in
the
Cares
and
Pleasures
of
the
world
.
Kingdoms
would
then
seem
a
contemptible
price
for
the
recovery
of
Time.
The
Time
that
is
now
idled
&
talkt
away
:
The
Time
that
is
now
feasted
and
complemented
away
,
that
is
unnecessarily
sported
&
slept
away
;
that
is
wickedly
&
presumptuously
sin'd
away
;
how
precious
will
it
one
day
seem
to
all
?
How
happy
a
bargain
would
they
think
that
they
had
made
,
if
at
the
dearest
rates
they
could
redeem
it
?
The
prophanest
Mariner
fals
a
praying
,
when
he
fears
his
Time
is
at
an
end
.
If
importunity
would
then
prevail
,
how
earnestly
would
they
pray
for
the
recovery
of
time
,
that
formerly
derided
praying
,
or
minded
it
not
,
or
could
not
have
while
,
or
mocked
God
with
lip-service
,
and
customary
forms
,
&
feigned
words
instead
of
praying
?
what
a
Liturgy
would
death
teach
the
trifling
Time
despising
Gallants
,
the
idle
,
busie
,
dreaming-active
,
ambitious
,
covetous
Lovers
of
this
world
,
if
time
could
be
intreated
to
return
!
How
passionately
then
would
they
roar
out
their
requests
!
[
O
that
we
might
once
see
the
dayes
of
Hopes
,
and
Means
,
and
Mercy
,
which
once
we
saw
,
and
would
not
see
!
O
that
we
had
those
dayes
to
spend
in
penitential
tears
and
prayers
,
and
holy
preparations
for
an
endless
life
,
which
we
spent
at
Cards
,
in
needless
recreations
,
in
idle
talk
,
in
humouring
others
,
in
the
pleasing
of
our
flesh
,
or
in
the
inordinate
cares
and
businesses
of
the
world
!
O
that
our
youthful
vigour
might
return
!
that
our
years
might
be
renewed
!
that
the
dayes
we
spent
in
vanity
might
be
recalled
!
that
Ministers
might
again
be
sent
to
us
publickly
and
privately
,
with
the
message
of
Grace
which
we
once
made
light
of
!
that
the
Sun
would
once
more
shine
upon
us
!
and
patience
&
mercy
would
once
more
re-assume
their
work
!
]
If
cries
or
tears
,
or
price
or
pains
,
would
bring
back
lost-abused
Time
,
how
happy
were
the
now-distracted
,
dreaming
,
dead-hearted
,
and
impenitent
world
!
If
it
would
then
serve
their
turn
to
say
to
the
vigilant
believers
[
Give
us
of
your
oyl
,
for
our
lamps
are
gone
out
]
or
to
cry
[
Lord
,
Lord
,
open
to
us
]
when
the
door
is
shut
,
the
foolish
would
be
saved
as
well
as
the
wise
.
Mat.
25.
8
,
10
,
11.
But
this
is
the
day
of
Salvation
!
this
is
the
accepted
Time
,
2
Cor.
6.
2.
While
it
is
called
To
day
,
hearken
,
and
harden
not
your
hearts
,
Psal
.
95.
8.
Awake
thou
that
sleepest
,
and
stand
up
from
thy
sloathful
wilful
death
,
and
use
the
light
that
's
afforded
thee
by
Christ
,
Ephes
.
5.
14.
or
else
the
everlasting
utter
darkness
will
shortly
end
thy
Time
and
Hope
.
2.
And
as
Time
can
never
be
recalled
,
so
Life
shall
never
be
here
restored
:
Job
14.
14.
[
If
a
man
die
,
shall
he
live
(
here
)
again
?
All
the
dayes
of
our
appointed
time
we
must
therefore
wait
(
in
faith
and
diligence
)
till
our
change
shall
come
]
One
Life
is
appointed
us
on
earth
,
to
dispatch
the
work
that
our
everlasting
life
dependeth
on
:
And
we
shall
have
but
One.
Lose
that
and
all
is
lost
for
ever
:
Yet
you
may
hear
,
and
read
,
and
learn
,
and
pray
:
but
when
this
Life
is
ended
,
it
shall
be
so
no
more
.
You
shall
rise
from
the
dead
indeed
to
Judgement
,
and
to
the
Life
that
now
you
are
preparing
for
,
but
never
to
such
a
Life
as
this
on
earth
:
your
life
is
as
the
fighting
of
a
Battel
,
that
must
be
won
or
lost
at
once
.
There
is
no
coming
hither
again
to
mend
what
is
done
amiss
.
Oversights
must
be
presently
corrected
by
Repentance
,
or
else
they
are
everlastingly
past
remedy
.
Now
if
you
be
not
truly
converted
,
you
may
be
:
If
you
find
that
you
are
carnal
&
miserable
,
you
may
be
healed
:
If
you
are
unpardoned
,
you
may
be
pardoned
:
If
you
are
Enemies
,
you
may
be
reconciled
to
God
:
But
when
once
the
thread
of
life
is
cut
,
your
opportunities
are
at
an
end
.
Now
you
may
enquire
of
your
Friends
and
Teachers
,
what
a
poor
soul
must
do
that
he
may
be
saved
,
and
you
may
receive
particular
instructions
and
exhortations
,
and
God
may
bless
them
to
the
illuminating
,
renewing
and
saving
of
your
souls
:
But
when
life
is
past
,
it
will
be
so
no
more
.
O
then
,
if
desperate
souls
might
but
return
,
and
once
more
be
tryed
with
the
means
of
life
,
what
joyful
tidings
would
it
be
!
How
welcome
would
the
Messenger
be
that
bringeth
it
!
Had
Hell
but
such
an
offer
as
this
,
and
would
any
cryes
procure
it
from
their
righteous
Judge
,
O
what
a
change
would
be
among
them
!
How
importunately
would
they
cry
to
God
,
[
O
send
us
once
again
unto
the
earth
?
Once
more
let
us
see
the
face
of
Mercy
,
and
hear
the
tenders
of
Christ
&
of
Salvation
?
Once
more
let
the
Ministers
offer
us
their
helps
,
and
teach
us
in
season
and
out
of
season
,
in
publick
and
in
private
,
and
we
will
refuse
their
help
and
exhortation
no
more
,
we
will
hate
them
,
and
drive
them
away
from
our
Houses
&
Towns
no
more
:
Once
more
let
us
have
thy
Word
and
Ordinances
,
and
try
whether
we
will
not
believe
them
,
and
use
them
better
then
we
did
:
Once
more
let
us
have
the
help
and
company
of
thy
Saints
,
and
we
will
scorn
them
,
and
abuse
them
,
and
persecute
them
no
more
.
O
for
the
great
unvaluable
Mercy
of
such
a
Life
as
once
we
had
!
O
try
us
once
more
with
such
a
Life
,
and
see
whether
we
will
not
contemn
the
world
,
and
cloze
with
Christ
,
and
live
as
strictly
,
and
pray
as
earnestly
,
as
those
that
we
hated
and
abused
for
so
doing
:
O
that
we
might
once
more
be
admitted
into
the
holy
Assemblies
,
and
have
the
Lords
Days
to
spend
in
the
business
of
our
Salvation
!
We
would
plead
no
more
against
the
power
&
purity
of
the
Ordinances
;
We
would
no
more
call
that
day
a
burden
,
nor
hate
them
that
spent
it
in
works
of
Holiness
,
nor
plead
for
the
liberty
of
the
flesh
therein
.
I
makes
my
heart
even
shake
within
me
,
to
think
with
what
cries
those
damned
souls
would
strive
with
God
,
and
how
they
would
roar
out
[
O
try
us
once
again
,
]
if
they
had
but
the
least
encouragement
of
Hope
!
But
it
will
not
be
,
It
must
not
be
!
They
had
their
Day
,
and
would
not
know
it
:
They
cannot
lose
their
time
,
and
have
it
.
They
had
faithful
Guides
,
and
would
not
follow
them
:
Teachers
they
had
,
but
would
not
learn.
The
dust
of
their
feet
must
witness
against
them
,
because
their
entertained
obeyed
message
,
cannot
witness
for
them
.
Long
did
Christ
wait
with
the
patient
tenders
of
his
blood
and
spirit
;
His
Grace
was
long
and
earnestly
offered
,
but
could
not
be
regarded
and
received
:
And
they
cannot
finally
refuse
a
Christ
,
and
yet
have
a
Christ
;
Or
refuse
his
mercy
,
and
yet
be
saved
by
it
.
He
that
would
have
Lazarus
sent
from
the
dead
,
to
warn
his
unbelieving
Brethren
on
Earth
,
no
doubt
would
have
strongly
purposed
himself
on
a
reformation
,
if
he
might
once
more
have
been
tried
:
And
how
earnestly
would
he
have
beg'd
for
such
a
Trial
,
that
beg'd
so
hard
for
a
drop
of
water
?
Luk.
16.
24
,
27
,
28.
But
alas
,
such
mouths
must
be
stopt
for
ever
with
a
[
Remember
that
thou
in
thy
life
time
receivedst
thy
good
things
]
vers
.
25.
So
that
it
is
appointed
for
all
men
once
to
dye
,
and
after
that
the
Judgement
,
Heb.
9.
27.
But
there
's
no
return
to
earth
again
:
The
places
of
your
abode
,
imployment
and
delight
,
shall
know
you
no
more
.
You
must
see
these
faces
of
your
friends
,
and
converse
in
flesh
with
men
no
more
!
This
world
,
these
houses
,
that
wealth
and
honour
,
as
to
any
fruition
,
must
be
to
you
as
if
you
had
never
known
them
.
You
must
assemble
here
but
a
little
while
!
yet
a
little
longer
,
and
we
must
preach
,
and
you
must
hear
it
no
more
for
ever
.
That
therefore
which
you
will
do
,
must
presently
be
done
,
or
it
will
be
too
late
.
If
ever
you
will
repent
and
Believe
,
it
must
be
Now.
If
ever
you
will
be
converted
and
sanctified
it
must
be
Now.
If
ever
you
will
be
pardoned
&
reconciled
to
God
,
it
must
be
Now.
If
ever
you
will
reign
,
it
s
now
that
you
must
fight
and
conquer
.
O
that
you
were
wise
,
that
you
understood
this
,
and
that
you
would
consider
your
latter
end
,
Deut.
32.
29.
And
that
you
would
let
those
words
sink
down
into
your
hearts
,
which
came
from
the
heart
of
the
Redeemer
,
as
was
witnessed
by
his
tears
,
Luke
19.
41
,
42.
[
If
thou
hadst
known
,
even
thou
,
at
least
in
this
thy
day
,
the
things
which
belong
unto
thy
peace
.
But
now
they
are
hidden
from
thine
eyes
.
]
And
that
these
warnings
may
not
be
the
less
regarded
,
because
you
have
so
often
heard
them
,
when
often
hearing
increaseth
your
obligation
,
and
diminisheth
not
the
truth
,
or
your
danger
.
3.
And
as
there
is
no
Return
to
Earth
,
so
is
there
no
doing
this
work
hereafter
.
Heaven
and
Hell
are
for
other
work
.
If
the
Infant
be
dead
born
,
the
open
world
will
not
revive
him
;
That
which
is
generated
,
and
born
a
beast
,
or
serpent
,
will
not
by
all
the
influences
of
the
Heavens
,
or
all
the
powers
of
Sun
or
Earth
,
become
a
Man.
The
second
and
third
concoxion
presuppose
the
first
;
The
harvest
doth
presuppose
the
seed
time
,
&
the
labour
of
the
husbandman
.
It
s
now
that
you
must
sow
,
and
hereafter
that
you
must
reap
.
It
s
now
that
you
must
work
,
and
then
that
you
must
receive
your
wages
.
Is
this
believed
and
considered
by
the
sleepy
world
?
Alas
sirs
,
do
you
live
as
men
that
must
live
here
no
more
?
Do
your
work
as
men
that
must
work
no
more
,
and
pray
as
men
that
must
pray
no
more
,
when
once
the
time
of
work
is
ended
?
What
thinkest
thou
,
poor
besotted
sinner
!
will
God
command
the
Sun
to
stand
still
,
while
thou
rebellest
or
forgettest
thy
work
and
him
?
Dost
thou
look
he
should
pervert
the
course
of
nature
,
&
continue
the
spring
and
seed-time
till
thou
hast
a
mind
to
sow
?
or
that
he
will
return
the
dead-born
or
mis-shapen
Infant
into
the
womb
,
that
it
may
be
better
formed
or
quickned
?
Will
he
renew
thy
age
,
and
make
the
young
again
,
and
call
back
the
hours
that
thou
prodigally
wastedst
on
thy
lusts
and
idleness
?
Canst
thou
look
for
this
at
the
hand
of
God
,
when
Nature
and
Scripture
assure
thee
of
the
contrary
?
If
not
,
why
hast
thou
not
yet
done
with
thy
beloved
sins
?
Why
hast
thou
not
yet
begun
to
live
?
Why
sittest
thou
still
,
while
thy
soul
is
un-renewed
?
and
all
thy
preparation
for
death
and
judgement
is
yet
to
make
?
How
fain
would
Satan
find
thee
thus
at
death
?
How
fain
would
he
have
leave
to
blow
out
thy
candle
,
before
thou
hast
entred
in●●
the
way
of
life
?
Dost
thou
look
to
have
Preachers
sent
after
thee
,
to
bring
thee
the
mercy
which
thy
contempt
here
left
behind
?
Wilt
thou
hear
and
be
converted
in
the
Grave
and
Hell
?
or
wilt
thou
be
saved
without
holiness
?
that
is
,
In
despight
of
God
that
hath
resolved
.
it
shall
not
be
.
O
ye
sons
of
sleep
,
of
death
,
of
darkness
,
awake
,
and
live
,
and
hear
the
Lord
,
before
the
Grave
and
Hell
have
shut
their
mouths
upon
you
!
Hear
now
,
least
hearing
be
too
late
!
Hear
now
,
if
you
will
ever
hear
.
Hear
now
,
if
you
have
ears
to
hear
!
And
O
ye
sons
of
Light
,
that
see
what
sleeping
sinners
see
not
,
call
to
them
,
and
ring
them
such
a
peal
of
lamentations
,
tears
and
compassionate
intreaties
,
as
is
suited
to
such
a
dead
and
doleful
state
;
Who
knows
but
God
may
bless
it
to
awake
them
?
If
any
of
you
be
so
far
awakened
,
as
to
ask
me
what
I
am
calling
you
to
do
;
My
Text
tells
you
in
general
,
Up
and
be
Doing
:
Look
about
you
,
and
see
what
you
have
to
do
,
and
Do
it
with
your
might
.
1.
[
Whatsoever
thy
hand
findeth
to
do
]
That
is
,
whatsoever
is
a
Duty
imposed
by
the
Lord
,
whatsoever
is
a
Means
conducing
to
thy
own
or
others
welfare
;
Whatsoever
Necessity
calleth
thee
to
do
,
and
Opportunity
alloweth
thee
to
do
.
[
Thy
hand
findeth
]
that
is
,
Thy
executive
powers
by
the
conduct
of
thy
understanding
,
is
now
to
do
.
[
Do
it
with
thy
Might
:
Do
thy
best
in
it
.
1.
Trifle
not
,
but
do
it
presently
,
without
unnecessary
Delay
.
2.
Do
it
Resolutely
:
Remain
not
doubtful
,
unresolved
,
in
suspense
,
as
if
it
were
yet
a
question
with
thee
whether
thou
shouldest
do
it
,
or
not
.
3.
Do
it
with
thy
most
awakned
affections
,
and
serious
intention
of
the
powers
of
thy
soul
.
Sleepiness
and
insensibility
are
most
unsuitable
to
such
works
.
It
is
a
peculiar
people
zealous
of
good
works
,
that
Christ
hath
purchased
to
himself
,
Tit.
2.
14.
4.
Do
it
with
all
necessary
forecast
and
contrivance
:
Not
with
a
distracting
,
hindering
Care
;
but
with
such
a
Care
as
may
shew
that
you
despise
not
your
Master
,
and
are
not
regardless
of
his
work
:
And
with
such
a
care
as
is
suited
to
the
difficulties
&
nature
of
the
thing
,
and
as
is
necessary
to
the
due
accomplishment
.
5.
Do
it
not
sloathfully
,
but
vigorously
and
with
diligence
.
Stick
not
at
thy
labour
:
Lest
thou
hear
[
Thou
wicked
and
sloathful
servant
,
Mat.
25.
26.
Hide
not
thy
hand
in
thy
bosom
with
the
sloathful
,
&
say
not
,
There
is
a
Lion
in
the
way
,
Prov.
26.
13
,
14.
The
negligent
and
the
vicious
,
the
waster
and
the
sloathful
,
differ
but
as
one
brother
from
another
,
Prov.
18.
9.
As
the
self-murder
of
the
wilfully
ungodly
,
so
also
the
desire
of
the
sloathful
killeth
him
,
because
his
hands
refuse
to
labour
,
Prov.
21.
25.
The
soul
of
the
sluggard
desireth
,
&
hath
nothing
;
but
the
soul
of
the
diligent
shall
be
made
fat
,
Prov.
13
4.
Be
not
sloathful
in
business
,
but
be
fervent
in
spirit
,
serving
the
Lord
,
Rom.
12.
11.
6.
Do
it
with
Constancy
,
&
not
with
destructive
pawses
and
intermissions
,
or
with
weariness
and
turning
back
.
The
righteous
shall
hold
on
his
way
,
and
he
that
is
of
clean
hands
shall
be
stronger
and
stronger
,
Job
17.
9.
Be
stedfast
,
unmovable
,
alwayes
abounding
in
the
work
of
the
Lord
forasmuch
as
you
know
that
your
labour
is
not
in
vain
in
the
Lord
,
1
Cor.
15.
58.
Be
not
weary
of
well-doing
:
for
in
due
season
we
shall
reap
,
if
we
faint
not
,
Gal.
6.
9.
These
six
particulars
are
necessary
,
if
you
will
observe
serve
the
precept
in
my
Text.
But
that
misunderstanding
hinder
not
the
performance
,
I
shall
acquaint
you
further
with
the
sense
,
by
these
few
explicatory
cautions
.
1.
The
Might
and
Diligence
here
required
,
excludeth
not
the
necessity
of
Deliberation
and
Prudent
conduct
.
Otherwise
,
the
faster
▪
you
go
,
the
further
you
may
go
out
of
the
way
;
and
mis-guided
zeal
may
spoil
all
the
work
,
and
make
it
but
an
injury
to
others
or
your selves
.
A
little
imprudence
in
the
season
,
and
order
and
manner
of
a
Duty
,
sometimes
may
spoil
it
,
and
hinder
the
success
,
&
make
it
do
more
hurt
then
good
.
How
many
a
Sermon
,
or
Prayer
,
or
reproof
,
is
made
the
matter
of
derision
,
and
contempt
,
for
some
imprudent
passages
or
deportment
?
God
sendeth
not
his
servants
to
be
jesters
of
the
world
,
or
to
play
the
mad-men
,
as
David
in
his
fears
:
We
must
be
wise
and
innocent
,
as
well
as
resolute
and
valiant
:
Though
fleshly
and
worldly
wisdom
be
not
desirable
,
as
being
but
foolishness
with
God
;
yet
the
wisdom
which
is
from
above
,
&
is
first
pure
,
and
then
peaceable
,
and
is
acquainted
with
the
high
and
hidden
mysteries
,
and
is
justified
of
her
children
,
must
be
the
Guide
of
all
our
holy
actions
.
Holiness
is
not
blind
:
Illumination
is
the
first
part
of
Sanctification
.
Believers
are
Children
of
the
light
.
Nothing
requireth
so
much
wisdom
as
the
matters
of
God
,
and
of
our
Salvation
.
Folly
is
most
unsuitable
to
such
excellent
imployments
,
and
most
unbeseeming
the
sons
of
the
most
High.
It
is
a
spirit
of
wisdom
that
animateth
all
the
Saints
,
1
Cor.
3.
19.
&
2.
6
,
7.
Ephes
.
1.
8
,
17.
Col.
3.
16.
It
is
the
treasures
of
wisdom
that
dwell
in
Christ
,
&
are
communicated
to
his
members
,
Col.
2.
3.
We
must
walk
in
wisdom
toward
them
that
are
without
,
Col.
4.
5.
And
our
works
must
be
shewn
out
of
a
good
Conversation
,
with
meekness
of
wisdom
,
Jam.
3.
13.
Yet
I
must
needs
say
,
that
its
more
in
great
things
then
in
small
,
in
the
substance
then
the
circumstances
;
in
a
sound
judgement
and
estimate
of
things
,
and
suitable
choire
&
prosecution
,
then
in
fine
expressions
,
or
deportment
answering
proud
mens
expectations
.
2.
Though
you
must
work
with
your
might
,
yet
with
a
diversity
agreeable
to
the
quality
of
your
several
works
.
Some
works
must
be
preferred
before
others
:
All
cannot
be
done
at
once
.
That
's
a
sin
out
of
season
,
which
in
season
is
a
duty
.
The
greatest
,
&
the
most
urgent
work
must
be
preferred
.
And
some
works
must
be
done
with
double
fervour
&
resolution
,
and
some
with
less
.
Buying
,
and
selling
,
and
marrying
,
and
possessing
,
and
using
the
world
,
must
be
done
with
a
fear
of
over-doing
,
and
in
a
sort
as
if
we
did
them
not
,
though
they
also
must
have
a
necessary
diligence
,
1
Cor.
7.
29
,
30
,
31.
Gods
Kingdom
and
its
Righteousness
must
be
first
sought
,
Mat.
6.
33.
And
our
labour
for
the
meat
that
perisheth
,
must
be
comparatively
as
none
,
John
6.
27.
3.
Lastly
,
it
is
not
an
irregular
,
nor
a
self-disturbing
,
vexatious
violence
that
is
required
of
us
:
but
a
sweet
well-setled
resolution
,
and
a
delightful
expeditious
diligence
,
that
makes
the
wheels
go
merrily
on
,
and
the
more
easily
get
over
those
rubs
and
difficulties
,
that
clog
and
stop
a
sloathful
soul
.
And
now
will
you
lend
me
the
assistance
of
your
Consciences
,
for
the
transcribing
of
this
command
of
God
upon
your
hearts
,
and
taking
out
a
Copy
of
this
order
,
for
the
regulating
of
your
lives
?
[
Whatsoever
]
is
not
a
word
so
comprehensive
as
to
include
any
vanity
or
sin
;
but
so
comprehensive
as
to
include
all
your
Duty
.
1.
(
To
begin
with
the
lowest
;
)
The
very
works
of
your
bodily
callings
,
must
have
diligence
.
In
the
sweat
of
your
brows
you
must
eat
your
bread
,
Gen.
3.
19.
Six
dayes
shalt
thou
labour
,
and
do
all
that
thou
hast
to
do
,
Exod.
20.
9.
He
that
will
not
work
,
let
him
not
eat
,
2
Thess
.
3.
10.
Disorderly
walkers
,
busie-bodies
,
that
wil
not
work
with
quietness
,
and
eat
their
own
bread
,
are
to
be
avoided
&
shamed
by
the
Church
,
2
Thess
.
3.
6
,
11
,
12
,
14.
Lazy
servants
are
unfaithful
to
men
,
and
disobedient
to
God
,
who
commandeth
them
to
obey
their
Masters
according
to
the
flesh
(
unbelieving
,
ungodly
Masters
)
in
all
things
(
that
concerns
their
service
)
and
that
not
with
eye-service
as
man-pleasers
,
but
in
singleness
of
heart
,
and
in
the
fear
of
God
,
doing
what
soever
they
do
as
to
the
Lord
,
and
not
unto
men
;
knowing
th●●
of
the
Lord
(
even
for
this
)
they
shall
receive
the
reward
of
the
inheritance
,
Col.
3.
22
,
23
,
24.
But
he
that
doth
wrong
(
by
sloathfulness
,
or
unfaithfulness
)
shall
receive
for
the
wrong
which
he
hath
done
,
vers
.
25.
Success
is
Gods
ordinary
temporal
reward
of
diligence
,
Prov.
10.
4
&
12.
24
,
27.
And
diseases
,
poverty
,
shame
,
disappointment
,
or
self-tormenting
melancholy
,
are
his
usual
punishments
of
sloath
.
Hard
labour
redeemeth
Time
:
you
will
have
the
more
to
lay
out
on
greater
works
:
The
sloathful
is
still
behind
hand
,
&
therefore
must
leave
much
of
his
work
undone
.
2.
Are
you
Parents
or
Governours
of
Families
!
you
have
work
to
do
for
God
,
and
for
your
childrens
and
servants
souls
:
Do
it
with
your
might
:
Deal
wisely
,
but
seriously
&
frequently
with
them
about
their
sin
,
their
duty
,
and
their
hopes
of
Heaven
;
Tell
them
whither
they
are
going
,
and
which
way
they
must
go
:
Make
them
understand
that
they
have
a
higher
Father
and
Master
that
must
be
first
serve
,
and
greater
work
to
do
then
yours
.
Waken
them
from
their
natural
insensibility
and
sloath
:
Turn
not
all
your
family
duties
into
lifeless
customary
form
(
whether
extemporate
,
or
by
rote
)
speak
about
God
,
&
Heaven
,
and
Hell
,
and
Holiness
,
with
that
seriousness
as
beseems
men
that
believe
what
they
say
,
and
would
have
those
they
speak
to
,
to
believe
it
.
Talk
not
either
drowsily
,
or
lightly
,
or
jeastingly
of
such
dreadful
,
or
joyful
,
unexpressible
things
.
Remember
,
that
your
families
and
you
,
are
going
to
the
grave
,
and
to
the
world
where
there
is
no
more
room
for
your
exhortations
.
There
is
no
Catechising
,
examining
;
or
serious
instructing
them
in
the
grave
whither
they
and
you
are
going
.
It
must
be
now
or
never
:
And
therefore
do
it
with
your
might
.
The
words
of
God
must
be
in
your
hearts
,
and
you
must
diligently
teach
them
to
your
children
,
talking
of
them
when
you
sit
in
your
houses
,
when
you
walk
by
the
way
,
when
you
lie
down
,
and
when
you
rise
up
,
Deut.
6.
6
,
7
,
8.
&
11.
18
,
19
,
20.
3.
Have
you
ignorant
or
ungodly
neighbors
,
whose
misery
calls
for
your
compassion
,
and
relief
?
Speak
to
them
and
help
them
with
prudent
diligence
.
Lose
not
your
opportunities
:
Stay
not
till
Death
hath
stopt
your
mouths
,
or
stopt
their
ears
.
Stay
not
till
they
are
out
of
hearing
,
and
taken
from
your
converse
.
Stay
not
till
they
are
in
Hell
,
before
you
warn
them
of
it
,
or
till
Heaven
be
lost
,
before
you
have
seriously
called
to
them
to
remember
it
.
Go
to
their
houses
:
take
all
opportunities
:
stoop
to
their
infirmities
:
bear
with
unthankful
frowardness
:
It
is
for
mens
salvation
.
Remember
there
is
no
place
for
your
instructions
or
exhortations
in
the
Grave
or
Hell.
Your
dust
cannot
speak
,
and
their
dust
cannot
hear
:
Up
therefore
and
be
doing
with
all
your
might
.
4.
Hath
God
intrsusted
you
with
the
Riches
of
this
world
;
with
many
talents
or
with
few
,
by
which
he
looketh
you
should
relieve
the
needy
,
and
especially
should
promote
those
works
of
piety
which
are
the
greatest
charity
?
Give
(
prudently
,
but
willingly
and
liberally
)
while
you
have
to
give
.
It
is
your
Gain
:
The
time
of
market
for
your
souls
:
and
of
laying
up
a
treasure
in
Heaven
;
and
setting
your
money
to
the
most
gainful
Usury
▪
and
of
making
you
friends
of
the
mammon
of
unrighteousness
;
&
furthering
your
salvation
,
by
that
which
hindereth
other
mens
,
&
occasioneth
their
perdition
.
[
As
you
have
opportunity
,
do
good
to
all
men
,
but
especially
to
them
of
the
houshold
of
faith
]
Gal.
6.
6
,
7
,
8
,
9
,
12.
[
Cast
thy
bread
upon
the
waters
;
for
thou
shalt
find
it
after
many
dayes
.
Give
a
portion
to
seven
and
to
eight
;
for
thou
knowest
not
what
evil
may
be
upon
the
earth
]
Eccles
.
11.
1
,
2.
[
In
the
morning
sow
thy
seed
,
and
in
the
evening
withhold
not
thy
hand
:
for
thou
knowest
not
whether
shall
prosper
,
this
or
that
,
or
whether
they
both
shall
be
alike
good
]
v.
6.
[
Withhold
not
good
from
them
to
whom
it
is
due
,
when
it
is
in
the
power
of
thy
hand
to
do
it
:
say
not
to
thy
neighbour
,
Go
,
and
come
again
,
and
to
morrow
I
will
give
,
when
thou
hast
it
by
thee
]
Prov.
3.
27
,
28.
Lay
up
a
foundation
for
the
time
to
come
:
do
good
before
thy
heart
be
hardened
,
thy
riches
blasted
&
consumed
,
thy
opportunities
taken
away
;
part
with
it
before
it
part
with
thee
.
Remember
,
it
must
be
Now
or
Never
:
There
is
no
working
in
the
Grave
.
5.
Hath
God
intrusted
you
with
Power
or
Interest
,
by
which
you
may
promote
his
honour
in
the
world
,
&
relieve
the
oppressed
,
&
restrain
the
rage
of
impious
malice
?
Hath
he
made
you
Governours
,
and
put
the
sword
of
Justice
into
your
hands
?
up
then
,
and
be
doing
with
your
might
.
Defend
the
innocent
,
protect
the
servants
of
the
Lord
,
cherish
them
that
do
well
,
be
a
terror
to
the
wicked
,
encourage
the
strictest
obedience
to
the
universal
Governor
,
discountenance
the
breakers
of
his
Laws
:
Look
not
to
be
reverenced
or
obeyed
before
him
,
or
more
carefully
then
he
:
openly
maintain
his
Truth
and
worship
without
fear
or
shame
:
Deal
gently
and
tenderly
with
his
lambs
and
little
ones
:
Search
after
vice
that
you
may
succesfully
suppress
it
.
Hate
those
temptations
that
would
draw
you
to
man-pleasing
,
temporizing
,
remisness
,
or
countenancing
sin
;
but
especially
those
that
would
ensnare
you
in
a
controversie
with
Heaven
,
&
in
quarrels
against
the
ways
of
Holiness
;
or
in
that
selfconfounding
sin
of
abusing
and
opposing
the
people
that
are
most
careful
to
please
the
Lord.
Your
trust
is
great
,
&
so
is
your
advantage
to
do
good
;
And
how
great
will
be
your
account
,
&
how
dreadful
,
if
you
be
unfaithful
?
As
you
signifie
more
then
hundreds
or
thousands
of
the
meaner
sort
,
and
your
actions
do
most
good
or
hurt
;
so
you
must
expect
to
be
accordingly
dealt
with
,
when
you
come
to
the
impartial
,
final
judgement
.
Befriend
the
Gospel
as
the
Charter
of
your
everlasting
priviledges
;
Own
those
that
Christ
hath
told
you
he
will
own
.
Use
them
as
men
that
are
ready
to
hear
,
[
Inasmuch
as
you
did
it
to
one
of
the
least
of
these
my
Brethren
,
you
did
it
unto
me
]
Mat.
25.
Know
not
a
wicked
person
:
but
let
your
eyes
be
on
the
faithful
of
the
land
,
that
they
may
dwel
therein
,
and
lead
a
quiet
and
peaceable
life
,
in
all
godliness
and
honesty
,
Psal
.
101.
1.
Tim.
2.
2.
[
Let
those
that
work
the
work
of
the
Lord
,
be
with
you
without
fear
]
1
Cor.
16.
10.
Remember
▪
that
it
is
the
Character
of
a
Pharisee
and
Hypocrite
,
to
see
the
mote
of
the
non-observance
of
a
Ceremony
,
or
tradition
,
or
smaller
matter
of
difference
in
Religion
,
in
their
Brothers
eye
,
and
not
to
see
the
beam
of
hypocrisie
,
injustice
,
and
malicious
cruel
opposition
of
Christ
and
his
Disciples
,
in
their
own
eyes
:
And
that
its
the
brand
of
them
that
please
not
God
,
that
are
filling
up
their
sins
,
on
whom
Gods
wrath
is
coming
to
the
utmost
,
to
persecute
the
servants
of
the
Lord
,
forbidding
them
to
Preach
to
the
people
that
they
might
be
saved
,
1
Thess
.
2.
15
,
16.
Learn
well
the
second
,
and
the
hundred
and
first
Psalm
:
And
write
these
sentences
on
your
walls
and
doors
,
as
an
Antidote
against
that
self-undoing
sin
:
Mat.
18.
6.
Whosoever
shall
offend
one
of
these
little
ones
which
believe
in
me
,
it
were
better
for
him
that
a
milstone
were
hanged
about
his
neck
,
and
that
he
were
drowned
in
the
depth
of
the
Sea.
]
Zach.
2.
8.
[
He
that
toucheth
you
,
toucheth
the
apple
of
his
eye
]
Rom.
14.
1
,
2.
and
15.
1.
[
Him
that
is
weak
in
the
faith
,
receive
you
but
not
to
doubtful
disputations
.
—
For
God
hath
received
him
]
Mat.
10.
40
,
41
,
42.
[
He
that
receiveth
you
,
receiveth
me
;
and
he
that
receiveth
me
,
receiveth
him
that
sent
me
.
He
that
receiveth
a
righteous
man
in
the
name
of
a
righteous
man
,
shall
receive
a
righteous
mans
reward
;
And
whoso
shall
give
to
drink
to
one
of
these
little
ones
,
a
cup
of
cold
water
only
in
the
name
of
a
Disciple
,
Verily
I
say
unto
you
,
he
shall
in
no
wise
lose
his
reward
.
]
If
you
love
not
the
Godly
,
love
your selves
(
so
far
as
to
such
self-love
is
possible
)
wound
not
your
own
hearts
,
to
make
their
fingers
bleed
.
Damn
not
your
souls
,
(
and
that
by
the
surest
,
nearest
way
)
that
you
may
hurt
their
bodies
.
Provoke
not
God
to
thrust
you
from
his
presence
,
and
deny
your
suits
,
by
your
dealing
so
with
them
:
stop
not
your
own
mouths
,
when
your
misery
will
bespeak
your
lowdest
cryes
for
mercy
by
your
stopping
the
mouths
of
the
servants
of
the
Lord
,
and
refusing
to
hear
their
requests
for
justice
.
If
you
have
the
Serpents
enmity
against
the
womans
seed
,
you
must
expect
the
Serpents
doom
:
Your
heads
will
be
bruised
,
when
you
have
bruised
their
heels
,
Gen.
3.
15.
Kick
not
against
the
pricks
,
Acts
9.
Let
not
bryars
and
thorns
set
themselves
in
battel
against
the
Lord
,
lest
he
go
therefore
through
them
,
&
burn
them
together
,
Isa
.
27.
4.
I
speak
not
any
of
this
by
way
of
accusation
,
or
dishonorable
reflexion
on
the
Magistrate
.
Blessed
be
God
that
hath
given
us
the
comfort
of
your
defence
.
But
knowing
what
the
Tempter
aimeth
at
,
and
where
it
is
that
your
danger
lieth
,
&
by
what
means
the
rulers
of
the
earth
have
been
undone
,
faithfulness
commandeth
me
to
tell
you
of
the
snare
,
and
to
set
before
you
good
&
evil
,
as
ever
I
would
escape
the
guilt
of
betraying
you
by
flattery
,
or
cruel
and
cowardly
silence
.
And
especially
when
your
Magistracy
is
but
annual
,
or
for
a
short
time
,
it
concerneth
you
to
be
doing
with
your
might
.
It
is
but
this
year
,
or
short
space
of
time
,
that
you
have
to
do
this
special
service
in
;
Lose
this
and
lose
all
.
By
what
men
on
earth
should
God
be
eminently
served
&
honoured
,
if
not
by
Magistrates
,
whom
he
hath
eminently
advanced
,
impowred
,
and
intrusted
?
With
considerate
foresight
,
seriously
ask
your selves
the
question
,
Are
you
willing
to
hear
,
at
the
day
of
your
accounts
,
that
you
had
but
one
year
,
or
a
few
,
to
do
God
special
service
in
,
and
that
you
knew
this
,
and
yet
would
not
do
it
?
Can
your
hearts
bear
it
then
,
to
hear
and
think
,
that
you
lost
,
&
wilfully
lost
such
an
opportunity
?
Look
about
you
then
,
and
see
what
is
to
be
done
.
Are
there
not
Ale-houses
to
be
supprest
,
and
drunkards
&
riotous
persons
to
be
restrained
;
Preaching
and
Piety
to
be
promoted
?
Do
it
with
your
might
:
For
it
must
be
Now
or
Never
.
6.
To
come
yet
a
little
nearer
you
,
and
speak
of
the
work
that
is
yet
to
be
done
in
your
own
souls
;
Are
any
of
you
yet
in
the
state
of
unrenewed
nature
,
born
only
of
the
flesh
,
and
not
of
the
Spirit
,
Joh.
3.
3
,
5
,
6.
minding
the
things
of
the
flesh
,
and
not
the
things
of
the
Spirit
?
Rom.
8.
1
,
5
,
7
,
9
,
13.
&
consequently
yet
in
the
power
of
Satan
,
taken
captive
by
him
at
his
will
,
Act.
26.
18.
2
Tim.
2.
26
,
27.
Vp
and
be
doing
,
if
thou
love
thy
soul
.
If
thou
care
whether
thou
be
in
Joy
or
misery
for
ever
,
bewail
thy
sin
and
spiritual
distress
:
Make
out
to
Christ
,
cry
mightily
to
him
for
his
renewing
and
reconciling
pardoning
grace
:
plead
his
sactisfaction
,
his
merits
&
his
promises
:
Away
with
thy
rebellion
,
&
thy
beloved
sin
;
Deliver
up
thy
soul
entirely
to
Christ
,
to
be
sanctified
,
governed
and
saved
by
him
.
Make
no
more
demurs
about
it
;
it
is
not
a
matter
to
be
questioned
,
or
trifled
in
.
Let
the
earth
be
acquainted
with
thy
bended
knees
,
and
the
air
with
thy
complaints
and
cries
,
&
men
with
thy
confessions
and
enquiries
after
the
way
of
life
;
and
heaven
with
thy
sorrows
,
desires
and
resolutions
,
till
thy
soul
be
acquainted
with
the
Spirit
of
Christ
,
(
Rom.
8.
9.
)
and
with
the
new
,
the
holy
and
heavenly
nature
;
and
thy
heart
have
received
the
transcript
of
Gods
Law
,
the
impress
of
the
Gospel
,
and
so
the
Image
of
thy
Creator
and
Redeemer
.
Ply
this
work
with
all
thy
might
:
For
there
is
no
Conversion
,
Renovation
,
or
Repentance
unto
life
in
the
grace
whither
thou
goest
.
It
must
be
Now
,
or
Never
.
And
Never
saved
,
if
Never
sanctified
,
Heb.
12.
14.
7.
Hast
thou
any
prevailing
sin
to
mortifie
,
that
either
reigneth
in
thee
,
or
woundeth
thee
and
keepeth
thy
soul
in
darkness
and
unacquaintedness
with
God
?
Assault
it
resolutely
,
Reject
it
speedily
:
Abhor
the
motions
of
it
:
Turn
away
from
the
persons
or
things
that
would
entice
thee
.
Hate
the
doors
of
the
Harlot
,
and
of
the
Alehouse
,
or
the
gaming
house
:
and
go
not
as
the
Ox
to
the
slaughter
,
and
as
a
bird
to
the
fowlers
snare
,
and
as
a
fool
to
the
correction
of
the
stocks
,
as
if
thou
knewest
not
that
it
is
for
thy
life
,
]
Prov.
7.
22
,
23.
Why
thou
befooled
stupid
soul
!
wilt
thou
be
tasting
of
the
poysoned
cup
?
wilt
thou
be
glutting
thee
with
the
bait
?
Hast
thou
no
where
to
walk
or
play
thee
,
but
at
the
brink
of
Hell
?
Must
not
the
flesh
be
crucified
with
its
affections
and
lusts
?
Gal.
5.
24.
Must
it
not
be
tamed
and
mortified
,
or
thy
soul
condemned
?
Rom.
8.
13.
1
Cor.
9.
27.
Run
not
therefore
as
at
uncertainty
:
fight
not
as
one
that
beats
the
air
,
ver
.
26.
seeing
this
must
be
done
,
or
thou
art
undone
,
delay
and
dally
with
sin
no
longer
:
Let
this
be
the
day
:
resolve
,
and
resist
it
with
thy
might
:
It
must
be
Now
or
Never
;
when
death
comes
,
it
is
too
late
.
It
will
be
then
no
reward
to
leave
thy
sinne
,
which
thou
canst
keep
no
longer
:
No
part
of
Holiness
or
happiness
,
that
thou
art
not
drunk
,
or
proud
,
or
lustful
in
the
grave
or
hell
.
As
thou
art
wise
therefore
know
and
take
thy
Time.
8.
Art
thou
in
a
declined
lapsed
state
?
decayed
in
grace
?
Hast
thou
lost
thy
first
desires
and
love
?
do
thy
first
works
,
and
do
them
with
thy
might
.
Delay
not
,
but
remember
from
whence
thou
art
fallen
,
and
what
thou
hast
lost
by
it
,
and
into
how
sad
a
case
thy
folly
and
negligence
hath
brought
thee
:
say
,
I
will
go
and
return
to
my
first
husband
;
for
then
was
it
better
with
me
then
now
,
Hos
.
2.
7.
Cry
out
with
Job
29.
2
,
3.
4
,
5.
[
O
that
I
were
as
in
moneths
past
!
as
in
the
dayes
when
God
preserved
me
!
when
his
candle
shined
upon
my
head
,
and
when
by
his
light
I
walked
through
darkness
.
As
I
was
in
the
dayes
of
my
youth
,
when
the
secret
of
God
was
on
my
Tabernacle
,
when
the
Almighty
was
yet
with
me
.
—
]
Return
while
thou
hast
day
,
lest
the
night
surprize
thee
:
Loyter
and
delay
no
more
;
thou
hast
lost
by
it
already
:
thou
art
far
behind
hand
.
Bestir
thee
therefore
with
all
thy
Might
.
9.
Art
thou
in
the
darknesse
of
uncertainty
concerning
thy
conversion
,
and
thy
everlasting
state
?
Dost
thou
not
know
whether
thou
be
in
a
state
of
life
or
death
?
and
what
should
become
of
thee
,
if
this
were
the
day
or
hour
of
thy
change
?
If
thou
art
careful
about
it
,
and
enquirest
,
and
usest
the
means
that
God
hath
appointed
thee
for
assurance
:
I
have
then
no
more
to
say
to
thee
now
,
but
,
wait
on
God
,
and
thou
shalt
not
be
disappointed
or
ashamed
!
Thou
shalt
have
assurance
in
due
time
,
or
be
saved
before
thou
wouldst
believe
thou
should
be
saved
.
Be
patient
and
obedient
,
and
the
light
of
Christ
will
shine
upon
thee
,
and
yet
thou
shalt
see
the
days
of
peace
.
But
if
thou
art
careless
in
thy
uncertainty
,
and
mindest
not
so
great
a
business
,
be
awakened
and
call
thy
soul
to
its
account
;
Search
and
examine
thy
heart
and
life
:
Read
,
and
consider
,
and
take
advice
of
faithful
Guides
.
Canst
thou
carelesly
sleep
,
and
laugh
,
and
sport
,
and
follow
thy
lesser
business
as
if
thy
Salvation
were
made
sure
,
when
thou
knowest
not
where
thou
must
dwell
for
ever
?
Examine
your selves
whether
you
be
in
the
faith
;
prove
your selves
;
know
ye
not
your
own
selves
,
that
Christ
is
in
you
except
you
are
reprobates
?
2
Cor.
13.
5.
Give
all
diligence
(
in
time
)
to
make
your
calling
and
election
sure
,
2
Pet.
1.
10.
In
the
Grave
and
Hell
there
is
no
making
sure
of
Heaven
:
you
are
then
past
enquiries
and
self-examinations
,
in
order
to
any
recovery
or
hope
.
Another
kind
of
tryal
will
finally
resolve
you
.
Up
therefore
and
diligently
ply
the
work
:
it
must
be
Now
or
Never
.
10.
In
all
the
duties
of
thy
Profession
of
Piety
,
Justice
,
or
Charity
,
to
God
,
thy self
,
or
others
,
up
and
be
doing
with
thy
might
.
Art
thou
seeking
to
inflame
thy
soul
with
love
to
God
?
plunge
thy self
in
the
Ocean
of
his
love
;
admire
his
mercies
;
gaze
upon
the
representations
of
his
transcendent
goodness
;
O
taste
and
see
that
the
Lord
is
gracious
!
Remember
that
he
must
be
loved
with
all
thy
heart
,
and
soul
and
might
,
canst
thou
pour
out
thy
love
upon
a
creature
,
and
give
but
a
few
barren
drops
to
God
?
When
thou
art
Fearing
him
,
let
his
Fear
command
thy
soul
,
and
conquer
all
the
fear
of
man.
When
thou
art
Trusting
him
,
do
it
without
distrust
,
and
cast
all
thy
care
and
thy self
upon
him
:
Trust
him
as
a
creature
should
trust
his
God
,
and
the
members
of
Christ
should
trust
their
Head
and
dear
Redeemer
.
When
thou
art
making
mention
of
his
great
and
dreadful
name
,
O
do
it
with
Reverence
,
and
awe
,
and
admiration
:
And
take
not
the
name
of
God
in
vain
.
When
thou
art
Reading
his
Word
,
let
the
Majesty
of
the
Author
,
and
the
greatness
of
the
matter
,
and
the
Gravity
of
the
stile
,
possess
thee
with
an
obediential
fear
.
Love
it
,
and
let
it
be
sweeter
to
thee
then
the
honey-comb
,
and
preciouser
then
thousands
of
Gold
and
Silver
.
Resolve
to
do
what
there
thou
findest
to
be
the
will
of
God.
When
thou
art
praying
in
secret
,
or
in
thy
family
,
Do
it
with
thy
might
:
Cry
mightily
to
God
,
as
a
soul
under
sin
,
and
wants
,
and
danger
,
that
is
stepping
into
an
endless
life
,
should
do
.
Let
the
reverence
and
the
fervour
of
thy
prayers
shew
that
its
God
himself
that
thou
art
speaking
to
:
that
its
Heaven
it self
that
thou
art
praying
for
;
Hell
it self
that
thou
art
praying
to
be
saved
from
.
Wilt
thou
be
dull
and
sensless
on
such
an
errand
to
the
Living
God
?
Remember
what
lieth
upon
thy
failing
or
prevailing
:
and
that
it
must
be
Now
or
Never
.
Art
thou
a
Preacher
of
the
Gospel
,
and
takest
charge
of
the
souls
of
men
?
Take
heed
to
thy self
and
to
the
whole
flock
,
over
which
the
Holy
Ghost
hath
made
thee
an
Overseer
,
to
feed
the
Church
of
God
,
which
he
hath
purchased
with
his
own
blood
.
Let
not
the
blood
of
souls
,
and
the
blood
that
purchased
them
,
be
required
at
thy
hands
,
Acts
20.
28.
Ezek.
3.
18
,
20.
Thou
art
charged
before
God
,
and
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
,
who
shall
judge
the
quick
and
the
dead
at
his
appearing
and
his
Kingdom
,
that
thou
preach
the
Word
,
be
instant
in
season
and
out
of
season
;
reprove
,
rebuke
,
and
exhort
,
with
all
long-suffering
and
doctrine
,
2
Tim.
4.
1
,
2.
Teach
every
man
,
and
exhort
every
man
,
Col.
1.
28.
Even
night
and
day
with
tears
,
Acts
20.
31.
Save
men
with
fear
,
pulling
them
out
of
the
fire
,
Jud.
Cry
aloud
:
lift
vp
thy
voice
like
a
trumpet
;
tell
them
of
their
transgressions
,
Isa
.
58.
1.
Yet
thou
art
alive
,
and
they
alive
:
yet
thou
hast
a
tongue
,
and
they
have
ears
:
The
final
sentence
hath
not
yet
cut
off
their
hopes
.
Preach
therefore
,
and
Preach
with
all
thy
Might
.
Exhort
them
privately
and
personally
with
all
the
seriousness
thou
canst
.
Quickly
,
or
it
will
be
too
late
.
Prudently
,
or
Satan
will
over-reach
thee
:
Fervently
,
or
thy
words
are
like
to
be
disregarded
:
Remember
when
thou
lookest
them
in
the
faces
,
when
thou
beholdest
the
Assemblies
,
that
They
must
be
Converted
or
Condemned
;
sanctified
on
Earth
,
or
tormented
in
Hell
;
and
that
this
is
the
Day
,
It
must
be
Now
or
Never
.
In
a
word
,
Apply
this
quickening
precept
to
all
the
duties
of
thy
Christian
course
.
Be
Religious
and
Just
,
and
Charitable
in
good
sadness
,
if
you
would
be
taken
for
such
when
you
look
for
the
reward
.
Work
out
your
salvation
with
fear
and
trembling
,
Phil.
2.
12.
Strive
to
enter
in
at
the
strait
gate
;
for
many
shall
seek
to
enter
and
shall
not
be
able
,
Mat.
7.
13.
Luk.
12.
24.
Many
run
,
but
few
receive
the
prize
:
so
run
that
you
may
obtain
,
1
Cor.
9.
24.
If
the
Righteous
scarcely
be
saved
,
where
shall
the
ungodly
and
the
sinner
appear
?
1
Pet.
4.
18.
Let
the
doting
world
deride
your
diligence
,
and
set
themselves
to
hinder
and
afflict
you
:
It
will
be
but
a
little
while
before
experience
change
their
minds
,
and
make
them
sing
another
song
.
Follow
Christ
fully
:
Ply
your
work
,
and
lose
no
time
.
The
Judge
is
coming
.
Let
not
words
nor
any
thing
that
man
can
do
,
prevail
with
you
to
sit
down
,
or
stop
you
in
a
journey
of
such
importance
.
Please
God
,
though
flesh
,
and
friends
,
and
all
the
world
should
be
displeased
.
Whatever
come
of
your
reputation
,
or
Estates
,
or
Liberties
,
or
Lives
,
be
sure
you
look
to
Life
Eternal
,
and
cast
not
that
on
any
hazard
,
for
a
withering
flower
,
or
a
pleasant
dream
,
or
a
picture
of
commodity
,
or
any
vanity
that
the
Deceiver
can
present
.
For
what
shall
it
profit
you
to
win
the
world
,
and
lose
your
soul
?
Mat.
16.
26.
Or
to
have
been
honoured
and
obeyed
on
earth
,
when
you
are
under
the
wrath
of
God
in
Hell
?
Or
that
your
flesh
was
once
provided
with
variety
of
delights
,
when
it
s
turned
to
rottenness
,
and
must
be
raised
to
torments
?
Hold
on
therefore
in
Faith
,
and
Holiness
,
and
Hope
,
though
Earth
and
Hell
should
rage
against
you
;
though
all
the
world
by
force
or
flattery
,
should
do
the
worst
they
can
to
hinder
you
:
This
is
your
trial
:
your
warfare
,
is
the
resisting
of
deceit
,
and
of
all
that
would
tempt
you
to
consent
to
the
means
of
your
own
destruction
:
consent
not
,
and
you
conquer
:
conquer
,
and
you
are
crowned
.
The
combat
is
all
about
your
Wills
;
Yield
,
and
you
have
lost
the
day
.
If
the
prating
of
ungodly
fools
,
or
the
contemptuous
jears
of
hardned
sinners
,
or
the
frowns
of
unsanctified
Superiours
could
prevail
against
the
Spirit
of
Christ
,
and
the
workings
of
an
enlightened
mind
,
then
what
man
would
be
saved
?
You
deserve
damnation
,
if
you
will
run
into
it
to
avoid
a
mock
,
or
the
loss
of
any
thing
that
man
can
take
from
you
.
You
are
unmeet
for
Heaven
if
you
can
part
with
it
to
save
your
purses
.
Fear
not
them
that
can
kill
the
body
,
and
after
that
have
no
more
that
they
can
do
:
but
fear
him
that
can
destroy
both
soul
and
body
in
Hell
,
Mat.
10.
28.
Luk.
12.
4
,
5.
Obey
God
,
though
all
the
world
forbid
you
.
No
power
can
save
you
from
his
Justice
:
And
none
of
them
can
deprive
you
of
his
Reward
.
Though
you
lose
your
Heads
,
you
shall
save
your
Crowns
:
You
no
way
save
your
lives
so
certainly
,
as
by
such
losing
them
,
Mat.
10.
39.
One
thing
is
necessary
:
Do
that
with
speed
,
and
care
,
and
diligence
,
which
Must
be
done
,
or
you
are
lost
for
ever
.
They
that
are
now
against
your
much
and
earnest
praying
,
will
shortly
cry
as
loud
themselves
in
vain
;
When
it
is
too
late
,
how
fervently
will
they
beg
for
mercy
,
that
now
deride
you
for
valuing
&
seeking
it
in
time
!
But
then
they
shall
call
upon
God
but
he
will
not
answer
:
they
shall
seek
him
early
,
but
shall
not
find
him
:
For
that
they
hated
knowledge
,
and
did
not
choose
the
fear
of
the
Lord
:
They
would
none
of
his
counsel
,
but
dispised
all
his
reproof
.
]
Prov.
1.
24.
to
the
end
.
Up
therefore
&
work
with
all
thy
might
.
Let
unbelievers
trifle
,
that
know
not
that
the
righteous
God
stands
over
them
,
and
know
not
that
they
are
now
to
work
for
everlasting
,
and
know
not
that
Heaven
or
Hell
is
at
the
end
.
Let
them
delay
,
&
laugh
,
&
play
,
&
dream
away
their
Time
,
that
are
drunk
with
prosperity
,
and
mad
with
fleshly
lusts
and
pleasures
,
and
have
lost
their
reason
in
the
cares
,
and
delusions
,
and
vain
glory
of
the
world
.
But
shall
it
be
so
with
thee
whose
eyes
are
opened
,
who
seest
the
God
,
the
Heaven
,
the
Hell
,
which
they
do
but
hear
of
as
unlikely
things
?
Wilt
thou
live
awake
,
as
they
that
are
asleep
?
Wilt
thou
do
in
the
day-light
,
as
they
do
in
the
dark
?
shall
Freemen
live
as
Satans
slaves
?
shall
the
living
lie
as
still
&
useless
as
the
dead
?
Work
then
while
it
is
day
,
for
the
night
is
coming
when
none
can
work
,
John
9.
4.
It
is
not
the
works
of
the
Mosaical
Law
,
nor
works
that
are
conceited
for
their
proper
value
to
deserve
any
thing
at
the
hands
of
God
,
that
I
am
all
this
while
perswading
you
to
:
But
it
is
the
works
prescribed
you
by
Christ
in
the
Gospel
,
according
to
which
you
shall
be
shortly
judged
to
joy
or
misery
by
Christ
himself
,
that
will
call
you
to
account
These
must
be
done
with
all
your
Might
.
Object
.
But
(
you
'l
say
perhaps
)
alas
,
what
Might
have
we
?
We
have
no
sufficiency
of
our selves
;
without
Christ
we
can
do
nothing
!
And
this
we
find
when
it
comes
to
the
trial
.
Ans
.
1.
It
is
not
a
might
that
is
Orignally
thine
Own
,
that
I
am
calling
thee
to
exercise
:
but
that
which
thou
hast
already
received
from
God
,
and
that
which
he
is
ready
to
bestow
.
Use
well
but
all
the
Might
thou
hast
,
and
thou
shalt
find
thy
labour
is
not
in
vain
.
Even
the
strength
of
nature
,
and
of
common
Grace
,
are
Talents
which
thou
must
improve
.
2.
Art
thou
willing
to
use
the
Might
thou
hast
,
and
to
have
more
,
and
use
it
if
thou
hadst
it
?
If
thou
art
,
thou
hast
then
the
strength
of
Christ
:
Thou
standest
not
,
and
workest
not
by
thy
own
strength
:
His
promise
is
engaged
to
thee
,
and
his
strength
is
sufficient
for
thee
.
But
if
thou
art
not
willing
,
thou
art
without
excus●●
,
when
thou
hadst
Heaven
and
Hell
set
open
in
the
word
of
God
,
to
make
thee
willing
,
God
will
distinguish
thy
wilfulness
from
unwilling
weakness
.
3.
There
is
more
Power
in
all
of
you
then
you
use
,
or
then
you
are
well
aware
of
.
It
wanteth
but
awakening
to
bring
it
into
act
.
Do
you
not
find
in
your
Repentings
,
that
the
change
is
more
in
your
Will
then
in
your
Power
?
and
in
the
awaking
of
your
Will
and
Reason
into
act
,
then
in
the
addition
of
meer
abilities
?
and
that
therefore
you
befool
your selves
for
your
sins
&
your
neglects
,
&
wonder
that
you
had
no
more
use
of
your
understandings
?
Let
but
a
storm
at
Sea
,
or
violent
sickness
,
or
approaching
death
,
rowse
up
and
waken
the
powers
which
you
have
,
and
you
will
find
there
was
much
more
asleep
in
you
then
you
used
.
I
shall
therefore
next
endeavour
to
awaken
your
abilities
,
or
tell
you
how
you
should
awaken
them
.
When
your
souls
are
drowsie
,
and
you
are
forgetting
your
God
,
and
your
latter
end
,
and
the
matters
of
Eternity
have
little
force
and
savour
with
you
;
when
you
grow
lazie
and
superficial
,
and
religion
seems
a
lifeless
thing
;
and
you
do
your
duty
as
if
it
were
in
vain
or
against
our
wils
,
when
you
can
lose
your
time
,
and
delay
repentance
,
and
friends
,
and
profit
,
and
reputation
,
and
pleasure
can
be
heard
against
the
Word
of
God
,
and
take
you
off
when
you
do
all
by
the
halves
,
and
languish
in
your
Christian
course
,
as
near
to
death
;
Stir
up
your
souls
with
the
urgency
of
such
Questions
as
these
.
Qu.
1.
Can
I
do
no
more
then
this
for
God!
Who
gave
me
all
?
Who
deserveth
all
?
Who
seeth
me
in
my
duties
and
my
sins
?
When
he
puts
me
purposely
on
the
trial
,
what
I
can
do
for
his
sake
and
service
,
Can
I
do
no
more
?
Can
I
love
him
no
more
?
and
obey
,
and
watch
,
and
work
no
more
?
Qu.
2.
Can
I
do
no
more
then
this
for
Christ
?
For
him
that
did
so
much
for
me
?
that
lived
so
exactly
;
obeyed
so
perfectly
;
walked
so
inoffensively
and
meekly
;
despising
all
the
baits
,
and
honours
,
and
riches
of
the
World
?
that
loved
me
to
the
death
;
and
offereth
me
freely
all
his
benenefits
,
and
would
bring
me
to
eternal
Glory
,
Are
these
careless
,
cold
and
dull
endeavors
my
best
return
for
all
this
mercy
?
Qu.
3.
Can
I
do
no
more
,
when
my
salvation
is
the
prize
?
when
Heaven
or
Hell
depend
much
on
it
?
when
I
know
this
before-hand
,
and
may
see
in
the
glasse
of
the
holy
Scriptures
,
what
is
prepared
for
the
diligent
and
the
negligent
,
and
what
work
there
is
and
will
be
for
ever
in
Heaven
and
Hell
on
these
accounts
?
Could
I
not
do
more
,
if
my
house
were
on
fire
,
or
my
estate
,
or
life
,
or
friend
in
danger
,
then
I
do
for
my
salvation
?
Qu.
4.
Can
I
do
no
more
for
the
souls
of
men
?
when
they
are
undone
for
ever
if
they
be
not
speedily
delivered
?
Is
this
my
love
and
compassion
to
my
neighbour
,
my
servant
,
freind
or
child
?
Qu.
5.
Can
I
do
no
more
for
the
Church
of
God
?
for
the
publick
good
?
for
the
peace
and
welfare
of
the
Nation
and
our
prosperity
?
in
suppressing
sin
?
in
praying
for
deliverance
?
or
in
promoting
Works
of
publick
benefit
?
Qu.
6.
Can
I
do
no
more
,
that
have
loytered
so
long
?
and
go
no
faster
,
that
have
slept
till
the
evening
of
my
daies
,
when
Diligence
must
be
the
discovery
of
my
Repentance
?
Qu.
7.
Can
I
do
no
more
,
that
know
not
now
but
I
am
doing
my
last
?
That
see
how
fast
my
Time
makes
haste
,
and
know
I
must
be
quickly
gone
?
that
know
it
must
be
now
or
never
:
and
that
this
is
all
the
time
I
shall
have
,
on
which
an
endless
life
dependeth
?
Qu.
8.
Can
I
do
no
better
,
when
I
know
before
hand
,
what
different
aspects
diligence
and
negligence
will
have
,
to
the
awakened
soul
in
the
review
?
What
a
comfort
it
will
be
at
death
and
judgement
,
to
be
able
to
say
,
I
did
my
best
,
or
loytered
not
away
the
time
I
had
?
And
what
a
vexatious
and
heart-disquieting
thing
it
will
then
be
to
look
back
on
time
as
irrecoverably
lost
,
and
on
a
life
of
tryal
,
as
cast
away
upon
impertinences
,
while
the
work
that
we
lived
for
lay
undone
?
shall
I
now
by
trifling
prepare
such
griping
and
tormenting
thoughts
,
for
my
awakened
conscience
?
Qu.
9.
Can
I
do
no
more
,
when
I
am
sure
I
cannot
do
too
much
,
and
am
sure
there
is
nothing
else
to
be
preferred
?
and
that
its
this
I
live
for
:
and
that
life
is
for
action
,
and
disposeth
thereunto
;
(
and
holy
life
for
holy
action
)
and
that
its
better
not
live
,
then
not
attain
the
ends
of
living
;
when
I
have
so
many
and
unwearied
enemies
;
when
sloath
is
my
danger
,
and
the
advantage
of
my
enemy
;
when
I
know
that
Resolution
and
Vigorous
diligence
,
is
so
necessary
that
all
is
lost
without
it
;
will
temptations
be
resisted
,
and
self
denied
,
and
concupiscence
mortified
,
and
fleshly
desires
tamed
and
subdued
,
and
sin
cast
out
,
and
a
holy
communion
with
Heaven
maintained
with
idleness
and
sloath
?
will
families
be
well
ordered
,
and
Church
,
or
City
,
or
Country
well
governed
?
will
the
careless
sinners
that
I
am
bound
to
help
,
be
converted
and
saved
,
with
sitting
still
,
and
with
some
heartless
cold
endeavours
?
Qu.
10.
Can
I
do
no
more
that
have
so
much
help
?
that
have
mercies
of
all
sorts
encouraging
me
,
and
creatures
attending
me
;
that
have
health
to
enable
me
,
or
affliction
to
remember
and
excite
me
;
that
have
such
a
master
,
such
a
work
,
such
a
reward
as
better
cannot
be
desired
;
who
is
lesse
excusable
for
neglect
then
I
?
Qu.
11.
Could
I
do
no
more
,
if
I
were
sure
that
my
salvation
lay
on
this
one
duty
?
that
according
to
this
prayer
,
it
should
go
with
me
for
ever
;
or
if
the
soul
of
my
child
,
or
servant
,
or
neighbour
must
speed
for
ever
,
as
my
endeavours
speed
with
them
now
for
their
conversion
?
for
ought
I
know
it
may
be
thus
.
Qu.
12.
Would
I
have
God
to
come
with
the
spur
and
rod
?
How
do
I
complain
when
affliction
is
up-me
?
And
will
I
neither
endure
it
,
nor
be
quickened
without
it
?
Is
it
not
better
mend
my
pace
,
and
work
on
easier
tearms
?
I
would
not
have
distressed
souls
to
use
these
considerations
meerly
to
disquiet
themselves
for
their
infirmities
,
and
so
live
in
heaviness
and
self-vexation
,
because
they
cannot
be
as
good
as
they
desire
,
or
do
as
much
and
as
well
as
they
should
do
:
It
is
not
despair
that
will
mend
the
matter
,
but
make
it
worse
:
But
I
would
wish
the
lazie
sloathful
soul
to
plead
these
Questions
with
it self
,
and
try
whether
they
have
no
quickning
power
,
if
closely
urged
,
and
seriously
considered
.
Believe
it
,
Sirs
,
it
is
the
deceitfulness
of
prosperity
that
keeps
up
the
reputation
of
a
slathful
life
,
and
makes
holy
diligence
seem
unnecessary
.
When
affliction
comes
,
awakened
reason
is
ashamed
of
this
,
and
seeth
it
as
an
odious
thing
.
BY
this
time
you
may
see
,
what
difference
there
is
,
between
the
judgement
of
God
,
and
of
the
world
;
and
what
to
think
of
the
understandings
of
those
men
,
(
be
they
high
or
low
,
learned
or
unlearned
)
that
hate
or
oppose
this
holy
diligence
.
God
bids
us
love
,
and
seek
and
serve
him
,
with
all
our
heart
,
and
soul
,
and
might
:
And
these
men
call
them
Zealots
,
and
Precisians
,
and
Puritans
that
endeavour
it
;
though
,
alas
,
they
fall
exceeding
short
,
when
they
have
done
their
best
.
It
is
one
of
the
most
wonderfull
monstrosities
and
deformities
that
ever
befel
the
nature
of
man
,
that
men
,
that
learned
men
,
that
men
that
in
other
things
are
wise
,
should
seriously
think
that
the
utmost
diligence
to
obey
the
Lord
and
save
our
souls
,
is
needless
;
and
that
ever
they
should
take
it
for
a
crime
,
and
make
it
a
matter
of
reproach
:
That
the
serious
▪
diligent
obeying
of
Gods
Laws
,
should
be
the
matter
of
the
common
disdain
and
hatred
of
the
world
;
that
no
men
are
more
generally
abhorred
,
and
tost
up
and
down
by
impatient
men
;
that
great
and
small
,
the
Rulers
and
the
vulgar
rabble
,
in
most
places
of
the
earth
cannot
endure
them
:
To
think
how
the
first
man
that
ever
was
born
into
the
world
,
did
hate
his
own
brother
till
he
had
proceeded
to
murder
him
,
because
he
served
God
better
then
himself
,
[
Because
his
own
works
were
evil
,
and
his
brothers
righteous
,
]
1
Joh.
3.
12.
And
how
constantly
this
horrid
unnatural
madness
,
hath
succeeded
and
raged
in
the
world
from
Cain
until
this
day
!
It
is
not
in
vain
that
the
Holy
Ghost
addeth
,
in
the
next
words
,
1
Joh.
3.
13.
[
Marvail
not
my
brethren
,
if
the
world
hate
you
]
implying
that
we
art
apt
to
marvail
at
it
;
as
I
confesse
I
have
oft
and
greatly
done
.
Methinks
,
it
is
so
wonderful
a
plague
and
stain
in
Nature
,
that
it
doth
very
much
to
confirm
me
of
the
truth
of
Scripture
;
of
the
doctrine
of
mans
fall
,
and
original
sin
,
and
the
necessity
of
a
Reconciler
,
and
of
renewing
grace
.
Distracted
miserable
souls
!
is
it
not
enough
for
you
to
refuse
your
own
salvation
;
but
you
must
be
angry
withal
that
will
not
imitate
you
!
Is
it
not
mad
enough
,
and
bad
enough
to
choose
damnation
,
but
you
must
be
offended
withal
that
are
not
of
your
mind
!
If
you
will
not
believe
God
,
that
without
Regeneration
,
Conversion
,
Holiness
,
and
a
Heavenly
Spiritual
life
,
there
is
no
Salvation
to
be
hoped
for
(
John
3.
3
,
5
,
6.
Mat.
18.
3.
Heb.
12.
14.
Rom.
8.
9
,
13.
2
Cor.
5.
17.
)
mnst
we
all
be
unbelievers
with
you
?
if
you
will
laugh
at
Hell
till
you
are
in
it
,
must
we
do
so
too
?
if
God
and
glory
seem
less
worth
to
you
,
then
your
fleshly
pleasure
for
a
time
,
must
we
renounce
our
Christianity
and
our
Reason
for
fear
of
differing
from
you
?
if
you
dare
differ
from
your
Maker
,
and
the
Redeemer
,
and
the
Holy
Ghost
,
and
all
the
Prophets
,
Apostles
,
and
Evangelists
,
and
all
that
ever
came
to
Heaven
,
might
not
we
be
bold
to
differ
from
you
?
If
you
will
needs
be
ungodly
,
and
choose
your
everlasting
wo
,
be
patient
with
them
that
have
more
understanding
,
and
dare
not
be
so
hardy
,
as
to
leap
after
you
in
the
unquenchable
fire
:
Mock
not
at
Holiness
if
you
have
no
mind
of
it
.
Hinder
not
them
that
strive
to
enter
in
at
the
strait
gate
,
if
you
refuse
your selves
.
Be
not
so
desirous
of
company
in
Hell
:
It
will
prove
no
comfort
to
you
,
or
abatement
of
your
pain
.
But
because
you
have
the
faces
to
contradict
the
God
of
Truth
,
and
to
reproach
that
work
which
he
commandeth
,
and
to
say
,
what
needs
so
much
ado
?
when
he
bids
us
do
it
with
all
our
might
;
I
will
briefly
tell
you
what
you
are
doing
,
and
shew
you
the
ugly
face
of
the
scorner
,
and
the
filthy
hearts
of
the
enemies
of
Holiness
,
that
if
it
may
be
,
you
may
loath
your selves
.
1.
These
enemies
of
Holy
diligence
,
deny
God
with
their
works
and
lives
,
and
are
practical
Atheists
;
and
it
seems
are
so
near
of
kin
to
[
that
wicked
one
]
(
see
1
Joh.
3.
12.
)
that
they
would
have
all
others
do
so
too
.
And
then
how
soon
would
earth
be
turned
into
Hell
!
The
case
is
plain
:
If
God
deserve
not
to
be
loved
and
served
with
all
thy
heart
,
and
soul
,
and
might
,
he
is
not
God.
And
if
thy
wealth
,
or
honour
,
or
flesh
,
or
friend
,
deserveth
more
of
thy
love
,
and
care
,
and
diligence
then
God
,
then
that
is
thy
God
that
deserveth
best
.
See
now
what
these
deriders
of
purity
and
obedience
do
think
of
God
,
and
of
the
world
.
2.
These
Cainites
do
blaspheme
the
Governour
of
the
world
:
When
he
hath
given
Laws
to
the
Creatures
,
that
he
made
of
nothing
;
These
wretches
deride
and
hate
men
for
obeying
them
.
If
God
have
not
commanded
that
which
you
oppose
,
contradict
it
,
and
spare
not
:
I
would
you
were
much
more
against
that
pretended
Religion
which
he
commandeth
not
.
But
if
he
have
commanded
it
,
and
yet
you
dare
revile
them
as
too
pure
and
precise
that
would
obey
it
,
what
do
you
but
charge
the
King
of
Saints
with
making
Laws
that
are
not
to
be
obeyed
?
which
must
needs
imply
that
they
are
Foolish
,
or
Bad
,
though
made
by
the
most
wise
and
Good.
3.
These
Enemies
of
Holiness
,
oppose
the
practice
of
the
very
first
principles
of
all
Religion
.
For
Heb
11.
6.
[
He
that
commeth
to
God
must
believe
that
God
is
,
and
that
he
is
the
Rewarder
of
them
that
diligently
seek
him
.
]
And
its
diligent
seeking
him
,
that
they
hate
and
set
themselves
a●gainst
.
4.
Do
not
they
not
judge
Heaven
to
be
less
worth
then
Earth
;
when
they
will
do
less
for
it
,
and
would
have
others
to
do
so
too
?
5.
They
would
have
us
all
unchristen
and
unman
our selves
,
as
if
there
were
no
life
to
come
▪
or
as
if
our
reason
and
all
our
faculties
were
given
us
in
vain
.
For
if
they
are
not
given
us
for
greater
matters
then
all
the
honours
and
pleasures
of
the
world
,
they
are
in
vain
,
or
worse
;
and
the
life
of
man
is
but
a
dream
and
misery
.
Were
not
a
beast
less
miserable
,
if
this
were
all
?
6.
How
base
a
price
do
these
Cainites
set
on
the
immortal
soul
of
man
,
that
think
it
not
worth
so
much
ado
,
as
the
careful
obedience
of
the
Laws
of
Christ
?
Not
worth
so
much
as
they
do
themselves
for
their
filthy
sins
and
perishing
flesh
?
But
would
have
us
so
mad
as
to
sell
Heaven
and
our
Souls
,
for
a
little
sinful
sloath
and
ease
.
7.
These
enemies
of
holiness
would
have
men
take
their
Mercies
for
their
Hurt
,
and
their
greatest
Blessings
for
a
Burden
or
a
Plague
,
and
to
run
into
Hell
to
be
delivered
from
them
.
Why
man
,
dost
thou
know
what
Holiness
is
?
and
what
it
is
to
have
access
to
God
?
I
tell
thee
it
is
the
foretaste
of
Heaven
on
Earth
.
It
is
the
highest
Glory
,
and
sweetest
delight
,
and
chiefest
commodity
to
the
soul
.
And
art
thou
afraid
of
having
too
much
of
this
?
What
,
thou
that
haste
none
(
which
should
make
thee
tremble
)
art
thou
afraid
of
having
too
much
?
Thou
that
never
fearest
too
much
money
,
nor
too
much
honour
,
nor
too
much
health
,
art
thou
afraid
of
too
much
spiritual
health
and
holiness
?
what
shall
be
thy
desire
,
if
thou
loath
and
fly
from
thy
felicity
?
8.
You
that
are
loyal
subjects
,
take
heed
of
these
ungodly
scorners
:
For
by
consequence
they
would
tempt
you
to
despise
your
King
,
and
make
a
mock
at
the
obeying
of
his
Commands
and
Laws
.
For
if
a
man
perswade
you
to
despise
a
Judge
,
he
implieth
that
you
may
despise
a
Constable
.
No
King
is
so
great
in
comparison
of
God
,
as
a
fly
or
worm
is
to
that
King.
He
therefore
that
would
relax
the
Laws
of
God
,
and
make
it
seem
a
needlss
thing
to
obey
him
diligently
and
exactly
,
implieth
that
obedience
to
any
of
the
sons
of
men
is
much
more
needless
.
And
you
that
are
children
or
servants
,
take
heed
of
the
doctrine
of
these
men
:
Masters
,
admit
it
not
into
your
Families
.
If
he
be
worthy
to
be
scorned
as
a
Puritan
or
Precisian
,
that
is
careful
to
please
and
obey
the
Lord
,
what
scorn
do
your
children
and
servants
deserve
,
if
they
will
be
obedient
and
pleasing
to
such
as
you
?
9.
All
you
that
are
poor
Tradesmen
,
take
heed
of
the
consequences
of
the
Cainitès
scorns
,
lest
it
make
you
give
over
the
labours
of
your
Calling
,
and
turn
your selves
and
Families
into
beggery
.
For
if
Heaven
be
not
worth
your
greatest
labour
,
your
bodies
are
not
worth
the
least
.
10.
These
Cainites
speak
against
the
awakened
Consciences
,
and
the
confessions
of
all
the
world
.
Whatsoever
they
may
say
in
the
dream
of
their
blind
presumption
and
security
,
at
last
,
when
Death
hath
opened
their
eyes
,
they
all
cry
,
O
that
we
had
been
Saints
!
O
that
we
might
die
the
death
of
the
righteous
,
and
that
our
last
end
might
be
as
his
!
O
that
we
had
spent
that
Time
,
and
Care
,
and
Labour
for
our
souls
,
which
we
spent
on
that
which
now
is
gall
to
our
remembrance
!
And
yet
these
men
will
take
no
warning
,
but
now
oppose
and
deride
that
course
that
all
the
world
do
wish
at
last
they
had
been
as
zealous
for
as
any
.
11.
The
enemy
himself
hath
a
conscience
within
him
,
that
either
grudgeth
against
his
malicious
impiety
,
and
witnesseth
that
he
abuseth
them
that
are
far
better
then
himself
;
or
at
least
will
shortly
call
him
to
a
reckoning
,
and
tell
him
better
what
he
did
,
and
make
him
change
his
face
and
tune
,
and
wish
himself
in
the
case
of
those
that
he
did
oppose
.
12.
To
conclude
the
Cainite
is
of
the
wicked
one
,
1
Joh.
3.
12.
of
his
Father
the
Devil
,
Joh.
8.
42
,
44.
and
is
his
walking
,
speaking
instrument
on
Earth
,
saying
what
he
himself
would
say
:
He
is
the
open
enemy
of
God.
For
who
are
his
enemies
,
but
the
Enemies
of
Holiness
,
of
his
Laws
,
of
our
Obedience
,
of
his
Image
,
and
of
his
Saints
?
And
how
will
Christ
deal
at
last
with
his
Enemies
?
Luk.
19.
27.
O
that
they
knew
,
that
foreseeing
,
they
might
escape
!
This
is
the
true
,
the
ugly
picture
of
a
Cainite
,
or
Enemy
of
a
holy
life
,
that
reproacheth
serious
diligence
as
a
precise
and
needless
thing
,
when
God
commandeth
us
,
and
death
,
and
the
Grave
,
and
Eternity
admonish
us
to
do
his
work
with
all
our
might
.
Now
consider
this
ye
that
forget
God
,
lest
he
tear
you
in
pieces
,
and
there
be
none
to
deliver
you
,
Psal
.
50.
22.
BUt
of
all
the
opposers
of
serious
Holiness
in
the
world
,
there
are
none
more
unexcusable
and
deplorably
miserable
,
then
those
that
profess
themselves
Ministers
of
Christ
.
Would
one
believe
that
had
not
known
them
,
that
there
are
such
men
in
the
world
!
Alas
,
there
are
too
many
.
Though
Education
,
and
the
Laws
of
the
Land
engage
them
to
preach
true
doctrine
,
yet
are
they
false
Teachers
in
the
Application
.
For
they
never
well
learned
the
holy
and
heavenly
doctrine
which
they
preach
,
nor
digested
it
,
or
received
the
power
and
impress
of
it
upon
their
hearts
;
and
therefore
retaining
their
natural
corruptions
,
impiety
and
enmity
to
the
Life
,
and
Power
,
and
practice
of
that
Doctrine
,
they
indirectly
destroy
what
directly
they
would
seem
to
build
;
and
preach
both
for
God
,
and
against
him
;
for
Christ
and
the
Holy
Spirit
,
and
against
them
;
for
Godliness
,
and
against
it
,
both
in
the
same
Sermon
.
In
General
,
they
must
needs
speak
for
the
word
of
God
,
and
a
holy
life
:
But
when
they
come
to
the
particulars
,
they
secretly
reproach
it
,
and
condemn
the
parts
,
while
they
commend
the
whole
.
In
General
they
speak
well
of
Religious
,
Godly
,
Holy
people
;
But
when
they
meet
with
them
,
they
hate
them
,
and
make
them
Precisians
,
a
Sect
that
is
every
where
spoken
against
,
pestilent
fellows
,
and
movers
of
sedition
,
as
the
Apostles
were
accused
,
Acts
24.
5.
&
28.
22.
and
any
thing
that
malice
can
invent
to
make
them
odious
:
And
what
they
cannot
prove
,
they
will
closely
intimate
in
the
false
application
of
their
doctrines
,
describing
them
so
as
may
induce
the
hearers
to
believe
that
they
are
a
company
of
self-conceited
Hypocrites
,
factious
,
proud
,
disobedient
,
turbulent
,
peevish
,
affecting
singularity
,
desiring
to
ingross
the
reputation
of
Godliness
to
themselves
,
but
secretly
as
bad
as
others
.
And
when
they
have
thus
represented
them
to
the
ignorant
sort
of
people
,
they
have
made
the
way
of
Godliness
odious
,
and
sufficiently
furnished
miserable
souls
with
prejudice
and
dislike
;
so
that
because
the
persons
are
thus
made
hateful
to
them
,
all
serous
diligence
for
Heaven
,
all
tenderness
of
Conscience
,
and
fear
of
sinning
,
all
heavenly
discourse
,
and
serious
preaching
,
reading
,
or
praying
,
are
also
made
odious
for
their
sakes
:
For
hearing
so
ill
of
the
persons
,
and
seeing
that
these
are
the
things
wherein
they
differ
from
others
,
they
reduce
their
judgement
of
their
practices
to
their
foresetled
judgement
of
the
persons
.
When
their
diligence
in
their
Families
in
prayer
and
instructions
,
in
reading
,
and
fruitful
improvement
of
the
Lords
day
,
or
any
other
actions
of
strictness
and
holy
industry
are
mentioned
,
these
ungodly
Ministers
are
ready
to
blot
them
with
some
open
calumnies
,
or
secret
reproaches
,
or
words
of
suspicion
,
to
vindicate
their
own
unholy
lives
,
&
make
people
believe
that
serious
piety
is
faction
&
hypocrise
.
The
black
tincture
of
their
minds
,
and
the
design
and
drift
of
their
preaching
may
be
perceived
in
the
jeers
,
and
girds
,
and
slanderous
intimations
against
the
most
diligent
servants
of
the
Lord.
The
controverted
truths
that
such
maintain
,
they
represent
as
errours
:
Their
unavoidable
errours
they
represent
as
heresie
:
Their
duties
they
represent
as
faults
:
and
their
humane
frailties
as
enormous
crimes
:
They
feign
them
to
be
guilty
of
the
things
that
never
entred
into
their
thoughts
.
And
if
some
that
have
professed
godliness
,
be
guilty
of
greater
crimes
,
they
would
make
men
believe
that
the
rest
are
such
,
and
that
the
family
of
Christ
is
to
be
judged
of
by
a
Judas
,
and
the
scope
is
to
intimate
that
either
their
Profession
is
culpable
,
or
needless
,
and
less
commendable
.
Regeneration
they
would
make
to
be
but
the
entrance
into
the
Church
by
Baptism
,
and
any
further
conversion
,
then
the
leaving
off
some
gross
sins
,
and
taking
up
some
heartless
forms
of
duty
,
to
be
but
a
fancy
or
unnecessary
thing
:
And
they
would
draw
poor
people
to
believe
,
that
if
they
be
born
again
Sacramentally
of
water
,
they
may
be
saved
,
though
they
be
not
born
again
by
the
renewing
of
the
Holy
Spirit
.
Being
strangers
themselves
to
the
mystery
of
Regeneration
,
and
to
the
life
of
Faith
,
and
a
heavenly
Conversation
,
and
to
the
loving
and
serving
God
with
all
their
Soul
and
Might
,
They
first
endeavour
to
quiet
themselves
with
a
belief
that
these
are
but
fancies
or
unnecessary
;
and
then
to
deceive
the
people
with
that
by
which
they
have
first
deceived
them
elves
.
And
it
is
worthy
your
observation
,
what
it
is
in
Religion
that
these
formal
Hypocrites
are
against
.
There
are
scarce
any
words
so
sound
or
holy
but
they
can
bear
them
,
if
they
be
but
deprived
of
their
Life
:
Nor
scarce
any
duty
,
if
it
be
but
mortified
,
but
they
can
endure
.
But
it
is
the
Spirit
and
Life
of
all
Religion
which
they
cannot
bear
.
As
a
Body
differeth
from
a
Carkass
,
not
by
the
parts
,
but
by
the
life
;
so
there
is
a
certain
life
in
preaching
,
and
prayer
,
and
all
other
acts
of
worship
,
which
is
perceived
by
several
sorts
of
hearers
.
The
Godly
perceive
it
to
their
edification
and
delight
:
For
here
it
is
that
they
are
quickned
and
encouraged
.
Life
begetteth
life
,
as
fire
kindleth
fire
.
The
ungodly
often
perceive
it
to
their
vexation
,
if
not
to
their
conviction
and
conversion
;
This
life
in
preaching
,
praying
,
discipline
,
reproof
,
and
conference
,
is
it
which
biteth
,
and
galleth
,
and
disquieteth
their
consciences
.
And
this
they
kick
and
rail
against
;
This
is
the
thing
that
will
not
let
them
sleep
quietly
in
their
sin
and
misery
;
but
is
calling
and
jogging
them
to
awake
,
and
will
not
let
them
sin
in
peace
,
but
will
either
convert
them
or
torment
them
before
the
time
.
It
is
the
Life
of
Religion
that
the
hypocrite
wants
;
and
the
life
that
he
is
most
against
.
A
painted
fire
burneth
not
.
A
dead
Lion
biteth
not
.
The
Carkass
of
an
Enemy
is
not
formidable
.
Let
the
words
of
that
Sermon
that
most
offendeth
them
,
be
separated
from
the
life
,
and
put
into
a
Homily
,
and
said
or
read
in
a
formal
drowsie
,
or
a
School-boys
tone
,
and
they
can
bear
it
and
commend
it
.
Let
the
same
words
of
prayer
which
now
they
like
not
,
be
said
over
as
a
lifeless
customary
form
,
and
they
can
like
it
well
.
I
speak
not
against
the
use
of
forms
,
but
the
abuse
of
them
:
Not
against
the
Body
,
but
the
Carkass
.
Let
forms
themselves
be
used
by
a
spiritual
serious
man
,
in
a
spiritual
serious
manner
,
with
the
inter
position
of
any
quickening
exhortations
,
or
occasional
passages
,
that
tend
to
keep
them
waken
and
attentive
,
and
make
them
feel
what
you
mean
and
are
about
,
and
you
shall
see
they
love
not
such
animated
forms
.
It
is
the
living
Christian
,
and
lively
worship
,
and
serious
spiritual
Religion
,
which
they
hate
:
kill
it
and
they
can
bear
it
:
Let
the
picture
of
my
enemy
be
nearer
and
comelier
then
his
person
was
,
and
I
can
endure
it
in
my
bed-chamber
,
better
then
himself
in
the
meanest
dress
.
It
is
the
living
Christians
that
in
all
parts
of
the
world
are
chiefly
persecuted
:
Let
them
be
once
dead
,
and
dead-hearted
hypocrites
themselves
will
honour
them
,
especially
at
a
sufficient
distance
:
They
will
destroy
the
living
Saints
,
and
keep
Holy
dayes
for
the
dead
ones
.
Wo
to
you
,
Scribes
and
Pharisees
hypocrites
,
because
ye
build
the
Tombs
of
the
Prophets
,
and
garnish
the
Sepulchers
of
the
Righteous
,
and
say
,
if
we
had
been
in
the
days
of
our
Fathers
;
we
would
not
have
been
partakers
with
them
in
the
blood
of
the
Prophets
:
Wherefore
be
ye
witnesses
unto
your selves
,
that
ye
are
the
children
of
them
which
killed
the
Prophets
:
Fill
ye
up
the
measure
of
your
Fathers
;
ye
serpents
;
ye
generation
of
vipers
,
how
can
ye
escape
the
damnation
of
Hell
!
Matth.
23.
29
,
30
,
31
,
32
,
33.
The
dog
that
will
not
meddle
with
the
dead
creature
,
will
pursue
the
living
;
and
when
he
sees
it
stir
no
more
,
will
leave
it
.
Christianity
without
seriousness
is
not
Christianity
;
and
therefore
not
lyable
to
the
hatred
of
its
enemies
as
such
.
Say
any
thing
,
and
do
any
thing
how
strict
so
ever
,
if
you
will
but
act
it
as
a
player
on
the
stage
,
or
do
it
coldly
,
slightly
,
&
as
if
you
were
but
in
jeast
,
you
may
have
their
approbation
.
But
it
is
this
life
,
and
seriousness
,
and
worshipping
God
in
Spirit
and
Truth
,
that
convinceth
them
that
they
themselves
are
lifeless
,
and
therefore
troubleth
their
deceitful
peace
,
and
therefore
must
not
have
their
friendship
.
If
it
were
the
meer
bulk
of
duty
that
they
are
weary
of
,
how
comes
it
to
pass
that
a
Papist
,
at
his
Psalter
,
Beads
,
and
Mass-books
,
can
spend
more
hours
without
much
weariness
or
opposition
,
then
we
can
do
in
serious
worship
?
Turn
all
but
into
words
,
and
beads
,
and
canonical
hours
and
dayes
,
and
shews
,
and
ceremony
,
and
you
may
be
as
religious
as
you
will
,
and
be
Righteous
overmuch
,
and
few
will
hate
,
or
reproach
,
or
persecute
you
among
them
,
as
too
precise
or
strict
.
But
living
Christians
and
worship
,
come
among
them
like
fire
,
that
burneth
them
,
and
makes
them
smart
,
with
a
word
that
is
quick
,
powerful
,
sharper
then
any
two
edged
sword
,
piercing
even
to
the
dividing
of
soul
and
spirit
,
joynts
and
marrow
,
and
is
a
discerner
of
the
thoughts
and
intents
of
the
heart
,
Heb.
4.
12.
And
the
enmity
of
the
Cainites
may
teach
the
Christian
,
what
he
should
be
,
and
wherein
his
excellency
lieth
.
It
is
life
,
and
seriousness
that
your
enemies
hate
:
and
therefore
it
is
life
and
seriousness
that
you
must
above
all
maintain
;
though
dead-hearted
hypocrites
never
so
much
oppose
and
contradict
you
.
O
sirs
,
they
are
no
trifles
,
but
the
greatest
things
that
God
hath
set
before
you
in
his
Word
,
and
called
you
out
to
prosecute
and
possesse
:
and
your
time
of
seeking
them
is
short
;
and
therefore
you
have
no
time
fortrifles
,
nor
any
to
lose
in
idleness
and
sloath
.
And
of
all
men
,
Preachers
should
be
most
sensible
of
this
.
If
they
were
not
against
serious
holiness
in
others
,
it
is
double
wickedness
for
such
as
they
,
to
be
against
it
in
themselves
.
It
is
great
things
that
they
have
to
study
and
to
speak
of
;
and
such
as
call
for
the
greatest
seriousness
,
and
reverence
and
gravity
in
the
speaker
,
and
condemn
all
trifling
in
matter
or
in
manner
.
A
man
that
is
sent
to
Christ
to
run
for
an
immortal
crown
,
or
to
direct
others
in
such
a
race
,
to
save
his
own
,
or
other
mens
souls
,
from
endless
misery
,
should
be
ashamed
to
fill
up
his
time
with
trifles
,
or
to
be
slight
and
cold
about
such
great
and
weighty
things
.
All
the
heart
,
and
soul
,
and
might
,
is
little
enough
for
matters
of
such
unspeakable
importance
.
When
I
hear
Preachers
or
people
spend
time
,
in
little
impertinent
fruitless
things
,
that
do
but
divert
them
from
the
great
business
of
their
lives
,
or
to
dally
with
the
greatest
matters
,
rather
then
to
use
them
,
and
treat
of
them
with
a
seriousness
suitable
to
their
importance
,
I
oft
think
of
the
words
of
Seneca
,
the
serious
Moralin
,
as
shaming
the
hypocrisie
of
such
trifling
Preachers
and
Professors
of
the
Christian
faith
;
[
Verba
copiosa
componis
,
&
interrogans
vincula
nectis
,
&
dicis
,
Acuta
sunt
ista
:
Nihil
acutius
aristâ
;
&
in
quo
est
utilis
?
Quaedam
inutilia
&
inefficacia
ipsa
subtilitas
reddit
.
]
that
is
[
You
compose
copious
words
,
and
tye
hard
knots
by
curious
questions
;
and
you
say
,
O
these
are
acute
things
!
what
is
more
acute
then
the
peal
of
corn
?
and
yet
what
is
it
good
for
?
subtilty
it self
makes
some
things
unprofitable
and
uneffectual
.
]
[
Istae
ineptiae
Poetis
relinquantur
,
quibus
aures
oblectare
propositum
est
&
dulcem
fabulam
nectere
;
sed
qui
ingenia
sanare
,
&
fidem
in
rebus
humanis
retinere
,
ac
memoriam
,
officiorum
animis
ingerere
volunt
,
serio
loquantur
,
&
inagnis
viribus
rem
agant
;
]
that
is
,
[
Leave
these
toyes
or
fooleries
to
Poets
,
whose
business
is
to
delight
the
ear
,
and
to
compose
a
pleasant
fable
.
But
they
that
mean
to
heal
mens
understandings
,
and
retain
credibility
among
men
,
and
to
bring
into
mens
minds
the
remembrance
of
their
duties
,
must
speak
seriously
,
and
do
their
business
with
all
their
might
.
]
Demens
omnibus
merito
videret
—
He
would
justly
by
all
be
taken
for
a
mad
man
,
that
when
the
Town
expecteth
to
be
stormed
by
the
enemies
,
and
others
are
busie
at
work
for
their
defence
,
will
sit
idle
,
proposing
some
curious
questions
]
—
Nunquid
tibi
demens
videtur
,
si
istis
impendero
operam
,
&
nunc
obsideor
?
quid
agam
?
mors
me
sequitur
;
vit
a
fugit
;
Adversus
haec
me
doce
aliquid
:
effice
ut
ego
mortem
non
timeam
,
&
vita
me
non
effugiat
.
]
[
And
shall
I
not
be
taken
for
a
mad
man
,
if
I
should
busie
my self
about
such
things
that
am
now
besieged
?
what
shall
I
do
?
death
pursueth
me
:
teach
me
something
against
these
;
make
death
not
dreadful
to
me
,
or
life
not
to
fly
from
me
.
]
Si
multum
esset
aetatis
,
parce
dispensandum
erit
,
ut
sufficeret
necessariis
:
nunc
quae
dementia
est
supervacua
discere
in
tanta
temporis
egestate
!
]
[
If
we
had
much
time
,
we
should
sparingly
lay
it
out
,
that
it
might
suffice
for
necessary
things
:
But
now
what
a
madness
is
it
,
to
learn
things
needless
or
superfluous
in
so
great
a
scarcity
of
time
!
]
[
Metire
ergo
aetatem
tuam
:
tam
multa
non
capit
.
Measure
thy
age
:
It
s
not
enough
for
so
many
things
.
]
[
Relinque
istum
ludum
literarum
Philosophis
Rem
magnificam
!
ad
syllabas
vocant
qui
animum
minuta
discendo
diminuunt
&
conterunt
,
&
id
agunt
,
ut
Philosophia
potius
difficilis
quam
magna
videatur
:
Socrates
,
qui
totam
Philosophiam
revocavit
ad
mores
hanc
summam
dixit
esse
sapientiam
,
bona
malaque
distinguere
]
[
Leave
this
learned
play
to
Philosophers
:
A
gallant
business
!
They
call
us
to
syllables
;
and
debase
,
and
depress
the
mind
by
learning
such
little
trivial
things
,
and
make
Philosophy
rather
to
seem
a
matter
of
difficulty
then
great
.
Socrates
;
that
revoked
all
Philosophy
to
manners
,
〈◊〉
call
this
the
highest
wisdom
,
to
distinguish
good
and
evil
.
]
Did
a
Seneca
see
by
the
light
of
nature
,
so
much
of
the
necessity
of
seriousness
and
diligence
,
about
the
matters
of
the
soul
?
and
so
much
of
the
madness
of
spending
words
and
time
on
trifles
?
And
yet
shall
there
be
found
a
man
among
professed
Christians
,
and
among
the
Preachers
of
Faith
and
Holiness
,
that
plead
for
trifling
,
and
scorn
at
seriousness
,
and
count
them
moderate
and
wise
that
a
Heathen
brands
as
toyish
and
distracted
?
What
is
it
that
cloudeth
the
glory
of
Christianity
,
and
keepeth
so
great
a
part
of
the
world
in
Heathenism
and
Infidelity
:
but
this
,
that
among
Christians
there
are
so
few
that
are
Christians
indeed
?
and
those
few
are
so
obscured
by
the
multitude
of
formal
trifling
hypocrites
,
that
Christianity
is
measured
and
judged
of
by
the
lives
of
those
that
are
no
Christians
?
Religion
is
a
thing
to
be
demonstrated
and
honoured
and
commended
by
practice
:
words
alone
are
ineffectual
to
represent
its
excellency
to
so
blind
a
world
,
that
must
know
by
feeling
,
having
lost
their
sight
.
In
our
professed
faith
we
mount
unto
the
Heavens
,
and
leave
poor
unbelievers
wallowing
in
the
dirt
.
O
what
a
transcendent
,
unconceivable
glory
,
do
we
profess
to
expect
with
God
unto
eternity
!
And
what
manner
of
persons
should
they
be
,
in
holy
conversation
and
godliness
,
that
look
for
such
a
life
as
this
?
How
basely
should
they
esteem
those
transitory
things
,
that
are
the
food
and
felicity
of
the
sensual
world
?
How
patiently
should
they
undergo
contempt
and
scorn
,
and
whatsoever
man
can
inflict
upon
them
?
How
studiously
should
they
devote
and
refer
all
their
time
,
and
strength
,
and
wealth
,
and
interest
,
to
this
their
glorious
blessed
end
?
How
seriously
should
they
speak
of
,
and
how
industriously
should
they
seek
,
such
sure
,
such
near
,
such
endless
joyes
?
Did
professed
Christians
more
exactly
conform
their
hearts
and
lives
to
their
profession
and
holy
rule
,
their
lives
would
confute
the
reproaches
of
their
enemies
,
and
command
a
reverent
and
awful
estimation
from
the
observers
,
and
do
more
to
convince
the
unbelieving
world
of
the
truth
and
dignity
of
the
Christian
faith
,
then
all
the
words
of
the
most
subtile
disputant
Christianity
being
an
affecting
practical
Science
,
must
practically
and
affectionately
be
declared
according
to
its
nature
:
Arguments
do
but
paint
it
out
:
And
pictures
do
no
more
make
known
its
excellency
,
then
the
picture
of
meat
and
drink
makes
known
its
sweetness
.
When
a
doctrine
so
holy
,
is
visibly
exemplified
,
and
liveth
,
and
walketh
,
and
worketh
in
serious
Christians
before
the
world
:
Either
this
or
nothing
will
convince
them
and
constrain
them
,
to
glorify
our
Lord
,
and
say
,
that
God
is
among
us
or
in
us
of
a
truth
,
Mat.
5.
16.
1
Cor.
14.
25.
But
it
is
unchristian
lives
that
darkneth
the
glory
of
the
Christian
Faith.
When
men
that
profess
such
glorious
hopes
,
shall
be
as
sordidly
earthly
,
and
sensual
,
and
ambitious
,
and
impotent
,
and
impatient
as
other
men
,
they
seem
but
fantastical
dissembles
.
And
yet
shall
there
be
found
such
a
perfidious
wretch
under
the
heavens
of
God
,
as
a
professed
Minister
of
Christ
,
that
shall
subtilly
or
openly
labour
to
make
an
exact
,
and
holy
,
and
heavenly
conversation
a
matter
of
reproach
and
scorn
,
and
that
under
pretence
of
reproving
the
sins
of
Hypocrites
and
Schismaticks
,
shall
make
the
exactest
conformity
to
the
Christian
rule
,
and
faithfullest
obedience
to
the
Almighty
Soveraign
,
to
seem
to
be
but
hypocrisie
or
self-conceitedness
,
or
needless
trouble
,
if
not
the
way
to
sedition
,
and
publick
trouble
,
and
turning
all
things
upside
down
?
that
cannot
reprove
sin
,
without
malicious
insinuating
slanders
or
suspitions
against
the
holy
law
and
holy
life
;
that
are
most
contrary
to
sin
,
as
life
to
death
,
as
health
to
sickness
,
and
as
light
to
darkness
?
For
any
man
,
especially
any
professed
Christian
,
any
where
to
oppose
or
scorn
at
godliness
,
is
a
dreadful
sign
,
as
well
as
a
heinous
sin
:
But
for
a
Preacher
of
Godliness
to
oppose
and
scorn
at
Godliness
,
and
that
in
the
Pvlpit
,
while
he
pretendeth
to
promote
it
,
and
plead
for
it
in
the
name
of
Christ
,
is
a
sin
that
should
strike
the
heart
of
man
with
horrour
to
conceive
of
.
Though
I
cannot
subscribe
my self
to
that
passage
in
the
second
part
of
the
tenth
Homily
,
Tom.
2.
pag.
150.
(
however
I
very
much
love
and
honour
the
book
of
Homilies
)
yet
for
their
sakes
that
not
only
can
subscribe
to
it
,
but
would
have
all
kept
out
of
the
Ministry
that
cannot
,
and
that
take
it
for
that
Doctrine
of
the
Church
of
England
which
they
will
believe
and
Preach
,
I
will
recite
it
to
the
terror
of
the
guilty
,
not
to
drive
to
despair
,
but
to
awake
them
or
to
shame
them
for
their
opposition
to
the
wayes
of
godliness
.
Expounding
Psal
.
1.
1.
Blessed
is
the
man
that
hath
not
walked
after
the
counsel
of
the
ungodly
,
nor
stood
in
the
way
of
sinners
,
nor
sit
in
the
seat
of
the
scornful
]
having
shewed
who
are
the
[
ungodly
]
and
[
the
sinners
]
it
addeth
these
words
.
[
The
third
sort
he
calleth
scorners
;
that
is
,
a
sort
of
men
whose
hearts
are
so
stuffed
with
malice
,
that
they
are
not
contented
to
dwell
in
sin
,
and
to
lead
their
lives
in
all
kind
of
wickedness
,
but
also
they
do
contemn
and
scorn
in
others
all
godliness
,
true
Religion
,
all
honesty
and
vertue
.
Of
the
two
first
sorts
of
men
,
I
will
not
say
,
but
they
may
take
Repentance
,
and
he
converted
unto
God.
Of
the
third
sort
,
I
think
I
may
without
danger
of
Gods
judgement
pronounce
,
that
never
any
yet
were
converted
unto
God
by
Repentance
,
but
continued
still
in
their
abominable
wickedness
,
heaping
up
to
themselves
damnation
against
the
day
of
Gods
inevitable
judgement
.
Though
I
dare
not
say
but
some
such
have
Repented
,
yet
let
the
scorners
that
believe
this
,
remember
,
that
they
subscribe
the
sentence
of
their
own
condemnation
.
Though
I
look
upon
this
sort
of
the
enemies
of
Holiness
as
those
that
are
as
unlikely
to
be
recovered
and
saved
,
as
almost
any
people
in
the
world
,
except
Apostates
and
Malicious
Blasphemers
of
the
Holy
Ghost
;
yet
in
compassion
to
the
people
and
themselves
.
I
shall
plead
the
cause
of
God
with
their
consciences
,
and
try
what
Light
can
do
with
their
understandings
,
and
the
terrours
of
the
Lord
with
their
hardened
hearts
.
1.
A
Preacher
of
the
Gospel
should
much
excel
the
people
in
understanding
:
And
therefore
this
sin
is
greater
in
them
then
other
men
:
what
means
,
what
light
do
they
sin
against
?
Either
thou
knowest
the
necessity
of
serving
for
salvation
with
the
greatest
diligence
,
or
thou
dost
not
.
If
not
,
what
a
sin
and
shame
is
it
to
undertake
the
sacred
Office
of
the
Ministry
,
while
thou
knowest
not
the
things
that
are
necessary
to
salvation
,
and
that
which
every
Infant
in
the
Faith
doth
know
?
But
if
thou
dost
know
it
,
how
dost
thou
make
shift
maliciously
to
oppose
it
,
without
feeling
the
beginnings
of
Hell
upon
thy
Conscience
?
When
it
is
thy
work
to
read
the
Scriptures
,
and
meditate
on
them
,
dost
thou
not
read
thy
doom
,
and
meditate
terrour
?
How
canst
thou
choose
but
perceive
that
the
scope
of
the
word
of
God
is
contrary
to
the
bent
of
thy
affections
and
suggestions
?
Yea
what
is
more
evident
by
the
Light
of
Nature
,
then
that
God
and
our
salvation
cannot
be
regarded
with
too
much
holy
seriousness
,
exactness
and
industry
?
Should
not
the
best
things
be
best
loved
?
and
the
greatest
matters
have
our
greatest
care
?
And
is
there
any
thing
to
be
compared
with
God
and
our
eternal
state
?
O
what
overwhelming
subjects
are
these
to
a
sober
and
considerate
mind
!
what
toyes
are
all
things
in
comparison
of
them
!
And
yet
dost
thou
make
light
of
them
,
and
also
teach
men
so
to
do
!
As
if
there
were
something
else
that
better
deserved
mens
greatest
care
and
diligence
then
they
.
What
a
Preacher
,
and
not
a
Believer
!
Or
a
Believer
,
and
yet
not
see
enough
in
the
matters
of
Eternity
to
engage
all
our
powers
of
soul
and
body
,
against
all
the
world
that
should
stand
in
competition
?
2.
Is
it
not
sinful
and
terrible
enough
,
to
be
thy self
in
a
carnal
unrenewed
state
!
(
Rom.
1.
13.
)
and
to
be
without
the
Spirit
and
life
of
Christ
(
v.
9.
)
but
thou
must
be
so
cruel
as
to
make
others
miserable
also
?
Psal
.
50.
16
,
17.
[
But
to
the
wicked
saith
God
,
What
hast
thou
to
do
to
declare
my
Statutes
?
or
that
thou
shouldest
take
my
Covenant
in
thy
mouth
,
seeing
thou
hatest
instruction
,
and
castest
my
words
behind
thee
?
]
Matth.
5.
19.
Whosoever
shall
break
one
of
the
least
Commandments
,
and
shall
teach
men
so
,
he
shall
be
called
the
least
in
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
:
But
whosoever
shall
do
and
teach
the
same
,
shall
be
called
great
in
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
.
]
3.
What
an
aggravation
is
it
of
thy
impiety
and
soul-murder
,
that
thou
art
bound
by
office
to
teach
men
that
life
of
holiness
which
thou
oppoposest
,
and
to
perswade
them
to
that
with
all
thy
might
,
which
thou
endeavourest
closely
and
cunningly
to
disgrace
!
And
wilt
thou
be
a
Traytor
to
Christ
,
in
the
name
of
a
Messenger
and
Preacher
of
the
Gospel
?
Wilt
thou
engage
thy self
to
promote
his
interest
,
and
to
use
all
thy
skill
and
power
to
build
men
up
in
holiness
and
obedience
;
and
when
thou
hast
done
this
,
wilt
thou
disgrace
and
hinder
it
?
Dost
thou
take
on
thee
to
go
on
the
message
of
Christ
,
and
then
speak
against
him
?
We
do
not
find
that
Judas
dealt
thus
with
him
:
when
he
sent
him
as
he
did
other
Preachers
,
we
read
not
that
he
preacht
against
him
.
O
let
not
my
soul
be
numbered
with
such
men
in
the
day
of
the
Lord
!
It
will
be
easier
for
Sodom
and
Gomorah
,
then
for
the
refusers
of
the
Word
and
Grace
of
Christ
.
What
then
will
be
the
doom
of
the
opposers
?
And
above
all
of
those
treacherous
opposers
,
that
pretend
themselves
to
propagate
and
promote
them
.
If
the
wit
and
malice
of
Satans
instruments
were
sharpened
against
the
wayes
and
servants
of
the
Lord
,
it
belongs
to
you
to
plead
Christs
cause
,
and
shame
these
absur'd
unreasonable
gainsayers
,
and
stop
the
mouth
of
impious
contradiction
:
And
will
you
joyne
with
the
gainsayers
,
and
secretly
or
openly
say
as
they
?
Who
should
confound
the
d●●ders
of
a
holy
life
but
you
?
Who
should
lay
open
the
excellencies
of
Christ
,
the
Glory
of
Heaven
,
the
terrours
of
the
Lord
,
and
all
other
obligations
to
the
most
serious
Religiousness
,
but
you
that
have
undertaken
it
as
your
calling
and
employment
?
If
any
man
in
the
Parish
were
so
Atheistical
and
brutish
,
as
to
think
God
unworthy
of
our
dearest
Love
,
our
most
exact
obedience
,
and
most
laborious
service
,
who
should
display
this
Atheists
folly
,
but
you
that
are
doubly
(
as
Christians
,
and
as
Ministers
)
obliged
to
defend
the
honour
of
your
Lord●
If
any
of
the
people
should
fall
into
such
a
dream
or
dotage
,
as
to
question
the
necessity
of
our
utmost
diligence
in
our
preparations
for
eternal
life
,
who
should
awake
them
by
lifting
up
their
voices
as
a
trumpet
,
and
help
to
recover
their
understandings
,
but
you
that
are
the
watchmen
,
and
know
their
blood
will
be
required
at
your
hands
,
if
you
give
them
not
loud
and
timely
warning
?
if
any
subtile
malicious
servant
of
the
Devil
,
should
plead
against
the
Necessity
of
Holyness
,
and
disswade
the
people
from
serving
God
with
all
their
might
,
who
should
be
ready
to
confirm
the
weak
,
and
strenghten
and
encourage
them
that
are
thus
assaulted
,
and
help
to
keep
up
their
zeal
and
forwardness
,
but
you
that
are
leaders
in
the
Army
of
the
Lord
?
is
it
not
a
Holy
God
that
you
are
engaged
to
serve
?
And
a
Holy
Church
in
which
you
have
your
station
?
And
a
Communion
of
Saints
in
which
you
have
undertaken
to
administer
the
Holy
things
of
God
?
Have
you
not
read
what
was
done
to
Nadab
and
Abihu
,
when
Moses
told
Aaron
[
This
is
it
that
the
Lord
spake
,
saying
,
I
will
be
sanctified
in
them
that
come
nigh
me
,
and
before
the
people
I
will
be
glorified
]
Lev.
10.
3.
Is
it
not
a
Holy
Law
and
Gospel
which
you
publish
?
You
have
undertaken
to
warn
the
sloathful
,
the
sensual
,
the
worldly
and
the
prophane
,
that
they
strive
to
enter
in
at
the
straight
gate
,
and
seek
first
the
Kingdom
of
God
and
his
Righteousness
,
Luke
13.
24.
Matth.
6.
33.
and
to
give
diligence
to
make
sure
their
calling
and
election
,
2
Pet.
1.
10.
and
to
give
all
diligence
in
adding
vertue
to
their
faith
,
&c.
2
Pet.
1.
5.
and
with
all
diligence
to
keep
their
hearts
,
Prov.
4.
23.
And
are
you
the
men
that
would
quench
their
zeal
,
and
destroy
the
holy
diligence
which
you
should
Preach
?
The
Lord
touch
your
hearts
,
and
recover
you
in
time
,
or
how
woful
will
it
be
with
such
hardened
Hypocrites
,
that
in
the
Light
,
and
in
his
Family
and
Livery
,
and
under
his
Standard
and
Colours
,
dare
prove
Traitors
and
Enemies
to
the
Lord
?
4.
And
what
an
addition
is
it
to
your
guilt
,
that
you
speak
against
God
in
his
own
Name
?
By
Office
you
are
to
deliver
his
Message
,
and
speak
to
the
people
in
his
Name
,
and
in
his
stead
,
2
Cor.
5.
19
,
20.
And
dare
you
before
the
Sun
,
and
under
the
Heavens
of
God
,
and
in
his
Hearing
,
perswade
men
that
the
most
Holy
God
is
against
Holiness
?
and
the
King
of
Saints
is
an
adversary
to
sanctity
?
and
that
he
that
made
his
holy
Law
,
is
against
the
most
exact
obeying
of
it
?
Dare
you
prefix
a
[
Thus
saith
the
Lord
]
to
so
impious
a
speech
as
[
It
is
in
vain
to
serve
the
Lord
?
what
needs
there
so
much
ado
for
your
salvation
?
dare
you
go
to
men
as
from
the
Lord
,
&
say
[
You
are
too
careful
&
diligent
in
his
service
?
Less
ado
may
serve
the
turn
!
What
needs
this
fervour
,
and
redeeming
time
!
This
is
but
Puritanism
or
Preciseness
.
It
s
better
do
as
the
most
,
and
venture
your
souls
without
so
much
ado
.
]
Who
could
at
last
hold
up
his
face
,
or
stand
before
the
dreadful
Tribunal
,
that
should
be
found
in
the
guilt
of
such
a
Crime
!
What
,
to
put
God
into
the
similitude
of
Satan
,
and
describe
the
most
Holy
,
as
the
enemy
of
Holiness
!
and
make
him
plead
against
himself
,
and
disgrace
his
own
Image
,
and
disswade
men
from
that
which
he
himself
hath
made
of
necessity
to
their
Salvation
!
What
viler
Blasphemy
can
be
uttered
!
5.
And
it
aggravateth
your
sin
,
that
your
Relation
obligeth
you
to
the
most
tender
affections
to
your
people
.
And
yet
that
you
should
seduce
them
to
damnation
.
For
the
Nurse
to
poison
them
;
for
the
parents
to
cut
the
childrens
throats
,
is
worse
then
for
an
enemy
to
do
it
.
If
the
Devil
our
professed
enemy
,
should
himself
appear
to
us
,
and
say
,
[
Prepare
not
so
seriously
for
death
:
Be
not
so
strict
,
and
diligent
,
and
holy
]
it
were
not
,
in
many
respects
,
so
bad
,
as
for
you
to
do
it
,
that
should
help
to
save
us
from
his
snares
.
You
that
profess
your selves
their
Fathers
!
that
should
travail
in
birth
till
Christ
be
formed
in
your
peoples
hearts
!
that
should
love
your
people
as
your
own
bowels
,
and
tender
the
weak
,
and
pitty
the
wicked
,
and
stick
at
no
labour
,
suffering
or
cost
,
that
might
advance
their
holiness
,
and
further
their
Salvation
;
For
you
to
tempt
men
into
a
careless
life
,
and
turn
them
out
of
the
holy
way
,
is
an
aggravated
cruelty
.
It
s
worse
for
the
Shepherd
to
destroy
us
then
the
Wolf.
Read
Ezek.
34.
&
33.
6.
Are
you
not
ashamed
thus
to
contradict
your selves
?
What
can
you
find
to
Preach
from
the
Word
of
God
,
that
tendeth
not
to
this
holy
diligence
which
you
are
against
?
How
can
you
make
shift
to
Preach
an
hour
,
and
not
acquaint
men
with
the
Duty
and
Necessity
of
seeking
God
with
all
their
Might
?
Do
you
not
tell
them
,
that
except
they
be
converted
and
new
born
,
they
shall
not
enter
into
the
Kingdom
of
God
,
John
3.
3
,
5.
Mat.
18.
3.
And
that
without
holiness
none
shall
see
the
Lord
,
Heb.
12.
14.
And
that
if
they
live
after
the
flesh
,
they
shall
die
,
Rom.
8.
13.
And
that
except
their
righteousness
exceed
the
righteousness
of
the
Scribes
and
Pharisees
they
shall
in
no
case
enter
into
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
,
Mat.
5.
20.
And
will
you
in
your
Application
,
or
private
discourses
,
unsay
all
this
again
,
and
give
God
and
your selves
the
Lye
?
And
let
people
see
,
that
the
Pulpit
is
to
you
but
as
a
Stage
,
and
that
you
believe
not
what
you
speak
?
7.
Consider
,
that
your
place
and
calling
,
maketh
you
the
most
successfull
servants
of
the
Devil
,
and
so
the
most
bloody
murderers
of
Souls
,
while
you
give
your
judgement
against
a
strict
and
Heavenly
life
.
For
a
Drunkaod
in
an
Ale-house
to
mock
the
Minister
,
and
rail
at
serious
Religion
,
is
less
regarded
by
sober
men
,
and
small
advantage
to
his
Masters
cause
;
nay
the
wickedness
of
his
life
,
is
so
great
a
shame
to
his
judgement
,
that
it
inclineth
many
to
think
well
of
those
that
he
speaks
against
.
But
when
a
man
that
pretendeth
to
learning
and
understanding
,
and
to
be
himself
a
Pastor
of
the
Church
,
and
Preacher
of
the
Misteries
of
Christ
,
shall
make
them
odious
,
that
are
most
careful
for
their
Souls
,
and
most
exact
in
pleasing
God
,
and
shall
make
all
serious
diligence
for
Heaven
to
seem
but
intemperate
zeal
and
selfconceitedness
:
and
shall
describe
a
Saint
as
if
the
formal
lifeless
Hypocrite
,
that
giveth
God
but
the
leavings
of
the
world
,
and
never
set
his
heart
on
Heaven
,
were
indeed
the
man
:
what
a
snare
is
here
for
the
perdition
of
the
ignorant
!
They
that
are
naturally
averse
from
holiness
,
and
are
easily
perswaded
to
think
that
to
be
unnecessary
or
bad
,
which
seems
so
much
above
them
,
and
against
them
,
will
be
much
confirmed
in
their
mistakes
and
misery
,
when
they
hear
their
Teachers
speak
without
them
,
the
fame
that
Satan
by
his
suggestions
doth
within
them
.
This
turneth
a
trembling
sinner
,
into
a
hardened
scorner
:
he
that
before
went
under
the
daily
correction
of
his
conscience
,
for
neglecting
God
,
and
omitting
holy
duties
,
and
living
to
the
flesh
,
grows
bold
and
fearless
,
when
he
hears
the
Preacher
disgrace
the
stricter
purer
way
.
By
that
time
he
hath
heard
a
while
the
fear
of
God
derided
as
preciseness
,
and
a
tender
conscience
reproached
as
a
scrupulous
foolish
thing
,
his
conscience
grows
more
plyable
to
his
lusts
,
and
hath
little
more
to
say
against
them
.
When
Gods
own
professed
Ministers
,
that
should
be
wiser
and
better
then
the
people
,
are
against
this
zeal
,
and
industry
for
Heaven
,
the
people
will
soon
think
,
that
at
least
it
is
tolerable
in
them
.
And
they
will
sooner
learn
to
deride
a
Saint
from
a
Sermon
,
or
discourse
of
a
Preacher
or
a
learned
man
,
then
from
the
scorns
or
talk
of
hundreds
of
the
ignorant
.
And
wilt
thou
teach
them
to
hate
Godliness
,
who
hast
undertaken
before
the
Righteous
God
,
to
teach
them
to
practice
it
?
He
that
dispraiseth
it
,
though
under
other
names
,
and
representeth
it
as
odious
,
though
masked
with
the
title
of
some
odious
vice
,
doth
indeed
endeavour
to
make
men
hate
it
.
And
what
a
terrible
account
wilt
thou
have
to
make
,
when
the
seduction
and
transgression
of
all
these
sinners
shall
be
charged
upon
thee
?
When
Christ
shall
say
to
the
haters
,
deriders
and
opposers
of
his
holy
wayes
and
servants
[
In
as
much
as
you
did
it
to
one
of
the
least
of
these
my
Brethren
,
you
did
it
unto
me
.
]
How
durst
you
scorn
the
image
of
your
Maker
?
and
hate
the
Saints
whose
Communion
you
professed
to
believe
;
and
deride
or
oppose
that
serious
holiness
,
without
which
you
had
no
hope
of
being
saved
?
If
then
the
sinners
become
your
accusers
,
and
say
,
[
Lord
,
we
thought
it
had
been
but
unnecessary
preciseness
,
and
that
serious
Christians
had
been
but
self-conceited
factious
hypocrites
,
and
that
lip
service
with
a
common
worldly
life
might
have
served
the
turn
;
We
heard
our
Preachers
represent
such
strict
and
zealous
men
,
as
turbulent
,
seditious
,
and
refractory
,
as
odious
and
not
as
imitable
:
Their
application
was
against
them
:
Their
discourse
derided
them
:
Of
them
we
learnt
it
.
We
thought
they
were
wiser
and
better
then
we
:
Of
whom
should
we
learn
but
of
our
teachers
!
]
Wo
to
the
Teachers
that
ever
they
were
born
,
that
must
be
then
found
guilty
of
this
crime
.
If
Adam
's
excuse
was
Eve's
accusation
,
[
The
woman
which
thou
gavest
to
be
with
me
,
she
gave
me
of
the
tree
and
I
did
eat
.
]
And
the
womans
excuse
did
charge
the
Serpent
[
The
Serpent
begulled
me
and
I
did
eat
]
Gen.
3.
12
,
13.
though
it
freed
not
the
excusers
)
How
will
it
load
you
,
when
your
people
shall
say
[
The
Teachers
that
we
thought
thou
gavest
us
,
did
teach
us
&
go
before
us
in
setting
against
this
holy
diligence
;
and
we
did
but
learn
of
them
,
and
follow
them
!
8.
Are
not
the
people
backward
enough
to
the
serving
of
God
with
all
their
might
,
unless
you
hinder
them
?
Is
not
the
corrupted
heart
of
lapsed
man
averse
enough
to
the
matters
of
salvation
,
but
you
must
make
them
worse
?
If
you
had
to
do
with
the
best
and
holiest
person
in
the
world
,
that
walketh
with
God
in
the
most
heavenly
conversation
,
he
would
tell
you
that
his
dull
and
backward
heart
hath
no
need
of
clogs
,
and
pull-backs
,
and
discouragements
,
but
of
all
the
help
that
can
be
afforded
him
,
to
quicken
him
up
to
greater
diligence
.
The
most
zealous
lament
that
they
are
so
cold
:
The
most
heavenly
lament
that
they
are
so
earthly
,
and
so
strange
to
heaven
:
The
most
laborious
lament
that
they
are
so
sloathful
;
and
the
fruitfullest
believers
that
they
are
so
unprofitable
;
and
those
that
are
most
watchful
of
their
words
and
deeds
,
that
they
are
so
careless
;
and
those
that
most
diligently
redeem
their
time
,
lament
it
that
they
lose
so
much
;
and
those
that
walk
most
accurately
and
exactly
,
that
they
are
so
loose
,
and
keep
no
closer
to
the
Rule
.
And
yet
darest
thou
increase
the
backwardness
of
the
ungodly
!
will
not
their
carnal
interests
and
lusts
serve
turn
to
keep
them
from
a
holy
life
!
Is
not
Satan
strong
enough
of
himself
?
will
not
the
comon
distaste
of
Godliness
in
the
world
,
sufficiently
prejudice
and
avert
them
without
thy
helps
?
Do
you
see
your
people
so
forward
to
do
too
much
for
Heaven
,
that
you
must
pull
them
back
?
Cannot
souls
be
damned
without
your
furtherance
?
or
is
it
a
desirable
work
?
and
will
it
pay
you
for
your
cost
and
labour
?
The
way
is
up
hill
;
The
best
of
us
are
weak
,
and
frequently
ready
to
sit
down
!
A
thousand
impediments
are
cast
before
us
by
Satan
and
the
world
,
to
make
us
linger
till
the
time
be
past
;
and
many
a
charm
of
pleasure
and
diversion
to
make
us
sleep
till
the
door
be
shut
.
And
Ministers
are
sent
to
keep
us
waking
,
and
take
us
by
the
hand
,
and
lead
us
on
,
and
remove
impediments
:
and
shall
they
set
in
with
the
enemy
,
and
be
our
chiefest
hinderers
?
O
treacherous
guides
!
O
miserable
helps
!
Are
not
our
dark
understandings
,
our
earthly
,
dull
and
backward
hearts
,
our
passions
and
troubled
affections
,
our
appetites
&
sensual
inclinations
,
our
natural
strangeness
and
averseness
to
God
,
and
heaven
,
and
holiness
,
enough
to
hinder
us
without
you
?
Are
not
all
the
temptations
of
the
Devil
,
the
allurements
of
the
flesh
,
and
world
,
the
impediments
of
poverty
and
riches
,
of
flattery
,
and
of
frowns
,
or
friends
and
foes
,
in
our
callings
and
in
our
divertisements
,
are
not
all
these
enough
to
cool
and
dull
us
,
and
keep
us
from
serving
God
too
much
,
and
being
too
careful
and
diligent
for
our
souls
,
but
Preachers
themselves
must
be
our
impediments
and
snares
?
Now
the
Lord
deliver
our
souls
from
such
impediments
,
and
his
Church
from
such
unhappy
guides
!
9.
Consider
whom
thou
imitatest
in
this
.
Is
it
Christ
,
or
Satan
?
Christ
calleth
men
to
strive
,
to
labour
,
to
seek
first
,
to
watch
,
to
pray
alwayes
,
and
not
waxfaint
,
Luk.
12.
24.
John
6.
27.
Mat.
6.
33.
&
25.
13.
Luke
18.
1.
The
Apostles
call
men
to
be
[
fervent
in
spirit
,
serving
the
Lord
;
to
be
a
peculiar
people
,
zealous
of
good
works
;
to
pray
continually
;
to
be
〈◊〉
●●osen
generation
,
a
royal
Priesthood
,
an
holy
Nation
,
a
peculiar
People
to
shew
forth
the
praises
of
him
that
hath
called
us
,
and
offer
up
spiritual
sacrifices
acceptable
to
God
by
Jesus
Christ
,
1
Pet.
2.
5
,
9.
1
Thes
.
5.
17.
Tit.
2.
14.
Rom.
12.
11.
To
fight
the
good
fight
of
faith
,
and
lay
hold
upon
eternal
life
,
1
Tim.
6.
12.
To
serve
God
acceptably
(
being
as
a
consuming
fire
)
with
reverence
and
godly
fear
,
Heb.
12.
28
,
29.
To
be
stedfast
,
unmoveable
,
alwayes
abounding
in
the
work
of
the
Lord
,
forasmuch
as
we
know
that
our
labour
is
not
in
vain
in
the
Lord
,
1
Cor.
15.
58.
]
And
dare
you
gainsay
the
Lord
and
his
Apostles
,
and
concur
with
Satan
,
and
the
Pharisees
and
enemies
of
Christ
?
10.
You
do
your
worst
to
make
the
sacred
office
of
the
Ministry
to
become
contemptible
,
as
Eli's
sons
did
:
Poor
people
that
cannot
sufficiently
distinguish
the
Doctrine
from
the
Application
,
the
office
from
the
person
,
the
use
f●●●
the
abuse
,
will
be
tempted
to
run
from
the
Ordinances
of
God
,
and
think
the
worse
of
others
for
your
sakes
,
and
suspect
all
their
food
,
because
you
mix
such
poyson
in
it
.
And
the
more
Holy
and
Necessary
the
office
and
work
is
,
the
greater
is
your
sin
in
corrupting
it
,
or
making
it
suspected
or
abhorr'd
.
Consider
soberly
of
these
things
,
and
then
go
on
and
speak
against
a
Life
of
Holy
diligence
if
you
dare
.
I
know
you
'l
say
,
It
is
not
Godliness
,
but
singularity
,
or
humour
,
or
disobedience
,
or
hypocrisie
,
or
faction
that
you
oppose
:
and
perhaps
you
'l
instance
in
some
that
are
guilty
of
some
of
these
,
or
seem
so
at
the
least
.
But
1.
I
do
here
solomnly
profess
that
I
hate
these
crimes
as
well
as
you
:
and
that
it
is
not
any
part
of
my
intention
to
plead
for
intemperance
,
disobedience
in
lawful
things
,
for
schisms
,
or
faction
,
or
any
irregularity
:
And
this
I
here
put
in
against
those
that
are
disposed
to
misunderstand
and
misreport
us
,
and
leave
it
as
on
record
to
prove
them
slanderers
,
that
shall
accuse
me
of
defending
any
such
thing
.
And
I
do
protest
against
those
on
the
other
side
,
that
will
fetch
encouragement
for
any
transgression
from
my
necessary
plea
for
the
holy
industry
&
vigilancy
of
believers
.
And
moreover
,
I
do
profess
that
it
is
only
the
opposers
of
Holiness
that
I
mean
in
this
Defence
,
and
have
not
the
least
intent
to
intimate
that
any
others
are
guilty
of
that
crime
that
are
not
.
But
having
premised
this
protestation
,
to
prevent
mistakes
and
false
reports
,
I
answer
now
to
the
guilty
.
2.
If
it
be
crimes
only
that
you
are
against
,
deliver
your self
so
,
as
may
not
lay
reproach
or
suspicion
on
Godliness
,
which
is
most
opposite
to
all
crimes
.
Cannot
you
preach
against
divisions
,
disobedience
,
or
any
other
sin
,
without
any
scornful
intimations
or
reflections
against
mens
diligent
serving
of
the
Lord
?
3.
Why
do
not
you
commend
those
that
are
not
liable
to
your
accusations
,
and
encourage
them
in
holiness
,
and
draw
others
to
imitate
them
?
And
why
do
you
not
commend
the
Good
where
you
discommend
the
evil
that
is
commixt
?
4.
Shall
Health
and
Life
be
made
a
scorn
,
because
there
are
few
but
have
some
distemper
or
disease
?
Shall
Christianity
and
Holiness
be
secretly
reproached
,
because
all
Christians
have
some
fault
to
be
accused
of
?
If
men
be
faulty
,
you
should
perswade
them
to
be
more
strict
and
diligent
,
and
not
less
:
It
is
for
want
of
watchfulness
and
strictness
that
they
sin
.
Nothing
is
more
contrary
to
their
faults
,
then
Holiness
.
There
is
no
other
way
for
their
full
reformation
.
And
therefore
all
true
humbled
Christians
are
ready
to
confess
their
faultiness
themselves
;
but
so
far
are
they
from
thinking
the
worse
of
piety
for
it
,
that
its
one
great
reason
that
moveth
them
to
go
on
,
and
to
read
,
and
hear
,
and
pray
,
and
meditate
,
and
do
so
much
that
they
may
get
more
strength
against
their
faults
.
Must
they
think
ill
of
food
,
and
physick
,
and
exercise
,
because
they
are
infirm
?
All
faithful
Ministers
tell
their
people
plainly
of
their
sins
(
so
far
as
they
are
acquainted
with
them
)
as
well
as
you
:
But
they
do
it
not
in
a
way
reproachful
to
their
holy
diligence
;
They
do
not
therefore
call
them
off
from
Godliness
,
nor
tempt
them
to
be
less
in
the
use
of
means
,
but
more
by
how
much
their
need
is
greater
.
A
holy
heart
,
and
a
malignant
heart
,
will
shew
their
difference
in
the
reproving
of
the
same
fault
.
The
one
layeth
all
the
odium
on
the
vice
,
&
honoureth
the
holy
obedience
of
the
Saints
.
The
other
fasteneth
his
sting
upon
the
Godly
,
and
under
pretence
of
dishonouring
their
faults
,
doth
seek
to
fasten-the
dishonour
on
their
holiness
.
And
those
that
are
so
minded
,
will
never
want
●ccasion
or
pretence
,
for
the
worst
that
Satan
would
have
them
say
.
The
Church
will
never
be
without
some
hypocrites
,
and
scandals
,
nor
the
best
without
some
faults
and
passions
;
nor
the
holiest
action
without
some
mixture
of
humane
frailty
and
infirmity
▪
nor
will
the
very
goodness
and
holiness
of
the
act
on
,
be
free
from
plausible
calumnies
and
scorns
,
while
there
is
the
wit
and
venom
of
the
serpent
in
the
heads
and
hearts
of
wicked
men
.
How
easi●
is
it
to
put
a
name
of
ignominy
upon
every
person
,
and
every
duty
?
To
charge
any
man
with
Hypocrisie
or
Pride
?
To
take
the
wisest
man
for
self-conceited
,
because
he
is
not
of
the
accusers
mind
?
To
call
our
obedience
to
God
,
by
the
name
of
disobedience
unto
man
,
when
man
forbids
it
,
as
they
used
the
three
witnesses
,
Dan.
3.
and
Daniel
himself
for
praying
in
his
house
,
Dan.
6.
though
they
confessed
they
had
nothing
else
against
him
?
To
call
Gods
Truth
by
the
name
of
Heresie
,
and
Heresie
by
the
name
of
Truth
,
To
charge
all
with
Schism
,
that
dare
not
subject
their
souls
to
the
usurpation
and
arrogant
impositions
of
the
sons
of
Pride
,
that
have
neither
Authority
nor
Ability
to
Govern
us
,
as
the
Papists
deal
by
the
greatest
part
of
the
Christian
World
?
To
lay
snares
for
mens
Consciences
,
and
then
accuse
them
for
falling
into
those
snares
?
To
make
new
Articles
of
faith
,
till
they
have
transcended
the
capa●ity
of
Divine
and
Rational
belief
,
and
then
condemn
us
for
not
believing
them
?
To
make
Laws
for
the
Church
,
unnecessary
in
their
own
opinion
,
and
sinful
in
other
mens
,
and
command
things
which
they
know
that
others
think
the
Lord
forbids
,
and
then
load
them
with
the
sufferings
and
reproaches
of
the
disobedient
,
turbulent
,
heretical
,
schismatical
,
or
seditious
?
To
call
men
factious
,
if
they
will
not
be
of
their
faction
?
and
Sectaries
,
if
they
will
not
unreasonably
subject
their
Souls
to
them
,
and
joyn
with
an
imperious
Sect
,
against
the
Catholick
Vnity
and
Simplicity
?
All
which
the
Romanists
practice
upon
the
Church
of
Christ
.
How
easie
,
but
how
unreasonable
,
and
yet
how
unresistible
is
all
this
?
How
easie
is
it
to
call
a
meeting
of
sober
Christians
,
for
prayer
and
mutual
edification
,
such
as
that
was
,
Acts
12.
12.
by
the
name
of
a
Factious
Schismatical
Conventicle
,
and
a
meeting
of
Drunkards
,
or
Gamesters
,
by
a
more
gentle
less
disgraceful
name
?
To
say
a
man
becomes
a
Preacher
,
when
he
modestly
reproveth
another
for
his
sinnes
,
or
charitable
exhorteth
him
in
order
to
his
Salvation
,
or
giveth
any
necessary
plain
instruction
to
his
Family
,
for
whom
he
must
give
account
?
Believe
it
,
it
will
be
a
poor
excuse
to
any
man
,
that
becomes
an
enemy
to
the
diligence
of
a
Saint
,
that
he
could
thus
cloak
his
malice
,
and
cloath
a
Saint
with
the
vizer
of
an
Hypocrite
,
and
the
rags
of
any
odious
Sect.
If
the
Pharisees
were
to
be
believed
,
it
was
not
they
,
but
Christ
that
was
the
Hypocrite
:
nor
was
it
the
Son
of
God
,
but
an
Enemy
to
Caesar
,
and
a
Blasphemer
that
they
put
to
death
.
But
will
not
Christ
know
his
sheep
,
though
he
find
them
torn
in
a
wolks
skin
?
You
say
it
is
turbulent
Pre●isians
that
you
strike
,
but
what
if
Christ
find
but
one
of
the
least
of
his
Brethren
bleeding
by
it
?
It
is
but
Hypocrites
or
Schismaticks
that
you
reproach
;
but
if
Christ
find
an
humble
serious
Christian
suffering
by
your
abuse
,
and
you
to
answer
it
,
I
would
not
be
in
your
coats
for
all
the
greatness
,
and
honour
that
you
shall
have
before
your
everlasting
shame
.
If
Tertullus
accuse
a
pestilent
fellow
,
and
a
mover
of
Sedition
,
and
Christ
find
an
holy
laborious
Apostle
in
Bonds
and
suffering
by
it
,
it
is
not
his
names
that
will
excuse
him
,
and
make
an
Apostle
or
Persecution
to
be
another
thing
.
TO
return
to
the
endangered
Flocks
:
Look
upward
sirs
▪
and
think
whether
Heaven
be
worth
your
labour
!
Look
downwards
,
and
think
whether
Earth
be
more
worthy
of
it
!
Lay
up
your
treasures
where
you
must
dwell
for
ever
.
If
that
be
here
,
then
scrape
,
and
flatter
,
and
get
all
that
you
can
;
But
if
it
be
not
here
,
but
in
another
life
,
then
hearken
to
your
Lord
,
and
lay
up
for
your selves
a
treasure
in
Heaven
,
and
there
let
your
very
hearts
be
set
,
Matth.
6.
20
,
21.
And
upon
the
peril
of
everlasting
misery
,
hearken
not
to
any
man
that
wil
tempt
you
from
a
diligent
holy
life
.
It
is
a
serious
businesse
,
deal
seriously
in
it
;
and
be
not
laught
or
mockt
out
of
Heaven
,
by
the
flouts
of
a
distracted
sensual
Atheist
.
If
any
of
them
will
pretend
to
sobriety
and
wisdom
,
and
undertake
to
prove
that
God
should
not
be
loved
and
served
,
and
your
Salvation
sought
with
all
your
might
,
and
with
greater
care
and
diligence
then
any
earthly
thing
,
procure
me
a
sober
conference
with
that
man
,
and
try
whether
I
shall
not
prove
him
to
be
a
befoold
servant
of
the
Devil
,
and
a
mischievous
enemy
of
your
Salvation
,
and
his
own
.
O
that
we
might
have
but
sober
debates
,
instead
of
jeers
,
and
scorns
,
and
railings
with
this
sort
of
men
!
how
quickly
should
we
shew
you
,
that
they
must
renounce
the
Scripture
,
and
renounce
Christianity
,
and
(
if
that
be
nothing
with
them
)
that
they
must
renounce
God
,
and
renounce
right
Reason
,
and
unman
themselves
,
if
they
will
renounce
a
holy
Heavenly
life
,
and
blame
them
that
make
it
their
principal
business
in
the
world
,
to
prepare
for
the
world
to
come
.
But
if
they
will
not
be
entreated
to
such
a
sober
conference
,
will
you
that
hear
them
,
(
if
you
care
what
becomes
of
you
)
but
come
to
us
,
and
hear
what
we
can
say
for
a
Holy
life
,
before
you
hearken
to
them
;
and
let
your
souls
have
fair
play
,
and
shew
that
you
have
so
much
love
to
your selves
,
as
not
to
cast
away
Salvation
at
the
derision
of
a
fool
,
before
you
have
heard
the
other
side
.
If
I
make
not
good
the
strictest
Laws
of
God
Almighty
,
against
the
most
subtil
cavils
of
any
of
the
instruments
of
Satan
,
then
tell
me
that
Infidels
or
Epicures
are
in
the
right
.
Compare
their
words
with
the
words
of
God.
Consider
well
but
that
one
Text
,
2
Pet.
3.
11.
and
tell
me
whether
it
suit
with
their
Opinions
,
[
Seeing
all
these
things
must
be
dissolved
,
what
manner
of
persons
ought
we
to
be
in
all
manner
of
holy
Conversation
and
Godliness
;
looking
for
,
and
hasting
to
the
coming
of
the
Day
of
God!
]
Did
these
words
but
sink
into
your
hearts
,
the
next
time
you
heard
any
man
reproach
a
Holy
Heavenly
life
,
it
would
perhaps
make
you
think
of
the
words
of
Paul
to
such
another
,
Acts
13
,
10.
O
full
of
all
subtilty
and
all
mischief
,
thou
child
of
the
Devil
,
thou
enemy
of
all
Righteousness
,
wilt
thou
not
cease
to
pervert
the
right
wayes
of
the
Lord
?
]
And
if
holiness
be
evil
spoken
of
by
them
that
never
tried
it
,
what
wonder
!
Christ
hath
foretold
us
that
it
must
be
so
,
Matth.
5.
11
,
12.
Blessed
are
ye
when
men
shall
revile
you
,
and
persecute
you
,
and
say
all
manner
of
evil
against
you
falsly
for
my
sake
.
Rejoyce
and
be
exceeding
glad
,
for
great
is
your
reward
in
Heaven
:
for
so
persecuted
they
the
Prophets
which
were
before
you
.
]
John
15.
19
,
20.
[
If
ye
were
of
the
world
,
the
world
would
love
his
own
:
but
because
ye
are
not
of
the
world
,
but
I
have
chosen
you
out
of
the
world
,
therefore
the
world
hateth
you
,
&c.
]
1
Pet.
4.
4
,
5
,
14.
They
think
it
strange
that
they
run
not
with
them
to
the
same
excess
of
riot
,
speaking
evil
of
you
,
who
shall
give
account
to
him
that
is
ready
to
judge
the
quick
and
dead
—
If
ye
be
reproached
for
the
Name
of
Christ
,
happy
are
ye
;
for
the
Spirit
of
Glory
and
of
God
resteth
upon
you
;
On
their
part
he
is
evil
spoken
of
,
but
on
your
part
he
is
glorified
.
]
Seneca
himself
oft
telleth
us
,
that
among
the
Heathen
,
Vertue
was
a
derision
,
so
far
is
the
nature
of
man
degenerated
.
The
question
is
not
what
you
are
called
or
taken
to
be
,
but
what
you
are
.
[
Intus
teipsum
considera
(
inquit
Sen.
)
non
qualis
sis
aliis
credas
;
Plerunque
boni
inepti
&
inertes
vocantur
.
Mihi
contingat
iste
derisus
:
Aequo
animo
audienda
sunt
imperitorum
convitia
;
&
ad
honesta
vadendi
contemnendus
est
iste
contemptus
.
]
that
is
,
[
Inwardly
consider
of
thy self
,
and
judge
not
what
thou
art
by
the
words
of
others
:
For
the
most
part
good
men
are
called
fools
and
dullards
:
Let
me
be
so
derided
:
The
reproaches
of
the
ignorant
(
or
unskilful
)
must
be
patiently
heard
;
and
this
contempt
of
one
that
followeth
vertue
,
must
be
contemned
.
]
Yea
it
is
the
highest
honour
to
be
content
to
be
accounted
bad
,
that
we
may
not
be
so
;
and
the
greatest
tryal
whether
we
be
indeed
sincere
,
to
be
put
to
it
,
to
be
either
accounted
Hypocrites
,
or
to
be
such
.
Me
thinks
I
can
scarce
too
oft
recite
that
excellent
saying
of
Seneca
,
Epist
.
72.
Nemo
plus
videtur
aestimare
virtutem
,
nemo
magis
illi
esse
devotus
,
quam
qui
beni
viri
famam
perdidit
,
non
conscientiam
perderet
]
that
is
[
No
man
seems
to
set
a
higher
price
on
vertue
;
no
man
seems
to
be
more
devoted
to
it
,
then
he
that
hath
lost
the
reputation
of
being
a
good
man
,
lest
he
should
lose
his
conscience
.
]
But
perhaps
you
'l
ask
,
May
not
a
man
be
righteous
over-mmch
?
as
is
intimated
,
Eccl.
7.
16.
I
answer
,
it
is
making
a
mans
self
over-wise
or
righteous
,
that
is
ther●
reppoved
.
And
no
doubt
but
1.
many
take
on
them
,
or
make
themselves
more
wise
and
righteous
then
they
are
:
that
is
,
are
hypocrites
.
2.
As
righteousness
is
taken
materially
and
in
common
estimation
,
so
a
man
may
be
too
Righteous
.
He
may
be
too
rigorous
,
which
is
called
Justice
;
and
too
much
in
grief
,
or
fear
,
or
trouble
,
&
too
much
in
any
outward
act
that
goeth
under
the
name
of
duty
.
But
it
is
not
then
truly
and
formally
duty
and
righteousness
,
but
sin
.
As
to
fast
to
the
disabling
the
body
for
Gods
service
.
To
pray
when
we
should
hear
:
To
hear
when
we
should
be
about
some
greater
work
of
mercy
or
necessity
:
To
neglect
our
outward
labour
and
calling
on
pretence
of
Religion
:
To
set
up
sacrifice
against
or
before
mercy
:
To
sorrow
when
we
should
rejoyce
:
To
meditate
,
and
fear
,
and
grieve
,
beyond
what
the
brain
can
bear
,
till
it
distract
us
:
This
is
called
,
being
righteous
over-much
:
As
also
to
make
us
a
Religion
of
our
own
inventions
,
and
to
over-do
with
will-worship
and
the
traditions
of
men
,
as
the
Pharisees
and
Papists
.
But
indeed
this
is
not
Righteousness
,
but
sin
:
To
be
formally
over-much
righteous
,
is
a
contradiction
,
and
impossible
.
For
to
go
beyond
the
Rule
is
unrighteousness
:
And
to
do
too
much
,
is
to
go
beyond
the
Rule
.
Unless
you
dare
imagine
that
God
hath
erred
,
and
the
Rule
it self
is
over-strict
,
and
the
Law
is
unrighteous
:
But
then
how
shall
God
judge
the
world
?
saith
the
Apostle
,
Rom.
3.
6.
Shall
not
the
judge
of
all
the
world
do
righteously
?
Gen.
18.
25.
Nay
how
then
shall
he
be
God
?
And
is
there
any
thing
now
left
but
Ignorance
or
Wickedness
to
stand
up
against
thy
speedy
diligence
?
Away
then
with
thy
delayes
and
sloathfulness
.
If
thou
wilt
serve
God
with
all
thy
might
,
let
it
be
seen
;
If
thou
wilt
be
a
Christian
indeed
,
let
deeds
declare
it
.
Christianity
is
not
a
dead
Opinion
.
If
really
thou
live
in
hope
of
heaven
,
such
hopes
will
make
thee
stir
for
the
attainment
.
Why
standest
thou
idle
,
when
thou
art
born
for
work
,
and
all
thy
faculties
are
given
thee
for
work
,
and
thou
art
redeemed
for
work
?
(
for
Evangelical
work
.
)
If
thou
be
sanctisied
,
thou
hast
the
Spirit
of
Christ
,
a
quickning
working
principle
within
thee
;
which
way
canst
thou
look
,
but
thou
mayst
see
that
which
would
shame
a
sloathful
soul
,
and
fire
a
cold
and
frozen
heart
,
and
call
thee
up
to
a
speedy
industry
?
what
quickning
words
shalt
thou
find
in
Scripture
,
if
thou
wilt
but
bring
thy
heart
thither
as
one
that
is
willing
to
be
quickened
?
what
powerful
commands
,
what
promises
,
what
threatnings
,
what
holy
examples
of
exceeding
diligence
of
Christ
and
his
Apostles
?
See
how
the
Godly
about
thee
are
at
work
,
though
the
world
oppose
them
and
deride
them
!
how
earnestly
they
pray
!
how
carefully
they
walk
!
how
sadly
they
complain
that
they
are
no
better
!
And
hast
thou
not
an
immortal
soul
to
save
or
lose
as
well
as
they
?
See
what
a
stir
the
proud
ambitious
person
makes
for
less
then
nothing
?
what
a
stir
the
covetous
and
the
voluptuous
make
for
a
sweetned
draught
of
mortal
poyson
?
And
shall
,
we
be
idle
that
are
engaged
for
Heaven
?
Is
it
reason
that
we
should
do
less
for
God
&
our
salvation
,
then
they
do
for
sinful
pleasure
to
damnation
?
You
cannot
mock
them
out
of
their
Pride
and
Covetuousness
:
And
shall
they
mock
thee
out
of
thy
Religion
,
and
thy
hopes
of
Heaven
?
All
the
commands
,
and
promises
,
and
threatnings
of
God
,
the
most
powerful
preaching
,
that
,
as
it
were
,
sets
open
Heaven
and
Hell
to
them
,
doth
not
prevail
with
fleshly
men
,
to
leave
the
most
sordid
and
unmanly
sin
▪
And
shall
the
words
or
frowns
of
creeping
dust
prevail
with
thee
against
the
work
for
which
thou
livest
in
the
world
,
when
thou
hast
still
at
hand
unanswerable
arguments
from
God
,
from
thy
self
,
from
Heaven
and
Hell
,
to
put
thee
on
?
Were
it
but
for
thy
Life
,
or
the
Life
of
thy
children
,
friend
,
yea
or
enemy
,
or
for
the
quenching
of
a
fire
in
thy
house
,
or
in
the
Town
,
wouldst
thou
not
stir
and
do
thy
best
?
And
wilt
thou
be
idle
when
eternal
life
●ies
on
it
?
Let
Satan
bawl
against
thee
by
his
instruments
.
Let
sensless
sinners
talk
awhile
of
they
know
not
what
,
till
God
have
made
them
change
their
note
.
Let
what
will
be
the
consequent
to
thy
flesh
.
These
are
not
matters
for
a
man
much
to
observe
,
that
is
engaged
for
an
endless
life
.
O
what
are
these
to
the
thing●
that
thou
art
called
to
prosecute
!
Hold
on
then
Christians
in
the
work
that
you
have
begun
.
Do
it
prudently
,
and
do
it
universally
.
Take
it
together
,
both
works
of
Piety
,
Justice
,
and
Charity
:
But
do
it
now
without
delay
,
and
do
it
seriously
with
your
might
.
I
know
not
what
cloud
of
darkness
hath
seized
on
those
mens
minds
that
speak
against
this
;
or
what
deadly
damp
hath
seized
on
their
hearts
,
that
hath
so
benummed
and
unmanned
them
.
For
my
own
part
;
though
I
have
long
lived
in
a
sense
of
the
preciousness
of
time
,
and
have
not
been
wholly
idle
in
the
world
;
yet
when
I
have
the
deepest
thoughts
of
the
great
everlasting
consequents
of
my
work
,
and
of
the
uncertainty
and
shortness
of
my
time
,
I
am
even
amazed
to
think
that
my
heart
can
be
so
slow
and
sensless
,
as
to
do
no
more
in
such
a
case
.
The
Lord
knows
,
and
my
accusing
wounded
Conscience
knows
,
that
my
sloathfulness
is
so
much
my
shame
and
admiration
,
that
I
am
astonished
to
think
that
my
resolutions
are
no
stronger
,
my
affections
no
livelier
,
and
my
labour
and
diligence
no
greater
,
when
God
is
the
Commander
,
and
hiis
Love
the
encourager
,
and
his
wrath
the
spur
,
and
Heaven
or
Hell
must
be
the
issue
.
O
what
lives
should
all
of
us
live
,
that
have
things
of
such
unspeakable
consequence
on
our
hands
,
if
our
hearts
were
not
almost
dead
within
us
!
Let
who
will
speak
against
such
a
life
,
it
shall
be
my
daily
grief
and
moan
,
that
I
am
so
dull
,
&
do
so
little
.
I
know
that
our
works
do
not
profit
the
Almighty
,
nor
bear
any
proportion
with
his
reward
;
nor
can
they
stand
in
his
sight
,
but
as
accepted
in
the
Lord
our
Righteousness
,
&
perfumed
by
the
odour
of
his
merits
.
But
I
know
they
are
ne●essary
,
&
they
are
sweet
.
Without
the
holy
imployment
of
our
faculties
,
this
life
will
be
but
a
burden
or
a
dream
,
and
the
next
an
unexpressible
misery
.
O
therefore
that
I
had
more
of
the
Love
of
God
,
that
my
soul
could
get
but
nearer
to
him
,
and
swiftlier
move
upward
by
Faith
and
Love
!
O
that
I
had
more
of
that
Life
,
and
active
diligence
,
which
the
serpentine
Cainish
nature
doth
abhor
,
though
I
had
with
it
the
scorns
of
all
about
me
,
and
though
they
made
me
as
they
once
did
better
men
,
as
the
filth
of
the
world
,
&
the
off-scowring
of
all
things
!
1
Cor.
14.
13.
O
that
I
had
more
of
this
derided
diligence
,
and
holy
converse
with
the
Lord
,
though
my
name
were
cast
out
as
an
evil-doer
,
Luk.
6.
22.
and
I
were
spit
at
,
and
buffetted
by
those
that
do
now
but
secretly
reproach
!
Might
I
nearly
follow
Christ
in
holiness
,
why
should
I
grudge
to
bear
his
Cross
,
and
to
be
used
as
he
was
used
?
Mat.
26.
27.
Luke
18.
32.
knowing
that
if
we
suffer
with
him
,
we
shall
also
reign
with
him
;
and
the
sufferings
of
this
present
time
are
not
worthy
to
be
compared
with
the
glory
which
shall
be
revealed
in
us
,
Rom.
8.
17
,
18.
If
when
we
have
done
all
,
we
are
but
unprofitable
Servants
,
and
must
say
,
we
have
done
but
our
duty
,
Luke
17.
10.
have
we
not
all
more
need
of
monitors
to
humble
us
for
doing
so
much
lesse
then
our
duty
,
then
to
be
reprehended
for
being
too
diligent
and
exact
?
I
again
protest
,
that
it
is
not
any
works
of
Supererogation
,
or
humane
invention
,
superstition
,
or
self-appointment
that
I
am
defending
,
but
only
the
accurate
obeying
of
the
Laws
of
God
,
and
the
utmost
diligence
in
such
obedience
,
for
the
obtaining
of
everlasting
life
.
Either
God
hath
commanded
these
works
of
Holiness
,
Justice
,
and
Charity
,
or
not
.
If
he
have
not
then
I
have
done
,
and
yeild
the
cause
;
It
is
only
what
he
hath
commanded
that
I
plead
for
.
O
that
before
you
either
speak
against
any
Holy
duty
,
or
your selves
neglect
it
,
you
would
but
come
to
us
,
and
soberly
joyn
in
searching
the
Holy
Scriptures
,
to
see
whether
it
be
required
there
or
not
;
and
resolve
but
to
obey
it
,
if
we
prove
it
thence
:
and
if
it
be
but
matter
of
humane
imposition
,
we
leave
you
to
your selves
,
and
should
desire
that
you
may
be
much
left
to
your
liberty
in
such
things
;
and
that
you
place
not
too
much
of
your
Religion
therein
.
But
if
indeed
it
be
commanded
in
the
word
of
God
,
I
beseech
you
,
as
you
are
Christians
,
&
as
you
are
men
,
remember
that
when
ever
you
blame
or
scorn
a
holy
duty
,
it
is
God
himself
that
you
blame
or
scorn
.
If
it
be
naught
,
it
is
long
of
him
that
did
command
it
.
The
Subject
must
obey
;
should
not
such
worms
as
we
,
obey
the
infinite
God
that
made
us
?
If
it
be
a
fault
to
obey
,
it
is
a
duty
to
rebel
,
or
disobey
;
and
that
must
be
because
that
God
hath
no
authority
to
command
,
&
that
must
be
because
he
is
not
God.
See
whether
you
bring
your
opposition
to
a
holy
life
;
And
dare
not
you
stand
to
this
?
Dare
you
as
openly
mock
God
for
making
these
strict
and
holy
Laws
,
as
you
do
men
for
obeying
them
?
None
but
a
professed
Atheist
dare
.
Alas
Sirs
,
it
is
nothing
but
intoxicating
prosperity
,
and
sensual
delights
,
and
worldly
diversions
,
that
turn
your
brains
,
and
leave
you
not
the
sober
use
of
Reason
,
that
makes
you
think
well
of
ungodly
sloathfulness
,
and
makes
you
think
so
contemptuously
or
senselesly
of
a
heavenly
life
.
I
tell
you
(
&
remember
another
day
that
you
were
told
of
it
)
that
there
is
not
the
boldest
Infidel
in
the
world
,
nor
the
bitterest
enemy
to
holiness
in
this
Assembly
,
but
shortly
would
wish
they
had
rather
been
Saints
in
rags
,
with
all
the
scorn
and
cruelty
that
malice
can
inflict
on
such
,
then
to
have
braved
it
out
in
pride
and
gallantry
,
with
the
neglect
of
the
great
everlasting
things
.
I
tell
you
again
,
there
is
not
an
ungodly
wretch
that
heareth
me
,
but
e●e
long
would
give
a
world
if
he
were
owner
of
a
holy
heart
and
life
,
that
he
had
spent
his
days
in
holy
watchful
preparations
for
his
change
,
which
he
spent
for
that
which
will
deceive
him
and
forsake
him
.
Methinks
I
even
see
how
you
will
passionately
rage
against
your selves
▪
and
tear
your
hearts
with
self-revenge
,
(
if
grace
prevent
it
not
by
a
more
safe
repentance
)
when
you
think
too
late
how
you
lived
on
earth
,
and
what
golden
times
of
grace
you
lost
,
and
vilisied
all
that
would
not
lose
them
as
folishly
as
you
.
If
Repentance
unto
life
made
Paul
so
call
himself
foolish
,
disobedient
,
deceived
and
exceeding
mad
,
Tit.
3.
3.
Acts
26.
11.
)
you
may
imagine
how
tormenting
Repentance
will
make
you
call
your selves
too
late
.
O
Sirs
,
you
cannot
now
conceive
,
while
you
sit
here
in
health
,
and
ease
,
and
honour
,
what
different
thoughts
will
then
possess
you
of
a
holy
and
an
unholy
life
!
How
mad
you
will
think
them
that
had
but
one
lifes
time
of
preparation
for
eternal
life
▪
and
despe●ately
neglected
it
:
And
how
●ensib●e
you
will
then
be
of
the
wisdom
of
believers
,
that
knew
their
Time
,
&
used
it
while
they
had
it
!
Now
wisdom
is
iu●●ified
of
all
her
children
:
but
then
how
sensibly
will
it
be
justified
of
all
its
enemies
!
O
with
what
gripe
,
will
undone
souls
look
back
on
a
life
of
mercy
and
opportunities
,
thus
basely
undervalued
,
and
slept
away
in
dreaming
idleness
,
&
fooled
away
for
things
of
nought
.
The
language
of
that
damned
rich
man
,
Luk.
16.
may
help
you
in
your
predictions
.
O
how
you
wil
wonder
at
your selves
,
that
ever
you
could
be
so
blind
and
senslesse
,
as
to
be
no
more
affected
with
the
warnings
of
the
Lord
,
and
with
the
fore-thoughts
of
everlasting
joy
or
misery
!
To
have
but
one
one
small
part
of
time
to
do
all
that
ever
must
be
done
by
you
for
Eternity
,
and
say
all
that
ever
you
must
say
for
your
own
or
others
souls
,
and
that
this
was
spent
in
worse
then
nothing
!
To
have
but
One
uncertain
life
,
in
which
you
must
run
the
race
that
wins
or
loseth
Heaven
for
ever
;
&
that
you
should
be
tempted
by
a
thing
of
nought
,
to
lose
that
one
irrecoverable
opportunity
,
and
to
fit
still
,
or
run
another
way
,
when
you
should
have
been
making
hast
with
all
your
might
!
O
sirs
,
the
thoughts
of
this
will
be
other
-
kind
of
thoughts
another
day
then
now
you
feel
them
;
you
cannot
now
think
how
the
thoughts
of
this
will
then
affect
you
!
That
you
had
a
time
in
which
you
might
have
pray'd
,
with
promise
of
acceptance
,
and
had
not
hearts
to
take
that
time
!
That
Christ
was
offered
you
as
well
as
he
was
offered
them
that
entertained
him
;
that
you
were
called
on
and
warn'd
as
well
as
they
,
but
obstinately
despised
and
neglected
all
!
That
Life
and
Death
were
set
before
you
,
and
the
everlasting
joyes
were
offered
to
your
choice
,
against
the
charms
of
sinful
Pleasures
,
and
you
might
,
have
freely
had
them
if
you
would
,
and
were
told
that
Holiness
was
the
only
way
,
and
that
it
must
be
Now
or
Never
,
and
yet
that
you
chose
your
own
destruction
!
These
thoughts
will
be
part
of
Hell
to
the
ungodly
.
They
will
wonder
that
Reason
could
be
so
unreasonable
,
and
they
that
had
the
common
wit
of
man
in
other
matters
,
should
be
so
far
beside
themselves
in
that
which
is
the
only
thing
that
its
commendable
to
be
wise
for
;
that
such
sottish
Reasonings
should
prevail
with
them
against
the
clearest
light
,
and
nothing
should
be
preferred
before
all
things
,
and
arguments
fetcht
from
chaff
and
dung
,
should
conquer
those
that
were
fetcht
from
Hea●en
!
O
what
heart-renting
thoughts
will
these
be
,
when
Eternity
shall
afford
them
leisure
for
an
impartial
review
!
Yea
that
they
should
deceive
others
also
with
such
a
gross
deceit
,
and
scorn
at
all
that
would
not
be
as
mad
as
they
:
that
being
drunken
with
the
worlds
delusion
,
they
should
abuse
all
that
were
truly
sober
;
that
the
one
thing
needfull
,
should
seem
to
them
a
needless
thing
!
That
their
tongues
should
plead
for
these
delusions
of
their
wicked
hearts
,
and
they
should
be
enemies
to
those
that
would
not
be
enemies
to
God
,
and
to
themselves
,
and
cast
away
their
Time
and
Souls
as
they
did
!
They
will
wonder
with
self-indignation
,
what
could
bewitch
them
into
so
great
unreasonableness
,
below
a
man
,
against
the
light
of
nature
,
as
well
as
of
supernatural
revelation
.
Honourable
and
beloved
Hearers
,
I
beseech
you
do
not
take
it
ill
,
that
I
speak
so
much
of
these
matters
that
are
so
unpleasant
and
unwelcome
to
unbelieving
,
careless
,
carnal
hearts
:
It
is
that
I
may
prevent
all
this
in
time
,
by
the
awakenings
of
true
Repentance
:
And
O
that
this
might
be
the
success
!
That
I
might
hear
by
your
penitent
Confessions
,
and
see
by
your
universal
speedy
reformation
,
that
God
hath
so
great
Mercy
for
you
,
&
that
these
perswasions
might
be
the
means
of
so
much
Happinesse
to
you
,
and
comfort
unto
me
!
However
this
Assembly
shall
be
witnesses
that
you
were
warned
:
and
Conscience
shall
be
witness
,
that
if
you
wast
the
rest
of
your
dayes
in
the
pleasures
and
vanities
of
this
deceitful
world
,
it
was
not
because
you
could
have
no
better
,
and
were
not
called
to
higher
things
.
That
if
you
yet
stand
idle
,
it
is
not
because
you
could
not
be
hired
.
For
in
the
name
of
Christ
I
have
called
you
into
his
vineyard
,
and
told
you
of
your
work
and
wages
,
and
ashamed
your
excuses
and
objections
this
day
.
Come
away
then
speedily
from
the
snares
of
sinners
,
and
the
Company
of
deceived
hardened
men
,
and
cast
away
the
works
of
darknesse
!
Heaven
is
before
you
!
Death
is
at
hand
:
The
Eternal
God
hath
sent
to
call
you
!
Mercy
doth
yet
stretch
forth
its
arms
!
You
have
staid
too
long
,
and
abused
Patience
too
much
already
:
Stay
no
longer
!
O
now
please
God
,
and
comfort
us
,
and
save
your selves
by
Resolving
that
this
shall
be
the
Day
:
and
faithfully
performing
of
this
your
Resolution
,
Vp
and
be
doing
:
Believe
,
Repent
,
Desire
,
Obey
,
and
do
all
this
with
all
your
Might
.
Love
him
that
you
must
Love
for
ever
,
and
Love
him
with
all
your
Soul
and
Might
;
seek
that
which
is
truly
worth
the
seeking
,
and
it
will
pay
for
all
your
cost
and
pains
:
And
seek
it
first
with
all
your
Might
:
Remembring
still
it
must
be
Now
or
Never
.
BEfore
I
conclude
,
I
have
two
messages
yet
to
deliver
to
the
servants
of
the
Lord
:
The
One
is
of
Encouragement
:
The
Other
of
Direction
.
I
know
that
many
of
you
have
a
threefold
trouble
,
which
requireth
a
threefold
comfort
and
encouragement
.
One
is
,
that
you
have
done
so
little
of
your
work
;
but
lost
so
much
of
your
time
already
:
Another
is
,
that
you
are
so
opposed
and
hindred
.
And
the
greatest
of
all
is
,
that
you
are
yet
so
dull
and
slow
:
The
cure
of
which
must
be
the
matter
of
my
Directions
.
1.
For
the
first
:
That
you
have
lost
your
Time
,
must
be
the
matter
of
your
Humiliation
:
But
that
all
is
not
lost
,
before
you
see
your
sin
and
duty
;
but
yet
the
patience
and
mercy
of
the
Lord
are
attending
you
,
and
continuing
your
hope
;
this
is
the
matter
of
your
comfort
and
encouragement
.
Repent
therefore
that
you
came
no
sooner
home
:
But
rejoyce
that
you
are
come
home
at
last
:
and
now
be
more
diligent
in
redeeming
your
time
,
in
remembrance
of
the
time
already
lost
;
And
though
it
must
be
your
grief
,
that
your
Master
hath
been
deprived
of
so
much
as
his
service
,
and
others
of
so
much
good
which
you
should
have
done
them
,
and
that
time
is
lost
that
cannot
be
recalled
;
yet
it
is
your
comfort
,
that
your
own
Reward
may
be
equal
with
them
that
have
born
the
burthen
and
heat
of
the
day
:
For
many
that
are
last
(
in
the
time
of
their
coming
in
)
shall
be
first
(
in
receiving
their
reward
.
)
This
is
the
meaning
of
that
Parable
in
Mat.
20.
which
was
spoken
to
encourage
them
that
had
stood
out
too
long
,
and
to
rebuke
the
envie
,
and
high
expectations
of
them
that
came
in
sooner
:
and
it
is
no
whit
contradictory
to
those
passages
in
Matth.
25.
which
intimate
a
different
degree
of
glory
to
be
given
to
them
that
have
different
degrees
of
Grace
upon
their
industrious
improvement
.
The
one
Parable
Matth.
20.
shews
that
men
shall
not
be
rewarded
differently
for
their
longer
or
shorter
continuance
in
the
work
,
but
that
those
that
came
in
late
,
and
yet
are
found
with
equal
holiness
,
shall
be
rewarded
equally
with
the
first
:
And
more
,
if
their
holiness
be
more
,
which
the
second
Parable
expresseth
,
declaring
Gods
purpose
to
give
them
the
greatest
Glory
,
that
have
improved
their
Holiness
to
the
greatest
Measure
.
O
therefore
that
the
sense
of
your
former
unkindness
might
provoke
you
the
more
resolvedly
to
give
up
your selves
in
fervent
love
,
and
full
obedience
!
and
then
you
will
find
that
your
Time
is
Redeemed
,
though
it
cannot
be
recalled
;
and
that
Mercy
hath
secured
your
full
reward
.
O
what
an
unspeakable
▪
Mercy
is
this
!
that
if
yet
you
will
devote
your selves
entirely
to
Christ
,
and
serve
him
with
your
might
,
the
little
time
that
yet
remains
,
he
will
take
it
as
if
you
had
come
in
at
the
first
hour
of
the
day
!
2.
And
as
for
the
Opposition
and
hinderances
in
your
way
,
they
are
no
other
then
what
your
Lord
foretold
.
He
hath
gone
before
you
,
and
conquered
much
more
then
ever
you
will
encounter
from
without
(
though
he
had
not
a
body
of
sin
to
conquer
:
and
in
that
respect
the
conquest
of
his
Spirit
in
his
members
,
hath
the
preheminence
of
his
personal
conquest
.
)
He
hath
bid
you
Be
of
good
chear
,
because
he
hath
overcome
the
World.
If
you
will
not
take
up
your
cross
and
follow
him
,
you
cannot
be
his
Disciples
,
Joh.
16.
33.
Luk.
14.
27
,
33.
Would
you
be
soldiers
on
condition
you
may
not
fight
;
or
fight
,
and
yet
have
no
opposition
?
Follow
the
Captain
of
your
salvation
.
If
mocking
,
or
buffeting
,
or
spitting
in
his
face
,
or
hanging
him
upon
a
Cross
,
or
piercing
his
side
,
would
have
made
him
give
up
the
work
of
your
Redemption
,
you
had
been
left
to
utter
desperation
.
The
opposition
that
is
conquerable
,
should
serve
but
to
excite
your
courage
and
resolution
,
in
a
case
of
such
necessity
where
you
must
prevail
,
or
perish
.
Have
you
God
himself
on
your
side
,
Rom.
8.
31.
and
Christ
your
Captain
,
and
the
Spirit
of
Christ
to
give
you
courage
,
and
the
Promise
to
invite
you
,
and
Heaven
before
you
,
and
Hell
behind
you
,
and
the
examples
of
such
an
Army
of
conquering
Believers
:
and
shall
the
scorns
or
threats
of
a
crawling
Worm
prevail
against
all
these
for
your
discouragement
?
You
are
not
afraid
lest
any
man
should
pull
down
the
Sun
,
or
dry
up
the
Sea
,
or
overturn
the
Earth
:
And
are
you
afraid
that
Man
should
conquer
God
?
Rom.
8.
37.
or
take
you
out
of
the
hands
of
Christ
?
Joh.
10.
28.
39.
Mark
how
they
used
David
,
Psal
.
56.
3
,
4
,
5
,
6.
Every
day
they
wrest
my
words
:
all
their
thoughts
are
against
me
for
evil
:
They
gather
themselves
together
:
they
hide
themselves
:
they
mark
my
steps
when
they
wait
for
my
soul
.
]
But
what
did
he
therefore
fear
or
fly
from
God
?
No
,
[
What
time
I
am
afraid
,
I
will
trust
in
thee
:
In
God
will
I
praise
his
word
;
In
God
have
I
put
my
trust
;
I
will
not
fear
what
flesh
can
do
unto
me
]
Isa
.
51.
7
,
8.
[
Hearken
to
me
;
ye
that
know
righteousness
,
the
people
in
whose
heart
is
the
Law
;
Fear
ye
not
the
reproach
of
men
,
neither
be
ye
afraid
of
their
revilings
;
For
the
moth
shall
eat
them
up
like
a
garment
,
and
the
worm
shall
eat
them
like
wool
:
but
my
Righteousness
shall
be
for
ever
,
and
my
Salvation
from
generation
to
generation
.
]
You
deserve
to
be
shut
out
of
Heaven
,
if
you
will
not
bear
the
breath
of
a
fools
derision
for
it
.
3.
But
(
saith
the
self-accusing
soul
)
I
am
convinced
that
I
ought
to
be
laborious
for
my
salvation
,
and
that
all
this
is
too
little
that
I
can
do
:
but
I
am
dull
,
and
cold
,
and
negligent
in
all
:
I
am
far
from
doing
it
with
my
might
:
I
hear
,
and
read
,
and
pray
,
as
if
I
did
it
not
,
and
as
if
I
were
half
asleep
,
or
my
heart
were
away
upon
somewhat
else
.
I
fear
I
am
but
a
lazy
hypocrite
.
]
Answ
.
I
shall
first
speak
to
thy
doubt
,
and
then
to
direct
thee
against
thy
sin
.
And
first
,
you
must
be
resolved
whether
your
sloath
be
such
as
is
predominant
,
or
Mortifi'd
:
such
as
proveth
that
you
are
dead
in
sin
,
or
onely
such
as
proveth
you
but
diseased
and
infirm
.
And
to
know
this
,
you
must
distinguish
1.
Between
the
dulness
and
coldness
of
the
Affections
,
and
the
unresolvednesse
and
Disobedience
of
the
soul
.
2.
Between
a
sloathfulness
that
keepeth
men
from
a
godly
life
in
a
life
of
wickedness
,
and
that
which
only
keepeth
them
from
some
particular
act
of
duty
,
or
abateth
the
degree
of
their
sincere
affection
and
obedience
.
3.
Between
that
sloath
that
is
the
vicious
habit
of
the
Will
;
and
that
which
is
the
effect
of
age
,
or
sickness
,
or
melancholy
,
or
other
distemper
of
the
body
.
And
so
the
case
lieth
plain
before
you
.
1.
If
it
be
not
only
your
affections
that
are
dull
,
but
your
will
through
sloath
is
unresolved
;
and
this
not
only
in
a
temptation
to
the
abatement
of
some
degrees
,
and
the
neglect
of
some
particular
duty
,
but
against
a
holy
life
,
and
against
the
forsaking
of
your
reigning
sin
;
and
this
be
not
only
through
some
bodily
distemper
,
disabling
your
Reason
,
but
from
the
vicious
Habit
of
your
Wills
:
then
is
your
sloath
a
mortal
sign
,
and
proves
you
in
a
graceless
state
:
But
if
the
sloath
which
you
complain
of
,
be
onely
the
dulness
of
your
affections
,
and
the
backwardness
of
your
wills
,
to
some
high
degrees
,
or
particular
duties
,
and
the
effect
of
some
bodily
distemper
,
or
the
weakness
of
your
spiritual
life
,
while
your
wills
are
habitually
resolved
for
God
,
and
a
holy
life
,
against
a
worldly
fleshly
life
.
This
is
your
infirmity
,
and
a
sin
to
be
lamented
,
but
not
a
mark
of
death
and
gracelessness
.
You
will
have
a
backward
sloathfull
heart
to
strive
with
while
you
live
;
but
bless
God
that
you
are
offended
with
it
,
and
would
fain
be
delivered
.
This
was
Paul's
evidence
,
Rom.
7.
24.
You
will
have
flesh
,
and
flesh
will
plead
for
its
interest
,
and
will
be
striving
against
the
Spirit
;
but
bless
God
that
you
have
also
the
Spirit
to
strive
against
the
flesh
.
Be
thankfull
that
you
have
life
to
feel
your
sickness
,
though
you
languish
under
it
,
and
cannot
work
as
healthfull
men
;
and
that
you
are
in
the
way
to
Heaven
,
though
you
go
not
so
fast
as
you
should
and
would
.
2.
But
yet
,
though
you
have
Life
,
it
is
so
grievous
to
be
diseased
,
and
languish
under
such
an
infirmity
as
sloath
,
that
I
advise
you
to
stir
up
your selves
to
the
utmost
,
and
give
not
way
to
a
lazie
temper
;
and
that
you
may
serve
the
Lord
with
all
your
might
,
I
recommend
these
few
Directions
to
your
observation
.
Dir.
1.
When
you
would
be
quickened
up
to
seriousnesse
and
diligence
,
Have
ready
at
hand
such
quickning
Considerations
,
as
are
here
before
propounded
to
you
,
and
set
them
before
you
,
and
labour
to
work
them
upon
your
hearts
.
Powerful
truths
would
have
some
power
upon
your
souls
,
if
you
will
but
soberly
apply
your
reasons
to
them
and
plead
them
with
your selves
,
as
you
would
do
with
another
,
in
any
of
your
reproofs
or
exhortations
.
Dir.
2.
Take
heed
lest
any
worldly
design
or
interest
,
or
any
lust
or
sensual
delight
,
divert
your
minds
from
God
and
duty
.
For
all
the
powers
of
your
soul
will
languish
,
when
you
should
set
them
on
work
on
spiritual
things
,
and
your
hearts
will
be
abroad
,
when
you
should
be
wholly
taken
up
with
God
,
if
once
they
be
entangled
with
worldly
things
.
Watch
therefore
over
them
in
your
Callings
,
lest
the
creature
steal
too
deep
into
your
affections
:
For
if
you
be
alive
to
the
world
,
you
will
be
in
that
measure
dead
to
God.
Dir.
3.
If
it
be
possible
,
live
under
a
lively
Ministry
,
that
when
your
hearts
go
cold
and
dull
unto
the
Assemblies
,
they
may
come
warm
and
quickned
home
.
Life
cherisheth
life
,
as
fire
kindleth
fire
.
The
Word
and
Ordinances
of
God
are
quick
,
powerful
,
and
sharper
then
any
two-edged
sword
,
piercing
even
to
the
dividing
asunder
of
soul
and
spirit
,
and
is
a
discerner
of
the
thoughts
and
intents
of
the
hearts
,
Heb.
4.
12.
and
therefore
it
may
do
much
to
make
you
feel
.
Many
a
thousand
hath
it
pricked
at
the
heart
,
and
sent
them
home
alive
,
that
before
were
dead
,
Acts
2.
37.
Much
more
may
you
expect
that
it
should
excite
the
principles
which
you
have
already
.
Dir.
4.
If
it
may
be
,
converse
with
lively
,
active
,
stirring
Christians
;
but
especially
have
one
such
for
a
bosome
Friend
,
that
will
warm
you
when
you
are
cold
,
and
help
to
awake
you
when
you
drop
a
sleep
,
and
will
not
comply
with
you
in
a
declining
,
lazie
,
and
unprofitable
course
,
Eccles
.
4.
9
,
10
,
11.
Two
are
better
then
one
,
because
they
have
a
good
reward
for
their
labour
:
For
if
they
fall
,
the
one
will
lift
up
his
fellow
;
but
woe
to
him
that
is
alone
when
he
falleth
,
for
he
hath
not
another
to
help
him
up
.
Again
,
if
two
lie
together
,
then
they
have
heat
;
but
how
can
one
alone
be
warm
?
And
if
one
prevail
against
him
,
two
shall
withstand
him
;
and
a
threefold
cord
is
not
easily
broken
.
Dir.
5.
Put
not
away
from
you
the
day
of
death
.
Look
not
for
long
life
.
It
is
the
life
to
come
that
must
be
the
life
of
all
your
duties
here
:
and
distant
things
do
lose
their
force
.
Set
death
,
and
judgment
,
and
eternall
life
continually
as
near
at
hand
;
live
in
a
watchfull
expectation
of
your
change
,
do
all
as
dying
men
,
and
as
passing
to
receive
the
recompence
of
endlesse
joy
or
woe
;
and
this
will
quicken
you
.
To
this
end
,
go
often
to
the
house
of
mourning
,
and
be
not
unseasonably
or
immoderately
in
the
House
of
Mirth
.
When
you
observe
what
is
the
end
of
all
men
,
the
heart
will
be
made
better
by
it
,
Eccles
.
7.
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6.
But
excess
of
carnal
mirth
doth
infatuate
men
,
and
destroy
their
wisdom
,
seriousness
and
sobriety
.
Keep
always
a
sense
of
the
brevity
of
Life
,
and
of
the
preciousness
of
Time
,
and
remember
that
it
is
posting
on
whether
you
work
or
play
.
Methinks
,
if
you
forget
any
of
the
rest
,
this
one
consideration
that
we
have
in
hand
,
should
make
you
bestir
you
with
your
Might
,
that
,
It
must
be
now
or
Never
.
I
shall
only
add
two
needful
Cautions
,
lest
while
we
cure
one
disease
,
we
cause
another
(
as
knowing
that
corrupted-nature
is
used
to
run
from
extream
into
extream
.
1.
Desire
and
labour
more
for
an
high
estimation
of
things
spiritual
and
eternal
,
and
a
fixed
resolution
,
and
an
even
and
diligent
endeavour
,
then
for
passionate
feelings
and
affections
.
For
these
latter
are
more
unconstant
in
the
best
,
and
depend
much
on
the
temper
of
the
body
,
&
are
not
of
so
great
necessity
as
the
former
,
though
excellent
in
a
just
degree
and
season
.
For
its
possible
that
passions
even
about
good
things
may
be
too
much
,
when
Estimation
,
Resolution
,
and
regular
Endeavours
,
cannot
.
)
2.
Be
suspicious
when
you
have
the
warmest
and
liveliest
Affections
,
lest
your
judgments
should
be
perverted
by
following
when
they
should
lead
.
It
's
very
common
for
Zeal
and
strong
Affections
,
even
to
that
which
is
good
,
to
occasion
the
mistakes
of
the
understanding
,
and
make
men
look
all
on
one
side
,
and
think
they
can
never
go
far
enough
from
some
particular
sins
,
till
ignorantly
they
are
carried
into
some
perhaps
as
great
on
the
other
hand
.
Be
warned
by
the
sad
experience
of
these
times
,
to
suspect
your
judgements
in
the
fervour
of
your
affections
.
And
observing
these
cautions
,
let
nothing
abate
your
Zeal
and
Diligence
,
but
whatever
Duty
is
set
before
you
,
do
it
with
your
Might
:
for
it
must
be
Now
or
Never
.
THough
I
know
that
the
enmity
to
a
holy
,
heavenly
life
is
so
radicated
in
corrupted
nature
,
that
all
that
I
have
said
is
necessary
and
too
little
;
yet
some
I
know
will
think
it
strange
that
I
should
intimate
,
that
any
that
preach
the
Gospel
are
guilty
of
any
measure
of
this
sin
,
and
will
think
that
I
intend
by
it
to
reflect
upon
some
parties
above
the
rest
.
But
again
I
profess
,
that
it
is
no
party
but
the
Devills
party
,
and
the
ungodly
party
,
that
I
mean
and
its
hard
if
you
will
not
beleve
me
concerning
my
own
sense
.
Nor
is
it
my
desire
that
any
of
the
odiousness
of
Schism
,
Sedition
,
Rebellion
,
or
disobedience
to
Authority
,
should
be
so
much
as
diminished
by
any
mens
profession
of
godliness
.
No
,
I
beseech
you
,
by
how
much
the
more
godly
you
are
,
by
so
much
the
more
detest
all
these
;
godlinesse
tendeth
to
shame
&
condemn
these
odious
sins
,
and
not
to
be
a
cloak
for
them
or
any
extenuation
.
Nay
,
what
can
more
aggravate
them
,
then
that
they
should
be
found
in
the
professors
of
godliness
?
I
again
profess
that
I
have
no
design
but
to
plead
for
serious
diligence
in
the
Religion
which
we
are
all
agreed
in
,
and
to
stop
the
mouth
of
those
that
wickedly
speak
against
it
.
But
alas
!
it
is
too
evident
that
I
have
too
many
to
speak
to
that
are
not
innocent
;
why
else
doth
Scripture
tell
us
that
such
there
will
be
still
to
the
end
of
the
world
?
and
that
there
is
some
that
preach
Christ
of
strife
and
envy
,
to
add
affliction
to
the
bonds
of
the
afflicted
!
And
how
came
holy
Mr.
Bolton
to
find
so
much
work
for
these
rebukes
so
lately
in
his
time
,
as
in
his
books
you
find
?
And
can
we
already
forget
what
abundance
of
Antinomian
Teachers
were
among
us
,
that
turned
out
the
very
doctrine
of
practical
diligence
,
and
crying
it
down
as
a
setting
up
our selves
and
our
own
works
,
and
as
injurious
to
free
grace
;
and
under
pretence
of
exalting
Christ
did
set
up
an
heartless
,
lifeless
doctrine
,
that
tended
to
turn
out
the
life
of
a
Christianity
,
and
take
men
off
their
necessary
dili
-
as
a
legal
dangerous
thing
?
And
what
Ordinance
of
God
hath
not
been
cast
out
by
Preachers
themselves
upon
Religious
pretences
,
Family-Duties
,
Catechising
,
Singing
of
Psalms
,
Baptism
,
the
Lords
Supper
,
and
which
not
?
And
if
all
these
were
down
,
wherein
should
the
practice
of
Religion
consist
?
And
what
abundance
of
Pamphlets
had
we
that
laboured
to
make
the
Orthodox
,
faithfull
Ministry
a
very
scorn
,
and
deride
them
for
their
faithful
service
of
God
,
and
their
faithfulness
to
their
Superiors
,
inopposition
to
their
unrighteous
ways
?
I
am
loath
to
blot
my
papers
,
and
trouble
your
ears
with
the
names
of
the
Martin-mar-priests
,
and
a
multitude
of
such
others
which
I
mean.
And
let
no
Papist
,
or
any
enemy
of
our
Church
,
reproach
us
,
because
such
enemies
to
Holiness
are
found
among
us
.
Can
it
be
expected
that
our
Church
should
be
better
than
the
Family
of
Adam
,
that
had
a
Cain
?
or
of
Noah
,
that
had
a
Cham
?
or
of
Christ
,
that
had
a
Judas
?
And
are
there
not
far
more
enemies
to
serious
godliness
among
the
Papists
themselves
,
then
among
us
?
One
instance
out
of
the
Life
of
Philip
Nerius
,
the
Father
of
the
Oratorians
,
I
will
put
into
the
Preface
,
because
it
is
too
long
to
be
here
inserted
.
There
is
no
place
,
nor
rank
of
men
in
the
world
,
where
some
of
the
enemies
of
an
holy
life
are
not
to
be
found
,
even
among
those
that
profess
the
same
Religion
in
Doctrinals
,
with
those
whom
they
oppose
.
Christ
and
the
Devil
have
their
several
Armies
;
and
if
once
the
Devil
disband
his
Souldiers
,
and
have
none
to
oppose
a
holy
life
,
then
tell
me
that
its
a
needless
thing
to
defend
it
,
and
to
confute
them
.
But
I
am
listed
under
Christ
,
&
will
never
give
over
pleading
for
him
,
till
his
adversaries
give
over
pleading
against
him
,
and
his
cause
,
as
long
as
he
continueth
my
liberty
and
duty
.
And
blessed
be
the
Lord
,
that
if
an
Hypocritical
Preacher
be
found
among
us
,
that
secretly
or
openly
disgraceth
a
diligent
holy
life
,
there
are
more
able
,
holy
faithful
ones
to
confute
him
both
by
Doctrine
,
and
by
their
Lives
,
then
are
to
be
found
in
any
other
Kingdom
in
the
world
proportionally
,
that
ever
I
could
hear
of
.
And
that
the
faithful
Disciples
are
so
many
,
and
the
Judas'es
so
few
,
how
great
a
blessing
is
it
to
this
Land
,
and
how
great
an
honour
to
his
Majesties
Government
,
and
to
the
Church
in
his
Dominions
?
The
Lord
teach
this
sinful
Nation
to
be
thankful
,
and
pardon
their
ingratitude
,
and
never
deprive
them
of
this
forfeited
mercy
.
The
Lord
teach
them
to
hearken
to
the
Friends
,
and
not
to
the
Enemies
of
Holiness
,
and
never
to
receive
a
wound
at
the
heart
of
their
Religion
,
however
they
hear
their
smaller
differences
about
things
circumstantial
.
And
now
I
should
conclude
,
I
am
loth
to
end
,
for
fear
lest
I
have
not
yet
prevailed
with
you
:
What
are
you
now
resolved
to
do
from
this
day
forward
?
It
is
work
that
we
have
been
speaking
of
,
and
necessary
work
of
endless
consequence
,
which
must
be
done
,
and
quickly
done
,
and
throughly
done
.
Are
you
not
convinced
that
it
is
so
?
that
plowing
and
sowing
are
not
more
necessary
to
your
harvest
,
then
the
work
of
holiness
,
in
this
day
of
grace
,
is
necessary
to
your
salvation
?
You
are
blind
if
you
see
not
this
:
you
are
dead
if
you
feel
it
not
:
what
then
will
you
do
?
For
Gods
sake
,
and
for
your
own
sake
,
stand
not
demurring
till
time
be
gone
.
It
is
all
that
the
Devil
desireth
,
if
he
can
but
find
you
one
thing
or
other
to
be
thinking
,
and
talking
,
and
doing
about
,
to
keep
you
from
this
till
time
be
gone
;
and
then
he
will
insult
over
you
,
&
then
he
that
kept
you
from
seeing
and
feeing
,
will
help
you
to
see
and
feel
to
your
calamity
:
Then
the
Devil
will
make
you
feel
that
which
Preachers
could
not
make
you
feel
:
and
he
will
make
you
think
of
that
,
and
lay
it
close
enough
to
your
hearts
,
which
we
could
not
get
you
to
lay
to
heart
.
Now
we
study
and
preach
to
you
in
hope
,
but
then
(
alas
it
breaks
our
hearts
to
think
of
it
)
we
have
done
with
you
for
ever
,
because
all
hope
is
gone
.
Then
the
Devil
may
challenge
a
Minis●●r
:
[
Now
do
thy
worst
to
bring
this
sinner
to
repentance
;
Now
call
to
him
to
consider
,
and
believe
,
and
come
to
Christ
;
Now
offer
him
mercy
,
and
intreat
him
to
accept
it
;
Now
cry
to
him
to
take
heed
of
sin
and
of
temptations
,
that
he
comes
not
to
this
place
of
torments
;
Now
tell
him
of
the
beauty
or
necessity
of
holiness
,
and
call
upon
him
to
Turn
and
Live
;
Now
do
thy
worst
to
rescue
him
from
my
power
,
and
to
save
his
soul
.
]
Alas
poor
sinner
!
will
you
stop
your
ears
,
and
go
on
in
sin
,
and
damn
your selves
,
and
break
our
hearts
to
fore-see
that
day
!
Must
we
see
the
Devil
go
away
with
such
a
prey
,
and
shall
we
not
rescue
your
captivated
souls
,
because
you
will
not
hear
,
you
will
not
stir
,
you
will
not
consent
!
Oh
hear
the
God
of
Heaven
if
you
will
not
hear
us
,
who
calleth
to
you
,
Return
and
Live
!
Oh
hear
him
that
shed
his
blood
for
souls
and
tendereth
you
now
salvation
by
his
blood
!
O
hear
without
any
more
delay
,
before
all
is
gone
,
and
you
are
gone
,
and
he
that
now
deceiveth
you
,
torment
you
!
Yet
hold
on
a
little
longer
in
a
carnal
,
earthly
,
unsanctified
state
,
and
it
is
too
late
to
hope
,
to
pray
,
or
strive
for
your
salvation
:
Yet
a
little
longer
,
and
mercy
will
have
done
with
you
for
ever
;
and
Christ
will
never
invite
you
more
,
nor
never
offer
to
cleanse
you
by
his
Blood
,
or
sanctifie
you
by
his
Spirit
!
Yet
a
little
longer
,
and
you
shall
never
hear
a
Sermon
more
,
and
never
more
be
troubled
with
those
Preachers
that
were
in
good
sadness
with
you
,
and
longed
once
for
your
conversion
and
salvation
!
O
sleepy
dead-hearted
sinners
,
what
should
I
do
to
show
you
how
near
you
stand
to
Eternity
,
and
what
is
now
doing
in
the
world
that
you
are
going
to
,
&
how
these
things
are
thought
on
there
!
What
should
I
do
to
make
you
know
how
Time
is
valued
,
how
sin
and
holinesse
are
esteemed
in
the
world
where
you
must
live
for
ever
!
What
should
I
do
to
make
you
know
those
things
to
day
,
which
I
will
not
thank
you
to
know
when
you
are
gone
hence
!
O
that
the
Lord
would
open
your
eyes
in
time
!
Could
I
but
make
you
know
these
things
as
believers
should
know
them
,
I
say
not
as
those
that
see
them
,
nor
yet
as
dreamers
,
that
do
not
regard
them
,
but
as
those
that
believe
that
they
must
shortly
see
them
;
what
a
joyfull
hours
work
should
I
esteem
this
!
how
happy
would
it
be
to
you
and
me
,
if
every
word
were
accompanied
with
tears
!
If
I
followed
you
home
and
beg'd
your
Consideration
on
my
bear
knees
,
or
as
a
beggar
begs
an
alms
at
your
doors
,
If
this
Sermon
cost
me
as
many
censures
or
slanders
as
ever
Sermon
did
,
I
should
not
think
it
too
dear
,
if
I
could
but
help
you
to
such
a
sight
of
the
things
we
speak
of
,
that
you
might
truly
understand
them
as
they
are
:
that
you
had
but
a
true
awakned
apprehension
of
the
shortnesse
of
your
day
,
of
the
nearless
of
eternity
,
and
of
the
endless
consequence
of
your
present
work
;
and
what
holy
labour
and
sinful
loytering
will
be
thought
of
in
the
world
to
come
for
ever
!
But
when
we
see
you
sin
,
and
trifle
,
and
no
more
regard
your
endless
life
,
and
see
also
what
haste
your
Time
is
making
,
and
yet
cannot
make
you
understand
these
things
;
when
we
know
our selves
as
sure
as
we
speak
to
you
,
that
you
will
shortly
be
astonished
at
the
review
of
your
present
sloth
and
folly
,
and
when
we
know
that
these
matters
are
not
thought
of
in
another
world
,
as
they
are
among
the
sleepy
or
the
bedlam
sinners
here
,
and
yet
know
not
how
to
make
you
know
it
,
whom
it
doth
so
exceeding
much
concern
;
this
amazeth
us
,
and
almost
breaks
our
hearts
!
Yea
,
when
we
tell
you
of
things
that
are
past
doubt
,
and
can
be
no
further
matter
of
controversie
,
then
men
have
sold
their
understandings
,
&
betrayed
their
reason
to
their
sordid
lusts
,
and
yet
we
cannot
get
reasonable
men
to
know
that
which
they
cannot
choose
but
know
,
to
know
that
seriously
and
practically
,
which
alwayes
hath
a
witness
in
their
breasts
,
and
which
none
but
the
profligate
dare
deny
:
I
tell
you
sinners
,
this
,
even
this
is
worse
then
a
prison
to
us
;
it
is
you
that
are
our
persecutors
;
it
is
you
that
are
the
daily
sorrow
of
our
hearts
;
it
s
you
that
disappoint
us
of
our
hopes
,
and
make
us
lose
so
much
of
the
labour
of
our
lives
!
And
if
all
others
did
as
some
do
by
us
,
alas
how
sad
an
employment
should
we
have
!
and
how
little
would
it
trouble
us
to
be
silenced
and
laid
aside
!
If
we
were
sick
of
the
ambitious
or
covetous
thirst
,
we
should
then
say
that
it
is
they
that
deny
us
wealth
and
honour
that
disappoint
us
.
But
if
we
are
Christians
,
this
is
not
our
case
,
but
it
is
the
thirst
after
your
conversion
and
salvation
which
affecteth
us
:
and
therefore
it
is
you
,
even
you
that
linger
in
your
sins
and
delay
repentance
,
and
forget
your
home
,
and
neglect
your
souls
,
it
is
you
that
disappoint
us
,
and
you
that
are
our
afflicters
;
and
as
much
as
you
think
you
befriend
us
when
you
plead
our
cause
against
men
of
violence
and
rage
,
it
is
you
that
shall
answer
for
the
loss
of
our
time
,
and
labour
,
and
hope
,
and
for
the
grieving
of
your
Teachers
hearts
.
Sinners
,
what
ever
the
Devil
and
raging
passion
may
say
against
a
holy
life
,
God
and
your
own
consciences
shall
be
our
witnesses
,
that
we
desired
nothing
unreasonable
,
or
unnecessary
at
your
hands
.
I
know
it
is
the
master-piece
of
the
Devils
craft
,
when
he
cannot
keep
all
Religion
in
contempt
,
to
raise
up
a
dust
of
controversie
in
the
world
about
names
,
and
forms
,
and
circumstances
in
Religion
,
that
he
may
keep
men
busily
striving
about
these
,
while
Religion
it self
is
neglected
or
unknown
;
and
that
he
may
make
men
believe
that
they
have
some
Religion
,
because
they
are
for
one
side
or
other
in
these
controversies
:
and
especially
that
he
may
entice
men
to
number
the
substantials
of
Religion
it self
among
these
lesser
doubtful
points
,
and
make
sinners
believe
that
it
is
but
the
precise
opinion
of
one
party
that
they
reject
,
while
they
reject
the
serious
practice
of
all
true
Religion
.
And
so
the
Devil
gets
more
by
these
petty
quarrels
and
controversies
,
occasioned
by
contentious
empty
men
,
then
he
could
have
done
by
the
open
opposition
of
Infidels
,
Heathens
,
or
the
prophane
:
So
that
neither
I
,
nor
any
man
that
opinionative
men
have
a
mind
to
quarrel
with
,
can
tell
how
to
exhort
you
to
the
very
practice
of
Christianity
it self
,
but
you
are
presently
casting
your
thoughts
upon
some
points
wherein
we
are
reported
to
differ
from
you
,
or
remembring
some
clamours
of
malicious
men
,
that
prejudice
against
the
person
of
the
speaker
,
make
keep
your
souls
from
profiting
to
salvation
by
the
doctrine
which
even
your
selvs
profess
.
If
this
be
the
case
of
any
one
of
you
,
I
do
not
mean
your
consciences
shall
so
scape
the
power
or
evidence
of
the
truth
.
Dost
thou
talk
of
our
differences
about
Forms
and
Ceremonies
?
Alas
man
!
what
's
that
to
the
message
which
we
come
about
to
thee
,
what
is
that
to
the
business
that
we
are
preaching
of
?
The
question
that
I
am
putting
to
you
,
is
not
whether
you
will
be
for
this
form
of
Church-Government
or
for
that
,
for
a
Ceremony
or
against
it
;
but
it
is
,
whether
you
will
hearken
in
time
to
God
and
conscience
,
and
be
as
busie
to
provide
for
Heaven
as
ever
you
have
been
to
provide
for
Earth
?
and
whether
you
will
set
your selves
to
do
the
work
that
you
are
Created
and
Redeemed
for
?
This
is
the
business
that
I
am
sent
to
call
you
to
;
what
say
you
?
will
you
do
it
,
and
do
it
seriously
without
delay
?
You
shall
not
be
able
to
say
,
that
I
called
you
to
a
party
,
a
faction
,
or
some
opinion
of
my
own
,
or
laid
your
salvation
upon
some
doubtful
controversie
.
No
sinner
,
thy
conscience
shall
have
no
such
shift
for
its
deceit
:
It
is
godlinesse
,
serious
and
practical
godliness
that
thou
art
called
to
.
It
is
nothing
but
what
all
christians
in
the
world
,
both
Papists
&
Greeks
,
&
Protestants
,
and
all
the
parties
among
those
that
are
true
christians
,
are
agreed
in
the
profession
of
.
That
I
may
not
leave
thee
in
any
darkness
which
I
can
deliver
thee
from
,
I
le
tell
thee
distinctly
,
though
succinctly
,
what
it
is
that
thou
art
thus
importuned
to
;
and
tell
me
then
whether
it
be
that
which
any
christian
can
make
doubt
of
.
1.
That
which
I
intreat
of
thee
is
,
but
to
live
as
one
,
that
verily
believeth
there
is
a
God
,
and
that
this
God
is
the
Creator
,
the
Lord
,
and
Ruler
of
the
world
;
and
that
it
is
incomparably
more
of
our
business
to
understand
and
obey
his
Laws
,
and
as
faithful
Subjects
to
be
conformed
to
them
,
then
to
observe
or
be
conformed
to
the
Laws
of
Man
:
And
to
live
as
men
that
do
believe
,
that
this
God
is
Almighty
,
and
the
greatest
of
men
are
less
then
crawling
worms
to
him
;
and
that
he
is
infinitely
wise
,
and
the
wisdom
of
man
is
foolishness
to
him
;
and
that
he
is
infinitely
good
and
amiable
,
and
the
best
of
creatures
is
dung
and
filth
in
comparison
of
him
;
and
that
his
love
is
the
only
felicity
of
man
,
and
that
none
are
happy
but
those
that
do
enjoy
it
,
and
none
that
do
enjoy
it
can
be
miserable
;
and
that
riches
,
and
honors
,
and
fleshly
delights
are
brutish
vanities
in
comparison
of
the
eternal
love
of
God.
Live
but
as
men
that
heartily
believeth
all
this
,
and
I
have
that
I
come
for
.
And
is
any
of
this
a
matter
of
controversie
or
doubt
?
not
among
Christians
I
am
sure
:
not
among
wise
men
.
It
is
no
doubt
to
those
in
heaven
,
nor
to
those
in
hell
,
not
to
those
that
have
not
lost
understanding
upon
earth
,
they
Live
then
according
to
these
truths
.
2.
Live
as
men
that
verily
believe
,
that
Mankind
is
fallen
into
sinne
and
misery
,
and
that
all
men
are
corrupted
,
and
under
the
condemnation
of
the
Law
of
God
,
till
they
are
delivered
,
pardoned
,
reconciled
to
God
,
and
made
new
creatures
by
a
renewing
,
restoring
sanctifying
change
.
Live
but
as
men
that
believe
that
this
cure
must
be
wrought
,
and
this
great
restoring
change
must
be
made
upon
your selves
,
if
it
be
not
done
already
.
Live
as
men
that
have
so
great
a
work
to
look
after
.
And
is
this
a
matter
of
any
doubt
or
controversie
?
sure
it
is
not
to
a
Christian
:
and
me-thinks
it
should
not
be
to
any
man
else
that
knoweth
himself
,
any
more
then
to
a
man
in
a
dropsy
,
whether
he
be
diseased
,
when
he
feels
the
thirst
,
and
sees
the
swelling
.
Did
you
but
know
what
cures
and
changes
are
necessarily
to
be
made
upon
your
diseased
miserable
souls
;
if
you
care
what
becomes
of
them
,
you
would
soon
see
cause
to
look
about
you
.
3.
Live
but
as
men
that
verily
believe
that
you
are
Redeemed
by
the
Son
of
God
,
who
hath
suffered
for
your
sins
,
and
brought
you
the
tidings
of
pardon
&
salvation
,
which
you
may
have
if
you
will
give
up
your
selves
to
him
,
who
is
the
physitian
of
souls
,
to
be
healed
by
him
.
Live
as
men
that
believe
,
that
the
infinite
love
of
God
revealed
to
lost
mankind
in
the
Redeemer
,
doth
bind
us
to
love
him
with
all
our
hearts
,
and
serve
him
with
all
our
restored
faculties
,
and
to
work
as
those
that
have
the
greatest
thankfulness
to
shew
,
as
well
as
the
greatest
mercies
to
receive
,
and
miserie
to
escape
:
&
as
those
that
believe
,
that
if
sinners
that
without
Christ
had
no
hope
,
shall
now
love
their
sins
,
&
refuse
to
leave
them
,
and
to
repent
and
be
converted
,
and
unthankfully
reject
the
mercie
of
salvation
so
dearly
bought
,
and
so
freely
offered
them
,
their
damnation
will
be
doubled
as
their
sin
is
doubled
.
Live
but
as
men
that
have
such
Redemption
to
admire
,
such
mercie
to
entertain
,
and
such
a
salvation
to
attain
,
and
that
are
sure
they
can
never
scape
if
they
continne
to
neglect
so
great
salvation
,
Heb.
2.
3.
And
is
there
any
controversie
among
Christians
in
any
of
this
?
There
is
not
certainly
.
4.
Live
but
as
men
that
believe
,
that
the
holy
Ghost
is
given
by
Jesus
Christ
to
convert
,
to
quicken
,
to
sanctifie
all
that
he
will
save
:
&
that
except
you
be
born
of
the
Spirit
,
you
shall
not
enter
into
the
Kingdom
of
Heaven
,
and
that
if
any
man
have
not
the
Spirit
of
Christ
,
the
same
is
none
of
his
,
Joh.
3.
5
,
6.
Rom.
8.
9.
And
that
without
this
,
no
patching
or
mending
of
your
lives
by
any
common
principles
wil
serve
the
turn
for
your
salvation
,
or
make
you
acceptable
to
God
,
Heb.
11.
6.
Live
as
men
that
believe
that
this
Spirit
is
given
by
the
hearing
of
the
word
of
God
,
and
must
be
prayed
for
,
and
obeyed
,
&
not
resisted
,
quench'd
,
and
griev'd
.
And
is
there
any
controversie
among
Christians
in
any
of
this
?
Ask
those
that
make
a
mock
at
Holinesse
,
Sanctification
,
and
the
Spirit
,
whether
they
be
not
baptized
into
the
Name
of
the
Holy
Ghost
,
and
profess
to
believe
in
him
as
their
Sanctifier
,
as
well
as
in
the
Son
as
their
Redeemer
?
And
then
ask
them
whether
it
be
not
a
thing
that
should
make
even
a
devil
to
tremble
,
to
come
so
near
the
blasphemy
against
the
holy
Ghost
,
as
to
mock
at
his
Office
and
Sanctifying
work
,
and
at
the
holines
,
without
which
no
man
shall
see
the
Lord
!
Heb.
12.
14.
and
this
after
they
are
baptized
,
and
profess
to
believe
in
the
holy
Ghost
as
their
Sanctifier
?
5.
Live
but
as
men
that
believe
that
sin
is
the
greatest
evil
,
the
thing
which
the
Holy
Ghost
abhorreth
;
and
then
you
will
never
make
a
mock
of
it
,
as
Solomon
saith
the
foolish
do
,
Pro.
14.
9.
nor
say
,
What
harm
is
in
it
?
6.
Live
but
as
men
that
believe
no
sin
is
pardoned
without
Repentance
,
and
that
Repentance
is
the
loathing
and
forsaking
of
sin
;
and
if
that
it
be
true
,
it
will
not
suffer
you
to
live
wilfully
in
any
gross
sin
,
nor
to
desire
to
keep
the
least
infirmity
,
nor
to
be
loth
to
know
your
unknown
sins
.
7.
Live
as
those
that
believe
that
you
are
to
be
members
of
the
Holy
Catholick
Church
,
and
therein
to
hold
the
Communion
of
Saints
.
And
then
you
will
know
,
that
it
is
not
as
a
member
of
any
Sect
or
Party
,
but
as
a
holy
member
of
this
holy
Church
,
that
you
must
be
saved
:
and
that
it
is
the
name
of
a
Christian
which
is
more
honourable
then
the
name
of
any
division
,
or
sub-division
among
Christians
,
whether
Greek
,
or
Papist
,
or
Potestant
,
or
Prelatist
,
or
Presbyterian
,
or
Independent
,
or
Anabaptist
.
It
is
easie
to
be
of
any
one
of
these
parties
;
but
to
be
a
Christian
,
which
all
pretend
to
,
is
not
so
easie
.
It
is
easie
to
have
a
burning
zeal
for
any
divided
party
or
cause
,
but
the
common
zeal
for
Christian
Religion
,
is
not
so
easie
to
be
kindled
,
or
kept
alive
,
but
requireth
as
much
diligence
to
maintain
it
,
as
dividing
zeal
requireth
to
quench
it
.
It
is
easie
to
love
a
party
as
a
party
;
but
to
keep
up
Catholick
charity
to
all
Christians
,
&
to
live
in
that
holy
love
&
converse
,
which
is
requisite
to
[
a
Christian
communion
of
Saints
]
is
not
so
easie
.
Satan
and
corrupted
nature
befriend
the
love
and
zeal
of
faction
,
which
is
confined
to
a
party
on
a
controverted
cause
:
but
they
are
enemies
to
the
love
of
Saints
,
and
to
the
zeal
for
holiness
,
and
to
the
chatholick
charity
,
which
is
from
the
spirit
of
Christ
.
You
see
I
call
you
not
to
division
,
not
to
side
with
Sects
,
but
to
live
as
members
of
a
holy
Catholick
Church
,
which
consisteth
of
all
that
be
holy
in
the
world
:
and
to
live
as
those
that
believe
the
Communion
of
Saints
.
8.
Live
as
those
that
believe
that
there
is
a
life
everlasting
,
where
the
Sanctified
shall
live
in
endless
joy
,
and
the
unsanctified
in
endless
punishment
and
woe
:
live
but
as
men
that
verily
believe
a
Heaven
and
a
Hell
,
and
a
day
of
Judgment
,
in
which
all
the
actions
of
this
life
must
be
revised
,
&
all
men
judged
to
their
endless
state
.
Believe
these
things
heartily
,
and
then
think
a
holy
diligence
needless
if
you
can
:
Then
be
of
the
mind
of
the
deriders
&
enemies
of
godliness
if
you
can
!
If
one
sight
of
Heaven
or
Hell
would
serve
without
any
more
ado
,
instead
of
other
arguments
to
confute
all
the
cavils
of
the
distracted
world
,
&
to
justifie
the
most
diligent
Saints
in
the
judgment
of
those
that
now
abhor
them
,
why
should
not
a
sound
belief
of
the
same
thing
in
its
measure
do
the
same
?
9.
Live
but
as
those
that
believe
this
life
is
given
us
as
the
only
Time
to
make
preparation
for
eternal
life
:
and
that
all
that
ever
shall
be
done
for
your
salvation
,
must
be
Now
,
just
Now
,
before
your
time
is
ended
:
Live
as
those
that
know
(
and
need
not
faith
to
tell
them
)
that
this
time
is
short
,
and
almost
at
an
end
already
,
and
stayeth
for
no
man
,
but
as
a
post
doth
haste
away
:
It
will
not
stay
while
you
are
trimming
you
or
sporting
you
:
it
will
not
stay
while
you
are
taken
up
in
Stage-plays
,
in
complements
,
in
idleness
,
or
any
impertinent
needless
thing
;
It
wil
not
tarry
while
you
spend
yet
the
other
year
,
or
month
,
or
day
,
in
your
worldliness
or
ambition
,
or
in
your
lusts
and
sensual
delights
,
&
put
off
your
Repentance
to
another
time
.
O
sirs
,
for
the
Lords
sake
do
but
live
as
men
that
must
shortly
be
buried
in
a
grave
,
&
their
souls
appear
before
the
Lord
,
and
as
men
that
have
but
this
little
Time
to
do
all
for
their
everlasting
life
,
that
ever
must
be
done
.
O
live
as
men
that
are
sure
to
die
,
and
are
not
sure
to
live
till
to
morrow
.
And
let
not
the
noise
of
pleasure
or
wordly
business
,
or
the
chat
or
scorns
of
miserable
fools
,
bear
down
your
reason
,
and
make
you
live
as
if
you
knew
not
what
you
know
,
or
as
if
there
were
any
doubt
about
these
things
.
Who
is
the
man
,
and
what
is
his
name
,
that
dare
contradict
them
,
and
can
make
it
good
?
O
do
not
sin
against
your
knowledg
:
do
not
stand
still
and
see
your
glass
running
,
and
Time
making
such
hast
,
and
yet
make
no
more
haste
your selves
,
then
if
you
were
not
concerned
in
it
:
Do
not
,
O
do
not
slumber
,
when
Time
and
Judgment
never
slumber
;
nor
sit
still
when
you
have
so
much
to
do
,
&
know
all
that
is
now
left
undone
must
be
undone
for
ever
!
Alas
,
sirs
,
how
many
questions
of
exceeding
weight
have
you
yet
to
be
resolved
in
?
whether
you
are
truly
sanctified
?
whether
your
sins
be
pardoned
?
whether
you
shall
be
saved
when
you
die
?
whether
you
are
ready
to
leave
this
world
,
and
enter
upon
another
?
I
tell
you
,
the
answering
of
these
,
and
many
more
such
questions
,
is
a
matter
of
no
small
difficulty
or
concernment
.
And
all
these
must
be
done
in
this
little
and
uncertain
time
.
It
must
be
Now
or
Never
.
Live
but
as
men
that
believe
and
consider
these
certain
unquestionable
things
.
10.
Lastly
,
Will
you
but
live
as
men
that
believe
that
the
world
and
the
flesh
are
the
deadly
enemies
of
your
Salvation
;
and
that
believe
;
that
if
any
man
love
the
world
,
(
so
far
)
the
love
of
the
Father
is
not
in
him
,
1
Joh.
2.
15
,
16.
And
as
men
that
believe
,
that
if
ye
live
after
flesh
,
ye
shall
die
,
but
if
by
the
spirit
ye
mortifie
the
deeds
of
the
bodie
,
ye
shall
live
,
Rom.
8.
13.
and
that
those
that
are
in
Christ
Jesus
,
and
are
freed
from
condemnation
,
are
such
as
walk
not
after
the
flesh
,
but
after
the
Spirit
,
Rom.
8.
1.
And
that
we
must
make
no
provision
for
the
flesh
,
to
satisfie
the
will
or
lusts
thereof
,
Rom.
13.
10.
and
must
not
walk
in
gluttonie
&
drunkenness
,
in
chambering
and
wantonness
,
in
strife
and
envying
,
v.
13.
but
must
have
our
hearts
where
our
treasure
is
,
Mat.
6.
21.
and
converse
in
Heaven
,
Phil.
3.
18
,
19
,
20.
and
being
risen
with
Christ
,
must
seek
the
things
that
are
above
,
and
set
our
affections
on
them
,
and
not
on
the
things
that
are
on
earth
,
Col.
3.
1
,
2
,
3.
Sirs
,
will
you
say
that
any
of
this
is
our
singular
opinion
,
or
matter
of
controversie
&
doubt
?
Are
not
all
Christians
agreed
in
it
?
Do
you
not
your
selves
profess
that
you
believe
it
?
Live
then
but
as
those
that
do
believe
it
,
&
condemn
not
your
selves
in
the
things
that
you
confess
.
I
tell
thee
,
if
now
thou
wilt
refuse
to
live
according
to
these
common
acknowledged
truths
,
thou
shalt
never
be
able
to
say
before
the
Lord
,
that
mens
controversie
about
a
Ceremony
or
Church-Government
,
of
the
manner
or
worship
,
were
the
things
that
hindred
thee
!
but
all
sorts
&
sects
shall
be
witnesses
against
thee
,
and
condemn
thee
,
for
they
all
agreed
in
these
things
even
the
bloodiest
sect
,
that
imprison
,
and
torment
and
kill
others
for
their
differences
in
smaller
matters
,
are
yet
agreed
with
those
that
they
persecute
,
and
murder
,
about
these
things
:
Papists
are
agreed
in
them
,
and
Protestants
are
agreed
in
them
:
All
the
sects
that
are
now
quarrelling
among
us
,
&
in
the
world
,
are
agreed
in
them
,
who
are
but
meet
for
the
name
of
Christians
.
All
these
will
be
ready
to
bear
witness
against
the
prophane
,
the
sensual
,
the
sloathful
neglecter
of
God
and
his
Salvation
,
and
to
say
,
we
all
confessed
,
notwithstanding
our
other
differences
,
that
all
these
things
were
certain
truths
,
and
that
mens
lives
should
be
ordered
according
unto
these
.
But
if
yet
you
pretend
controversie
to
cover
your
malignity
or
ungodliness
,
I
will
go
a
little
further
,
and
tell
you
,
that
in
the
matter
as
well
as
in
the
principles
,
it
is
things
that
we
are
all
agreed
in
,
which
I
call
you
to
,
and
which
the
ungodly
do
refuse
:
I
le
briefly
name
them
.
1.
One
part
of
your
work
which
we
urge
you
to
do
with
all
your
might
is
,
seriously
&
soberly
to
consider
often
of
all
these
truths
before
mentioned
,
which
you
say
you
do
believe
:
And
is
it
any
controversie
with
reasonable
men
whether
they
should
use
their
reason
?
or
with
believers
whether
they
should
consider
and
lay
to
heart
the
weight
&
use
of
the
things
which
they
believe
?
2.
Another
part
of
your
work
is
to
love
God
with
all
your
soul
&
might
and
to
make
him
your
delight
,
&
to
seek
first
his
Kingdom
and
the
rightousness
thereof
;
and
to
set
your
affections
on
things
above
,
and
to
live
on
earth
as
the
heirs
of
heaven
:
And
is
there
any
controversie
among
Protestants
,
Papists
,
or
any
about
this
?
3.
Another
part
of
your
work
,
is
,
to
see
the
honouring
of
God
in
the
world
,
the
promoting
of
his
Kingdom
and
Government
in
your selves
and
others
,
the
doing
of
his
will
and
obeying
of
his
Laws
:
And
is
there
any
controversie
in
this
?
4.
Another
part
of
your
work
,
is
,
to
to
mortifie
the
flesh
,
&
to
reject
its
conceits
,
and
desires
,
and
lusts
,
which
resist
the
foresaid
obedience
to
God
;
and
to
cast
out
the
inordinate
love
and
care
of
worldly
things
:
to
refuse
the
counsels
,
the
commands
,
the
will
,
the
enticements
and
perswasions
of
man
,
which
contradict
the
commands
&
will
of
God
:
&
to
forsake
all
that
you
have
in
the
world
rather
then
forsake
your
dear
Redeemer
,
and
hazard
your
salvation
by
any
wilful
sin
:
To
take
up
your
Cross
and
follow
Christ
through
a
life
of
suffering
to
glory
;
I
know
there
is
difficulty
enough
in
all
this
,
and
that
flesh
will
repine
against
it
and
abhor
it
:
But
is
there
any
controversie
about
it
among
any
true
believers
?
Is
not
all
this
the
express
Command
of
God
,
and
necessary
to
salvation
?
5.
Another
part
of
your
work
,
is
,
to
avoid
temptations
,
and
fly
from
the
occasions
and
appearances
of
evil
,
and
not
only
to
avoid
that
which
is
directly
evil
it
self
,
but
that
also
which
would
draw
you
into
evil
(
as
far
as
you
can
)
and
to
keep
as
far
as
may
be
from
the
brink
of
hell
and
danger
,
&
to
have
no
fellowship
with
the
unfruitful
works
of
darknes
,
nor
be
companions
with
them
,
but
reprove
them
,
and
mourn
for
the
unclean
and
wicked
conversation
of
the
world
.
This
is
it
that
we
intreat
of
you
:
&
is
there
any
matter
of
controversie
in
all
this
?
6.
Another
part
of
the
work
which
we
call
you
to
,
is
,
to
redeem
this
little
Time
that
is
allotted
you
;
To
make
the
best
of
it
,
and
improve
it
to
the
greatest
furtherance
of
your
salvation
:
To
lose
none
of
it
upon
unprofitable
things
:
to
spend
it
in
those
works
which
will
comfort
you
most
when
time
is
gone
;
If
it
will
be
more
comfortable
to
you
in
the
day
of
Judgment
,
that
you
have
spent
your
Time
in
playes
,
&
sports
,
and
idleness
,
&
worldly
cares
,
&
pleasures
,
then
in
serving
God
,
&
preparing
for
another
life
,
then
hold
on
,
and
do
so
to
the
end
:
But
if
it
will
not
,
then
do
what
you
would
hear
of
,
seeing
you
must
hear
of
it
:
spend
none
of
your
time
in
idleness
&
unfruitful
things
,
till
you
have
no
better
and
more
necessary
things
to
spend
it
in
,
&
till
you
have
Time
to
spare
from
more
important
work
.
This
is
our
request
to
you
,
that
you
would
not
lose
one
hour
of
your
pretious
Time
,
but
spend
it
as
those
that
have
lost
too
much
,
and
have
but
a
little
more
to
spend
in
preparation
for
eternity
.
And
is
this
any
Schismatical
or
factious
motion
?
Is
there
any
thing
controvertible
,
or
which
any
Christian
can
speak
against
,
in
any
of
this
?
7.
Another
part
of
your
work
,
is
,
to
search
the
Scripture
as
that
which
containeth
your
directions
for
eternal
life
,
Joh.
5.
39.
To
love
the
Word
of
God
more
then
thousands
of
gold
&
silver
,
&
perfer
it
before
your
necessary
food
,
Psal
.
119.
72.
Job
23.
12.
and
to
meditate
in
it
day
&
night
,
as
that
which
is
your
pleasure
and
delight
,
Psa
.
1.
2.
&
as
that
which
is
able
to
make
you
wise
unto
Salvation
,
2
Tim.
3.
15.
and
to
build
you
up
,
&
give
you
an
inheritance
among
the
sanctified
,
Acts
20.
32.
That
you
lay
up
the
word
of
God
in
your
hearts
,
and
teach
them
diligently
to
your
children
,
and
talk
of
them
when
you
sit
in
your
houses
,
and
when
you
walk
by
the
way
,
&
when
you
lie
down
,
and
when
you
rise
up
,
Deut.
6.
6
,
7.
&
11.
18
,
19.
that
so
you
&
your
houshoulds
may
serve
the
Lord
,
Josh
.
24.
15.
This
is
the
work
that
we
call
you
to
:
And
is
there
any
thing
that
a
christian
can
make
a
controversie
of
in
all
this
?
Is
there
any
thing
that
Protestants
are
not
agreed
of
?
8.
Another
part
of
your
work
,
is
,
that
you
guard
your
tongues
,
and
take
not
the
name
of
God
in
vain
,
and
speak
no
reproaches
or
slanders
against
your
brethren
,
&
that
no
corrupt
communication
proceed
out
of
your
mouths
,
but
that
which
is
good
to
the
use
of
edifying
,
&
that
it
may
minister
grace
unto
the
hearers
,
Eph.
4.
29.
and
that
fornication
,
uncleanness
,
and
covetousness
be
not
once
named
among
you
,
as
becometh
Saints
:
neither
filthiness
,
nor
foolish
talking
,
nor
jesting
,
which
are
not
convenient
,
but
rather
giving
of
thanks
,
Eph.
5.
3
,
4.
And
is
there
any
thing
of
doubt
or
controversie
in
this
?
9.
Another
part
of
the
work
which
we
perswade
you
to
,
is
,
to
pray
continually
,
1
Thes
.
5.
17.
and
not
to
wax
faint
,
Luke
18.
1.
to
be
fervent
and
importunate
with
God
,
as
those
that
know
the
greatnesse
of
their
necessity
,
Luke
18.
6
,
7.
Jam.
5.
16.
That
you
pray
with
all
prayer
and
supplication
in
the
Spirit
,
Eph.
6.
18.
and
in
every
thing
by
prayer
and
supplication
to
make
known
your
requests
to
God
,
Phil.
4.
6.
that
you
pray
for
Kings
and
all
in
Authority
,
that
we
may
lead
a
quiet
and
peaceable
life
in
all
godlinesse
and
honestie
,
1
Tim.
2.
1
,
2.
And
is
there
any
thing
in
all
this
that
any
Christian
can
deny
?
10.
Lastly
,
the
work
we
call
you
to
,
is
,
to
love
your
neighbours
as
your selves
,
and
to
do
to
others
as
you
would
have
them
(
arbitrio
sano
)
do
to
you
.
To
scorn
,
deride
,
molest
,
imprison
,
slander
,
or
hurt
no
man
,
till
you
would
be
so
used
your selves
on
the
like
occasion
.
To
rejoyce
in
other
mens
profit
and
reputation
as
your
own
.
To
envy
none
,
to
hate
no
man
;
to
wrong
none
in
their
persons
,
estates
,
or
names
:
To
preserve
the
chastity
,
honour
and
estate
of
your
neighbour
as
your
own
.
To
love
your
enemies
,
and
forgive
them
that
wrong
you
,
and
pray
for
them
that
hate
,
and
hurt
,
and
persecute
you
.
This
is
your
work
:
And
is
there
any
thing
of
faction
,
Schism
or
controversie
in
this
?
No
,
you
shall
shortly
be
convinced
,
that
the
differences
and
controversies
of
believers
,
and
the
many
opinions
about
Religion
,
were
a
wretched
hypocrital
pretence
for
your
neglect
and
contempt
of
the
substance
of
Religion
,
about
which
there
was
no
difference
,
but
all
parties
were
agreed
in
the
confession
of
the
truth
,
however
hypocrites
would
not
live
according
to
their
own
professions
.
But
perhaps
you
'l
say
,
that
there
is
such
difference
in
the
Manner
yet
among
them
that
agree
in
the
Principles
and
the
Matter
,
that
you
know
not
which
way
God
is
to
be
worshipped
?
In
answer
,
1.
Do
you
practise
as
aforesaid
,
according
to
the
Principles
and
matter
agreed
on
,
or
not
?
If
you
do
not
,
it
is
but
gross
hypocrisie
to
pretend
disagreements
in
the
Manner
,
as
an
excuse
for
your
contempt
or
omission
of
the
Matter
,
which
all
agree
in
.
Forsooth
your
families
shall
be
prayerless
,
and
you
will
make
a
jeast
of
serious
prayer
,
because
some
pray
on
a
book
,
and
some
without
,
and
some
that
are
wisest
,
think
that
either
way
is
lawful
.
Will
God
be
deceived
by
such
siilly
reasonings
as
these
?
2.
But
this
shall
not
hide
the
nakedness
of
your
impiety
.
Will
you
also
in
the
Manner
of
your
obedience
,
but
go
so
far
as
all
Christians
are
agreed
in
?
I
will
breifly
then
give
you
some
particular
instances
.
1.
The
work
of
God
must
be
done
with
reverence
,
in
his
fear
:
not
like
the
common
works
of
men
,
with
a
common
carelesse
frame
of
mind
:
God
will
be
sanctified
of
all
that
draw
near
him
,
Lev.
10.
3.
He
will
be
served
as
God
,
and
not
as
man
:
He
will
not
be
prayed
to
with
a
regardlesse
mind
,
as
those
do
that
can
divide
their
tongues
from
their
hearts
,
and
say
over
some
customary
words
while
they
think
of
something
else
.
Is
a
dreadful
thing
for
dust
to
speak
to
God
Almighty
;
and
a
dangerous
thing
to
speak
to
him
as
slightly
and
regardlesly
,
as
if
we
were
talking
to
one
of
our
companions
.
It
beseemeth
a
believer
to
have
more
of
the
fear
of
God
upon
his
heart
,
in
his
ordinary
converse
in
the
world
,
then
hypocrites
and
formalists
have
in
their
most
solemn
prayers
.
Knowest
thou
the
difference
between
God
and
man
?
Put
then
such
a
difference
between
God
and
man
in
thy
addresses
,
as
his
Majesty
requireth
.
And
see
also
that
thy
family
compose
themselves
to
a
reverent
behaviour
,
when
they
joyn
with
thee
in
the
worshipping
of
God.
What
have
you
to
say
now
against
this
reverent
manner
of
behaviour
?
Is
there
any
thing
controvertible
in
this
?
2.
It
also
requisite
that
you
be
serious
and
sober
in
all
the
service
you
perform
to
God.
Do
it
not
ludicruously
,
and
with
half
a
heart
!
Be
as
much
more
fervent
and
serious
in
seeking
God
and
your
salvation
,
then
you
are
in
seeking
worldly
things
,
as
God
and
your
Salvation
is
better
then
any
thing
in
the
world
:
Or
if
that
be
beyond
your
reach
(
though
else
there
is
reason
for
it
)
at
least
let
the
greatest
things
have
the
greatest
power
upon
your
hearts
.
You
cannot
pray
more
fervently
for
heaven
then
heaven
deserveth
.
O
let
but
the
excellency
and
greatnesse
of
your
work
appear
in
the
serious
manner
of
your
performance
.
I
hope
you
cannot
say
that
his
is
any
point
of
controversie
,
unlesse
it
be
a
controversie
whether
a
man
should
be
an
hypocrite
,
or
be
serious
in
the
Religion
which
he
doth
profess
.
3.
It
is
requisite
that
your
service
of
God
be
performed
understandingly
,
Psal
.
47.
7.
1
Cor.
14
,
15.
God
delighteth
not
in
the
blind
devotion
of
men
that
know
not
what
they
do
.
Prayers
not
understood
are
indeed
no
prayers
:
For
no
mans
desire
goeth
further
then
his
knowledge
,
and
he
expresseth
not
his
desires
that
knoweth
not
what
he
expresseth
himself
.
Nor
can
he
expect
the
concurrence
of
another
mans
desires
,
that
speaketh
what
another
understandeth
not
.
The
word
that
is
not
understood
,
cannot
sink
into
the
heart
and
sanctifie
it
:
or
if
it
be
not
well
and
soundlie
understood
,
it
s
easily
stoln
away
by
the
tempter
,
Mat.
13.
19
,
23.
If
understanding
be
necessarie
in
our
common
conversations
,
much
more
in
our
holy
addresses
to
the
Almighty
,
Prov.
17.
27.
A
man
of
understanding
is
of
an
excellent
Spirit
:
but
God
hath
no
pleasure
in
fools
,
or
in
their
Sacrifices
,
Eceles
.
5.
1
,
4.
nor
is
pleased
with
a
Parrot-like
lip-service
,
which
is
not
understood
.
He
saith
in
detestation
of
the
Hypocrites
,
This
people
draweth
near
unto
me
with
their
mouth
,
and
honoureth
me
with
their
lips
,
but
their
heart
is
far
from
me
,
Mat.
15.
8
,
9.
I
hope
then
when
we
call
you
to
serve
God
in
judgment
,
&
with
understanding
,
we
call
you
to
nothing
that
a
Christian
should
make
question
of
.
4.
God
is
a
Spirit
,
and
they
that
serve
him
must
serve
him
in
Spirit
and
in
truth
,
Joh.
4.
24.
The
Father
seeketh
such
to
worship
him
,
ver
.
23.
He
calleth
for
the
heart
:
he
looketh
for
the
inward
desires
of
the
soul
:
He
converseth
with
minds
that
are
abstracted
from
vanity
,
and
are
seriously
taken
up
in
attending
him
,
and
are
intent
upon
the
work
they
do
:
The
carkass
of
a
Prayer
separated
from
the
Life
of
it
,
stinketh
before
the
holy
God.
As
he
will
be
loved
,
so
will
he
be
served
with
all
the
heart
and
soul
and
might
.
And
do
we
call
you
then
to
any
thing
that
is
doubtful
,
when
we
call
you
to
the
Spiritual
worshipping
of
God.
5.
Yet
we
maintain
that
the
body
hath
its
part
in
the
service
of
God
as
well
as
the
soul
,
and
the
body
must
expresse
the
inward
reverence
and
devotion
of
the
soul
;
though
not
in
a
way
of
hypocritical
ostentation
,
yet
in
a
way
of
serious
adoration
.
The
bowing
of
the
knee
,
the
uncovering
of
the
head
,
and
reverent
deportment
,
and
whatsoever
nature
,
or
common
use
,
and
holy
institution
hath
made
an
expression
of
holy
affections
,
and
a
decent
and
grave
behaviour
of
our selves
,
should
be
carefully
observed
in
the
presence
of
the
most
High
,
and
the
holy
things
of
God
more
reverently
to
be
respected
then
the
presence
of
any
mortal
man.
And
the
rather
because
that
a
grave
,
and
reverent
,
and
holy
manner
of
deportment
in
Gods
worship
,
reflecteth
upon
the
heart
,
and
helpeth
us
in
our
inward
and
spiritual
devotion
:
&
it
helpeth
the
beholders
,
and
awakeneth
them
to
reverent
thoughts
of
God
,
and
holy
things
;
which
a
regardless
and
common
manner
of
deportment
would
extinguish
.
And
it
s
no
dishonour
to
reverent
behaviour
,
that
it
is
the
use
of
Hypocrites
,
but
rather
an
honour
to
it
;
For
it
is
something
that
is
good
that
the
Hypocrite
useth
for
the
cloak
of
his
secret
emptiness
or
evil
.
If
there
were
nothing
good
in
reverent
behaviour
before
God
,
it
would
not
serve
the
Hypocrites
turn
.
As
it
is
a
commendation
to
long-prayer
,
that
the
Pharisees
made
it
their
pretence
for
the
devouring
of
widdows
houses
:
And
those
that
call
them
hypocrites
that
are
much
in
holy
exercises
and
speeches
,
should
consider
,
that
if
holy
exercises
and
speeches
were
not
good
,
they
were
not
fit
for
the
hypocrites
design
;
evil
will
not
be
a
fit
cloak
for
evil
:
that
which
the
hypocrite
thinks
necessary
to
the
covering
of
his
sin
,
we
must
think
more
necessary
to
the
cure
of
our
sin
and
the
saving
of
our
souls
;
The
way
to
avoid
hypocrisie
is
not
by
running
into
impiety
and
prophaness
:
we
must
do
more
then
the
hypocrite
,
and
not
less
,
else
he
will
rise
up
in
judgement
against
you
,
and
condemn
you
,
if
he
would
do
more
to
seem
good
,
then
you
will
do
to
be
good
,
and
to
please
your
Maker
:
if
a
Pharisee
will
pray
longer
to
colour
his
oppression
,
then
you
will
do
to
attain
salvation
.
The
mischief
of
hypocrisie
is
,
that
the
soul
of
Religion
is
wanting
,
while
the
corps
is
present
:
And
will
you
cast
away
both
soul
and
body
:
both
inside
and
outside
,
in
opposition
to
hypocrisie
?
If
others
do
seem
to
love
God
when
they
do
not
,
will
you
therefore
not
so
much
as
seem
to
do
it
?
So
here
about
reverence
in
the
service
of
God
:
The
hypocrite
should
not
exceed
the
sincere
in
any
thing
that
is
truly
good
.
This
is
the
manner
of
Gods
service
that
I
perswade
you
to
,
and
to
no
other
:
And
is
there
any
thing
of
controversie
in
this
?
Prefer
but
the
spiritual
part
,
and
know
but
what
that
meaneth
,
[
I
will
have
mercy
,
and
not
sacrifice
]
that
so
you
may
not
condemn
the
innocent
,
and
you
shall
never
say
that
we
will
be
more
backward
then
you
to
decency
,
and
reverent
behaviour
in
Gods
service
.
6.
God
will
be
served
in
Purity
and
Holiness
,
with
cleansed
hearts
and
hands
,
and
not
with
such
as
remain
defiled
with
the
guilt
of
any
wilful
sin
.
He
abhorreth
the
sacrifice
of
the
wicked
and
disobedient
.
He
that
turneth
away
his
ear
from
hearing
the
Law
,
his
prayers
are
abominable
,
Prov.
28.
9.
and
15.
8.
&
21.
27.
Isa
.
1.
13.
Eccles
.
5.
1
,
2
,
3
,
4.
[
To
what
purpose
is
the
multitude
of
your
Sacrifices
unto
me
?
saith
the
Lord
,
(
to
oppressing
wicked
men
)
Isa
.
1.
11.
When
you
come
to
appear
before
me
,
who
hath
required
this
at
your
hand
to
tread
my
Courts
?
Bring
no
more
vain
oblations
:
incense
is
an
abomination
to
me
:
the
new
Moons
and
Sabbaths
,
the
calling
of
Assemblies
I
cannot
away
with
:
it
is
iniquity
,
even
the
solemn
meeting
,
&c.
ver
.
12
,
13.
And
when
you
spread
forth
your
hands
I
will
hide
mine
eyes
from
you
;
yea
when
you
make
many
prayers
I
will
not
hear
;
your
hands
are
full
of
blood
:
Wash
you
,
make
you
clean
;
put
away
the
evil
of
your
doings
from
before
mine
eyes
;
cease
to
do
evil
,
learn
to
do
well
,
seek
judgement
,
relieve
the
oppressed
,
judge
the
fatherless
,
plead
for
the
widdow
;
Come
now
and
let
us
reason
together
,
saith
the
Lord.
]
To
play
the
glutton
,
or
drunkard
,
or
filthy
fornicator
in
the
day
time
&
then
to
come
to
God
at
night
,
as
if
it
were
to
make
him
amends
by
an
hypocritical
prayer
;
to
blaspheme
Gods
Name
,
and
oppose
his
Kingdom
and
Government
in
your selves
and
others
,
and
to
do
your
own
will
,
and
hate
and
scorn
them
that
do
his
will
,
and
study
his
will
that
they
may
do
it
,
and
then
to
pray
that
Gods
Name
may
be
hallowed
,
his
Kingdom
come
,
and
his
Will
be
done
]
is
an
abusing
God
,
and
not
a
serving
or
pleasing
him
.
Live
according
to
your
prayers
,
and
let
your
lives
shew
as
well
as
your
words
what
it
is
that
you
desire
.
This
is
the
service
of
God
that
we
call
you
to
:
And
can
you
say
that
there
is
any
thing
controvertible
in
all
this
?
Are
there
any
men
of
any
party
among
Christians
,
or
sober
Infidels
that
dare
contradict
it
?
7.
God
will
be
served
entirely
and
universally
:
in
all
his
Commands
;
and
with
all
your
faculties
,
in
works
of
Piety
,
Justice
,
and
Charity
,
which
must
never
be
separated
:
You
must
not
pretend
your
Charity
against
duties
of
Piety
;
for
God
is
to
be
preferred
in
your
estimation
,
love
and
service
;
and
all
that
is
done
for
man
,
must
be
done
for
his
sake
.
You
must
not
set
up
duties
of
Piety
against
duties
of
Justice
,
Charity
and
Sobriety
:
It
is
not
true
Piety
that
will
not
bring
forth
these
.
God
must
be
loved
above
all
,
and
our
neighbours
as
our selves
;
and
these
two
sorts
of
love
are
inseparable
.
Do
all
the
good
you
can
to
all
while
you
have
opportunity
;
especially
to
them
of
the
houshold
of
faith
,
Gal.
6.
10.
What
good
you
would
hear
of
in
the
day
of
your
accounts
,
that
do
now
,
speedily
,
diligently
,
and
sincerely
,
according
to
your
power
.
Say
not
,
I
may
come
to
want
my self
,
but
[
cast
thy
bread
upon
the
waters
,
for
thou
shalt
find
it
after
many
dayes
;
give
a
portion
to
seven
,
and
also
to
eight
,
for
thou
knowest
not
what
evil
shall
be
upon
the
earth
,
Eccles
.
11.
1
,
2.
]
and
whether
all
may
not
quickly
be
taken
from
thee
;
and
then
thou
wilt
wish
thou
hadst
done
good
with
it
whilst
thou
hadst
it
,
and
lent
it
to
the
Lord
,
and
trusted
him
with
thy
remainder
,
who
entrusted
thee
with
his
blessings
;
and
hadst
made
thee
friends
of
the
Mammon
of
unrighteousness
,
that
when
all
fail
they
might
receive
thee
into
the
everlasting
habitations
.
Drop
not
now
and
then
a
scant
and
grudging
alms
,
as
if
thou
were
a
loser
by
it
,
and
God
must
be
be
beholden
to
thee
;
but
believe
,
that
the
greatest
gain
is
to
thy self
,
and
look
after
such
bargains
,
and
do
good
as
readily
,
and
gladly
,
&
liberally
,
as
one
that
verily
expecteth
a
ful
reward
in
Heaven
.
This
is
part
of
the
service
of
God
that
we
exhort
you
to
,
even
to
visit
,
and
relieve
,
and
love
Christ
in
his
members
and
brethren
(
Mat.
25.
)
and
is
there
any
thing
of
doubt
or
controversie
in
all
this
?
8.
Moreover
,
God
will
be
served
with
Love
,
and
willingness
,
and
delight
:
It
is
the
most
gainful
,
honourable
,
blessed
,
and
pleasant
work
in
the
world
,
which
he
hath
appointed
you
,
and
not
a
toilsome
task
or
slavery
:
And
therefore
it
is
not
a
Melancholy
,
pining
,
troublesom
course
of
life
that
we
perswade
you
to
,
under
the
name
of
Godliness
;
but
it
is
to
rejoyce
in
the
Lord
,
and
to
live
in
the
joyful
expectations
of
Eternal
Life
,
and
in
the
sense
and
assurance
of
the
Love
of
God.
If
you
could
shew
us
any
probability
of
a
more
pleasant
and
joyful
life
on
Earth
,
then
that
which
serious
Holiness
doth
afford
,
I
should
be
glad
with
all
my
heart
to
hearken
to
you
.
I
am
ready
to
tell
you
what
is
the
ground
of
our
comforts
,
which
faith
revealeth
:
If
you
will
come
,
and
soberly
debate
the
case
,
and
shew
us
the
matter
and
ground
of
your
comforts
,
which
you
have
or
hope
for
in
any
other
way
:
if
yours
prove
greater
,
and
better
,
and
surer
then
the
joys
of
faith
,
we
will
hearken
to
you
,
and
be
of
your
mind
and
side
.
The
matter
of
the
joyes
of
a
Believer
is
,
that
all
his
sins
are
pardoned
;
that
God
is
reconciled
to
him
in
Christ
;
that
he
hath
the
promise
of
God
,
that
all
things
,
even
the
greatest
sufferings
,
shall
work
together
for
his
good
;
that
he
is
always
in
the
love
,
and
care
,
and
hands
of
God
;
that
he
hath
leave
to
draw
near
him
by
holy
prayer
,
and
open
his
heart
to
him
in
all
his
straits
and
wants
;
that
he
may
solace
himself
in
his
Praises
and
Thanksgiving
,
and
in
other
parts
of
holy
worship
;
that
he
may
read
and
hear
his
holy
Word
,
the
sure
discovery
of
the
will
of
God
,
and
revelation
of
the
things
unseen
,
and
the
Charter
of
his
Inheritance
;
that
he
may
exercise
his
soul
in
the
serious
believing
thoughts
of
the
Love
of
God
revealed
in
the
wonderful
work
of
our
Redemption
,
and
of
the
person
,
and
office
,
and
grace
of
Jesus
Christ
our
Redeemer
;
and
that
he
may
love
that
God
that
hath
so
wonderfully
loved
him
;
that
he
hath
the
Spirit
of
God
to
quicken
and
actuate
his
soul
,
to
supply
his
spiritual
defects
,
and
kill
his
sins
,
and
help
him
to
Believe
,
to
Love
,
to
Rejoyce
,
to
Pray
:
that
this
Spirit
is
Gods
Seal
upon
him
,
and
the
earnest
of
everlasting
life
;
that
Death
shall
not
kill
his
hopes
,
nor
end
his
happiness
,
but
that
his
felicity
and
fullest
joy
beginneth
,
when
that
of
worldlings
hath
an
end
,
and
their
endless
misery
begins
;
that
he
is
delivered
from
everlasting
torment
by
the
redemption
of
Christ
,
and
the
sanctification
of
the
spirit
;
that
Angels
will
attend
his
departing
soul
into
the
presence
of
his
Father
;
that
he
shall
be
with
his
glorified
Redeemer
,
and
behold
his
Glory
;
that
his
body
shall
be
raised
to
everlasting
life
:
that
he
shall
be
justified
by
Christ
from
all
the
accusations
of
the
Devil
,
and
all
the
slanders
of
the
malicious
world
;
that
he
shall
live
with
God
in
endless
Glory
,
and
see
and
enjoy
the
Glory
of
his
Creator
,
and
shall
never
more
be
troubled
with
enemies
,
with
sin
or
sorrow
,
but
among
his
holy
ones
,
shall
perfectly
and
most
joyfully
love
and
praise
the
Lord
for
ever
.
These
are
the
matter
of
a
Believers
joy
:
These
,
purchased
by
Christ
,
revealed
in
his
Word
,
sealed
by
his
Miracles
,
his
Blood
,
his
Sacraments
,
and
his
Spirit
,
are
our
comfort
.
This
is
the
Religion
,
the
labour
that
we
invite
you
to
:
It
is
not
to
despair
,
nor
to
some
dry
unprofitable
toil
,
nor
to
self-troubling
,
grieving
,
miserable
melancholy
,
nor
to
costly
Sacrifices
,
or
idle
Ceremonies
,
or
irrational
Service
,
such
as
the
Heathens
offered
to
their
Idols
;
it
is
not
to
cast
away
all
mirth
and
comfort
,
and
to
turn
unsociable
,
and
morose
,
and
sower
:
but
it
is
to
the
greatest
joys
that
the
world
alloweth
,
and
nature
is
here
capable
of
,
and
reason
can
discern
and
own
:
It
is
to
begin
a
truly
merry
sociable
life
:
It
is
to
fly
from
fear
&
sorrow
,
in
flying
from
sin
and
Hell
,
and
from
the
consuming
wrath
of
God
:
It
is
to
the
foretastes
of
everlasting
joys
,
and
to
the
beginnings
of
eternal
life
.
This
the
labour
,
the
Religion
,
which
we
would
have
you
follow
with
all
your
might
.
If
you
have
better
things
to
seek
,
and
follow
,
and
find
,
let
us
see
them
,
that
we
may
be
as
wise
as
you
.
If
you
have
not
,
for
your
souls
sake
,
make
not
choice
of
vanity
,
which
will
deceive
you
in
the
day
of
your
necessity
.
But
you
must
not
think
to
make
us
believe
that
a
great
house
,
or
a
horse
or
a
whore
,
or
a
feast
,
or
a
flatterer
,
or
fine
cloaths
,
or
any
childish
toys
,
or
brutish
filthiness
,
are
more
comfortable
things
then
Christ
,
and
Everlasting
Life
,
or
that
it
is
sweeter
and
better
to
love
a
harlot
,
or
lands
,
or
mony
,
then
to
love
God
,
and
Grace
,
and
Glory
:
nor
that
any
thing
that
will
go
no
further
then
the
Grave
with
you
,
is
as
good
as
that
which
will
endure
to
Eternity
;
nor
that
any
pleasure
which
a
dog
or
swine
hath
,
is
equal
to
the
delights
of
the
Angels
of
Heaven
:
If
you
would
have
us
of
your
mind
,
you
must
not
be
of
this
mind
,
nor
perswade
us
to
such
horrible
things
as
these
.
But
we
profess
to
you
and
all
the
world
,
that
we
are
not
so
in
love
with
sorrows
or
sowrness
,
nor
so
fallen
out
with
joy
and
pleasures
,
as
co
choose
a
life
of
miserable
sadness
,
or
refuse
a
life
of
true
delight
.
If
we
could
hear
from
any
man
,
or
find
by
the
most
diligent
inquiry
,
that
there
is
a
more
full
,
and
sweet
,
and
rational
,
and
satisfactory
,
and
durable
delight
to
be
had
in
any
other
way
,
then
that
of
serious
faith
and
holinesse
,
which
Christ
in
Scripture
hath
revealed
to
us
,
we
were
like
enough
to
hearken
after
it
.
But
can
the
distracted
sensual
world
believe
that
its
sweeter
and
happier
to
ruffle
it
out
in
fleshly
gallantry
and
sport
,
and
to
rage
against
the
godly
for
a
while
,
till
the
vengeance
of
God
lay
hold
upon
them
,
and
give
them
their
reward
,
then
to
live
in
the
love
of
God
,
and
wait
in
patience
for
the
performance
of
Gods
promise
of
everlasting
joy
?
Oh
what
a
thing
is
fleshly
passion
,
and
raging
sensuality
,
and
blind
unbelief
!
The
Lord
have
mercy
upon
poor
deluded
sinners
;
the
Devils
business
is
to
turn
the
world
into
a
Bedlam
;
and
alas
,
how
strangely
hath
he
prevail'd
!
That
so
many
men
can
take
their
greatest
misery
for
their
happiness
,
and
the
only
happiness
for
an
intollerable
life
!
Yea
,
and
be
so
angry
with
all
that
are
not
of
their
mind
,
and
will
not
set
as
much
by
filth
and
foolery
,
and
as
little
by
God
and
Glory
as
they
!
Like
the
Noble
man
that
was
Lunatick
,
or
mad
by
fits
,
and
when
ever
he
was
mad
,
he
would
swear
all
were
mad
that
said
not
as
he
said
,
and
would
make
all
his
servants
be
sent
to
Bedlam
that
would
not
immitate
him
,
and
there
they
must
lie
as
mad
men
till
their
Lord
was
recovered
from
his
madness
.
So
are
Gods
servants
used
,
and
talkt
of
in
the
world
,
as
if
they
were
beside
themselves
,
as
long
as
the
world
is
uncured
of
its
madness
.
As
the
Man
is
,
so
is
his
judgement
,
and
such
is
his
relish
,
and
desire
,
and
delight
:
When
I
was
a
child
,
I
had
far
more
desire
to
fill
my
pin-box
,
then
now
I
have
to
fill
my
purse
,
and
accounted
it
a
greater
treasure
,
and
had
much
more
delight
and
contentment
in
it
.
And
alas
,
we
may
remember
since
we
were
strangers
to
the
relish
of
Heavenly
things
,
that
we
found
more
pleasure
in
that
of
which
we
are
now
ashamed
,
then
we
did
in
the
most
high
and
excellent
things
.
Let
us
therefore
pitty
and
pray
for
those
that
are
distempered
with
the
same
disease
.
I
have
been
longer
on
this
then
I
thought
to
have
been
,
because
men
think
that
we
call
them
from
all
Mirth
,
&
Joy
,
&
pleasure
,
to
a
sowre
heavy
,
melancholy
life
,
when
we
call
them
to
serious
diligence
for
their
salvation
.
As
if
levity
&
folly
were
the
only
freinds
to
Pleasure
,
and
it
were
only
to
be
found
in
childish
,
worthless
,
transitory
things
.
And
as
if
the
greatest
everlasting
Happiness
were
no
matter
of
true
Delight
,
nor
Seriousness
,
or
Diligence
of
a
friend
to
Joy.
9.
Moreover
,
as
to
the
manner
,
God
will
be
served
with
absolute
self-resignation
,
without
Exceptions
,
Limitations
or
Reserves
:
Not
with
the
leavings
of
the
flesh
,
nor
with
a
Proviso
that
you
may
not
suffer
by
your
Religion
,
or
be
poor
,
or
despised
,
or
abused
by
the
world
:
But
with
self-denyal
you
must
lay
down
all
the
fleshes
interest
at
his
feet
;
and
you
must
take
up
your
Cross
,
and
follow
a
suffering
Christ
to
Glory
.
You
must
serve
him
as
those
that
are
wholly
His
,
and
not
your
own
,
and
have
nothing
but
what
is
his
,
and
therefore
nothing
to
be
excepted
,
reserved
or
saved
from
him
;
but
must
be
content
that
you
and
all
your
interest
be
in
his
hands
,
and
saved
by
him
,
if
saved
at
all
.
I
know
these
tearms
seem
hard
to
flesh
and
blood
(
and
should
Heaven
be
the
Crown
and
reward
to
them
,
that
have
undergone
no
tryal
for
it
?
)
But
here
is
nothing
but
what
is
past
all
controversy
,
and
all
Christians
do
confess
is
the
Word
of
Christ
.
10.
Lastly
,
God
will
be
served
resolvedly
and
constantly
:
If
you
will
raign
,
you
must
conquer
and
endure
to
the
end
.
Opposition
you
must
expect
;
and
overcome
it
,
if
you
would
not
be
overcome
.
It
is
not
good
beginnings
that
will
serve
turn
,
unlesse
you
also
persevere
,
and
fight
out
the
good
fight
of
faith
,
and
finish
your
course
,
and
patiently
wait
to
the
last
breath
,
for
the
Crown
of
Righteousness
,
which
the
Righteous
Judge
will
give
the
Conquerours
,
when
the
unbelieving
world
shall
say
of
all
their
Delight
and
Hope
[
Its
past
and
gone
,
we
shall
never
see
or
tast
it
more
]
but
must
now
tast
of
that
endlesse
wrath
of
God
which
we
were
treasuring
up
,
when
we
should
have
workt
out
our
salvation
.
Well
sirs
,
I
have
all
this
while
been
describing
to
you
,
both
as
to
the
Principles
,
the
Matter
and
the
Manner
,
what
that
Religion
and
Service
of
God
is
,
in
which
you
must
labour
with
all
your
might
:
that
you
may
see
that
it
is
no
factious
or
private
opinions
or
practices
that
we
call
you
to
;
and
that
your
consciences
may
no
longer
be
deluded
with
the
pretences
of
mens
different
opinions
in
Religion
;
and
that
the
names
of
Prelatical
,
Presbyterian
,
Puritan
,
Papist
,
nor
any
other
sounding
in
your
ears
,
may
not
so
distract
and
doat
you
,
as
to
make
you
forget
the
name
of
Christian
which
you
have
all
undertaken
,
nor
what
the
Christian
Religion
is
.
You
see
now
that
it
is
nothing
(
no
not
a
syllable
or
tittle
)
which
all
sober
Christians
are
not
agreed
in
,
that
we
perswade
you
to
do
as
the
work
of
your
Religion
:
And
therefore
I
tell
you
again
here
,
before
that
God
that
shall
be
your
Judge
,
and
that
Conscience
that
shall
be
as
a
thousand
witnesses
,
that
if
you
will
go
on
in
ungodly
worldly
lives
,
and
refuse
the
serious
diligence
of
Christians
in
this
Religion
which
your selves
profess
,
it
shall
be
so
far
from
being
any
excuse
or
ease
to
you
,
that
there
were
Hypocrites
,
or
Hereticks
,
or
Schismaticks
,
or
different
opinions
in
Religion
in
the
world
,
that
this
very
thing
shall
aggravate
your
sin
and
condemnation
,
that
all
these
Hypocrites
,
Schismaticks
,
or
diffeing
parties
in
the
Church
,
did
agree
in
the
confession
of
all
these
things
,
and
yet
for
all
that
you
would
not
practice
them
:
no
nor
practice
what
your selves
confessed
:
All
these
Parties
or
Sects
shall
rise
up
against
the
sensual
and
prophane
ungodly
sinner
,
and
say
,
[
Though
we
were
ignorant
or
doubtful
of
many
other
things
,
yet
we
are
all
agreed
in
these
:
we
gave
our
concurrent
testimony
for
them
:
we
tempted
no
man
to
doubt
of
these
,
or
to
deny
them
.
]
If
you
will
erre
more
then
an
Hypocrite
,
or
a
Schismatick
,
and
be
far
worse
then
those
that
are
such
,
or
you
account
such
,
and
think
to
excuse
it
,
because
they
erred
in
lesser
things
,
it
is
as
if
the
devil
should
excuse
his
sin
by
saying
;
[
Lord
,
thy
Saints
did
none
of
them
love
thee
as
they
should
,
and
Hypocrites
did
but
seem
to
love
thee
,
and
therefore
I
thought
I
might
hate
thee
and
set
against
thy
wayes
.
]
BVT
(
saith
the
ungodly
sensualist
)
I
will
never
believe
that
God
delighteth
in
long
and
earnest
prayers
:
or
that
he
is
moved
by
the
passions
or
the
words
of
men
;
and
therefore
I
take
this
but
for
babling
,
which
you
call
the
serious
diligence
of
Believers
,
in
their
serving
God.
]
To
this
impious
objection
,
I
return
these
several
answers
.
1.
I
suppose
this
were
true
as
you
imagine
,
what
's
this
to
you
that
serve
God
no
way
at
all
with
any
serious
diligence
?
that
live
in
sensuality
,
and
wilful
disobedience
to
his
Laws
,
and
do
more
for
your
bodies
then
for
your
souls
,
and
for
temporal
things
,
then
for
eternal
?
2.
Who
do
you
think
is
likest
to
understand
Gods
mind
,
and
what
is
pleasing
to
him
?
Himself
or
you
?
Is
any
thing
more
plainly
commanded
in
Gods
Word
then
praying
with
frequency
,
fervency
,
and
importunity
?
Luk.
18.
1
,
2
,
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
,
7.
1
Thes
.
5.
17.
Jam
5.
16.
And
will
you
tell
God
that
he
hath
but
dissembled
with
you
,
and
told
you
that
he
is
pleased
with
that
which
is
not
pleasing
to
him
?
3.
And
what
is
the
reason
of
your
unbelief
?
forsooth
,
because
God
is
not
moved
with
humane
words
or
passions
!
I
grant
he
is
not
.
But
what
of
that
?
Hath
prayer
no
other
use
but
to
move
God
?
It
is
enough
,
1.
That
it
moveth
us
,
and
fiteth
us
to
receive
his
mercies
.
2.
And
that
God
hath
made
it
necessary
to
the
effect
,
and
a
means
or
condition
without
which
he
will
not
give
thee
the
blessing
.
Do
you
think
(
if
you
judge
but
by
natural
reason
)
that
a
person
is
as
fit
for
a
mercy
that
knoweth
not
the
want
or
worth
of
it
,
and
would
not
be
thankful
for
it
if
he
had
it
,
as
one
that
valueth
it
,
and
is
disposed
to
thankfulness
and
improvement
?
And
do
you
not
know
that
holy
prayer
is
nothing
but
the
actuating
of
holy
desires
,
and
the
exercise
of
all
those
graces
which
are
suited
to
the
due
estimation
and
improvement
of
the
mercy
.
And
is
it
not
the
way
when
we
would
draw
the
boat
to
the
bank
,
to
lay
hold
of
the
bank
and
pull
,
as
if
we
would
draw
it
to
the
boat
?
If
God
be
not
moved
and
drawn
to
us
,
it
is
enough
that
we
are
moved
and
drawn
to
God
:
And
with
all
that
God
may
give
his
own
blessings
to
whom
and
upon
what
terms
he
please
,
and
that
he
hath
assured
us
he
will
give
them
but
to
those
that
value
,
desire
,
and
seek
them
,
and
that
with
faith
,
and
fervency
,
and
importunity
.
And
yet
I
may
add
,
that
God
is
so
far
above
us
,
as
that
his
incomprehensible
essence
,
and
blessed
nature
is
very
little
known
to
us
;
and
therefore
though
we
know
and
confess
that
he
hath
no
humane
passions
or
imperfections
,
yet
if
he
assume
to
himself
the
title
of
such
a
thing
as
love
,
desire
,
joy
or
wrath
,
we
must
in
reason
believe
,
that
though
these
are
not
in
God
as
they
are
in
man
,
with
any
imperfection
,
yet
there
is
something
in
God
that
cannot
fitlier
be
represented
to
man
,
nor
be
understood
by
man
,
then
by
the
Images
of
such
expressions
as
God
himself
is
pleased
to
use
.
3.
But
I
beseech
you
hearken
to
Nature
it self
.
Doth
it
not
teach
all
rational
creatures
in
necessity
to
pray
to
God
?
A
storm
will
teach
the
prophanest
Sea-man
to
pray
,
and
that
with
continuance
and
fervency
.
The
Mariners
could
say
to
Jonah
in
their
danger
[
What
meanest
thou
,
O
sleeper
?
arise
,
call
upon
thy
God
;
if
so
be
that
God
will
think
upon
us
,
that
we
perish
not
.
]
And
they
themselves
cryed
every
man
unto
his
God
,
Jon.
1.
5
,
6.
When
thou
comest
to
dye
,
and
seest
there
is
no
more
delay
,
nor
any
more
hope
from
the
pleasures
of
sin
,
or
from
any
of
thy
companions
or
old
deceits
,
then
tell
me
whether
nature
teach
thee
not
to
cry
,
and
cry
mightily
for
pardon
,
and
mercy
,
and
help
to
God
?
Then
we
shall
hear
thee
crying
[
O
Mercy
,
mercy
Lord
,
upon
a
miserable
sinner
]
though
now
thou
wilt
not
believe
that
prayer
doth
any
good
.
I
le
say
no
more
to
thee
of
this
.
If
Nature
be
not
conquered
,
and
Grace
have
not
forsaken
thee
,
thou
wilt
be
taught
at
home
to
answer
this
objection
.
Sure
thou
canst
not
easily
so
far
conquer
reason
,
as
to
believe
that
there
is
no
God.
And
if
thou
believe
that
there
is
a
God
,
thou
canst
not
believe
that
he
is
not
to
be
worshipped
,
and
that
with
the
greatest
seriousness
and
diligence
!
Nor
that
he
is
not
the
giver
of
all
that
thou
dost
want
!
Or
that
the
Governour
of
the
world
regardeth
not
the
dispositions
and
actions
of
his
subjects
,
but
will
equally
reward
the
good
and
bad
,
and
give
to
all
alike
,
and
have
no
respect
to
mens
preparations
for
his
reward
.
What
Heathen
that
believeth
that
there
is
a
God
,
doth
not
believe
that
Prayer
to
him
is
a
necessary
part
of
his
worship
?
Obj.
But
is
not
your
strict
observation
of
the
Lords
day
a
controverted
thing
?
Answ
.
In
this
also
I
will
strip
thee
of
this
excuse
.
1.
Spend
the
Lords
day
but
according
to
the
common
principles
of
Christianity
and
reason
,
and
it
shall
suffice
:
Spend
it
but
as
one
that
loveth
God
better
then
any
thing
in
the
world
,
and
that
taketh
more
pleasure
in
his
service
then
in
sin
and
vanity
:
Spend
it
but
as
the
necessities
of
thy
own
soul
,
and
thy
families
require
;
as
one
that
's
glad
of
so
honourable
,
gainful
,
and
delightful
an
imployment
,
as
the
publick
and
private
worshipping
of
God
,
and
the
serious
contemplation
of
the
life
to
come
:
As
one
that
knoweth
the
need
and
benefit
of
having
stated
times
for
the
service
of
God
;
and
what
would
come
of
all
Religion
,
if
the
Time
were
left
to
each
ones
will
?
Spend
it
as
men
that
put
a
just
difference
between
the
common
business
of
this
world
,
and
the
things
that
concern
your
endless
state
,
and
that
have
considered
the
proportion
of
one
day
in
seven
,
in
reference
to
this
different
consequence
of
the
work
:
Spend
it
as
men
that
have
lost
as
much
time
as
you
have
done
,
and
have
need
to
make
the
best
of
the
little
that
is
left
,
;
and
that
are
behind
hand
so
far
in
the
matters
of
your
salvation
,
and
have
need
to
work
with
all
your
might
,
and
should
be
gladder
of
the
helps
of
such
a
day
,
then
of
thousands
of
gold
and
silver
:
Spend
it
as
those
that
believe
that
we
owe
God
as
much
service
as
the
Jews
did
:
Spend
it
as
the
Ancient
Christians
spent
it
,
that
were
wont
to
stay
together
almost
from
morning
till
night
in
publick
worship
and
Communion
:
Spend
it
as
the
Kings
Declaration
requireth
,
which
saith
[
Our
purpose
and
resolution
is
,
and
shall
be
,
to
take
care
that
the
Lords
day
be
applied
to
holy
exercises
,
without
unnecessary
divertisements
.
]
2.
And
if
yet
there
be
any
doubt
in
this
,
I
refer
you
to
the
judgment
of
the
Church
of
England
,
expressed
in
the
Homily
of
the
Time
and
Place
of
Prayer
.
And
for
the
Time
,
the
Name
,
the
Antiquity
,
the
Authority
,
&
the
Work
it self
,
I
desire
you
but
to
receive
what
is
there
delivered
,
not
by
any
factious
persons
,
but
by
the
Church
.
Do
this
,
and
we
are
agreed
and
satisfied
.
And
I
make
it
my
request
to
the
Reader
,
to
peruse
both
Parts
of
that
Homily
,
that
he
may
know
how
far
the
Church
of
England
is
from
the
loose
conceits
of
the
enemies
of
Godliness
:
And
if
also
you
will
read
over
the
Homilies
against
the
peril
of
Idolatry
,
you
will
the
fuller
know
the
Judgement
of
the
Church
about
the
manner
of
Gods
worship
.
(
Indeed
the
whole
Book
is
such
as
the
people
should
be
acquainted
with
.
)
I
Have
done
my
part
to
open
to
you
the
Necessity
of
SERIOVS
DILIGENCE
,
and
to
call
up
the
sluggish
souls
of
sinners
to
mind
the
work
of
their
salvation
,
and
to
do
it
SPEEDILY
,
and
with
all
their
MIGHT
.
I
must
now
leave
the
success
to
God
and
you
.
What
use
you
will
make
of
it
,
and
what
you
will
be
and
do
for
the
time
to
come
,
is
a
matter
that
more
concerneth
your selves
then
me
.
If
long
speaking
,
or
multitude
of
words
,
were
the
way
to
prevail
with
you
,
I
should
willingly
speak
here
while
my
strength
would
endure
,
and
lengthen
out
my
exhortations
yet
seven-fold
.
But
that
's
not
the
way
:
A
little
wearieth
you
:
You
love
long
feasts
,
and
long
visits
,
and
plays
,
and
sports
,
much
better
then
long
Sermons
,
or
Books
,
or
Prayers
.
But
it
is
no
small
grief
to
us
,
to
leave
you
in
a
case
of
such
importance
,
without
some
considerable
hopes
of
your
deliverance
.
Sirs
,
the
matter
is
now
laid
before
you
,
and
much
in
your
own
hands
;
it
will
not
be
so
long
!
What
will
ye
now
do
?
Have
I
convinced
you
now
,
that
God
and
your
salvation
are
to
be
sought
with
all
your
might
?
If
I
have
not
,
it
is
not
for
want
of
evidence
in
what
is
said
,
but
for
want
of
willingness
in
your selves
to
know
the
truth
:
I
have
proved
to
you
,
that
it
is
a
matter
out
of
controversie
,
unless
your
lusts
,
and
passions
,
and
carnal
interest
will
make
a
controversie
of
it
.
I
beseech
you
tell
me
,
if
you
be
of
any
Religion
at
all
,
why
are
you
not
strict
,
serious
,
and
diligent
,
and
mortified
,
and
Heavenly
in
that
Religion
which
you
are
of
?
Sure
you
will
not
so
far
shame
your
own
Religion
,
whatever
it
be
,
as
to
say
that
your
Religion
is
not
for
mortification
,
holinesse
,
heavenliness
,
self-denial
,
or
that
your
Religion
alloweth
you
to
be
ambitious
,
covetous
,
gluttonous
,
drunken
,
to
curse
,
and
swear
,
and
whore
,
and
raile
,
and
oppress
the
innocent
;
It
is
not
Religion
,
but
Diabolical
serpentine
malignity
that
is
for
any
of
this
.
It
s
wonderful
to
think
,
that
learned
men
,
and
Gentlemen
,
and
men
that
pretend
to
reason
and
ingenuity
,
can
quietly
betray
their
souls
to
the
Devil
upon
such
silly
grounds
,
and
do
the
evil
that
they
have
no
more
to
say
for
,
and
neglect
that
duty
that
they
have
no
more
to
say
against
,
when
they
know
they
must
do
it
NOW
or
NEVER
!
That
while
they
confesse
that
there
is
a
God
,
and
a
life
to
come
,
a
Heaven
and
a
Hell
,
and
that
this
life
is
purposely
given
us
for
preparation
for
Eternity
,
while
they
confess
that
God
is
most
wise
,
and
holy
,
and
good
,
and
just
,
and
that
sin
is
the
greatest
evil
,
and
that
the
Word
of
God
is
true
,
they
can
yet
make
shift
to
quiet
themselves
in
an
unholy
,
sensual
,
careless
life
:
And
that
while
they
honour
the
Apostles
and
Martyrs
,
and
Saints
that
are
dead
and
gone
,
they
hate
their
successors
and
imitators
,
and
the
lives
that
they
lived
,
and
are
inclined
to
make
more
Martyrs
by
their
malicious
cruelty
.
Alas
,
all
this
comes
from
the
want
of
a
sound
belief
of
the
things
which
they
never
saw
;
and
the
distance
of
those
things
,
&
the
power
of
passion
,
and
sensual
objects
and
inclinations
,
that
hurry
them
away
after
present
vanities
,
and
conquer
reason
,
and
rob
them
of
their
humanity
;
and
by
the
noise
of
the
company
of
sensual
sinners
,
that
harden
and
deaffen
one
another
,
and
by
the
just
judgement
of
God
,
forsaking
those
that
would
not
know
him
,
and
leaving
them
to
the
blindness
and
hardness
of
their
hearts
.
But
is
there
no
remedy
!
O
thou
the
fountain
of
mercy
and
relief
,
vouchsafe
these
miserable
sinners
a
remedy
!
O
thou
the
Saviour
of
lost
mankind
,
have
mercy
upon
these
sinners
in
the
depth
of
their
security
,
presumption
,
and
misery
!
O
thou
the
Illuminater
and
Sanctifier
of
souls
,
apply
the
remedy
so
dearly
purchased
!
We
are
constrained
oft
to
fear
lest
it
be
much
long
of
us
,
that
should
more
seriously
preach
the
awakening
truths
of
God
unto
mens
hearts
.
And
verily
our
consciences
cannot
but
accuse
us
,
that
when
we
are
most
lively
and
serious
,
alas
,
we
seem
but
almost
to
trifle
,
considering
on
what
a
message
we
come
,
and
of
what
transcendent
things
we
speak
.
But
Satan
hath
got
his
advantage
upon
our
hearts
that
should
be
instrumental
to
kindle
theirs
,
as
well
as
on
theirs
that
should
receive
the
truth
.
O
that
we
could
thirst
more
after
their
salvation
!
O
that
we
could
pray
harder
for
it
;
and
entreat
them
more
earnestly
;
as
those
that
were
loath
to
take
a
denial
from
God
or
man
;
I
must
confess
to
you
all
with
shame
and
sorrow
,
that
I
am
even
amazed
to
think
of
the
hardness
of
my
own
heart
,
that
melteth
no
more
in
compassion
to
the
miserable
,
and
is
no
more
earnest
and
importunate
with
sinners
,
when
I
am
upon
such
a
subject
as
this
;
and
am
telling
them
that
it
must
be
NOW
or
NEVER
;
and
when
the
messengers
of
Death
within
,
and
the
fame
of
mens
displeasure
from
without
,
doth
tell
me
how
likely
it
is
that
my
Time
shall
be
but
short
,
and
that
if
I
will
say
any
thing
that
may
reach
the
hearts
of
sinners
,
for
ought
I
know
,
it
must
be
NOW
or
NEVER
.
O
what
an
obstinate
,
what
a
lamentable
disease
is
this
insensibility
and
hardness
of
heart
!
If
I
were
sure
this
were
the
last
Sermon
that
ever
I
should
preach
,
I
find
now
my
heart
would
shew
its
sluggishness
,
and
rob
poor
souls
of
the
serious
fervour
which
is
suitable
to
the
subject
and
their
case
,
and
needful
to
the
desired
success
.
But
yet
poor
sleepy
sinners
,
hear
us
:
Though
we
speak
not
to
you
as
men
would
do
that
had
seen
Heaven
and
Hell
,
and
were
themselves
in
a
perfectly
awakned
frame
,
yet
hear
us
while
we
speak
to
you
the
words
of
truth
with
some
seriousness
,
and
compassionate
desire
of
your
Salvation
.
O
look
up
to
your
God!
Look
out
unto
eternity
:
Look
inwardly
upon
your
souls
:
Look
wisely
upon
your
short
and
hasty
Time
:
and
then
bethink
you
how
the
little
remnant
of
your
Time
should
be
employed
:
and
what
it
is
that
most
concerneth
you
to
dispatch
and
secure
before
you
die
.
Now
you
have
Sermons
,
and
Books
,
and
Warnings
:
It
will
not
be
so
long
:
Preachers
must
have
done
:
God
threatneth
them
,
and
death
threatneth
them
,
and
men
threaten
them
,
and
its
you
,
it
s
you
that
are
most
severely
threatned
,
and
that
are
called
on
by
Gods
warnings
,
[
If
any
man
have
an
ear
to
hear
,
let
him
hear
.
]
Now
you
have
an
abundance
of
private
helps
,
you
have
abundance
of
understanding
gracious
companions
;
you
have
the
Lords
dayes
to
spend
in
holy
exercises
,
for
the
edification
and
solace
of
your
souls
;
you
have
choice
of
sound
and
serious
Books
:
and
blessed
be
God
,
you
have
the
Protection
of
a
Christian
and
a
Protestant
King
and
Magistracy
:
O
what
unvaluable
mercies
are
all
these
!
O
know
your
time
,
and
use
these
with
industry
,
and
improve
this
harvest
for
your
souls
!
For
it
will
not
be
thus
alwayes
:
It
must
be
NOW
or
NEVER
.
You
have
yet
time
and
leave
to
Pray
and
cry
to
God
in
hope
:
Yet
if
you
have
hearts
and
tongues
,
he
hath
an
hearing
ear
:
The
Spirit
of
grace
is
ready
to
assist
you
:
It
will
not
be
thus
alwayes
:
The
time
is
coming
when
the
loudest
cries
will
do
no
good
:
O
pray
,
pray
,
pray
poor
needy
miserable
sinners
;
for
it
must
be
NOW
or
NEVER
.
You
have
yet
health
and
strength
,
and
bodies
fit
to
serve
your
souls
:
It
will
not
be
so
alwayes
:
Languishing
and
paines
and
death
are
coming
.
O
use
your
health
and
strength
for
God
:
For
it
must
be
NOW
or
NEVER
.
Yet
there
are
some
stirrings
of
conviction
in
your
Consciences
:
You
find
that
all
is
not
well
with
you
:
and
you
have
some
thoughts
or
purposes
to
repent
,
and
be
new
creatures
▪
There
is
some
hope
in
this
,
that
yet
God
hath
not
quite
forsaken
you
.
O
trifle
not
,
and
stifle
not
the
conviction
of
your
consciences
,
but
hearken
to
the
witnesse
of
God
within
you
:
It
must
be
NOW
or
NEVER
.
Would
you
not
be
loath
to
be
left
to
the
despairing
case
of
many
poor
distressed
souls
,
that
cry
out
,
O
it
is
now
too
late
!
I
fear
my
day
of
grace
is
past
;
God
will
not
hear
me
now
if
I
should
call
vpon
him
:
he
hath
forsaken
me
,
and
given
me
over
to
my self
.
It
is
too
late
to
repent
,
too
late
to
pray
,
too
late
to
think
of
a
new
life
;
all
is
too
late
.
This
case
is
sad
:
But
yet
many
of
these
are
in
a
safer
and
better
case
then
they
imagine
,
and
are
but
frightened
by
the
tempter
,
and
it
is
not
too
late
,
while
they
cry
out
,
It
is
too
late
:
But
if
you
are
left
to
cry
in
hell
[
It
is
too
late
]
alas
,
how
long
and
how
doleful
a
cry
and
lamentation
will
it
be
!
O
consider
poor
sinner
,
that
God
knoweth
the
Time
and
Season
of
thy
mercies
:
He
giveth
thee
Spring
and
Harvest
in
their
Season
:
and
all
his
mercies
in
their
Season
,
and
wilt
thou
not
know
thy
Time
and
Season
,
for
love
,
and
duty
,
and
thanks
to
him
?
Consider
that
God
who
hath
commanded
thee
thy
work
,
hath
also
appointed
thee
thy
time
:
And
this
is
his
appointed
time
.
To
day
therefore
hearken
to
his
voice
,
and
see
that
thou
harden
not
thy
heart
:
He
that
bids
thee
Repent
and
work
out
thy
Salvation
with
fear
and
trembling
,
doth
also
bid
thee
do
it
Now
:
Obey
him
in
the
time
,
if
thou
wilt
be
indeed
obedient
:
He
best
understandeth
the
fittest
time
.
One
would
think
to
men
that
have
lost
so
much
time
already
,
and
loitered
so
long
,
&
are
so
lamentably
behind
hand
,
and
stand
so
near
the
bar
of
God
,
and
their
everlasting
state
,
there
should
be
no
need
to
say
any
more
,
to
perswade
them
to
be
up
and
doing
.
I
shall
add
but
this
:
You
are
never
like
to
have
a
better
time
.
Take
this
or
the
work
will
grow
more
difficult
,
more
doubtful
,
if
through
the
just
judgement
of
God
,
it
become
not
desperate
.
If
all
this
will
not
serve
,
but
still
you
will
loiter
till
time
be
gone
,
what
can
your
poor
friends
do
but
lament
your
misery
!
The
Lord
knowes
,
if
we
knew
what
words
,
what
pains
,
what
cost
would
tend
to
your
awakening
,
and
conversion
and
salvation
,
we
should
be
glad
to
submit
to
it
:
and
we
hope
we
should
not
think
our
labours
,
or
liberties
,
or
our
lives
too
dear
to
promote
so
blessed
and
so
necessary
a
work
.
But
if
when
all
is
done
that
we
can
do
,
you
will
leave
us
nothing
but
our
tears
and
moans
for
self-destroyers
,
the
sin
is
yours
,
and
the
suffering
shall
be
yours
:
If
I
can
do
no
more
,
I
shall
leave
this
upon
record
,
that
we
took
our
time
to
tell
you
home
,
that
SERIOUS
DILIGENCE
is
nessary
to
your
Salvation
,
and
that
God
is
the
Rewarder
of
them
that
diligently
seek
him
,
Heb.
11.
6.
and
that
this
was
your
day
,
your
only
day
:
It
must
be
NOW
or
NEVER
.
FINIS
.
Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
Notes for div A26967-e840
†
And
if
the
Word
Religion
be
taken
in
this
sense
,
and
if
all
that
agree
in
One
Christian
Religion
,
are
said
to
be
of
as
many
Religions
,
as
different
opinions
,
in
points
that
some
call
necessary
,
then
I
answer
the
Question
thus
.