such are to know that their very best services as praying and fasting and receiving and giving of Almes c. because they are not done in faith and obedience to the Word and that God may be glorified thereby are no better in Gods account then if they had slain a Man or cut off a Dogs neck or offered Swines blood or blessed an Idol as himself affirmes Isa. 66. 3. Nor will God accept of any action unlesse it flowes from a pious and good heart sanctified by the Holy Ghost yea civill honesty severed from true piety humility saving knowledge sincere love to God true obedience to his Word justifying faith a zeal of Gods glory and a desire to edifie and win others God will neither accept nor reward but account of their morall vertues as of shining or glistering sins because they spring from pride ignorance infidelity self-love and other such carnall respects as many examples prove namely Cains sacrificing 1 Iohn 3. 12. the Iews fasting Iâ—a 58. those reprobates preaching in Christs name and casting on t Devils Matth. 7. 22 23. and the like whose outward works were the same which the godly perform and what saith Austine most excellently There is no true vertue where there is no true Religion and that conscience which is not directed by the Word even when it does best does ill because it doth it not in faith obedience and love 2. Secondly let them know that being out of Christ they are bound to keep the whole Law Gal. 5. 2 3. or stand liable to suffer the penalty thereof for not keeping it for though this be the condition of the New Covenant Believe and thou shalt be saved yet all that they have to trust unto is Do this and live Rom. 10. 5. and cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the Book of the Law to do them Gal. 3. 10. And I wish that they would seriously think of it and what need they have of Christ whom they rather persecute then obey his Gospel in love 3. Indeed let them get a true lively and justifying faith Put ye off concerning the former conversation the old man which is corrupted through the deceivable lusts and be renued in the spirit of your mindes and put on the new man which after God is created in righteousnesse and true â—olinesse Ephes. 4. 22 23 24. and then Christ and all his benefits and promises wil belong unto you but not before in the mean time you are in your blood Ezek. 16. 6. and have to answer not onely for your originall guilt but for every thought word and action of yours from your infancy Matth. 9. 12 13. Luke 1. 53. Gal. 5. 1 to 7. enough to starde you if you be not stark dead CHAP. 27. 1. But perhaps thy heart and conscience is not onely Sermon but Thunder-proof and then nothing will do good upon thee the case of all incorrigible ones yea most men now adayes are judgement-proof and let them be never so cleerly convinc'd from the Word that they are in a dangerous condition all thoughts thereof presently passe away like the sound of a Bell that is rung or if not Satan can furnish them with an evasion be the case what it will amongst many of his delusions I will mention two of the principall and which I hold to be the strongest bars to keep men out of Heaven that can be named The first is this Never regard will he say to a poor soul what a few 〈◊〉 â—â—â—â—holy Precisions say when every one doth so and so or every onâ— is of this or that judgement yea do not such and such the like who are wiser and greater and better men then your selfe They are of another minde neither do they trouble themselves so much about Religion yet they look to speed as well as the precisest yea will he say Do ye not see many Ministers great Proâ—essors of Religion who pretend it is good being religious and holy and presse others to it that do onely pretend it for they live as loosely and deal as unjustly as any other men and they are not ignorant of what they do and this you may be sure of that if they did speak as they think they would do as they speak therefore what should ye be so singular will ye be wiser then all your friends or neighbours yea then ninety and nine parts of the Kingdome What a mad conceit were this then yeelds the poor soul and counts it a pleasure too that he is seduced and by this kinde of Sophistry Satan prevailes with millions yea I have ever noted that this one artlesse perswasion of others do so prevails more with the world then all the places of reason but this plea or argument is not more common and taking then it is soâ—tish and dangerous if it be well look into for besides that it is Gods expresse charge Thou shalt not â—ollow a multitude to do evill Exod. 23. 2. and Saint Pauls everlasting rule â—ashion not your selves like unto this world Rom. 12. 2. Our Saviour Christ hath plainly told us That the greatest number go the broad way to destruction and but a few the narrow way which leadeth unto life Matth. 7. 13 14. And Saint Iohn That the number of those whom Satan shall deceive is as the sands of the sea Revel. 20. 8. and 13. 16. Isa. 10. 22. Rom. 9. 27. yea that the whole world lieth in wickednesse 1 â—ohn 5. 19. whereas those whom Christ hath chosen out of it and that believe the Gospel are but a little flock and few in number Luke 12 32. Revel. 3. 4. Isa. 53. 1. Rom. 10. 16 2 Cor. 4. 4. which testimonies have proved true in all former Ages there could not be found eight righteous persons in the old world for one was an impious Cham all Sodome afforded not ten Eliah could say I onely remain a Prophet of the Lord but Baals Prophets are four hundred and fifty 1 Kings 18. 22. And Micha complains of the multitude of the wicked in his time and small number of the faithfull Micha 7. 2. Behold saith Isaiah I and the Children whom the Lord hath given me are for signes and wonders iâ— Israel Isa. 8. 1. 8. so few and raâ—e that they were gazed upon as monsters And what saith the Lord himself Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea yet but a remnant shall be saved Isa. 10. 22. Rom 9. 27. Neither hath it been otherwise since the Gospel the whole City went ouâ— to send Christ packing not a Gadaren was found that either dehorted his â—ellow or opposed the motion Matth. 8. 34. When Pilate asked What shall be done with Iesus all with one consent cried out Let him be crucified Matth. 27. 22. there was a generall shout for Diana for two houres together Great is Diana of the Ephesians not one man took Pauls part Act. 19. 34. yea the Iewes
man finde pleasure upon earth like the sweet testimony of an appeased conscience reconciled unto God cleansed by the bloud of the Lambe and quieted by the presence of the holy Ghost As the Martyrs felt who even clapt their hands for joy in the midst of the flames and were even ravisht before they were permitted to dye so great and so surpassing all expressing is the peace and comfort of a good conscience Again thirdly Affliction bringeth with it the company of God himself I will be with you in tribulation saith God Psal. 91. 15. As when those three were cast into the fiery furnace Dan. 3. there was presently a fourth came to bear them company and that was God himself ver. 23 to 27. and his presence makes any condition comfortable were a man even in hell it self See more Acts 13. 52. And as his sufferings abound so his consolation also aboundeth 2 Cor. 1. 5. Indeed the unbeleever laughs more but that laughter is only the hypocrisie of mirth they rejoyce in the face only and not in the heart nor can it be solid comfort except it hath his issue from a good conscience whereas Gods Word teacheth and a good conscience findeth that even the tears of those that pray are sweeter then the joyes of the Theater But this is not all for according to the tâ—ibulations laid upon him and borne by him shall the retribution of glory be proportioned I might go on and shew how it makes him pittifull and compassionate to others evils have taught him to bemone all that affliction makes to groan and sundry the like which I may not here stand upon And this is enough to shew that affliction in generall makes much for his advantage now see how he is a great gainer by each particular crosse As CHAP. XVI 1. FIrst Let him fall into poverty or have his goods and lands confiscate this shall not hurt but do him good also for he will not by sinne releeve his wants poverty shall not constrain him to steale He will not tell a lye God assisting him though you would give him an house fâ—ll of god Whereas let unbeleevers fall into the like condition that they may maintain themselves they will lye deceive steal prostitute their chastity sell their consciences and what not Nor will he murmur or repine against his Maker but bear it patiently and chearfully whereâ—a unbeleevers will not only murmur anâ— grievously complain but if God do not answer them in every thing they will take pleasure in nothing yea they will sleight all his blessings because in one thing he crosseth them And as he will not be the worse so he will be much the better for it for as he growes poor in temporals he will grow rich in spirituals his wants kill his wantonnesse his poverty checks his pride c. It shall stir him up to prayer wean him from the love of the world approve his sincerity increase his faith spirituall wisedom patience and the like so that let his enemies take all so long as they cannot take Christ and Gods fatherly providence from him he is well enough But that 's not all for whatsoever the parts withall be it house or Land or any thing else 't is but as seed cast into the ground for he shall receive for it an hundreth fold more in this world and in the world to dome life everlasting Mark 10. 29 30. But 2. Secondly Let him be cast into Prison and bonds God will do him good by this also even the prison shall prove a means of his spirituall inlargement and he shall more freely injoy the presence of his God It shall make him with Paul and Sylas sing Psalms for joy at midnight yea he shall with that Scottish King in Mortimers hole learn more of Christ in a short time then abroad he could in many years And lastly it shâ—ll teach him for ever after to remember them that are in bonds as if he were bound with them and them which suffer adversity as if he suffered the same things with them 3. Thirdly Let his enemies slander him God will clear his innocency let them curse him the Lord will do him good even for their cursing let them despise and disparage him the Lord will so much the more honour him before the people yea the same men that formerly slighted and rejected him shall be forced to seek and sue unto him Let an enemy scoff at him for a fault he will be the better for it to his dying day His very scoffs bring him both to the knowledge and likewise to the amendment of his faults His being slighted shall quell his ambition and vain glory and likewise exercise and improve his other graces In fine his enemies by their evil tongues shall beget in him a good and holy life 4. Fourthly Let there be never so many plots laid to destroy him he is in perpetuall safety for the Lord not only gives his Angels a charge over him to keep him in all his wayes but himself is ever at hand to deliver him and keep him as the apple of his eye so that all his enemies are not able to do him hurt for God is his help and strength and deliverer yea God by his providence disposeth of things so that what in appearance and what they contrived to be the means of his hurt turns to his great good and what they intended for his destruction becomes the only means of his preservation Again the Lord is more specially present with him when he is in the greatest danger that he may fight for him against his enemies and give him victory over them that he may sustain him when he faints and crown him when he overcomes that he may be exact in taking notice of his sufferings count his wanderings put his tears into his bottle and enter all into his Register Nor is the Beleever more patient to put up wrongs then God is ready to revenge them and right him and the reason is Christ takes what is done to him or any one of his members as done to himself And indeed he that despiseth traduceth or any way wrongs him for his goodnes his envy strikes at the Image of God in him by whose Spirit he both speaks and acts And to murmur against any of Gods Mesâ—engers as thou art apt enough to do is to murmur against God himself that sent them take notice of this you that carry an aking tooth against every godly man you know Neither shall Sorcery or Witchcraft have the least power to do him hurt In a word there cannot so much as an hair fall from his head without the speciall appointment of his heavenly Father who will suffer nothing to befall him but what shall make for his servants benefit and his own glory for admit God gives his enemy leave and power to kill him he shall not hurt but pleasure him as I shall shew when I come unto it 5. Fiâ—thly Neither sicknesse nor
THE Whole Duty OF A CHRISTIAN OR The Character of a true Beleever that walks in some measure answerable to the Gospel his Christian profession and the millions of Mercies he hath received In reading whereof reflect upon your selves and see what comparison there is between that you are and what you should be and then with blessing from above it will much further you in your way to Heaven for therefore are we Christians in name only because we think our selves Christians indeed and already good enough 2 COR. 13. 5. The second Impression much inlarged By R. Y. of Roxwell in Essex CHAP. I. GOod works and good instructions are the generative acts of the soul out of which spring new posterity to the Church and Gospel And it is both a happy and pleasing harmony when saying and doing go both together But examples are more prevalent for the most part then precepts and acts are better expressions then words Precepts shew us what we should do but examples shew us how we may do it and that what is injoyned may be done of us because they have been done of others like our selves Example is a living and efficacious Sermon easily perswading what we intend while it proves what we perswade to be feasible Besides Examples give a quicker and deeper impression upon mens spirits then arguments And he perswades unto virtue most who liveth best Yea cerâ—ainly a speechlesse life hath more force in it then a lifelesse speech For a Christian conversation is of the Scriptures the best truest and plainest Comment or Exposition 2. Or should it be questionable in some cases yet deeds are ever of more power then words and practice more prevalent then precepts with the multitude who as they are more taken with so they are better able to judge by the sight of the eye then by the hearing of the ear When the Orthodox and Arian Bishops contended about the faith Iovinian could say Of your learning I cannot so well judge or of your subtill disputations but I can observe which of you have the better behaviours Good works are unanswerable Syllogismes invincible demonstrations And it is naturall for men to follow the Law of fact before the Law of faith a visible pattern rather then a meer audible doctrine Men are readier to live by sense and â—ight then by faith only Yea the want of sight causes not seldom the want of faith as we finde it fared with Thomas Joh. 20. 25. 3. Men are apt to carp against what the Minister speaks though he bring the Word for his warrant but the Beauty of Holinesse hath often stolen away the hearts of the gainsayers and won their affections even against their wills Religion hath a truth and a power in it people will never beleeve the truth of a doctrine in our mouthes where they see not the power thereof in our lives Nor can it be denied but that words are of more efficacy and authority when deeds follow But take some instances whereof we have ample experience And first observe how it fares between Pastors and their people for from the Pastors example they all take fire as one torch lights many Pastors are the glasse the scool the book Where peoples eyes do learn do read do look Every private Christian ought to be a common line in Christianity but the Minister is or should be as a set copy of sanctification to the rest The learned Preachers words though plain To plain men truth may preach But Pastors pious practice doth A holy life them teach 4. And so on the contrary All men like sheep are prone to go astray but if the bellweather or leading sheep takes a vagary all the flock will follow him We are apt to be led by precepts but are easily overled by evil presidents even following our guides untill we have lost our selves which occasions the holy Ghost to use that Proverb Like Priest like people Hose 4. 9. Isa. 24. 2. That doctrine is divine indeed That by good works proves words More harm do ill examples breed Then good words good affords 5. And the like of Governours the facts of eminent persons become examples those exâ—mples Laws Vnto the exâ—mple of the King The world does frame in every thing Augustus a learned Prince filled Rome with scholars Tyberius filled it with dissâ—mblers Constantine with Christians Iulian with atheists Let Ieroboam only set up Calves in Dan and Bethel the poople are presently down on their knees yea every one like beasts in heards will go a lowing after them Yea if Saul do even kill himself his Armour-bearer will do the like The Leaders example is a Law to the followers Whence it hath ever been the dangerous policy of Satan to assault principall men both in Church and Commonwealth knowing the multitude as we say of Bees will follow their master 6. And the same might be shewn of Parents and Masters We are led by whom we are fed without any respect to him that feeds both them and us A sick head makes a distempered body a blinde eye endangers all the other members c. whereas piety in a Parent or Master like Aarons oyntment runs down to the skirts of his family Psal. 133. 2. Whence that usuall phrase of the holy Ghost The man beleeved with all his houshold Joh. 4. 53. Acts 16 33 34. 7. But that those whom precepts do not so effectually move are not seldom induced by examples will best appear by the induction of particular instances We reade that more infidels were won to the Christian faith by the vertuous and holy lives of the primitive Christians then by the doctrine which they taugâ—t they made the world to reade in their lives that they did beleeve in their hearts and caused the Heathen to say This is a good God whose servants are so good Yea as â—ozomen observes the devouâ— life of one poor captive Christian maid made a King and all his family imbrace the Christian faith Cicilia likewise a poor virgin by her vertuous life and gracious behaviour in her martyrdom was the means of converting four hundred to Christ And we reade that St Albon receiving a poor persecuted Christian into his house by only observing his holy devotion and unblameable life was so much affected therewith that he became both an earnest professor of the faith and in the end a glorious Martyr for the faith All which considered namely 〈…〉 never shine so much as when they are lively engraven or 〈◊〉 in some eminent person I have thought good to reduce 〈◊〉 or almost all the Evangelicall Precepts into a particular and familiar example that so it may serve not only for a set copy of sanctification but as a fit person or pattern for each mans imitation and incitation You may suppose him another Nathaniel in whose heart there is no guile Joh. 1. 47. Or another Samuel who was able to acquit his sincerity before God and man 1 Sam. 12. 3. Or another Iob an
upright and just man Job 1. 1. Or another Ionathan 1 Sam. 23. 16 17. Or Eliâ—zer Gen. 15. 2. who could rejoice in others welfare by whom themselves were deprived of great honour and reveâ—ues Or one that does unto all others as he would have others do unto him Matth. 7. 12. CHAP. II. 1. THis Christian indeed this true Beleever is one that God of his free grace and good pleasure hath chosen and elected to eternall life before the foundation of the world and whom Christ hath redeemed with his prâ—cious bloud 2. He is effectually called and become a new Creature by regeneration being both begotten and born anew of God by the immortall sâ—ed of the Word and the Spirits powerfull working with it And without this new birth there is no being saved as our Saviour himself affirms Iohn 3. 5. 3. He is industrious after the means of grace loves to hear Christs voice and delights in it as finding a sweet rellish therein is able to know when Christ speaketh and when the tempter he receives the Word not as the word of men but as it is indeed the Word of God with all readinesse for he resists not as the wicked do but obeys Christs call which worketh in him mightily for he findes it by experience quick and powerfull and sharper then any two edged sword piercing even to the dividing asunder of the soul and spirit and of the joynts and marrow and to the discerning of the very thoughts and the most secret intents of the heart 4. His heart is circumcised or rather God takes away the stony heart out of his flesh and gives him a new heart in which he writes his Law and puts a new spirit into him â—vâ—n his own Spirit causing him to walk in his statutes and keep his ordinances so as to do them 5. God sheds his love abroad in his heart by the holy Ghost who witnesseth to his conscience that he is become the childe of God whereby he hath union and communion with Christ partakes of the divine nature and becomes like God in holinesse 6. He is brought out of darknesse into marvellous light hath his eyes opened to see the wonders of Gods Law and that vail or curtain which before was dâ—awn over his heart 2 Cor. 3. 15 16. taken away and is turned from the power of Satan unto God 7. He is ashamed of his former conversation bewailes and mourns bitterly 〈◊〉 sins actuall and originall of omission and commission secâ—et as 〈◊〉 known lesser as well as greater yea as well for the evil which cleaves to his best works as for his evil works being more grieved for offending so good a God then for that it doth or might bring him shame or punishment in this life or in hâ—ll 8. He now findes that the Law is spirituall binding the heart as well as the hands to which holy and just rule he brings all his thoughts words and actions and so sees himself out of measure sinfull as being guilty of all manner of concupiscence having broken every one of those righteous precepts Exodus 20. more times and waies then he hath haires on his head not bâ—ing able of himself to think a good thought for that all the powers of his soul and members of his body are whoâ—ly and originally corrupted 9. He sees himself as guilty of Adams sinne being in his loyns as any Heir is liable to his Fathers debt and esteems it the Mother and Nurse of all finding it like the great wheel in a clock that sets all the wheels on moving while it seems to move slowest and therefore hates and bewails it as the most foul hatefull secret deceitfull and powerfull evil CHAP. III. 1. VVHereupon finding himself in a lost condition and confessing that he hath deserved all the plagues of this life and of that which is to come and groaning under the burthen of sinne utterly dispairing of all help in himself he is solicitously carefull in the use of the means to attain faith in the promise of Gods merey made in Christ finding no rest untill he get some assurance vehemently hungring and thirsting after and earnestly praying for the pardon of sinne waiting on the Lord with patience 2. He humbly unfainedly and freely confesseth all his sins so far â—s he is able with the severall circumstances which aggravate the same to his own shame and Gods glory 3. He will take a holy revenge on himself even to the denying of his own reason and affections his credit carnall friends profits pleasures and whatever else might hinder and by restoring goods or monies evil gotten though it were long since and when he was a servant in case he be able 4. He unfainedly desires to forsake all sinne as being in some measure dead to it Christ by his Spirit having freed him from the power and dominion thereof and in part abolished it at least he so parts from all iniquity and hates every false way that no one sinne doth raigne in him for when he doth commit any evil it is full sore against his will as being led captive to it by the strength of Satans temptations and his own corruptions for he never commits it freely and willingly and with full consent he allowes not of the evil he does no he will not premeditately and in times not utterly deserted do the least evil that the greatest good may come of it neither is there any sinne he knows by himself were it formerly never so pleasing to him but he desires as heartily that he might never commit it as that God should never impute it He likewise haâ—es sinne throughly and universally and therefore is throughly grieved for the abominations that are done by others to the dishonour of God and slander of religion or the ruin of mens souls 5. Nor does he only abhor and depart from evil but he cleaves unto that which is good he is not only dead to and made free from sin but as he hath once been the servant of sin so he becomes the servant of righteousnesse and as he hath been instrumentall to Satan so he will now be as active to serve Christ and be as fruitfull in good works as he haâ—h foâ—merly been in evil works 6. He is conformed to the Image of Christ and is led by the Spirit walks in newnesse of life lives holily justly and unblameably for now he walks not after the flesh but after the Spirit and brings forth the fruits of the Spirit mentioned Gal. 5. 22. so that he is changed and renewed in every part power and faculty his understanding is enlightned his minde renewed his will changed his affections sanctified c. and he who thinks he beleeves and findes not a paâ—pable change in his judgement affections and actions does but deceive himself CHAP. IV. 1. HE goes often and upon all occasions unto God in prayer in which lies all his strength yet not as his but as it is the intercession of Gods own
favour with God so that he can truly apply Christ and all his benefits and promises unto his own soul trusting in him and casting himself only upon him for pardon and salvation 4. He hath a sweet and sanctified peace in his conscience arising from the assured forgivenâ—sse of his sins a sound and strong joy in the Lord and in his Word through beleeving not seldom the holy Ghost inwardly setting to Gods privy seal by sudden refreshings falling like the dew upon his heart and establishing his soul before the Lord especially after holy duties yea his hope as being built upon Gods word and promises fills him with such joy unspeakable that is makes him rejoyce even in tribulation 5. He sometimes loseth the efficacie feeling and comfort of faith but the seed and habit of faith alwaies remaineth He is often and grievously assaulted with fears and doubtings but in the issue he alwaies gets the conquest and is the more asâ—ured for having been so much assaulted and does so much the more strive to make his calling and election sure and to be assured of future happinessâ— after this his earthly pilgrimage 6. Or if he have but a weak faith yet it is sound against which the very gates of hell shall never prevail for he never utterly falls away from the grace of God but perseveres in the truth and in well doing to the end and therein finds also a blessed thriving and gracious progresse in true holinesse 7. He is perfectly justified by the bloud of Christ freed from the rigour of the Law and in some good measure from the spirit of bondage is often in combate between the flesh and the spirit but the spirit in the end ever gets the upper hand CHAP. VI 1. ANd as he beleeves in his heart so he is not ashamed of the crosse of Christ but will professe the truth boldly in all estates and in times of suffering and publish what Christ hath done for his soul to Gods glory and the comfort of others yea if called to it he will God assisting him lay down his life for Christ and the Gospel and rejoyce also that he is counted worthy 2. Neither is he high-minded but more fears the want of grace then confides in what he hath for he works out his salvation with fear and trembling and trusts not in the least to his own strength but is ever jealous and suspitious lest his heart should deceive him but he resolves by Gods grace not to use any unlawfull means nor yeeld to any thing against the truth for the avoiding of what he fears be it burning at a stake as knowing and being fully perswaded that all things shall work together for the best unto him And indeed the fear of God which is his continuall guardian keeps him in some measure from the fear of death and terrour of the world for he fears not them that can only kill the body in any degree like him that after he hath killed can cast both body and soul into hell Nor does he grutch to losâ— a temporall life when in lieu thereof he shall obtain an eternall Crown of glory 3. He is wonderfully inflamed with the love and estimation of God and of Christ especially upon the retâ—rn of his prayers or the obtaining of some mercy the which he shews by his hating of evil and by his constant obedience and the delight he hath in keeping of God Commandements and by his willingnesse to be at cost or suffer for him Neither is he so in love with the world or any thing in it as that it shall diminish his love to God yea he so loves and longs for Christs appearing that he may be united to him and enjoy his presence that his daily prayer is Come Lord Jesus come quickly 4. Again He intirely loves and highly esteems Gods people not out of any carnall or selâ— ends but for their graces the truths sake and because they are born of God more loving and honoâ—ring the poor that wâ—lk uprightly then they that pervert their wayes though they be rich and loving them best that serve God most He is prone to justifie them and speak in their defence when he hears them reviled slandered or contemned by wicked and ungodly men though he incur their displeasure by it 5. He does not estrange himself from the people of God in their misery but is ready to minister unto them when they stand in need and use any means for their relief He will solicit great ones in their behalf and in Christs cause though he indanger himself thereby and can be as earnest a suitor at the throne of Grace for others that are in distresse as for himself even thirsting and studying how he may do them most good as participating and being touched with compassion and having a fellow-feeling both of the misery and felicity of others as one member hath of another especially of the Churches as a member hath of the whole body Neither can he rejoyce in his own peace and welfare while the Church and people of God are in distresse whose welfare he prefers before his own 6. He delights in the Saints company above all others as finding an heavenly sweetnesse in their conference and society where every ones words do savour of grace and wisedom and when in every company he shall either do good or receive good 7. And as he loves and delights in holy company so he loathes evil company neither will he have any fellowship with the workers of iniquity or be in league with the wicked as Swearers Drunkards Whoremongers Scoffers c. but avoid all needlesse society with them 8. He rejoyceth when the righteous are exalted and grieves when the wickâ—d bear rule He is no enemy to reformation but earnestly desires the same and furthers it all he can CHAP. VII 1. HE makâ—s conscience of sanctifying the Sabbath and sees that all under him do the same He will not give liberty to his servants â—pon the Lords day to do what they list 2. He reforms his family and sâ—ts up Gods Worship therein perâ—orming the duties of Prayer reading repeating c. and instructing his children and servants 3. He is zealous to admonish reclaim and reduce such as go astray and to save those among whom he lives out of duty and thankfulnesâ—e to God and his Redeemer and out of love to them 4. He is haâ—ed of the world for goodnesse and suffers some way for Christ at least he is evil spoken of for well doing and rejoyceth therein or in whatsoever he suffers well considering that all his sufferings in this life are not worthy that glory â—e shall enjoy in the next 5. His graces and goodnesse gains him more enemies and breeds him more danger then vice and wickednesse does another man but he is more pleased then displeased at it for he knows by the worlds hating of him that he is not of the world but that Christ hath chosen him out of